Patents Issued in July 9, 2020
  • Publication number: 20200217089
    Abstract: A power trowel blade that is made of non-rusting solid component material for use with a power trowel apparatus. The trowel blade include a mounting surface and an oppositely facing finishing surface. The finishing surface is flush and free of voids or protrusions. The flush finishing surface prevents surface material being collected as the trowel blade is used to finish surfaces to a hard finish.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2020
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventor: Jeffrey Lynn SNYDER
  • Publication number: 20200217090
    Abstract: The invention relates to a scaffolding crossbar (22a, 22b) having at least two, in particular at least three crossbar coupling elements at one end. The crossbar coupling elements can be designed to be the same. The crossbar coupling elements are designed preferably in the form of receiving openings. The crossbar coupling elements serve to detachably secure diagonal piece coupling elements. The scaffolding (10) according to the invention, having a scaffolding crossbar (22a, 22b) of this type, has a diagonal scaffolding piece (16a, 16b) with a first diagonal piece coupling element at one end and a second diagonal piece coupling element at the other end. The first diagonal piece coupling element can be designed differently from the second diagonal piece coupling element, wherein the crossbar coupling elements are designed preferably for connecting both diagonal piece coupling elements. The scaffolding (10) can thereby be designed such that it is optionally partially or completely particularly torsion resistant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2018
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventor: Erzad Mikic
  • Publication number: 20200217091
    Abstract: The invention relates to a support head (20, 20(l)) for attachment to a formwork support (18a-18l) for creating the formwork for a floor (44) using a large number of floor formwork elements (14a-14u) which each have a form surface (22). The support head (20, 20(l)) has two support portions (32, 34) suitable for supporting at least one pair of adjacent floor formwork elements (14j, 14k) of the large number of floor formwork elements (14a-14u). The support head (20, 20(l)) has an adjustment device (46) for moving a first support portion (32) into an arrangement in which the floor formwork element (14j) which can be mounted on the first support portion (32) can be mounted thereon on at least one subjacent mounting point (P3) which is at a lower mounting height (h2) than a formwork mounting height (h1). The mounting point (P2) of the second support portion (34) remains at the formwork mounting height (h1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2018
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventors: Wilfried Haeberle, Stephane Gerelli
  • Publication number: 20200217092
    Abstract: A method includes coupling a platform to a sheet metal having alternating peaks and Valleys. The platform includes a block-out component configured to conform to a valley of the sheet metal. The method further includes coupling a lead-sleeve to a mounting region of the platform. The method further includes pouring concrete around the platform and lead-sleeve, where the block-out component blocks a flow of the concrete from below the platform. The method also includes inserting a cutting tool through the lead-sleeve to remove one or more portions of the sheet metal to form a through-penetration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2018
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventors: Arndt ANDRESEN, Ulf MORDAU, Tamara SARG, Lucas ACKERMAN, Lisa VAN DEN BERG
  • Publication number: 20200217093
    Abstract: A distribution boom for a concrete pump comprises at least a first and a second boom arm, wherein the first and the second boom arm are connected to one another via a joint and are pivotable relative to one another via the joint about a pivot axis, and a concrete delivery line is provided along the boom arms. The joint connects the first and the second boom arm offset to one another so that the load-bearing structures of each of the two boom arms intersect a separating plane running perpendicular to the pivot axis between the first and the second boom arm only in the joint, wherein a hydraulic cylinder is arranged on one boom arm and connected to the other boom arm via coupling rods so that the two boom arms can be pivoted relative to one another by the hydraulic cylinder about the pivot axis of the joint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2018
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventors: Ansgar Müller, Thomas Greule
  • Publication number: 20200217094
    Abstract: A crane apparatus with an integrated assembly for overcoming each dead position between primary and secondary parts of its operational arm includes a bearing framework attached to a chassis and is furnished with at least two telescopic supporting legs that are vertically arranged, and a bearing mast that is connected with the bearing framework, and an operational arm is attached in a pivot point and pivotable around a horizontal axis. The operational arm includes a primary part and a secondary part that are pivotally connected with each other. The secondary part is pivotal around the horizontal axis connected with the primary part of the operational arm via a dead position overcoming assembly that includes a rotational driving subsystem as well as a mechanism that is attached to part of a hydraulic cylinder for pivoting relative to the secondary part of the operational arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2018
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventors: Branko GRIL, Iztok SPAN
  • Publication number: 20200217095
    Abstract: A portable container is provided which comprises a passing room(s) allowing entry into a second area into a first area, the passing room having at least two openings with a walkway in-between. Barrier device(s) can be located in the walkway but not connected to the first or second opening. A control room(s) can also be provided, the control room being connected to the passing room(s).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2020
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Applicant: MODULAR SECURITY SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventor: Robert Rhett Slagel
  • Publication number: 20200217096
    Abstract: An outpatient surgical center can include a hybrid operating room. The hybrid operating room can include at least one radiation shielded wall, a floor, and a ceiling. The hybrid operating room can also include an imaging device disposed in the hybrid operating room. The hybrid operating room can further include an operating table disposed in the hybrid operating room. A building for the outpatient surgical center can initially be constructed to conform to International Building Code (IBC) Class B standards.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2020
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Applicant: PM Holdings, LLC
    Inventor: L. Philipp Wall
  • Publication number: 20200217097
    Abstract: A portable inflatable golf studio including an arcuate shaped roof panel, first and second side panels, a floor panel, a front panel, a back panel, a projector screen, a projector, and a tracking system. The first and second side panels are positioned parallel from one another and are attached to the arcuate shaped roof panel, wherein one of the first and second side panels defines a cavity configured to receive a television monitor. The floor panel configured to connect the first and second side panels to one another. The front panel removable attached to the arcuate shaped roof panel and the first and second side panels. The back panel positioned parallel to the front panel and attached to the arcuate shaped roof panel and the first and second side panels. Each panel includes one or more of inflatable sections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2020
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventors: Jeff Wibben, Nick Miller
  • Publication number: 20200217098
    Abstract: A water quality management system for a water installation containing water. In some embodiments, the system includes a water quality measurement module adapted to monitor the water quality of the water in the water installation and to send water quality information to a controller; a chemical dispensing module adapted to dispense chemicals directly into the water installation in response to signals from the controller; and a communication mechanism configured to provide communication among the controller, the water quality measurement module, the chemical dispensing module and a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2020
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventors: Tadmor SHALON, Richard A. FALK
  • Publication number: 20200217099
    Abstract: A post support sleeve is shown and described. The post support sleeve includes a housing having a base and at least one sidewall. The housing has an interior volume and an open top end. The open top end is proportioned to fit various sized posts therein. The at least one sidewall has at least one aperture located therethrough. The at least one aperture is positioned to have a fastener placed therein. The base further has a plurality of drain apertures therethrough.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2020
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventor: Herbert M. Landwehr, IV
  • Publication number: 20200217100
    Abstract: An integral tent structure and system that, through the use of flexible and specifically configured rib elements, along with selectively placed restraining elements to position and hold sections of the configured rib elements in proximity to each other, allows for easy folding, collapsing, storage, transportation, and then equally easy unfolding, assembly, and usage of the tent, is disclosed. The rib elements are designed to, with minimal directional force, fold and collapse into a compact, readily storable configuration. The tent cover of the tent structure incorporates specifically placed connection and securing elements to provide means for securing the folded tent structure in the folded configuration. Because the rib elements are folded or collapsed with a resistive or expanding spring force, upon release of the securing elements, the integral tent structure automatically unfolds into the normal operative shape and configuration with little to no effort.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2019
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventors: Lun Xu, Xuduo Wen
  • Publication number: 20200217101
    Abstract: A tent sheet is disclosed. The tent sheet is in a rectangular shape having four vertices, two short sides, and two long sides, the tent sheet includes four straight-line diagonal tension reinforcement folding line parts provided corresponding to the four vertices. The four diagonal tension reinforcement folding line parts are each provided to extend from the midpoint or of the short side adjacent to a corresponding vertex of the vertices to a vertex side point which is nearer to the vertex than the midpoint of the long side adjacent to the vertex.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2019
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventor: Masaaki KOJIMA
  • Publication number: 20200217102
    Abstract: The invention relates to the field of medicine, and in particular to devices for sterilizing objects with radiation, and is intended for disinfection with the diffuse ultraviolet irradiation of the door handles of public organizations, including hospitals, clinics, public catering establishments. The algorithm of work is such that allows ultraviolet radiation for disinfection in a short period of time after passage of a person. Antibacterial door handle comprises a light guide (2); UV LEDs (1) installed at the end surface of the light guide (2), an optical reflector (4), a circuit incorporating LEDs comprising a door sensor, a power source, a delay circuit and a pulse generation power LEDs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2017
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventor: Abdul Jabbar GARGASH
  • Publication number: 20200217103
    Abstract: A cable lock has lock body, a cable and a wheel. The first end of the cable can be securely latched to the lock body and the second end is securely attached to the wheel so that the cable can be retracted into the lock body when the lock is in the open mode. The lock has a plurality of clutches and a plurality of dials to control the rotational movement of the clutches. The dials and clutches form a combination mechanism to control the locking and the unlocking of the lock using a combination code. When the setting of the dials matches the combination code, a release button can be used to release the first end of the cable from the lock body. The lock also has a retract button to enable the retraction of the cable, and a reset button to disengage the dials from the clutches.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2019
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventor: Karl LAI
  • Publication number: 20200217104
    Abstract: An agricultural system that includes a cylinder and a rod that moves axially in and out of the cylinder to raise and lower a header. A cylinder lock system controls movement of the rod. The cylinder lock system includes a cap-end fixture that couples to the cylinder and receives the rod. A rod-end fixture couples to an end of the rod. The system includes a lock piston. The lock piston includes a protrusion. The lock piston rotates about the rod and selectively couples the protrusion to the cap-end fixture to lock and unlock the rod-end fixture to the cap-end fixture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2020
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventors: Cory D. Hunt, Joshua Harmon, Herbert M. Farley
  • Publication number: 20200217105
    Abstract: In an example, an enclosure lock may include a lock port disposed in a device enclosure, the lock port to receive a device lock. The enclosure lock may also include a lock latch, which may be disposed within such a device enclosure. The lock latch may be movable from a released position to a locked position by the device lock if the device lock is engaged with the lock port. The lock latch may engage with an enclosure ledge of the device enclosure if the lock latch is disposed in the locked position such that the device enclosure is not able to be disassembled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2017
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventor: WEI-MING WU
  • Publication number: 20200217106
    Abstract: A motor vehicle lock for a movable vehicle part, in particular for a door, flap, tailgate, or bonnet, said lock having a lock housing and a rotary latch that is movably provided on the lock housing, and the rotary latch being movable into an open position and at least one engaged position. In addition, at least on buffer unit is provided on the lock housing and at least on braking element is located on the buffer unit, such that at least some portions of the braking element can be brought into contact with the rotary latch, at least while the rotary latch is moving into the open position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2018
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventor: Dorothea Müller
  • Publication number: 20200217107
    Abstract: A vehicle door apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a door configured to be pivotably mounted to a body structure of a vehicle and a door locator mechanism. The door locator mechanism comprises a plunger and a retraction device. The plunger is configured to be actuated between extended and retracted positions. The retraction device is disposed on the plunger and configured to engage the body structure magnetically. The apparatus further comprises a controller configured to withdraw the plunger to the retracted position while activating the retraction device electromagnetically connecting the plunger to the door.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2020
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Asaa Yehia Harajli, Jonathan Paul Weiler, Howard Paul Tsvi Linden, David Darius Wooten, Onoyom Essien Ekanem
  • Publication number: 20200217108
    Abstract: A lock relay switches supply and interruption of operating power for operating a door lock device to bring a door for vehicle occupant into a locked state. A lid lock device receives, through the lock relay, electric power for operating the lid lock device to bring a lid into a locked state. A connector lock device receives, through the lock relay, electric power for operating the connector lock device to bring connection between an inlet and a connector into a locked state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2020
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventor: Shigeki Kinomura
  • Publication number: 20200217109
    Abstract: In various embodiments, the present disclosure provides an door locking assembly splice including an extension tube having opposing top and bottom ends, a lock rod connection assembly connected to the top end of the extension tube, a handle connection assembly connected to the extension tube between the top end and the bottom end of the extension tube, and a cam assembly connected to the bottom end of the extension tube, that enables a damaged door rod locking assembly to be easily, quickly, and efficiently repaired.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2020
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventors: John D. Anderson, Walter J. Peach, Edward L. Vechiola
  • Publication number: 20200217110
    Abstract: A vehicle hood latch and method of unlatching a vehicle hood is provided. The vehicle hood latch includes a housing; a ratchet pivotally mounted on the housing; a pawl pivotally mounted on the housing and biased into engagement with the ratchet; a pin fixed for conjoint movement with the pawl; a double pull lever operably mounted to the housing and having an abutment surface configured for operable engagement with the pin, and a primary safety catch lever operably mounted to the housing. The primary safety catch lever is configured to pivot from a locked first position to an unlocked second position. The primary safety catch lever moves from the first locked position to the second unlocked position in response to translational movement of the double pull lever caused by engagement of the pin with the abutment surface of the double pull lever.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2020
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventor: Francesco CUMBO
  • Publication number: 20200217111
    Abstract: A rigidity reinforcing structure for B-pillarless opposite sliding doors may include a column impact beam which is vertically mounted at one side of the door to support the door in an up-down direction of a vehicle; a center rail which is horizontally mounted at a center portion of the door to support the door in a front-rear direction of the vehicle and allows the door to slide; and a lower impact beam which is horizontally mounted at a lower side of the door to support the door in the front-rear rear direction and has one end portion where an intersection portion between the lower impact beam and the column impact beam is formed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2019
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventor: Je-Won CHOI
  • Publication number: 20200217112
    Abstract: A hold-open latch structure for opposite sliding doors for a vehicle includes a roller swing arm which rotates about a rotating shaft formed in a roller at the time of opening or closing the door, and moves the door toward the inside and outside of the vehicle and in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle. A locking unit enables the door to be opened or closed and maintains an opened state of the door. The locking unit further includes a catch pivotably mounted on the rotating shaft and coupled to the roller swing arm so as to rotate together with the roller swing arm at the time of opening or closing the door. A lever is mounted so that one side of the lever is in contact with the catch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2019
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventor: Hyung-In Yun
  • Publication number: 20200217113
    Abstract: A handle for a motor vehicle door may include a body defining an opening to a chamber, a closure positioned in the opening and selectively moveable between a first position in which the closure closes the opening, and a second position in which the closure is moved into the chamber to at least partially expose the opening, at least one light-transmissive portion proximate the opening of the body, and one or more light sources operative to selectively illuminate the at least one light-transmissive portion in a first color of light in response to one or more signals from a remote control and the closure being in the first position thereof, and to selectively illuminate the at least one light-transmissive portion in a second, different color of light in response to the one or more signals from the remote control and the closure being in the second position thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2020
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventors: Robert Bingle, Jerry Cummins
  • Publication number: 20200217114
    Abstract: Movement system for a closure structure with folding movement, comprising a transmission hinge which connects a first panel to a second panel of the closure structure. The transmission hinge has a first wing fixed to the first panel, a movement lever hinged to the first wing around a first axis, and a second wing which is hinged to the movement lever around a second axis and is fixed to the second panel. The movement system comprises a transmission mechanism which, following the rotation of the first panel, drives the movement lever to rotate around the first axis. The transmission hinge comprises a gear connecting the first wing to the second wing so that, following the rotation of the movement lever, the second wing is actuated by such gear to rotate around the second axis in order to make the second panel rotate with respect to the first panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2020
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventor: Franco COMUNELLO
  • Publication number: 20200217115
    Abstract: An appliance includes a linear hinge that couples a door to a cabinet. The linear hinge includes a bearing and an elongated shaft received within the bearing such that the elongated shaft is slidable along a translation axis. A distal end portion of the elongated shaft is rotatably connected to the door such that the door is rotatable about a rotation axis that extends through the distal end portion of the elongated shaft. A first linkage arm is rotatably connected to the bearing. A second linkage arm is rotatably connected to the elongated shaft and to the first linkage arm. The distal end portion of the elongated shaft is spaced from the bearing by a gap along the translation axis when the door is closed, and a sum of a length of the first linkage arm and a length of the second linkage arm is greater than the gap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2019
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventor: Bart Andrew Nuss
  • Publication number: 20200217116
    Abstract: An inverted constant force window balance system has a carrier assembly including a housing with a first and a second housing wall, a coil spring with a free end, and a shoe assembly slidably coupled to the housing. The shoe assembly includes a first and a second shoe face. The housing slides between a first and a second position relative to the shoe assembly. When in the first position, the first and second housing walls are substantially non-coplanar with the first shoe face, and when in the second position, the first housing wall is substantially coplanar with the first shoe face and substantially non-coplanar with the second shoe face. The shoe assembly receives a pivot bar from a window sash and extends a brake upon rotation thereof. The balance system also includes a mounting bracket releasably coupled to the housing and coupled to the free end of the coil spring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2019
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventor: Wilbur J. Kellum
  • Publication number: 20200217117
    Abstract: A device is proposed for moving a furniture flap received on a furniture body of a piece of furniture having a spring-force unit, which assists the opening and/or the closing of the furniture flap by a predetermined force action of the spring-force unit via an adjusting arm engaging with the furniture flap in the mounted state. According to the invention, an electrically switchable adjusting unit is provided, which is coupled to the spring-force unit in such a way that a movement of the spring-force unit into a predetermined adjustment position of the spring-force unit on the piece of furniture occurs by a switching of the adjusting unit in the mounted state of the device so that a degree of force action of the spring-force unit on the furniture flap can be adjusted in dependence on the adjustment position of the spring-force unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2019
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Applicant: Grass GmbH
    Inventors: Markus Herper, Boris Kruedener
  • Publication number: 20200217118
    Abstract: A drive device for a pivoting vehicle flap, includes a first housing part (3), a second housing part (4), wherein the first housing part (3) and the second housing part (4) are designed to be movable toward each other in the direction of the axial extension (x) of the drive device (1), a spindle rod (12) rotatably arranged on one of the first housing part (3) and the second housing part (4) and a spindle nut (13) arranged in a rotatably fixed manner on the other of the first housing part (3) and the second housing part (4), a braking device (19), comprising a first brake element, which is connected to the spindle rod (12) in a rotatably fixed manner, a second brake element, which is connected to one of the first housing part (3) and the second housing part (4) in a rotatably fixed manner, wherein the first brake element can interact with the second brake element in order to generate a brake force, and a magnet arrangement for generating a magnetic field.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2018
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventors: Andre WIRTH, Jochen BALS
  • Publication number: 20200217119
    Abstract: An apparatus combining a door hinge and a door closer is provided. In one embodiment, the hinge provides a variable hydraulic damping speed control with spring action closing, as well as an optional stop action. In one embodiment, the hinge of the present invention includes an adjustable compression spring to operate the opening and closing of the door. After the door has closed to approximately 20 degrees or so, the hydraulic component of the door may then control the speed of the door preferably from approximately 20 degrees until closed. The hydraulic component can also be adjusted to vary the speed and force of the door opening and closing. A pair of magnets may be present in the control cylinder of the hinge to provide more force to complete the closing function. Additionally, a stop function allows for the door to remain open and in place in one embodiment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2020
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventor: Huaigang Feng
  • Publication number: 20200217120
    Abstract: A damped closure mechanism is provided for controlling movement of a first member relative to a second member, for example the door (12) of an oven (11). The mechanism comprises a housing (14) having a main spring which is engagable with the oven door (12) for urging it towards its closed position and a damper (25) for providing damped resistance to this closing movement. The mechanism further comprises a second spring (29) which is also engagable with the oven door (12) for urging it towards its closed position. The second spring (29) is arranged to act in parallel with the main spring (24), and serves to hold the door (12) shut with spring force.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2018
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventors: Danijel Kozlovic, Valter Svara
  • Publication number: 20200217121
    Abstract: A door operator (1) and a method for set-up of a door operator (1), the method comprising receiving a set of set-up parameters for the door operator (1), installing the set of set-up parameters in the control unit (9), controlling the drive unit (7) based on the set of setup parameters installed in the control unit (9) and sending the set of setup parameters to a remote server (110a, 110b, 110c) via a communication network (50) for storing a backup of the set of set-up parameters on the remote server (110a, 110b, 110c).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2018
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventors: Stefan PAULSSON, Sven-Gunnar SODERQVIST
  • Publication number: 20200217122
    Abstract: An operator for a vehicle side door including a metallic outer panel, a metallic inner panel, and a door glass partitioning a storage space between a downward movement locus line of the door glass and the metallic inner panel, the operator including: a drive unit provided in the storage space such that the drive unit overlaps with the downward movement locus line of the door in a width direction of the door; a pinion gear fixed to an output shaft of the drive unit; a rack including a rack gear configured to engage with the pinion gear; and a connecting arm pivotally supported on a vehicle body side bracket fixed to the vehicle body, the connecting arm being connected to a front end of the rack, wherein the side door moves in a direction of opening the door and closing the door in accordance with the movement of the rack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2019
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventors: Kiichi NOGUCHI, Shungo IKENO, Shintaro OKAWA, Kazuyuki SASAKI
  • Publication number: 20200217123
    Abstract: An object is to allow a signal to unfailingly reach a smartphone or the like carried by a customer in various places. An automatic door system (10) includes a BLE module (16) configured such that, in a predetermined direction from a surface of a door, a signal (containing information based on which the BLE module (16) can be identified) transmitted from the BLE module (16) reaches an area beyond a person sensing area covered by a sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2018
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventors: Taro Minoike, Kousuke Irie, Masayuki Fujiwara, Akihiro Ikeuchi, Takayasu Ikeda, Yoshikazu Takashima
  • Publication number: 20200217124
    Abstract: A fenestration unit is disclosed. In various examples, the fenestration unit includes a plurality of panels, including first and second panels. In some examples, one or more of the plurality of panels is configured to slide relative to a frame of the fenestration unit to provide an opening in the fenestration unit. In various examples, each of the first and second panels are also configured to be pivoted relative to the frame such that the first and second panels can be hinged or otherwise pivoted open to increase the size of the opening in the fenestration unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2020
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventors: Todd A. Bernhagen, Nathan R. Erickson, Paul D. Schroder
  • Publication number: 20200217125
    Abstract: Certain example embodiments of this invention relate to vacuum insulated glass (VIG) units, and/or methods of making the same. The sealing tube or sealing material is provided within the VIG unit, thereby potentially eliminating the need for a protective cap and allowing for more freedom in handling, frame design, hybrid VIG construction, lamination, and the like. The sealing tube may be relocated to an internal area within a recessed pocket of a substrate at least in certain example embodiments. The VIG unit lacks a protruding pump-out tube or the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2019
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventor: John P. HOGAN
  • Publication number: 20200217126
    Abstract: Certain example embodiments of this invention relate to vacuum insulated glass (VIG) units, and/or methods of making the same. An integrated pump-out tube is formed in a first substrate such that, when viewed in cross-section, the first glass substrate includes (a) first and second channel portions provided adjacent to opposite sides of a through-hole and (b) first and second sealing wall portions defined therebetween. An edge seal seals together the first and second substrates. A cavity is defined by the first and second substrates. Spacers provided between the first and second substrates in the cavity help maintain the first and second substrates in substantially parallel, spaced-apart relation to one another. The cavity is evacuated to a pressure less than atmospheric. The first and second sealing wall portions are preferentially heating to cause them to sag together and form a bridge covering the through-hole, hermetically sealing the VIG unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2019
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventors: Timothy HODAPP, Greg KEMENAH
  • Publication number: 20200217127
    Abstract: A smart window-based security system is provided. The system includes a plurality of smart windows, each smart window of the plurality of smart windows having at least one electrochromic window and at least one sensor integrated into the smart window. The plurality of smart windows are coupled together in a system having at least one processor configured to detect a personal or property security threat, such as an intruder or fire based, on information from sensors of the plurality of smart windows.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2020
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventors: Paul Nagel, Wally Barnum, Stephen Coffin, Brandon Nichols, Antoine Dubois
  • Publication number: 20200217128
    Abstract: A double-layer cord rolling device includes a driving unit and a cord rolling unit disposed under the driving unit. The driving unit has an upper base, two upper wheels rotatably disposed on the upper base, and a torsion spring connected with the upper wheels. The cord rolling unit has a lower base, two lower wheels rotatably disposed on the lower base and coaxially mating with the upper wheels, and two transmission cords respectively connected with the lower wheels. One of the upper wheels is connected with one respective lower wheel through a. transmission member, thereby rotatable synchronously. As a result, the double-layer cord rolling device of the present invention is shortened in length on the whole without affecting its functioning, thereby attaining the effect of miniaturization.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2019
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventor: PO-YU CHEN
  • Publication number: 20200217129
    Abstract: A skylight assembly in which the skylight, passing sunlight from a building's exterior to an interior of a building, has a translucent flexible membrane selectively extending across the skylight and having at least one graphical image imprinted on the flexible membrane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2019
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventor: Melvin Hector
  • Publication number: 20200217130
    Abstract: A spring roller blind system is provided that has a roller blind module, a height adjusting module, a winding module, a first main adjusting device disposed on the height adjusting module, a second main adjusting device disposed on the winding module, an auxiliary adjusting element, and a fixing element. The height adjusting module and the winding module are respectively disposed on two ends of the roller blind module. The auxiliary adjusting element is selectively and detachably disposed on a first main adjusting element of the first main adjusting device or a second main adjusting element of the second main adjusting device for adjusting the height adjusting module or the winding module. The fixing element is selectively inserted into a fixing recess of the winding module for positioning the second main adjusting element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2019
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventor: Yung-Ching LAI
  • Publication number: 20200217131
    Abstract: A method of covering a cavity window with an external awning, including the steps of: providing an awning, the awning having a flexible mesh screen and a spring loaded roller drum mounted along a bottom end thereof and around which the screen can be wound so that the awning can be selectively operated, the screen being sized to extend within the cavity in which the window is fitted and substantially across the width and height of the cavity; securing a mounting bracket to a lintel extending across an upper portion of the cavity, the bracket being disposed within the cavity and configured for securing an upper end of the awning within the cavity; securing an upper end of the awning to the bracket; and securing a lower end of the awning to a lower portion of the cavity to cover the window.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2017
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventor: Marc Lewis
  • Publication number: 20200217132
    Abstract: A smart curtain system and a method of adjusting opening of curtain dynamically are provided. The system has a sensing apparatus, a control apparatus and a curtain apparatus. The sensing apparatus retrieves an environmental sensing parameter set. The control apparatus determines a parameter of insolation reaching indoor, a parameter of air-condition loading and a parameter of outputted illumination according to the environmental sensing parameter set, and generates a curtain control signal according to the parameter of insolation reaching indoor, the parameter of air-condition loading and the parameter of outputted illumination. The curtain apparatus adjusts a current opening of a curtain according to the curtain control signal for adjusting an area of obscured sunshine. The present disclosed example can effectively save energy, provide better indoor comfort, and improve user experience.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2019
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventors: Tse-Wen CHANG, Wen-Yen CHENG, Shen-Min YANG
  • Publication number: 20200217133
    Abstract: A motorized window treatment may provide a low-cost solution for controlling the amount of daylight entering a space through a window. The window treatment may include a covering material (e.g., a cellular shade fabric or a roller shade fabric), a drive assembly for raising and lowering the covering material, and a motor drive unit including a motor configured to drive the drive assembly to raise and lower the covering material. The motorized window treatment may comprise one or more battery packs configured to receive batteries for powering the motor drive unit. The batteries may be located out of view of a user of the motorized window treatment (e.g., in a headrail or in a battery compartment). The motorized window treatment may use various power-saving methods to lengthen the lifetime of the batteries, e.g., to reduce the motor speed to conserve additional battery power and extend the lifetime of the batteries.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2019
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Applicant: Lutron Technology Company LLC
    Inventors: Jason O. Adams, Edward J. Blair, Andrew Karl Cooney, Soumya Jain, David A. Kirby, Stephen Lundy, Justin J. Mierta, Daniel W. Mistarz, Robert C. Newman, JR., Peter W. Ogden, JR., Jonathan L. Roe, Chen Ming Wu, Justin M. Zernhelt, Samuel F. Chambers
  • Publication number: 20200217134
    Abstract: A step ladder device for improving the safe working elevation of a step ladder is provided. The step ladder device includes a working ladder portion that terminates in a rigid working tray providing a safety grab bar. The step ladder device is dimensioned and adapted to piggyback on to the step ladder so that the working ladder portion slidably moves in a coplanar orientation relative to the underlying step ladder, which enables the working tray to be locked in one of a plurality of selective working elevations relative to the underlying step ladder. As a result, the user can embrace the safety grab bar and balance themselves while standing on the upper rungs of the underlying step ladder or the lower rungs afforded by the working ladder portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2020
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventor: Guy Fortier
  • Publication number: 20200217135
    Abstract: A ladder weight having an elongated weighted member with a pair of parallel spaced arms attached to and extending upwardly from the elongated weighted member. The pair of arms terminate in a hooked portion adapted to receive a rung of the ladder. The arms and the hook portion have holes that are aligned to receive a bolt to secure the ladder weight to the rung of the ladder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2020
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventor: Kurt A. Heiss
  • Publication number: 20200217136
    Abstract: Ladders and ladder components are provided including feet for ladders configured for securement of the ladder to a supporting surface, adjustable leg members for ladders, bearing members for ladders, and adjustment mechanisms for ladders. In one embodiment, an adjustment mechanism may include a first pair of spaced apart rails, a pair of adjustable legs having a first end hingedly coupled to one of a pair of adjustment mechanisms and a second end coupled with a foot. The adjustment mechanisms may be slidably coupled with the rails and in one embodiment, each adjustment mechanism is selectively displaceable along a length of its associated rail only when upward force is absent from the adjustment mechanism, the upward force being defined in a direction from a lower end of the associated rail towards the adjustment mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2020
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Applicant: WING ENTERPRISES, INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Aaron Bruce Major, Bradley Scott Maxfield, Gary M. Jonas, Brian B. Russell, N. Ryan Moss
  • Publication number: 20200217137
    Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods are directed to mounting an auxiliary component to a tower based at least in part on a force distribution in which a normal force is greater than a shear force exerted by the auxiliary component on a shell of the tower such that the auxiliary component may be held in place relative to the tower without penetrating the shell of the tower. Thus, as compared to mounting techniques requiring penetration of the shell of the tower, this force distribution along the shell of the tower may facilitate mounting the auxiliary component to the tower with little to no impact on cost and/or structural requirements of the tower. Further, or instead, as compared to other mounting techniques, mounting the auxiliary component based at least in part on this force distribution may reduce or eliminate the need for specialized tools, thus facilitating in-field installation of the auxiliary component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2020
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventors: Eric D. Smith, Loren Daniel Bridgers
  • Publication number: 20200217138
    Abstract: A bearing housing for a bottomhole assembly of a downhole tool includes an upper bearing housing, lower bearing housing, and a driveshaft. The upper bearing housing and lower bearing housing include a bore defining a bore longitudinal axis. The outer surface of the upper bearing housing defining a bearing housing longitudinal axis, the bearing housing longitudinal axis formed at an angle to the bore longitudinal axis. The upper bearing housing may be formed by forming a bore through an upper bearing housing blank and subsequently forming the outer surface of the upper bearing housing concentric with the bearing housing longitudinal axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2020
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventors: Sheldon RITCHIE, Chad FEDDEMA