Patents Issued in June 4, 2024
  • Method of forming and shaping waterproof and moisture permeable shoe upper and shoe upper thereof
    Patent number: 11998083
    Abstract: A method of forming and shaping a waterproof and moisture permeable shoe upper includes disposing a shoe upper and a waterproof and moisture permeable film on a shoe last, wherein at least one of the shoe upper and the waterproof and moisture permeable film includes microwave treatable material, and heating the shoe last with the shoe upper and the waterproof and moisture permeable film thereon by microwave, so that the shoe upper and the waterproof and moisture permeable film are combined by the microwave treatable material and shaped to form the waterproof and moisture permeable shoe upper after cooling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: SHENG LONG MATERIAL TECH. LTD. (WS)
    Inventor: Chin-Hsun Hsiao
  • Footwear article with wear guard
    Patent number: 11998084
    Abstract: A footwear article is provided comprising an upper and a wear guard. In at least one example, the wear guard may be structured with bellows extending along an edge of a lacing structure of the footwear article, the bellows positioned between the lacing structure and a toe of the footwear article.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: FUERST GROUP, INC.
    Inventor: Rory W. Fuerst
  • Shoe and method for producing shoe
    Patent number: 11998085
    Abstract: Provided is a shoe including an upper composed of a fiber sheet, the fiber sheet including: a base sheet including yarns having heat shrinkability; and a plurality of chip members, each of which is a sheet having an area smaller than that of the base sheet, the base sheet and the plurality of chip members being layered and joined together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: ASICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ayu Bessho, Satoru Abe, Norihiko Taniguchi
  • Motorized tensioning system with sensors
    Patent number: 11998086
    Abstract: A tensioning system for articles of footwear and articles of apparel is disclosed. The tensioning system includes a tensioning member that is tightened or loosened using a motorized tensioning device for winding and unwinding the tensioning member on a spool. The tensioning system may be used with various sensors to determine how the motorized tensioning device should be controlled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Tiffany A. Beers, Andrew A. Owings, Cody Collier Henderson, James Alan Capra, Mark Stanley Soderberg, Daniel Hipwood
  • String adjustment device
    Patent number: 11998087
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a string adjuster that can adjust the length of a string by winding the string. A string adjuster of the present invention includes a fixed unit and a rotation unit, in which a knob of the rotation unit includes a first extension having a counter-anti-separator formed on the interior circumferential surface and preventing separation from a housing, a second extension having a winding determination protrusion formed on the interior circumferential surface and determining winding and releasing modes, and a spacing groove formed between the first extension and the second extension.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Inventor: Sug Whan Kim
  • Belt buckle
    Patent number: 11998088
    Abstract: A buckle having an adjustable loop end forming a primary plane with opposing side walls. The adjustable loop end has a central bar positioned between a first strap opening and a second strap opening. A pair of slots operable to receive the terminal ends of the central bar are recessed into the interior surface of the opposing side walls with the bottom edges of the slots being longer than the top edges. A pair of tabs on opposite ends of the central bar extend outward from the central bar along a longitudinal axis of the primary plane and towards the second strap or belt opening. Optionally, a protrusion extends from a lower surface of the fixed loop end wherein the protrusion is positioned at a right angle with respect to a vertical axis of the primary plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Inventors: Scott V. Evans, Nicholas R. Tomczak
  • Clasp and method of retaining garment
    Patent number: 11998089
    Abstract: A clasp for a garment such as a bandana is described. The clasp consists of two distinct portions, each of which can be different or identical. Each portion includes three or more passages that allow the ends of a bandana or other garment to be threaded through each. The complementary portions are then connected to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: DESIDARA
    Inventor: Robert M. Kemmer
  • Watch band with markers
    Patent number: 11998090
    Abstract: Systems of the present disclosure can provide a watch band that provide a marker pattern to a computer-generated reality device. The watch band can include structures or features that provide an identifiable marker pattern to the computer-generated reality device. The structures or features that provide the marker pattern can be invisible or imperceptible to the user. Structures or features of the watch band can include infrared reflective thread, visually obscured markers, or lenticular lens assemblies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Kathryn P. Crews, Peter F. Coxeter, Yiwei Tao, Shantanu R Ranade, Christopher I. Edwards, David M. Kindlon, Linda D. Benavente-Notaro
  • Watch band with braided strands
    Patent number: 11998091
    Abstract: A stretchable watch band can include braided strands that provide a comfortable fit around the wrist of the user. The watch band can stretch and conform to the user based on the elasticity within each strand and based on the ability of the strands to move relative to each other. End sections of the watch band can include attachment elements that securely connect the watch band to a housing of the watch. The end sections can be configured to releasable connect to the housing in a manner that is reliable and easy for a user. Additionally, the watch band can provide a smooth transition from the size and/or shape of the housing to a size and/or shape of a continuous section of the watch band. Additionally, the watch band can conceal portions thereof other than the braided strands when connected to the housing of the watch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy S. Lui, Osamu Yabe, Zebinah P. Masse, Clayton J. McCoy, Benjamin A. Stevenson, Hsiang Hung Chen
  • Rotary replaceable umbrella nest assembly for an umbrella
    Patent number: 11998092
    Abstract: A rotary replaceable umbrella nest assembly for an umbrella has a lower nest cover with a plurality of recesses for receiving the end of each rod; a circular hole is at the center of the lower nest cover for receiving a middle column; a connecting sleeve extends down from the circular hole; the connecting sleeve has a plurality of external threads; a nest support has a ring-shape matching a bottom of the lower nest cover having a center hole for a connecting sleeve to pass through; a lower nest base ornament is disposed below the nest support and is threaded with and is detachably connected to the lower nest cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: Tempo Manufacturing LLC
    Inventor: Xiong Luo
  • Dual-purpose stick for sitting and walking
    Patent number: 11998093
    Abstract: A dual-purpose stick for sitting and walking, comprising a stick body with a fixed inserting hole and an elongated hole; a seat-grip cushion body with a grip portion, a cushion portion and a grip hole, the cushion portion is axially extends axially with a pivot slot, the pivot slot comprises a vertical inserting hole in a axial direction and a horizontal inserting hole in a radial direction, a pivot inserting hole is radially penetrated on an outer surface of the seat cushion portion; an elastic element, arranged in the stick body; a fixing element, inserted into the fixed inserting hole and connected with bottom end of the elastic element; a penetrating element, inserted into the pivot hole and the elongated hole, connected with top end of the elastic element. The seat-grip cushion body can be movably pivoted and positioned between an upright grip position and a horizontal seat cushion position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Inventor: Ming-Hsien Lee
  • Lightweight collapsible chair with trekking poles supports
    Patent number: 11998094
    Abstract: Embodiments of chair systems incorporating trekking poles include a low-back design employing fixed-length trekking poles, and a high-back design employing adjustable-length trekking poles that allow for adjusting the recline angle of the chair. The chair system generally includes a tubular frame that releasably engages a flexible seat. The tubular frame includes a front hub and a rear hub spaced one from the other by a cross bar, plus front and rear footings which stabilize the chair system on the ground or undersurface. A V-shaped upper support extending from the front hub supports and holds open the leg portion of the flexible seat, while the trekking poles are releasably engaged with and extend upwardly from the rear hub to support, and hold open and upright the back portion of the flexible seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Inventor: Jon Kief Davis
  • Handmade handbag
    Patent number: 11998095
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a handmade handbag that can be carried in a state in which portable items is stored therein, the handmade handbag configured to comprise a first handy storage part and a second handy storage part that are positioned on an outer portion of a storage part where the portable items are stored and that are mesh type partitioned structures for separately storing an item of the portable items that needs personal privacy protection and frequent taking out. The handmade handbag of the present invention provides a combination of a pattern type hiding cover and a through hole in the first and the second handy storage part to ensure air breathability inside, thereby preventing deterioration of a stored item and providing a beautiful appearance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Inventor: Joonsik Yoo
  • Systems, devices and methods for storage of, and rapid access to items
    Patent number: 11998096
    Abstract: Rapid access storage devices and systems are provided herein, which allow a user to quickly retrieve items stored behind, to the side of, or otherwise out of a comfortable reach range of the user. The devices comprise a housing, and at least one carriage retractable from the housing via a retraction assembly. Rapid access storage systems may comprise a wearable item, including hanging items, that include or are coupled to one or more rapid access storage devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: IMC, LLC
    Inventor: Gino Raymond Marquez
  • Hair styling device
    Patent number: 11998097
    Abstract: In a hair styling device (20) having a two-dimensional array (21) of elements to bring hair at a styling temperature, the elements produce optical radiation energy. The elements may include one or more LEDs, and preferably a plurality of LEDs, in which case the LEDS are driven in clusters that may be of mutually different shapes and sizes. The hair styling device (20) further comprises sensors to obtain an areal light absorption measurement opposed to the two-dimensional array of elements, and a control unit for individually controlling the elements in dependence of the measurement. The sensors may be arranged for measuring an areal light density profile of a whole treatment area. The hair styling device may radiate hair from two sides, both of which includes an areal light absorption measurement. The sensors may include LEDs that do not produce light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventors: Wouter Hendrik Cornelis Spoorendonk, Ype Bernardus Brada, Nikolaj Vasiljevitsj Zjiroecha, Laurentine Costecalde
  • Hair dryer attachment
    Patent number: 11998098
    Abstract: An attachment for a hair dryer that is movable between a first position and a second position in order to alter one or more characteristics of the airflow therethrough. In one embodiment, an attachment having multiple facets and types of projections with varying stiffness are provided on an outer housing that can be rotated relative to a base by the user. In a second embodiment, an attachment having a concave surface with prongs extending therethrough that can be moved such that the exposed portion of the prongs are lengthened or shortened, as desired.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: SharkNinja Operating LLC
    Inventors: Joshua Thomas Richards, Thomas Edward Kingsborough Cody, Steven Luke Bailey, Shannon Marie McSweeney, Daniel John Innes
  • Hair length hand guide
    Patent number: 11998099
    Abstract: The Hair Length Hand Guide allows for the user to easily measure and cut hair at uniform lengths. The guide is mounted between any two fingers on either hand such that the guide support extends perpendicular to the bottom of the hand when the user's fingers are extended straight and the hand is flat. To measure hair, the user can run their fingers at an angle in a combing motion through the hair grasping any that needs to be cut at its base. The curvature on the bottom of the guide support then allows the user to rock their hand back, pulling the hair grasped between their fingers straight while bringing the hand parallel to the cutting surface. The user can then cut any hair that extends beyond the top of their fingers for a uniform cut.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Inventors: Anthony Stefan Litwinowicz, Stella Hyowon Litwinowicz
  • Implant for removable prosthetic nail
    Patent number: 11998100
    Abstract: An assembly for mounting a prosthetic nail for a human or animal digit. The assembly includes at least one transdermal anchor with an interior portion and an exterior portion. The interior portion may be positioned within tissue of the digit, and the exterior portion may extend outside the tissue of the digit. In another aspect, an exterior base may be positioned on a nail bed of the digit, and the exterior base may be coupled to the exterior portion of the transdermal anchor. The base may include a mount for removably a prosthetic nail to the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Inventor: Drew Christie
  • Solution refill cartridge device
    Patent number: 11998101
    Abstract: A solution refill cartridge device configured to be joined to a dispenser includes a housing having a formed side with perimeter sidewalls creating an open end that provides access to an interior volume that receives a solution. The solution conforms to the interior volume and a dispenser, whereby the solution cartridge refill device's open side is configured with an enclosure apparatus that seals the solution within the solution cartridge refill device. The enclosure apparatus is removable so to access the solution within the solution refill cartridge device. Removal of the enclosure apparatus allows the formed solution to be dispensed through the open side of the solution refill cartridge device. The solution refill cartridge device aligns and mates to a dispenser to allow the formed solution to be dispensed with, on or in the dispenser.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Inventor: Robert Wise
  • Combination fluid dispenser and scalp massager
    Patent number: 11998102
    Abstract: A scalp massager that simultaneously dispenses fluid is provided. A reservoir of fluid is fluidly coupled to a plurality of dispensing conduits, wherein each dispensing conduit is operatively associated with a resilient leg so that the outlet of the dispensing conduit is adjacent the distal end of the resilient leg. Both the resilient leg and the dispensing conduit each terminate at two adjacent points. The resilient leg may provide a foot that extends the two adjacent points for massaging the scalp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Inventor: Shameeka Brown
  • Manufacturing apparatus, mixing machine and/or receiving device for the manufacture of a composition from a mixture of formulations
    Patent number: 11998103
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a mixing machine configured to receive a receiving device in order to form a manufacturing apparatus, the mixing machine comprising: a support defining a receiving housing, able to receive a receiving device, the receiving device being configured to receive first and second capsules containing respectively a first formulation and a second formulation, the two capsules being fluidly linked to each other, an actuation system, movable inside the receiving housing to exert a pressure force on the receiving device and/or on the first and/or the second capsule(s), a retention mechanism, movable relative to the support and configured: in an insertion position, to authorize the insertion and the withdrawal of the receiving device into/from the receiving housing, and in a retention position, to block the withdrawal of the receiving device from the receiving housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: SEB S.A.
    Inventors: Cédric Pollet, Martial Maisonneuve, Pierre Durif
  • System for dispensing a cosmetic product
    Patent number: 11998104
    Abstract: The invention relates to a system (10) for dispensing a product, comprising a dispenser that can house at least two cartridges, each of which includes a reservoir containing a base product, a first base product comprising at least 0.1 wt.-% particles having a density differential relative to the medium containing same, preferably of at least 0.5 g/cm3, in particular particles having a density greater than or equal to 2 g/cm3, and a thickening agent. The dispenser allows at least two base products to be dispensed in adjustable proportions, the viscosity of the first base product being preferably greater than 2 Pa·s and more preferably greater than or equal to 4 Pa·s.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: L'OREAL
    Inventors: Henri Samain, Franck Giron, Guillaume Kergosien
  • Handheld controller with safety harness assembly
    Patent number: 11998105
    Abstract: An asymmetrically shaped handheld controller and harness assembly for securing safety accessories to the handheld controller for electric personal mobility devices (EPMDs), and a kit thereof, generally includes an asymmetrically shaped handheld controller, an adjustable and a flexible strap that is perforated along its length, releasable connectors that secure the flexible strap about the controller, and headlight and taillight assemblies. The flexible strap conforms to at least three sides of the controller and has an oblong aperture sized to allow access through the strap to a thumb control on the controller. Stabilizing side members may connect accessories including horns, bells, and mirrors to the flexible strap. The controller is configured to wirelessly connect to EPMDs. The taillight operates as a brake light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Inventor: Kevin Hertel
  • Portable tool bracket and portable tool
    Patent number: 11998106
    Abstract: A portable tool bracket 20 has a hook member 25 having a mounting portion 21 attached to a portable tool body 10 and a notch portion 24 for hooking and holding, an insertion portion 22 that is inserted into a guide rail portion 31 provided to a holder 30 attached to a waist belt 2 and is detachably attached to the holder 30. The insertion portion 22 has a pair of overhang portions that overhang on both sides of the insertion portion 22 with respect to the hook member 25.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: TJM DESIGN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akio Goto, Akihito Sato, Nobuko Tayama
  • Quick detach belt loop
    Patent number: 11998107
    Abstract: In embodiments, a belt clamp includes an inboard plate and an outboard plate that are pivotally coupled at their upper ends. The belt clamp may also include a spring biased locking mechanism that selectively and releasably connects the lower end of the inboard plate to the lower end of the outboard plate by way of locking posts in the inboard plate that are displaced upwardly from the lower edge of said plate. The outboard locking plate may have latch members that are entirely contained (except for opposing actuation buttons) within a compartment formed by two portions of the outboard plate connected by a living hinge. The opposing actuation buttons require a motion in a first direction, such as upwardly, to allow motion in a second direction, such as inwardly, to rotate the latching members inwardly to release the locking posts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: Vista Outdoor Operations LLC
    Inventors: Christopher J. Michael, Daniel Sereday
  • Systems for determining brushing parameters in an electric toothbrush
    Patent number: 11998108
    Abstract: A brush head (12), an electric toothbrush (10), and a method of operating an electric toothbrush. The electric toothbrush (10) includes bristles extending from a base structure. A plurality of tufts (20) are formed as separate groups of the bristles (23) bundled together. A sensor assembly (28) is configured to generate, for each of the tufts, a signal representative of a force applied to each of the tufts. A controller (18) is configured to generate a tuft signature representing a distribution of the force applied to each of the tufts. This tuft signature may then be classified by appropriate algorithms to determine brushing parameters, such as applied pressure, angle, and the location in the user's mouth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventor: Taylor Bevis
  • Table apparatus and method
    Patent number: 11998109
    Abstract: Some implementations of a table system can include a protective member that is positionable below a table to provide protection to both a table and chairs. The protective member can extend lateral beyond a peripheral edge of the table top, for example, to protect the table and accessory furniture while allowing the table top and the peripheral edge of the table top to remain exposed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: Halcon Furniture LLC
    Inventors: Benjamin Saintmane Conway, Peter Conway, Jacob Edward Snowbarger
  • Foldable and elongatable table
    Patent number: 11998110
    Abstract: A table has a first, a second and a third leg pair, the third pair being movable via telescopic connections between a first position proximal to the second pair and a second position distal to the second pair. In a folded table configuration, the third leg pair is in the first position, a first leg and a third leg have relative free ends near a rest plane, and the leg pairs flank one another. In an extended table configuration, the third leg pair has the first position, the first leg and the third leg have relative free ends distant from the rest plane, and the legs delineate a cross. In an elongated table configuration, the third leg pair has the second position, the first leg and the third leg have relative free ends distant from the rest plane, and the leg pairs flank one another in a cross configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: Foremost Italia, S.r.l.
    Inventor: Matteo Monni
  • Frame with outwardly slanted legs and table having same
    Patent number: 11998111
    Abstract: A foldable frame with enhanced stability includes a mounting assembly, a first leg assembly and a second leg assembly. Each of the first and second leg assemblies are pivotally coupled with the mounting assembly and rotatable with respect to the mounting assembly between a use position and a storage position. Each of the first and second leg assemblies includes a substantially straight first leg and a substantially straight second leg. The first and second legs are slanted outwardly to increase the supporting area and thus enhance the stability of the foldable frame and stability of other structures supported by the foldable frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: Inno-Sports Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kwan Jun Choi
  • Internal side panel for enclosures
    Patent number: 11998112
    Abstract: Support brackets for an enclosure system can be secured to the enclosure system while the enclosure system is assembled and without removing fasteners from the enclosure system. A support bracket can include first and second slots dimensioned to engage first and second bolts that are fastened to an enclosure frame. The support bracket can further include a support flange, and a stud to engage and support a side panel. When secured to the support bracket, the side panel can provide an additional mounting surface for mounting electrical components within an enclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: Hoffman Enclosures, Inc.
    Inventors: Gerardo Villegas Hinojosa, Alejandro Usiel Hernandez Villa, David Roque Cabello
  • Sheet for the assembly of a display shelving unit and the display shelving thus obtained
    Patent number: 11998113
    Abstract: A sheet for the assembly of a display shelving unit and the display shelving unit thus obtained, which, thanks to its structural simplicity can be assembled and disassembled for recycling in a practical, fast and easy way, since it is made of recycled materials which require fewer manufacturing processes, and which, because of its small volume, allows for the transportation of a larger number of units in the same shipment, thus significantly reducing the related costs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Inventors: Pablo Battilana, Mariano Colombo
  • Display stand connector
    Patent number: 11998114
    Abstract: A display stand connector can include a first part including a body member for attachment to a first part of a display stand and a protuberance extending from at least one surface of the body member. A second part of the display stand connector can include a base for attachment to a second part of the display stand, the base including a slot. The body member of the first part is locatable within the slot so as to connect the first and second parts of the display stand. The display stand connector is made from a pulp material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: HARRISON PRODUCTS CO LTD
    Inventor: Douglas Cook
  • Motorized furniture
    Patent number: 11998115
    Abstract: A motorized furniture according to embodiments of the present invention includes a control unit. The control unit transitions to a first falling asleep operation at second time where the elapse of time since first time, where the sleep of a user of the motorized furniture is detected, is equal to or larger than a first time threshold. The control unit performs a second falling asleep operation when a variation of a signal corresponding to a biological signal of the user in a first period during the first falling asleep operation is smaller than the variation in a first prior period, which exists prior to the first period, during the first falling asleep operation or when the absolute value of a difference between the variation in the first period and the variation in the first prior period is smaller than a first variation threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: Paramount Bed Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinnosuke Kubota, Toshihide Shiino, Tadahiko Sakamaki, Shunsuke Yokoo
  • Mattress corner retainer bracket
    Patent number: 11998116
    Abstract: A mattress corner retainer bracket having a flex segment pivotally mounted to an adjustable bed frame and having two retention segments spaced apart that are each joined to the flex segment. Each of the three segments extend in different respective planes relative to each other. As a mattress flexes in unison with adjustable movement imparted by the adjustable bed frame, the mattress corners impart a force against the two retention segments, which retain the mattress in its relative position on the adjustable bed frame by preventing the mattress from sliding off. The two retention segments are joined to each other via a joining rod that extends within the flex plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: BEDJET LLC
    Inventor: Mark Darius Aramli
  • Silent air pump box and intelligent adjustment mattress
    Patent number: 11998117
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a silent air pump box comprising a box body, an upper cover, a supporting platform, an air pump, an air valve, an air pipe and a silencing pipe. The present disclosure further provides an intelligent adjustment mattress, which comprises the silent air pump box and an airbag layer, wherein the silent air pump box is provided at the tail of the mattress.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Inventors: Kuntao Lu, Zhong Liu, Yong Le
  • Chair having a leaf spring in contact with a linkage to provide a resistance to tilting of a backrest of the chair relative to a column of the chair
    Patent number: 11998118
    Abstract: A chair, comprising, a backrest, a seat coupled with the backrest, a column coupled with the seat, a linkage statically attached to the backrest and rotatably attached below the seat, a leaf spring statically attached at one end and in contact with the linkage to provide a resistance to tilting of the backrest relative to the column, a first structure. A portion of the first structure has an arc shape that includes one or more teeth, and a second structure in contact with the first structure. The chair is configured such that, when a weight is applied to the seat, one or more teeth of the second structure move along the one or more teeth of the first structure to provide an increased resistance to tilting of the backrest relative to the column.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Inventor: Aaron Dejule
  • Outdoor chaise lounge with integrated lock-box to secure valuables
    Patent number: 11998119
    Abstract: An outdoor chaise lounge may include a frame, multiple legs coupled to and extending below the frame to support the frame, a seat member coupled to the frame to enable a user to sit or lay on the seat member, a lock-box fixedly supported by the frame that enables a user of the outdoor chaise lounge to store and lock items therein. The lock-box may include a lock-box door inclusive of a user interface that enables a user to lock and unlock the lock-box. A door member may be coupled to the seat member and have a closed position and an open position such that when said door member is in the open position, the user has access to the user interface on the lock-box door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: Loungera IP LLC
    Inventors: Michael Edelman, Eric Birenberg
  • Sunshade for outdoor public space and outdoor public space having such a sunshade
    Patent number: 11998120
    Abstract: A sunshade for an outdoor public space, having a pane made from an at least partially opaque material and a mount adapted to be fixed to the ground and rotatively supporting the pane for rotation about a vertical axis of rotation. The sunshade has a rotation control apparatus adapted to control rotation of the pane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: JCDecaux SA
    Inventors: Jean Francois Nion, Pascal Postolle, Cedric Davet
  • Member for chair including multi-channel sound system and chair including the member
    Patent number: 11998121
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a member for a chair including a multi-channel sound system and a chair including the member, and more particularly, to a member for a chair including a multi-channel sound system, the member capable of providing a sense of space and a three-dimensional effect for a user who sits in the chair through sounds output from a plurality of channels, and a chair including the member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: TROUND INC.
    Inventor: Jea Bum Park
  • Child restraint
    Patent number: 11998122
    Abstract: A child restraint configured to be securable to and separable from a base installed in a vehicle, the child restraint comprising an illuminator positioned on an external portion of the child restraint, configured to operate in a first mode, illuminating a first region external to the child restraint wherein, in the event that the child restraint is not secured to the base, and the child restraint is moved, the illuminator will be activated in its first mode, illuminating the first region external to the child restraint for the purpose of aiding securement to the base, and wherein in the event that the child restraint is secured to the base, the first mode will be deactivated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: Britax Römer Kindersicherheit GmbH
    Inventors: Nabil Kzaiz, Martin Haas, Michael Fürstenberg, Hubert Kaltenegger
  • Infant care apparatus
    Patent number: 11998123
    Abstract: An infant care apparatus includes a base; a drive mechanism disposed on the base; a controller electronically coupled to the drive mechanism; and a support device coupled to the drive mechanism. The support device is configured to be moved in both a horizontal and vertical direction relative to the base by the drive mechanism. The drive mechanism is controlled by the controller to move the support device in a plurality of motion profiles relative to the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: Thorley Industries, LLC
    Inventors: Frederick Karl Hopke, Henry F. Thorne, Mary J. Koes, Robert D. Daley
  • Pusher tray with front stop having product support projection
    Patent number: 11998124
    Abstract: A retail merchandise tray including a front stop having a product support surface. The product support surface is located between mounting features that attach the front stop to the rest of the retail merchandise tray. The front stop itself is an embodiment as well.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: Fasteners for Retail, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas O. Nagel
  • Retail merchandise shelving system
    Patent number: 11998125
    Abstract: Shelve brackets and shelf arrangements are provided. First and second brackets are provided. Each bracket has a support section, a mounting section and a transition section. The mounting section is laterally offset from the support section. The support section includes a vertical, top and bottom flange portions. The top and bottom flange portions are vertically spaced and extend from a first side of vertical flange portion in a direction the support section is offset from the mounting section. The transition section of the first bracket offsets the support section of the first bracket towards the second bracket and the transition section of the second bracket offsetting the support section of the second bracket towards the first bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: Fasteners for Retail, Inc.
    Inventors: Jamie A. Smedley, William J. Mertz
  • Dish stacker and holder, systems and methods
    Patent number: 11998126
    Abstract: An innovative dish stacker and holder. The dish stacker and holder includes a ring and legs connected to the ring, the legs extending downwardly from the ring. The legs are operative to stand flush on a floor surface of a dish below the stacker and holder, and the ring is operative to receive a downwardly extending base of a dish above the stacker. A ledge connected to ring extends below and overlaps a portion of an area circumscribed by the ring. The ledge is operative to engage and support a bottom side of a dish base inserted through an opening in the area circumscribed by the ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Inventor: Sandra Trammel
  • Openable and closable napkin sleeve
    Patent number: 11998128
    Abstract: A flexible napkin sleeve formed into an elongated hollow enclosed cylinder and including an opening and closing means disposed along a substantial length of the napkin sleeve to open a significant length the napkin sleeve to insert a napkin therein and to close the napkin sleeve to retain the napkin therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Inventor: Velma E Miller
  • Coolie beverage holder with light
    Patent number: 11998129
    Abstract: A beverage holder with an insulating sleeve holds a beverage container and a light mount with a light. The light mount comprises an exterior housing located outside the insulating sleeve and on a lateral wall of the insulating sleeve. A light is carried by the exterior housing and located outside of the insulating sleeve. An interior backing is located on an interior of the insulating sleeve and fastened to the exterior housing through the insulating sleeve. The exterior housing and the interior backing sandwich a portion of the lateral wall of the insulating sleeve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: Best Promotions, LLC
    Inventor: Lee Simerly
  • Staircase carpet stretcher
    Patent number: 11998130
    Abstract: A staircase carpet stretcher, including a frame assembly, a manipulation assembly springingly connected to at least a portion of the frame assembly to facilitate gripping thereof, a first stretch bar assembly removably connected at a first end of the frame assembly to connect to a carpet of a staircase and move in response to compression of the manipulation assembly, and a second stretch bar assembly removably connected at a second end of the frame assembly to connect to the carpet and prevent movement of the frame assembly on the carpet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Inventor: Ruben Ruiz Ruiz
  • Automatic mail notification system
    Patent number: 11998131
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure are directed to a mail notification system. In accordance with one aspect, a mail notification system, includes an energy emitter device configured to emit energy; a sensing device coupled to the energy emitter device, the sensing device configured to receive the energy from the energy emitter device to produce a sensed signal; a detection device coupled to the sensing device, the detection device configured to detect a transition state of the sensed signal and configured to produce a digital message; and a housing configured to receive one or more mail, wherein the housing houses the energy emitter device, the sensing device, and the detection device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Inventor: Barry N. Marlin
  • Outdoor electronic movable delivery box
    Patent number: 11998132
    Abstract: A building mounted delivery management system and associated method is provided which makes use of a movable electronic delivery box (basket) moves in a path outside a multi-story residential building such as an apartment building or other residential high-rise building. The electronic delivery box is accessible only by authorized delivery personnel and correctly identified and authorized residents of the residential building.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2024
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: KING FAISAL UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Safaa Zaky El-Said Arafa, Mamdouh Mosaad Ahmed Helali, Fatma Mohsen Shalaby
  • Cooking device having a cooking vessel and a ceramic heater
    Patent number: 11998133
    Abstract: A cooking vessel according to one example embodiment includes a food receptacle for holding food during cooking. The cooking vessel includes an inner shell and an outer shell. An outside surface of the inner shell forms the food receptacle. A portion of an inside surface of the inner shell is spaced from a portion of an inside surface of the outer shell forming a sealed volume between the inner shell and the outer shell. A heat pipe is positioned within the sealed volume between the inner shell and the outer shell for distributing heat through the sealed volume between the inner shell and the outer shell. Embodiments include those wherein each of the inner shell and the outer shell includes a respective bottom wall and a respective side wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: Lexmark International, Inc.
    Inventor: Jerry Wayne Smith