Patents Issued in February 1, 2022
  • Patent number: 11234538
    Abstract: A bracket that is mounted in a wall or ceiling, and cooperates with an insert that can be adjusted flush with the wall or ceiling surface. Slots in the flange, and dimples in the insert facilitate the flush adjustment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Inventor: Ryan Andrew Mateer
  • Patent number: 11234539
    Abstract: This invention provides a hanger for supporting pictures, mirrors or other objects on a wall. Specifically, this invention allows a person to nail the hanger to the wall and if relatively minor adjustments are needed, to remove a screw cap on the nail, remove the hanger and reattach the hanger to the wall using another hole on the hanger that best approximates the desired position, then put the cap back on the nail and screw the cap tight. In another embodiment, spacers can be attached to the hanger so that additional hangers can form a larger hanger and then placed back on the wall through the nail already in place that best approximates the position. Additional nails can then be inserted into some of the other hanger's holes to provide additional support, strength and leveling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Inventor: Parnell Black
  • Patent number: 11234540
    Abstract: A system for securing an internal padding element of a doona to conform with the extent of a sheath or cover of the doona; the system including providing fastening means at least proximate the respective four corners of the internal padding element and the sheath or cover of the doona; the fastening means comprising a first component and a second component arranged for releasable coupling one to the other; each first and second component provided with attachment means for securing respective components to the padding element and to the cover of the doona.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Inventor: Shane Savage
  • Patent number: 11234541
    Abstract: Provided herein is a multiple-compartment pitcher. The pitcher in one embodiment comprises openings for downspouts arranged in a bottom portion of the pitcher body, and in which each opening communicates with one of a respective compartment. A lid is provided with openings providing for fluid communication with each compartment to allow venting of air, thereby facilitating discharge of liquid contents from a compartment when a downspout is opened. In another embodiment, the pitcher has spouts formed in the top portion of the pitcher body and in which the spouts are arranged at an angle relate to the handle of the pitcher to facilitate ease of pouring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Inventor: Robert R. J. Johnson
  • Patent number: 11234542
    Abstract: A liquid container includes a cup having a brim forming an opening into an interior region of the cup. The container also includes a lid configured to mount on the brim of the cup to close the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: Berry Plastics Corporation
    Inventors: Chris Bolek, Jonathan Eickhoff
  • Patent number: 11234543
    Abstract: A drinking straw device includes a molded elastic sheet having a curved base portion, a first bent portion, and a second bent portion. The first and second bent portions are disposed at two opposite sides of the curved base portion to permit an inward surface of the first bent portion to overlap an outward surface of the second bent portion. The first and second bent portions are respectively imparted with an inward biasing force and an outward biasing force so as to bring the inward surface of the first bent portion and the outward surface of the second bent portion into frictional and abutting engagement with each other to thereby allow the molded elastic sheet to constitute a straw tube extending along a tube axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: APPLE JU STUDIO INC.
    Inventor: Chia-Chien Tsai
  • Patent number: 11234544
    Abstract: An insulated cup holder includes outer and inner walls separated by an empty volume, and a gap between a cup and the inner walls. A silicone ring at the top of the inner wall seals and holds the cup, and the inner walls are tapered to contact a base of the cup to seat the cup in the cup holder above an inner shell base, and the only contact between the inner shell and the cup walls is at the cup base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Inventor: Adrian Rivera
  • Patent number: 11234545
    Abstract: A urinal bottle holding apparatus includes a mounting hook, a urinal bottle holder, and an attachment mechanism so that a urinal bottle can be safely secured adjacent to a patient. The urinal bottle holder includes a rectangular base, an opening, and a support wall. The opening concentrically traverses through the rectangular base so that the urinal bottle can be inserted and secured. The support wall is terminally connected to a bottom edge of the rectangular base thus delineating a stronger platform to integrate a plurality of holder fastening features of the attachment mechanism. The mounting hook is integrated with a plurality of hook fastening features as the mounting hook is frictionally attached to rectangular base and the support wall through the attachment mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Inventor: Gloria Cox
  • Patent number: 11234546
    Abstract: A display mount including a stand having a first stand leg and a second stand leg, the first stand leg interlocked with the second stand leg forming a joint and a stabilizer releasably coupled to the stand and having a slot, the first stand leg and the second stand leg each extending through the slot fixing the joint in place. The display mount further includes a display releasably coupled to the stand and having a front surface and a rear surface, the rear surface having a recess. A top end of the stand extends into the recess to hold the display in place.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: ENGRAVE MY ACHIEVEMENT
    Inventor: Ronald A. Fierro, II
  • Patent number: 11234547
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a removal aid used to assist in the removal of clothing items such as jackets, sweaters, shirts and the like. The aid is a device having a clamp with two sections that are pivotally joined together. Each section has a head that is elongated. The clamp has a lock for locking the clamp in a closed position. A pull has two ends, one of which is connected to a clamp section. The second end of the pull can have a loop. The pull is preferably a flexible pull. A user secures the device onto an end of a sleeve and locks the clamp with the lock. Then, the user places the loop over upon an object so that the pull pulls the arm portion of the garment off from the user's arm as the user moves away or twists relative to the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Inventor: Michael Paul Burns
  • Patent number: 11234548
    Abstract: The embodiments disclose an apparatus including an interchangeable seasonal holiday decorative device configured for displaying a dynamic rotating seasonal image theme pattern, a motorized base configured for extending, rotating and retracting the interchangeable seasonal holiday decorative device inserted into the motorized base, a counter rotating device coupled to at least one cartridge pole link of the interchangeable seasonal holiday decorative device configured for rotating extended thin metal rods with collapsible patterns in an opposite direction of that of a rotating collapsible center pole, an interchangeable seasonal holiday decorative device QR code display for allowing a shopper to download a seasonal decoration app for receiving interchangeable seasonal holiday decorative device sales and specials, and a near-field transmitter coupled to the interchangeable seasonal holiday decorative device QR code display for transmitting automatically shopper seasonal decoration time spent, date, time of day,
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Inventors: Ray Franklin, James Roy Flint
  • Patent number: 11234549
    Abstract: A wirelessly controllable, motorized and battery powered drapery apparatus is presented having a rotatable drive element having a guide structure in its surface. The rotatable drive is inserted through the open interior of a plurality of grommets in the shade material. A grommet driver is positioned over the rotatable drive element and connected to one of the plurality of grommets. The grommet driver has at least one tooth that is in communication with the guide structure in the rotatable drive element. As the rotatable drive element is rotated, the grommet drive is driven along the length of the rotatable drive element thereby moving the shade material between an open position and a closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: CURRENT PRODUCTS CORP.
    Inventors: Willis J. Mullet, Darrin W. Brunk, Samuel D. Schemmer, Scott Hand, Phillip Dugger
  • Patent number: 11234550
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a squeezing threaded rod, a squeezing component and a food processor. The squeezing threaded rod includes: a rod body, and the rod body includes a feeding segment, a squeezing segment connected with the feeding segment and a residue discharge segment connected with the squeezing segment; and the area of the cross section of the rod body gradually increases from the feeding segment to the squeezing segment. In the squeezing threaded rod provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure, the stress direction of juice squeezing and residue discharge thereof is consistent with the thrust direction of the rod body, in this case, the juice squeezing force and the residue discharge force can be increased, the food residues at a residue discharge opening can be discharged more easily, then the phenomenon that the food residues block the residue discharge opening can be reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Inventors: Han Han, Weijie Chen, Yan Tang
  • Patent number: 11234551
    Abstract: The invention concerns a beverage dispenser comprising:—a housing (4)—at least two containers (2) for storing a water soluble beverage powder, each container comprising a tank (21) and an outlet (22),—at least two dissolution chambers (3), each being operatively linked to one of the containers (2) for preparing a beverage from the water soluble beverage powder and a diluent,—for each dissolution chamber (3), an extractor hood (5) at the top of said dissolution chamber,—an evacuating fan (6),—an extraction device (7) connected to each extractor hood (5) and to said evacuating fan (6), said extraction device comprising internal paths (71) for guiding flows from the extractor hoods through the extraction device, wherein:—the extraction device (7) is an essentially parallelepipedic box connected: to each extractor hood (6) through cooperating holes (71) on its front lateral side, and to the evacuating fan (36) through one cooperating holes (72) on one other lateral side,—the box of the extraction device is fully
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: Societe des Produits Nestle S.A.
    Inventors: Erich Hinderegger, Patrick Fluck, Roberto Angelo Calderone, Cedric Rey
  • Patent number: 11234552
    Abstract: The system may be a device that allows for mixture of an additive to a substance in a line of flow. The system may include a hydration pack with a reservoir that may contain a first substance, such as water. The system may include a cartridge with an additive that is mixed to the line of flow through a Venturi which may include a rolling seal that is manipulated with a dial a user manipulates to adjust the amount of additive added to the line of flow. The mixed liquid may then be accessed through a hose from the system to a mouth piece. The system may be modular to allow a user to replace the cartridge by disengaging a first component and a second component of the system through a buckling mechanism and replacing the cartridge within the second component. The cartridges may be reusable, recyclable or disposable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: Infuze, LLC
    Inventors: Daniel Noall, Nathan Erickson, Shane McKenna
  • Patent number: 11234553
    Abstract: A machine (1) for dispensing a beverage (7) includes: a module (10) having a cavity (10a) and a cavity outlet (10a?) for guiding the beverage out of the cavity (10a); and a guide (100) that has a guide outlet (102) and that is arranged for receiving the beverage (7) from the cavity outlet (10a?) and guiding the beverage (7) along a guide direction (100?) to the guide outlet (102) and out thereof so as to be dispensed to a beverage dispensing area. The guide (100) has a guide channel (101,101?,101?,101b) extending along the guide direction (100?) for receiving the beverage (7) from the cavity outlet (10a?) and guiding the beverage (7) to the guide outlet (102). The guide channel (101,101?,101?) has a cross-section orthogonal to the guide direction (100?) and a bottom (101,101b?) generally extending along the guide direction (100?). The cross-section has a width that increases with distance from the bottom (101,101b?), e.g. with height above the bottom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: Societe des Produits Nestle S.A.
    Inventors: Herve Bourgund, Luc Fontbonne, Blaise Rithener, Pierre-Emmanuel Vincent
  • Patent number: 11234554
    Abstract: A tool for removing particle residue from a cylindrical container includes a handle, configured to be grasped in the hand of a user to position the tool and to rotate the tool around an axis of rotation aligned substantially parallel to the handle, and at least one blade section extending from the handle at an angle to the axis of rotation. A user manipulates the handle in use to cause the tool to rotate about the axis of rotation so that the leading edge of the blade section moves into and through compacted particle residue within the cylindrical container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Inventor: Joseph James Partridge
  • Patent number: 11234555
    Abstract: A smart cooking device and method are disclosed in the present disclosure. The smart cooking device includes a controller, a food material vessel, a storage vessel, a water storage vessel, a motor and a lifting and translating apparatus. The food material vessel is configured to store a food material and is provided with a first valve. The storage vessel is provided with a second valve. The water storage vessel is configured to accommodate a liquid to clean the food material. The motor is configured to be capable of driving the storage vessel to rotate according to the control of the controller. The lifting and translating apparatus is connected with the storage vessel and configured to be capable of moving according to the control of the controller thus to drive the storage vessel to move to the food material vessel, the water storage vessel or a cooking apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignees: HEFEI BOE VISION-ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kai He, Jie Yang, Zhenhua Li
  • Patent number: 11234556
    Abstract: Provided is a cooking apparatus in which a heating plate, a frame, and a pocket part are independently provided and which has a structure that is capable of securing use convenience and safety by a coupled structure of the heating plate, the frame, and the pocket part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Kookhaeng Lee, Yangho Kim, Junho Seok
  • Patent number: 11234557
    Abstract: A stovetop cooking and grilling assembly for selective use with a stovetop includes a first housing that is configured as an oven. A second housing is coupled to and extends from an upper end of the first housing. A plurality of burners, which is gas-fired, is coupled to a top of the second housing. Each of a plurality of first grates is selectively couplable to a set of the burners. The set of the burners is configured to grill a food item that is positioned on the first grate. Each of a plurality of slots that is positioned through a front of the second housing is positioned for insertion of a respective tray. A plurality of orifices that is positioned through the top of the second housing is configured to permit drippings from the food item to flow into the second housing to be collected by the tray.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Inventor: Ashley Bryant
  • Patent number: 11234558
    Abstract: A grill-cleaning tool has a water-absorbent layer fabricated from a material that is suitable for transferring a volume of water. A fire-resistant layer is disposed outwardly of the water absorbent layer. A scrubbing outer layer fabricated from a metallic-mesh material covers both the fire-resistant layer and the water-absorbent layer. The water-absorbent layer and the heat-resistant layer may be incorporated into a single unit or may be separate layers. Fasteners are provided for assembling the layers together to form an assembled grill-cleaning tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Inventor: Joseph Norris
  • Patent number: 11234559
    Abstract: An apparatus is provided for toasting a food item arranged to receive and support the food item during toasting. The apparatus includes a heating element assembly arranged to heat the surface of the food item by radiant heat. The apparatus is arranged to operate in a first mode where the heating element assembly operates at a first power and a second mode where the heating element assembly operates at a second power. The apparatus further includes a thermally sensitive actuator having a first and a second position and being arranged to switch from the first mode to the second mode at a predetermined temperature by moving from the first position to the second position. The apparatus further includes an arrangement for forcing the actuator to return to its first position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: Strix Limited
    Inventor: Colin Moughton
  • Patent number: 11234560
    Abstract: A blender for blending food products includes a vessel configured for containing the food products and a cutter blade base having a cutter blade assembly. The cutter blade base releasably coupled to and cooperating with the vessel to seal the food products within the vessel and blend the food products. The cutter blade assembly is driven by a drive device. A pressure minimizing device prevents an overaccumulation of pressure within the vessel as the food products are blended therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: GREENFIELD WORLD TRADE, INC.
    Inventors: Rong Liu, Bo Xu, Chunwen Hu
  • Patent number: 11234561
    Abstract: Apparatus for agitation of liquid and powder mixtures. The apparatus includes a vessel combining a tapered annular side wall of the body of the vessel, an angled top inner surface of the cap portion which creates greater turbulence, and a particular length to average diameter ratio. The interruption of currents to create shear, turbulence and eddy currents of the liquid within the vessel provides greater mixing of the powder within the liquid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Inventor: Derek W Cornelius
  • Patent number: 11234562
    Abstract: A handheld personal perineal cleansing system is provided that includes a water-ingress fitting for connecting to a waterpipe, one or more shut-off valves, a flexible feeder supply line attached to a distal end of the water-ingress fitting, an elongated spray arm attached to the distal end of the feeder supply line, at least one handle fixedly connected to the elongated spray arm, an accumulation basin, and a spray head disposed within the accumulation basin and having a nozzle assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Inventor: Kelley Simon
  • Patent number: 11234563
    Abstract: A countertop foam dispenser has a spout made of a spout extension front housing and a spout extension rear housing. The spout includes a spout nozzle with a spout opening. A spout mounting shaft is mounted to the spout at a mounting shaft bracket. A mixer pump housing has a spout retainer latch. The mixer pump housing houses a mixer pump. The mixer pump includes a motor. A retainer notch is formed on the lower portion of the spout. The retainer notch is configured to engage the spout retainer latch. A bottle contains liquid soap. The bottle has a connection to the mixer pump housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Inventor: Peter Bai
  • Patent number: 11234564
    Abstract: A hand-held applicator is formed with a pocket that is configured to receive one hand of a user. The pocket partitions the hand-held applicator into a rear portion and a front portion. A dispensing outlet in the form of a laminated structure of at least two layers is formed as defines an outflow pathway for directing fluid away from the applicator under action of a pump.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: TACTOPACK, INC.
    Inventors: Jonathan D. Albert, Steven Bank
  • Patent number: 11234565
    Abstract: A dryer includes a plurality of first electronic parts including a fan and a heater, a first battery to supply power to the first electronic parts, and a first controller to control power of the first battery. The first controller detects a charging ratio of the first battery, enters a first power saving mode if the charging ratio is a threshold charging ratio or less, and limits power supplied to at least one of the plurality of first electronic parts. A holder for holding the dryer includes a plurality of second electronic parts including a plurality of contact terminals, a second battery to supply power to the second electronic parts, and a second controller to detect a charging ratio of the second battery and enter a second power saving mode to limit power supplied to at least one of the plurality of second electronic parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Hyunsun Yoo, Jaehung Chun, Yousook Eun, Joogyeom Kim, Sungkyung Kim, Myongsun Kim
  • Patent number: 11234566
    Abstract: The cleaner includes a main body having an opening, a suction motor accommodated in the main body and configured to generate suction force, an opening cover separably coupled to the main body and configured to cover the opening, and a filter mechanism accommodated in the main body through the opening and configured to filter foreign substances of air discharged by the suction motor. When the opening cover is separated from the main body, at least a portion of the filter mechanism protrudes to the outside of the main body through the opening. While the opening cover is coupled to the main body, at least a portion of the filter mechanism protruding to the outside of the main body is pressed by the opening cover so as to be accommodated in the main body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Jungbae Hwang, Sangyoung Song, Taekgi Lee, Jinrae Cho
  • Patent number: 11234567
    Abstract: A vacuum cleaner tool having a brush head, a rotatable duct, and a hinge. The rotatable duct is configured to receive a hose or wand and rotates about the hinge relative to the brush head, between a use position and storage position. In a storage position, the rotatable duct extends generally parallel, or in-line with the brush head and, in a use position, the rotatable duct extends generally perpendicular to the brush head. The vacuum cleaner tool may removably attach to the vacuum cleaner via a release on one end of the brush head interacting with a fixed catch on the vacuum cleaner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: SharkNinja Operating LLC
    Inventors: Jason B. Thorne, Alexander Calvino, Mingshun Su, Robert Yang, Charlie Cai, Gordon Howes, Brian M. Bond, Leanna Cornelius
  • Patent number: 11234568
    Abstract: A rotatable agitator is used in a surface clearing head of a surface cleaning apparatus. The agitator is coupled to the cleaning head at least partially within an agitator chamber and is rotated about a pivot axis. The agitator includes an elongated agitator body and a hair migration portion. The hair migration portion includes a continuous row of bristles and a sidewall. The continuous row of bristles and sidewall are at least partially revolved around and extend along at least a portion of the pivot axis from one of a collection area or a first end region of the agitator and either another collection area or a second end region of the agitator. The sidewall extends substantially parallel to the continuous row of bristles within the hair migration portion. The continuous row of bristles and sidewall are configured to reduce hair from becoming entangled in the bristles and to migrate hair towards the collection area or the first end region of the agitator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: SharkNinja Operating LLC
    Inventors: Adam Udy, Andre D. Brown, Steven P. Carter
  • Patent number: 11234569
    Abstract: A dust container capable of improving dust separation efficiency and preventing a suction force from being lowered, and a cleaner including the same. The cleaner includes: a main body including a suction portion to suck dust; and a dust container detachably installed in the main body to separate and store dust from the air sucked through the suction portion. The dust container includes: an inlet through which the air sucked through the suction portion; a collision wall facing the inlet, wherein dust introduced through the inlet collides with the collision wall; a first dust collecting wall to collect a part of the dust introduced through the inlet, the first dust collecting wall intersecting the collision wall; and a second dust collecting wall to collect a part of the dust introduced through the inlet, the second dust collecting wall intersecting the collision wall and the first dust collecting wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: In Gyu Choi, Yun Soo Jang, Jung Gyun Han, See Hyun Kim, Do Kyung Lee, Seung Ryong Cha
  • Patent number: 11234570
    Abstract: A cleaner includes a cleaner body; a dust container which is accommodated in the cleaner body; a sensing module which detects information around the cleaner body and is mounted in the cleaner body rotatably about a rotating shaft that intersects a horizontal direction; and a driving module which rotates the sensing module in place relatively to the cleaner body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Seungjin Lee, Sangik Lee, Seaunglok Ham
  • Patent number: 11234571
    Abstract: The invention relates to a cleaning robot and a material identification method thereof, which is suitable for cleaning robots. The cleaning robot is pre-set with a threshold comparison table and comprises a plurality of comparison thresholds, wherein each comparison threshold defines an interval of accumulated energy information accumulated by the moving plane of different materials within a predetermined period of time. The cleaning robot generates accumulated energy information during the movement, so that the cleaning robot can find the comparison threshold corresponding to the accumulated energy information from the threshold comparison table, and then determines the material of the moving plane contacted by the cleaning robot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Inventors: Jason Yan, Shui-Shih Chen
  • Patent number: 11234572
    Abstract: A docking station for a robotic vacuum cleaner may include a suction motor, a collection bin, and a filter system fluidly coupled to the suction motor. The suction motor may be configured to suction debris from a dust cup of the robotic vacuum cleaner. The filter system may include a filter medium to collect debris suctioned from the dust cup, a compactor configured to urge a first portion of the filter medium towards a second portion of the filter medium such that a closed bag can be formed, and a conveyor configured to urge the closed bag into the collection bin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: SharkNinja Operating LLC
    Inventors: David Harting, Jason B. Thorne
  • Patent number: 11234573
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a water tank structure and a vacuum cleaner. The water tank structure includes a tank body and a tank cover assembly. The tank body has an accommodation cavity therein, and an end of the tank body is formed with an opening in communication with the accommodation cavity. The tank cover assembly includes a cover body and at least one flow divider, and the cover body is disposed at an end of the tank body proximate to the opening. The flow divider is in communication with the cover body and the accommodation cavity. The flow divider is configured to divide a fluid stream flowing therethrough into a plurality of fluid streams formed into pairs having paired kinetic energies carried thereby and paired opposing flow directions, such that the kinetic energies of the pairs of fluid streams cancel out.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: Keewoo Robotics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Wu Hangyu
  • Patent number: 11234574
    Abstract: An intelligent floor cleaner, including a vehicle body, a clean water tank, a control box, a dirty water tank, a floor cleaning apparatus, a manual steering apparatus, an autonomous steering apparatus, a navigation apparatus, and a mileage apparatus, where the clean water tank is located above the vehicle body and is fixedly connected to the vehicle body; the control box is located in a middle location above the vehicle body and is fixedly connected to the vehicle body; the dirty water tank is located at a rear side above the clean water tank and is fixedly connected to the clean water tank; the floor cleaning apparatus is located below the vehicle body; and the navigation apparatus includes a 3D laser and a laser mounting rack, and the navigation apparatus is located above the vehicle body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: Zhejiang Guozi Robot Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Weifeng Wu, Huafeng Yang, Lvjun Jin, Jiang Hong
  • Patent number: 11234575
    Abstract: A mop base assembly includes a mop base and a sorbent pad. The mop base has a center portion with arms extending outward therefrom in which each of the arms have a hook member. The sorbent pad has attachment sections formed therein. Each of the attachment sections are receivable within a respective hook member of the mop base in order to attach the sorbent pad to the mop base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: Brady Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew N. Enger, Ryan J. Maloney
  • Patent number: 11234576
    Abstract: Dishwashing appliances and methods, as provided herein, may include features or steps such as activating the drain pump for an activation period and receiving a pump-status signal during the activation period. Dishwashing appliances and methods may further include features or steps for detecting a pressure (P1) upstream from the drain pump during the activation period, determining a condition at the filter based on the pump-status signal and P1, and directing the drain pump based on the determined condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Kyle Edward Durham, Christopher Brandon Ross
  • Patent number: 11234577
    Abstract: A dishwasher appliance includes a sump that defines a transition fill level where the cross sectional area of the sump increases. A pressure sensor is operably coupled to the sump for monitoring sump pressure and wash fluid level. A controller calibrates the pressure sensor by monitoring a sump pressure and determining when the wash fluid has reached the transition fill level. A measured transition pressure is taken at this point and compared to a target transition pressure that is known based on the sump geometry. A slope correction factor is calculated based on the measured transition pressure and the target transition pressure to obtain improved pressure readings and wash fluid level measurements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Kyle Edward Durham, Christopher Brandon Ross
  • Patent number: 11234578
    Abstract: A receiving apparatus includes: an antenna configured to receive, by a radio wave, an image signal acquired by a capsule-type endoscope; a memory configured to store a determination table or a determination function, each being used for determining an interference level of the radio wave; and a processor comprising hardware, the processor is configured to: acquire a received signal strength of the image signal received by the antenna; generate determination information used for determining the interference level of the radio wave based on one or more synchronization signals included in the image signal; determine the interference level of the radio wave based on the received signal strength and the determination information by using the determination table or the determination function; and control to output information indicating that electromagnetic interference occurs, when the determined interference level of the radio wave is greater than a preset interference level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Naoto Koide
  • Patent number: 11234579
    Abstract: A resectoscope has an elongated shaft tube, an elongated optic arranged therein with a lens at the distal end and an electrode assembly, wherein the electrode assembly in turn includes an electrode arranged at the distal end of the arms of a fork assembly, which are arranged on opposing sides of the lens and are brought together in a transition region to an electrode shaft, wherein the electrode assembly can be extended in the longitudinal direction by a stroke length from a first position, in which the electrode is arranged inside the shaft tube in front of the lens, into a second position in which the arms of the fork assembly protrude out of the shaft tube. The length of the arms of the fork assembly is thereby greater than 1.2 times the stroke length. The electrode assembly is configured correspondingly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: OLYMPUS WINTER & IBE GMBH
    Inventors: Sebastian Stühle, Nils Kapfermann, Thomas Freitag, Andreas Kaiser, Christian Brockmann
  • Patent number: 11234580
    Abstract: The endoscope illuminating optical system includes a transparent resin member, and a lighting member which outputs illumination light. The transparent resin member has a through hole in which an image sensor is disposed, a non-through hole in which the lighting member is disposed, an internal optical surface which is formed at an interior of the transparent resin member by the non-through hole, and an outer surface from which the illumination light incident on the transparent resin member via the internal optical surface, is emerged toward an object. The outer surface has a curved-surface area through which the illumination light passes, and the curved-surface area has a boundary with the through hole. In the curved-surface area, a displacement of each point of the curved-surface area from the boundary occurs in a direction away from the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tsutomu Igarashi
  • Patent number: 11234581
    Abstract: There is provided herein an endoscope assembly comprising at least one front-pointing viewing element on a front end of a distal section of the endoscope assembly, at least one side-looking viewing element on at least one side wall of the distal section of the endoscope assembly, a working channel configured for insertion of a medical tool towards the distal section, and a system for regulating the direction of exit of medical device wherein said system enables the medical device to exit at multiple angles to the long dimension of the endoscope device either from the front end or through side walls of the distal section of the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: EndoChoice, Inc.
    Inventors: Golan Salman, Moshiko Levi
  • Patent number: 11234582
    Abstract: An endoscope system is provided. The endoscope system includes an insert tube and a handle. The insert tube includes a first connector, a first controller, a first parameter and an insert-tube data. The first parameter and the insert-tube data are corresponding to each other. The handle includes a second connector and a second controller. The second connector electronically connects to the first connector, and the second controller receives and accords to the first parameter to generate at least one first control signal to the first controller to control the insert tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: OPCOM INC.
    Inventor: Chih-Yu Ting
  • Patent number: 11234583
    Abstract: A cannula assembly can allow an operator in an arthroscopic surgical procedure to control both an arthroscope and a surgical tool with a single hand. In some embodiments, for example, a scope tube may be combined with a tool tube to allow such control. The tool may be manipulated, for example, by causing the tool to rotate, and/or to move forward and backward in relation to the cannula assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: Snug Harbor Orthopedics, LLC
    Inventor: Walter Stanwood
  • Patent number: 11234584
    Abstract: Medical imaging systems for use in conjunction with an endoscope are described. Generally, the medical imaging system includes an illumination source configured to generate illuminating photons. The illuminating photons are transmitted to one or more filters configured to filter a first plurality of illuminating photons and generate a first plurality of filtered photons comprising a first passband wavelength and a second plurality of filtered photons comprising a second passband wavelength. A sample is then illuminated with the first plurality of filtered photons and the second plurality of filtered photons to generate a first plurality of interacted photons and a second plurality of interacted photons. One or more detectors are configured to detect the first plurality of interacted photons and the second plurality of interacted photons and generate one or more image data sets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: CHEMIMAGE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Patrick Treado, Shona Stewart, Matthew P. Nelson
  • Patent number: 11234585
    Abstract: Dental retraction and isolation devices disclosed herein simultaneously isolate at least a portion of a maxillary dental arch and at least a portion of an opposing mandibular dental arch, along with the gingivae near the gumline, while gently retracting a patient's tongue, cheek and lips. All procedures in operative dentistry and fixed prosthodontics can be performed using these devices, but they are particularly useful where access to the gingiva is necessary or desirable, where a dry field is crucial for bonding success, and/or where occlusion and masticatory movement in a dry field are advantageous. The devices can be deployed in seconds and stay in place without clamps, ligatures or wedges, and because the devices are fabricated from soft, pliable materials, they reduce tissue damage and conform to oral surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Inventor: E. Lynn Colbert
  • Patent number: 11234586
    Abstract: A portable medical illuminator is configured for attachment to a medical device wherein the illuminator includes an illuminator housing and a light source disposed in relation to the housing. A portable rechargeable power supply is connected to the light source, and an inductive charging coil is disposed within the illuminator housing to enable contactless charging of the contained portable power supply.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: Welch Allyn, Inc.
    Inventors: Raymond A. Lia, Robert A. Vivenzio, Miguel C. Mudge, Jon R. Salvati, Jeffrey Chiodo
  • Patent number: 11234587
    Abstract: A speculum includes an insulating sleeve having a body, the body having a first side edge, a second side edge, a front edge and a back edge, and a metallic sheet having a first end, a second end, a front end and a back end, the back end being tailored to match a back edge of the sleeve, the metallic sheet being covered by the body of the sleeve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: ARTISAN MEDICAL DEVICES CORPORATION
    Inventors: James J. Lees, Jr., Tamatha Britt Fenster, Yaotsung Mitchell Tung