Combined Or Convertible Patents (Class 239/289)
  • Patent number: 11951494
    Abstract: A water outlet device includes a ball component. The ball component comprises an arc ball rod and a ball. Two water ports and a water channel located between the two water ports are formed in the arc ball rod. An angle is formed between the directions of the two water ports. The ball is arranged on at least one water port. The water channel penetrates through the ball. The two water ports having an angle formed between water flow directions thereof are formed in the water channel of the arc ball rod, so that the water outlet direction of the water outlet device can be adjusted to be upward, and the water outlet angle can be adjusted to some extent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignees: Xiamen Water Nymph Sanitary Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Huaqiang Zhou
  • Patent number: 11951504
    Abstract: An electric blower is configured to blow air. The blower includes a body configured such that a sprayer attachment is attachable thereto. The body is configured to be carried integrally with the sprayer attachment with the sprayer attachment attached to the body. The sprayer attachment includes a container, a nozzle and a liquid supply passage. The container is configured to store a liquid. The nozzle has a discharge opening. The liquid supply passage is connected to the container and the nozzle to lead the liquid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Fumitoshi Numata
  • Patent number: 11926252
    Abstract: In one aspect, a liquid tank assembly is provided and configured to be mounted to a tractor. The liquid tank assembly includes a first tank configured to contain liquid, a second tank configured to contain liquid, a first support frame coupled to and supporting the first tank, and the first support frame includes a first mounting member configured to mount the first support frame to the tractor. The liquid tank assembly also includes a second support frame coupled to and supporting the second tank. The second support frame includes a second mounting member configured to mount the second support frame to the tractor, and the first support frame is coupled to the second support frame. In one aspect, a liquid tank assembly is provided and configured to be mounted to a tractor having a maximum width. A tank assembly width is no greater than a maximum width of the tractor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: 360 YIELD CENTER, LLC
    Inventor: Brady M. Holst
  • Patent number: 11925945
    Abstract: A water sprinkler mat includes an annular water bag, a base mat and a water inlet mechanism, a radially inner sidewall of the water bag is configured with a plurality of water orifices; the base mat is fixedly connected to the inner sidewall of the water bag; the water inlet mechanism includes a first water inlet pipe and a water distributive pipe, the first water inlet pipe is inserted in the water bag and is fixed with the water bag; the water distributive pipe is located inside the water bag, the first water inlet pipe is configured with a first guide hole, the water distributive pipe extends through the first guide hole and is fixed with the first water inlet pipe; two ends of the water distributive pipe are open, a water inlet opening in communication with the first water inlet pipe is defined at the water distributive pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Dongguan Hongyu Plastic Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Juying Shi
  • Patent number: 11891179
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for remote egg oiling to control avian pest species population through reduction in nesting success. A fluid application system including an oil reservoir, an oil nozzle, a pressurization source, a camera and a targeting laser is provided for accurately dispensing oil onto a clutch of eggs in a nest that is located in hard-to-reach areas such as cliff faces, rock outcrops and artificial structures. Two aerial embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignees: HARDSHELL LABS, INC., SUNDANCE BIOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Timothy Allyn Shields, Roy Adair Haggard, Mercy Lynn Vaughn
  • Patent number: 11856942
    Abstract: A fluid spray apparatus includes at least one inlet and first and second outlets. A first actuator may communicate a first inlet with one of the outlets. A second actuator also may communicate a second inlet with a different one of the outlets. A passage network of the fluid spray apparatus communicates the first and second actuators with the first and second outlets. A diverter structure is disposed in the passage network. The diverter structure includes a first diverter structure arrangement. In the first diverter structure arrangement, the first actuator communicates the first inlet with the first outlet and the second actuator communicates the second inlet with the second outlet. The diverter structure also includes a second diverter structure arrangement. In the second diverter structure arrangement, the first actuator communicates the first inlet with the second outlet and the second actuator communicates the second inlet with the first outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Inventor: Kenneth D. Crenshaw
  • Patent number: 11857086
    Abstract: Chairs having a cleaning system integrated thereon are provided. These chairs allow a user to comfortably clean their feet while in a sitting or reclined position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Inventor: Julia Bornstein
  • Patent number: 11811964
    Abstract: An olfactory sticker used in chats between electronic devices to make messaging more immersive, personalized, and authentic by integrating olfactory information with traditional text-based formats and AR messaging. Olfactory stickers are used to indicate to a recipient that a message includes olfactory information. The olfactory sticker illustrates a graphical representation of a particular scent that can be sent and received via a chat or an AR message. Olfactory stickers provide the recipient control of accessing the transmitted scent at a desired time. This is particularly useful since certain olfactory information, i.e., scents, can be very direct and intrusive. Olfactory stickers are activated (i.e., release their scent) when they are tapped or rubbed by the recipient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Andrés Monroy-Hernández, Sven Kratz, Rajan Vaish
  • Patent number: 11724206
    Abstract: An inflatable water slide having an air bubble blowing function, comprising a slide starting platform air sac body (11), a slope climbing air sac body (12), and a slide air sac body (13). Any or all of the slide start air sac body (11), the slope climbing air sac body (12), and the slide air sac body (13) are provided thereon with a bubble blowing apparatus (2). The bubble blowing apparatus (2) comprises an airduct cavity (21), a liquid storage compartment (22) used for storing a bubbling liquid, and a bubble discharging plate (23) provided with a bubble discharging opening. The bubble discharging plate (23) is provided at an outlet of the airduct cavity (21). The liquid storage compartment (22) is provided above the bubble discharging plate (23) and is provided with a liquid outlet connected to the bubble discharging plate (23).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: SWIFTECH COMPANY LTD.
    Inventor: Xiang Gao
  • Patent number: 11684233
    Abstract: The rotor of the invention has two legs fastened to a rotary base, wherein the legs are provided with asymmetrically arranged boreholes facing upwards and boreholes facing downwards, wherein the boreholes facing upwards have the shape of an ellipse, while the boreholes facing downwards have a circular shape. The boreholes facing upwards and the boreholes facing downwards are formed, such that the jets from the boreholes facing upwards act vertically upwards and the jets from the boreholes facing downwards act vertically downwards, i.e., in a direction 90° with respect to the axis of the legs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: BRINOX D.O.O.
    Inventor: Bo{hacek over (s)}tjan Vencelj
  • Patent number: 11668632
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for generating a controlled, predictable, reproducible and variable-size distribution of particulate matter (PM), particle number (PN) and/or facsimile/simulation, derived from vaporizing and condensing a specialized liquid, utilizing a vapor delivery device; a filter capability so as to remove a significant amount of ambient PM/PN as a secondary calibration process for the identification of fine and ultra-fine particles (e.g., 0.3 micrometers and smaller) as well as a computer-controlled ability to perform a pre-determined series of calibration routines, housed in a container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: 3DATX Corporation
    Inventors: Karl Ropkins, David Miller, John William Hynd, Jodi Miller, Craig Pfister, Andrew Burnette, Gurdas Sandhu
  • Patent number: 11628453
    Abstract: A water outlet device includes a ball component. The ball component comprises a ball rod and a ball. Two water ports and a water channel located between the two water ports are sequentially formed in the ball rod. An angle is formed between the directions of the two water ports. The ball is arranged on at least one water port. The water channel penetrates through the ball. The two water ports having an angle formed between water flow directions thereof are formed in the water channel of the ball rod, so that the water outlet direction of the water outlet device can be adjusted to be upward, and the water outlet angle can be adjusted to some extent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignees: Xiamen Water Nymph Sanitary Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Huaqiang Zhou
  • Patent number: 11624174
    Abstract: A combined shower includes a wall-mounted supporting arm, an over-head shower, and a hand-held shower. The over-head shower is fixed on the wall-mounted supporting arm. The hand-held shower is detachably fixed on the over-head shower through a hose. A switching button is provided on the over-head shower, and the switching button is configured to selectively switch on the over-head shower or the hand-held shower through a handle. Additionally, the over-head shower is provided with a mounting ring, the hand-held shower is provided with a central hole, and the hand-held shower is sleeved outside the mounting ring through the central hole, which ensures that the hand-held shower can be stably fixed on the over-head shower and can also be freely taken and used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: XIAMEN DELMEI SANITARY WARE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xusheng He, Weilong Luo, Chunhua Wang, Yongqiang Yan
  • Patent number: 11608768
    Abstract: An exhaust finisher assembly for a vehicle includes an exhaust finisher and a deflector. The exhaust finisher is configured to be connected to a rear bumper fascia of the vehicle. The deflector is connected to the exhaust finisher. The deflector includes a first portion connected to the exhaust finisher and a second portion extending outwardly from the first portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Marco Antonio Flores Valdez, Carlos Alberto Fernandez Moreno
  • Patent number: 11589714
    Abstract: A device for bathing children is provided that includes: a hollow body; a plurality of height adjustable legs extending outward from the body; a funnel shaped insert in the hollow body at the distal end thereof, the funnel shaped insert having an opening to receive a vertical flow of a water and an exit extending outward from a bottom of the funnel shaped insert in an orientation that redirects the vertical flow of the water; a tubular channel disposed within the hollow body and coupled at a first end to the exit of the funnel shaped insert and extending toward the proximal end of the hollow body; and a spout rotatably coupled to the tubular channel at a proximal end opposite the first end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Inventor: Joshua Weiser
  • Patent number: 11553607
    Abstract: An electronic device includes: a circuit board having a wiring board on which wiring is formed, and an electronic component that is electrically and mechanically connected to the wiring via a first solder. A base is provided to accommodate the circuit board, and has a side wall that faces a side surface of the wiring board. A leaf spring arranged on the circuit board, and is configured to be contactable with the base. The leaf spring includes a fixing portion arranged on the circuit board and a pressing portion extending from and connected to the fixing portion and pressing the side wall, and the pressing portion in a biased state toward a housing establishes a contact thereto when the circuit board is put in and accommodated by the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventor: Takashi Hoshino
  • Patent number: 11524089
    Abstract: A hand wash cleaning and environmental purification diffuser includes tank cover covered on a slot of a water tank in a bottom shell, a diffusing cover assembled to an opening of the bottom shell to shield the tank cover, an air flow channel formed in the oscillation space in the water tank and shaped like a tubular bulge so that when the diffuser is dumped, the liquid in the water tank is less likely to seep directly into the interior of the diffuser or the environment, two oscillators mounted in the oscillation space in the water tank and respectively coated with a layer of acid and alkali resistant coating, users can add safe cleaning liquids such as alkaline ionized water to the oscillation space and atomize into a cleaning mist, which can be used as deodorization and sterilization for hand cleaning, disinfection and environmental purification, and is safe to use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: DONGGUAN YIH TEH ELECTRIC PRODUCTS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Ming Jen Hsiao
  • Patent number: 11400477
    Abstract: A nozzle for an atomizer includes a plate, a piezoelectric actuator, a body, and a connector. The plate defines an aperture. The actuator is configured to oscillate the plate. The body supports the plate. The connector is configured to reversibly mount the body to the atomizer in a first orientation and in a second orientation. In the first orientation, fluid exits the nozzle along a first axial direction through the aperture. In the second orientation, fluid exits the nozzle along an opposite axial direction through the aperture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: Wanjiao Liu, Kevin Richard John Ellwood, Mark Edward Nichols, Christopher Michael Seubert
  • Patent number: 11358187
    Abstract: A vehicle mounted garbage bin cleaning system including power takeoff includes a pair of arms configured for lifting a garbage bin, the pair of arms rotatably coupled to a mount on the vehicle, a hopper configured for accepting the garbage bin when the pair of arms lifts the garbage bin into the hopper, at least one spray rod extending upwards from the hopper, said spray rod including a water nozzle, wherein when the pair of arms lifts the garbage bin into the hopper, the spray rod is situated within the garbage bin, a hydraulic pump mechanically coupled with a transmission of the vehicle, such that the transmission drives the hydraulic pump, a pressure washer pump mechanically coupled to the hydraulic pump, the spray rod is fluidically coupled with the pressure washer pump, a dryer system for drying the bin and a deodorizing system for deodorizing the bin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: SPARKLING BINS, LLC
    Inventor: John Conway
  • Patent number: 11351564
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a spray gun light includes an aperture configured to allow the spray gun light to attach over an air cap of a spray gun. The spray gun light also includes multiple horn clips. Each horn clip is configured to couple to a respective horn of a plurality of horns of the air cap of the spray gun. The spray gun light also includes a plurality of lights that include a first light configured to shine light along a first side of a spray plume generated by the air cap, and a second light configured to shine light on along a second side of the spray plume that is opposite the first side. The spray gun light is configured to rotate along with the air cap as the air cap is rotated, thereby preventing light from the plurality of lights from being blocked by the spray plume.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventor: Jeffrey T. Drewett
  • Patent number: 11338334
    Abstract: A vehicle mounted garbage bin cleaning system including power takeoff includes a pair of arms configured for lifting a garbage bin, the pair of arms rotatably coupled to a mount on the vehicle, a hopper configured for accepting the garbage bin when the pair of arms lifts the garbage bin into the hopper, at least one spray rod extending upwards from the hopper, said spray rod including a water nozzle, wherein when the pair of arms lifts the garbage bin into the hopper, the spray rod is situated within the garbage bin, a hydraulic pump mechanically coupled with a transmission of the vehicle, such that the transmission drives the hydraulic pump, a pressure washer pump mechanically coupled to the hydraulic pump, the spray rod is fluidically coupled with the pressure washer pump.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: SPARKLING BINS, LLC
    Inventor: John Conway
  • Patent number: 11255306
    Abstract: A fuel injector includes an injector body comprising an internal injector cavity, a flow passageway, and a drain conduit. The flow passageway is in fluid communication with at least one injector orifice. The fuel injector further includes a valve assembly comprising a valve seat and a valve member in fluid communication with the fuel circuit. The valve member is configured to move between an open position allowing fuel flow through the at least one injector orifice and a closed position inhibiting fuel flow through the at least one injector orifice. The fuel injector also includes a nozzle valve element fluidly coupled to the valve assembly, an actuator operably coupled to the valve assembly and the nozzle valve element, and a flexible member configured to elastically deform in response to pressure in the fuel injector. The flexible member is configured to inhibit flow to the drain circuit during an injection event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: CUMMINS INC.
    Inventors: Donald J. Benson, Ahmad M. Sabri
  • Patent number: 11204007
    Abstract: A valve is used to meter a fluid. The valve can be fashioned in particular as a fuel injection valve for internal combustion engines. The valve has a housing part that is surrounded on its outer side by an extrusion coating. On the outer side of the housing part there is fashioned at least one recess into which the extrusion coating is at least partly introduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Ralph Ittlinger
  • Patent number: 11185811
    Abstract: The invention provides a system for removing target moieties from gas streams, the system comprising a supersonic expander coaxially positioned within an array of oblique shock inducers. Also provided is a method for removing target moieties from gas streams, the method comprising simultaneously subjecting the streams to supersonic expansion and oblique shock compression.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: U.S. Department of Energy
    Inventors: John G. VanOsdol, Danylo B. Oryshchyn
  • Patent number: 11123307
    Abstract: Systems and methods provide sugar alcohol to heat stressed ruminants to improve performance. During periods of high temperature or humidity, heat stressed ruminants may exhibit decreased dry matter intake, and in response, an effective amount of sugar alcohol such as sorbitol may be provided in the ruminant diet to cause performance to increase, which may include increased milk yield, improved feed efficiency or both compared to heat stressed dairy cattle without sugar alcohol in the diet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: Purina Animal Nutrition LLC
    Inventors: Bill L. Miller, Jill A. Davidson, Cindie M. Luhman
  • Patent number: 11105075
    Abstract: A shower head assembly includes a base configured to be coupled to a building structure. A neck is translatably coupled to the base, and flexible tubing is coupled to and configured to receive water from a shower head pipe. A shower head spout is configured to receive water from the flexible tubing and discharge water from the shower head assembly. The shower head spout is coupled to the neck and is translatable with the neck relative to the base to facilitate adjustment of the position of the shower head spout relative to the base. A securing mechanism selectively inhibits translation of the neck and the shower head spout relative to the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: Delta Faucet Company
    Inventors: Kyle Davidson, Celine Garland, Scott Sorrell
  • Patent number: 11071365
    Abstract: An attachment for a hand held appliance comprising a body having a wall, a fluid inlet at one end of the wall and a fluid outlet through the wall wherein the fluid outlet comprises at least one slot extending along the wall and wherein the at least one slot is formed by an overlap of a first end of the wall and a second end of the wall. The wall may be formed from at least two plates. A first one of the at least two plates may comprise the first end of the wall and a second one may comprise the second end of the wall. The first of the at least two plates may define a radially inner surface of the slot. The second one of the at least two plates may define a radially outer surface of the slot. The slot may be tangential to the wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: Dyson Technology Limited
    Inventors: Alasdair Michael Maclaine, Robert Lawrence Tweedie
  • Patent number: 11064718
    Abstract: A method and device to treat liquid to reduce the amount of microorganisms in the liquid to a preselected level and/or to mitigate the growth of microorganisms are disclosed. Utilizing the method or device, liquid product is sprayed into a cavity of a reactor using a nozzle that produces a flat spray to provide means for efficient heating and treatment of the liquid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: Millisecond Technologies Corp.
    Inventor: Nikolay V. Arofikin
  • Patent number: 11000860
    Abstract: A shower facility includes a shower assembly and a wireless remote control device. The shower assembly includes a hydroelectricity device and an outlet control device electrically connected to the hydroelectricity device, wherein the hydroelectricity device could provide electricity to the outlet control device. The hydroelectricity device has an inlet opening, and the outlet control device has at least three outlet openings. The wireless remote control device is signal-connected to the shower assembly. When the wireless remote control device is operated to transmit an operating signal to the shower assembly, the outlet control device would receive the operating signal to control the opening and closing of the outlet openings, and one of the outlet openings communicates with the inlet opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: PURITY (XIAMEN) SANITARY WARE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: James Wu, Alex Wu, Ce-Wen Yang
  • Patent number: 10919056
    Abstract: A combination shower includes: a head shower and a hand-held shower; the head shower has a connecting component that forms a removable fit with the hand-held shower. it also includes a water sealing component and a trigger component which are linked to each other, and the water sealing component is set in the head shower waterway; when the hand-held shower is separated from the head shower, the sealing component is in the first position in the head shower waterway, so that the flow volume of the head shower waterway is smaller or closed; when the hand-held shower is connected with the connecting component, the trigger component is driven by external force to drive the sealing component to move to the second position in the head shower waterway, so that the flow volume of the head shower waterway is enlarged or opened.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: XIAMEN SOLEX HIGH-TECH INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Weilong Luo, Donghai Chen, Mingfu Zhang, Wenxing Chen
  • Patent number: 10890095
    Abstract: Disclosed is a removable aftermarket exhaust adapter for a walk behind blower. The adapter includes a housing with a top-side, a left-side, a right-side, a front-side, a rear-side, and a bottom-side, the rear-side defining a rear-side opening and the bottom-side defining a bottom-side opening. The bottom-side is parallel to the top-side. The right-side is parallel to the left-side. The front-side is rounded to form a truncated j-shape from the top-side to the bottom-side. The left-side and right-side define a triangular shape void where the rear-side meets the bottom-side. And the rear-side opening is in fluid communications with the bottom-side opening. In one example, the top-side includes at a plurality of holes for accepting fasteners therethrough. The housing is fabricated from a composite material, plastic, metal, or a combination thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Inventor: Ira Stanley
  • Patent number: 10677077
    Abstract: A turbine nozzle according to the disclosure is a turbine nozzle that is used in a radial turbine and includes a ring-shaped hub, a plurality of nozzle vanes that are arranged at equal angular intervals on the hub, and a flow path that is formed between the nozzle vanes. The flow path includes a throat that has a smallest flow path cross-sectional area with respect to a flow direction of working fluid. On a downstream side of the throat with respect to the flow direction, the flow path cross-sectional area increases. Heights of the nozzle vanes on the downstream side of the throat with respect to the flow direction are greater than heights of the nozzle vanes in the throat and gradually increase from an upstream side toward the downstream side with respect to the flow direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hidetoshi Taguchi, Osao Kido, Fumitoshi Nishiwaki, Yoshitsugu Nishiyama
  • Patent number: 10576405
    Abstract: A scent-releasing air filter assembly for freshening air includes a shell that defines an interior space. The shell is configured to couple in-line to an air circulation unit. A fibrous material is positioned in and substantially occupies the interior space. A reservoir, which is coupled to the shell and configured to contain a fluid, is in fluid communication with the interior space. The fibrous material is permeated by the fluid that flows from the reservoir. Each of a plurality of holes is positioned in a respective opposing side of the shell. The holes are configured to allow entry of air into the interior space from a first face of the shell and to permit exit of the air from a second face of the shell. The fibrous material is configured to remove solid particulates from the air concurrent with the release of a fragrance from the fluid to the air.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Inventors: Vertis Clemons, Evette Clemons
  • Patent number: 10525363
    Abstract: A trampoline water spraying system is provided and includes one or more sprayers configured to extend through the jumping surface of the trampoline, and tubing connecting the one or more sprayers to a water source. A sprayer for emitting water onto a trampoline is also provided. The sprayer includes a fitting configured to connect to tubing on a bottom side of a trampoline's jumping surface, and an emitter that extends through the jumping surface to emit water on a top side of the trampoline's jumping surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Inventor: Eric Gray
  • Patent number: 10335822
    Abstract: A showerhead directional control assembly for enabling physically challenged persons to easily adjust the direction of water spray emitted from a showerhead while seated on a chair in a shower or tub installation including a handle section which is pivotably secured to a mounting section connected to a showerhead assembly, the handle being securable in an extended use position in close proximity to the user, and in an embodiment having an internal construction for locking the handle section to the mounting section in an extended position, and which arm may be pivoted to an non-use position which does not obstruct use of the shower by non-disabled persons, the apparatus further including an adjustable bracket for supporting the handle assembly on a water supply pipe and enabling more precise adjustment of the location of the handle in an extended position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Inventor: David P. Shoemaker, Sr.
  • Patent number: 10306845
    Abstract: Provided is a flower pot generating little root rot by controlling a water supply rate for a relatively long period of time even using a simple structure regardless of its size. The flower pot includes: an outer pot body; an inner pot body housed in the outer pot body with a gap as a water supply portion; a vertical position changeable member provided in a predetermined place to connect the outer pot body and the inner pot body; a flange provided on an upper end surface of the sidewall of the inner pot body; and a sealing portion formed of an elastic member and provided between the flange and the upper end surface of the sidewall of the outer pot body, in which water stored in the water supply portion is supplied to the inner pot body through a nonwoven fabric member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: YAITA SEISAKUSHO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shigeru Yaita, Daisuke Yaita, Kiyomi Nagoya
  • Patent number: 10213519
    Abstract: A fragrance dispenser for emitting fragrance into an airstream impinging on an air filter, the dispenser having a receptacle with an open end that faces toward the air filter and that has a porous diffuser layer occlusively overlying the open end of the receptacle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Kannan Seshadri, Neeraj Sharma, Le'Bron K. Patterson, Jeffrey M. Imsande, Nicolas A. Echeverri, Joon Chatterjee
  • Patent number: 10076110
    Abstract: A dog repellent system for including in the original construction of, or to be added to an existing vehicle that lacks a protective barrier for operators and passengers, such as bicycles, motorcycles, and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2018
    Inventor: Richard Schroeder
  • Patent number: 9974143
    Abstract: A light sensor assembly includes a photocontrol receptacle connector configured to be mounted to a housing, such as of a light fixture. The receptacle connector has a mating interface for mating with a photocontrol sensor connector. The receptacle connector holds contacts at the mating interface for electrical connection with corresponding contacts of the photocontrol sensor connector for controlling the light fixture. The contacts are configured to be electrically connected to power wires of the light fixture. The receptacle connector includes a receptacle connector communication device for wireless communication with the photocontrol sensor connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: TE CONNECTIVITY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Richard G. Stuby, Jr.
  • Patent number: 9956923
    Abstract: Adjustable portable device holders are herein disclosed. According to one embodiment, an adjustable portable device holder includes an adjustable clamping element and a rotatable mounting element attached to the adjustable clamping element for removably securing a portable device to the adjustable portable device holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: KENU, INC.
    Inventors: Kenneth Y. Minn, David E. Yao
  • Patent number: 9931723
    Abstract: A collar member is for a collar assembly of a cutting system and method. The cutting system has a spindle and a cutting tool coupled to the spindle. The collar assembly includes a number of components and a gas flow system having a number of gas flow delivery apparatus and a number of conduits. The collar member includes a support portion structured to be coupled to the spindle, and a chamber portion extending from the support portion and being structured to be coupled to each of the number of components, the number of gas flow delivery apparatus, and the number of conduits. The support portion has a side portion having an edge portion defining a thru hole in order to form a passageway from an interior of the support portion to an exterior thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITED
    Inventors: Darron Robert Mohr, Christopher Alan Arnold, Steven Christopher Randall, Timothy Arnold Thompson
  • Patent number: 9855361
    Abstract: A system for delivering a multi-phase fragrance composition comprises a container having a body forming a reservoir and an opening in communication with the reservoir and a multi-phase composition disposed within the reservoir. The multi-phase composition comprises a water phase composition and an oil phase composition and the water phase composition and the oil phase composition are substantially separated. The water phase composition comprises a water phase fragrance and both water and propylene glycol as water phase solvents. The oil phase composition comprises an oil phase fragrance and isopar M as an oil phase solvent. The system further includes a wick in contact with the water phase composition and the oil phase composition and configured to sequentially emit the water phase composition and the oil phase composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael J. Banco
  • Patent number: 9694370
    Abstract: An economical shower conversion arrangement for enabling physically challenged persons to shower while seated without assistance embodying a showerhead mount including a pivotable control arm or handle connected to the showerhead assembly which arm is securable in multiple use positions so as to be easily reached and operated by a person seated in a shower chair to adjust the direction of water flow from the showerhead by application of a manual force upon the arm, which arm may be pivoted into a non-use position that does not obstruct use of the shower by non-disabled or standing persons, and including an adjustable balance support to aid in controlling the handle assembly while reducing the amount of stress on the pipe connections and fittings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Inventor: David P. Shoemaker
  • Patent number: 9669417
    Abstract: An apparatus for electrostatically spraying a coating product. The apparatus includes a sprayer with first and second pipes which control the flow of the coating product. Air is controlled by at least one valve. The sprayer includes a device for controlling the opening/closing of the valve, a high voltage unit. A generator includes a module for controlling power supplied to the high voltage unit. The sprayer includes a first sensor suitable for detecting the position of a shutter of the valve relative to a seat and for outputting a signal used by the control module to control the power supplied to the high voltage unit, and a second sensor suitable for detecting the position of a switch positioned on the spray gun and for outputting a signal used by the control module to control the power supply of the high voltage unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: SAMES TECHNOLOGIES
    Inventors: Gilles Goisot, Michel Di-Gioia
  • Patent number: 9636696
    Abstract: A bottle cap 1 for closing the top of a bottle and providing either a stream of fluid through the bottle cap 1 or a spray mist, the bottle cap 1 having a cap body 2 that forms a fluid flow passage between a bottle end 3 that mates with a bottle and a dispensing end 4 through which a fluid stream can exit; an atomizer 5 mounted in the cap body 2, the atomizer 5 having an inlet passage 6 that extends towards the bottle end 3 and an outlet nozzle 7 that extends through the bottle cap 1; the cap body 2 and atomizer 5 sized and arranged so that fluid can flow from the bottle end 3 to the dispensing end 4 around the atomizer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Inventor: Toby Hextall
  • Patent number: 9584892
    Abstract: A speaker assembly is disclosed as having a shower device, a housing having openings through which sound may travel, and two speakers contained in the housing that project sound through the openings. The housing defines a recess that may be connected to the shower device. The speakers may be wirelessly connected to an external audio source and may be controlled by a wireless remote.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: Homewerks Worldwide, LLC
    Inventors: Peter D. Berkman, Vincent Linden, Michael Malaker, David Pehar
  • Patent number: 9475174
    Abstract: A tool suitable for soil excavation that can be used in a number of distinct applications is disclosed, wherein the tool includes a sonic or supersonic pneumatic nozzle assembly comprising a converging-diverging cylindrical nozzle body having an internal through passage with inlet on the converging side and an outlet on the diverging side of the nozzle body; and a replaceable cylindrical wear tip removably coupled to the nozzle body and with an internal through passage aligning with the outlet of the nozzle body, and wherein an outside form of the wear tip is configured to direct reverse sand blasting particles away from the external surfaces of the nozzle body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Inventor: Thomas Francis Hursen
  • Patent number: 9283580
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are water spray wands comprising an internal water pipe; a spray handle; a compartment for a battery; and a light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Inventor: Calvin Ross Isley
  • Patent number: 9180723
    Abstract: A self-contained battery-powered portable fragrance sprayer activated by a text message received by wireless signal that initiates the fragrance dispersal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Inventor: Merari Z. Kingsley
  • Patent number: 9057198
    Abstract: Embodiments of an awning assembly are taught which utilize an awning rail assembly including a connector having integrated luminaires. The integrated luminaire does not interfere with the extension or retraction of the awning.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2015
    Assignee: Dometic Corporation
    Inventors: Jon Beland, Dale Malott, Pat McConnell, Henry Swinty