Patents Issued in April 20, 2021
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Patent number: 10980285Abstract: An electronic cigarette and a control method therefor are provided. The electronic cigarette includes: an atomizing chamber and a cigarette liquid reservoir, configured for storing cigarette liquid; an electric pump, configured for pumping the cigarette liquid in the atomizing chamber to the cigarette liquid reservoir, and for pumping the cigarette liquid in the cigarette liquid reservoir to the atomizing chamber; and a control board electrically connected to the electric pump, the control board being configured to control an operation of the electric pump. By using the electronic cigarette and the control method for the electronic cigarette, the cigarette liquid can be controlled and the liquid leakage can be prevented.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2017Date of Patent: April 20, 2021Assignee: JOYETECH EUROPE HOLDING GMBHInventor: Weihua Qiu
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Patent number: 10980286Abstract: An atomizer includes a top cover, a bottom seat, and an atomizing assembly mounted between the top cover and the bottom seat. The top cover includes a mouthpiece and a liquid injection member mounted on one end of the mouthpiece. The atomizing assembly includes a first pressing ring and a fixing member fixed on one end of the first pressing ring. The fixing member is sleeved on the liquid injection member, and the liquid injection member is able to move along an axial direction of the atomizer, to cause the liquid injection member separating apart from the first pressing ring for adding cigarette liquid. An aerosol generating apparatus with the atomizer is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2019Date of Patent: April 20, 2021Assignee: JOYETECH EUROPE HOLDING GMBHInventor: Weihua Qiu
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Patent number: 10980287Abstract: An aerosol-generating system may include a liquid storage portion, a vaporizer, and a pump. The liquid storage portion may be configured to store a liquid aerosol-forming substrate. The vaporizer may be configured to volatilize the liquid aerosol-forming substrate. The pump may be configured to pump air into the liquid storage portion so as to push out a volume of the liquid aerosol-forming substrate from the liquid storage portion and to supply the volume of the liquid aerosol-forming substrate to the vaporizer. A method for generating an aerosol may be performed with the system.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2020Date of Patent: April 20, 2021Assignee: Altria Client Services LLCInventors: Ben Mazur, Eva Saade Latorre, Alain Tabasso
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Patent number: 10980288Abstract: An anchor assembly adapted for removable securement to a garment having a first surface and a second surface, the anchor assembly including: a tube including a length, a first end, a second end and a first slit extending from the first end of the tube along the length of the tube to a location between the first end and second end of the tube; an elongated core including a leading end; and a tab extending from the leading end of the elongated core, wherein the anchor assembly is secured to the garment by disposing the tube with the first slit of the tube facing the second surface of the garment and sliding the elongated core and the tab engulfed in the garment from the first surface into the tube with the tab disposed through the first slit such that the anchor assembly is secured to the garment.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2020Date of Patent: April 20, 2021Inventor: James G Halbert
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Patent number: 10980289Abstract: An article of clothing for wear under a pair of trousers or the like, the article of clothing including a loose fit boxer underwear structure and a support structure nested within the boxer underwear structure. The support structure includes a pouch for supporting male genitals.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2016Date of Patent: April 20, 2021Inventor: Oriya Ng
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Patent number: 10980290Abstract: A garment has a main body part 20 having a pair of collar parts 10 and a waistline part 40 positioned below the collar parts 10, two swinging sleeve parts 30 coupled to the main body part 20 and an obi part 100 wound around the waistline part 40. One of the collar parts 10 is fixed to the other. The swinging sleeve part 30 has a plurality of swinging sleeve convex-concave parts 35 extending in a direction perpendicular to a direction from a root 30a to a sleeve opening 30b.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2017Date of Patent: April 20, 2021Inventor: Beji Sasaki
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Patent number: 10980291Abstract: An adjustable suit is provided and comprises fabric selected from the group consisting of single or multi-ply polymeric fabric and fabric from natural fibers. The adjustable suit includes a waist section having a front portion and a back portion and a waist section circumference, and a leg section including a pair of legs, each of the legs having a leg opening therein. Each of the leg openings has a leg opening circumference. The adjustable suit includes first, second, third and fourth adjustable members extending along the waist and leg sections. The first and second adjustable members are positioned on one side of a sagittal plane extending longitudinally along the waist and leg sections, and the third and fourth adjustable members are positioned on an opposite side of the sagittal plane of the suit and extend along the waist and leg sections.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2018Date of Patent: April 20, 2021Assignee: INZER ADVANCE DESIGNS, INC.Inventor: John Inzer
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Patent number: 10980292Abstract: In an embodiment of the present disclosure, a garment for regulating a temperature of a wearer is provided. The garment includes a fabric configured to be worn by the wearer. The fabric includes channels parallel to a primary surface of the fabric. The garment includes a branched tube network for circulating a working fluid. The branched tube network is disposed in the channels of the fabric. The branched tube network includes a plurality of tubes wherein at least one end of each tube of the plurality of tubes is branched and connected to two daughter tubes, or more, the connection having a branch angle of between 1 and 359 degrees, inclusive. The tube network has at least two levels of branches.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2017Date of Patent: April 20, 2021Assignee: Cornell UniversityInventors: Jintu Fan, Dahua Shou, Huiju Park
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Patent number: 10980293Abstract: The present invention relates to a protective upper and lower body assemblies and protective suit comprising the same. The protective upper body assembly comprises a ventral and a dorsal padding panels, a left and a right shoulder fasteners, and a left and a right flank fasteners. Each of the ventral and the dorsal padding panels include at least two layers of resiliently compressible material and one layer of breathable material. The protective lower assembly comprises a left and a right upper thigh portions, a left and a right lower thigh portions, a left and a right knee shells, a left and a right lower leg portions, and a left and a right feet shells.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2018Date of Patent: April 20, 2021Assignee: PRODUCTION PASSAU INCInventors: Hugo Beaudry, Alain Beaudry, Eric Lemieux
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Patent number: 10980294Abstract: A leg-protecting apparatus is arranged in close contact with a body surface of a wearer to cover a thigh, a knee, and a calf of the wearer, including a biomechanically protecting strap arranged to correspond with structural locations and paths of tendons and ligaments of the knee and muscles proximal thereto during an exercise process. The strap comprises a cruciate ligament protecting strap, a patellar tendon protecting strap, a thigh muscle group protecting strap, and a calf muscle group protecting strap. Elastic moduli of the cruciate ligament protecting strap and the patellar tendon protecting strap has a step-change upon a change in a fabric tensile ratio caused by the knee bending of the wearer, wherein the step-change occurs after an initial low tensile modulus stage, during a tensile sudden-change stage, and before a high tensile modulus stage transitioning between the stages as knee angle decreases.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2015Date of Patent: April 20, 2021Assignee: The Hong Kong Research Institute of Textiles and Apparel LimitedInventors: Yi Li, Yinglei Lin, Shu Sun, Xiao Han, Jinyun Zhou, Xuyong Cao, Yueping Guo, Jiao Jiao, Ru Lv, Qing Ye
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Patent number: 10980295Abstract: A color splash effect is established by a darker backdrop color of an outer surface of a liquid proof and heat resistant glove in the event that a portion of the glove ruptures or fails. The color splash effect is accomplished by a lighter and brighter color being visible through the rupture in the glove. The lighter and brighter color may be formed on or as part of a protective member positioned beneath the outer layer. The protective member also protects the wearer against sharp objects contacting the outer layer of the glove and moving over the protective member. Some embodiments provide that the protective member is in a thumb crotch region of the glove.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2017Date of Patent: April 20, 2021Assignee: Summit Glove Inc.Inventor: James L. Hull
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Patent number: 10980296Abstract: A flat mounting plate frictionally engages a protective facemask body inner surface, surrounds a first opening, at least partially, and defines a second opening that is co-extensive with the first opening, at least partially. A flat retaining plate frictionally engages the protective facemask body outer surface, surrounds the first opening, at least partially, and defines a third opening that is co-extensive with the first opening, at least partially. A tubular spacer is positioned between the flat mounting plate and the flat retaining plate inserted into the first opening to define a passageway connecting the second opening to the third opening for nourishment to flow therethrough. A gasket is positioned between the flat mounting plate and the flat retaining plate to seal the passageway. The flat mounting plate and the flat retaining plate define jaws for gripping the protective facemask body to hold the port assembly in place.Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 2020Date of Patent: April 20, 2021Inventor: Tracy Hosac
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Patent number: 10980297Abstract: A protective face shield with respirator including a face shield sized to cover some or all of the face and a respirator attached to the back side of the plastic shield. The respirator can include a substantially tubular, compressible foam mask with one end of the tubular mask bonded to the back side of the plastic shield and the other end of the tubular mask oriented rearward creating a rear surface for engaging with the face and surrounding the nose and mouth. The tubular mask can include at least one ventilation opening that traverse through the wall of the tubular mask and a ribbon (e.g., strip) of air filter media that wraps at least partially around the outside of the tubular mask covering some or all of the outside surface of the mask.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2020Date of Patent: April 20, 2021Assignee: Augustine Biomedical + Design, LLCInventors: Scott D. Augustine, Randall C. Arnold, Garrett J. Augustine
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Patent number: 10980298Abstract: A glove structure of the present invention has a glove palm, a glove back and an edging. The edging is a bent sheet and has an upper side edge and a lower side edge, wherein the lower and upper side edges are respectively adhered to the glove palm and the glove back via joining regions, and the lower and upper side edges bend toward the glove palm. Thus, the whole glove structure bends along a direction being from the glove back to the glove back to make the glove structure be a ergonomics structure which the fingers bend toward the glove palm when the human hand is under a working state or a general state without force.Type: GrantFiled: December 31, 2018Date of Patent: April 20, 2021Assignee: Shanghai Jin Feng Yu Glove Co., Ltd.Inventors: Wenlan Cai, Zhibin Li, Ning Li
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Patent number: 10980299Abstract: A bottom garment for providing comfort to the wearer. The bottom garment may include a front panel and a back panel, both the front panel and the back panel formed of a high weft-stretch fabric. The bottom garment may also include a garment lining formed of a higher weft-stretch fabric, low weight fabric attached on the inside of the panels inside of the garment, above a crotch point of the bottom garment. The stretch in the weft direction of the garment lining is greater than a stretch in the weft direction of the front panel and the back panel. The stretch in the warp direction of the garment lining is less than the stretch in the weft direction of the garment lining. The bottom garment may further include an elastic support band for maintaining the position of the garment when the garment is worn.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2018Date of Patent: April 20, 2021Assignee: Wrangler Apparel Corp.Inventors: Whitney Neary, Amber Burke, Angela Kathleen Primavera, Hannah Alice Palmer, Shawn Tilson Mueller, Robert Owen, Ye Ren De, Surendar Sihag, Yu Hui Bin, John D. Lindquist, Steven Charles Miller
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Patent number: 10980300Abstract: A stitch structure has a first surface, a second surface, and includes: a first fabric having a first end section; a second fabric having a second end section; a first stitching that extends in a direction substantially parallel to the direction of extension of the first end section; a second stitching that extends in a direction substantially parallel to the direction of extension of the second end section; a third stitching; and a tape-shaped member. Additionally, a first thread and a second thread is arranged in the first stitching and the second stitching, respectively, to repeatedly return across and penetrate the first fabric and the second fabric, in the thickness direction thereof. A decorative thread is arranged in the third stitching to repeatedly span between at least the first thread and the second thread and the tape-shaped member is binding the first fabric and the second fabric.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2015Date of Patent: April 20, 2021Assignee: GOLDWIN INC.Inventors: Ryota Ito, Keiko Takenami, Kazuhiro Kemma
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Patent number: 10980301Abstract: A hair accessory includes bundled synthetic braiding hair. The bundled synthetic braiding hair can include a first bundle of synthetic hair strands having a first length, a second bundle of synthetic hair strands having a second length that is shorter than the first length. Other bundles with different lengths can be included as well. A binder can be coupled about a waist of the bundled synthetic braiding hair. When the bundled synthetic braiding hair is folded about the binder, the different strand lengths work to define a substantially cardioid shaped perimeter of the bundled synthetic braiding hair.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2020Date of Patent: April 20, 2021Assignee: JBS Hair Inc.Inventors: Eddie K Jhin, Jae Hoon Lee
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Patent number: 10980302Abstract: Software and lasers are used in finishing apparel to produce a desired wear pattern or other design. A technique includes determining a fabric's response to a laser, capturing an initial image of a wear pattern on a garment, and processing the initial image to obtain a working image in grayscale. The working image is further processed to obtain a difference image by comparing each pixel relative to a dark reference. The difference image is converted to a laser values image by using the previously determined fabric response to the laser.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2019Date of Patent: April 20, 2021Assignee: Levi Strauss & Co.Inventors: James Barton Sights, Jennifer Schultz, Christopher Schultz
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Patent number: 10980304Abstract: A clip for mounting on a hat brim includes a first panel and a second panel. The first and second panels respectively have a length, width, top surface, bottom surface, proximal end and distal end. The first panel and second panel are each resiliently connected at their distal ends to a nose segment. The second panel has a wedge-shaped portion in which the width of the wedge-shaped portion increases from the distal end of the panel toward the proximal end of the panel. A first light system connects to the first panel. The first light system has at least one light emitter. A second light system depends from the second panel. The second light system has at least one light emitter.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2018Date of Patent: April 20, 2021Assignee: Volmer Enterprises, Inc.Inventor: Jason R. Volmer
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Patent number: 10980305Abstract: A system for adjustably and removably attaching a shroud to a helmet. The shroud for use with a helmet has a top shroud configured to attach to the helmet; an inner shroud configured to attach to the top shroud. The inner shroud has a band configured to tighten around a user's neck and an outer shroud configured to removably attach to the top shroud. The outer shroud is further configured to cover a user's shoulders. The shroud also has one or more removable attachments, wherein the top shroud attaches to the helmet via the one or more removable attachments.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2018Date of Patent: April 20, 2021Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.Inventors: Jana Bacinska, Tanguy Prevot, Stanislav Maliarik
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Patent number: 10980306Abstract: An embodiment of a safety helmet for protecting the human head against repetitive impacts, moderate impacts and severe impacts so as to significantly reduce the likelihood of both translational and rotational brain injury and concussions includes an outer shell, an outer liner disposed within and coupled to the outer shell, and an inner liner disposed within and coupled in spaced opposition to the outer liner by a plurality of isolation dampers for omnidirectional movement of the inner liner relative to the outer liner and the outer shell.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2017Date of Patent: April 20, 2021Assignee: 6D HELMETS, LLCInventors: Robert Weber, Robert Daniel Reisinger
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Patent number: 10980307Abstract: A helmet system includes: a helmet shell; right and left bottom guards; a head strap comprising a head band and a plurality of flexible tethers, including a main tether stem and a tether connector, including a connector stem and a connector blocking member, such that the flexible tethers protrude from an outer periphery of the head band and are connected to tether apertures in the helmet shell. The head band can optionally include an opening with a band lock, and right and left upward curved sections. The helmet system can optionally include shoulder pads.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2018Date of Patent: April 20, 2021Inventor: Thomas M. Stade
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Patent number: 10980308Abstract: A helmet has a helmet shell. The helmet shell defines an inner space and a passage. The passage has an open end. The passage fluidly communicates with the inner space via the open end. The helmet further comprises an electrical heating device. The electrical heating device is disposed within the helmet shell for heating the passage.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2017Date of Patent: April 20, 2021Assignee: BOMBARDIER RECREATIONAL PRODUCTS INC.Inventor: Gregory Dutour
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Patent number: 10980309Abstract: A performance footwear, apparel or medical accessory product for hot, cold, and all-weather conditions, the performance footwear, apparel or medical accessory product comprised of a series of material layers having: a first layer of a breathable, moisture transfer, antimicrobial inner lining, fabric or nonwoven material or a combination of fabric or nonwoven material; a second layer comprising a breathable, moisture transfer, absorbent, antimicrobial, mechanically bonded, antimicrobial, nonwoven material comprised of shaped, channeled, grooved and lobed synthetic polymer fibers, antimicrobial silver polymer fibers and natural and synthetic, thermal and cooling fibers wherein the fiber combinations naturally provide adjustable thermal regulation; and a third exterior layer comprised of a breathable, antimicrobial woven fabric, knitted fabric, spacer fabric, nonwoven material, leather material or a combination thereof.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2017Date of Patent: April 20, 2021Assignee: SOLID WATER HOLDINGSInventor: Baychar
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Patent number: 10980310Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to articles that include one or more coated fiber(s) (i.e., fiber(s) with a cured coating disposed thereon), where the coating includes a matrix of crosslinked polymers and optionally a colorant (e.g., pigment particles or dye or both). The cured coating is a product of crosslinking a coating composition including uncrosslinked polymers (e.g., a dispersion of uncrosslinked polymers in a carrier, wherein the uncrosslinked polymers are crosslinked to form the matrix of crosslinked polymers). The present disclosure is also directed to articles including the coated fibers, methods of forming the coated fibers and articles, and methods of making articles including the coated fibers.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2018Date of Patent: April 20, 2021Assignee: NIKE, Inc.Inventors: Aaron Bartel, Charles R. Edwards, Stefan E. Guest, Christian Alexander Steinbeck
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Patent number: 10980311Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to articles that include a cured coating that includes a matrix of crosslinked polymers and optionally a colorant (e.g., pigment particles or dye or both). The cured coating can include a matrix of crosslinked polymers. The cured coating is a product of crosslinking a coating composition comprising uncrosslinked polymers (e.g., a dispersion of uncrosslinked polymers in a carrier to form the matrix of crosslinked polymers), wherein the uncrosslinked polymers are crosslinked to form the matrix of crosslinked polymers. The matrix of crosslinked polymers can be elastomeric. The present disclosure is also directed to articles including these bladders, methods of forming these bladders, and methods of making articles including these bladders, where the bladders include the cured coating.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2018Date of Patent: April 20, 2021Assignee: NIKE, Inc.Inventor: Charles R. Edwards
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Patent number: 10980312Abstract: A sole structure may include chambers and a transfer channel containing an electrorheological fluid. Electrodes may be positioned to create, in response to a voltage across the electrodes, an electrical field in at least a portion of the electrorheological fluid in the transfer channel. The sole structure may further include a controller including a processor and memory. At least one of the processor and memory may store instructions executable by the processor to perform operations that include maintaining the voltage across the electrodes at one or more flow-inhibiting levels at which flow of the electrorheological fluid the through the transfer channel is blocked, and that further include maintaining the voltage across the electrodes at one or more flow-enabling levels permitting flow of the electrorheological fluid through the transfer channel.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2018Date of Patent: April 20, 2021Assignee: NIKE, Inc.Inventors: Steven H. Walker, Raymond L. Nicoli, Rolando Pausal
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Patent number: 10980313Abstract: An article of footwear including a sole structure attached to an upper defining an internal void configured to receive a foot of a wearer is described. The sole structure includes a sole body portion having a central ridge element located in an aperture in the sole body portion. The central ridge element has a bottom surface configured to contact the ground and move vertically within the aperture. The movement of the central ridge element pushes a top surface of the ridge element attached to a portion of the upper against the foot of the wearer. The central ridge element is arranged approximately centrally between lateral and medial sides in the forefoot region of the sole structure. The central ridge element provide sensory feedback about lateral movement and to the foot of the wearer.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2016Date of Patent: April 20, 2021Assignee: NIKE, Inc.Inventors: James C. Meschter, Kevin W. Hoffer
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Patent number: 10980314Abstract: A sole structure may include chambers and a transfer channel containing an electrorheological fluid. Electrodes may be positioned to create, in response to a voltage across the electrodes, an electrical field in at least a portion of the electrorheological fluid in the transfer channel. The sole structure may further include a controller including a processor and memory. At least one of the processor and memory may store instructions executable by the processor to perform operations that include maintaining the voltage across the electrodes at one or more flow-inhibiting levels at which flow of the electrorheological fluid the through the transfer channel is blocked, and that further include maintaining the voltage across the electrodes at one or more flow-enabling levels permitting flow of the electrorheological fluid through the transfer channel.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2018Date of Patent: April 20, 2021Assignee: NIKE, Inc.Inventors: Steven H. Walker, Raymond L. Nicoli, Rolando Pausal
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Patent number: 10980315Abstract: In a sole structure, a first projection can be deformed more easily toward a heel than tiptoe in a through hole of a sole component, due to a heel side gap which is formed between an inclined surface of the first projection and a wall of the first through hole located closer to the heel.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2017Date of Patent: April 20, 2021Assignee: Mizuno CorporationInventors: Naoki Yoshikawa, Takashi Nakamura
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Patent number: 10980316Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide shoes with good fitting property. The present invention provides a shoe including: a sole 1 which absorbs landing impact; and an upper 2 which covers an instep of a foot. The upper has a first opening 3 through which the foot is inserted when wearing the shoe. The upper 2 is partly or entirely made of a material which has negative Poisson's ratios.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2013Date of Patent: April 20, 2021Assignee: ASICS CORPORATIONInventors: Mai Nonogawa, Masashi Isobe, Seigo Nakaya, Fumitaka Kamifukumoto, Hiroaki Nishimura
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Patent number: 10980317Abstract: The invention relates to systems and methods for creating wound material portions for incorporation into an article of footwear. More particularly, one method of manufacturing at least a portion of an upper for an article of footwear, in accordance with the invention, includes the steps of providing a support structure, providing a fiber delivery system, tacking a first end of a first fiber onto the support structure, moving the support structure with respect to the fiber delivery system to wind the first fiber around the support structure, cutting a second end of the first fiber upon positioning of the first fiber onto the support structure, and treating at least a portion of the first fiber to fixedly hold it in a wound arrangement and form a fabric layer for incorporation into an article of footwear.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2018Date of Patent: April 20, 2021Assignee: New Balance Athletics, Inc.Inventors: Gabriel La O′, Connor James Hutchinson
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Patent number: 10980318Abstract: A process for manufacturing a waterproof and vapor-permeable shoe is provided. In the process, an adhesive layer is provided on a knitted fabric to form a laminate, and a shoe upper unit is formed from the laminate, and has an adhesive component defining an inner space of the shoe upper unit. A shoe lining member, which is worn on a last, is placed into the shoe upper unit to permit a knitted component of the shoe upper unit to be bonded to the shoe lining member through the adhesive component under a heating treatment.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2019Date of Patent: April 20, 2021Assignee: VESSI FOOTWEAR LTD.Inventor: Szu-Kai Wang
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Patent number: 10980319Abstract: A belt having a strap and a reversible belt buckle is provided where the strap has a top surface and a rear surface. The buckle includes an inner frame member having a first end having a slot to receive the first end of the strap and a second end having a first hinge section. The buckle further includes a top member having a rear surface having second hinge section disposed at a central axis. The top member has a pin disposed on the second hinge section. The top member is rotatable about a hinge point from a first position wherein the rear surface of the top member at the first edge faces the front side of the inner frame member, to a second position wherein the rear surface of the top member at the second edge faces the rear side of the inner frame member. The top member substantially covers the entire inner frame member when in use.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2019Date of Patent: April 20, 2021Assignee: Randa Accessories Leather Goods, LLCInventor: Christopher Tahinos
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Patent number: 10980320Abstract: Watch case (1) having a middle (2) provided with a blind hole (20); a first mobile horn (3) for fastening a strand of a bracelet, and provided with a through-hole (33); a first elastic element (31) exerting a force on the horn (3) that tends to push it back into a position with a widened lug distance (d); a push-button (5) traversing said through-hole (33) and engaged in the blind hole (20) in the middle, arranged so as to be able to slide between a locked position, in which the push-button (5) blocks the displacement of the horn (3), and a released position in which the displacement of the horn (3) into pushed-back position is possible, a second elastic element (52) exerting a force on the push-button (5) to push it hack into the locked position.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2018Date of Patent: April 20, 2021Assignee: Carlo Ferrara SAInventor: Martial Voumard
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Patent number: 10980321Abstract: A shade canopy, particularly a shade canopy having an upper canopy and a lower canopy, is described. The shade canopy includes an upper canopy and a lower canopy. The lower canopy includes lower canopy sections radially disposed about a central portion of the upper canopy. Each of the lower canopy sections includes opposing end portions attached to the upper canopy. Each of the lower canopy sections also includes a middle portion extending between the opposing end portions, where the middle portion hangs belong the upper canopy.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2019Date of Patent: April 20, 2021Assignee: Sol Umbra, LLCInventor: Roy Farmer
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Patent number: 10980322Abstract: A sleeve assembly selectively encases and protects an electronic device such as a tablet computer or smart phone. The sleeve assembly is preferably constructed from materials having high impact resistance or toughness qualities. The sleeve assembly includes two substantially identical half shells each of which are constructed from the impact-resistant material and are internally configured or contoured to together define a device-receiving volume operable to simultaneously prevent internal device shift or movement while providing the impact-resistant casing. A first portion of the electronic is receivable in a dorsal volume via ventral sections when the ventral sections are separated from one another, and a second portion of the electronic device is receivable in a ventral volume when the ventral sections are separably attached to one another. The sleeve assembly thus selectively covers and protects the electronic device as received in the dorsal and ventral volumes.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2019Date of Patent: April 20, 2021Assignee: World Richman Manufacturing CorporationInventor: Saharut Sirichai
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Patent number: 10980323Abstract: A storage container for securely holding one or more rings is provided. The storage container includes a base with a base coupling feature that can be coupled to a lid coupling feature of a lid. Both the base and the lid have sidewalls that define respective inner regions. A post extends from a bottom portion of the base and is contained within the base inner region and the lid inner region when the base and lid are coupled together. The storage container consistent with implementations of the current subject matter provides for easy storage of rings on the post and other items that may be loosely held within the inner regions.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2020Date of Patent: April 20, 2021Inventor: Kimberly Ann Schafer
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Patent number: 10980324Abstract: An receptacle with openings for concealing a screen of a mobile electronic device and permitting a user to access and control the mobile electronic device at the discretion of a user is a pouch comprising a color-coded shell with multiple openings and a chamber to house the mobile electronic device therein; and a dividing mechanism that may be engaged or disengaged for converting between a single opening and two openings so that a user may access and control the device housed inside the pouch when the dividing mechanism is engaged. Furthermore, engaging the dividing mechanism may be disengaged by a user or a supervisor with a detacher. A pouch has various colors to represent pre-determined conditions at the discretion of supervisors of an area so they would know which pouch to disengage base on its color. Lastly, the shell of the pouch is constructed from a rectangular sheet of fabric for environmental and cost-saving benefits.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2019Date of Patent: April 20, 2021Inventor: John Nguyen
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Patent number: 10980325Abstract: A telescopic handle for a suitcase having: a fixed plate, which is designed to be fixed to a rear wall of the suitcase; a movable plate, which is coupled to the fixed plate in a sliding manner; a grip, which is fixed to the movable plate, is “U”-shaped, and comprises a handle, which is connected to the movable plate by means of two connection crosspieces, which are arranged at the opposite ends of the handle; and a locking system, which is designed to lock the sliding of the movable plate relative to the fixed plate when it reaches a contracted position and an extended position. The locking system has a control lever, which is arranged inside the grip between the two connection crosspieces and is hinged to the two connection crosspieces so as to rotate around a rotation axis, which is perpendicular to the sliding direction.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2019Date of Patent: April 20, 2021Assignee: FERRARI S.P.A.Inventor: Silvio Minichiello
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Patent number: 10980326Abstract: A hair straightener (HS) comprises a heating unit (HU) for heating hair while exercising a pressure on the hair, a temperature sensor (TS) for measuring a temperature of the heated hair to obtain a measured temperature, and a pressure adjustment unit (PAU) for adjusting the pressure exercised by the heating unit (HU) on the hair, in dependence on the measured temperature. The heating unit (HU) may comprise a pair of heating plates (HP1, HP2) between which hair is clamped, and the pressure adjustment unit (PAU) may be arranged for changing a distance between the heating plates (HP1, HP2). The pressure adjustment unit (PAU) may comprise a motor-operated push tool (W, C) for increasing the distance between the heating plates (HP1, HP2) when the measured temperature exceeds a first threshold temperature. The hair straightener (HS) may comprise a pair of hinged arms (A1, A2) each provided with a respective one of the heating plates (HP1, HP2).Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2019Date of Patent: April 20, 2021Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.Inventor: Chuen Yu Cyrus Pang
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Patent number: 10980327Abstract: A nail polish removal kit includes a bottle, a removable lid on the bottle, a wand extending from the lid into the bottle, and one or more flexible daubers. The bottle has an upper portion having a first diameter, a lower portion having a second diameter that is larger than the first diameter, and a neck portion between the upper portion and the lower portion. The neck portion has a diameter that is less than the diameter of the upper portion and the diameter of the lower portion. A tubular passageway with a constant diameter is provided within the neck portion. The wand has a free end with an opening extending therethrough.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2019Date of Patent: April 20, 2021Inventor: Debra Lynn Barclay
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Patent number: 10980328Abstract: A fingernail clipper safety system for trimming an infant's fingernails includes a pair of fingernail clippers. The pair of fingernail clippers may be manipulated thereby facilitating the fingernail clippers to trim an infant's fingernails. A guard is coupled to the fingernail clippers. The guard is positioned on the movable jaws to abut the infant's fingertip when the fingernail clippers trim the infant's fingernail. Thus, the fingernail clippers are inhibited from cutting the infant's fingertip.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2016Date of Patent: April 20, 2021Inventors: Rami Nikaran, Michael Eftekhar
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Patent number: 10980329Abstract: An acrylic powder dispensing pen providing infection prevention such as COVID-19 and the like eliminates the need for nail dipping into acrylic powder jars at a nail salon. The dispensing pen has ergonomic body and an acrylic powder container configured to be coupled to the ergonomic body. The ergonomic body has a nozzle to dispense acrylic powder during use. A flow control area positioned is configured to be manipulated by the user, via finger pressure, to control of a flow rate of the acrylic powder being dispensed from the nozzle.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2020Date of Patent: April 20, 2021Inventors: Ben Thai Pham, Kristy Tran
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Patent number: 10980330Abstract: A fluid dispenser assembly having a fluid reservoir (R), a dispenser member (5), and a dispenser orifice (62). The fluid reservoir (R) includes a piston (42) movable in leaktight sliding contact in a slide cylinder (41) over a maximum stroke between a start position that corresponds to a substantially full state of the reservoir, and an end position that corresponds to a substantially empty state of the reservoir. The dispenser assembly has a detector (35) arranged outside the fluid reservoir (R) and acts remotely to detect a determined physical property that enters into a small detection field that covers an alert position of the piston that is closer to the end position than to the start position. The piston (42) carries the detectable determined physical property and the detector (35) delivers, in response to a detection of the physical property, at least one alert signal perceptible to a user.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2017Date of Patent: April 20, 2021Assignee: APTAR FRANCE SASInventor: Alexandre Chen
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Patent number: 10980331Abstract: An eye cosmetic applicator capable of obtaining a good makeup effect while reducing fear of contacting to an eyeball or an eyelid when applying liquid mascara to roots of eyelashes. An eye cosmetic applicator 40 includes a spindle 20; a base portion 19 supported by the spindle; and a plurality of protrusions 13, formed at the base portion, each extending in a direction perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the base portion, wherein each of the protrusions 13 is formed to protrude from a front surface 11 of the base portion 19, and wherein each of the protrusions 13 includes a protruding portion 132 protruding outwardly from a periphery 111 of the base portion 19.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2016Date of Patent: April 20, 2021Assignee: SHISEIDO COMPANY, LTDInventors: Suguru Kinoshita, Motoki Takata, Miyako Okamoto
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Patent number: 10980332Abstract: Provided is a cosmetic applicator having an applying part at the tip end and a container containing liquid cosmetic to be applied through the applying part. A tip-most portion of the applying part is disposed at a position deviated from an axis of the applying part and an angle ? between a line perpendicular to the axis and a side ridge line at applying part end ranges from 10° to 60°, a circular flange is formed at a rear end of the applying part, a projecting length of the applying part from a front barrel ranges from 5 to 8 mm, a ratio of a major and minor axis Y, X of an opening is Y:X=1.3 to 2:1, and when A and B respectively denote an applied area at deformation load of 0.01 N and that at 0.1 N, A<B<3A is satisfied.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2019Date of Patent: April 20, 2021Assignee: MITSUBISHI PENCIL COMPANY, LIMITEDInventors: Hitoshi Nakamura, Seiichi Takigawa, Takayuki Hayakawa, Jun Nakada
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Patent number: 10980333Abstract: Disclosed is a cosmetic product comprising a metal can which comprises a metal container (A) which has a rotary thread (A?) and contains a cosmetic preparation as well as a lid (D) having a thread (D?) and being of the same metal as the container. The lid can be screwed onto/unscrewed from the container by means of threads (D?) and (A?) via rotational movement. The cosmetic preparation comprises an emulsion of one or more hydrophilic phases and one or more lipophilic phases. The one or more lipophilic phases comprise at least one lipid having a spreading coefficient at 25° C. of no more than 700 mm2/10 minutes, at least one lipid having a dropping point of >30° C., and at least one monovalent and/or polyvalent alcohol in a total amount of at least 3 wt. %.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2016Date of Patent: April 20, 2021Assignee: BEIERSDORF AGInventors: Anja Bauer, Volker Kallmayer, Peter Steidle, Klaus-Peter Stange
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Patent number: 10980334Abstract: A finger fitting-type makeup tool includes: a container where an eyelash cosmetic material is received and is open at an upper end thereof; an application unit coupled to the upper end allowing a user to fit their finger thereinto to apply the cosmetic material; and a middle unit for detachably coupling the application unit to the container. The application unit includes: a finger fitting part which provides a fitting space where a user can insert his/her finger from above; an outer tube which surrounds the circumference of the finger fitting part and is open at an upper side thereof; an elastic support part fixed to an inner surface of the finger fitting part; a stick extending downward from one point of the inner space of the outer tube; and a brush arranged on an end portion of the stick to be usable for dipping and applying of the cosmetic material.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2018Date of Patent: April 20, 2021Assignee: AMOREPACIFIC CORPORATIONInventors: Yeon Ju Cho, Ji Jung Lee, Hae Won Jeong, Eun Sil Han, Hyun Woo Roh
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Patent number: 10980335Abstract: A convertible hammock assembly includes a flexible hammock defining a fabric bed having opposing ends and opposing sides, and suspension lines extending from the opposing ends of the fabric bed for hanging the flexible hammock between spaced apart structures. An elongated rigid spreader bar is located at one end of the fabric bed. A conversion cord selectively laterally tensions the fabric bed between opposite ends of the spreader bar, such that the flexible hammock is convertible between a generally inclined condition with increased lateral bed tension at the spreader bar, and a generally flat condition with reduced lateral bed tension at the spreader bar.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2018Date of Patent: April 20, 2021Assignee: Eagles Nest Outfitters, Inc.Inventors: Peter G. Pinholster, Jr., Ryan Klinger, Bridget Stephas