Patents Issued in May 9, 2023
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Patent number: 11643789Abstract: A work vehicle includes a work implement. A control system for the work vehicle includes an operating device and a controller. The operating device outputs an operation signal indicative of an operation by an operator. The controller communicates with the operating device and controls the work implement. The controller determines a first target design topography. The controller generates a command signal to operate a work implement in accordance with the first target design topography. The controller obtains a displacement amount of the work implement with respect to the first target design topography upon receiving the operation signal indicative of the operation of the work implement during work in accordance with the first target design topography. The controller determines a second target design topography based on the displacement amount. The controller generates a command signal to operate the work implement in accordance with the second target design topography.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 2019Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: KOMATSU LTD.Inventors: Junji Harada, Eiji Ishibashi
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Patent number: 11643790Abstract: The invention relates to a suction excavator having a vehicle chassis, a suction fan, and a dumpable material collection container. The material collection container has a collection chamber and is swivelable about a tilt axis that extends parallel to the vehicle longitudinal axis, between a working position and an emptying position. Furthermore, a filter unit is provided which is situated in a filter chamber in the material collection container and through which suction flow passes. The filter unit is rotatably mounted on a rotational axis that extends parallel to the tilt axis of the material collection container, wherein in an unlocked state, swiveling of the filter unit about the rotational axis is enabled in order to swivel the filter unit out of the filter chamber, at least in sections.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2018Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: RSP GMBHInventors: Karl-Heinz Renger, Marina Renger, Jens Graber
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Patent number: 11643791Abstract: A working machine includes a machine body an operator seat mounted on the machine body, a front working device swingable upward and downward, the front working device being provided forward of the operator seat and on one side in a machine-width direction eccentric with respect to a central portion of the operator seat, and a front guard provided forward of the operator seat. The front guard includes a first frame member provided forward of the operator seat and on the one side, and a second frame member provided forward of the operator seat and on another side opposite to the one side, the first frame member includes a main rod portion defining upper and lower portions of the first frame member, extending between the upper and lower portions of the first frame member, and provided rearward of the front working device, and the main rod portion is formed to be positioned in a machine fore-and-aft direction closer to the operator seat than the second frame member.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2021Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: KUBOTA CORPORATIONInventors: Kazuyuki Hatta, Taiki Fujimoto, Akira Komukai, Yoshinori Torii
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Patent number: 11643792Abstract: Provided is a wheel loader capable of exhibiting sufficient excavation performance while suppressing slip during excavation. A control device provided on a wheel loader according to the present invention is configured to determine a reduction value (?f?) of traveling drive force based on first vehicle body acceleration (av1) of a vehicle body calculated from acceleration detected by an acceleration sensor, second vehicle body acceleration (av2) of the vehicle body calculated from rotational speed of wheels detected by a rotational speed sensor, and thrust (ph) of a hydraulic cylinder detected by a thrust sensor, and reduce the traveling drive force based on the reduction value and output the reduced traveling drive force.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2019Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: HITACHI CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.Inventors: Kazuyuki Ito, Keisuke Naitou
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Patent number: 11643793Abstract: An operation control device for a working vehicle comprises a hydraulic actuator to drive the hydraulic working device, operating oil supply source for driving the hydraulic actuator, an operating oil supply control device that performs control to supply operating oil to the hydraulic actuator, an operating device to be operated to make the hydraulic actuator work and a working gain setting device that sets a gain of working speed of the hydraulic actuator corresponding to the operation of the operating device. The operating oil supply control device controls operating oil supply from the operating oil supply source to the hydraulic actuator based on the operation output signal from the operating device and the working speed gain set by the working gain setting device.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2019Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: Takeuchi Mfg. Co., Ltd.Inventors: Koichi Shimizu, Shumpei Okutani, Kengo Kumeuchi
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Patent number: 11643794Abstract: A method for monitoring a machine operating at a worksite, is provided. The machine includes an implement for performing one or more implement operations and is configured to be propelled by a set of ground engaging members between a first location and second location. A first input indicative of start of a travelling operation of the machine after completion of a first implement operation at the first location, is received. One or more transmission parameters associated with the machine are determined, when the machine moves from first location to second location. A second input indicative of end of the travelling operation at start of a second implement operation at the second location is received. A number of revolutions completed by ground engaging members between the first location and the second location is determined based on the transmission parameters. The number of revolutions is displayed on input/output device associated with machine.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2020Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.Inventors: Eric Cler, Aaron Robert Shatters, Huzefa S Gulamhusein
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Patent number: 11643795Abstract: There is provided a work machine information processing device including a risk detector configured to detect a risk relating to a state or a surrounding environment of a work machine, notifier configured to notify an operator of the work machine of the risk detected by the risk detector, behavior detector configured to detect a behavior of the operator after the notification of the notifier, and calculator configured to calculate a safety behavior evaluation value obtained by quantitatively evaluating the behavior of the operator in terms of a degree of contribution to the safety, based on contents of the risk detected by the risk detector and the behavior of the operator detected by the behavior detector.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2021Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Shunsuke Otsuki, Susumu Aizawa, Yoshihisa Kiyota, Danting Li
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Patent number: 11643796Abstract: A temporary restroom may form a complete enclosure, including a front wall, a back wall, two sidewalls, a floor, a ceiling, and a door. The front wall, the back wall, the two sidewalls, the floor and the ceiling each includes multiple support members, which together form a frame. Inside the enclosure, the temporary restroom includes a, coupled with a waste drainage pipe, a sink in, coupled with a water pipe and a waste water drainage pipe, and multiple connections for connecting the waste drainage pipe and the waste drainage pipe to waste plumbing, connecting the water pipe to water plumbing, and connecting the temporary restroom to a source of electric power. The temporary restroom does not include a waste storage tank or a built-in source of water.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2020Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: Lendlease Americas Inc.Inventors: Theresa L. Brown, Glenn T. Clarke
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Patent number: 11643797Abstract: A wall installation connection box unit, including a box housing body having a rear-side base portion and a sleeve portion projecting forward from the base portion, and a connector body disposed on the base portion. The sleeve portion peripherally surrounds an installation component mounting space, which space is accessible via an open front end face of the sleeve portion. The connector body includes an installation component connection contour facing the installation component mounting space and a conduit connection interface structure accessible on an outer side of the box housing body. Illustratively, the sleeve portion and the base portion of the box housing body are integrally formed from a synthetic foamed material, and the connector body is embedded in the synthetic foamed material of the base portion, wherein the conduit connection interface structure and the installation component connection contour are exposed.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2021Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: Hansgrohe SEInventors: Jürgen Groß, Joachim Blattner, Günther Lehmann, Jürgen Schorer
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Patent number: 11643798Abstract: The system includes a fluid valve with a modular and/or replaceable fluid control assembly that requires maintenance over a product life of the fluid valve. The modular and/or replaceable fluid control assembly includes at least one portion including a setting or presetting configured and arranged to control fluid flow behavior in the fluid valve. The setting or presetting is useable to control fluid flow in the modular and/or replaceable fluid control assembly after an upgrade or replacement of at least a portion of the modular and/or replaceable fluid control assembly. Further, the setting or presetting enables the modular and/or replaceable fluid control assembly to retain the fluid flow behavior following one or more upgrades or replacements of one or more portions of the modular and/or replaceable fluid control assembly.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2021Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: FLUIDMASTER, INC.Inventors: Tuan Van Le, Joseph Unkyung Han, Salvador Pena
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Patent number: 11643799Abstract: A flush toilet of the present invention includes: a bowl including a waste receiving surface, a rim and a shelf surface, the shelf surface of the bowl including linear portions formed on a right side and a left side, a front arc portion connected to front ends of the linear portions, and a rear arc portion connected to rear ends of the linear portions; a rim spout portion spouting flush water to the shelf surface to form a circulating flow; and the like. Flush water is spouted backward from the rim spout port along the linear portions of the shelf surface; and the shelf surface and the waste receiving surface are coupled by an inner coupling portion, and a curvature radius of the inner coupling portion along a vertical direction is set to a smaller value on a rear end of the bowl than on a front end thereof.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2022Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: TOTO LTD.Inventor: Wataru Ishimi
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Patent number: 11643800Abstract: An improved liquid run-off disposal system is described having an infiltration chamber 72 with first and second sidewalls 74. In cross-sectional view the first and second sidewalls 74 each include an inner surface 76 and outer surface 78, and each sidewall 74 includes a plurality of integrated louvre-shaped apertures 80. In cross-sectional view each louvre-shaped aperture 80 includes an upper surface 82 and a lower surface 84 which are angled upwards from the outer surface 78 and protrude inwards from the inner surface 76 into the interior of the infiltration chamber 72. The upper and lower surfaces 82, 84 comprise a plurality of angled sections, the angled sections being arranged so as to form a substantially vertical flow path through a portion of the aperture 80. The angled sections of the upper and lower surfaces 82, 84 are arranged at an angle and of a length so as to substantially overlap when viewed in a horizontal direction.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2021Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Inventor: Michael John Wynne
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Patent number: 11643801Abstract: A system and method for reducing the amount of infiltrate entering a sewer system is provided. The system generally comprises a locking sleeve, hydrophilic gasket, and a locking mechanism, wherein a lateral porthole of said locking sleeve is surrounded by said hydrophilic gasket. The system is preferably installed at a lateral line connection point, wherein a hydrophilic gasket located around the lateral porthole creates the water barrier that prevents infiltrate from entering a newly refurbished host pipe through the hole cut to reestablish flow from the lateral line to the host pipe at the lateral line connection point.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2021Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: Gulf Coast Underground, LLCInventor: Spencer Tuell
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Patent number: 11643802Abstract: A sump overflow protection system for use in a building having a floor and a drainage field for collecting water from the perimeter of the building. The sump overflow protection system includes a portion of the floor proximal an opening of a sump crock having a first level defining a base and wherein the rest of the bottom floor generally has a second level higher than the first level of the basin surface of the floor and communicates water overflowing the sump crock to an outlet coupled to a building drainage outlet separate from the sump crock and to be located in the basin surface of the floor and spaced a predetermined distance from the sump crock.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2021Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Inventor: Vincent Lepore
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Patent number: 11643803Abstract: Disclosed are various secure enclosures and associated composite construction methods. The described enclosures preferably utilize one or more prefabricated concrete walls that are mated to one or more metal panels. The panels include hollow ends that are secured to anchors formed within the prefabricated walls. This connection joins the concrete wall and the metal panel in a secure and tamper proof manner. The disclosed methods allow enclosures to be quickly constructed and easily configured depending upon the particular needs of the facility. The enclosures are cost effective, scalable, and easy to assemble.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2021Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: Randall Engineered Wall Systems, Inc.Inventor: Daniel Nyce
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Patent number: 11643804Abstract: A hydraulic expandable connector for taking up a slack in a tie rod in a hold-down system includes an inner cylindrical body disposed within an outer cylindrical body; a first actuation spring operably attached to the inner cylindrical body and the outer cylindrical body to urge relative motion between the inner cylindrical body and the outer cylindrical body such that the connector expands axially to take up the slack; a first chamber and a second chamber disposed between an outer wall surface of the inner cylindrical body and an inner wall surface of the outer cylindrical body; a first passageway communicating between the first chamber and the second chamber; and a valve operably disposed in the first passageway in an open position when the connector expands and a closed position when the connector is subjected to an axial load.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2021Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: CETRES HOLDINGS, LLCInventor: Thomas M. Espinosa
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Patent number: 11643805Abstract: A hydraulic expandable connector for taking up a slack in a tie rod in a hold-down system includes an inner cylindrical body disposed within an outer cylindrical body; a first actuation spring operably attached to the inner cylindrical body and the outer cylindrical body to urge relative motion between the inner cylindrical body and the outer cylindrical body such that the connector expands axially to take up the slack; a first chamber and a second chamber disposed between an outer wall surface of the inner cylindrical body and an inner wall surface of the outer cylindrical body; a first passageway communicating between the first chamber and the second chamber; and a valve operably disposed in the first passageway in an open position when the connector expands and a closed position when the connector is subjected to an axial load.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2021Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: CETRES HOLDINGS, LLCInventor: Thomas M. Espinosa
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Patent number: 11643806Abstract: A building block comprises a rigid housing defining a chamber and plant fibers contained within the chamber. A construction system comprises a plurality of such building blocks, selectively stackable to form a wall. A method of construction comprises obtaining a plurality of such building blocks, inserting plant fibers into the chamber, and stacking the plurality of building blocks to form one or more walls.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2021Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Inventors: Eric Berger, Regan Berger
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Patent number: 11643807Abstract: A clamp (51) for connecting panels in a surface coating structure on a base frame comprises a fixable element (100) and a rotatable element (200) having an upper part (220), projecting after its rotation from the fixable element (100) and provided with end (21, 22) of engagement in lateral grooves of adjacent panels. The rotatable element (200) has an intermediate part (280) and a lower part (290) which are constituted by two coaxial discs, the disc of the intermediate part (280) having a smaller diameter than the disc of the lower part (290). The fixable element (100) has two communicating coaxial holes (10, 11) housing the intermediate part (280) and the lower part (290) with a wide coupling to allow rotation of the rotatable element (200) with respect to the fixable element (100). A manufacturing process of the clamp (51) is also described.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2018Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: I DECK S.R.L.Inventor: Enrico Aquilani
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Patent number: 11643808Abstract: A veneer tie for use in a wall to join an inner wall member and an outer wall member of the wall. The outer wall member is formed from successive courses of masonry units with a mortar-filled bed joint between each two adjacent courses. The veneer tie has an installation axis that extends generally perpendicular to the outer wall member when the veneer tie is being used to join the inner wall member to the outer wall member. The veneer tie includes an attachment portion to be attached to a wall anchor used to secure the veneer tie to the inner wall member. An insertion portion of the veneer tie is coupled to the attachment portion that is to be disposed in the bed joint. The insertion portion includes a first recess and a second recess. The first recess is disposed at a first location on the insertion portion and the second recess disposed at a second location on the insertion portion.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2020Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: Hohmann & Barnard, Inc.Inventor: Richard Osmanski
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Patent number: 11643809Abstract: Disclosed are methods and apparatus for providing pre-assembled modular structural louvered systems that include structural supports and louvers, and may also include dampers, actuators and wiring in pre-assembled modules that may be transported to a building site, tilted up into place, and installed. Embodiments of the present invention also provide methods and apparatus for providing pre-assembled modular structural louvered systems which include integrated vertical and horizontal structural supports, allowing for the elimination of some vertical and horizontal wall structures in a building by relying on the structural support provided in the modular louvered systems, thereby making more space available in the building for louvers and airflow.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2021Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: Span Construction & Engineering, Inc.Inventors: Charles E. Wilson, Alexander Mankin, Ernest Brandi, David John Blink
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Patent number: 11643810Abstract: The present disclosure relates to insulated building structures. In one aspect of the disclosure, an insulated building structure includes a longitudinally-extending cavity bound by a first lateral surface, a second lateral surface, a back surface and a front surface, the cavity having a cross-sectional area in a plane normal to a longitudinal axis of the cavity; one or more shelves extending into the cavity, each having an occluded area in the plane that is less than the cross-sectional area of the cavity; and loose-fill insulation disposed in the cavity, loose-fill insulation being positioned above and below each of the shelves.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2021Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: CertainTeed LLCInventors: Jonathan Wilson, Michael J. Lembo
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Patent number: 11643811Abstract: An acoustic panel comprises a mounting element and an acoustic damping element. The mounting element is adapted to be mounted to a wall or another structure of a building, and comprises a plurality of protrusions extending from a front side of the mounting element. The acoustic damping element comprises a rear face with a plurality of openings, and is adapted to be mounted to the mounting element with the plurality of protrusions fitting into the plurality of openings to hold the acoustic damping element in place at the mounting element. An acoustic panel system comprises a plurality of acoustic panels and a plurality of connecting brackets.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2020Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: Corsair Memory, Inc.Inventor: Julian Fest
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Patent number: 11643812Abstract: A device (1) for storage and use of wall elements (2) is disclosed. The device (1) comprises a receptacle (4) for the plurality of wall elements (2). The receptacle (4) can comprise at least one construction element (200) which holds the bottom (6) and the ceiling (7). According to an embodiment, the construction element (200) comprises two side walls. The side walls (5) connect the bottom (6) and the ceiling (7) of the receptacle (4). A locking mechanism (10) ensures that the wall elements (2) in the receptacle (4) cannot be removed in an unauthorized manner.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2020Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: OPERATIONS SUPPORT GMBHInventor: Oliver Hafner
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Patent number: 11643813Abstract: A collapsible wall for covering an opening in a structure when the collapsible wall is in an extended position. The collapsible wall including a plurality of frame sections engaged with each other to form a telescoping frame movable between the extended position and a retracted position, the frame sections forming at least a portion of a face of the collapsible wall and defining an aperture through the face. A panel is removably engaged to the frame sections, the panel covering the aperture when the panel is disposed in a closed position.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2021Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: SKYFOLD INC.Inventor: Mark McDonald
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Patent number: 11643814Abstract: A flooring installation includes at least two floor supports separated from one another by a span distance, the floor supports each having lateral, vertical side walls between which an opening is defined. A bay is defined between the floor supports. A primary subfloor is supported atop and attached to one of the at least two floor supports, the primary subfloor including an overhanging portion overhanging a portion of the bay. A spanning brace is disposed between the at least two floor supports in the bay, the spanning brace engaging on opposing ends the lateral, vertical side walls of the floor supports, one end of the spanning brace extending beneath and spaced from the overhanging portion of the primary subfloor. A recessed subfloor panel is supported atop the spanning brace, the recessed subfloor panel being supported at a lower elevation than the overhanging portion of the adjacent, primary subfloor.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2021Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: Schluter Systems L.P.Inventors: Lyle James Kelly, Joshua Michael Price, John Christopher Daffer
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Patent number: 11643815Abstract: A deck apparatus for assembly with a pair of opposing brace frames interconnected by a pair opposing connector bases and a deck board top frame having a plurality of deck boards disposed thereon, the connector bases having opposing posts for being received in openings in a lower end of the opposing brace frames ends and the deck board top frame having posts for being received in an upper end of the opposing brace frames, and optionally attaching a stairs riser having a plurality of spaced-apart treads or a ramp riser for extending from a deck surface at a height to a vertically lower support surface.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2022Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: Oliver Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Scott Oliver, John Oliver, Daniel Oliver, Emily Oliver
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Patent number: 11643816Abstract: A roof structure includes: horizontal base materials forming a roof slope; and roof panels fixed on the horizontal base materials and spread side by side in a slope direction, each of the roof panels includes a roofing board, and rafters fixed to a lower surface of the roofing board in parallel to each other, and extending perpendicularly to the horizontal base materials, each of the rafters of one of the two adjacent roof panels in the slope direction includes a carry-out portion projecting from an edge of the roofing board, each of the carry-out portions being between the rafters of the other roof panel and fixed to the roofing board of the other roof panel, a projection length of the carry-out portions is smaller than a distance between the adjoining horizontal base materials, and the carry-out portions and the other roof panel are fixed to the same horizontal base material.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2020Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: SEKISUI HOUSE, LTD.Inventors: Ryosuke Sato, Takeshi Nakagawa, Fukutaro Asai
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Patent number: 11643817Abstract: Building panels, assemblies of building panels, and associated methods are provided. A building panel includes a structural core, such as a set gypsum core, at least one filamentous scrim associated with the core, and a nonwoven mat facer.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2020Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: Georgia-Pacific Gypsum LLCInventors: Stuart Brandon Gilley, Charles Richard Harrison, Hamed Mustafa Kayello, Xianyong Wang
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Patent number: 11643818Abstract: A stiff wall panel assembly includes a wall panel including a single, continuous, and unitary layer including a central portion having a plurality of central portion ribs spaced therealong, a first wall track engaged with the central portion and having a plurality of first ribs spaced therealong, and a second wall track engaged with the central portion and having a plurality of second ribs spaced therealong. Studs are engaged with the central portion, the first wall track, and the second wall track. Such studs have a plurality of third ribs each engaged with the central portion ribs, the first ribs, and the second ribs. The first ribs and the second ribs each are linearly interlocked as well as linearly and slidably interfitted within the third ribs of the studs. The first ribs and the second ribs each are parallel to the third ribs of the studs.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2022Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Inventor: Anthony Attalla
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Patent number: 11643819Abstract: A cover for a drain. The cover may be used with roof drains or other drains and allow for fluid collection into the drain even with buildup of debris around or on the cover. The cover may have a lower flange or skirt portion with a large area and extending outwardly in an arcuate or polygonal configuration and having openings for fluid flow. The lower portion may be oriented at a positive, zero, or negative angle with respect to the horizontal. The lower portion may be wider than a drain body over which the cover is used. An upper portion may be connected to the lower portion and may be more vertically-oriented than the lower portion and having openings.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2022Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: Roofguard Manufacturing, LLCInventor: Donald G. Huber
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Patent number: 11643820Abstract: A safety handle device includes a handle tube unit, a plurality of joint members, and a plurality of support tube units. The handle tube unit is formed with a tube channel that has two openings, and has a plurality of mounting holes. Each joint member is detachably disposed in the tube channel and has an engaging bore. Each support tube unit includes a support tube subunit detachably coupled to the handle tube unit, a fastening member passing through the respective mounting hole and engaged detachably with the engaging bore of the respective joint member, a securing seat adapted to be fixed to a wall, and a securing member extending into the support tube subunit and connected to the securing seat.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2021Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Inventor: Anthony Kuo
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Patent number: 11643821Abstract: The invention concerns a mounting system to support free-form architectural panels, in particular molded panels made from fiber composite materials such as concrete, resin, and gypsum. The mounting system comprises a socket which can be securely embedded in the panel during casting. The mounting system further comprises a ball joint which is clamped into the socket and allows for attachment of the panel to support structure.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2021Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: DIGITAL ENVIRONMENT CONSTRUCTION, LLCInventor: Philip Andrew Vernon
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Patent number: 11643822Abstract: The invention relates to a decorative surface covering element, in particular a floor panel, ceiling panel or wall panel. The invention also relates to a panel covering, such as a floor covering, ceiling covering or wall covering, comprising a plurality of panels according to the invention. The invention further relates to a method of producing a decorative surface covering element according to the invention.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2022Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: Northann Building Solutions LLCInventor: Lin Li
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Patent number: 11643823Abstract: A floor board including a decorative surface layer applied to a substrate, where the substrate has MDF or HDF material at a side edge thereof, where the side edge is treated both with an impregnation agent and/or a sealing agent based on a super absorbing material. Also, a method for manufacturing such floor boards.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2021Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: ALADDIN MANUFACTURING CORPORATIONInventors: Dieter D'Hondt, Aaron Shaw
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Patent number: 11643824Abstract: A floor frame includes at least two spaced longitudinal support strips and at least one lateral support strip. Each longitudinal support strip has longitudinal upper and lower portions and a pair of longitudinal side walls. A shoulder is designed on at least one of the pair longitudinal side walls and located between the longitudinal upper and lower portions. Two shoulders of the two longitudinal support strips are opposite to each other. The lateral support strip includes lateral upper and lower portions and a pair of lateral side walls. Two ends of the lateral support strip are placed on the two shoulders of the longitudinal support strips, respectively. A plurality of longitudinal and lateral support strips constitutes a grid-type structure under the distribution of longitudinal and lateral directions to provide the placement and fixation of a plurality of floor panels.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2021Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Inventor: Hung-Chun Chen
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Patent number: 11643825Abstract: A mounting adapter including a bearing for rotatably mounting a surface processing tool to a tool holder body. The bearing has a rotatable hub including an attachment in an upper portion thereof for non-rotatable attachment to the tool holder body. The mounting adapter includes a rubber flex pad having a periphery and a first aperture. The mounting adapter includes an element supporting the periphery of the rubber flex pad, the element having a second aperture in vertical registry with and beneath the first aperture. The mounting adapter includes an end plug within the second aperture for closing the first aperture. The end plug supports the flex pad from beneath the second aperture.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2020Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: Wagman Metal Products, Inc.Inventors: George F. Wagman, III, Gary G. Hostetter, Jr.
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Patent number: 11643826Abstract: A wedge levelling system for aligning surface coverings includes a tab with a substantially flat base and a vertical member extending away from a central area of the top surface of the base. The base includes beveled feet portions on opposite sides for insertion under lower surfaces of adjacent surface coverings, with the vertical member extending between the tiles. The vertical member is attached to the base with frangible leg. The vertical member includes an opening spaced so as to be above two adjacent tiles. When a wedge is inserted and held in the opening and presses down, the tiles are pushed downwardly toward a surface upon which they are being laid to properly align the edges thereof until the tiles are set, the wedge removed and the vertical member broken off at the frangible leg portions.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2022Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Inventor: Ronald V. Troxell
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Patent number: 11643827Abstract: A reinforcement assembly removably connectable to a pan of a troweling machine having a rotor assembly with corresponding troweling arms each supporting a trowel blade is provided. The reinforcement assembly comprises a reinforcement member; a first connector connectable to the reinforcement member, the first connector being removably connectable to one of the troweling arms; and a second connector connectable to the reinforcement member, the second connector being removably connectable to the pan. In operation, the reinforcement assembly maximizes a distribution of weight of the troweling machine onto a surface of the pan.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2021Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: PLATE 2000 INC.Inventors: Stéphanie Pelletier, Al Khader Borki, Patrick Bolduc, Philippe Levasseur
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Patent number: 11643828Abstract: A support apparatus 1 for supporting a user in an elevated working position above a ground surface G comprises a frame 60 for supporting a floor portion 20 of the support apparatus and a plurality of leg members 40a, 40b mounted to the frame 60 for supporting the frame above the ground surface G. Each leg member has a foot portion 42 for engaging the ground surface G. Each leg member is rotatably mounted to the frame for rotation about a rotational axis which is substantially perpendicular to the width and the length of the frame and each leg member extends from the frame in a radial direction of the rotational axis, whereby the foot portion is offset from the rotational axis.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2018Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: Oxford Safety Components LimitedInventors: John Alexander Black, David Robert Black
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Patent number: 11643829Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus for the one-piece production of a room module (8) having three side elements (24) and a floor element (25) and/or a ceiling element (26), wherein the apparatus takes the form of a parallelepipedal and hollow core formwork (10) around which an outer formwork (9) for the room module (8) to be produced can be arranged.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2017Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: LECHNER GROUP GM BHInventor: Tobias Lechner
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Patent number: 11643830Abstract: A sill plate anchorage assembly for supporting prefabricated building walls includes an elongated member having spaced holes. A concrete formwork defines a space for receiving concrete to form a foundation to support the elongated member. The elongated member may be supported temporarily from the formwork. Anchor shafts extend within each of the spaced holes and extend below the elongated member into the space defined by the concrete formwork. After forming and curing the concrete, nuts or other fasteners are tightened over the upper ends of the anchor shafts to secure the elongated member against the foundation. The upper portions of the spaced holes may include enlarged recesses for receiving the fasteners. Indicia marked upon the elongated member may show the location and type of pass-through regions. A method to secure a horizontal sill plate to an underlying concrete foundation to support vertical building wall panels is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2020Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: Project Frog, Inc.Inventor: Matthew V. Comber
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Patent number: 11643831Abstract: A partition assembly kit, includes a receptacle, a first strap, and a first zipper having a length greater than 50% a height of a standard-sized entry way. The strap and the first zipper are provided within the receptacle.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2019Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: Zipwall, LLCInventor: Jeffrey P. Whittemore
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Patent number: 11643832Abstract: A sump drain for installation in a surface of a swimming pool or spa, the sump drain comprising an annular chamber having a contiguous annular top opening formed by an inner side wall, an outer side wall and a bottom surface, at least one outlet port along the bottom surface of the chamber, and at least one diverter plate configured to be placed the outlet port. A diverter plate for installation in a sump drain above an outlet port.Type: GrantFiled: January 3, 2022Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: AQUASTAR POOL PRODUCTS, INC.Inventor: Olaf Mjelde
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Patent number: 11643833Abstract: An improved skimmer system is disclosed, as well as method of use and manufacture. The skimmer system comprises a base-basket and a moving section, where the moving section has two or more louvres defined therein. During use, the base-basket will likely remain stationary, but the moving section will float-travel along a vertical axis defined by the louvres. The skimmer system enables effective skimming regardless of potential changes in level of the pool water. The louvres within the moving section correspond with a plurality of slots within the base-basket. During installation of the system, a user would first position the base-basket within the bottom of any (existing) circular opening which normally houses a pool skimmer. Then, the user takes the movable section and loads it in on top of the base-basket.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2021Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Inventor: Stephan Barnes
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Patent number: 11643834Abstract: This disclosure relates to an active inerter damper configured to be disposed on or in a building structure. The active inerter damper includes a base, a lead screw, a rotational mass block, a driving device and a controller. The lead screw is movably disposed above the base along an axial direction. The rotational mass block is engaged with the lead screw so as to be rotatable with respect to the base. The driving device is connected to the lead screw. The controller is electrically connected to the driving device, and the controller is configured to activate the driving device to move the lead screw along the axial direction so as to rotate the rotational mass block via the lead screw.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2021Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYInventors: Pei-Ching Chen, Guan-Chung Ting, Po-Chang Chen
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Patent number: 11643835Abstract: This invention discloses a tower system in which a telescoping tower with a plurality of tower structures is contained within a rigid transportation container in a substantially horizontal position for transportation, may be extended to a height much greater than its contracted length. The tower may be transported horizontal, repositioned to a vertical position and then the individual tower structures extended and secured via spring pins relative to the adjacent tower structure, the erection of the tower sections may be with external equipment such as a boom truck, or utilizing an internal hydraulic cylinder.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2020Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: Peak Industries, Inc.Inventor: Gerald W. Newman
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Patent number: 11643836Abstract: Provided is a composite tower structure and a method of designing and assembling the same, the composite tower structure including: a tower body, a foundation to which a bottom end of the tower body is fixed, a plurality of vertical supports disposed around a perimeter of the tower body, and a support structure connecting a top end of each of the plurality of vertical supports to the tower body. The composite tower structure may further include one or more intermediate guide structure(s) connected to the tower body and supporting a middle portion of the plurality of vertical supports.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2022Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Inventor: Mark A. Danaczko
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Patent number: 11643837Abstract: Disclosed is a tent frame, a unit tent and an extendable cubic tent group. The tent group is assembled from a plurality of unit tents sharing edge structures. The unit tent consists of an inflatable tarpaulin and a tent frame. The tent frame includes bases, columns and beams. The beam is provided with at least a first water channel and a second water channel in a length direction. The present invention is simplified in the structures of the columns and the beams, which is more beneficial to coping with the situation of large water volume. Besides, the assembly of small parts can be reduced, and the stability of the structure can be enhanced, so that the structural weight of the overall frame is greatly reduced while the hidden water discharge function is reserved.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2020Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: Superb Tent Co., LtdInventors: Ryan Chen, Guy Huang, Tony Zhen
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Patent number: 11643838Abstract: A vertical cable barrier includes a top rail defining a plurality of top through holes spaced apart along a top web portion. A bottom rail includes a bottom web portion and a pair of bottom leg portions, where the bottom web portion and the pair of bottom leg portions form a channel, and the bottom web portion defines a plurality of bottom through holes spaced apart along the bottom web portion and aligned with the top through holes. A vertical cable is disposed on each side of a rigid support member. Each vertical cable includes a top end directly attached to a hollow tubular shank of a first top swage fitting and a bottom end of received in and directly attached to a hollow tubular shank of a first bottom swage fitting, where the top end of the vertical cable extends through one of the plurality of top through holes, and the bottom end of the vertical cable extends through one of the bottom through holes that is disposed in vertical alignment with the one top through hole.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2022Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: Fortress Iron, LPInventors: Kevin T. Burt, Matthew Carlyle Sherstad, Shih-Te Lin, Hua-Ping Huang