Circular Work Engageable Patents (Class 24/339)
  • Patent number: 12259115
    Abstract: A mounting device for suspending an object from a gutter hanger. The mounting device includes a fastening member having a first end that secures to and conceals the gutter hanger. The first end includes a planar segment and a pair of flanges pivotally extending from lateral sides of the planar segment, wherein the planar segment is able to rest atop the gutter hanger and the pair of flanges can fold beneath the gutter hanger. A J-shaped bracket is disposed on a second end and hangs over an edge of a gutter when secured to the gutter hanger. An object fastener extends from an exterior side of the gutter plate and forms a channel for receiving and suspending an object therefrom. In this way, the mounting device avoids the need for direct installation of objects directly onto the gutter or house.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Inventor: Murray Thomson
  • Patent number: 12258774
    Abstract: A snap clip adapted to mount a canopy bow to an article of furniture including a tube includes a socket and a clip body. The socket defines a mounting space adapted for the canopy bow to be mounted therein. The clip body is connected to the socket and is removably mounted to the tube. The clip body defines a retaining space facing inwardly toward an interior of the article of furniture and adapted for retaining the tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: Wonderland Switzerland AG
    Inventor: Jonathan M. Pacella
  • Patent number: 12253198
    Abstract: An insert for mounting multiple cables in a cable hanger includes: a gripping portion configured to engage multiple cables; and a wrapping portion attached to the gripping portion and configured to wrap around the gripping portion as it receives cables.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: Outdoor Wireless Networks LLC
    Inventors: Taig S. Rajpal, Ronald A. Vaccaro, Aviral Joshi
  • Patent number: 12245691
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a connector assembly, the connector assembly comprises: at least two legs, wherein each of the at least legs is configured to be fixed to a sofa component, respectively; a connector, wherein the connector comprises: at least one middle board; one or more arms extending from the middle board, wherein each arm is configured to form a slot for receiving a corresponding leg of the at least two legs of the sofa component; wherein at least one of the one or more arms comprises a flanging tip, and wherein each of the at least two legs has a cross-section shape that is correspond to an inner shape of the slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: Zinus Inc.
    Inventors: Younjae Lee, Munhan Bae, Keunyoung Kim
  • Patent number: 12222070
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a hydrogen tank support apparatus, and the hydrogen tank support apparatus according to the present disclosure includes: a hydrogen storage tank; a frame portion on which the hydrogen storage tank is seated; and a sliding block portion configured to fix a nozzle portion of the hydrogen storage tank to the frame portion, wherein the sliding block portion includes a lower block portion fixed to the frame portion, an upper block portion coupled to the lower block portion in a concave-convex manner so that movement of the hydrogen storage tank is limited in a longitudinal direction and a width direction of the hydrogen storage tank, and a slide ball portion configured to surround an outer side surface of the nozzle portion, interposed between the lower block portion and the upper block portion, and configured to rotatably support the nozzle portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: ILJIN HYSOLUS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jun Young Yim, Seok Jin Lee, Min Uk Park, Hui Chun Kim, Gye Hyoung Yoo, Jae Woo Park, Jun Young Kang
  • Patent number: 12220545
    Abstract: A clip for attaching a flexible cable or tube to clothing. The clip comprises a body and a clasp for attaching the body of the clip to clothing. The body comprises at least one receiving formation in the form of a resiliently deformable channel for receiving a flexible cable or tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: Phagenesis Limited
    Inventor: Conor Mulrooney
  • Patent number: 12171330
    Abstract: There is provided a customizable shower caddy. The shower caddy includes connectors that can be set at various heights along a rod that is supported between a shower basin or tub at the bottom and a ceiling at the top. Product holders can be connected to the connectors at different positions about the rod. This provides flexibility in the layout of which direction the product holders extend from the rod, which enables the shower caddy to be set up for use in a corner, along a wall or in the center of the shower or tub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: House of Atlas, LLC
    Inventors: Matthew Berman, Alan Arthur Ford, Jason Moss
  • Patent number: 12162317
    Abstract: A retention mount for an electrical cord of a trailer is described that includes a body, a tab extending away from the body, and a plurality of arms extending away from the body. The tab defines an opening configured to receive a plug of the electrical cord therethrough and the plurality of arms each include a retention portion extending outwardly from the body, such that a cable portion of the electrical cord can be wrapped around the plurality of arms with the retention portions thereof retaining the cable portion on the retention mount. The retention mount can be removably or irremovably coupled to a structure of a vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: MORRYDE INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Darrell Byers, Christopher Taylor
  • Patent number: 12140254
    Abstract: Disclosed is a ratcheting retainer for securing one or more objects, such as wire bundles, to a component. The ratcheting retainer includes a ratchet strap assembly, a fastener, and retainer clip. The ratchet strap assembly, which can adjust in diameter, circumscribes and secures a first object. The fastener is coupled to the ratchet strap assembly and secures the ratcheting retainer to the component. The retainer clip is coupled to the ratchet strap assembly and secures a second object to the ratchet strap assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventor: Joel R. Lee
  • Patent number: 12128836
    Abstract: An object is to provide a technique capable of fixing a plurality of wiring members to the attachment surface as close as possible. A wiring module includes: a base member having an attachment surface; a plurality of wiring members disposed on the attachment surface; and a holding member holding the plurality of wiring members in an arranged state on the attachment surface. The holding member includes at least one sheet portion in which at least one hole is formed. The plurality of wiring members are passed through the at least one hole and held in the arranged state. The sheet portion is joined to the attachment surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Koji Yamaguchi, Hiroki Hirai, Makoto Higashikozono, Housei Mizuno, Koichiro Goto, Junichi Shirakawa
  • Patent number: 12125615
    Abstract: A wiring module includes a base member including an attachment surface on which an attachment target portion is formed, a plurality of wiring members arranged on the attachment surface, and a holding member attached to the attachment target portion while holding the plurality of wiring members. The holding member includes a holding portion formed by a plurality of grooves arranged side by side, and an attachment portion that is capable of being detachably attached to the attachment target portion. The attachment target portion is provided at each of the plurality of attachment locations along paths of the plurality of wiring members on the attachment surface, and at each of the plurality of attachment locations, the plurality of wiring members are divided, housed and held in the plurality of grooves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventor: Koji Yamaguchi
  • Patent number: 12109363
    Abstract: A fixing device in which the direction of a tube can be easily fine-adjusted is provided. A fixing device has: an arm portion which extends in the X direction; a fixation portion which is to fix a tube; and a rotation portion which is disposed between the arm portion and the fixation portion, and which rotates the fixation portion about the X direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: NIHON KOHDEN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroaki Yahagi, Isao Matsubara, Satoru Watanabe
  • Patent number: 12098743
    Abstract: An angled coupling including a main pass-through coupler to allow a first threaded rod to pass therethrough and a second coupling extending at angle therefrom to receive second threaded rod. The main coupler is configured to be secured to any location on the first threaded rod without requiring it to be screwed onto first threaded rod. The main coupler includes a first half and a second half spaced from each other that can be secured together at desired location on first threaded rod. The main coupler includes an upper section having a first approximately half of body thereof and corresponding threads and lower section having a second approximately half of body, opposite the first half, and corresponding threads. The first threaded rod is retained in both halves by insertion and rotation until the threaded rod snaps in place and kept fixed with retaining clips.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2024
    Inventor: John C. Tutino
  • Patent number: 12078271
    Abstract: This disclosure enables various brackets and methods of manufacture and use thereof. For example, a bracket may have a first clip, a second clip, and a third clip, where the second clip spans between the first clip and the third clip to enable the bracket to be capable of simultaneously engaging (e.g., holding, clamping) a first tubular member (e.g., a tube, a socket, a bulb) by the first clip and the third clip and a second tubular member (e.g., a tube, a socket, a bulb) by the second clip as the first tubular member extends along the second tubular member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: DiversiTech Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas Wouters, Dale Harrison, Chris Willette
  • Patent number: 12078287
    Abstract: A bracket for securing a device to an elongate structure, the bracket comprising a body configured to hold the device, and a securing element attached to the body. The securing element comprises a pair of bosses, each boss comprising a slot, a core and an end surface. The bosses are arranged on the securing element such that the end surfaces define a gap into which the elongate structure can be received when the securing element is in a first position relative to the elongate structure and the slots are configured to receive the elongate structure upon rotation of the securing element from the first position to a second position relative to the elongate structure. The bracket is secured to the elongate structure by a gripping inter-engagement of the elongate structure and the bosses of the securing element in said second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: Aspen Pumps Limited
    Inventors: Joseph Sharpstone, Jack Mabon, Chris Forshaw, Philip Capon
  • Patent number: 12049175
    Abstract: A system is disclosed for use in securing one or more conduits in a vehicle. The system includes a clip that is configured for engagement with a first conduit and a tether that is configured for engagement with a second conduit, wherein the clip and the tether are rotatably engageable to facilitate rotation of the clip about an axis of rotation that extends in generally orthogonal relation to the first conduit (upon connection of the clip to the first conduit).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2024
    Assignee: Nissan North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Julio Velázquez, Ricardo Colin, Francisco Martinez
  • Patent number: 12042308
    Abstract: A system comprises a substrate having a plurality of apertures, and a clip. The clip is removably coupled to one of the plurality of apertures. The clip has a body, a plurality of fingers, a first leg, a second leg, a first notch, and a second notch. The fingers extend from the body to collectively form at least two tube-engaging regions. The first leg is adjacent to a first end of the body and extends from the body opposite the fingers. The second leg is adjacent to a second end of the body and extends from the body opposite the fingers. The first notch is adjacent to the first end of the body and is configured to receive a first portion of the substrate. The second notch is adjacent to the second end of the body and is configured to receive a second portion of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: Contech Medical, Inc.
    Inventor: Jesse Thomas McVaney
  • Patent number: 12043190
    Abstract: A cable tie device, a cable tie connection structure, a battery, and an electrical apparatus are described. The cable tie device includes: a body part provided with a first through hole; a limiting part arranged on a first side of the body part in an extending direction of the first through hole; at least two deformable connecting bars having first ends connected to the limiting part and second ends connected to a side surface, towards the limiting part, of the body part, and distributed on the periphery of the first through hole at intervals; a first strap with a first end connected to the limiting part and a second end penetrating through the first through hole; and a second strap connected to the body part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventor: Jiangang Su
  • Patent number: 11969270
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to the field of medical instrument storage. More specifically, the present invention relates to a medical instrument storage device that is comprised of a frame, a main clamp attached to the frame, and at least one instrument clamp also attached to the frame. The frame of the device is generally rectangular and the device is sturdy and sterile such that the device can attach to an operating table to be used in a surgical operating room. Further, the device is comprised of at least one instrument clamp that may store medical instruments or the wires of medical instruments that are to be used during the medical procedure. In this manner, the device can be applied to any medical procedure such that necessary medical instruments may be within an easily accessible range for the surgeon or another member of the surgical team.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Inventor: Lori Millward
  • Patent number: 11957865
    Abstract: A device for clamping and holding medical hose lines includes a hose clamp with two clamping legs on opposite sides of a passage. The passage is configured to receive a first hose portion. The clamping legs are movable between a clamping position, in which the clamping legs constrict the passage and clamp the first hose portion, and a release position in which the constriction is eliminated. The device also includes a holding clip connected to the hose clamp. The holding clip has two arms arranged opposite one another bordering a recess. The recess is configured to receive at least one second hose portion to be held between the arms. The arms are movable relative to one another between an open position, in which the arms expose a slot opening radially into the recess, and a holding position in which the slot is closed or at least constricted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Braun Avitum AG
    Inventor: Kai-Uwe Ritter
  • Patent number: 11958669
    Abstract: A strap assembly for cable and cord management in sterile environments is provided. The assembly includes a strap and a fastener. The fastener and relatively flat strap are characterized by a minimum of bacteria harboring surface features, and are made from easily sanitizable materials. The strap is discretely adjustable lengthwise via a plurality of apertures formed therein. A first group of apertures are used to attach to the cord and a second group of apertures allows for positioning the strap about a cord bundle, the fastener interacting with said apertures to secure the strap to the bundle. Necessary surface features on the strap such as indicia are limited to a predetermined height to ensure that a single pass with a sanitizing wipe can effect bacterial and viral decontamination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Inventor: John Joseph
  • Patent number: 11883613
    Abstract: A suction catheter clamp is provided for supporting a suction catheter on a structure in an operating room, such as an IV pole or a bed frame. The clamp includes a pair of legs terminating at one end in opposing jaws and defining an opening between the jaws. The legs are pivotably connected to each other so that the opposing jaws can move apart to enlarge the opening to receive the structure and are biased towards each other to engage and clamp onto the structure. A resilient clip is defined on one leg of the pair of legs that is configured to receive and clamp a suction catheter between the resilient clip and a surface of the one leg. The clamp also includes a retainer defined on the other leg of the pair of legs that is configured to receive and crimp a tube that is to be connected to the suction catheter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Inventor: Johnathan Martin
  • Patent number: 11876363
    Abstract: A unitary molded audio/video cable holder is disclosed that is easily linked to similar cable holders using ends that cooperate in a male/female relationship. Each cable holder comprises rows of recesses that each hold a cable and include retention structures to releasably hold the cables in their respective recess. The holders further may include windows adjacent the recesses to receive a zip tie to keep the cables in the holder where the cables care moved, twisted, or otherwise subjected to forces that would otherwise pull the cables from the holder. The capability of the holders of the present invention to interlock and expand allows the invention to hold an unlimited number of cables easily and safely. Fastener bores facilitate the holders being mounted to a wall or other flat surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Inventor: Eric Wilfred Moore
  • Patent number: 11859743
    Abstract: A system for spacing and fastening tubular structures, and a related method. The system includes a spacer element configured to engage a plurality of tubular structures, to spatially separate the plurality of tubular structures from one another, and to distribute stress in the plurality of tubular structures. The system further includes a fastening element configured to extend around at least a portion of an outer surface of the plurality of tubular structures, and to fasten the plurality of tubular structures to the spacer element in an adaptively spaced configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Naleen Kumar Verma, Mario Alberto Bolaños Jimenez, Arun Ramachandra, Jeffrey P. Darnell, Michael E. Sandy, José Torre
  • Patent number: 11845176
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for mounting a tool on a hand of a user, the device comprises a receiving part for attachment of a tool and at least one mounting member for mounting the device on one or more fingers of the hand of the user, such as two neighbouring fingers, wherein the receiving part is fixed to the mounting member, and the receiving part comprises at least one clamp for clamping a tool to the device, wherein the clamp has a closed position (h2) and an open position (h1) and wherein the clamp is configured to be operable by one or more of the fingers of the same hand the device is mounted on. The invention further relates to a method of mounting a tool in the device, and to the use of the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: Kataz ApS
    Inventor: Dennis Søderstrøm
  • Patent number: 11826668
    Abstract: A building model connector is disclosed comprising a central body, an arm extending outwardly from the central body, the arm including a first arm portion, and a second arm portion, and first and second gripping teeth formed at the distal end of the first arm portion and the second arm portion, respectively, on the inner surface thereof. The first and second gripping teeth are configured to removably connect to a form such as a building panel. Corresponding systems and methods also are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: 3DUXDESIGN LLC
    Inventors: Ayana M Klein, Ethan A Klein, Marci S Klein, David S Klein
  • Patent number: 11830703
    Abstract: An ion implantation method includes irradiating a wafer having a first temperature with a first ion beam such that a predetermined channeling condition is satisfied and irradiating the wafer having a second temperature different from the first temperature with a second ion beam such that the predetermined channeling condition is satisfied, after the irradiation of the first ion beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES ION TECHNOLOGY CO, LTD.
    Inventors: Yoji Kawasaki, Haruka Sasaki
  • Patent number: 11817686
    Abstract: A wire-mounting device is provided for securing a portion of at least one wire to a piece of glass. The device includes a wire-engaging portion and a positioning portion extending from the wire-engaging portion. The positioning portion is structured to contact an edge of the piece of glass to position the wire-engaging portion at a predetermined distance from the edge of the piece of glass. An overmold is applied along the edge of the glass to encapsulate the wire-mounting device and the attached wire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: AISIN Technical Center of America, Inc.
    Inventors: Alex Wells, Mike Mixon
  • Patent number: 11772849
    Abstract: A container or pouch made entirely from an elastomer includes a body having a front wall and a rear wall that is connected to the front wall along a peripheral edge, and a closure system that includes a front side having a front sealing profile that includes a male closure element, and a rear side having a rear sealing profile that includes a female closure element and defining a cavity, wherein a centerline extends through the cavity. The rear side includes an inner portion that includes the entire cavity and an outer portion. A thickness of the thickened region measured in a direction parallel to the centerline is less than 35% of a total thickness of the closure system in a closed configuration measured in a direction parallel to the centerline.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: S. C. JOHNSON & SON, INC.
    Inventors: Stacey M. DeCarlo, Jeramy M Dubay, Brian Dais, Therdsak Chalermwattananon, Jose Porchia
  • Patent number: 11746949
    Abstract: A headphone holder device that can attach to a microphone stand allowing a performer to remove his or her headphone and place it on the J shaped hook of the headphone holder device when needed and quickly retrieve the headphone and put it on his or her head as needed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Inventor: William Kairy, Jr.
  • Patent number: 11705703
    Abstract: A mounting bracket assembly for securement of elongate items, such as wires, cables, or other bundles items to a support structure. The mounting bracket assembly may include a clamp member defining a first clamp member and a second clamp member joined to the first clamp member by a hinge mechanism. The mounting bracket assembly may also include a locking mechanism, a wedge-shaped pawl having a plurality of teeth disposed within the slotted opening, and a mounting member defining a mounting aperture configured to receive an attachment feature therethrough.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: Aptiv Technologies Limited
    Inventors: Michael Toll, Gerard G. Geiger, Christopher J. Rohde, Jonathan Zick, Walter P. Trautfield
  • Patent number: 11679171
    Abstract: A disinfecting apparatus includes a pipe configured to allow disinfecting light to penetrate therein to disinfect powder, liquid, or other substances. In some examples, the pipe has a window with a disinfecting light coupled to the exterior of the pipe and positioned to shine disinfecting light through the window so as to expose the substances passing therethrough. Because the disinfecting light is external to the pipe, repair and replacement of the disinfecting light is quickly and easily performed. Additionally, the disinfecting light may be retrofitted to current pipes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: Steribin, LLC
    Inventors: Wayne Provost, Jonathan M. Cole, Jeffrey Mel Glauser
  • Patent number: 11673725
    Abstract: A carton divider, including at least some of an elongate body; one or more adjacent semicylindrical portions, each including a sidewall that extends between opposing terminating sidewall ends to a vertex; an intermediate recurve portion that joins the terminating sidewall ends of adjacent semicylindrical portions; a first outer recurve portion extending along the terminating sidewall end of an outermost one of the semicylindrical portions; a second outer recurve portion extending along the terminating sidewall end of one other outermost one of the semicylindrical portions; at least one semicylinder slot, wherein portions of the first outer recurve portion, the second outer recurve portion, and the intermediate recurve portions proximate the semicylinder slot form recurve hinge portions; and at least one sidewall slot, wherein portions of each of the sidewalls proximate each the vertex forms a sidewall hinge portion. The carton divider can be folded to provide substantially cylindrical cavities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: RATIONAL PACKAGING LLC
    Inventor: Samuel C. Voorhees
  • Patent number: 11644052
    Abstract: A fastener assembly includes a fastener body, a locator cap, and a seal. The fastener body can include a first wing and a second wing that extend from a stem. The first wing can define a first wing tip and the second wing can define a second wing tip. The locator cap can include a top flange and a base. The top flange can define an opening to an interior of the base. A first slot can be formed in the base and can be dimensioned to receive the first wing. A second slot can be formed in the base opposite the first slot and can be dimensioned to receive the second wing. The seal can be in contact with the top flange.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventor: Mark O. Lepper
  • Patent number: 11608122
    Abstract: A mounting system for clips on a vehicle body panel includes a first portion having a first mounting surface and a first through-opening in the first mounting surface being configured to receive a first clip; and a second portion having a second mounting surface and a second through-opening in the second mounting surface being configured to receive a second clip. The first mounting surface is orthogonal to the second mounting surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Michael M. Enciso
  • Patent number: 11572834
    Abstract: Gas turbine engine including a nacelle and an engine core within the nacelle. The engine core defines a principal rotational axis along its length. The engine core and nacelle define a bypass passage therebetween. The gas turbine engine further includes a cooling system including a cooling duct, which duct defines an inlet for receiving bypass air from the bypass passage at an upstream location and an outlet for discharging the bypass air at a downstream location. The cooling duct extends, relative to the principal axis, axially and circumferentially around a section of the engine core. The cooling duct comprises: first portion that extends at least axially relative to the principal rotational axis; second portion downstream of the first portion that extends circumferentially around the engine core relative to the principal rotational axis; and third portion downstream of second portion that extends at least axially relative to the principal rotational axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: ROLLS-ROYCE PLC
    Inventor: Manuel Diaz Brito
  • Patent number: 11541789
    Abstract: In one example, a vehicle seat includes a non-woven and a J-clip, wherein the non-woven is secured to the J-clip to define a single component. The vehicle seat includes a trim cover attached to the non-woven, and the J-clip is attached to a cushion frame to attach the trim cover to the cushion frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Emily Robinson, Michael Kuranc, Anup Viswanathan, Glen Miller
  • Patent number: 11500227
    Abstract: A modular audio system which includes an acoustic module configured to be removably engaged with a head-worn peripheral device. In some examples, the head-worn peripheral device is a pair of eyeglass frames and the acoustic module is configured to removably secure to a socket arranged on the inside face of the temples of the eyeglasses. The acoustic module can slidingly, pivotably, and/or magnetically engage with the socket such that, when secured, the acoustic module is configured to generate acoustic energy in the form of audible sound proximate a user's ear while the user is wearing the head-worn peripheral device. In other examples, the temples of the head-worn peripheral device are configured to slidingly engage with a sleeve, where the sleeve includes a pocket configured to slidingly engage with the acoustic module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: Bose Corporation
    Inventors: An Tran, Craig Curtis, Sarah Wolfe, Caitlin Hanson, Jeremy Heaston, Kyle DeCubellis, Zachary Provost, Thomas Chambers, Matthew James Storey, Bennett Alexander Nadeau
  • Patent number: 11478285
    Abstract: In one embodiment, the present invention is a method of arthrodesis or osteosyntheses of a first bone part and a second bone part, including the steps of positioning a first fixation zone of an implant in the first bone part and a second fixation zone of the implant in the second bone part, both the first and second zones made of shape-memory material and, prior to positioning the bone parts, are in an inner position; and while the first fixation zone is within the first bone part and the second fixation zone is within the second bone part, fixating the respective first and second fixation zones within the respective bone parts through shape-memory action at body temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: Stryker European Operations Holdings LLC
    Inventors: Marc Augoyard, Jacques Peyrot, Tristan Meusnier, Bernard Prandi
  • Patent number: 11439743
    Abstract: An accessory attachment mechanism for a wagon is provided. The mechanism has a mounting bracket, a pivot arm, and a retention mechanism. The mounting bracket is connected to the wagon and has a first opening, a second opening, and a pivot member. The pivot arm is pivotally connected to the mounting bracket at the pivot member and pivots about a plane generally parallel to a base of the wagon between a storage position and a use position. A pin extends through the pivot arm into separate openings in the mounting bracket to retain the pivot arm in the storage and use positions. The retention mechanism is provided at an end of the pivot arm and has a moveable clamp member adapted to secure an accessory thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: Radio Flyer Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Johnson, Jason Fitzwater, Jacob Swan
  • Patent number: 11433001
    Abstract: A connector system is configured to fluidly connect a nasogastric tube assembly including a lumen and a tube to a medical device. The system includes a connector including: a fitting configured to provide a fluid-tight connection with the medical device; a neck coupled to the fitting, the neck configured to attach to the nasogastric tube assembly; and a body coupled to the neck, the body configured to provide a fluid-tight connection with the nasogastric tube assembly when at least partially inserted within the lumen; and a first tether including a first fastening region defining a first opening configured to receive the neck, a second fastening region defining a second opening configured to couple to the nasogastric tube assembly, and a link coupling the first fastening region to the second fastening region, the link configured to maintain a fixed distance separating the first fastening region from the second fastening region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: KPR U.S., LLC
    Inventor: Wayne Schuessler
  • Patent number: 11400387
    Abstract: A method of forming a dollhouse assembly comprising obtaining a first sidewall, a second sidewall, and a bottom wall. Each of the first and second sidewall and the bottom wall include a top end, a bottom end, a front end, a rear end, a first panel and a second panel superimposed on the first panel and extending between the top end and the bottom end. The first panel and the second panel of each of the first and second sidewall and the bottom wall cooperate to define a sheet receiving space. The method includes connecting the top end of the first sidewall to the top end of the second sidewall; connecting the bottom end of the second sidewall to the right end of the bottom sidewall; and connecting the bottom end of the first sidewall to the left end of the bottom wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: Fickle, LLC
    Inventor: Kendall Burleson
  • Patent number: 11374532
    Abstract: Wire or cable holder assemblies employed in a solar power system are disclosed. In some embodiments, an assembly could include a cap and a base configured with channels. When the cap and the base are clamped to an object (e.g., a solar module frame), enclosures defined by the channels and a surface of the solar frame module are formed to hold cables. In some embodiments, an assembly could include a plunger with at least one leg and a base that includes a receptacle for receiving the plunger and a hook for holding electrical cables. A leg include a rack having teeth adapted to fall into notches or spaces formed by complementary teeth of a pawl found in the receptacle that forms a ratchet which permits insertion of the plunger into the receptacle but not an extraction. If extraction is desired, an external force may be applied to release the pawl.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: Sunrun South LLC
    Inventors: Greg McPheeters, Emily Figurski, Ezekiel Ferguson, Marty Affentranger
  • Patent number: 11229352
    Abstract: An instrument insertion assisting tool includes a wire attaching member, a guide piece, and a first engaging member. The wire attaching member is configured to be attached to a manipulator of an endoscope at a position adjacent to a forceps plug and offset from a seal hole of the forceps plug. The forceps plug is attached to a forceps port of the manipulator and has the seal hole through which a wire is inserted. The guide piece projects from the wire attaching member. The guide piece is configured to direct the wire so that a first portion of the wire is directed along a central axis of the seal hole. The first engaging member projects from the wire attaching member. The first engaging member is configured to direct the wire so that a second portion of the wire is directed along the wire attaching member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yoshiaki Ito
  • Patent number: 11035395
    Abstract: A connection device for an exhaust gas turbocharger includes an essentially bent first element and an essentially bent second element. The first element has a radially extending first clamping arm in a first end region and the second element has a radially extending second clamping arm in the first end region opposite the first clamping arm. The first element is movably connected with the second element in a second end region. The first clamping arm and the second clamping arm may be movably connected by a first connecting element of the connection device. The first element comprises a first supporting portion and the second element comprises a second supporting portion between the two end regions. A stiffening element is formed in a transition region between the clamping arm and the supporting portion for increasing the strength of the connection device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: IHI Charging Systems International GmbH
    Inventors: Farhad Haddadian, Klaus Sperling
  • Patent number: 11027057
    Abstract: An intravenous (IV) tube organization apparatus includes at least one identification placard configured to couple to an IV tube. The identification placard includes a first tube capture portion configured to couple the identification placard to the IV tube, and a data portion to receive and display information regarding the IV tube. The IV tube organization apparatus also includes at least one arrangement clip configured to couple to the IV tube. The IV tube organization apparatus also includes a distinguishing characteristic to differentiate the apparatus from another apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: Crimson Medical Solutions
    Inventors: Stephen J. Bone, Tyler L. D. Sager, Tanner J. Stahl, Mitchell P. Weholt
  • Patent number: 10898677
    Abstract: A guidewire retention assembly is disclosed. The assembly may include a body member extending between a first end and a second end and defining a retention lumen, a connector defining a connector lumen, a vent, and a continuous outside surface, the vent comprising an opening extending radially from the connector lumen, and the connector releasably coupleable to the first end of the body member and the second end of the body member, such that the connector releasably couples the first end of the body member to the second end of the body member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: Merit Medical Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven Newbold, Neil Peterson, Jason Reber, Keith Denney
  • Patent number: 10888690
    Abstract: A clip for attaching a flexible cable or tube to clothing. The clip comprises a body and a clasp for attaching the body of the clip to clothing. The body comprises at least one receiving formation in the form of a resiliently deformable channel for receiving a flexible cable or tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Inventor: Conor Mulrooney
  • Patent number: 10729314
    Abstract: A holding mechanism includes a first guide portion which contacts and guides part of a guide member in a state where the guide member exposed from an insertion opening portion of the insertion device is bent, and a second guide portion which permits passage of the part of the guide member which has been guided by the first guide portion. The holding mechanism also includes a regulating/fixing portion which is arranged parallel to a flat face where an insertion opening portion is provided, which is continuous with the second guide portion, and which positions and fixes the part such that the guide member including the part having passed the second guide portion maintains a bent state with respect to the insertion opening portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Ryota Kudo
  • Patent number: RE49170
    Abstract: This invention has to do with a locking cable hanger assembly system for the solar, mining, and electrical industry. The locking cable hanger assembly is comprised of a new wire locking mechanism, new multiple cable carrier saddles on one hanger, data carrier wire capability, and optional high dielectric, UV coated material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: Cambria County Association for the Blind and Handicapped
    Inventors: Allen Garrett Smith, Frank Edward Hodge, David James Prasko, Timothy Joseph Wedding