By Adhesive Patents (Class 248/205.3)
  • Patent number: 12117162
    Abstract: A light emitting device includes a light emitting element and a lens, The lens includes a cover part and a light-shielding part. The cover part includes a lens part, a connection part, and a flange part which are formed of a thermosetting first resin and continuous to one another. The light-shielding part covers an outer lateral side of the connection part and is formed of a second resin having a greater light-absorptance or a greater light-reflectance than the first resin. The lens part is disposed at a location that allows light from the light emitting element to be transmitted through the lens part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Okahisa, Toshiyuki Fujii
  • Patent number: 12116245
    Abstract: There is disclosed a lifting attachment for a building unit comprising sheeting and a support structure over which the sheeting is disposed, the attachment being configured such that it can be connected to or integrated into the support structure and comprising a lifting anchor that, when the attachment is so connected or integrated, is engageable by a component for lifting the unit such that a releasable interconnection between the component and the support structure passes through an opening in the sheeting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventors: Nick Cui, Bernard Kennelly, Frank Davern
  • Patent number: 12103682
    Abstract: A package coupling apparatus for securing a package to an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is provided. The package coupling apparatus includes a hanger and a strap coupled to the hanger. The hanger includes a base configured to be positioned adjacent to the package and a handle extending up from the base. The handle includes a handle opening and a bridge that extends over the handle opening. The bridge is configured to be secured by a component of the UAV. The strap is configured to surround the package and secure the package to the hanger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: Wing Aviation, LLC
    Inventors: Jesse Blake, Evan Twyford, Ivan Qiu, Jasper Lewin
  • Patent number: 11996013
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a label with a hanging handle includes providing a first laminated material having a backing layer and a first frontal layer having a frontal surface, coating the frontal surface with a layer of release promoter, leaving a free zone, providing a second laminated material having a second frontal layer and having a predefined thickness and an adhesive layer, joining the first and second laminated materials to form an assembled component, cutting a hanging handle in a handle zone of the second laminated material only to the inside of the thickness of the second laminated material, leaving the first frontal layer intact, cutting a secondary label in a secondary label zone within the thickness of the second laminated material, forming a label outline in the first frontal layer, and removing a portion of the first frontal layer, creating a cavity that arranges a handle portion of the hanging handle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: PILOT ITALIA S.P.A.
    Inventor: Giancarlo Vimercati
  • Patent number: 11960663
    Abstract: A reconfigurable computer mouse is disclosed. The reconfigurable mouse includes a base module that has a cover disposed in a back section of the base module, a receiving portion of a locking system disposed on a side of the base module, a front sliding lock disposed in a front section proximal to a front edge of the base module, a multi-pivot system disposed in the front section of the base module, and a button clicking module mounted on the multi-pivot system, and a case module formed in shape of a shell, the case module arranged to be placed on the base module and be secured to the base module using a magnetic attaching system and the locking system, where the multi-pivot system is arranged to pivot in front/back and left/right directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Logitech Europe S.A.
    Inventors: Andéol Georges Gabriel Rigaldiès, Léo Zeender, Cyril Yves Anthony Drezet
  • Patent number: 11802023
    Abstract: An attachment unit is configured to secure to an object, such as cargo. The attachment unit includes one or more portions that are configured to secure to the object. The one or more portions are further configured to one or both of mechanically or magnetically removably couple to a clasp assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Joseph L Hafenrichter, Gary E. Georgeson
  • Patent number: 11788708
    Abstract: A lens includes a cover part and a light-shielding part. The cover part includes a lens part, a connection part, and a flange part which are formed of a thermosetting first resin and continuous to one another. The light-shielding part covers an outer lateral side of the connection part and is formed of a second resin having a greater light-absorptance or a greater light-reflectance than the first resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Okahisa, Toshiyuki Fujii
  • Patent number: 11787981
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for peeling a pressure-sensitive adhesive tape including: a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer. The pressure-sensitive adhesive tape has a thickness greater than 150 ?m and smaller than 1,500 ?m, an elongation at break of 600% to 3,000%, and a stress at break of 2.5 to 80.0 MPa. According to the invention, the conformity and the adhesion with respect to an adherend, particularly, a hard adherend, are excellent, and excellent re-peeling properties are obtained, so that the pressure-sensitive adhesive tape can be stretched and peeled off in a horizontal direction, without necessity for embrittling the pressure-sensitive adhesive tape by heating or by using an organic solvent or the like or without remaining of the pressure-sensitive adhesive on the adherend, in a case of peeling the pressure-sensitive adhesive tape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: DIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Daisuke Watanabe, Takamine Sugiura, Akira Yamakami
  • Patent number: 11684191
    Abstract: Disclosed are mounting devices that allow consumers to quickly and easily determine whether a given mounting device can be used to hang or otherwise support a desired object. The mounting device includes an indicator that is exposed to alert the consumer if the weight of the object exceeds the maximum weight recommendation of the mounting device. If the indicator remains hidden, the mounting device is considered appropriate for the given object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Felipe S. R. Bizarria, Julio M. Souza
  • Patent number: 11600973
    Abstract: A cable clamping assembly includes a cable clamp and a supporting base. The cable clamp includes a protruding base and two bendable arms. The protruding base has an opening disposed on the center of a top surface. The two bendable arms respectively include a plurality of first latching components and a plurality of second latching components. The supporting base includes a concave portion. A guiding slope and a positioning portion are disposed within the concave portion. When the cable clamp clamps a cable, the two bendable arms respectively slide downwardly along two ends of the guiding slope to surround the cable, until one of the two bendable arms is stopped by the positioning portion. The protruding base is deformed in response to a pressing force, so that the bendable arms tie the cable closely, and the plurality of first latching components lock with the plurality of second latching components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Chia-Yang Liu, Hung-Sheng Hsieh
  • Patent number: 11550366
    Abstract: A system which in some embodiments comprises a wireless smart device assembly that includes a smart device, wherein the smart device assembly is attachable or mountable against an unopened surface of a wall or other structure. In some embodiments, a system comprises a smart device assembly that includes a smart device; and a fastener that includes adhesive and is coupled to the smart device assembly and releasably attachable to a wall or other structure. Some embodiments include a level indicator configured to indicate the angular position or orientation of one or more other portion of the smart device assembly relative to parallel and/or plumb to the force of gravity. In some embodiments, a mount and/or a cover define a catch to releasably attach the cover to the mount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: Hubbell Incorporated
    Inventors: Christopher Allen, Michael Daigle, Daniel Gould, Timothy Corcoran Repp, Jeffrey Scarcella, Michael Tetreault
  • Patent number: 11505378
    Abstract: This document describes a saddle that adjusts to a bundle diameter. In some aspects, the saddle is a component of a cable-tie mounting assembly and forms a mounting surface, which is flexible to support a bundle. The saddle includes an aperture for receiving a cable tie. The saddle also includes at least one laterally-extending distal flexible tab that is flexible to conform to a bundle diameter based on a force applied by the cable tie disposed within the aperture and tensioned around the bundle to secure the bundle to the mounting surface of the saddle. The flexibility of the saddle surface to adjust into mating contact with the bundle (i) significantly reduces gaps created between the bundle, the cable tie, and the distal flexible tab and (ii) provides side support, preventing rotation and lateral movement of the secured bundle and reducing the likelihood of damage to the bundle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: HellermannTyton Corporation
    Inventors: Gerard G. Geiger, Reese L. Vaughn
  • Patent number: 11453177
    Abstract: A welding assembly having a support part, of a material that is absorbent to a laser radiation, and an attachment part, with at least one collar piece that is transparent to the laser radiation. The support part and the at least one collar piece have a first joining area and a second joining area, which together form a joining region. The surface contours of the joining areas deviate from one another, and so, when the welding assembly is being joined together, the collar pieces are deformed while they come to bear closely against the support part. The attachment part is formed in such a way that it can be taken up by a receiving mandrel and positioned with respect to the support part and pressed against it by means of the receiving mandrel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: JENOPTIK Automatisierngstechnik GmbH
    Inventors: Wilfried Kraemer, Andreas Buechel
  • Patent number: 11345136
    Abstract: A resin molded article is equipped with a resin base material layer, a cover layer, and a design layer. The design layer is provided on a design side end surface of the resin base material layer, whereas the cover layer is provided on a cover side end surface which is a rear surface of the design side end surface. Further, the cover layer includes a first end surface facing toward the cover side end surface, and a second end surface which is a rear surface of the first end surface. The first end surface is covered by a first coating layer, and the second end surface is covered by a second coating layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignees: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., Continental Automotive GmbH, SUNARROW LTD
    Inventors: Seonghun Lee, Ryo Sato, Tomoomi Kiyomiya, YoungJin Hyun, Takezo Takahata
  • Patent number: 11084958
    Abstract: The invention relates to an adhesive film strip comprising at least two, particularly three, layers, which adhesive film strip can be detached without residues and nondestructively by expansive stretching substantially in the adhesion plane, with a carrier on which a first external adhesive compound layer is present on at least one side, wherein • the adhesive compound layer consists of adhesive compound formed on the basis of vinyl aromatic block copolymers and adhesive resins, wherein at least 75% of the resin (relative to the overall resin content) is selected with a DACP (diacetone alcohol cloud point) of greater than ?20° C., preferably greater than 0° C., and • the carrier has at least one layer consisting of a polyurethane with an elongation at break of at least 100% and a restoring power of more than 50%. A nonpolar hydrocarbon resin or a polyterpene resin is particularly used as the tackifier for the adhesive compound(s).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: TESA SE
    Inventors: Thorsten Krawinkel, Lesmona Scherf, Anika Petersen, Thilo Dollase
  • Patent number: 11079103
    Abstract: Wheelchair lighting control unit 1 comprising a housing to; control electronics 28 for driving at least one LED light of a wheelchair, the control electronics being arranged in the housing to; and a power supply unit 40 for supplying power to the wheelchair lighting control unit 1; said housing to having a power supply unit compartment 14 for receiving said power supply unit 40, said power supply unit compartment 14 being always open on a side wall of said housing to so that said power supply unit 40 can be inserted into and withdrawn from said power supply unit compartment 14; and said power supply unit 40 being releasably held in the power supply unit compartment 14 in the inserted position by means of at least one magnet 70, 72 and/or by means of at least one spring element 16, 18, 76 which is biased from the outside against a side face of the power supply unit 40.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Inventor: Michael Huprich
  • Patent number: 11000137
    Abstract: A mirror framing kit for forming a frame around an existing mirror mounted to a support structure without having to remove the existing mirror from the support structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Inventor: Sarah C. Barnes
  • Patent number: 10988197
    Abstract: A retaining assembly to attach one or more mobile devices to a mobile object. The retaining assembly may include a mounting plate that attaches to the mobile object by way of a mounting bracket or scorecard clip-on. The mounting bracket provides dovetails for selecting engaging the mounting plate in different orientations. The mounting plate facilitates various magnetized components to removably attach to the mobile device. If the mobile device has a third-party extensible grip, a retaining ring may be employed to attach the mobile device or the extensible grip modified to one of the various magnetized components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Inventors: Leslie Ronald Hamilton, John Carr
  • Patent number: 10980907
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides advantageous tray and bracket assembly that is configured and adapted to promote modularity and withstand the harsh environment of central sterile processing processes. Modular bracket assembly may be removed and relocated on tray without additional fasteners or components. Tray and bracket assembly may further provide identification features to correctly associate cataloged reusable medical devices to identified trays.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: K1 Medical Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Walter J. Oko, Scott E. Cohen
  • Patent number: 10925417
    Abstract: A secure hold hook is shown and described. The secure hold hook may include a body having first and second portions and a pair of opposed surfaces, a hook monolithically formed with the body, the hook extending from a first of the pair of opposed surfaces and a first adhesive adhered with a second of the pair of opposed surfaces. The secure hold hook may also include a second adhesive extending from the first adhesive, and a hinge positioned between the first and second portions, the hinge configured to permit the first and second portions to pivot with respect to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: CCL LABEL, INC.
    Inventors: Jay Sato, Eric Cushing, Sujith Chacko, Alan Jameson
  • Patent number: 10928657
    Abstract: A magnetic eye protection holder is disclosed which can hold a pair of eye glasses, safety glasses or safety goggles. The holder includes a hollow shell having an exterior surface and an interior surface. The hollow shell has an upper edge, a lower edge, a first end extending from the upper edge to the lower edge, and a second end spaced apart from the first end and located distal from the upper and lower edges. The hollow shell has a first surface inclined relative to the first end, and a second surface spaced apart from and located above the first surface. The magnetic eye protection holder also includes a magnet positioned in the hollow shell and located adjacent to the first end. The magnetic eye protection holder further includes a backing member secured to the first end of the hollow shell which retains the magnet in the hollow shell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: All About Packaging, Inc.
    Inventors: Brogan S. Schein, Eric S. Hamberger
  • Patent number: 10890202
    Abstract: A method for attaching a fastening element to a surface includes arranging a basic body in contact with the surface using an adhesive ring. The surface, the adhesive ring, and a gap therebetween form airtight barriers of a space. The basic body has at least one air- and/or water-permeable connection between the space and an outer side of the basic body. An adhesive is introduced into the space so that it is filled with a quantity of adhesive which has a contact surface with the basic body. A curing process for the adhesive provides moisture, wherein prior to the curing process or/and during the curing process, the adhesive ring and the quantity of adhesive are heated so that some of the adhesive located in the region of the contact surface forms an insulating layer which is cured over and beyond the contact surface and constitutes a further airtight barrier for the remaining quantity of adhesive which has not cured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: tesa SE
    Inventor: Frank Braun
  • Patent number: 10865570
    Abstract: An acoustic panel wall mounting system including a rigid fastening plate and a panel anchor. The rigid fastening plate carries a field of first touch fastening features and defines an aperture for receiving a mechanical fastener to secure the fastening plate against a wall with the field of first touch fastening features exposed. The panel anchor has a helix extending from a rigid surface flange that carries a field of second touch fastening features on a surface opposite the helix. The anchor defines a tool receptacle used for twisting the helix into a panel. The field of first touch fastening features is engageable with the field of second touch fastening features to form a connection when brought into engagement as the panel is placed against the wall to contact the fastening plate with the panel anchor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: Velcro BVBA
    Inventors: Fabio Billa Longo, Daniel Alejandro Moreno Serrano, Garry Lee Herrington, Antoli Fauria Torrent
  • Patent number: 10647087
    Abstract: An adhesive assembly can be used to join textile materials together creating a durable wash resistant. An emblem can be removed from a work shirt without leaving glue stains or residue. The shirt may be reused if emblems need to be removed or changed before the life of the garment expires. In various embodiments, a layer of mesh is incorporated into the heat activated glue on the back of the emblem. This mesh does not affect adherence to the garment. The emblem sticks just as well as without the mesh layer and with zero process changes to how the emblem is applied. The mesh allows for the complete removal of the adhesive from the garment when the patch is removed allowing the garment to be used even after the patch is removed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: Cintas Corporate Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Manuel Figueroa, Susan Lillard, Christopher R. Ventura
  • Patent number: 10619787
    Abstract: The disclosed mounting system for a video-conferencing device may include a cradle configured to support a video-conferencing device, a top bracket configured to couple to a chassis of the video-conferencing device and configured to removably couple to an upper portion of the cradle, and a bottom bracket configured to couple to the chassis and configured to removably couple to a lower portion of the cradle. Various other methods and systems are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: ChuanKeat Kho, Chenyu Xu
  • Patent number: 10550580
    Abstract: An acoustic panel wall mounting system including a rigid fastening plate and a panel anchor. The rigid fastening plate carries a field of first touch fastening features and defines an aperture for receiving a mechanical fastener to secure the fastening plate against a wall with the field of first touch fastening features exposed. The panel anchor has a helix extending from a rigid surface flange that carries a field of second touch fastening features on a surface opposite the helix. The anchor defines a tool receptacle used for twisting the helix into a panel. The field of first touch fastening features is engageable with the field of second touch fastening features to form a connection when brought into engagement as the panel is placed against the wall to contact the fastening plate with the panel anchor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: Velcro BVBA
    Inventors: Fabio Billa Longo, Daniel Alejandro Moreno Serrano, Garry Lee Herrington, Antoli Fauria Torrent
  • Patent number: 10480710
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to an improved mounting assembly. In general, the mounting device includes a cover plate, a frame (at least a portion of which is adjacent to the cover plate), and an accessory that is attachable to the cover plate. The frame includes generally horizontal top and bottom portions or members that cooperatively limit or prohibit lateral motion of the cover plate relative to the frame when the cover plate is attached to the frame and is attached to a wall or vertical surface. The presence of the generally horizontal bottom and top portions or members facilitate faster and easier application and removal of the mounting assembly to a wall or other vertical surface by permitting the mounting assembly to be removed from the backplate on the wall in a single step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventor: Craig D. Thompson
  • Patent number: 10470542
    Abstract: Devices and methods are provided for mounting mobile computing devices, such as smart phones, electronic tablets, etc., to objects for hand-free viewing. For example, a cover assembly for a mobile computing device includes a protective cover configured to connect to a mobile computing device, and an adhesive film stack coupled to a backside of the first protective cover. The adhesive film stack includes a stack of individual dry adhesive strips, wherein each individual dry adhesive strip is configured to adhere to a surface of a target object to mount the protective cover to the surface of the object with the mobile computing device attached to the protective cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Inventors: Richard G. Ramirez, Marissa L. Gaster, Brent Kleinman
  • Patent number: 10378569
    Abstract: A mounting structure for adhesively bonding onto a surface includes a base, an outer face of the base and an inner face of the base. An adhesive injection port is provided on the outer face of the base for supplying an adhesive. A primary adhesive flow path is provided on the inner face of the base. The primary adhesive flow path is in fluid communication with the adhesive injection port and allows the adhesive to flow. Further, a plurality of secondary adhesive flow paths originating from the primary adhesive flow path allow the adhesive to distribute on the inner face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Jeff A. Jensen, Joe J. Every, Aaron K. Amstutz, Steve D. Lundquist
  • Patent number: 10379665
    Abstract: A touch control panel assembly defining a plurality of touch buttons each adapted to control at least one function of at least one associated load. The touch control panel assembly comprises a front panel assembly adapted to removably attach to a rear panel assembly. The rear panel assembly comprises a user interface board comprising a plurality of touch sensing fields disposed at locations corresponding to the plurality of touch buttons to detect user input through the front panel. The user interface also comprises a plurality of light sources to provide backlighting to the touch buttons. The front panel assembly comprises a front panel and a frame comprising a frame wall attached to a rear surface of the front panel. The frame wall comprises a plurality of openings extending therethrough at locations corresponding to the touch buttons that define a plurality of label compartments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: Crestron Electronics, Inc.
    Inventor: King Woo Cheung
  • Patent number: 10353216
    Abstract: An optical unit with a shake correction function may include a movable body having an optical element, a fixed body swingably supporting the movable body through a gimbal mechanism, and a drive mechanism to drive the movable body around the first axial line and the second axial line. The gimbal mechanism includes a movable frame, two first swing support points provided between the movable frame and the fixed body and two second swing support points provided between the movable frame and the movable body. At least one of the two swing support points includes a contact spring having a movable plate part with which the movable frame is abutted, and a fixed plate part which is bent back from the movable plate part, and a fixing member which fixes the movable plate part to the fixed plate part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: NIDEC SANKYO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinji Minamisawa, Takeshi Sue
  • Patent number: 10312648
    Abstract: An outlet device includes a counterweight portion, a hanging portion arranged distant from the counterweight portion, an extending portion having two ends respectively connected to the counterweight portion and the hanging portion, a blowing unit, and a power cord connected to the counterweight portion. The outlet unit of the counterweight portion and the blowing unit are electrically connected to the power cord. The blowing unit is installed on the counterweight portion, the hanging portion, or the extending portion for inhaling external air into the airflow channel and blowing airflow to the air exit. When the outlet device is applied to a plate, the counterweight portion is arranged under the plate and the hanging portion is arranged on the plate, and the hanging portion remains hung on the plate by using the weight distribution of the outlet device, thereby maintaining the outlet device in a static balance state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: POWERTECH INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jung-Hui Hsu
  • Patent number: 10303107
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus has an apparatus body having an image forming portion capable of forming an image based on an image information, an operation unit disposed as a separate body from the apparatus body and operating the apparatus body, and a cable connecting the apparatus body and the operation unit and capable of conducting power. The cable has a length set so that the operation unit does not contact an installation surface on which the apparatus body is supported, according to which a freedom of placement of the operation unit is improved compared to a case where the operation unit is connected via an arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takashi Fujita, Nobuhiro Tani
  • Patent number: 10221883
    Abstract: An apparatus for supporting articles. The apparatus may include a stretch-release adhesive tape, a support member having a hook member extending therefrom, and an access member coupled to the support member. The support member may be secured to the wall via the stretch-release adhesive tape. Furthermore, the access member may be pivotably coupled to the support member so that in a closed state the access member covers the stretch-release adhesive tape from view and in an open state the stretch-release adhesive tape is visible and can be gripped by a user to remove the stretch-release adhesive tape and the support member from the wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Inventor: Michele Demsky
  • Patent number: 10136740
    Abstract: A showcase includes a fixed case, an openable sliding door, closable on the fixed case, a compression sealing gasket, between the fixed case and the openable door, an upper guide and a lower guide mounted on the fixed case. The openable door is slidably mounted on the upper and lower guides, and both the upper guide and the lower guide are movable between respective extracted positions and respective retracted positions with respect to the fixed case. The showcase also includes lower actuation means, and upper actuation means. The upper actuation means are operatively connected to the lower actuation means and/or to the lower guide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: GOPPION S.P.A.
    Inventor: Alessandro Goppion
  • Patent number: 10070552
    Abstract: An electronic device and a component module thereof are provided, wherein the electronic device includes a housing, a component and a flexible substrate. The housing has a mounting region, and the component is disposed in the mounting region. The flexible substrate includes a bonding portion and an extending portion, wherein the bonding portion is disposed between the component and a carrying surface of the mounting region. The mounting portion has a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, wherein the first surface is bonded to the component, and the second surface is bonded to the carrying surface. The extending portion is connected to the bonding portion and extended to the outside of the mounting region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Sheng-Ming Liu, Chin-Kai Sun
  • Patent number: 10030429
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a bumper stop for a vehicle structural member. The bumper stop includes a main body having a supporting surface, an assembling surface opposite to the supporting surface and a side surface between the supporting surface and the assembling surface; and a hollow conical portion partially surrounding the side surface of the main body and connected to the main body along a perimeter of the main body. The hollow conical portion is made from elastic material and configured to be flipped from a first position to a second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Jonas Liu, Cliff Ruan, Peter Zhang
  • Patent number: 10011412
    Abstract: A bulk bag hook for use on a bulk bag to releasably connect the bulk bag to a shopping cart. The bulk bag hook includes a base section that is secured to the bulk bag, a hook portion that is designed to releasably secure to a shopping cart, and a hinge that is connected between the base section and the hoof portion to enable the hook portion to move relative to the base section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: Nestec S.A
    Inventors: Curtis Taylor, Aaron Misener, Matthew Hanson
  • Patent number: 9980529
    Abstract: A helmet/hood assembly includes a housing, a support ring subassembly configured to hold the assembly on a human head, a face shield, and a flexible hood attached to the housing and to the face shield, with the assembly being received, stored, used, and disposed as a single unit. The support ring subassembly pivots on the housing between a position suitable for shipping and storing the assembly and a position in which the assembly is worn. An accessory light powered by a battery may be held in place on the housing by magnetic attraction through the hood.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Inventor: Mohammed Ali Hajianpour
  • Patent number: 9920783
    Abstract: An adhesive mounting article includes a flexible adhesive tape structure having a first major surface and a second major surface opposite to the first major surface. The flexible adhesive tape structure includes a peelable adhesive layer disposed on the first major surface and a first separable connecting member disposed on the second major surface. The peelable adhesive layer is capable of adhering to a mounting surface and thereafter being manually removable from the mounting surface by peeling. A rigid faceplate structure includes a rigid faceplate having a first major surface and a second major surface opposite to the first major surface, and a second separable connecting member disposed on the first major surface of the rigid faceplate. The first and second separable connecting members engage with each other to form a separable connection to connect the flexible adhesive tape structure and the rigid faceplate structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Michael B. Runge, Margaret M. Sheridan
  • Patent number: 9759370
    Abstract: Gecko-like adhesive application devices suited for dynamic applications are disclosed, where the device can be easily applied to target substrates, exhibiting a firm hold, and subsequently released therefrom. Gecko-like adhesive application devices that are suited for sustained holding after easy application (e.g., on vertical or inclined surfaces or ceiling) also are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: University of Massachusetts
    Inventors: Alfred J. Crosby, Michael D. Bartlett, Duncan J. Irschick, Daniel R. King
  • Patent number: 9682807
    Abstract: A multi-surface cable tie apparatus includes a first cable tie device coupled to a spaced apart second cable tie device via a bridge member, each cable tie device having a head member having opposed inner and outer ends, the head member defining an aperture and a channel defining a generally V-shaped configuration in communication with the aperture. Each cable tie device includes a tying strap that includes a planar base strip having that includes a proximal end adjacent the inner end of the head member and a distal end opposite the proximal end, the base strip having an elongate toothed portion mounted to an inside surface. The toothed portion includes a generally triangular cross-section with a plurality of teeth extending away from the base strip. The aperture is configured to selectively receive the base strip and the channel is configured to receive the toothed portion of the tying strap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Inventor: Sean M. Lidey
  • Patent number: 9630286
    Abstract: A tool buddy couples to an existing pneumatic tool and allows service personnel to suspend the pneumatic tool from a hoist or other ferromagnetic object. The tool buddy has a molded or otherwise shaped magnet housing that supports, retains, and protects standard magnets therein. The magnet housing defines a tray with side walls and a bottom that receives the magnets therein, but which is open on one face to allow the magnets to effectively engage with a ferromagnetic support. The magnet housing has a generally cylindrically defined concave surface distal to the open face which is cooperative with the curved housing used on most pneumatically or electrically powered tools to nest therewith. To affix the tool buddy to the tool housing, a very high bond double-sided adhesive that adheres on one surface to the magnet housing concave face and on the opposed surface to the tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Inventor: Jeff C. Pomerenke
  • Patent number: 9624016
    Abstract: A multi-surface cable tie device includes a head member having an outer end and an opposed inner end, the head member defining an aperture having rectangular configuration and a channel defining a generally V-shaped configuration in communication with the aperture. The cable tie device includes an elongate tying strap that includes a base strip having a planar configuration that includes a proximal end adjacent the inner end of the head member and a distal end opposite the proximal end, the base strip having an elongate toothed portion mounted to an inside surface of the base strip. The toothed portion includes a generally triangular cross-section and having a plurality of teeth extending away from the base strip. The aperture is configured to selectively receive the base strip and the channel is configured to receive the toothed portion of the tying strap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Inventor: Sean M Lidey
  • Patent number: 9528286
    Abstract: A method and system for repairing a crack in a concrete structure is provided including securing a plurality of ports at spaced intervals along the crack, adhering a carbon fiber panel to the concrete structure over the top of a crack, and injecting epoxy into each of the plurality of ports to fill the crack while the adhered carbon fiber panel seals the injected epoxy within the crack to provide a reliable epoxy-filled crack repair process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Inventor: Donald E. Wheatley
  • Patent number: 9471157
    Abstract: A computer mouse includes a mouse device and a size-augmenting device. The mouse device includes a mouse body, a mouse button and a mouse roller mounted on a top side of the mouse body, and a sensing device mounted on a bottom side of the mouse body. The size-augmenting device includes a shell body defining a receiving slot for receiving the mouse body. The receiving slot extends through a top surface and a bottom surface of the shell body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: ShenZhen Goldsun Network Intelligence Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dong-Feng Li, Ching-Jou Chen, Chao-Chi Chang, Yun-Dong Xu, Chang-Sheng Zhou
  • Patent number: 9441659
    Abstract: A fastener arrangement includes a main body that is made of a gas-tight and liquid-tight material to hold an object. The main body defines a cavity and is fixable to a support surface. A hydrophilic insert is attached to the main body inside of the cavity for facing the support surface and is adapted to receive a metered amount of moisture. An aerobic adhesive is applied to the hydrophilic insert so that the aerobic adhesive is encapsulated gas-tight and liquid-tight together with the hydrophilic insert in the cavity enclosed by the support surface and the main body when the main body is fixed on the support surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: GLABETE GMBH
    Inventor: Friederike Ortwein
  • Patent number: 9399872
    Abstract: A system and method to attach an object to a support structure. The system includes an object attached to an elastic membrane. The elastic membrane includes a lower surface having a first and a second surface area. The first surface area extends peripherally along at least a portion of the lower surface and the second surface area is at least partially enclosed within the first surface area and separable from the support structure. The system further includes an absorbent material attached to the first surface area and an adhesive applied to a top surface of the support structure. The absorbent material being adapted to bond with at least a portion of the adhesive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2016
    Assignee: BWDT, LLC
    Inventor: Joel A. Stanley
  • Patent number: 9366360
    Abstract: The present invention is a cord bracket use in temporarily securing electrical cords and the like so as to prevent such electrical cords from marring door casings or wall corners. The device preferably defines a bracket having means for securing a cord and being adapted to magnetically adhere to a door casing or wall corner. The bracket may include a loop or a slot type holding feature. Magnets of the bracket preferably include a protective plastic layer to prevent the magnet from causing damage to the door casing or wall corner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Inventor: A. Shane Alcorn
  • Patent number: 9333706
    Abstract: A stretch release adhesive is disclosed. The stretch release adhesive can be used for extracting an electrical component from an interior surface of a housing of a mobile computing device. The stretch release adhesive can have a double-sided adhesive body configured to adhere the component to the interior surface of the housing. A portion of the double-sided adhesive body is configured to extend out from between the electrical component and the interior surface of the housing to provide a graspable portion. When the stretch release adhesive is adhered between the electrical component and the internal surface of the housing, the stretch release adhesive can receive a pulling force at the graspable portion. If pulled with enough force, the stretch release adhesive will extend outwardly from between the electrical component and the internal surface of the mobile computing device, then completely release the electrical component from the mobile computing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Stefan C. Mag, Matthew D. Hill, Scott A. Myers, Liane J. Fang, Tyler B. Cater