Patents Issued in November 24, 2020
  • Patent number: 10844580
    Abstract: The faucet apparatus arranged inside a counter along a wall surface can be made thin in a height direction, and the counter can be made thin in the height direction. The faucet apparatus 1 includes a cold water supply pipe 6 supplying cold water, a hot water supply pipe 8 supplying hot water, a water temperature control function unit 10 capable of mixing hot water and cold water, and a flow path 14 extending from the water temperature control function unit. The flow path 14 forms a flow path crossing part 40, 240 crossing with at least any of at least the cold water supply pipe 6, the hot water supply pipe 8 or a downstream side flow path 220 on a downstream side of the outflow path while distinguishing respective inner flow paths from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: TOTO LTD.
    Inventors: Yukito Tsuruda, Kenji Kido, Taichi Kusano, Kazuki Kuroda, Risa Watanabe, Hideyuki Hasebe, Yoshikazu Komatani
  • Patent number: 10844581
    Abstract: Methods and systems for the distribution, regulation and mixture of fluids, but particularly for the regulation of water flow through a tap, within a water distribution system, and for the regulation of the temperature of said flow from mixtures of smaller flows than the flow of the water distribution system, where at least one execution-by-the-user means is coupled, wherein the user has no contact with the mechanical parts of the system. Furthermore, systems for the reuse of water remaining in the pipelines, preventing waste and allowing remote activation, are revealed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Inventor: Magno Alcantara Talavera
  • Patent number: 10844582
    Abstract: A farmhouse sink system with a rimless stainless steel sink comprises a cabinet assembly having a countertop mounted thereon. A farmhouse sink frame has a sink mounting aperture dimensioned to receive a rimless upper edge of the sink therein, such that the rimless upper edge of the stainless steel sink is coplanar with the top of the frame. A mounting assembly is attached to a portion of the stainless steel sink and is utilized to attach the stainless steel sink to a portion of the farmhouse sink frame. An upper interface is formed between the rimless upper edge of the stainless steel sink and the top surface of the farmhouse sink frame, and an upper seal is disposed therein. The farmhouse sink frame is mounted between the cabinet assembly and the countertop such that the stainless steel sink is operatively disposed below a sink access opening through the countertop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Inventors: Mehmet Hocaoglu, Yavuz Hocaoglu
  • Patent number: 10844583
    Abstract: A drain sieve for a washbasin catches foreign objects with a specified minimum size. The drain sieve has an annular support surface to be supported on the washbasin in the region of a drain of the washbasin and a closed curved surface which lies below the support surface in the assembled state. A distance between the curved surface and the support surface depends on the size of the foreign bodies to be caught, and the drain sieve is configured such that the curved surface of the drain sieve is curved upwards in the assembled state. Openings for the outflow of the water are arranged between the outer lower edge of the curved surface and the support surface of the drain sieve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: Siemens Mobility GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Haeussler, Christopher Schatton, Christian Schneider
  • Patent number: 10844584
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a toilet drainage device, which comprises a water tank, a seat body and a mounting seat; the mounting seat is disposed at a bottom wall of the water tank; the mounting seat is provided with a first water inlet, a first water outlet and a second water outlet communicating with each other; wherein, the seat body is provided with an edge channel and a jet channel, wherein the first water inlet is capable of conducting or cutting off with an inner cavity of the water tank; one of the first water outlet and the second water outlet is in communication with the edge channel and the other thereof is in communication with the jet channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: XIAMEN R&T PLUMBING TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD
    Inventors: Zhijun Zhong, Haibin Chen, Ziguang Liu
  • Patent number: 10844585
    Abstract: Sanitary-ware coupled to a mains water supply, the sanitary-ware including a flushing assembly including a tank having a first chamber having a first volume and an inlet, and a second chamber having an outlet and a second volume, larger than the volume of the first chamber; the inlet coupled to a source of water at high pressure receiving a first quantity of water at an inlet pressure from the source; and a pressure exchange mechanism disposed between the first chamber and the second chamber, wherein a first quantity of water in the first chamber causes a second quantity of water in the second chamber, larger than the first quantity, to be pushed out of the second chamber through the outlet at a pressure lower than the inlet pressure by the pressure exchange mechanism. Preferably, the source of water at high pressure is a mains water supply.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Inventors: Yoseph Feldman, Emanuel Mendes
  • Patent number: 10844586
    Abstract: A bidet washing apparatus attachable to a toilet bowl for cleaning one or more body parts of a user includes a water inlet, a control unit, a control unit switch, and a control unit outlet; a reservoir dispenser having a chamber, a reservoir dispenser switch, a reservoir dispenser valve, and a reservoir dispenser outlet; a nozzle assembly having a washing nozzle, connected to the control unit outlet with a water tube, a protective shield gate covering the nozzle assembly and washing nozzle; and a plurality of nozzle assembly and/or gate cleaning outlets connected to the reservoir dispenser outlet with a water tube for cleaning and/or disinfecting the nozzle assembly, washing nozzle, and/or the protective gate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Inventor: Anjum Gupta
  • Patent number: 10844587
    Abstract: The disclosure is directed to a discharge system for usage in fluid transportation. Further, embodiments relate to a discharge system comprising a plurality of discharge apparatuses that may remove a fluid from one area and transport it to another area. A discharge system may comprise a first discharge apparatus, wherein the first discharge apparatus comprises a tubular, wherein the tubular comprises a plurality of sections, a central bore, a first opening, and a second opening; and a second discharge apparatus, wherein the second discharge apparatus comprises the tubular.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Inventor: Christopher Lombardo
  • Patent number: 10844588
    Abstract: Stormwater drain insert assemblies that reduce or remove environmental runoff during rain storms and the like are disclosed. The stormwater drain insert assemblies include a strainer basket and filter bag that capture sediment, hydrocarbons, heavy metals and other contaminants, but allow water to pass through. The stormwater drain insert assemblies include a top bib of flexible sheet material such as water-impermeable fabric surrounding and supporting the strainer basket. The strainer basket includes at least one raised overflow port extending upwardly from a top panel of the basket. The top bib has a frame that may be adjustable in size in order to fit into various sizes of catch basins, resting on the lip between the top grate and the catch basin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: New Pig Corporation
    Inventors: Matthew James Riley, Matthew A. Romito
  • Patent number: 10844589
    Abstract: The present invention proposes a novel construction system consisting of the attachment of modified hyperboloid shaped-structural elements called “laminate cells” which, when working together, create a structural system with integrated cover having the capacity of absorbing and transmitting stresses in all directions and orientations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Inventors: Carlos Gadsden Lopez, Carlos Eduardo Gadsden Hevia
  • Patent number: 10844590
    Abstract: A column body (3) is, for example, an H steel column. Abase plate (5) is joined to the lower end of the column body (3). Anchor bolts (9) are inserted into a foundation (7) and are fixed thereto. Slits (13a), (13b) are provided in the base plate (5). The slits (13a), (13b) are formed in mutually different directions. The slits (13a), (13b) are formed so as to surround the anchor bolts (9) (holes of the base plate (5)). More specifically, the anchor bolts (9) are surrounded from a plurality of directions by the slits (13a), (13b) formed in a plurality of different directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: SENQCIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hidenori Tanaka, Kumiko Masuda, Ikumi Hayashi
  • Patent number: 10844591
    Abstract: A building panel system is provided that includes a perimeter frame; a main beam attached to the perimeter frame; a carrier attached to the main beam, the carrier having a plurality of identical hook members, each of the hook members having a protruding hooking portion on only a first side of the hook member, and a non-hooking portion on a second side of the hook member, the second side being opposite the first side; and a plurality of panels removably attached to the carrier, each of the panels being attached to the carrier by engaging one of the hooking portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: AWI Licensing LLC
    Inventors: Scott D. Harnish, Todd M. Bergman, Ryan D. Hanuschak, Jonathan P. Van Dore
  • Patent number: 10844592
    Abstract: A ground cover strip is provided for use with a modular home skirting system to provide ground cover for protecting the skirting system during grounds maintenance and for suppressing vegetation. The ground cover strip includes flexible straight and corner pieces laid end-to-end on the ground surface around a perimeter of the modular home. The ground cover strip has a bottom, an outer edge, an inner edge, and a top between the outer and inner edges. The top has an open channel formed therein which faces upwardly and receives a base of a ground channel member. The top also has an outer portion that slopes downwardly from the open channel to the outer edge. Anchoring spikes are driven through the base of the ground channel member and the ground cover strip and into the ground to anchor the ground cover strip and the ground channel member to the ground.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Inventor: Jose A. Jimenez
  • Patent number: 10844593
    Abstract: An extendable arm is comprised of a plurality of cross units arranged in one direction with adjacent ones of the cross units being pivotally coupled at their ends via end coupling shafts. Each of the cross units is comprised of first and second rigid members crossing each other in an X shape and pivotally coupled at their intersection via a middle coupling shaft. The extendable arm includes an engaging protrusion and an engaging recess which move toward each other as the extendable arm extends and fit together when the extendable arm extends to a predetermined length.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: FUJIMIY ASEISAKUSHO CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Norimichi Matsuoka
  • Patent number: 10844594
    Abstract: An adjustable barrier for use with a building having a door frame with a door frame opening, a track assembly, and a garage door positioned between the track assembly to selectively cover the door frame opening, the adjustable barrier comprising a barrier bracket and an extendable barrier panel. The adjustable barrier is adapted to seal off a garage door gap located between the garage door and the door frame, and is positioned between the door frame and the track to create a barrier preventing a pest from bypassing the garage door and entering the building through the garage door gap. The extendable barrier panel selectively extends and retracts to adjust to the distance between the track and the door frame, and may further be tapered to allow the adjustable barrier to maintain contact with the track when the track curves away from the door frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Inventor: Thomas Scott
  • Patent number: 10844595
    Abstract: Embodiments of a system and a method for manufacturing a cementitious panel can be used to produce a cementitious panel having a multi-layer air/water barrier membrane assembly. The layers of the membrane can be built up via a series of applicator stations applying a fluid composition using roll coating, for example. Between applicator stations the applied layer of fluid composition can be subjected to drying conditions via infrared heating. To help protect from the deleterious effects of infrared heating, the cementitious panel can be conveyed through a cooling tunnel after each drying section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: United States Gypsum Company
    Inventors: Jeffrey William Donelan, Steven Richmond, Chris C. Lee, Michael P. Shake, Jenner Omodt, Serguei Zelepouga, Yanfei Peng
  • Patent number: 10844596
    Abstract: A structural member acts for distance keeping, stiffening and load-supporting structural framing between a first building structure and a second building structure across which there exists a temperature differential, for example the inner and outer casings of an air handling unit supported externally of the building so as to be exposed to outdoor weather. The structural member has a web portion spanning between mounting portions connecting opposing first and second edges of the web portion to the first and second building structures respectively. A plurality of slots are penetrated through the web portion at spaced apart locations relative to one another to be primarily non-parallel to the first and second edges. Some of the material bridges between the slots require heat transfer across the bridge to travel opposite to the direction of the temperature gradient direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: Price Industries Limited
    Inventor: Lance Laufer
  • Patent number: 10844597
    Abstract: A pedestal for supporting a partition and a method for a partition. The pedestal includes a base for mounting onto a floor, the base having a peripheral outer surface. The pedestal also includes a body having a first end opposite a second end and an inner surface proximate the first end interfacing with the base peripheral outer surface. A cap is coupled to the body proximate the second end, and a bracket is coupled to the cap for coupling with a partition. The method includes connecting a base to a floor, coupling a body of to the base, coupling a sleeve to the base on which is coupled a bracket, and coupling the partition to the bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: BOBRICK WASHROOM EQUIPMENT, INC.
    Inventor: Dikran Babikian
  • Patent number: 10844598
    Abstract: A ceiling panel according to the present invention has opposed translucent membranes secured in a tensioned state across a perimeter frame. The frame includes frame members that are designed to oppose inward bowing of the perimeter frame caused by the tensioned membranes. The frame members have a side profile shaped to conceal a grid support network with the lower translucent member extending across and about a lower edge of the perimeter frame. The invention also includes a modified structure for supporting of translucent panels below a grid network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: CertainTeed Canada, Inc.
    Inventors: Ali Chitsaz, Martin Gerkes
  • Patent number: 10844599
    Abstract: A ceiling beam grid is an open grid constructed from beams of a few standard sizes that are connected together by connection blocks at the intersections of the beams. The connection blocks are suspended from the structural ceiling of the room by means of an anchor and hanger and are spaced in a grid pattern to accommodate the standard size beams between adjacent connection blocks. The standard size beams are then attached to and supported between the connection blocks. The beams are connected to the connection blocks by a vertical tongue and groove connection. The tongue and groove connection provides a sliding connection that allows the beams to be easily connected and disconnected from the connection blocks without the need of tools. Consequently, the ceiling beam grid can be easily reconfigured to accommodate changes in the room below.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: Price Industries Limited
    Inventors: Julian Rimmer, Jordan Hiebert, Marc Louis Hebert, Sylvia Bistrong, Alexandra Fom, Gustavo Cardero, Dan Ducharme, Srivani Bahumanyam
  • Patent number: 10844600
    Abstract: A shear connector for use with insulated concrete panels. The shear connector comprises an elongated core member that includes a first end and a second end, and a flanged end-piece removably secured to one of the first end or the second end of the core member. At least a portion of the flanged end-piece includes a maximum diameter that is larger than a maximum diameter of the core member. The shear connector is configured to transfer shear forces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Inventor: Joel Foderberg
  • Patent number: 10844601
    Abstract: It is desired to find a new class of adhesion promoters to adhere the granules to the asphalt. Generally, the application is directed to an article comprising a substrate and a coating on the substrate, wherein the coating comprises a polyolefin. The substrate may be a roofing granule. In certain embodiments, the polyolefin is a chemically modified polyolefin. In some embodiments, the coating comprises a photocatalytic material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Feng Bai, Rachael A. T. Gould, Mark T. Anderson
  • Patent number: 10844602
    Abstract: A roof vent for supporting a solar panel is provided. The roof vent includes a vent member and a solar panel support element. The vent member is sized and shaped to mimic the appearance of a roof cover element. The vent member includes an upper portion and a lower portion, the upper portion separated from the lower portion by a gap. The solar panel support element is attached to the vent member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Inventor: Gregory S. Daniels
  • Patent number: 10844603
    Abstract: The invention provides a generally horizontal roof deck having a corner and two parapet walls meeting at the corner. A roofing membrane has a major portion adhered to the roof deck and a side portion adhered to the first parapet wall and an end portion adhered to the second parapet wall. A bead of caulk is located between the side portion and the end portion and a respective parapet wall. Termination bars are affixed to the each of the parapet walls by axially driven pins that capture the termination bars on top of the respective side or end portions along their upper edges. Also disclosed is a method for constructing a roof deck using termination bars and axially driven pins that do not require predrilled holes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: Pro Fastening Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Donal H. Egan
  • Patent number: 10844604
    Abstract: A method and system for aligning shingles on a roof using alignment marks placed directly on drip edges, limiting the need for stand-alone measurement devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: Roofers Advantage Products, LLC
    Inventors: Jonny E Folkersen, Benjamin J Folkersen
  • Patent number: 10844605
    Abstract: An awning assembly and method is provided that includes an awning connection system coupling an awning canopy to a support structure. The awning connection system comprises a rolling assembly operably connected to the awning canopy, a lock bearing coupled to the rolling assembly, and an end cap, comprising a lock, coupled to the rolling assembly. Wherein, the rolling assembly comprises an unlocked mode, wherein the lock bearing is free from contact with the lock, and a locked mode, wherein the lock bearing is in contact with the lock.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: Carefree/Scott Fetzer Company
    Inventors: Scott Patrick Thompson, Travis S. Titus
  • Patent number: 10844606
    Abstract: A timber frame structure includes a plurality of support posts. A first mounting surface extends between a first pair of the plurality of support posts and a second mounting surface extends between a second pair of the plurality of support posts. A plurality of arches is mounted to the structure at the first mounting surface and the second mounting surface. Each of the plurality of arches is self-supporting and comprises a first curved rafter and a second curved rafter connected at a key beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Inventors: Bradley Jay Lavery, Joseph Hyrum Thompson
  • Patent number: 10844607
    Abstract: A clip for mounting a furring channel to a support structure, the clip having a body portion attachable relative to the support structure, at least one connection portion extending transversely from the body portion, each of the at least one connection portion has two opposed connection positions adapted to connect to the furring channel, at least one leg portion extending transversely from the body portion away from the at least one connection portion, and a foot portion extending transversely from each of the at least one leg portion, wherein in use, when the body portion is attached relative to the support structure, each foot portion is proximal to the support structure and each of the at least one connection portion is distal to the support structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: Rocheway Pty Ltd
    Inventor: Graeme Potter
  • Patent number: 10844608
    Abstract: A cladding system for covering an exterior wall is provided. The cladding system includes a panel for assembling on the exterior wall and an anchor for securing the panel to the exterior wall. The panel has a body with channels formed on a rear side thereof for draining water on an interior surface of the channel which is spaced away from the exterior wall. The anchor comprises tabs for fitting in to the channels and preventing a pull-out and/or a push-in of the panel relative to the exterior wall. The anchor cooperates with the panel to direct water into the drainage channels, and to define a continuous drainage path from top to bottom of the cladding system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: Oldcastle Building Products Canada Inc.
    Inventors: Frédéric Ausseur, Michel Bouchard, Bertin Castonguay, Nader Assad, Martin Latour
  • Patent number: 10844609
    Abstract: A building rail system. The system includes large and small building rails capable of forming flush connections at varied angles. The flush connection of the rails eliminates an extra layer of space that would otherwise exist if the rails had to be offset to form a connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Inventor: Jimmy Keith Yeary, Jr.
  • Patent number: 10844610
    Abstract: The invention relates to a multi-purpose tile system, in particular a floor tile system, comprising a plurality of multi-purpose tiles, in particular floor tiles, wall tiles, or ceiling tiles. The invention also relates to a tile covering, in particular floor covering, ceiling covering, or wall covering, consisting of mutually coupled tiles according to the invention. The invention further relates to a tile for use in multi-purpose tile system according to the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: I4F Licensing NV
    Inventor: Eddy Alberic Boucké
  • Patent number: 10844611
    Abstract: A building panel offset adjustment and leveling system permits precise mounting of panel extrusion channels, and thereby the panels, onto the surface of a building. In a particular embodiment, a slotted spool race along the under surface of each extrusion channel mates with a threaded spool having a first flange slidably received within the spool race and a second flange coupled to the first flange by a threaded collar. The second flange articulates between a proximate position closest to the race and a distal position, providing a continuous offset adjustment range between said extrusion channel and the building. In one or more alternate embodiments, columns of coaxially mated shims replace the spool and provide incremental, graded offset adjustment. In each embodiment, a hollow bore through the offset adjustment system accepts a fastener which affixes the extrusion channel to the building and clamps the adjustment system into its selected offset position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Inventors: Michael Sean Franklin, Thomas Merle Shingler
  • Patent number: 10844612
    Abstract: Floorboards provided with a mechanical locking system including a locking strip protruding from a first edge of a first floorboard. The locking strip is provided with a locking element configured to cooperate with a locking groove at a lower side of a second edge of a second floorboard for locking the first edge and the second edge in a horizontal direction. The first edge and the second edge are configured to be assembled by a vertical downward motion of the second edge towards the first edge. The second edge is provided with a calibrating groove adjacent the locking groove. Also, a method for producing a mechanical locking system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: VALINGE INNOVATION AB
    Inventor: Christian Boo
  • Patent number: 10844613
    Abstract: The invention relates to a paver supporting apparatus. The paver supporting apparatus has a pedestal with a top plate. A modular grid is positioned on the top plate and has a ballast receiving opening and a ballast is located in the ballast receiving opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: Hanover Prest-Paving Company
    Inventors: Kevin Repasky, Brian Repasky
  • Patent number: 10844614
    Abstract: A multilayer insulating panel is for the installation of an electric heating system having electric heating wires in a subfloor or in a wall of a building. The panel includes a main insulating layer including a first surface and a second opposite surface. A sheet made of polymeric material is operatively associated with one of the first or second surfaces. The sheet has a first face and a second opposite face and includes reliefs equally spaced apart on the first face to fix the electric heating wires on the first face in a reversible manner. A connection layer is fixed to the second face of the sheet. The connection layer is interposed between the second face of the sheet and one of the first surface or the second surface of the main layer following the association of the main insulating layer with the polymeric sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: ELEMENTS S.r.l.
    Inventor: Ugo Faotto
  • Patent number: 10844615
    Abstract: An under deck drainage system is mounted on rail members connected to the bottom of deck stringers in a transverse orientation thereto. The rail members increase incrementally in thickness from the proximal end of the deck to the distal end of the deck where the water is discharged from the under deck drainage system so as to provide proper slope for the drainage of water by the under deck drainage system. A ventilation panel is mounted to the periphery of the deck to enclose the under deck drainage system yet provide an adequate supply of air to the system for drying water therefrom. The ventilation panel is formed with a ventilation portion that is located below the level of the deck stringers, and with a hem portion that has sufficient length to cover the under deck drainage system from view even at the distal end of the deck.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Inventor: Elmer Esh, Jr.
  • Patent number: 10844616
    Abstract: A lightweight composite roofing support system is disclosed. The roofing support system includes a longitudinally-extending core member having a wedge-shaped lateral cross-section, a first side, and a second side, the first side and the second side tapering toward one another at a first predetermined acute angle (?), the core member comprising a core material. The roofing support system also includes a cover layer comprising a cover material, the cover layer disposed on and covering at least one of the first side and the second side, the cover material being substantially more compressible than the core material, the core member and cover layer comprising a first roofing support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: PHIL SQUARED ROOF JACK SYSTEMS LLC
    Inventors: Philip F Rashid, Phillip A Tesolin
  • Patent number: 10844617
    Abstract: A support brace having two complementary sections that are matingly received in the opposite sides of the opening of a window frame to be installed in a poured concrete wall. The two complementary brace sections are secured together to form a bracing structure that is matingly received in the interior opening of a window frame. The width of the support brace is adjustable at a number of selected widths to accommodate window frames of selected widths. Both the inside section of the brace and the outside section of the brace have slotted plates that overlap each other so they can be pinned together to hold the two sections of the support brace at a predetermined and adjustable distance apart corresponding to the width of the window frame being installed. The support brace has both tie slots bars for receiving concrete form ties used with metal forms, and fastener brackets for attachments to wooden forms by nails and screws.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: MONARCH MATERIALS GROUP, INC.
    Inventors: Ahmad Ahmad, Roelof Jan Siepel
  • Patent number: 10844618
    Abstract: An adjustable support for use in shuttering formwork comprising a base member, a shuttering contact member, and a bracing member, wherein the base member, the shuttering contact member and the bracing member are engaged hingedly with one another. The bracing member is engaged securably with the shuttering contact member and the base member. The bracing member is adjustable, such that adjustment of the bracing member causes rotation of the shuttering contact member about the base member. Also disclosed is a method for supporting shuttering comprising providing one or more adjustable supports as described above, affixing the or each base member to a substantially static object, assembling the or each bracing member and the or each shuttering contact member as described above, adjusting the or each bracing member and attaching the or each shuttering to the or each shuttering contact member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: Fast-Form Systems Ltd
    Inventor: Tony White
  • Patent number: 10844619
    Abstract: A system for monitoring tension forces of tendons disposed inside a concrete structure in post-tensioning includes a hydraulic jack coupled to one tendon at one end of the concrete structure to apply the tension force to the tendon by means of the forward movement of a piston; a hydraulic pump connected to the hydraulic jack by means of a hydraulic pressure supply pipe to supply a hydraulic pressure to the hydraulic jack; a digital elongation length measurement sensor disposed on the hydraulic jack to measure the elongation length of the piston; a measurement unit having a data logger adapted to receive and store the elongation length data measured by the digital elongation length measurement sensor and to send the elongation length data to a main server; a digital pressure measurement sensor disposed on the hydraulic pressure supply pipe of the hydraulic pump; and a control module adapted to receive the elongation length data from the data logger or the main server, calculate the tension force, compensate fo
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignees: SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY R&DB FOUNDATION, TOTAL PS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Thomas Hyun Koo Kang, Kee Nam Jeong
  • Patent number: 10844620
    Abstract: A swimming pool including a movable bottom, side walls and a movable platform defining the bathing volume. The platform, actuated by a system, passes from a submerged position to a raised position in the air to close the bathing volume. A peripheral flow conduit, arranged at the periphery of the bathing volume and the side walls, has an upper mouth system and a lower mouth system communicating with the bathing volume. The pool has a main water tank containing water from the overflow, a secondary tank for collecting the overflow, a pump system linking buffer tanks and continuously supplying the overflow, and a water collection system. The water collection system extends the periphery of the bathing volume and passes from a low position when the platform is static to a high position when the platform moves, providing a peripheral anti-overflow barrier and constituting the upper mouth system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: TECHNO-POOL
    Inventor: Michel Stock
  • Patent number: 10844621
    Abstract: A filter door for an autonomous, submersible vehicle is disclosed. The filter door includes a living hinge that biases the panel to a closed position. The living hinge may be provided by mesh that extends beyond the periphery of a panel to create a living hinge. The mesh may also prevent dirt and debris from entering or escaping around a pivot edge of the panel. This increases the life span of the filter door and the cleaning efficiency of the autonomous, submersible vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: ZODIAC POOL SYSTEMS LLC
    Inventors: Aleksandr Klebanov, Ethan Hanan
  • Patent number: 10844623
    Abstract: A socket mounted post system including a post with a hollow base portion attached to a spring mechanism. The spring mechanism includes a pillar, the pillar having a finger extending from the hollow base portion. The finger is engageable with a socket that is mountable in a floor. The spring mechanism allows the post to flex angularly relative to a vertical orientation of the post.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: Visiontron Corporation
    Inventors: Joseph N. Torsiello, Bryan T. Torsiello
  • Patent number: 10844624
    Abstract: An enclosure having an opening that allows access to a space formed by the enclosure, a door that covers the opening, wherein the door includes a pair of rigid edges, and a vertical living hinge that attaches the door to a portion of the enclosure. The enclosure may have a horizontal living hinge that allows the pair of rigid edges to fold with respect to each other. The door may have a plurality of stiffening members to form the pair of rigid edges. The enclosure may have a plurality of stiffening members in the enclosure wall, located proximate to the opening. The plurality of stiffening members in the enclosure wall may be positioned to substantially align with the plurality of stiffening members in the door, so as to cover the opening and form a seal between the door and the enclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: PLANO MOLDING COMPANY, LLC
    Inventors: Jay Robert, Ryan Kubica
  • Patent number: 10844625
    Abstract: A net support system for supporting a net may include a support pole configured to hold up a net, one or more stakes configured to hold the net to a ground surface; and a shape disrupter configured to interface with the support pole and to hold up the net. The support pole and each of the one or more stakes are non-metallic, non-conductive, and radar transparent. Each of the one or more stakes may have a central rib. A storage case may be provided for storing the plurality of shape disrupters, the plurality of support poles, and the plurality of stakes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: SAAB BARRACUDA LLC
    Inventor: David W. Annas
  • Patent number: 10844626
    Abstract: Disclosed are a telescopic stand column and a tent having same. The telescopic stand column comprises an inner tube and an outer tube sleevedly connected to each other, and a lock mechanism fixing the inner tube and the outer tube together. The inner tube has an open end portion inserted to the outer tube, and at least one side wall of the open end portion is opened with a strip-shaped opening. The lock mechanism comprises a tensioning component providing a tension to expand the open end portion outward along a direction perpendicular to a length direction of the inner tube, and a matching assembly fixed to the open end portion to fit with the tensioning component. Operation holes corresponding to the tensioning component are provided on side walls of the inner tube and outer tube. The telescopic stand column of the present disclosure facilitates operation, and increases a load-carrying capacity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: WEIZI E-COMMERCE (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shengyong Yang, Jing Bian
  • Patent number: 10844627
    Abstract: The invention relates to pocket door hardware. Devices are disclosed that include a plate configured to fit over a surface pull of a pocket door, and members protruding from the plate away from the broad plane of the door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Inventor: Kent Herman
  • Patent number: 10844628
    Abstract: A push-pull passage lock housing comprises upper and lower housings, and first and second connecting components. The upper and lower housings are connected to form a housing with a middle protuberance. The first connecting component is sleeved on the housing and located at one side of the protuberance, while the second connecting component is sleeved on the housing and located at the other side of the protuberance. The first and second connecting components are fastened together. The push-pull passage lock housing facilitates installation and improves assembly efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: CMECH (GUANGZHOU) LTD.
    Inventor: Jia Sen Qiu
  • Patent number: 10844629
    Abstract: Determining a position of a deadbolt used to lock and unlock a door is disclosed. An electromechanical lock can include a deadbolt that can retract or extend along a linear path as the door is to be locked and unlocked. A sensor such as an accelerometer can rotate along a non-linear path as the deadbolt moves along a linear path. The accelerometer can determine a gravity vector that can be indicative of a position of the accelerometer along the non-linear path. A controller can then determine a position of the deadbolt based on the gravity vector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: LEVEL HOME, INC.
    Inventors: John H. Martin, Kenneth D. Goto, Thomas E. King, Jordan R. Fountain, Wael S. Barakat
  • Patent number: 10844630
    Abstract: A pin tumbler cylinder lock that is virtually pick proof comprises a cylinder housing having a single bore and a cylinder key plug arranged in the single bore. The pin tumbler cylinder lock also comprises a cutout having a predetermined shape in a predetermined portion of the housing. The pin tumbler cylinder lock also includes a lockout sleeve arranged over the cylinder key plug wherein the lockout sleeve may rotate within the cutout to create a lockout mode for the pin tumbler cylinder lock when a lock picking attempt is occurring thereon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Inventor: Matthew Trupiano