Patents Issued in May 28, 2024
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Patent number: 11992076Abstract: A shock absorber, for use with headgear having a faceguard, has a sliding member that does not extend beyond the support structure of the shock absorber in a way that would leave it vulnerable to damage. A headgear having a faceguard provides a protected mounting location for mounting a shock absorber for the faceguard.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2021Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Assignee: F3 Tech, LLCInventors: Jason Klein, Aaron Engel
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Patent number: 11992077Abstract: A chin cup has a hard outer cup and a soft inner cup that may be removable from the outer cup. The inner cup has a peripheral edge extending beyond the edges of the outer cup. Strap guides that allow a strap to slide through. A one size fits all design includes a central indentation that extends upward toward a top central portion of the cups as well as a central narrowing longitudinally of the cups. Aligned vent holes between the cups let the user's chin breathe. The cups have an arcuate longitudinal arch shape. The chin cup includes a boss and hole design that has mushroom caps that prevents the separation of the cups when not in use, the soft inner cup imbedded in the hard outer cup.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2021Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Inventors: Vincent G Reece, David Fowler
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Patent number: 11992078Abstract: The present description provides components that allow a respiratory protection device to be secured in a position of use by attachment with a headwear suspension. In some exemplary embodiments, a harness adapter is positioned along a strap of a headwear suspension and includes a harness attachment element that may releasably attach to a strap component of a respiratory harness assembly.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2017Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties CompanyInventors: David M. Castiglione, Michael J. Cowell, Nathan A. Abel, William A. Mittelstadt, Jill E. Gulliver, Ian Kelsall, August Michael, Oskar E. Juhlin, George J. Elliott
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Patent number: 11992079Abstract: A safety helmet (100) with a helmet shell (7), with a bearing element (5), with at least one holding element (2, 9.l, 9.r, 28) and with a tubular shape textile sheathing. Each holding element (2, 9.l, 9.r, 28) is permanently connected to the helmet shell (7). A distance is present between a holding element (2, 9.l, 9.r, 28) and the head of a user of the safety helmet (100). The bearing element (5) is adjacent to the head. The textile sheathing encloses the bearing element (5) and is located in some areas between the bearing element (5) and the head. The bearing element (5) is detachably connectable to a respective holding element through at least one connection opening in the textile sheathing. A process for removing the textile sheathing from the safety helmet (100), as well as to a process for manufacturing a safety helmet (100) are provided.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2021Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Assignee: DRÄGER SAFETY AG & CO. KGAAInventors: Katja Franke, Steffen Pracht, Jasser Rahmatyan
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Patent number: 11992080Abstract: An injection molded integral multicolor thermoplastic elastomeric foamed sole, comprising an integral sole made from thermoplastic elastomeric foaming bodies of at least two colors, and on surfaces thereof are provided grains of arbitrarily superposed injection strips; the foamed sole is made by: mixing, milling and heating thermoplastic elastomer raw materials of at least two colors, lubricants, and foaming auxiliaries to be thermoplastic elastomeric fused-masses, adding respectively gas-foaming agents at 0.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2021Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Assignee: GUANGDONG ANGSI ADVANCED MATERIALS TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.Inventor: Xubin Chen
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Patent number: 11992081Abstract: A multi-sided, multi-purpose liner is provided for use in footwear. Each side of the liner provides one or more benefits to the wearer. The liner is reversible, such that a first side with a first benefit can contact the wearer's foot or a second side with a second benefit can contact the wearer's foot. The wearer can flip or rotate the liner so that the side having the desired benefit contacts their foot during use. One side of the liner may include a plurality of benefits in a preselected pattern across the surface. A liner kit provides a material blank from which the liner may be cut to produce a desired distribution of benefits. The benefits of the liner may vary with respect to the location on the surface of the liner, with some areas of the liner displaying an increased or decreased degree of a specific benefit.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2021Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Assignee: Columbia Insurance CompanyInventor: James Issler
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Patent number: 11992082Abstract: An article of footwear including an upper, a sole attached to the upper, where the sole has a medial side and a lateral side, and a through-hole extending between the medial side and the lateral side, and a plurality of support members in the through-hole, where at least two of support members are a different size.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2023Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Assignee: Deckers Outdoor CorporationInventors: Jean-Luc Diard, Stephen Liu, Stephen Kass, Vincent Bouillard, Christophe Aubonnet
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Patent number: 11992083Abstract: A method for coupling a non-trimmed sole and an upper for making a shoe, which includes the steps of providing a non-trimmed sole having a flat and/or sheet-like shape and provided with a first surface, adapted during use to face towards the upper, wherein the non-trimmed sole includes a central part or impression and an edge portion which is extended outward starting from a peripheral portion of the impression, positioning the sole in a position below the upper, moving the non-trimmed sole so to enclose at least part of the upper, constraining the non-trimmed sole and at least part of the upper so as to obtain the shoe; shoe obtainable by means of such method.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2019Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Assignee: VIBRAM S.P.A.Inventor: Marco Bramani
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Patent number: 11992084Abstract: Soles for an article of footwear with a three-dimensional mesh having a plurality of interconnected unit cells composed of one or more soft sub-cells and one or more stiff sub-cells. The arrangement of one or more soft sub-cells and one or more stiff sub-cells for the interconnected unit cells can provide the three-dimensional mesh with anisotropic properties, for example, anisotropic lattice shear moduli. In particular embodiments, the arrangement of soft sub-cells and stiff sub-cells for the unit cells can create a three-dimensional mesh predisposed to deform forwards when a sole including the three-dimensional mesh contacts the ground.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2020Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Assignee: adidas AGInventors: Ladan Salari-Sharif, Jacques M. Perrault, Iain Martin Hannah
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Patent number: 11992085Abstract: An article of footwear includes an outsole, an upper secured to the outsole and defining a foot-receiving cavity and an ankle opening, and a unitary, full-length midsole having a forefoot region, a midfoot region, and a heel region, and configured to be removably inserted into the foot-receiving cavity through the ankle opening. The midsole includes a first cushioning body having a first hardness and a second cushioning body having a second hardness greater than the first hardness. The midsole has a lateral side, a medial side, a forwardmost extent disposed in the forefoot region, and a rearmost extent disposed in the heel region. The second cushioning body includes a lateral segment that extends through the lateral side in the forefoot region, and a portion of the lateral segment of the second cushioning body is closer to the forwardmost extent than to the midfoot region.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2022Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Assignee: NIKE, Inc.Inventors: Kristina L. S. Kurcinka, Jeffrey S. To
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Patent number: 11992086Abstract: A strobel for an article of footwear includes a polymeric bladder defining an interior cavity and configured to retain a fluid in the interior cavity. The polymeric bladder has a peripheral flange extending around at least a portion of a perimeter of the interior cavity. A first bond secures opposing inner surfaces of the polymeric bladder to one another and extends transversely inward from a medial side of the peripheral flange only partway transversely across the interior cavity. A second bond is rearward of the first bond. The second bond extends transversely inward from a lateral side of the peripheral flange only partway transversely across the interior cavity. A tensile component is disposed in the interior cavity. An outer edge of the tensile component extends transversely inward at and borders a perimeter of the first bond and a perimeter of the second bond.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2022Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Assignee: NIKE, Inc.Inventors: Ryan P. Callahan, Jeremy L. Connell, Carrie L. Davis, Windra Fahmi, Gjermund Haugbro, Fiona L. Lesecq, Jason R. Meeker, Benjamin Stewart, Dylan S. Van Atta, Darlan Zacharia
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Patent number: 11992087Abstract: A sole structure for an article of footwear includes a heel region, a forefoot region, and a midfoot region disposed between the heel region and the forefoot region. The sole structure also includes a fluid-filled chamber including a first barrier layer cooperating with a second barrier layer to define a first segment extending along a medial side of the sole structure within the heel region, a second segment extending from the medial side in the forefoot region to a lateral side in the heel region and along a lateral side of the sole structure within the heel region, and a web area disposed between and connecting the first segment and the second segment. The first barrier layer being attached to the second barrier layer within the web area.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2022Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Assignee: NIKE, Inc.Inventors: Fidencio Campos, II, Wesley K. Chan, Zachary M. Elder, Elizabeth Langvin, Lee D. Peyton
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Patent number: 11992088Abstract: A breathable ergonomic insole for use with a high-heeled shoe includes: an upper layer; an insole body; a plurality of raised support structures, including front, central, and rear support structures; a plurality of perforation assemblies, each comprising a plurality of perforation apertures; front and rear grip patterns; a central grip pattern comprising a plurality of hexagonal indentations, for which a subset is penetrated by a corresponding perforation assembly.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2022Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Inventor: Chadrian T. Johnson
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Patent number: 11992089Abstract: A shoe comprises a sole having an upper surface with an outer edge and a lower surface. There is a top member having a distal front end portion, a proximal heel end portion, a lateral side and a medial side, the top member and sole defining a space therebetween to receive a foot. The top member further has a foot opening, a lower connective edge, a fold back portion, and a fixed portion. A single fastening means is provided in the form of one continuous zipper fastener in the top member. The top member has multiple expandable vent areas formed from a stretchable material in the top member allowing the top member to adjust in size to accommodate foot braces of many sizes and shapes.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2019Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Inventor: Scott Bradley Baker
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Patent number: 11992090Abstract: In one aspect of the disclosure, a knitted component may have a medial part, a lateral part, a forefoot region, a midfoot region, and a rearfoot region. The rearfoot region may include a first zone having a first level of stretch and extending from a lower region of one of the medial part and the lateral part toward an upper heel region. The first zone may have an elongate portion. The knitted component may include a second zone adjacent the first zone and having a second level of stretch greater than the first level of stretch. The second zone may extend into the medial part and the lateral part and may substantially cover a calcaneus region.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2018Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Assignee: NIKE, Inc.Inventors: Kevin S. DeWillie, Scott R. Kamrowski
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Patent number: 11992091Abstract: An upper for an article of footwear includes a first material defining a void operable to selectively receive a foot. The first material includes an outer surface. The upper also includes a first edge at least partially circumscribing the void at an uppermost extremity of the upper and a second edge disposed at a lowermost extremity of the upper. The upper further includes a first biasing member (i) disposed at the outer surface of the upper, (ii) attached to the first material, and (iii) spaced apart from the first edge and the second edge. The first biasing member is operable to exert a biasing force on the first material to bias the first edge away from the second edge.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2023Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Assignee: NIKE, Inc.Inventor: Christopher J. Lyke
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Patent number: 11992092Abstract: A rapid-entry and rebounding fit shoe having one or both of a rapid-entry heel element and a rapid-entry tongue element and both snap back for fit. The rapid-entry shoe directs a user's foot into or otherwise accommodates a user's foot with respect to, a shoe opening, and thereafter secures a rear portion of rapid-entry shoe about a user's heel as well as forefoot.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2019Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Assignee: FAST IP, LLCInventors: Michael Pratt, Steven Hermann, Seth Lytle, James Kuangcheng Tsen
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Patent number: 11992093Abstract: The present invention provides a device for improving energy economy and wearing comfort of a power generating, gait assisting footwear article while maintaining normal gait pattern during human locomotion. The device includes a motion conversion mechanism to convert linear reciprocating moment exerted on the device during heel strike/up into a series of rotations; a rotation acceleration module to increase the speed of rotations before being transformed into electric current by a generator. The device also includes a power management module and energy storage element(s) for energy storage and power supply to the footwear article or external electronics.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2022Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Assignee: City University of Hong KongInventors: Zhengbao Yang, Qiqi Pan
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Patent number: 11992094Abstract: An apparatus for convenient tightening and loosening of strings such as those found in shoelaces of footwear is provided. The apparatus includes a rotating portion within a base portion. A cover portion, when operated in a first position, provides a ratchet movement that allows rotation in a tightening direction while preventing movement in a loosening direction. When the cover is moved to a second position, the ratchet mechanism disengages, and the strings can then be easily loosened.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2023Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Assignee: TYRENN CO., LTD.Inventors: Sug Whan Kim, Jun Young Kim
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Patent number: 11992095Abstract: An article of footwear may include an upper configured to receive a foot of a wearer and a sole structure fixedly attached to the upper, the sole structure including a ground-contacting outer member and a removable midsole. The footwear may further include a motorized tensioning system including a power source, a control unit, a tensile member, and a motorized tightening device, the motorized tightening device being attached to an outer surface of the upper, and the tightening device being configured to apply tension in the tensile member to adjust the size of an internal void defined by the article of footwear. In addition, the power source and the control unit of the tensioning system may be configured to be removably disposed in the removable midsole.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2022Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Assignee: NIKE, Inc.Inventors: Thomas J. Rushbrook, Tiffany A. Beers
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Patent number: 11992096Abstract: A traction cleat assembly for a golf shoe includes a hub and removable cover affixed to the hub body in a fixed position with mated sealing engagement between the hub and removable cover defining a, the hub body including a minor driven fitting comprising one of a female fitting and male fitting defined in the hub bottom surface, and the cover top surface including a minor driving fitting for mating engagement with the minor driven fitting to define mated engagement therebetween.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2023Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Inventor: Clint Poulter
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Patent number: 11992097Abstract: A clip piece. Two clip pieces are joined to provide a clip assembly which is used to attach an object to user equipment. Clip pieces include a support bar from which prongs extend. Two outer prongs and at least one central prong are provided. The at least one central prong is spaced apart from and located between the first outer prong and the second outer prong. The first outer prong, the second outer prong, and the at least one central prong each have a proximal end located at the support bar. Each of the first outer prong, the second outer prong, and the at least one central prong extend longitudinally from the proximal end to a distal end. A latch keep portion is provided, having first latch keep aperture defined by first latch keep inner sidewalls, and a second latch keep aperture defined by second latch keep inner sidewalls. A first latch is located adjacent the distal end of the first outer prong, and sized and shaped for interfitting releasable engagement with the first latch keep aperture.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2022Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Inventor: Brian K. Wagner
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Patent number: 11992098Abstract: The present invention provides a resin molded body with a hook-and-loop fastener excellent in engaging force, and a method for producing the same. In addition, the present invention provides a method for fixing a ceiling material for automobiles to a vehicle body, which has an adhesive force for a long period of time even under high temperature or low temperature conditions, is excellent in productivity, and does not cause a problem such as falling of a male-type engaging element even when a hot melt adhesive is used.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2020Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Assignee: Kuraray Fastening Co., Ltd.Inventors: Satoru Ono, Yoshikatsu Fujisawa, Yuichi Itoi
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Patent number: 11992099Abstract: A system for aiding the process of installing screw post earrings. The device is comprised of a portable, handheld, battery-operated, earring screw tool having the following parts: an interchangeable head that turns the decorative portion of an earring magnetically and a slotted head that turns an earring backing to secure an earring to the ear. The tool also has a sliding switch that allows the user to screw an earring on and off by turning the head forward or backward using only the finger tips. An object of the invention is to make the process of donning and doffing screw post earrings more manageable.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2021Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Inventor: Asia D. Gleaton
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Patent number: 11992100Abstract: An umbrella includes an anti-inversion mechanism that is configured to apply to each rib assembly a force that counters an inversion force that is applied to the umbrella. The anti-inversion mechanism includes a flexible elongated structure that is disposed exteriorly along the second rib part and has a first bent end that is attached to the second rib part by passing through an opening formed in the second rib part and being anchored within a hollow interior of the second rib part. The mechanism further includes a flexible wire having a first end attached to the flexible elongated structure of the anti-inversion mechanism and a second end attached to a rib tip that is located at a free distal end of the rib assembly.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2019Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Assignee: SHEDRAIN CORPORATIONInventor: David Haythornthwaite
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Patent number: 11992101Abstract: A primary package for holding contact lenses is disclosed. It is primarily made from a nucleated polypropylene resin. It has been determined that the nucleated polypropylene resin should be formulated with a polypropylene base resin with greater than 99% polypropylene homopolymer and a primary and secondary stabilizer, which also contains a catalyst acid scavenger; at least one nucleator/clarifier; and at least one catalyst acid scavenger.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2020Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Assignee: Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc.Inventors: Oleg Grischenko, Billy Boddiford
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Patent number: 11992102Abstract: Various embodiments of the disclosure relate to, e.g., a case of a wearable electronic device wearable on a human body portion. According to certain embodiments of the disclosure, there may be provided an electronic device case for storing a wearable electronic device comprising a case housing forming a space for receiving the wearable electronic device, a conductive supporting member disposed in the case housing, and a contact member disposed in the space for receiving the wearable electronic device and exposed to an exterior when the case housing is opened, electrically connected with the conductive supporting member, and configured to at least partially contact a conductive portion of the wearable electronic device. Other various embodiments are also possible.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2022Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jongmin Yoon, Sungkwang Yang, Joonyoung Song, Hyunmo Yang, Kyuhyung Cho, Nammin Jo, Heonjun Ha, Seungnyun Kim, Kihuk Lee
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Patent number: 11992103Abstract: A container device that has an outer shell with an opening that is sealed by a closure mechanism. The closure mechanism can include magnetic strips that are configured to partially or wholly seal the opening.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2021Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLCInventors: Jeffrey Charles Munie, Kyle Edward Rogers, Edward Abante, Christopher M. Keller, Derek G. Sullivan, Tobias Hotchkiss
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Patent number: 11992104Abstract: A container device with an outer shell that has an opening that is sealed by a closure mechanism. The closure mechanism may include resealable closure elements that are configured to partially or wholly seal the opening. In some examples, the closure elements may be magnetic strips. In addition, the closure mechanism may include curved members to prevent the opening from closing when the closure mechanism is in an open configuration.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2022Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLCInventors: Derek G. Sullivan, John Warren Dow, Calvin Tabor, Kyle Edward Rogers, Erik Steven Larson, Keith Austin
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Patent number: 11992105Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems, and articles of manufacture for a modular luggage frame are disclosed and described. An example luggage includes a first portion and a second portion. The first portion includes: a first side including a first rib and a second rib; and a second side including a third rib and a fourth rib, the first rib and the third rib forming a first pair of ribs and the second rib and the fourth rib forming a second pair of ribs. The second portion includes: a third side including a fifth rib; a fourth side including a sixth rib, the fifth rib and the sixth rib forming a third pair of ribs. The third pair of ribs aligns with a selected one of the first pair of ribs or the second pair of ribs to removably affix the first portion to the second portion to form the modular luggage frame.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2021Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Assignee: JJEM, LLC—IPInventors: Ethan Fisher, Patrick Harris, Vern Thomas Hammett, Jr.
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Patent number: 11992106Abstract: In one aspect, the present disclosure relates to a device that may extend the lifetime of a razor blade. The device may include a housing having a first opening at a first end of the housing and a second opening opposite of the first end; a desiccant to absorb moisture within the housing; a cartridge to hold the desiccant, wherein one side of the desiccant is exposed to the air inside the interior; a base body connected to the second opening of the housing, having a cavity to receive and hold the cartridge; a handle having a hollowed inside portion configured to hold an inserted razor blade handle; at least one one-way valve connected to the handle that, when the handle is inserted into the housing, allows allow air to be evacuated from the interior of the housing.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2021Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Assignee: BladeLife LLCInventors: Socrates David Valdez, Peter Gladstone
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Patent number: 11992107Abstract: A packaging device and a refill device, wherein the packaging device comprises a first case cap, a first case body and a lifting mechanism; the first case body has a first end and a second end, and the first case cap is snap-fitted on the first end of the first case body; the lifting mechanism comprises a base and a lifting platform, wherein the base and the lifting platform are movably connected, the base is arranged at the second end of the first case body, and the lifting platform is arranged in the first case body; and the lifting platform can move close to or away from the base, and the lifting mechanism is detachably connected to the first case body.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2022Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Assignee: PPK (SHANGHAI) PACKAGING CO., LTDInventor: Helin Zhou
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Patent number: 11992108Abstract: Device for packaging, dispensing and applying a solid or pasty block of cosmetic product The present application relates to a device for packaging, dispensing and applying a block of solid or pasty cosmetic product, comprising a longitudinal tubular case having an open first end, intended for dispensing the cosmetic product, and an opposite second end that is closed by a base accommodating a mechanism for driving a support for holding said cosmetic product in translation along the case, characterized in that the device has, at the open first end of the case, an external envelope with a longitudinal central axis offset radially with respect to a longitudinal central axis of an external envelope of the device at the opposite end of the case that is closed by the base.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2020Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Assignee: L'OrealInventors: Stéphane Leroux, Alain Berhault
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Patent number: 11992109Abstract: A shampoo stand including a neck assembly, a joining assembly, and a support assembly. The neck assembly includes a support, a clamping lock, a strap, and a neck support, wherein the support fits into the open bottom of the mannequin head. The L-shaped neck support provides support to the lateral of the mannequin's neck and is secured by means of the strap that surrounds the mannequin's neck and is blocked by the quick-release mechanism of the clamping lock. The joining assembly includes a semi-rigid and flexible gooseneck, where the gooseneck can retain a predetermined position, thereby the mannequin head can be handled as the user considers appropriate by coupling the gooseneck to a suitable furniture by means of a clamp attached to a bottom edge of the gooseneck.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2023Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Inventor: Ayanna Providence
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Patent number: 11992110Abstract: A hair tool including a needle assembly, a handle assembly and a knife assembly. The needle assembly has a harpoon that can catch multiple threads of a spool of threads. When pulling the needle the harpoon tip is covered by a hingedly mounted flap to allow the needle to be pulled back without catching additional threads of hair. The handle has a narrow portion that receives a threaded portion of the needle. The handle has a meshed textured surface for a better griping. The knife assembly includes a dull edged knife that can be used to split the threads or remove threads off of the harpoon portion of the needle.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2023Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Inventor: Velma Elliott
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Patent number: 11992111Abstract: A hair clip includes a first clamping body having a first base portion and a first clamping portion, a second clamping body having a second base portion and a second clamping portion, and a joint by which the first base portion and the second base portion are coupled to one another along a swivel axis. An elastic element forces the first clamping portion and the second clamping portion into a combined position. A first actuator is arranged on the first base portion for moving the first clamping portion relative to the second clamping portion from the combined position into a spread position. Further, the first base portion includes a receptacle for receiving an element of the first actuator so that the first actuator is movable through the receptacle relative to the first base portion from a first position into a second position relative to the first base portion.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2020Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Inventors: Bianca Triulzi, Thomas Traub
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Patent number: 11992112Abstract: A binocular harness system having a pair of shoulder straps, a pair of upper torso straps, and a carrying pouch. The carrying pouch has a main body and a removable hood. The front side of the main body has a loop fastener panel that extends laterally across the front side. The hood has a front panel, a secondary panel that is configured to form a back and two sides of the hood, and an elongated pocket that extends along a rear edge and at least a portion of each side edge of the secondary panel, the elongated pocket contains a rod, and an elastomeric cord passes through a central bore in the rod, side portions of the elongated pocket, loops situated on either side of the back side of the main body, and conduits made of nylon webbing situated on or proximate to the bottom panel of the main body.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2022Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Assignee: Stone Glacier, Inc.Inventors: Kurt Michael Racicot, Jeffrey Robert Sposito
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Patent number: 11992113Abstract: Disclosed fluid reservoirs include closure mechanisms for sealing an upper opening of the reservoir. The reservoir can have plates adjacent the upper opening. When the upper end of the reservoir is folded, the plates can be positioned on opposite sides, and a closure frame can be slid over the plates to pressure them together. The plates can have pins that engage with slots in the closure frame, and a separate closure lock can be slid over the end of the closure frame to prevent the pins from exiting the slots. The plates can also bias the opening open when the closure is not engaged. Also disclosed are flexible fluid reservoirs that include structural elements, such as baffles, that help retain a desired shape of the reservoir when filled or empty. Some baffles can be elastically deformable to allow flattening and expansion of the bladder while biasing toward a neutral position.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2022Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Assignee: TSI Manufacturing LLCInventors: Matthew Hoskins, Robert Smith
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Patent number: 11992114Abstract: Disclosed fluid reservoirs include a 3-D formed first sheet and a 3-D formed second sheet. The 3-D formed first sheet and the 3-D formed second sheet are sealed together at least partially around respective perimeter edges thereof to define an internal space for fluid storage. There is a first opening defined between the 3-D formed first sheet and the 3-D formed second sheet at a first end of the fluid reservoir. The first opening is configured for filling the fluid reservoir with fluid. There is a second opening defined between the 3-D formed first sheet and the 3-D formed second sheet at a second end of the fluid reservoir opposite the first end. The second opening has a fluid exit port configured for allowing fluid to exit the fluid reservoir. The reservoir can include an optional baffle that is coupled to the 3-D formed first and second sheets.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2023Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Assignee: TSI Manufacturing LLCInventors: Matthew Hoskins, Robert Smith
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Patent number: 11992115Abstract: A hammock frame allows for the connection of one end of a hammock to a structure at the location and the other end to a hammock frame. The attachment of the hammock frame to the structure is non-permanent and does not damage the surface of the structure. The hammock frame is collapsible, allowing it to be easily transported with the hammock. The hammock frame provides the second point of connection for the hammock, allowing it to be used most anywhere.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2020Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Assignee: Denovo Brands, LLCInventors: Stephen C. Perry, Benjamin A. Diggins
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Patent number: 11992116Abstract: A wearable electronic device includes a watch body including a touch-sensitive display configured to receive a first input and a first wireless circuit configured to receive a wireless input signal. The wearable electronic device further includes a band coupled to the watch body and configured to attach the watch body to a user and a wireless module coupled to the band and including an input device configured to receive a second input and a second wireless circuit configured to transmit the wireless input signal to the first wireless circuit in response to receiving the second input.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2021Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Ryan C. Perkins, Devon K. Copeland, Erik G. de Jong
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Patent number: 11992117Abstract: In various implementations, furniture, such as a table (e.g., a desk) and/or free-standing board, may include an organizational frame to which other members (e.g., table top, white board, smart board, etc.) may be coupled. The frame may include legs and at least one organizational member disposed between two or more of the legs. The organizational member may include a plurality of openings. The opening(s) in the organizational member may be able to couple with one or more organization tools.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2020Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Assignee: Paragon Furniture, Inc.Inventors: Richard Kassanoff, Robert Larry Stewart
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Patent number: 11992118Abstract: Methods, apparatus and systems for a heavy-duty table apron. The heavy-duty table may include a tabletop, a plurality of table legs and a plurality of table supports. Each of the table legs may be disposed at a corresponding corner of the tabletop. Each of the table supports may include an apron support and two apron ends. The apron support may include sheet metal and may be configured to be mounted on a bottom side of the tabletop. Each of the two apron ends may include angular metal tubing and an apron end cover configured to be welded to an open curved side of the metal tubing. One of the apron ends may be configured to be welded to one end of the apron support. The other one of the apron ends may be configured to be welded to an opposite end of the apron support.Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 2024Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Assignee: NPS Public Furniture Corp.Inventors: Alexander Crudo, Yehuda Freundlich
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Patent number: 11992119Abstract: A shelf assembly can comprise a plurality of stanchions, each stanchion having an axis of elongation and comprising a pair of generally parallel legs that define a slot therebetween and respective front edges. A shelf can have an underside and an opposed upper surface that defines a plane. The shelf can be pivotably coupled to the stanchions about an axis about and between a stowed position and a use position. The axis can extend through the plurality of stanchions at a location above the plane when the shelf is in the use position. At least one biasing element can be disposed at least partially within the slot and configured to bias the shelf toward the stowed position.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2020Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Assignee: Morgan Olson CorporationInventors: Per-Erik Appelo, Seth Wright
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Patent number: 11992120Abstract: An adjustable free-standing shelving unit with horizontal shelf support beams suitable for holding one or more wire deck panels, which are detachably mounted to vertical corner posts by way of a unique combination of shoulder bolts, attached to the horizontal support beams, and keyhole slots in the vertical corner posts. In some embodiments, shoulder bolts having a head with a wrench receiving surface, an unthreaded shoulder, and a threaded shank are attached to the horizontal support beams using hex nuts. The keyhole slots, which are formed in each of the angled flat sides of the L-shaped vertical corner posts, are sized so that the heads of the shoulder bolts can be inserted into the wide upper openings of the keyhole and then pushed downwardly so that the unthreaded shoulders of the bolts will slide into the low slots.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2019Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Assignee: EAGLE INDUSTRIAL GROUP INC.Inventors: Matthew E. Davis, Jeff W. Kuecker, Dylan T. Ritchie
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Patent number: 11992121Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention provides a fixing assembly comprising: a wire rack having a vertical frame and a horizontal frame; a slide rail which has a fixed rail coupled to the wire rack and a movable rail slidably disposed on the fixed rail; and a fixing means for fastening the fixed rail to the wire rack, wherein the fixing means comprises a first fixing clip provided on one side of the fixed rail and a second fixing clip provided on the other side of the fixed rail. The fixing assembly has a structure in which the first fixing clip is fixed laterally to the horizontal frame, and then the second fixing clip is fixed vertically to the horizontal frame.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2020Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Assignee: SEGOS CO., LTD.Inventors: Doo Myun Lee, Sang Eun Park
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Patent number: 11992122Abstract: A furniture damper includes a damper housing, a fluid chamber therein, a damping fluid therein, and a piston displaceably supported within the fluid chamber. A switch element can be moved, when a damping stroke is below a predetermined pressure threshold value, into a first position in which the channel of the piston is at least partially covered by the switch element and a first flow rate of the damping fluid streams through a channel of the piston. The switch element is also configured to be moved, when the damping stroke is above the predetermined pressure threshold value, from the first position into a second position in which the channel of the piston is at least partially unblocked by the switch element and a second flow rate of the damping fluid streams through the channel of the piston, with the second fluid rate being larger than the first fluid rate.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2023Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Assignee: Julius Blum GmbHInventors: Heike Seltmann, Matthias Reissig
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Patent number: 11992123Abstract: A device for guiding a movable furniture part on a furniture carcass. The device includes a carcass rail arranged on the furniture carcass and a movable rail movable in the opening and closing direction relative to the carcass rail. The carcass rail and the movable rail each have a flat running web and load-transmitting rolling elements are each arranged between a running web of the carcass rail and a running web of the movable rail. During relative movement between the rails, the rolling elements move along the running webs. The running webs are uninterrupted, and the rolling elements between the rails are configured such that, in the mounted state, the running web of the movable rail is always oriented obliquely relative to the running web of the carcass rail.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2022Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Assignee: Grass GmbHInventor: Markus Albrecht
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Patent number: 11992124Abstract: A range limiter to secure or position a adjustable height, foldable table at a particular height. A two-way spring-loaded plunger is positioned at the end of a leg for engagement with a stop component. The stop component is affixed to the bottom of the table top. When the leg is in a storage position, the plunger is pushed outward preventing the table leg from opening too far. The two springs have different forces or strengths associated with them. An extension section of the leg pushes against a heavy spring when the table is collapsed, thereby pushing the plunger outward. A light spring keeps the plunger withdrawn when the leg is extended.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2022Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Assignee: Evo Inventions LLCInventors: Christopher Lundin, Evan Einbender Aamodt, Michael A. Dotsey, Noah E. Dingler, Erin H. Morrissey, Jonathan N. Tackie
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Patent number: 11992125Abstract: A reciprocating seating unit includes: a base; a frame including a generally horizontal seat and opposed arms; a backrest; a reciprocating unit attached to the base, the reciprocating unit configured to permit reciprocating longitudinal movement of the frame and backrest relative to the base; and a reclining mechanism attached to the reciprocating unit, the frame and the backrest. The reclining mechanism includes pivotally interconnected links and is configured to move the backrest between an upright position, wherein the backrest takes a first backrest angle relative to the underlying surface and the frame is positioned relative to the base in a first location, and a reclining position, wherein the backrest takes a second backrest angle that is shallower than the first backrest angle, and the frame is positioned relative to the base in a second location that is at least 3 inches in front of the first location.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2022Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Assignee: ULTRA-MEK, INC.Inventor: Marcus L. Murphy