Patents Issued in July 6, 2021
  • Vehicle mounted baby changing table
    Patent number: 11051633
    Abstract: A vehicle mounted baby changing table including a changing table assembly, a vehicle assembly, a vehicle attachment and a table support assembly is disclosed. The vehicle mounted baby changing table further includes a changing table comprising a rectangular structure formed of a vertical back panel having a hingedly attached front panel, wherein the back panel is mountable to the rear side of vehicle seats. Such that the front panel folds down to a horizontal table surface that projects rearward within the vehicle back seat or cargo area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Inventor: Eddy M. Perez
  • Adjustable child carrier
    Patent number: 11051634
    Abstract: An adjustable child carrier includes an adjustable bucket seat that can be adjusted to accommodate children of a wide range of sizes. The child carrier includes one or more adjustments that work alone or in cooperation to adjust the depth and width of the bucket seat area provided by the child carrier. The carrier is capable of supporting children of various sizes in an ergonomic position appropriate for the child's size.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: THE ERGO BABY CARRIER, INC.
    Inventor: Rodney V. Telford
  • Pillow for treating and preventing plagiocephaly
    Patent number: 11051635
    Abstract: In general, example embodiments are drawn to a pillow having a body with a neck support and at least one arm extending from a first end of the neck support to a second end of the neck support, the at least one arm having forming a center void. In example embodiments, a cover may be provided over or around the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Inventor: Kasey Marie Johnson
  • Gravity feed dispenser
    Patent number: 11051636
    Abstract: A container for holding and dispensing product has an upper inlet opening, a lower outlet opening and walls. Side walls and a downwardly sloping bottom wall defining an interior space for product. An outlet valve member is connected to a handle and arranged at the outlet opening for selectively allowing outward flow of the product through the outlet opening by manual operation of the handle. A body of the container has two mutually opposing first sidewalls, a second sidewall forming a rear wall and a forwardly sloping bottom wall. A front piece of the body forms a third side wall and is releasably fixed to a front portion of the body. The outlet valve member is connected to the handle by at least one cylindrical shaft received between a first semi circular recess arranged in the body and a second semi circular recess arranged in the front piece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: HL DISPLAY AB
    Inventors: Oscar Sunesson, Isak Åberg, Mårten Sjöberg
  • Product management display system
    Patent number: 11051637
    Abstract: A product management display system for merchandising product on a shelf includes using a trackless pusher mechanism that travels along a tray on which product is placed and one or more dividers for separating product into rows. The tray may include a notch for accessing the merchandising product from below and the product management display system may be thin to minimize vertical height. The trays may also be engaged with the shelf and may be, locked and unlocked.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: RTC Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Stephen N. Hardy
  • Image display device, image display system, image display method, and program
    Patent number: 11051638
    Abstract: An image display device includes an approach situation information acquirer that acquires approach situation information indicating approach of at least part of a customer's body to a shelf on which a plurality of items are displayed and indicating, when there is the approach, a position of the approach on the shelf at each time; an associator that associates the approach situation information with one item of the plurality of items according to the position indicated by the approach situation information; an index value calculator that calculates an index value relating to the customer's behavior on the basis of information indicating the item associated with the approach situation information; and a display unit that displays the index value calculated by the index value calculator together with an image of the item on the basis of the association made by the associator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jun Kobayashi, Shigetsu Saito
  • Variable pressure blanket
    Patent number: 11051639
    Abstract: A variable pressure blanket is disclosed. The variable pressure blanket includes a casing having a top fabric stitched to a bottom fabric to form a plurality of pockets having an interior volume. Discrete regions are arranged laterally across the casing to form distinct regions within the blanket. Each of the discrete regions have some of the pockets therein. Fill particles are disposed within the interior volumes of each of the pockets to generate a downward pressure. The pockets within one of the discrete regions have more fill particles than the pockets within the other discrete regions so that the one discrete region generates a greater downward pressure than the other discrete regions. The fill particles are non-insulative, while the top fabric and the bottom fabric may comprise an insulative material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Inventor: William Nagy
  • Pillow
    Patent number: 11051640
    Abstract: A pillow includes a body including a shoulder rest, a cervical spine rest and an occipital region rest; a first wing portion extending from the body to one side; and a second wing portion extending from the body to the other side. The occipital region rest includes a second inclined surface inclining downward at a predetermined angle toward a rear of the body and a recess portion recessed from an end of the second inclined surface toward an inside of the body to bring an upper occipital region into contact with a floor surface. According to the pillow, the respiratory tract is maximally opened when lying flat such that snoring is prevented and nose breathing is enabled, and since the load of the head is dispersed on the entire floor, the burden applied to the cervical vertebrae and shoulders by weight of the head itself can be reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Inventor: Suk-Jong Kang
  • Smart bottle
    Patent number: 11051641
    Abstract: The invention discloses portable beverage vessel for storing beverage to be consumed by a human, having a beverage container in which the beverage is stored; and an electronic device having a vessel controller, a transmitter and a receiver, said vessel controller being adapted to communicate with a beverage dispenser by exchanging messages using the transmitter and receiver of the electronic device; wherein the vessel controller is adapted to send an identification message to the beverage dispenser, by which the beverage dispenser can identify the portable beverage vessel. The invention also discloses a communicating between the portable beverage vessel and a fluid dispenser and a personal electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Inventors: Josef Schucker, Monique Bissen
  • Plastic garment hanger with collapsible plastic hook
    Patent number: 11051642
    Abstract: A plastic garment hanger having a plastic hook moveable between an upright in-use position for displaying garments and a folded stowage position for reducing the footprint of the hanger during packaging/transportation of pre-hung garments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: Sourcing Solutions International Limited
    Inventor: Leung Ho
  • Sleeve clip assembly
    Patent number: 11051643
    Abstract: A sleeve clip assembly for preventing the bunching of a long-sleeved shirt while a user's arm is being inserted into the sleeve of another article of clothing. The sleeve clip assembly has a wristband that wraps around the user's wrist and secured into place by first and second hook-and-loop fastener means. A clasp assembly is attached to a cuff of a long-sleeved shirt. The sleeve clip assembly further includes a band attached to the wristband; a connector element secured to the band; a clasp assembly for gripping a cuff of the sleeve of the long-sleeved shirt; a hinge attached to the clasp assembly for pivotally connecting the clasp assembly to the connector element and the band of the wristband of the sleeve clip assembly. Related methods for using the sleeve clip assembly are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Inventor: Teresa Stephens
  • Smart address identification and secure mailbox
    Patent number: 11051644
    Abstract: An improved system, apparatus, and method for numbering and identifying houses, buildings, equipment, vehicles, paths and other locations, that provides a more effective, secure and reliable interface between a location/occupant and those outside seeking to locate them or to make a secure delivery, including, for example, emergency first responders, postal and package delivery service providers, visitors and individuals unfamiliar with an area are disclosed. Further, a system, apparatus, and method to generate, receive and communicate information, designed to operate and respond in everyday use as well as a critical emergency are disclosed. An integrated network of wired and wireless communication connecting a neighborhood, a city, a town, and/or an isolated rural home site or location are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Inventor: Lawrence Silverman
  • Secured package holder device
    Patent number: 11051645
    Abstract: A monitoring system is configured to monitor a property. The monitoring system includes a package holder device that is configured to receive a package at the package holder device. The package holder device is configured to secure the package. The package holder device is configured to arm the package holder device. The monitoring system includes a monitoring control unit that is configured to receive, from the package holder device, data indicating that the package holder device secured the package and that the package holder device armed. The monitoring control unit is configured to communicate, to a user device of a resident of the property, a package delivery confirmation notification indicating that the package holder device received and secured the package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: Alarm.com Incorporated
    Inventors: Chad Giles, Linnea Giles
  • Cooking apparatus
    Patent number: 11051646
    Abstract: The invention features a cooking apparatus having a number of compartments for the cooking of different foods under different cooking conditions. Aspects of embodiments of the contemplated invention include a lid portion, an upper portion that is vertically retractable and removably engaged with a bottom portion. The cooking apparatus is modular and, as such, enables the use of multiple cooking apparatuses for the steaming and/or boiling of different foods within the same pot or cooking unit at the same time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Inventors: John M Maurello, John Michael Maurello
  • Cooking apparatus
    Patent number: 11051647
    Abstract: A cooking apparatus may include a housing having an open top surface and having a cooking space formed therein; a door provided on a top of the housing to open and close the cooking space; a container inserted into the housing, the container having an open top surface to receive food to be cooked therein; and a heating unit provided in the housing and contacting a bottom surface of the container to heat the container. The heating unit may include a heating unit body defining a support surface that supports the container; a heater provided in the heating unit body; and a rib that extends downward from the heating unit body to prevent water or foreign material from entering between the heating unit and a bottom of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jeonghyun Lee, Sungho Choi
  • Popcorn pot designed to gravitate oil and kernels to the center of heat source
    Patent number: 11051648
    Abstract: A popcorn pot having a curvilinear body providing a paraboloid-shaped cavity for gravitationally concentrating a quantity of un-popped kernels and a depth of oil over a bottom center of the popcorn pot. The curvilinear body provides volumetric containment inside the paraboloid cavity. Integral footing along a lower portion of the popcorn pot stabilizes the curvilinear body over a flat-top heat source so that the bottom center is disposed centrally thereover. The popcorn pot may include a domed lid for covering the opening communicating to the paraboloid-shaped cavity, wherein the lid is adapted to effectuate convection heating within the cavity, thereby providing natural efficiency and universal accessibility with more predictable results than a flat-bottomed pot, while using less oil for healthier results.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Inventor: Jennifer Lynn Gajewski
  • Automatic coffee maker and method of preparing a brewed beverage
    Patent number: 11051649
    Abstract: An automated beverage brewing apparatus is provided including a controller for identifying a volume of bloom water and a bloom time for preparing a brewed beverage. A user interface provides at least one input to the controller. The controller is configured to vary the volume of the bloom water based on a type of brewed beverage and a size of brewed beverage input via the user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: SharkNinja Operating LLC
    Inventors: Joshua Anthony, Justin Riley, Darwin Keith-Lucas
  • Beverage dispensing systems and methods
    Patent number: 11051650
    Abstract: Various beverage preparation systems and methods are disclosed. The beverage preparation system can include a dispensing unit configured to receive beverage, such as a shot of espresso, from a beverage preparation machine. The dispensing unit can include a dispensing unit with a first end and a second end. The dispensing unit can be rotatable between an upright position and an inverted position. The dispensing unit can be configured to receive the beverage through the second end when the dispensing unit is in the upright position, and can be configured to receive cleansing fluid through the second end when the dispensing unit is in the inverted position. In some embodiments, when the dispensing unit is in an intermediate position between the upright and inverted positions, the dispensing unit is configured to dispense the beverage out of the first end and into a cup or other vessel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: Starbucks Corporation
    Inventors: Dan Apone, Izaak Koller, Michael Cummer, William George Crossland
  • Indoor smokeless grill
    Patent number: 11051651
    Abstract: The present technology provides a device, such as an electric grill, that cooks food items on two or more sides. The electric grill includes upper and lower elements to create the sealed interior cooking environment. One of the elements of the electric grill includes a pressure plate that compresses the distance between the upper and lower thermal plate to create a sealed interior cooking environment and to engage the food item with both an upper and lower element. The pressure plate may be compressed by one or more spring-actuated cylinders or any other suitable mechanism. The compressed cooking area allows the cooking environment to contain any smoke generated from the cooking environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: TRISTAR PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventors: James Mitrik, Paul McGrath, Alejandro G. Lozano
  • Automatic rotating grill machine
    Patent number: 11051652
    Abstract: Provided is an automatic rotating grill machine which can be used at home or elsewhere so that an ordinary user can enjoy new pleasure and leisure time. An automatic rotating grill machine is a machine that cooks a food item that is a cooking target, by heating while rotating the food item held on a rotating skewer member. The automatic rotating grill machine includes a housing, a wheel attached to the housing, a heating portion including a heating source provided in the housing or a heating source placement tool on which the heating source is to be placed, a driving device which rotates the rotating skewer member in a given position where the food item can be heated by the heating portion, and a driving control device configured to supply power to a driving source for the driving device and to control driving.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: STRIVE L.L.C.
    Inventor: Yukihiro Aihara
  • Grill system and method for detecting movement when motor is “off”
    Patent number: 11051653
    Abstract: A grill including a first platen assembly, an second platen assembly movable with respect to the first platen assembly, a motor operable to move the second platen assembly with respect to the first platen assembly, and a control operable to measure movement of the second platen assembly with respect to the first platen assembly while the motor is off.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: TAYLOR COMMERCIAL FOODSERVICE, LLC
    Inventor: Daniel L. Kelly
  • Cooking device and components thereof
    Patent number: 11051654
    Abstract: A cooking system including a housing having a hollow interior and food being receivable within said hollow interior. A support body supports food within the hollow interior and a heating element is positioned to heat the hollow interior and the support body. A temperature sensor is operable to monitor a temperature of the support body. The temperature sensor is located remotely from said heating element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: SHARKNINJA OPERATING LLC
    Inventors: Joshua D. Anthony, Christopher T. Martin, Thomas Guerin, John M. Steinmetz, Ethan T. Brown, Chad P. Woodrow, Michaela Dubeau, Jennifer Kathryn Marsden, Roger Neil Jackson, Christina J. Crowley, Rupert Elliston, Andrew John Roy Tattersfield
  • Table having a heating appliance
    Patent number: 11051655
    Abstract: A table (1) has a table top (2) containing an opening (3). A heating appliance (10) is in the opening (3) wherein the heating appliance (10) extends at least beneath the table top (2). The table top opening (3) comprises a recess (5) in which the heating appliance (10) is received, and the recess (5) has at least one wall (7) below the table top (2). The heating appliance (10) has a substantially sealed chamber (13) for receiving combustible fuel (47) with which the heating appliance (10) is used, and the chamber (13) has at least one window (35, 45).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: The Gritchie Kitchen Company Limited
    Inventors: Guy Stuart Ritchie, Nigel Bruce True
  • Cooking apparatus with adjustable cooking surface
    Patent number: 11051656
    Abstract: A cooking apparatus includes a cooking surface, a leveling device, an inclinometer, and an electronic controller. The leveling device is constructed and arranged to adjust a position of the cooking surface, and the inclinometer senses the cooking surface position. The electronic controller is configured to receive a position signal from the inclinometer and output a command signal to the leveling device for position adjustment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: TAYLOR COMMERCIAL FOODSERVICE, LLC
    Inventor: James J. Minard
  • Electronic grinder
    Patent number: 11051657
    Abstract: A electronic grinder includes a main body removably attached to a grinding and dispensing chamber. The top of the main body is sealed by an upper cab and the bottom of the chamber is sealed by an openable lower cap. The main chamber includes a motor connected to a magnetically attached removable blade. The blade extends into the chamber when the grinder is assembled. When the lower cap is closed, the blade grinds material placed in the chamber. When the lower cap is opened, the blade functions as a fan to dispense ground material out of the chamber. The grinder also includes a display, an electronic scale, and an accessory cigarette lighter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: TRI Innovations LLC
    Inventor: Benyamin Abehasera
  • Cover element for a preparation vessel of a food processor
    Patent number: 11051658
    Abstract: A cover element for at least partially covering a vessel opening of a preparation vessel of a food processor and/or a cover opening of a vessel cover for the preparation vessel, wherein the cover element has a radially outwardly facing support edge to be supported on the preparation vessel and/or vessel cover. The support edge has a continuously curved base contour viewed in the axial direction, and has at least two support elements, which lie opposite each other, are separate from each other and protrude over the base contour. The support elements extending in an imaginary circular ring surface that reaches from a radially outer edge of the support elements up to the base contour are identically designed on both opposing sides viewed in the axial direction and formed in the same plane extending perpendicular to the axial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: Vorwerk & Co. Interholding GmbH
    Inventors: Isabell Neubert, Felix Thies
  • Customizable toothbrush container
    Patent number: 11051659
    Abstract: A customizable toothbrush container, including a main body to receive at least a portion of a toothbrush therein, and a UV light disposed on at least a portion of an interior surface of the main body to sterilize the toothbrush in response to an illumination of the UV light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Inventor: James LaRocca
  • Plastomer spring with captive valve
    Patent number: 11051660
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a fluid pump including a plastomer spring with a captive valve element provided in an integrally formed valve chamber. The spring includes a first end portion and a second end portion and one or more spring sections connecting the first end portion to the second end portion, which spring sections can be compressed in the axial direction from an initial condition to a compressed condition and can subsequently expand to their initial condition. The valve chamber is formed in the first end portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: Essity Hygiene and Health Aktiebolag
    Inventors: Hakan Lindstrom, Peter Bergman, Hugo Nilsson
  • Apparatus and method for a convenience towel
    Patent number: 11051661
    Abstract: An apparatus and method are described for a convenience towel. The disclosed embodiments describe, amongst other things, for example, a towel that may be draped over a “water” bottle. The towel may comprise a variety of shapes and may have one or more layers. The towel may have an opening that may allow a bottle spout to protrude making it available to consumers. In addition, the towel may have a handle or loop for gripping.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Inventor: Babak Forutanpour
  • Towel holder
    Patent number: 11051662
    Abstract: A towel holder includes a fixing unit and a holder unit. The fixing unit includes a fixed element and a connecting element. The fixed element has a receiving surface inclined relative to the horizontal axis to form an angle therebetween. The fixed element includes a mounting portion formed in the middle thereof and detachably mounted with the connecting element. The holder unit is detachably mounted to the connecting element and includes a holder element that has a mounting surface abutting against the receiving surface, and top and bottom edges connected to the mounting surface and vertically and horizontally spaced apart from each other such that two opposite ends of the towel hung on the holder element are spaced apart from each other by a horizontal distance greater than that between the top and bottom edges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Inventor: Anthony Kuo
  • Dispensing assembly for paper products
    Patent number: 11051663
    Abstract: A dispensing assembly is disclosed herein. The dispensing assembly includes a housing comprising a plurality of side panels that together define a compartment; a self-contained cartridge for dispensing a paper product, the self-contained cartridge being removably received in the compartment of the housing; and an actuation subassembly being disposed in the housing, the actuation subassembly configured to advance the paper product disposed in the self-contained cartridge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Inventor: Christopher J. Danis
  • Dispenser for sheet products and operating method
    Patent number: 11051664
    Abstract: A dispenser for sheet products includes a housing having a space inside for accommodating a stack of sheet products, wherein the housing includes a dispensing opening for dispensing a sheet product from the front of the stack, an electronic controller configured to receive a pull-out signal indicating the removal of a product from the front of the stack through the dispensing opening and, upon receiving said pull-out signal, to send out a drive signal to transfer a number of sheet products from the front of the stack into a presentation position, and a pull-out detector for detecting the removal of a product from the front of the stack through the dispensing opening and for providing the pull-out signal to the controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: Essity Hygiene and Health Aktiebolag
    Inventors: Craig Billman, Boris Allan Elfstrom, Jason Zerweck, Rui Zhang, Kevin Murphy
  • Rolled sheet material dispenser
    Patent number: 11051665
    Abstract: A rolled sheet material dispenser, used for dispensing a sheet material on a reel, includes a box and a clamping assembly. The clamping assembly includes a first clamping member, a second clamping member and at least one elastic member. The first clamping member or/and the second clamping member may be a roller. The roller is pivotally connected to the box through a pair of rolling bearings and adjacent to a dispensing opening. The roller is connected with the elastic member so that the roller can be displaced by an elastic force of the elastic member to a clamping position and can be supported by the rolling bearings to clamp the sheet material stably.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: Chin Chen Jay Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kuo-Tung Huang
  • Pre-moistened wipe package with applicator
    Patent number: 11051666
    Abstract: A pre-moistened wipe package with applicator includes a multi-ply applicator body that defines a first interior space between a first layer and a second layer and a second interior space between the second layer and a third layer. The first layer has an opening that is open to an exterior and provides access to the first interior space with a lid member being coupled to the first layer and configured to cover the opening in a closed position thereof. The second interior space is configured to receive a hand of a user. The package also includes an arrangement of wipes disposed within the first interior space and being removable through the opening. An outer exposed surface of the third layer is configured so as to releasably hold one of the wipes along the outer exposed surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: TACTOPACK, INC.
    Inventors: Jonathan D. Albert, Steven Bank
  • Cleaning apparatus for cleaning surfaces
    Patent number: 11051667
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a cleaning apparatus for cleaning surfaces. The cleaning apparatus includes a cleaning brush. The cleaning brush includes a handle, a stem and a cleaning head. The stem includes a first end and a second end. The handle is coupled to the first end of the stem and extends longitudinally from the stem. The handle is adapted to be held by a user. The cleaning apparatus further includes an elongated tubular sheath secured with a cleaning pad. The elongated tubular sheath includes a closed end and an open end. The open end is configured to allow receipt of the cleaning brush within the elongated tubular sheath. The cleaning pad includes an inner space. The cleaning pad is secured to the closed end of the elongated tubular sheath. The cleaning head is accommodated in the inner space by pushing the closed end within the cleaning pad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Inventor: Erik Chan
  • Vacuum cleaner having reconfigurable weight distribution
    Patent number: 11051668
    Abstract: A vacuum assembly having a hand vacuum configuration and a wand vacuum configuration may include a dust cup, a suction motor fluidly coupled to the dust cup, and a power source. The suction motor and the power source may be transitionable between a wand vacuum position and a hand vacuum position. When the suction motor and the power source are in the wand vacuum position, the dust cup, the suction motor, and the power source may be arranged serially. When the suction motor and the power source are in the hand vacuum position, the suction motor and the power source may be arranged in parallel with the dust cup.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: SharkNinja Operating LLC
    Inventors: Jason B. Thorne, Kai Xu, Sam Liu, Adam Udy, Daniel J. Innes, Nikola Petrov, Andre D. Brown
  • Dusting and dust collecting device
    Patent number: 11051669
    Abstract: A dusting and dust collecting device including a hollow body featuring a hollow section and an outer shell, and a brush. The hollow body includes an open end being open to a hollow section of the hollow body, and adapted to be connected to an external vacuum source by a fastener. The hollow body includes a plurality of grooves arranged along an outer circumference of the hollow body creating a plurality of canals. At least one perforation extends from the hollow section of the hollow body and through an outer shell and connects with at least one of the plurality of grooves for distributing a vacuum in the plurality of canals when the brush is covering the plurality of grooves, and the hollow body is connected to the external vacuum source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Inventor: Hans Petter Goller
  • Floor cleaning machines having intelligent systems, associated sub-assemblies incorporating intelligent systems, and associated methods of use
    Patent number: 11051670
    Abstract: A floor cleaning machine including an electrochemical cell having an anode, a cathode, an electrolyte, an electrochemical cell controller in at least one of unilateral and/or bilateral communication with at least one of the anode, the cathode, and the electrolyte, and wherein the electrochemical cell is associated with at least one of a recovery tank sub-assembly, a vacuum fan sub-assembly, a solution tank sub-assembly, a solution flow sub-assembly, a control console sub-assembly, at least one of a frame and wheel sub-assembly and a frame and transaxle sub-assembly, a scrub head sub-assembly, a scrub head lift sub-assembly, and a squeegee sub-assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: INTELLIGENT CLEANING EQUIPMENT HOLDINGS CO. LTD.
    Inventor: Nai Pong Simon Chen
  • Cleaner
    Patent number: 11051671
    Abstract: A cleaner includes a body forming an external appearance, a rotating plate provided at a lower side of the body, a mop unit coupled to a lower side of the rotating plate so as to be in contact with a floor, a spin shaft connected to an upper side of the rotating plate so as to rotate the rotating plate, a water supply reservoir configured to surround a periphery of the spin shaft and spaced apart from the spin shaft so as to define a water supply space, and a water supply module configured to supply water to the water supply space. The rotating plate forms a water supply hole configured to interconnect the water supply space and the lower side of the rotating plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jaewon Jang, Jeongseop Park, Youngkouk Song
  • Cleaning hand mitt with selectively invertable scrubbing pad
    Patent number: 11051672
    Abstract: A cleaning hand mitt with a selectively invertible scrubbing pad that includes a mitt body having a relatively soft and non-abrasive cleaning surface covering the outer surface of the hand mitt, the hand mitt body having an enclosed cavity shaped and sized to receive a user's hand and a seam configuration defining a tight seam opening defined thereon. Inside of the hand mitt is an invertible pocket coupled to the seam configuration, wherein the invertible pocket is operably configured to be selectively concealed within the enclosed cavity of the hand mitt and selectively removed from the enclosed cavity to expose an abrasive outer surface of the invertible pocket for scrubbing debris and dirt off a user's vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: Black Tie Brands, LLC
    Inventors: Scott A. Voelker, Jonathan D. Batchelor
  • Suspension system for a fluid circulation assembly of a dishwasher appliance
    Patent number: 11051673
    Abstract: A dishwasher appliance includes a tub that defines a wash chamber for receipt of articles for washing. A sump is positioned at a bottom of the wash chamber for receiving fluid from the wash chamber. A fluid circulation assembly is at least partially disposed within the sump. The fluid circulation assembly is mounted in the sump with a resilient mounting post, whereby the fluid circulation assembly is vibrationally isolated from the sump.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
    Inventor: John Edward Dries
  • Glass rinser spin stop
    Patent number: 11051674
    Abstract: A glass rinser apparatus is provided. The glass rinser apparatus may include a spray nozzle configured to output a liquid, a shank configured to be coupled at a first end to the spray nozzle, and to transmit the liquid to the spray nozzle, and a nut configured to be coupled to the second end of the shank. The shank may be shaped so that the shank does not rotate when the nut is coupled to the second end of the shank. The cross section of the shank may be substantially circular, and may include at least one flat portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: Micro Matic USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Edgar Gonzalez, Tom Geordt
  • Dish rack with dispenser unit
    Patent number: 11051675
    Abstract: A dish rack for use in a dishwasher is provided. The dishwasher includes a tub defining a washing chamber for cleaning kitchenware and the like. The dish rack includes a wall bounding a space. A dispenser unit is mounted to the dish rack and is configured to hold an additive. A hydraulic circuit is disposed within the walls of the dish rack and is placed in fluid communication with the dispenser. Fluid pressure from the hydraulic circuit is operable to eject the additive from the dispenser unit into the washing chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Mark W. Baldwin, Paul E. Beshears, Jr., Scott D. Slabbekoorn, Elliott V. Stowe, Barry E. Tuller, Ameresh B. Viswanathan
  • Decontaminating floor mats
    Patent number: 11051676
    Abstract: The present invention provides floor mats possessing antipathogenic, cohesive, viscoelastomeric and adhesive attributes for removing foot and/or sole borne contaminants. A thermoset reaction product derived from a reaction media of a carefully balanced ratio of isocyanate prepolymer, polyether diols and triols, and organic plasticizers effectively provides a floor mat overlay for adhesively retaining and preventing the spreading of foot or sole borne pathogens and other contaminants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: Tak Logic, LLC
    Inventors: Matthew Wayne Kriesel, Troy Bradley Goodenough
  • Insertion system
    Patent number: 11051677
    Abstract: An insertion system includes an insertion section and a rigidity variable portion provided in the insertion section. The rigidity variable portion includes a superelastic alloy member whose rigidity starts changing from a high-rigidity state to a low-rigidity state at a temperature, which varies with a degree of bending of the superelastic alloy member, and a heating member capable of switching between presence and absence of heating of the superelastic alloy member. The insertion system also includes a bending state detection sensor that detects a bending state of the rigidity variable portion, and a rigidity variable controller that controls switching between presence and absence of heating of the superelastic alloy member by the heating member to control the temperature of the superelastic alloy member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryo Tojo, Hiromasa Fujita, Tetsuya Morishima
  • Optically guided feeding tube assemblies, feeding tube tips, and related methods
    Patent number: 11051678
    Abstract: A feeding tube assembly and feeding tube tip secure a viewing lens proximal of the distal end of the feeding tube tip. The feeding tube tip can include a plurality of protrusions that extend radially inward to secure the viewing lens. The feeding tube assembly and feeding tube tip can be used to improve image quality by keeping tissue from abutting the viewing lens as the feeding tube tip is inserted into a patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: VERITRACT, INC.
    Inventor: Timothy R. Nieman
  • Substrate connection structure and endoscope
    Patent number: 11051679
    Abstract: A substrate connection structure includes a tubular member, a first substrate, a second substrate, a first connector, a second connector, a first pin, and a guide member. The tubular member has a bottom portion and an opening side. The first substrate is disposed on either the bottom portion or the opening side. The second substrate is disposed on either the bottom portion or the opening side opposite to the first substrate. The first connector is disposed on the first substrate. The second connector is disposed on the second substrate and is connected to the first connector. The first pin is disposed on the first substrate. The first pin projects such as to extend from the first substrate along a direction of connection between the first connector and the second connector. The guide member is disposed on the second substrate. The guide member has a guide hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Naoki Arakawa
  • Endoscope stereo imaging device
    Patent number: 11051680
    Abstract: An endoscope stereo imaging device includes an endoscope lens assembly and an imaging module. The imaging module includes first, second and third lens assemblies, a beam splitter, first and second image sensors and a micro lens array. A light beam from the endoscope lens assembly is transmitted to the beam splitter after passing through the first lens assembly and is split into first and second portions of the light beam. The first portion light beam is transmitted to the first image sensor via the second lens assembly and forms a two-dimensional image. The second portion light beam is transmitted to the second image sensor via the third lens assembly and the micro lens array sequentially and forms a first three-dimensional image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Chy-Lin Wang, Yen-Chang Wang, Chih-Cheng Hsu, Hsiao-Yue Tsao
  • Methods and devices for controlling a shapeable medical device
    Patent number: 11051681
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described herein that improve control of a shapeable or steerable instrument using shape data. Additional methods include preparing a robotic medical system for use with a shapeable instrument and controlling advancement of a shapeable medical device within an anatomic path. Also described herein are methods for altering a data model of an anatomical region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: Auris Health, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew J. Roelle, Neal A. Tanner, Robert G. Younge, Christopher R. Carlson, Federico Barbagli, David Camarillo
  • Medical devices with camera and methods of placement
    Patent number: 11051682
    Abstract: The present invention provides medical devices comprising a camera combined with a second device selected from an endotracheal tube, oral airway, supraglottic airway, tracheostomy tube, suction catheter, tubeless intubating device, tool tube and/or stylet. The present invention also provides methods for rapid and accurate placement of a medical device in a patient with a guidance of a bougie and continuous real-time monitoring, including a remote monitoring, of the patient after the placement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: WM & DG, INC.
    Inventor: Robert Molnar