Patents Issued in July 15, 2021
  • Publication number: 20210212445
    Abstract: Apparatus and associated methods relate to a tool holder having a tool support member rotationally coupled to a outwardly deflecting member, the tool holder configured to transition between a first mode and a second mode, where in the first mode, the tool support member protrudes away from the rest of the tool holder and the outwardly deflecting member extends longitudinally downward, and where in the second mode, the weight of a stowed tool causes the tool support member to rotate in a downward direction while simultaneously rotating/deflecting the outwardly deflecting member away from a downwardly extending back member. In an illustrative example, the tool holder may push a bottom end of a tool away from a user in response to storage of the tool in the tool holder, thus advantageously mitigating or preventing injury or discomfort from the tool banging or brushing up against the user's leg.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2021
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Inventor: Salvador Zamarron
  • Publication number: 20210212446
    Abstract: A manual toothbrush comprises a disposable head and a reusable handle. The head is structured and configured to be repeatedly attached to and detached from the handle. The head comprises a material having a density from about 0.5 g/cm3 to about 1.2 g/cm3, while the handle comprises a material having a density from about 2.1 g/cm3 to about 3.1 g/cm3. The handle has a proximal end and a distal end opposite to the proximal end, the proximal end being adjacent to the head when the head is attached to the handle. The handle comprises a concave portion configured to define a thumb rest adjacent to the proximal end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Inventor: Uwe JUNGNICKEL
  • Publication number: 20210212447
    Abstract: A manual toothbrush, including a disposable head comprising a thermoplastic material and a reusable handle comprising an aluminum material, has a center of gravity, a longitudinal axis, and mutually opposite front and back sides. The handle has a proximal end, which is adjacent to the head when the head is attached to the handle, and a distal end opposite thereto. The center of gravity lies within the handle even when the brush head is loaded with toothpaste, wherein the center of gravity is arranged at or in close proximity to the pivot point of a wrist joint of a user brushing teeth, which arrangement facilitates precise and accurate brushing movements by the user. The handle's proximal end terminates with a chamfered surface, wherein the chamfered surface and a cross-sectional area perpendicular to the axis form therebetween an angle ? from about 15° to about 30° such that one of the front side and the back side of the handle is shorter than the other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2021
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Inventors: Uwe JUNGNICKEL, Jens ALINSKI
  • Publication number: 20210212448
    Abstract: A manual toothbrush, having a front side and a back side, includes a disposable head comprising a head material and a reusable handle comprising a handle material that is different from the head material. The head is to be repeatedly attached to and detached from the handle by being moved relative to the handle in a direction substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis. The head includes a head material having a head-material density, and the handle includes a handle material having a handle-material density, wherein the handle-material density is greater than the head-material density. The toothbrush is structured and configured so that when the toothbrush is placed on its back side on a substantially planar surface, the toothbrush remains on its back side in a balanced position—and when the toothbrush is thereafter moved out of said balanced position, the toothbrush automatically returns to the balanced position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Inventor: Uwe JUNGNICKEL
  • Publication number: 20210212449
    Abstract: A makeup applicator head, adapted for applying cosmetic material on skin surface of user, includes an applicator body having at least an exterior surface portion forming a makeup surface which is a continuous surface made of rigid material and configured for attaching the cosmetic material thereon. The makeup surface has at least an end portion makeup surface and at least one side portion makeup surface extended from the end portion makeup surface towards the connection end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2020
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Inventor: Hong DAI
  • Publication number: 20210212450
    Abstract: Disclosed is an oral care device that includes a body and a base connected to the body. The oral care device includes a mouthpiece extending from the base and an oral care product reservoir in communication with the mouthpiece. A plurality of brushing walls extend from the base about the mouthpiece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2020
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Inventor: Richard Carl Olson
  • Publication number: 20210212451
    Abstract: A table including a frame having a leg portion, a tabletop support portion, and a tabletop positioned on the tabletop support portion. The tabletop has one pair of opposed side structures, and each of the opposed structures has a first bent portion extending downward. Also, each of the opposed side structures is further bent greater than 90 degrees from the orientation of the tabletop so as to surround and partially envelop the tabletop support portion. The table can also include a side panel that is stowable in the leg portion. The side panel can selectively be removed from the leg portion and placed onto the tabletop by a user to function as a temporary partition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2021
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Inventor: Remco Bergsma
  • Publication number: 20210212452
    Abstract: A furniture system includes a first table having a first tabletop and one or more first legs supporting the first tabletop. The first tabletop includes a first upper surface and a first lower surface opposite the first upper surface. The furniture system also includes a second table having a second tabletop and one or more second legs supporting the second tabletop. The second tabletop includes a second upper surface and a second lower surface opposite the second upper surface. A chase is coupled to the first lower surface and the second lower surface to physically connect the first table to the second table. The chase includes a first channel extending therethrough. The first channel is configured to receive one or more cables.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2021
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Inventors: Kimberlee Colin, Luca Corvatta, Samuel Hecht, Gary Craig Smith, Romain Voulet, Tyler Gregory Finses
  • Publication number: 20210212453
    Abstract: A table includes a base defining a wire management pocket and a central area, a power receptacle mounted to the base adjacent the wire management pocket, a leg coupled to the base for supporting the base, and a tabletop supported on the base. The tabletop is slidably removable from the base to provide access to the wire management pocket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2019
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Inventors: Craig Charles Mulder, Brian Stewart Fuller
  • Publication number: 20210212454
    Abstract: A portable reading stand may include a main body panel, a base plate to be rotatable on one side of one surface of the main body panel to support a lower portion of a book, and a supporter on the other surface of the main body panel to obliquely support the main body panel. The base plate is configured such that one side is rotatably coupled to one side of a base accommodating unit on one side of the main body panel so that when the other side of the base plate is folded in a direction of the main body panel, the base plate is accommodated in the base accommodating unit. A cover is provided in a direction of one surface of the base accommodating unit, such that when the cover is closed while the base plate is unfolded or folded, the base accommodating unit is covered.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2019
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Inventor: Boin JEON
  • Publication number: 20210212455
    Abstract: According to the present embodiment, a serving module includes: a tray; a main body formed therein with a tray space configured to accommodate the tray and having a tray entrance; a tray moving device configured to move at least a part of the tray out of the tray entrance or move an entire of the tray into the tray space; a door configured to open and close the tray entrance; and a door driving device connected to the door to open and close the door.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2019
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Chungin JUNG, Sunho YANG, Eulpyo HONG
  • Publication number: 20210212456
    Abstract: A gravity-lock, height-adjustable shelving, object support and hanging system which, in a preferred embodiment, comprises: a. at least one rod for substantially vertical installation, said rod having an outer diameter D; b. at least one slider comprising a bore therethrough, said bore comprising an inner diameter slightly greater than D, such that said bore through said slider accommodates passage of said rod through said slider; and c. at least one appendage attached or attachable to said slider, wherein said appendage extends substantially horizontally away from the point proximal the point of attachment to said slider to a distal point of said appendage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2019
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Inventor: CRISTOBAL CASTRO
  • Publication number: 20210212457
    Abstract: A method for installing a set of drawers under the counter-top in the “blind corner” of kitchen cabinets. The stack of drawers is attached to a rack and hung from little wheel-cars in tracks. To access any of the drawers the door of the adjacent cabinet is opened and the stack is rolled sideways into borrowed space temporarily made available there. The drawers can then be pulled open. When finished the drawers are closed and the stack rolled back. Unlike existing products, this design's mechanisms permanently occupy very little of the adjacent space, only the top 3?. The rest is only borrowed. The flooring of this space is regular kitchen floor. It can be occupied by anything that can be easily moved out temporarily when corner access is needed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2021
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Inventor: James Currie Ashfield
  • Publication number: 20210212458
    Abstract: An undermount drawer slide mounting clip releasably attaches a drawer to a drawer rail assembly mounted in a cabinet carcass. The apparatus is capable of effecting positional adjustments of the drawer in three directions without removing the drawer from the cabinet carcass. The apparatus is comprised of a body slidingly engaged with a bonnet. A trigger pivotally connected between the body and the bonnet. A spring loaded catch slidable within the bonnet and acted on by the trigger to releasably attach the apparatus to a drawer rail assembly. A threaded spindle rotates within the base and adjusts the horizontal position of the drawer. A ramp adjustably connected to the base adjusts the vertical position of the drawer by rotation of a threaded barrel. A plunger extends from a housing connected to the body to adjacent the drawer rail assembly and adjusts the depth of the drawer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2020
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Applicant: Hardware Resources, Inc.
    Inventors: Dennis McGregor, Greg Davis
  • Publication number: 20210212459
    Abstract: A sliding-pivoting mechanism of a shelf of a piece of furniture or of a household appliance for extracting and raising the shelf out of a body of the piece of furniture or of the household appliance is provided. The mechanism includes at least two pivot arms of a pivoting mechanism, which are rotatably fixed by a first end to at least one of the side walls of the body, parallel to the plane of the side walls, and which are arranged parallel to and at a distance from each other. At respective second ends of the pivot arms, a guide rail of a sliding mechanism is pivotably fixed parallel to the plane of the side walls such that the guide rail is pivotable from a lower position within the body into a raised, upper position at least partially outside the body, at least one running rail that is linearly displaceable in the guide rail and to which the shelf is fixed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2019
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Inventors: Benjamin BEXTERMÖLLER, David KRÜGER, Arnold GURR
  • Publication number: 20210212460
    Abstract: A connection device includes a base and a bracket. The base includes an upper feature, a lower feature, and a middle wall disposed between the upper and the lower features. The middle wall includes a guiding structure and a position-limiting structure that define a moving space therebetween. The bracket is configured to be movably mounted on the base and includes an upper portion, a lower portion, and a middle portion disposed between the upper and the lower portions. The middle portion includes an elastic portion configured to be mounted in the moving space. The upper and the lower portions of the bracket are configured to be mounted to the upper and the lower features of the base respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2020
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Inventors: KEN-CHING CHEN, HSIU-CHIANG LIANG, CHUN-CHIANG WANG
  • Publication number: 20210212461
    Abstract: A retraction device for movable furniture parts has a driver movable along a first guide path, which is movable between a retracted position and a parked position and is directly or indirectly pretensioned into the retracted position by an energy storage device. The driver can be coupled to an activator in order to move the movable furniture part into a closed position. A method uses the driver for opening and closing the movable furniture part and tensioning and releasing a retraction device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2018
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Applicant: Paul Hettich GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Andreas STUFFEL, Marvin BUHMEIER
  • Publication number: 20210212462
    Abstract: A release mechanism for a drawer slide latch may include linearly translatable elements. The linearly translatable elements may cause rotation of a lever arm used in latching one drawer slide member to another. The linearly translatable elements may be coupled to a drawer, or be a component mounted to the drawer slide, in various embodiments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2021
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Inventors: Chuck Milligan, Talia Minear
  • Publication number: 20210212463
    Abstract: A rotating bar may be used to unlatch a drawer of a cabinet. In some embodiments a drawer slide used to extendably mount the drawer within the cabinet includes a latch comprised of a tab coupled to an inner member and a catch to receive the tab on an outer member. The tab may be part of a release lever, which may be actuated by an arm coupled to the rotating bar, to release the latch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2021
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Inventors: Chuck Milligan, Talia Minear
  • Publication number: 20210212464
    Abstract: A power rail for arrangement on a pull-out guide for a movable furniture part, wherein the pull-out guide has a body rail and a drawer rail, which are supported such that they are movable relative to each other, wherein the power rail is designed such that it can be arranged on the body rail or on the drawer rail, wherein the power rail is designed, when arranged on the pull-out guide, to extend along the length of the body rail and/or along the length of the drawer rail in a direction of movement of the pull-out guide, wherein the power rail has two contact elements insulated electrically from each other, wherein the contact elements are designed to be electrically conductive, so that a current collector of a power supply unit can come into contact with one of the contact elements in order to produce an electrically conductive connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2021
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Applicant: Grass GmbH
    Inventor: Günter GRABHER
  • Publication number: 20210212465
    Abstract: A cabinet organizer attaching to the interior surface of a cabinet door providing a low profile. An organizer utilizing a critical, predetermined dimension range and construction based specifically on the gap generated within a cabinet between the cabinet door recessed panel, the cabinet face frame, and adjacent shelving contained therein when the cabinet is closed. A cabinet organizer accounting for the spatial limitations and considerations of this defined gap/space along the interior surface of the cabinet door when the cabinet door is closed as to substantially fit in this gap and not substantially protrude into the shelving storage space, yet provide enough room to accommodate a variety and/or multitude of articles of interest for storage within a variety of cabinets made with this construction. An organizer utilizing a critical, predetermined balance in dimensions and construction for storage space practicality purposes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2021
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Applicant: Summit Product Development, LLC
    Inventor: Jeremy Suelflow
  • Publication number: 20210212466
    Abstract: A method for producing a wall for a piece of furniture involves providing two panel-form core halves, of which at least one has at least one aperture extending only along a portion of a side surface of the core half. A fitting or fitting housing is inserted into the at least one aperture and the two core halves are joining together to form a composite element enclosing the fitting or fitting housing. Side surfaces of the two core halves are located one upon the other. A narrow-surface coating is applied to at least one end surface of the composite element, the end surface being oriented transversely to the side surface. An opening is formed in a portion of the at least one end surface. The opening extends as far as the fitting, or the fitting housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2019
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Inventor: Stefan ANDSCHUS
  • Publication number: 20210212467
    Abstract: In one embodiment, the present disclosure is directed to a cabinet having a charging device. The cabinet's housing has a cavity, a door configured both to close to cover the cavity and to open to expose the cavity, and shelves extending horizontally across the cavity. The charging device is positioned within the cavity and includes a housing, a charger for charging an electronic device, a receiving portion configured to hold the electronic device upright, a light source configured to shine through at least a portion of the device housing to illuminate the cavity of the cabinet housing, and an electrical outlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2020
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Inventors: Jason Mort, Brian Whetstone, Linda Yang, George Wahlgren, Howard Katz, James A. DeHope, Harshil N. Patel
  • Publication number: 20210212468
    Abstract: A chair support device primarily for office use includes a lower support having rollers or feet for standing on the floor spaced apart from each other in predetermined distances, an upper support, and a receiving tube, as a support member, that has a central axis, connected to a central portion of the upper support, extends therefrom towards the lower support and is coupled to a central portion of the lower support by a ball joint that enables tilting of the receiving tube within an angular range relative to vertical and weight load to be taken predominately by the lower support. The support member is preferably in or close to the weight line of a chair held by the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Inventor: Ferenc BENESCH
  • Publication number: 20210212469
    Abstract: A folding chair (100) comprises as main components a mainframe (1), a seat (2) and a back leg support (3). At least one of the main components is uniplanar and the others fit within a plane of the at least one main component when the chair (100) is collapsed. The folding chair (100) uses a type A construction, and forward movement of the top of the seat (2) relative to the mainframe (1) causes the back leg support (3) to move backwards relative to the mainframe (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2019
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Inventor: Marcus Black
  • Publication number: 20210212470
    Abstract: A backrest for use in a chair includes a back board arranged in a position to abut a back of a seated person on the chair. A first area that is a laterally central area of the back board has a thickness greater than a thickness of a second area of the back board located closer to each of left and right ends of the back board than the first area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2019
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Inventor: Taku Kumazawa
  • Publication number: 20210212471
    Abstract: A chair with a footrest mechanism includes two upright rods, a seat cushion arranged between the two upright rods, and a footrest mechanism. A hanging part is arranged on each of both sides of the seat cushion, and both ends of the hanging part are fixedly connected to the seat cushion. The middle part of the hanging part is fixed to the upper end of the upright rod. The footrest mechanism includes a footrest part, a connecting rod and a pull belt. A first end portion of the connecting rod is fixedly connected to the footrest part, and a second end portion of the connecting rod is fixedly connected to the seat cushion. A first end portion of the pull belt is fixedly connected to the footrest part, and a second end portion of the pull belt is connected to the hanging part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2021
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Inventor: Libin CHEN
  • Publication number: 20210212472
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a portable head support designed to fit in the interior of a carry-on article carried by a passenger. The device provides head support for those who prefer sleeping in a face-down position and comprises a base and a head support connected along at least one of their abutting edges by a mechanism which permits the angle between the base and head support to be adjusted by the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2021
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Inventor: Andrew Miller
  • Publication number: 20210212473
    Abstract: Furniture that is convertible between a seat position and a bed position is described. The furniture includes a first bed section with a first platform supporting a first cushion, and a second bed section with a second platform, a second cushion, and a partition disposed between the second platform and the second cushion. The first platform is configured to pivot relative to the second platform. The first cushion is thicker than the second cushion. When the furniture is in the bed position, a top surface of the first cushion is substantially coplanar with a top surface of the second cushion and the partition is spaced from the second platform by a first distance. In the seat position of the furniture, the distance between the partition and the second platform is less than the first distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2021
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Applicant: American Leather Operations, LLC
    Inventor: Thomas A. Garland
  • Publication number: 20210212474
    Abstract: Mattress assemblies including at least one encapsulated panel including a layer of fibers and/or foam saturated with a heat absorbing material. The layer is completely encapsulated with a liquid impermeable and flexible material. The heat absorbing material is not microencapsulated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2020
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Inventor: Christopher F. Chunglo
  • Publication number: 20210212475
    Abstract: A bed assembly includes a mattress that has rails that define an outer perimeter of the mattress and an inner core defined between the rails of the mattress. Springs are positioned within the inner core. A comfort layer including ventilation openings is supported by the rails of the mattress so that the comfort layer covers the mattress and the ventilation openings are in fluid communication with the inner core. In some instances, the comfort layer is positioned so that the ventilation openings are aligned with coil openings defined through the springs within the mattress.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2021
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Applicant: Diamond Mattress Company, Inc.
    Inventor: Shaun Pennington
  • Publication number: 20210212476
    Abstract: A chair for particular use in clinical or hospital environments has a frame to which a support material is secured. The support material may form a chair back and/or a seat for the chair to provide support to the chair occupant. The support material may be made from a textile of interwoven strands wherein some of the interwoven strands include copper containing particles such as copper iodide or copper oxide within the textile fibers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2021
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Inventor: John Charles Hepler
  • Publication number: 20210212477
    Abstract: A bed shaped device or structure provides sensory enhancement for the comfort of the infant, baby, toddler, or child. The invention replicates the physical, physiology, and sensation of the mother to the child during the pregnancy period. The structure of the present invention facilitates transfer of the nurturing, characteristics of the mother through dynamics, temperature, graphical imagery, sound, scent, and nourishment to the infant, baby, toddler, or child whereby each senses the replicated comfort, attachment, and /or bonding the mother, as in the womb.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2014
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Inventor: Anisa DeNeen Mosely James
  • Publication number: 20210212478
    Abstract: A multi-functional baby bed includes a left support frame, a right support frame, a swing frame and a cradle frame. The swing frame and the cradle frame are provided between the left support frame and the right support frame. The swing frame is pivotably connected to the left support frame and the right support frame. The swing frame and the cradle frame are detachably connected. The left and right support frames are structurally the same and oppositely disposed. The top of each of the left and right support frame has a rotating device configured to control the movement of the swing frame. The rotating device can be rotated 90°. When the swing frame is fixed, the cradle frame is fixed accordingly and the device may function as a bed. When the swing frame swings, the cradle frame swings accordingly, thus functioning as a cradle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2020
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Applicant: ZHONGTONG (XIAMEN) CHILDREN PRODUCTS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jianbo YANG
  • Publication number: 20210212479
    Abstract: The present disclosure for a protection screen relates to methods and systems for protecting food, hot or cold, and drinks while eating in public spaces such as cafeterias, bars, restaurants, food courts, food bars, airplane seating, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2020
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Inventor: Joan Atwal
  • Publication number: 20210212480
    Abstract: The invention is comprising of a cover for human and domestic mammals, which will provide cooling or warming, utilizing tubing filled with controlled by a liquid embedded within cover which can be attached or detachable, but not limited to. The temperature control switch utilizing a thermostat and distributed by pump. of the liquid can be controlled by utilizing a thermostat or without, and distributed by a pump. The cover is provided in different sizes, shapes and styles forms for preference to accommodate the said user requirements for comfort, to conform to the said user requirements for comfort. The utilization of power operation can be a battery connected by USB, or electricity, solar energy and other sources of energy producing elements, but not limited to. Therefore, the cover can be used outdoors or indoors for the comfort of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2020
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Inventor: Brenda Simmons
  • Publication number: 20210212481
    Abstract: A bottom bed sheet assembly for a mattress that includes a primary textile panel and a rigid weight bar. The primary textile panel includes a main portion adapted to be placed over a top surface of the mattress. A foot end flap adapted to be draped beside a foot end of the mattress. A right-side flap and left-side flap are adapted to be draped beside right and left sides of the mattress. A head end flap adapted to be draped beside a head end of the mattress. The head end flap includes a pocket extending transversely across the head end flap at a lower end of the head end flap. The rigid weight bar is assembled into the pocket to apply tension to the primary textile panel in response to gravity acting on the rigid weight bar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2021
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Inventor: Paula S. ANDERSON
  • Publication number: 20210212482
    Abstract: The present application provides a fabric layer, comprising: an outer layer on which a plurality of first connecting portions are arranged; and, an inner layer on which a plurality of second connecting portions are arranged, wherein the first connecting portions on the outer layer are bonded to the corresponding second connecting portions on the inner layer by dotted sol to form fabric layer connecting portions, so that a chamber is formed by every two adjacent fabric layer connecting portions, the outer layer and the inner layer to accommodate a stuffing. The present application further provides a sleeping bag comprising the fabric layer. With such an arrangement, windproof, waterproof and down-proof effects can be achieved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2020
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Inventors: Hongyong LI, Hui LIU, Qing LI
  • Publication number: 20210212483
    Abstract: A pillow supports alternate regions of a user's head depending upon the recumbent position of the user. When a user is in a supine position, the user's head rests on a central neck roll region which supports the occipital region of the user's head, maintaining it centered around a saddle point in the upper surface of the central neck roll region. When a user rolls into a lateral decubitus position, the user's head rolls onto a lateral cranial support region such that the center of gravity of the user's head is positioned approximately at the point on the upper surface of the lateral cranial support region that provides maximal support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2020
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Inventor: Chau Vo
  • Publication number: 20210212484
    Abstract: Disclosed is a drinking device comprising an image element configured to produce a lighted image against the drinking device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2020
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Inventor: Ariztlan Federico Lopez
  • Publication number: 20210212485
    Abstract: A drinks container (1) comprises a main body (2) comprising an enclosing wall that spans between an upper and a lower end, the upper end open to receive fluids therethrough; a base portion (3) configured to close the lower end of the main body (2); a rim portion (6) that extends from the upper end, configured to connect with secondary accessories and; a cap (15), configured to removably connect with the main body (2) to close the open upper end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2018
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Inventors: Nicholas Tanious Attar, Michael Tanious Attar
  • Publication number: 20210212486
    Abstract: Briefly, a drinking set is provided that has a cup and a flow control disk set fully inside the cup. The flow control disk is constructed for creating a tortured flow path for any fluid flowing out of the cup. In this way, spills are substantially reduced or minimized, and the user has a stable and predictable sipping experience, even when the cup is jostled or violently moved. Fluid moving from the cup first hits a set of steeply angled entry fins, which absorb or reflect energy in the fluid. The fluid passes through a set of small entry openings, and flow to a set of exit fins, where the fluid strikes a face of the exit fins and changes direction to a set of larger exit openings. This tortured fluid path causes the drinking fluid to have a controlled flow and reduced kinetic energy as it approaches the user's mouth, multiple changes in flow direction, and provides several obstacles for absorbing kinetic energy and thus slowing the flow of the fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2020
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Inventors: David M Morelock, Joedin D Morelock, Richard C Yang
  • Publication number: 20210212487
    Abstract: A utensil configured to interact with food items includes a main body portion, a handle portion extending in a first direction from the main body portion, and a food manipulating portion extending from the main body portion in a second direction, wherein the food manipulating portion of the utensil is configured to interact with food. The utensil may also include a plurality of legs extending from the main body portion in a third direction to support the utensil on a support surface. The plurality of legs elevate the handle portion, main body portion and food manipulating portion from the support surface such that the handle portion, main body portion, and food manipulating portion are not in contact with the support surface when the utensil is placed on the support surface with the legs supporting the utensil from the support surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2021
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Inventor: Carter T. MALCOLM
  • Publication number: 20210212488
    Abstract: Embodiments of an outdoor cooking kit and method of assembling the outdoor cooking kit are provided. The outdoor cooking kit includes a case, a flexible mat, one or more utensils, and a seasoning container. The case extends between first and second end portions with one or more extensions therebetween. The flexible mat may be manually moved to a rolled position to form an elongated rolled structure extending between first and second ends. The one or more utensils may be positioned within the rolled structure of the flexible mat, and the seasoning container may be positioned within the second end portion of the case. With this arrangement, the first and second ends of the rolled structure are positioned between the first and second end portions of the case and maintained with the one or more extensions being in a taut position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2021
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Inventors: James C. Bush, III, Christopher L. Hanks, James P. Miner
  • Publication number: 20210212489
    Abstract: A chopsticks has two sticks and two resilient elements. The sticks are arranged next to each other. Each of the two sticks has a serving end portion, an eating end portion, and a picking portion formed on the serving end portion. Each of the two resilient elements has two ends connected to the two sticks respectively. A user can pick up dishes from common plates to their personal plates with the picking portion and would not carelessly put the picking portions into his/her mouth. The chopsticks can be used as a serving chopsticks and a private chopsticks at the same time for the convenience of dining and waiting time for queuing to use serving chopsticks can be saved. Moreover, with the resilient elements fixing the two sticks on a first imaginary plane, the chopsticks does not roll on and fall off the table.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2021
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Inventor: CHIN-CHOU YANG
  • Publication number: 20210212490
    Abstract: The present inventive concept discloses an improved structure of a straw comprising a tubular body and a connecting member. The tubular body has a first end, a second end and openings, and each of the openings is formed at the first end and the second end, respectively. The tubular body comprises a tube wall disposed between the first end and the second end. The connecting member is disposed at the tube wall, wherein a thickness of the connecting member is thicker than a thickness of the tube wall. The connecting member comprises a first fastener and a second fastener corresponding to the first fastener, and the first fastener is coupled with the second fastener openably and closably.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2021
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Inventor: Yen Hong-Lin
  • Publication number: 20210212491
    Abstract: An under sleeper pad (1) to be fastened to an underside (3) of a sleeper (4), on the opposite side from the tracks (2). The under sleeper pad (1) has at least one elastic layer (5) having cork grains (6) of a cork granulate distributed throughout. In addition, the elastic layer (5) has at least one cellular synthetic elastomer (7).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2019
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Applicant: Getzner Werkstoffe Holding GmbH
    Inventor: Andreas AUGUSTIN
  • Publication number: 20210212492
    Abstract: A security access control insert is provided for installation in curbside mailboxes. The security access control insert prevents tampering or theft of delivered mail. The security access control insert may be sold as part of a mailbox, or as a retrofit kit that may be added to a previously installed mailbox. The security access control insert provides a lockable door with a specific supplied access key. A second access key provided to an authorized mail carrier agency or delivery service may be a master key or passkey that is able to open many different customer mailboxes equipped with the security access control insert. The security access control insert may be formed of sheet-metal construction, aluminum, galvanized steel, or may be formed from molded plastic or composite materials. The security access control insert has a shape that matches the interior cross-section of the mailbox to which the insert will be installed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2020
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Inventor: Brad St. Cyr
  • Publication number: 20210212493
    Abstract: The disclosed embodiments include an anti-theft system. The anti-theft system includes a netting, a male connector linkage, and a network of female connectors. The netting includes a set of safety loops along the periphery of the netting. The male connector linkage includes at least two male connectors connected by a linkage. The male connector linkage is woven through the safety loops then connected to individual female connectors within the network of female connectors. The network of female connectors is embedded within an opening on a door. The anti-theft system is operable to cling or secure a package to a door in order to prevent the theft of said package.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2020
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Inventor: George Khatchikian
  • Publication number: 20210212494
    Abstract: An elevated delivery platform having a delivery surface that can be placed at a location off the ground to better facilitate delivery of parcels by unmanned aerial vehicles, such as delivery drones, is provided. By placing the elevated delivery platform in an area above the ground, such as atop a home or a pole, a drone is more capable of making deliveries because it avoids obstacles nearer to the ground that typically make drone delivery challenging. The elevated delivery platform raises and lowers parcels to a position where they can easily be retrieved. Some systems also provide a deployable cover to protect parcels from adverse weather conditions while awaiting pickup or following delivery. The elevated delivery platform can be used as part of a drone delivery system that can also include a containment unit, a computer application, or any combination of these aspects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2021
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Inventors: Julio Gil, Bala Ganesh, Thomas Ramsager