Patents Issued in August 24, 2021
  • Face shield
    Patent number: D929047
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Inventors: Robin W. Deans, Mark C. Lengsfeld, Frederick Daryl Lane
  • Explosion suppression system
    Patent number: D929048
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: Rembe GmbH Safety + Control
    Inventor: Stefan Penno
  • Wall hook for a fire extinguisher
    Patent number: D929049
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: Rusoh, Inc.
    Inventors: Hector Rousseau, Randy Rousseau, Ryan H. Barrows, Justun C. Seymour
  • Pet coat
    Patent number: D929050
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Inventor: Shaorong Shen
  • Receiver of dog training collar
    Patent number: D929051
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Inventor: Linxian Li
  • Portable clothes dryer
    Patent number: D929052
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: Shenzhen Qianhai Chuangdian E-commerce Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Wei Ouyang
  • Floor cleaning machine
    Patent number: D929053
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Inventor: Yan Dong
  • Tabletop mangle
    Patent number: D929054
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: Picote Solutions Oy Ltd.
    Inventor: Ilkka Hellsten
  • Surface cleaning head with leading roller
    Patent number: D929055
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: SHARKNINJA OPERATING LLC
    Inventors: Gary V. Palladino, Owen Rhys Alban Johnson, Junghwan Chei
  • Housing for dual end optical cleaning device
    Patent number: D929056
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: Fluke Corporation
    Inventors: Wayne S. Hoofnagle, Roger L. Howell
  • Sponge case
    Patent number: D929057
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: Navajo Manufacturing Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Gordon Levy, Shawn A. Shelton
  • Scouring sponge
    Patent number: D929058
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
    Inventor: Windy A. Santa Cruz
  • Bucket-scraping apparatus
    Patent number: D929059
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Inventor: Vincent DiSisto
  • Spatula for large containers
    Patent number: D929060
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Inventor: David D. Kent
  • Laundry valet rod
    Patent number: D929061
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: Whitmor, Inc.
    Inventor: Gil Gaska
  • Half round trash can
    Patent number: D929062
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: EKO Development Limited
    Inventor: Yizhi Chen
  • Collapsible trailer
    Patent number: D929063
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Inventor: Xiangshan Zhang
  • Foldable cart
    Patent number: D929064
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: Urban Electric Co.
    Inventor: Sven Etzelsberger
  • Shopping basket
    Patent number: D929065
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: WANZL GMBH & CO. KGAA
    Inventors: Thomas Gasche, Dieter Stoeckle
  • Narrow food service container
    Patent number: D929066
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: CAMBRO MANUFACTURING COMPANY
    Inventor: Jeff Nicholson
  • Folding cart accessory for watercraft
    Patent number: D929067
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: Suspenz, Inc.
    Inventor: Ian Kowalski
  • Rail for a conveyor system
    Patent number: D929068
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Inventors: Albert Kleinikkink, Roger Hogan, Ian Cameron
  • Operating device for hoisting machine
    Patent number: D929069
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: KITO CORPORATION
    Inventor: Takayuki Kasai
  • Upper deck for nestable pallet
    Patent number: D929070
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: CLEANPAL ISRAEL LTD.
    Inventor: Amihay Cohen
  • Walnut tree names 'wolfskill'
    Patent number: PP33383
    Abstract: A new walnut variety (Juglans regia) designated as ‘UC Wolfskill’ is provided. This variety has a harvest date 10 days earlier than walnut variety ‘Chandler’ and produces a walnut that is jumbo in size with light colored kernels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Charles A. Leslie, Gale H. McGranahan, Patrick J. Brown
  • Blueberry plant named ‘NS 15-22’
    Patent number: PP33384
    Abstract: A new and distinct variety of blueberry plant, which is denominated varietally as ‘NS 15-22’ is described, with a strong vigor and which produces fruit considered low in acidity and medium in firmness under the ecological conditions prevailing in Yanchep, Western Australia.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: Next Progeny Pty., Ltd.
    Inventor: Vincent David Andrew Mazzardis
  • Apple tree named ‘Bingo Gala’
    Patent number: PP33385
    Abstract: ‘Bingo Gala’ is a new apple variety discovered as a spontaneous limb mutation of ‘Tenroy Gala’. The fruit of ‘Bingo Gala’ is notable for its attractive red overcolor, which consistently covers about eighty percent of the fruit surface. ‘Bingo Gala’ can be harvested in one pick.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: Golden Joy Bingo (Pty.) Ltd.
    Inventor: Jan Dawid Wiegman
  • Seedless table grape (grapevine) named ‘ITUMEIGHT’
    Patent number: PP33386
    Abstract: A new distinct variety of grapevine named ‘Itumeight’ abundantly forms attractive dark red violet skinned seedless berries with a cylindrical narrow ellipsoid shape, neutral with a semi acid twist flavor and a very crunchy and firm berry flesh texture. Being a mid-season variety, the fruit commonly is ready for harvesting in summer from late July to early September in Blanca, Murcia, Spain and displays good eating qualities as a table grape. The fruit meatiness and firmness render the fruit amenable for handling, shipping, and storage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Inventors: Manuel Tornel Martinez, Juan Carreno Espin
  • Seedless table grape (grapevine) named ‘ITUMNINE’
    Patent number: PP33387
    Abstract: A new distinct variety of grapevine named ‘Ituranine’. The new variety abundantly forms an intense dark red violet seedless berries with a cylindrical berry shape, a neutral with a semi acid twist and a very crunchy moderate-firm berry texture. Being a late season variety, the fruit commonly is ready for harvesting in autumn from September to October in Bianca, Murcia, Spain and displays good eating qualities as a table grape. The fruit meatiness and thinness render the limit amenable for handling, shipping, and storage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Inventors: Manuel Tornel Martinez, Juan Carreno Espin
  • plant named ‘Balshamite’
    Patent number: PP33388
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Lantana plant named ‘Balshamite’, characterized by its light yellow and white-colored inflorescences, dark green-colored foliage, and moderately vigorous, mounded growth habit, is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: Ball Horticultural Company
    Inventor: Scott C. Trees
  • plant named ‘Baloomink’
    Patent number: PP33389
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Lantana plant named ‘Baloomink’, characterized by its medium pink and light yellow-colored inflorescences, dark green-colored foliage, and moderately vigorous, upright, mounded to rounded growth habit, is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: Ball Horticultural Company
    Inventor: Scott C. Trees
  • plant named ‘Balshamorf’
    Patent number: PP33390
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Lantana plant named ‘Balshamorf’, characterized by its medium yellow, orange, and red-orange colored inflorescences, dark green-colored foliage, and moderately vigorous, mounded growth habit, is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: Ball Horticultural Company
    Inventor: Scott C. Trees
  • plant named ‘PG 1 19 0125 0002’
    Patent number: PP33391
    Abstract: A new and distinct Cannabis cultivar named ‘PG 1 19 0125 0002’ is characterized by its dominant CBG chemotype, which is favorable for application as a medicinal product. Furthermore, it may be used for the industrial-scale extraction of CBG due to the minimal concentrations of contaminating cannabinoids which may otherwise complicate the extraction of this class of secondary metabolites.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: Pure Cannabis Research AG
    Inventors: Yannik Schlup, Gavin George, Michael Ruckle
  • orchid plant named ‘PHALHODIJ’
    Patent number: PP33392
    Abstract: A new and distinct variety of Phalaenopsis plant named ‘PHALHODIJ’, particularly characterized by large, white, dotted flowers with purplish-pink lips, a flat flower shape in lateral view, an apical lobe of the lip that is slightly folded upwards, and is propagated by meristem tissue culture, is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: Anthura B.V.
    Inventor: Martinus Nicolaas Gerardus Van Swieten
  • orchid plant named ‘PHALWALWHO’
    Patent number: PP33393
    Abstract: A new and distinct variety of Phalaenopsis plant named ‘PHALWALWHO’, particularly characterized by light purple, shaded flowers with dark reddish-orange and yellow lips, a concave dorsal sepal shape in cross section, few branches, and is propagated by meristem tissue culture, is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: Anthura B.V.
    Inventor: Martinus Nicolaas Gerardus Van Swieten
  • orchid plant named ‘PHALHOKCO’
    Patent number: PP33394
    Abstract: A new and distinct variety of Phalaenopsis plant named ‘PHALHOKCO’, particularly characterized by light reddish-purple flowers with light red-purple lips, a flat flower shape in lateral view, a concave lateral sepal shape in cross section, and is propagated by meristem tissue culture, is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: Anthura B.V.
    Inventor: Martinus Nicolaas Gerardus Van Swieten
  • orchid plant named ‘PHALIEWE’
    Patent number: PP33395
    Abstract: A new and distinct variety of Phalaenopsis plant named ‘PHALIEWE’, particularly characterized by white, striped flowers with white and purplish-red, striped lips, a flat flower shape in lateral view, an incurving curvature of the longitudinal axis of the petal, and is propagated by meristem tissue culture, is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: Anthura B.V.
    Inventor: Martinus Nicolaas Gerardus Van Swieten
  • New guinea plant named ‘Balcloapl’
    Patent number: PP33396
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of New Guinea Impatiens plant named ‘Balcloapl’, characterized by its white-colored flowers tinted with purplish-red, dark reddish-green colored foliage, and moderately vigorous, mounded growth habit, is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: Ball Horticultural Company
    Inventor: Gail Shafer
  • plant named ‘Dophlflama’
    Patent number: PP33397
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Phlox plant named ‘Dophlflama’, characterized by its upright and uniform plant habit; vigorous growth habit; early and freely flowering habit; dense inflorescences with purple-colored flowers with lighter purple-colored centers; and good garden performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: Dümmen Group B.V.
    Inventor: Ellen van Sambeek
  • plant named ‘Dophlflaproli’
    Patent number: PP33398
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Phlox plant named ‘Dophlflaproli’, characterized by its upright and uniform plant habit; vigorous growth habit; early and freely flowering habit; dense inflorescences with purple violet-colored flowers with white-colored centers; and good garden performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: Dümmen Group B.V.
    Inventor: Ellen van Sambeek
  • plant named ‘Balcannell’
    Patent number: PP33399
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Petunia plant named ‘Balcannell’, characterized by its light yellow-colored flowers, medium green-colored foliage, low growth vigor, and compact-mounded growth habit, is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: Ball Horticultural Company
    Inventor: Gail Shafer
  • plant named ‘Balvogite’
    Patent number: PP33400
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Petunia plant named ‘Balvogite’, characterized by its semi-double type, white-colored flowers, medium green-colored foliage, and moderately vigorous, mounded-spreading growth habit, is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: Ball Horticultural Company
    Inventor: Rolando Solano Ramirez
  • ‘KERSUCAN’
    Patent number: PP33401
    Abstract: A new and distinct Petunia cultivar named ‘KERSUCAN’ is disclosed, characterized by a compact, mounding, growth habit. Plants produce light purple stable double flowers, not producing single flowers under stress. The plants flower freely and begin flowering under short day condition. The new variety is a Petunia, normally produced as an outdoor garden or container plant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Inventor: Akinobu Ui
  • plant named ‘PCL 1522-50’
    Patent number: PP33402
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Caladium plant named ‘PCL 1522-50’, characterized by its intermediate height; somewhat mounding plant habit; dense and bushy appearance; vigorous growth habit and rapid growth rate; fancy-type leaves that are dark pink in color with light yellowish green-colored venation and dark green-colored margins; and petioles that are dark brownish green in color or green with darker-colored streaks, stippling and tessellations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Inventor: Robert Dale Hartman
  • plant named ‘Sene Sirohyaku’
    Patent number: PP33403
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Senecio plant named ‘Sene Sirohyaku’, characterized by its semi-upright and uniformly mounded plant habit; vigorous growth habit; freely branching habit; freely flowering habit and daisy-type inflorescences with ray florets that are dark purple to red purple in color and disc florets that are dark purple in color.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: SUNTORY FLOWERS LIMITED
    Inventors: Tomoya Misato, Kiyoshi Miyazaki
  • Method for ladder ranking in a game
    Patent number: RE48700
    Abstract: Methods for creating an interactive gaming environment are provided. In various embodiments, methods of the present invention may include initializing an interactive game application at a game server which is then characterized as having an active status, notifying a lobby server concerning the active status of the game server, registering the application with a universe management server via the lobby server, and allowing users to join the interactive gaming environment. The users joining the interactive gaming environment may be identified by a server key obtained from the game server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT AMERICA LLC
    Inventors: Shekhar V. Dhupelia, Glen Van Datta, Brian Fernandes, Eiko Erika Kato, William McCarroll
  • Shaving razor with one or more reciprocating blades
    Patent number: RE48701
    Abstract: A shaving razor having a handle and a shaving head with an exposed reciprocating blade. A power source is disposed within the handle with an actuator that causes at least one blade of a multi-blade razor head to reciprocate within a zone of motion. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: Winning Technologies Ltd.
    Inventor: Leon Coresh
  • Recording apparatus
    Patent number: RE48702
    Abstract: A recording apparatus includes: a first housing; a second housing pivotable about a shaft relative to the first housing between a close position and a distant position; and a tank mount portion provided in the second housing such that a mounting direction of a tank with respect to the tank mount portion in a state in which the second housing is at the distant position has a downward component in a vertical direction. The tank mount portion includes a resistance applying mechanism which applies a resistance force to the tank in a state in which at least a part of the tank is inserted into the tank mount portion when the second housing is at the distant position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shinya Yamamoto, Tomoyasu Yabuki
  • Performance enhancing additives for fiber formation and polysulfone fibers
    Patent number: RE48703
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of additives in processes to form polymeric fibers. These fibers can be formed into membranes with improved middle and/or higher molecular weight solute removal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE HOLDINGS, INC.
    Inventors: Cheryl Ford, Jiunn Teo, Leslie Schmidt
  • Chemical amplification based on fluid partitioning
    Patent number: RE48704
    Abstract: A system for nucleic acid amplification of a sample comprises partitioning the sample into partitioned sections and performing PCR on the partitioned sections of the sample. Another embodiment of the invention provides a system for nucleic acid amplification and detection of a sample comprising partitioning the sample into partitioned sections, performing PCR on the partitioned sections of the sample, and detecting and analyzing the partitioned sections of the sample.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL SECURITY, LLC
    Inventors: Brian L. Anderson, Bill W. Colston, Christopher J. Elkin