Patents Issued in July 14, 2020
  • Patent number: 10711429
    Abstract: An indication system associated with a coupler assembly includes a sensing element affixed to the coupler assembly, and an indicator assembly coupled to the sensing element. The sensing element is arranged and positioned proximate to a hydraulic assembly of the coupler assembly. The sensing element is configured to generate a signal indicative of an extension of a piston pin of the hydraulic assembly. The indicator assembly is configured to receive the signal indicative of the extension of the piston pin, and determine if the piston pin is in an extended state based on the received signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: Caterpillar SARL
    Inventors: Adrian Webb, Steven Sudale
  • Patent number: 10711430
    Abstract: A control unit is provided for a working machine. The working machine includes an implement and a main body. The implement is movable relative to the main body. The working machine further includes a control entity adapted to be activated upon receipt of an action initiating signal. The control unit is adapted to identify that a human operator of the working machine actively operates the implement relative to the main body towards a reference surface until the implement contacts the reference surface, thereby identifying a human operator input signal, and upon identification of the operator input signal, issue the action initiating signal to the control entity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: CPAC SYSTEMS AB
    Inventor: Per Björe Dahl
  • Patent number: 10711431
    Abstract: A clamp implement and a control system for controlling the clamp implement such that the clamp implement can be caused to follow motion of a bucket or other primary implement in a selected mode of operation. In another mode of operation, the claim implement can be caused to move independently of the primary implement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: CLARK EQUIPMENT COMPANY
    Inventors: Kevin J Zent, Jonathan J. Roehrl
  • Patent number: 10711432
    Abstract: An apparatus for forming a trench in a sea floor and/or displacing material on the sea floor is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a body and front skids mounted to the body for engaging the sea floor and supporting the body. The front skids are adjustable between a first mode, in which the front skids engage the sea floor, and a second mode, in which the front skids engage the sea floor adjacent the trench and at the trench walls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: Soil Machine Dynamics Limited
    Inventors: Roger Paul White, John Graeme Walker, Simon Vivian Ranulf Bateson
  • Patent number: 10711433
    Abstract: The invention relates to a trench cutting machine (10) for making a cut in a surface (13). The trench cutting machine comprises a frame (12) comprising at least one rear axle (15) and at least one front axle (17); a rotatable circular blade (20) mounted to the frame (12). The front axle (17) is vertically adjustable relative to the frame (12) between a first position where the circular blade (20) is lifted clear of the surface (13), and a second position where the circular blade (20) is arranged to extend downwards from the frame (12) to cut a predetermined distance into the surface (13). The frame (12) comprises an auxiliary front axle (19) located in front of the axis of rotation of the circular blade (20), wherein the auxiliary front axle (19) and the rear axle (15) are arranged to support the frame (12) on the surface (13) during a cutting operation and to maintain a selected depth of cut. The invention further relates to a shroud assembly and a debris guiding device for such a machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: HUSQVARNA AB
    Inventor: Pierre Gustafsson
  • Patent number: 10711434
    Abstract: A system for excavating sediment deposits from water storage reservoirs that equalizes the mass flow of sediment entering the reservoir with the sediment mass in the combined discharge from a dredge and the reservoir outlet system to the downstream water course. One or more remote instrument stations located on the inflow streams to the reservoir collect data that is used by the dredge control system to adjust the mass flow output from the dredge using data collected from the remote reservoir outlet instrumentation located downstream of the reservoir.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Inventor: Douglas Raitt
  • Patent number: 10711435
    Abstract: A frame assembly for a machine includes a main frame and a crossmember. The main frame includes first pair of rails and a second pair of rails laterally spaced from the first pair of rails. Each of the first pair of rails and the second pair of rails includes a first rail and a second rail vertically spaced from the first rail. The crossmember includes a first flange connected to both the first rail and second rail of the first pair of rails. The crossmember further includes a second flange connected to both the first rail and the second rail of the second pair of rails.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Joshua Daniel Hicke, Andrew Charles Boen, Christopher R Beasley
  • Patent number: 10711436
    Abstract: A work machine operation assistance device enables setting of a manipulation gain appropriate for a skill level and habits of an operator and/or actual work contents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: HITACHI CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kunitsugu Tomita
  • Patent number: 10711437
    Abstract: A bypass line (35) having one end side connected to a pilot delivery line (23) between a pilot pump (16) and a throttle (32) and the other end side connected to the pilot delivery line (23) between a check valve (33) and a pressure reducing valve type pilot valve (25) so as to bypass the throttle (32), a gate lock valve (27), and the check valve (33) provided in order from a pilot pump (16) is provided in the pilot delivery line (23). A lock switching valve (36) shutting down a flow of a pilot pressure oil from the pilot pump (16) through the bypass line (35) at a normal time and allowing the flow of the pilot pressure oil through the bypass line (35) when a pressure generated in the pilot delivery line (23) exceeds a predetermined pressure between the gate lock valve (27) and the check valve (33) is provided in the bypass line (35).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hitoshi Nishiguchi, Hidefumi Hiramatsu, Tsuyoshi Onozaki
  • Patent number: 10711438
    Abstract: A hydraulic system includes a hydraulic pump to output an operation fluid, a hydraulic apparatus to be activated by the operation fluid, an operating member to operate the hydraulic apparatus, an operation valve to determine a pressure of the operation fluid in accordance with operation of the operating member, the operation fluid being supplied to the hydraulic apparatus, a first fluid tube connecting the hydraulic pump to the operation valve, a first working valve disposed on the first fluid tube, the first working valve being configured to change an opening aperture of the first working valve, a first outputting fluid tube connected to a section of the first fluid tube between the operation valve and the first working valve, and a second working valve disposed on the first outputting fluid tube, the second working valve being configured to change an opening aperture of the second working valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: KUBOTA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yuji Fukuda
  • Patent number: 10711439
    Abstract: The invention relates to a flushing system for a sanitary device, in particular a toilet flushing or a urinal flushing, comprising a cold water supply line (6), a warm water supply line (8), a valve arrangement (10) for admitting the water flowing through the cold water line (6) and the warm water line (8), and a water discharge line (12) for discharging the water admitted by the valve arrangement (10).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: Viega Technology GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Klaus Arens, Tobias Klosta
  • Patent number: 10711440
    Abstract: An automatic fire hydrant water supplying system provides hydrant supply water to a fire truck having a water pump; a water pump master intake valve; a water-supply fire hose, a pressure sensor upstream of the master-intake-valve, and a water-pump control system. The automatic fire hydrant water supplying system has a remotely-controllable hydrant discharge valve connectable to the hydrant and to the fire-hose. A remotely-controllable air bleed valve is in fluid communication with the master-intake-valve and the fire-hose. The water-pump control system determines whether a pressurized volume in the fire hose upstream of the master-intake-valve input port is air or water based on a difference in density between air and water as sensed by the pressure sensor and if the pressurized volume is air causes the air to be vented to atmosphere through the air-bleed-valve before opening the master-intake-valve to provide hydrant supply water to the water pump.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: Hale Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael A. Laskaris
  • Patent number: 10711441
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides shortening prevention sleeves for adjustable underground utility boxes, underground utility boxes including such sleeves, and methods of preventing shortening of underground utility boxes with such sleeves. A sleeve comprises a substantially rigid elongate tube that defines an internal cavity. The tube is configured to allow a stem portion of an adjustable underground utility box to extend fully therethrough via the internal cavity. The sleeve also comprises an opening that extends along the length of the tube and provides a passageway into the internal cavity. The tube is configured to allow the stem portion of the box to pass through the opening and into the internal cavity. The sleeve is configured to extend over and along the stem portion and between enlarged top and bottom portions of the box to prevent the stem portion, and thereby the box as a whole, from shortening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Inventor: Pamela Krieg
  • Patent number: 10711442
    Abstract: The present application generally relates to a faucet. The faucet includes a continuous internal waterway and a body. The continuous internal waterway includes a first chamber, a second chamber, a valve seat, and a waterway. The second chamber is configured to receive water from a water source. The valve seat is coupled to the first chamber and the second chamber. The valve seat is in fluid communication with the second chamber. The waterway is in fluid communication with the valve seat. The body encapsulates the continuous internal waterway. The faucet is operational to receive the water from the water source and to provide the water to the waterway. The body is isolated from the water by the continuous internal waterway during operation of the faucet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: KOHLER CO.
    Inventors: Jeffrey A. Kohler, David J. Macon, Mark W. Schibur, Thomas Manoni, Vindhya K. Tiwari, Jeffrey A. Schumacher
  • Patent number: 10711443
    Abstract: A waste separator for attachment to a sink drain pipe is provided, the waste separator comprising: a transverse pipe, the transverse pipe including a proximal end, a distal end, a sidewall therebetween, a solid waste outlet at the distal end and a magnetic flange on the sidewall, the transverse pipe defining a transverse bore, the transverse bore housing a motor-driven auger and a cylindrical filter between the motor-driven auger and the transverse pipe sidewall; a sink wastewater inlet in a vicinity of the proximal end, the sink wastewater inlet normal to the transverse bore and in fluid communication with the transverse bore; a normally-closed solenoid valve, the normally-closed solenoid valve in a vicinity of the distal end of the transverse pipe; a lower vessel, the lower vessel including a waste water outlet, the lower vessel defining an interior, the interior in fluid communication with the transverse bore proximate the proximal end; and a microprocessor, the microprocessor in electronic communication w
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: Anvy Technologies Inc.
    Inventor: Victor Nicolov
  • Patent number: 10711444
    Abstract: A toilet assembly includes a pedestal, a tank disposed on the pedestal, and an inlet chamber formed in the pedestal. The inlet chamber includes an inlet portion comprising an upstream end defining an upstream inner diameter, and a downstream end defining a downstream inner diameter less than the upstream inner diameter. The inlet chamber further includes an elbow extending downstream from the inlet portion, the elbow defining an elbow diameter substantially the same as the downstream inner diameter. The inlet portion is configured to receive water from the tank. The toilet assembly further includes a flush valve disposed in the tank, the valve defining a valve outlet disposed below the tank and in the inlet portion of the inlet chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: KOHLER CO.
    Inventors: Tony L. Lambert, Daniel N. Halloran, Randy O. Mesun, Andrew H. Matznick
  • Patent number: 10711445
    Abstract: The invention relates to a sanitary arrangement, in particular, a mobile sanitary arrangement in a motor vehicle such as a coach, having a wastewater-collection tank which has a floor and a sidewall that enclose a tank interior, and an inlet connection and an outlet device. The outlet device has an outlet opening with a connection coupling for the connection of a suction-extraction arrangement and a suction-extraction channel, which, starting from the outlet opening, extends downward in the direction of gravitational force to an intake opening within the wastewater-collection tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: HUGO VOGELSANG MASCHINENBAU GMBH
    Inventors: Bilal Zein, Martin Heinrichs
  • Patent number: 10711446
    Abstract: A trenchless collector system is configured to intercept and direct surface and/or subsurface fluids to a designated reception location to control groundwater elevations. A target collection and drainage area is identified and a gravity drainage pipe is accessed or trenchlessly installed at the target collection and drainage area. The gravity drainage pipe can be accessed at one or more drawdown points. One end of a collection pipe can be connected to the gravity drainage pipe. Surface and subsurface water is hydrostatically drawn into the collection pipe from the target collection and drainage area through venting at the one end of the collection pipe connected to the gravity drainage pipe. The surface and subsurface water can be passively drained from the collection pipe into the gravity drainage pipe and onto the designated reception location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: TRENCHLESS GROUNDWATER MOVERS, LLC
    Inventors: John Jurgens, Larry Kiest, Bruce Tobey
  • Patent number: 10711447
    Abstract: A drain assembly comprises a shroud, a shank, and a frame. The drain assembly may further comprise a shim with an angled top surface. The frame may have an angled bottom surface. A rotational orientation of the angled top surface of the shim relative to the shank and a rotational orientation of the angled bottom surface of the frame relative to the shank may be independently adjustable, thereby allowing for the top surface of the frame to be both angularly and rotationally adjusted relative to a central axis of the drain assembly independent of the positional height of the shank. The drain assembly may further comprise a cover having bendable tabs. The bendable tabs may be disposed around a periphery of the cover and may be configured to contact an angled inner surface of an upper bowl of the shroud, such that the bendable tabs bend around the frame, thereby locking the cover onto the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: ZURN INDUSTRIES, LLC
    Inventors: Christopher J. Say, Adam F. Wagner, Seth A. Brooks, Jason E. Morris
  • Patent number: 10711448
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device comprising a coherent manmade vitreous fibre substrate (MMVF substrate) and at least one first conduit (2) and at least one second conduit (3), each conduit having first and second open ends, wherein the MMVF substrate (1) comprises man-made vitreous fibres bonded with a cured binder composition, wherein the first open end of the first conduit and the first open end of the second conduit are each independently in fluid communication with the MMVF substrate, wherein the first conduit is at a greater height than the second conduit, wherein at least a portion of the MMVF substrate is disposed between the first and second conduits. The MMVF substrate provides for an increased water storage ability due to the hydrophilic behaviour of the substrate and its increased surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: ROCKWOOL INTERNATIONAL A/S
    Inventor: Michaeel Emborg
  • Patent number: 10711449
    Abstract: A system for wall to wall connection for precast shear walls includes a plurality of horizontal and vertical reinforcement bars configured within the precast shear wall. The system also includes a plurality of connecting tubes fixed between the spacing provided between the reinforcement bars, a plurality of openings provided between the plurality of connecting tubes, a plurality of grout tubes fixed above the plurality of openings to grout the openings after completing confection of the shear walls, a plurality of connecting bars capable of being inserted within the connecting tubes of the precast shear wall, when erected, a connecting device for inserting through the openings to grip the connecting bars, and a driving device to supply power to the drive for causing rotation of the drive/manual action and, thereby, sending the connecting bar in a translational motion from the first shear wall to the second shear wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Inventor: Ajit Bhate
  • Patent number: 10711450
    Abstract: A structural joint system connects hollow structural members that provide load transfer and alignment for the connection between structural members is described. The structural members may comprise a plurality of beams each having a first and second structural members. A first and second members being joined may or may not be axially aligned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Inventor: James E Green
  • Patent number: 10711451
    Abstract: A rack construction assembly for building a storage rack includes a plurality of bracket units. Each of the bracket units has a plurality of channels therein to insertably receive dimensional lumber. Thus, the dimensional lumber is arranged to form a rack for storing objects. Each of the channels corresponding to each of the bracket units is oriented at right angles with respect to each other. Thus, the dimensional lumber corresponding to each of the channels defines an X axis, a Y axis and a Z axis of the rack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Inventor: Maurice Bedel
  • Patent number: 10711452
    Abstract: Linear elements and connectors define the parts used by this building system to manufacture and/or form modules and multimodular structures. The linear elements and connectors meet and interact to form physical structures that can function as adaptable behavioral networks. At the junctures where linear elements and connectors meet, a plurality of interface mechanisms allow information transfer and/or form reversible structural changes within the modules and/or multimodular network structures built using this system. Structural changes within or between the fundamental digital elements making up a network structure may lead to the morphing of the greater structure. The fundamental digital elements are linear elements. The connectors allow the meeting/binding of digital elements. The connectors and linear elements act as structural and behavioral actuators that interface within the network structure they compose.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Inventor: William Ernst Smith
  • Patent number: 10711453
    Abstract: A sheathing panel includes a barrier overlay secured to a panel; wherein the sheathing panel is bulk water resistant and has at least one of the following properties: a water vapor transmission rate of at least 7.0 grams per square meter per 24 hours (grams/m2/24 hours) as determined by ASTM E96-15 procedure A at 73° F. and 50% relative humidity (RH), a water vapor permeance of at least 1.3 perms as determined by ASTM E96-15 procedure A at 73° F. and 50% relative humidity (RH), or an air infiltration rate of less than 0.2 liters per second per square meter (L/s-m2) at 75 pascals (Pa) as determined by ASTM E2357-11.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: Georgia-Pacific Panel Products LLC
    Inventors: Richard D. Jordan, John L. Bennett, Robert W. Burkhardt
  • Patent number: 10711454
    Abstract: The process includes forming a concrete form at least one end wall where the concrete form is adapted to receive concrete placed thereinto. The process also includes setting a fixed end anchor and a tensioning end anchor on at least one end wall where the fixed end anchor and tensioning end anchor are each adapted to receive a tendon. The process further includes threading the tendon through the fixed end anchor and tensioning end anchor such that a tensioning end portion of the tendon extends from the tensioning end anchor and placing concrete into the concrete form. The process includes installing a cap about the circumference of the tensioning end portion of the tendon. The cap includes a cap body. The cap body includes an inner bore, where the inner bore has a diameter corresponding to the outer diameter of the tendon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Inventor: Felix Sorkin
  • Patent number: 10711455
    Abstract: Tiles 21 and 22 are laid up with other tiles in the usual way at and along the joint 18, the joint 18 comprises a female strip 23 and a male strip 24 each of which have fastening flanges 25 and 26 and respective 90° walls 27 and 28. A slot or rebate in the female section 29 holds an expandable seal, typically in this case a hydrophilic seal. The female part and the male parts are assembled for relative movement so that a small gap perhaps 2 mm at 31 may be accommodated while the the upper plate section 23 still provides a contiguous coplanar link between the parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: Underwood Companies Holdings Pty Ltd
    Inventor: Daniel Charles Underwood
  • Patent number: 10711456
    Abstract: Disclosed is a fire-proof thermal-insulation board of aerated concrete of B02-level lightweight autoclaved sand and its preparation method. Components of the thermal-insulation board are quartz sand, lime, cement, gypsum, aluminum powder, and foam stabilizer, weight percentages of the components are: 56%˜60% of the quartz sand, 8%˜11% of the lime, 20%˜30% of the cement, 2%˜4% of the gypsum, 0.24%˜0.26% of the aluminum powder, and 0.02%˜0.03% of the foam stabilizer. The fire-proof thermal-insulation board is made of an inorganic non-metallic material with lightweight, non-inflammable property and good thermal-insulation performance. The present disclosure well solves the thermal bridge problem of external wall of the building, and has A1-level fire-proof performance and good durability with the same service life as the building.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: Shaanxi Nitya New Materials Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yang Liu, Junqi Li, Xiaoyu Xue, Hongtao Jiao
  • Patent number: 10711457
    Abstract: Disclosed is a structural element for securing glass screens, which is formed by: a metal support profile in which is located a seating zone of the glass, the end of the profile including a vertical rib preceded by a rectangular groove and a second V groove; a closing metal profile including an L-shaped protrusion that can be coupled to the vertical rib, the end of the projection being inserted into the rectangular groove and a V rib that sits in the V groove; and an elastic profile in T whose having a vertical section formed by two or more parallel walls through which pass two or more inclined planes that protrude through the sides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Inventor: Oscar Torrabias Cantal
  • Patent number: 10711458
    Abstract: A wall construction panel 1 for the setting up of walls for exhibition stand construction includes four frame elements 2, 3, 4, each of which having a groove and being connected to a rectangular frame with a peripheral frame groove pointing to the frame inside. The frame groove is formed by the grooves of the frame elements 2, 3, 4 and a panel 5 is inserted into the frame groove. Two of the four frame elements 2, 3, 4 are configured as frame elements 2, 3 extending in a vertical direction Y, one of which is configured as a pillar element 2 and the other one as an edge element 3. Two others of the four frame elements 2, 3, 4 are configured as framework elements 4 extending in a horizontal direction X where each of the framework elements 4 bears with a horizontal end on the pillar element 2 and the edge element 3 is placed with a first horizontal section 31 between the framework elements 4 and projects with a second horizontal section 32 horizontally over the framework elements 4.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: Syma Intercontinental AG
    Inventor: Kurt Züllig
  • Patent number: 10711459
    Abstract: An interior panel to be suspended and supported movably along a railway laid on a ceiling portion of a building, including: an upper panel member; a lower panel member disposed below the upper panel member; and a frame including at least an upper frame to be attached movably along the railway and a lower frame configured to hold a lower edge portion of the upper panel member and to hold an upper edge portion of the lower panel member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignees: AGC INC., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takanobu Mizuno, Kentaro Oka, Yasukazu Hiraoka, Asuka Hoshino, Hikaru Ishida
  • Patent number: 10711460
    Abstract: An illustrative embodiment of a tile and support structure may include a plurality of tiles, which may be generally rectangular in shape, engaged with one or more support structures. The tile may be formed with four edges, wherein two opposing edges may be formed with grooves therein and the other two opposing edges may be formed with protrusions thereon. The support structure may be formed with a generally vertical spine having two rails extending outward from a distal end thereof. The support structure may also include two generally horizontally extending flanges, which may be formed with a trough therein. The trough may include a plurality of apertures formed therein. One side of the trough may be defined by a lip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: MBRICO, LLC
    Inventor: Mark A. McManus
  • Patent number: 10711461
    Abstract: A ceiling system in one embodiment includes an overhead support grid comprised of a plurality of intersecting grid support members and a ceiling tile mountable to the grid. Retaining clips support the ceiling tile from the grid which may be concealed from view. The retaining clips each include a cavity that receives a grid support member and a pair of resilient mounting elements configured to lockingly engage a support member. The mounting elements are laterally movable in response to inserting the support member into the cavity of the retaining clip. In one embodiment, the movable elements include locking tabs which create a snap-fit interlock with the grid support member for securing the ceiling tile to the grid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: AWI Licensing LLC
    Inventors: Todd M. Bergman, Francis Testa, James R. Waters, Christopher D. Gaydos, Brian L. Springer, Lori Jo L. Shearer, Scott L. Huntzinger
  • Patent number: 10711462
    Abstract: A composite assembly includes a series of elongated layers joined lengthwise thereof. At least two of the elongated layers each have an upper elongated portion and a lower elongated portion secured together in an end-to-end relationship at a joint therebetween by a connector arrangement. The upper elongated portion is constructed of a wood material, and the lower elongated portion is constructed of a non-wood material. The lower elongated portion may have a reinforcing rod therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: Jack Walters & Sons, Corp.
    Inventors: Frederick R. Gilbert, Daniel Pederson, Andrew Pritzl, Caynen Klessig
  • Patent number: 10711463
    Abstract: A cover for a drain. The cover may be used with roof drains or other drains and allow for fluid collection into the drain even with buildup of debris around or on the cover. The cover may have a lower flange or skirt portion with a large area and extending outwardly in an arcuate or polygonal configuration and having openings for fluid flow. The lower portion may be oriented at a positive, zero, or negative angle with respect to the horizontal. The lower portion may be wider than a drain body over which the cover is used. An upper portion may be connected to the lower portion and may be more vertically-oriented than the lower portion and having openings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: Roofguard Manufacturing, LLC
    Inventor: Donald G Huber
  • Patent number: 10711464
    Abstract: A gutter guard system for keeping leaves and other debris out of a roof gutter while allowing water to pass into the gutter having a wire mesh filtration screen employing horizontal rows of individual elevated shapes, elevated ridges and connected elevated shapes that are staggered relative to adjacent horizontal rows. The horizontal rows employ individual elevated shapes, elevated ridges and connected elevated shapes with leading edges which are configured with high points graduating to low points to aid in diverting water from its normal path being perpendicular to the gutter. The leading edge slows the water down and creates a siphoning effect of water diverting into the gutter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Inventors: Christopher G. Tatasciore, Slate E. Bryer
  • Patent number: 10711465
    Abstract: A fastening device and a panel system for releasably connecting panels to a wall or ceiling, comprising a latch portion; a base portion; a piston guide; a push latch piston movably arranged and biased between a first retracted position and a second, extended position, wherein a guide track is formed in the push latch piston, and wherein a guide pin is formed on the piston guide, the guide track formed in sections forming an angle to each other, with arrests for the guide pins formed at intersections of the sections, and wherein, when the piston guide is moved relative to the push latch piston towards the retracted position, the guide pin rotates the latch portion to an intermediate position, and when the piston guide is moved back, the guide pin rotates the latch portion from the intermediate position to 90° relative to the initial rest position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: KVADRAT SOFT CELLS A/S
    Inventor: Jesper Nielsen
  • Patent number: 10711466
    Abstract: A panel having at least one pair of complementary locking structures at opposite panel edges, wherein at least one pair of the locking structures is provided with complementary hook profile portions, wherein at least one of the hook profile portions has a compression region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: AKZENTA PANEELE + PROFILE GMBH
    Inventors: Hans-Jürgen Hannig, Arne Loebel
  • Patent number: 10711467
    Abstract: Various embodiments of flooring and other tiles are described that comprise one or more magnets and/or routed edges to connect adjacent tiles to one another. Some tiles may comprise a set of magnets or magnetized portions to connect with an adjacent tile having a set of magnets of opposite polarity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Inventors: Jeremy Britton, Jacob Olsson, Domanic Chu
  • Patent number: 10711468
    Abstract: The invention relates to a rectangular panel intended for lining a substrate, which panel comprises a base element comprising a decorative design on the visible surface thereof remote from the substrate. The decorative design depicts a plurality of strips shaped as parallelograms, one pair of parallelogram sides in each case forming a portion of the long side of the panel while the two other sides of the parallelogram extend obliquely to the longitudinal direction of the panel. According to the invention, at least two strips have a strip width that is different from one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: KAINDL FLOORING GMBH
    Inventor: Gerhard Duernberger
  • Patent number: 10711469
    Abstract: An interlocking floor tile assembly is provided. It includes a first repeating array of spaced apart first tiles interconnected by first bridge portions wherein the first tiles and the first bridge portions define first spaces therebetween. It also includes a second repeating array of spaced apart second tiles interconnected by second bridge portions wherein the second tiles and the second bridge portions define second spaces therebetween. The second tiles are received in the first spaces and the first tiles are received in the second spaces. A shock attenuating tile may be provided in conjunction with the interlocking floor tile assembly to form a ground covering that is suitable for fall risk areas such as playgrounds. The shock attenuating tile preferably includes a plate having an upper side for bearing a load and a plurality of shock absorbing modules depending from an underside of the plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: COMBITILE PTY LTD
    Inventor: Graham Kevin Brown
  • Patent number: 10711470
    Abstract: A climbing formwork and a method for erection of a concrete structure by successively casting a plurality of casting segments, the climbing formwork comprising a first form element for delimiting a cavity to receive concrete for forming an uppermost casting segment, the first form element having upper and lower ends, a support structure to support the first form element, a tilt sensor for measuring a tilt of the first form element, a measuring unit for measuring a horizontal distance between the lower end of the outer surface of the first form element and the upper end of the outer surface of the previous casting segment, a processing unit communicating with the tilt sensor and the measuring unit for calculating a target tilt of the first form element, the processing unit further for determining a deviation between the actual tilt and the target tilt of the first form element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: DOKA GMBH
    Inventors: Simon Vogl, Peter Amon, Friedrich Steininger
  • Patent number: 10711471
    Abstract: A support device for supporting beams of formwork for floor slabs, which comprises an upright, the end of which can be fixed to a supporting prop that rests on the ground; a supporting head for at least one supporting beam of floor slab formwork, which is arranged coupled slideably along the upright, and elements of reversibly locking the supporting head on a preset position defined along the upright, the supporting head in turn comprises: two plates, at least two recesses, for guiding insertion and for containment for a resting portion of the corresponding supporting beam, each one of which is provided on a respective plate, each recess having a substantially flat bottom with a breadth such as to define a variable resting point for the supporting beam along the bottom as a function of the inclination of the supporting beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: FARESIN FORMWORK S.P.A.
    Inventor: Guido Faresin
  • Patent number: 10711472
    Abstract: A pass-through head assembly is provided. The pass-through head assembly may include a central shaft, a plurality of support bars, a seat, and a seat support plate. The central shaft may extend between a first end plate and a second end plate. Each end plate may define an aperture that aligns with an interior cavity of the central shaft. The plurality of support bars may extend from the central shaft and the second end plate. The seat and seat support plate may each be circumferentially disposed about the central shaft and define apertures that are sized to allow the seat and the seat support plate to pass over the central shaft and the plurality of support bars. The seat may be configured to support one or more beams. The seat support plate may be disposed between the seat and the second end plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: Bond Formwork Systems, LLC
    Inventor: Bradley Deen Allen Bond
  • Patent number: 10711473
    Abstract: Arena apparatuses for staging a sport and methods of using and constructing same. The apparatus includes a floor and a wall, a bottom end of the wall located proximal to a floor perimeter, the wall extending upwardly and outwardly from the floor perimeter's vertical plane at an angle of greater than fifteen and less than sixty degrees. Alternate apparatuses include a floor frame for supporting a covering; a wall frame for supporting the covering, a bottom end of the wall frame located proximal to a floor frame perimeter, the wall frame extending upwardly and outwardly from the vertical plane of the perimeter at an angle of greater than fifteen and less than sixty degrees; and the covering for covering the floor frame and the wall frame to form a floor and a wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: KOKO SPORTS MANAGEMENT, LLC
    Inventors: Michael DePietro, Robert Bryan
  • Patent number: 10711474
    Abstract: A pool pumping apparatus for maintaining a constant level of water in a swimming pool includes a conduit having a lower end defining an inlet and an outlet that are open, the conduit defining an interior area through which water is channeled between the inlet and outlet. The apparatus includes a pump in fluid communication with the inlet of the conduit, the pump having a motor configured to transfer water from the inlet to the outlet when energized. In addition, a float assembly includes a housing that defines an interior space and includes a float member positioned in the interior space, the float assembly including a cord extending from the float member operable for setting the float member at a selected level. The float member is electrically connected to the pump and configured to energize the pump when the float member is above the selected level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Inventor: Russel Rickerson
  • Patent number: 10711475
    Abstract: A filter holder for holding an open ended filter having an open proximal end and an open distal end in an operative position on a swimming pool cleaner having a pipe stub for receiving one open end of the filter is shown and described. The filter holder includes a cap for covering one open end of the filter, a coupler configured to cooperate with and engage the pipe stub, and a spanning connector configured to span and connect the cap and the coupler outside the pipe stub of the filter. The coupler may include L-shaped brackets. A constricting collar pins the brackets to the pipe stub. The spanning connector may include compression rods and nuts. The filter holder may include an optional adapter collar separable from the coupler, to adapt diameters of the coupler and the pipe stub. The invention may alternatively be considered to be a mobile swimming pool cleaner having a pleated medium filter rather than a flaccid bag filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Inventor: Glen Heffernan
  • Patent number: 10711476
    Abstract: A structure for modular utilities units includes a skeletal frame forming multiple bays, each configured for receiving a respective utilities unit. A placement subassembly is mounted on the frame and includes a utilities unit connector configured for connecting to a respective utilities unit and a lifting device configured for attachment to the connector and raising and lowering a respective utilities unit. The utilities units can provide power, telecommunications, water, data processing and other utility functions. A logistics system includes vehicles for conveying the utilities units to and from the structure. The logistics system interfaces with ground, marine and air transportation resources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: Future Proof, LLC
    Inventor: Reza Ansari
  • Patent number: 10711477
    Abstract: A shearwall is disclosed for use in lightweight or other constructions to transmit lateral shear forces and dissipate energy on the construction. In examples, the shearwall includes a central panel formed of wood, and side plates formed of steel. The side plates may be affixed at lower corners of first and second opposed surfaces of the central panel. Each side plate may include a fastening plate for affixing the side plate to the central panel, and a restraint plate which fits within a reduced area section of the central panel between the first and second surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: Simpson Stong-Tie Company Inc.
    Inventors: Travis R. Anderson, Caleb J. Knudson
  • Patent number: 10711478
    Abstract: A self-adjusting floating environment (SAFE) system is described. The SAFE system can include a construction platform which floats on a buffer medium and a vertical motion isolation system. In an earthquake, a construction platform floating on a buffer medium may experience greatly reduced shear forces. In a flood, a construction platform floating on a buffer medium can be configured to rise as water levels rise to limit flood damage. The vertical motion isolation system can reduce the vertical motion of the construction platform induced from vertical ground movements during an earthquake.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: ARX FAX LABS, INC.
    Inventor: D. Gregory Henderson