Including Attachment Or Holder For Article Patents (Class 248/346.03)
  • Patent number: 11920279
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a laundry washing machine, comprising a rotatable drum (3), a suspension arrangement (29, 31) carrying the drum in relation to a base structure (7) located under the washing machine on which the washing machine rests, and a load sensing device (9), configured to sense the load of the drum (3). A first structural element (11) extends in a first plane and is connected to either of the drum and the suspension arrangement, and a second structural element (13) extends in a second plane, parallel with the first plane, and is connected to the other of the drum and the suspension arrangement. The load sensing device is attached to the second structural element on a surface thereof facing away from the first structural element and is connected to the first structural element. This allows for a compact load sensing arrangement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Electrolux Professional AB
    Inventors: Marius Stücheli, Mattias Johansson, Lars Andersson
  • Patent number: 11911589
    Abstract: A holding device intended to hold injection-device tubes of the type including an upper flange at one end of a body and a lower flange at the opposite end of the body includes orifices each intended to accept one tube, each orifice being configured to allow the tube and each of its flanges to pass. The holding device further includes a holding means configured to hold the tube through the orifice via its upper flange, the holding means having at least one elastically deformable element. The at least one elastically deformable element includes a holding end situated in line with the orifice and configured to deform as the upper flange passes through the orifice, and to support the tube via the said flange when it is inserted in the orifice.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: CROSSJECT
    Inventor: Gilles Vivien
  • Patent number: 11821573
    Abstract: A mounting pad system for securing equipment, such as an HVAC outdoor unit or a standby generator, is provided in the form of a lightweight fillable pad member having a plurality of receivers located on a top surface of the pad member. The receivers are associated with attachment points located on the equipment and are used to secure the equipment to the pad. The pad member contains a filling port on its top surface and is configured as a molded hollow shell containing a gelling material which, when mixed with water, provides support to reduce deflection of the pad member caused by the equipment secured to the pad, prevents damage to the pad that would otherwise be caused by the expansion of internal contents upon freezing and prevents leakage of internal contents of the fillable pad in the event of an unintended breach in the hollow shell. The pad member is provided with at least one through-hole that acts as a supporting structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: Mainstream Engineering Corporation
    Inventors: Andrew L. Carpenter, Robert P. Scaringe
  • Patent number: 11763854
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to a server including a storage chassis, a tray, a hard disk, a bracket, and a fan. The storage chassis includes a bottom plate and two sidewalls. The sidewalls respectively stand at two opposite sides of the bottom plate The bottom plate has a front edge and a rear edge that are opposite to each other and located between the sidewalls. The tray is slidably disposed on the storage chassis. The hard disk is disposed on the tray. The bracket is connected to the rear edge of the storage chassis. At least part of the bracket is located at a side of the rear edge of the storage chassis away from the front edge. The fan is disposed in the bracket, and the fan is electrically connected to the hard disk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignees: INVENTEC (PUDONG) TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, INVENTEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Zhao Geng, Guang-Zhao Tian
  • Patent number: 11677250
    Abstract: A stand for a portable media device having a cap attached to a base. The base has body having a series of openings through which ballast is allowed to flow when the stand is being positioned. The ballast preferably made up of beads, such as glass or plastic, or sand. The ballast and the base are positioned within a bladder that is preferably a stretchy or resilient material. A rounded conical cap is attached to the top of the bladder and partially encapsulates the bladder. The cap is configured for positioning of a portable media device on the cap and/or for attachment of a portable media device to the cap. The cap serves to provide structure to the rounded bladder as well as to distribute the weight of a portable media device positioned on the cap. The cap has preferably a magnetic mechanism that is configured to magnetically attach to a portable media device or to a magnet position within a portable media device or affixed to the portable media device or a case on the portable media device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Inventor: Brett R. Stevens
  • Patent number: 11649921
    Abstract: A mounting pad system for securing equipment, such as an HVAC outdoor unit or a standby generator, is provided in the form of a lightweight fillable pad member having a plurality of receivers located on a top surface of the pad member. The receivers are associated with attachment points located on the equipment and are used to secure the equipment to the pad. The pad member contains a filling port on its top surface and is configured as a molded hollow shell containing a gelling material which, when mixed with water, provides support to reduce deflection of the pad member caused by the equipment secured to the pad, prevents damage to the pad that would otherwise be caused by the expansion of internal contents upon freezing and prevents leakage of internal contents of the fillable pad in the event of an unintended breach in the hollow shell. The pad member is provided with at least one through-hole that acts as a supporting structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: Mainstream Engineering Corporation
    Inventors: Andrew L. Carpenter, Robert P. Scaringe
  • Patent number: 11630374
    Abstract: An equipment mounting system and assembly for rapid mounting and supporting of a fixture mount and a fixture or other equipment, such as motion picture production fixtures and other similar equipment, to a mount support base without fasteners. The equipment mounting assembly can comprise one or more fixture mounts having a base plate and a fixture coupling extending from the base plate, the one or more fixture mounts being operable with an equipment mounting system comprising a mount support base having an upper surface, and a retention system operable to selectively and releasably and interchangeably capture and secure one or more fixture mounts to the mount support base. The retention system can comprise a position keep system capable of applying a biasing force to a captured fixture mount. The equipment mounting assembly and the retention system can be configured to accommodate fixture mounts of different sizes or types.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: Light-Path, LLC
    Inventor: Russell D. Richins
  • Patent number: 11575346
    Abstract: A photovoltaic module frame, a photovoltaic support assembly and a photovoltaic module are provided. The photovoltaic module frame includes an installation part. The top of the installation part is provided with at least one meshing structure for meshing with the bottom of a press block. By providing a meshing structure on the top of the installation part, the meshing structure is meshed with the bottom of the press block to increase the contact area between the installation part of the photovoltaic module frame and the bottom of the press block, thereby increasing the meshing force, and preventing the photovoltaic module frame from separating from the press block especially when the wind is strong.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Inventor: Xiaoxuan Chen
  • Patent number: 11517661
    Abstract: A syringe nest assembly includes a base having a first surface and an opposing second surface and a first plate movably coupled to the base. The base includes a plurality of nesting units extending upwardly away from the first surface of the base. Each nesting unit includes a hollow body having a first open end distal from the first surface of the base and an opposing second open end. The first plate has a first surface and an opposing second surface. The first plate includes a plurality of apertures extending from the first surface to the second surface of the first plate. Each aperture of the first plate is generally aligned with a respective nesting unit of the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Evans, Brian Costello, Raymond Protasiewicz, Christopher Gieda
  • Patent number: 11506332
    Abstract: An assembly for mated dual support stands is presented. The assembly comprises two support stands. Each support stand includes three or more legs operable between a closed conformation and an open conformation, such that in the closed conformation, the two support stands reversibly mate with each other. A support interface is positioned opposite the legs so that the support interface is reversibly attachable to an elongated tube via attachment components. A center adaptor is positioned connected to the support interface on one end and the three or more legs on the opposite end. The center adaptor and support interface are rotatably coupled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: FURIOUS DESIGNS LLC
    Inventor: Andrew Scott Wilkoff
  • Patent number: 11460186
    Abstract: Presently disclosed is an illuminated cornhole platform comprising a top portion, at least two side portions, a front portion, a hole portion, at least one leg portion, and a back portion. The cornhole platform is illuminated by an outer illuminating string outlining the outer perimeter for the cornhole platform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: Brightz, Ltd.
    Inventors: Ronald Finch, Michael Sauppe
  • Patent number: 11460149
    Abstract: A mounting pad system for securing equipment, such as an HVAC outdoor unit or a standby generator, is provided in the form of a lightweight fillable pad member having a plurality of receivers located on a top surface of the pad member. The receivers are associated with attachment points located on the equipment and are used to secure the equipment to the pad. The pad member contains a filling port on its top surface and is configured as a molded hollow shell containing a gelling material which, when mixed with water, provides support to reduce deflection of the pad member caused by the equipment secured to the pad, prevents damage to the pad that would otherwise be caused by the expansion of internal contents upon freezing and prevents leakage of internal contents of the fillable pad in the event of an unintended breach in the hollow shell. The pad member is provided with at least one through-hole that acts as a supporting structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: Mainstream Engineering Corporation
    Inventors: Andrew L. Carpenter, Robert P. Scaringe
  • Patent number: 11460148
    Abstract: A mounting pad system for securing equipment, such as an HVAC outdoor unit or a standby generator, is provided in the form of a lightweight fillable pad member having a plurality of receivers located on a top surface of the pad member. The receivers are associated with attachment points located on the equipment and are used to secure the equipment to the pad. The pad member contains a filling port on its top surface and is configured as a molded hollow shell containing a gelling material which, when mixed with water, provides support to reduce deflection of the pad member caused by the equipment secured to the pad, prevents damage to the pad that would otherwise be caused by the expansion of internal contents upon freezing and prevents leakage of internal contents of the fillable pad in the event of an unintended breach in the hollow shell. The pad member is provided with at least one through-hole that acts as a supporting structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: Mainstream Engineering Corporation
    Inventors: Andrew L. Carpenter, Robert P. Scaringe
  • Patent number: 11384896
    Abstract: A mounting pad system for securing equipment, such as an HVAC outdoor unit or a standby generator, is provided in the form of a lightweight fillable pad member having a plurality of receivers located on a top surface of the pad member. The receivers are associated with attachment points located on the equipment and are used to secure the equipment to the pad. The pad member contains a filling port on its top surface and is configured as a molded hollow shell containing a gelling material which, when mixed with water, provides support to reduce deflection of the pad member caused by the equipment secured to the pad, prevents damage to the pad that would otherwise be caused by the expansion of internal contents upon freezing and prevents leakage of internal contents of the fillable pad in the event of an unintended breach in the hollow shell. The pad member is provided with at least one through-hole that acts as a supporting structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: Mainstream Engineering Corporation
    Inventors: Andrew L. Carpenter, Robert P. Scaringe
  • Patent number: 11351413
    Abstract: A bicycle training system and methods of using the same. The system includes a movement platform that rests on a support surface and supports a bicycle in an upright manner with respect to the support surface. The movement platform includes a support frame having a base and at least one upstanding arm that supportably engages a portion of a frame of the bicycle, a resistance assembly operatively coupled to a portion of a drivetrain of the bicycle that applies varying levels of resistance to the portion of the drivetrain, and a plurality of bushings isolating the base from the support surface. The plurality of bushings are spherical thereby permitting the movement platform to move with respect to the support surface in response to forces applied to the bicycle frame during use of the bicycle training system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: Tacx B.V.
    Inventors: Jozef Cornelis Daniel van der Kroft, Martin Smits
  • Patent number: 11243844
    Abstract: A method for enhancing speed of incremental backup, a bridge device, and a storage system are provided. The method includes: regarding a predetermined location within the storage system, determining whether a record file exists; in response to the record file existing, determining whether any file needing to be compared exists; in response to said any file needing to be compared existing, comparing said any file needing to be compared with content of the record file to generate at least one comparison result, wherein said at least one comparison result indicates whether a set of attributes of said any file needing to be compared completely exist in the record file; according to said at least one comparison result, determining whether any difference is found; and in response to said any difference being not found, preventing triggering any backup from a source storage device to a target storage device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: JMicron Technology Corp.
    Inventors: Yi-Tsan Hung, Ching-Chih Kuo
  • Patent number: 11178797
    Abstract: A loudspeaker system includes a line array assembly and a base for supporting the line array assembly. The line array assembly includes a plurality of electro-acoustic transducers arranged along a vertical axis and the base houses electronics for powering the line array assembly. The base and the line array assembly together define a flow path to facilitate a convective air flow to pass between the base and the line array assembly for cooling the electronics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: Bose Corporation
    Inventors: Peter C. Santoro, Thomas E. MacDonald
  • Patent number: 11051597
    Abstract: A carrying case for a portable electronic device includes an adjustable viewing stand for supporting the electronic device at an angle selected by the user, the adjustable viewing stand comprising at least two panels hingably connected to one another and foldable so as to be able to reside inside the carrying case when the carrying case is closed and the carrying case comprising at least one subwell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: R.D.S. INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventor: Richard D. Smith
  • Patent number: 10917981
    Abstract: An adjustable embedded display unit backframe includes a backframe base and a plurality of engaging assemblies. The backframe base has a front for holding a display screen and a back opposing the front. The back has a plurality of slide rails. The engaging assemblies are disposed in the slide rails, respectively, and slidable relative to the backframe base. The engaging assemblies each have an engaging component for engaging with a wall. With the engaging assemblies being slidable relative to the backframe base, the adjustable embedded display unit backframe is suitable for different sizes of the opening bored in the wall, not only sparing the hassle of boring an opening in the wall anew, but also ensuring that the use of the adjustable embedded display unit backframe is easy and flexible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: APLEX TECHNOLOGY INC.
    Inventor: Jui-Chieh Lai
  • Patent number: 10898021
    Abstract: A container for receiving package delivery is described. The container includes a base, a lid, and a weight component. The lid is coupled to the base. The weight component is sized to fit into the base. The weight component forms a tank to enclose a material and provide weight to the container. The weight component includes a recess and a port. The recess is defined in the weight component. The port is disposed within the recess to be interior to the base when the weight component is place within the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Inventor: Ryan Rampton
  • Patent number: 10718786
    Abstract: A flow cell and cartridge assembly may be loaded into a processing system, such as for genetic sequencing. The system locates the assembly and is then actuated to move the assembly to a desired reference position in both X- and Y-directions. Further actuation causes clamps to contact the flow cell, the cartridge, or both to exert a hold-down force during processing. Further hold-down forces may be provided by a vacuum chuck. Fluid connections are also made by manifolds that contact the flow cell. The hold-down forces counteract the forces needed for sealing the manifolds to the flow cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: Illumina, Inc.
    Inventors: Anthony John de Ruyter, Patrick Kehl, Thomas McGee
  • Patent number: 10559742
    Abstract: A mounting pad system and method for an HVAC outdoor unit that includes providing a lightweight fillable pad shell containing a gelling material and having securing slots extending from an underside surface to an upper side surface of the shell. The shell is filled with water through a port at its upper surface. Prior to leveling the filled pad on the soil at the site and installation of the outdoor unit, securing straps are inserted into the slots from the underside surface of the shell so as to extend through an upper surface thereof. The filling port is covered when the HVAC unit is placed on top of the pad. One or more securing anchors can be used to anchor the pad to the ground, which are also covered when the HVAC unit is place on top of the pad and an anti-theft cable can be employed to further prevent theft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: Mainstream Engineering Corporation
    Inventors: Elliott M. Sting, Robert P. Scaringe
  • Patent number: 10487528
    Abstract: Disclosed is a base comprising a holding device for holding an object that is to be erected, the base having a receiving region for receiving a removable ballast weight in a receiving position. The receiving position lies radially outwards and starting from the receiving position, at least some sections of the base have a raised region arranged radially inwards in the direction of the periphery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Inventor: Martin Pozybill
  • Patent number: 10408493
    Abstract: A mounting pad system for securing equipment, such as an HVAC outdoor unit, is provided in the form of a lightweight fillable pad member having securing slots extending from an underside surface to an upperside surface of the pad member. Securing strap assemblies are associated with at least some of the securing slots and are insertable into the latter to secure the equipment therebetween. The pad member contains a filling port on its upper surface and is configured as a molded hollow shell containing a gelling material which, when mixed with water, provides support to reduce deflection of the pad member caused by the equipment secured to the pad, prevents damage to the pad that would otherwise be caused by the expansion of internal contents upon freezing and prevents leakage of internal contents of the fillable pad in the event of an unintended breach in the hollow shell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: Mainstream Engineering Corporation
    Inventors: Andrew L. Carpenter, Robert P. Scaringe
  • Patent number: 10185371
    Abstract: A computing device can include a chassis; a circuit board coupled to the chassis; a processor operatively coupled to the circuit board; and memory accessible by the processor; where the chassis includes a first end, an opposing second end, a first side that includes feet, and an opposing second side that includes feet, and where at least one of the first end and the second end includes an electrical component that is positioned closer to one of the first side and the second side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Cyan Godfrey, Joel Collins
  • Patent number: 9670639
    Abstract: A pad is provided for supporting heavy loads and is capable of supporting loads of 100 tons or more. The pad has a core having a bi-directional grid formed from parallel fiberglass materials, with a first set of material at right angle to a second set of fiberglass materials and which grid surrounds a closed cell material, which is infused with resin to form a core. A fiberglass top surface, bottom surface and at least one sidewall is provided. The result is a pad able to distribute very heavy loads, is resistant to bending, durable and light weight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: Richard and Carolyn Koberg Living Trust
    Inventors: Scott R. Reeve, Andrew K. Loff
  • Patent number: 9593799
    Abstract: A system and apparatus for a slip joint mount is disclosed to accommodate thermal expansion of a generator set on a base. One embodiment includes an electric generator driven by a prime mover and an equipment mount coupled to the prime mover. A base includes a mounting aperture and means for retaining the equipment mount to the mounting aperture. Also disclosed is means for allowing for movement of the equipment mount with respect to the mounting aperture due to thermal expansion of a portion of the prime mover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Assignee: CUMMINS POWER GENERATION, INC.
    Inventors: Edward J. Wang, Brian D. Tjenstrom, Gregory P. Peterson, Steve N. Seidlitz, Gary Sandlass, Jeffrey G. Anderson, SzeKwan Cheah
  • Patent number: 9588550
    Abstract: The apparatus, in an embodiment, is structured to support a display device and keyboard. The apparatus has one or more members or portions. The one or more members or portions of the apparatus are moveable to facilitate access to information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: Orginatic LLC
    Inventor: Renato L. Smith
  • Patent number: 9334892
    Abstract: A disconnect housing for selectively receiving a tooling boom is disclosed. The disconnect housing is configured with a sensor to indicate when a predetermined amount of force sufficient to retain the tooling boom therein has been applied so as to indicate operability of a handling system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: BILSING AUTOMATION NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventor: Benjamin Pauzus, Jr.
  • Patent number: 9303666
    Abstract: The clamping system for attaching a tool to a tool holder offers highly precise self-adjustment of the tool in the tool holder, which remains in effect even at the high tool temperatures encountered during operation. For this purpose, the tool comprises a central clamping bolt, a positioning pin, and a groove, whereas the tool holder comprises a draw bolt, a T-slot, and a register pin. The draw bolt draws the clamping bolt by way of slanted surfaces against the tool holder with force components acting in three directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: Uhlmann Pac-Systeme GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Wolfgang Rodi
  • Patent number: 9256294
    Abstract: Keyboard keys are outfitted with alignment features whose configuration, placement and geometry on a key serve to allow the key to automatically self-locate when the key returns from a pressed down, accessed, position, to its home, resting, position. In this manner, keyboards can be designed with keys with minimal keycap gaps that reduce the perceptible variance in the keycap spacing to be ascetically pleasing with minimal manufacturing costs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2016
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Shane Sykes, Jerome David Kalamen, Summer Schneider
  • Publication number: 20150138720
    Abstract: Computing device docking systems are disclosed. According to an aspect, a computing device docking system includes a docking station component having an opening defined within a surface. The system includes a pin including a body and an end having a member extending laterally from the body. The end of the pin is receivable within an opening of a computing device component for attaching the computing device component to the docking station. The pin is moveable within the opening between a first position and a second position. In the first position, at least a portion of the body and at least a portion of the member is positioned within the opening of the docking station component. In the second position, at least a portion of the body is within the opening and the member is outside of the opening of the docking station component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2014
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Inventors: Jeff D. Thomas, Dean F. Herring, Brad M. Johnson, Robert A. Myers, Danny Addison, Phillip McLamb
  • Publication number: 20150136931
    Abstract: Disclosed is a jack stand support that is adapted to be positioned under a standard jack stand. The present invention includes a base member having a defined outer and inner perimeter. In one embodiment, the base member is rectangular in shape and includes a rectangular central opening. The outer perimeter of the base member includes an upstanding wall that extends vertically therefrom. The upstanding wall is preferably welded to the base member so that the upstanding wall is perpendicular to the base member and the device is substantially unitary in structure. The upstanding wall is adapted to retain the jack stand on top of the base member so that the jack stand does not shift during use. The base member evenly distributes the weight of the jack stand so that it may be stabilized and prevented from sinking or slipping on the ground.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2014
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Inventors: Andrew Fearon, Chantelle Fearon
  • Publication number: 20150130342
    Abstract: The present invention provides a baseplate that can be retrofit to a file cabinet, furniture, appliances or other large objects to improve a tip resistance of the object to minimize a tipping danger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2014
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Inventor: Ralph Lipsey BARNETT
  • Publication number: 20150129735
    Abstract: A walker stabilizing platform including a movement restrictor assembly for assisting a user of a walker in transitioning from a sitting position to a standing position wherein the movement restrictor assembly automatically moves from a position of engagement with the walker to a position of disengagement with the walker, and further includes means for allowing the user of the walker to move the movement restrictor assembly from the disengaged position to the engaged position without assistance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2014
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Applicant: BARD TECH, LLC
    Inventors: Arnold Darryl Bard, Robert Alan Bard
  • Publication number: 20150108312
    Abstract: A novel infant child restraint system includes a base for an infant safety seat that has a height adjustment to allow the base to assume one of a plurality of positions when mounted to the vehicle seat. In one embodiment, a base for an infant safety seat features a height adjustment assembly that includes a release knob accessible from a top surface, a shaft having a first end that is attached to a release knob, a first retaining member disposed on the shaft, and an adjustable foot adapted to be disposed in a cavity and having a locking member on an inner surface. The shaft has a locked position, wherein the first retaining member cooperates with the locking member to hold the adjustable foot in a first height position, and a second, unlocked position where the first retaining member does not contact the locking member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2014
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Inventor: Mark Brian Finnestad
  • Publication number: 20150108311
    Abstract: In an object positioning and fixing device that positions and fixes a work pallet on a base member: a reference seating surface is formed on the base member; a contacting surface is formed on the work pallet; fitting cylindrical portions of a plurality of reference members are fixed in a plurality of fitting holes in the base member; a plurality of annular engagement members are installed in the work pallet; each of the reference members has an engagement projection; a base end contacting surface of the base end of the engagement projection is brought into contact with the reference seating surface so as to set the height position of the engagement projection; and the annular engagement member engaged over the outside of the engagement projection is elastically deformed in the radially outward direction so that it tightly contacts against the tapered engagement surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2013
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Applicant: Pascal Engineering Corporation
    Inventor: Hiroaki Takai
  • Patent number: 9010553
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to shelving systems and methods that are adaptable to a number of applications, including building heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (“HVAC”) systems, shelving units for holding children's games and toys, closet organizers with hangers and shelves, storage systems in a garage or workshop, storage shelves over a garage door, and as a shelving unit for audio and visual equipment. The shelving unit includes a means for attachment to an overhead member, such as a steel beam, wood rafter, wood joist, wood beam, or ceiling, a generally J or L shaped bar, the ability to raise or lower the J or L shaped bar to provide for storage at different heights, an extension member removably coupled to the J or L bar, and wherein the extension member has a length that provides for storage space of different widths. In another aspect, an inverted shelving stand is provided. In still a further aspect, a U shaped swiveling hanging unit is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: Quick-Sling, LLC
    Inventor: William J. Crowley
  • Patent number: 9004309
    Abstract: A bucket stabilizer including a disk-shaped base with an annular wall having a top perimeter, an inner surface, an outer surface, and a lower perimeter continuously disposed on the base. A plurality of securement tines are disposed on the inner surface proximal the top perimeter and are configured to removable secure a bottom portion of a five gallon mixer bucket. Right angled brackets configured to support the mixer bucket are disposed on the inner surface. A hemispherical opening configured to receive a user's foot to stabilize the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Inventor: George R. Gardner
  • Patent number: 8998158
    Abstract: A device for stabilizing and supporting a receptacle or spherical object, the device comprising first and second support elements. The first support element comprises a frusto-conical support portion defining an annular rim at an outer periphery thereof, an inner surface and an outer surface on opposite sides thereof. The first support element also comprises a base portion which connects the first support element to the second support element. The second support element comprises an outwardly flared support portion defining an annular rim at an outer periphery thereof, as well as inner and outer surfaces. The second support element also comprises a base portion which connects to the corresponding base portion of the first support element. At least a portion of the inner surfaces of the first and second support elements forms a receptacle or spherical object contact surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: Staybowlizer Inc.
    Inventor: Stefan St. Jacques
  • Patent number: 8985544
    Abstract: An anti-theft apparatus for gripping mobile phones and other handheld items to allow secure marketing display of the handheld products. The anti-theft device grips a handheld product in legs, which are manually screwed tight by rotating a specially shaped key that fits into a similarly shaped slot aligned on the axis of a draw pin. The draw pin tightens and loosens the legs around the handheld device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: Scorpion Security Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Franklyn W. Gulick, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20150060170
    Abstract: A battery holder for securing a battery to a vehicle and for mechanically isolating the battery from the vehicle is provided. The battery holder includes a vehicle mounting plate, a battery containment plate, and a number of shock absorbing elements. The battery containment plate includes a number of open-topped cells for retaining leaking battery liquid therein. The shock absorbing elements prevent vibrations and shocks from being transferred from the vehicle to the battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2014
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Applicant: KING PRODUCTS, LLC
    Inventors: Jon Clayton Templeman, Brock Christian Templeman
  • Patent number: 8968047
    Abstract: The balloon display system used in indoor and outdoor show rooms and the like. The system includes a heavy plastic inflatable balloon. The balloon is mounted on top of a circular balloon holder cup. The cup and the balloon are attached to an upper end of a flexible rod. A lower end of a flexible rod can be attached to a flexible or a rigid, hollow mounting pole. A lower end of the mounting pole can be attached to an upper end of a ground stake. A lower end of the ground stake is inserted into a ground surface. Also the lower end of the mounting pole can be mounted on top of a weighted base stand or other upright objects. The system is designed to display one balloon or a plurality of balloons in a balloon cluster.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: Balloon Innovations, LLC
    Inventors: Christopher J. Wicken, Gregg A. Wicken
  • Patent number: 8967577
    Abstract: A cable locking system is provided. The cable lock system 100 includes a base member 110 having at least one aperture 120, a device latch 130, a cable latch 140, and a lock assembly 150 that is operably connected to the device latch and the cable latch. A device 610 can be detachably attached to the device latch. A cable 300 can be detachably attached to the cable latch. The cable latch can be disposed proximate the at least one aperture. The lock assembly can have at least three modes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Kevin Jeansonne, Richard E. Hodges, Mark H. Ruch
  • Publication number: 20150052945
    Abstract: The claimed invention is a mounting device for an object. The preferred embodiment is as a jewelry device or display device. The mounting device comprises supports and restraints whose surfaces correspond precisely to selected surfaces on the object. Mounting surfaces allow tolerance with regard to interfit with the object. In the jewelry industry, the result is that the interior surfaces of seats in a mounting are the mirror image of facets on a gemstone. This use of reflected geometry in a mounting provides benefits in manufacturing, setting, and usage of a finished article. The mounting may be constructed of one or more than one piece, and those pieces may be permanently or temporarily joined to form the mounting. The mounting may be manufactured by any of several methods subject to a skilled designer's preference, including but not limited to fabrication by manual process, computer-aided design and manufacturing, metal-powder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2013
    Publication date: February 26, 2015
    Inventors: Nick Paul Carter, Bethany Bennett Carter, Logan Bennett Carter
  • Patent number: 8959822
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus to support and stabilize equipment according to various aspects of the present invention include a conformable support surface mounted to a rigid base. The rigid base may comprise a connector suitably configured to attach the rigid base to a secondary supportive device or stand. The conformable support surface may be configured to receive and support a piece of equipment such as a rifle or camera without a permanent or semi-permanent connection between the cushioned support surface and the equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Inventor: Shirley Kleppe
  • Patent number: 8955812
    Abstract: A composite shipping base for supporting an appliance such as a washing machine is provided having a detachable sub-structure that can be added during the washing machine assembly to restrict the vertical and lateral movement of a centralized load of the washing machine during assembly, shipping and handling. A rigid bottom frame allows for the composite shipping base and appliance to move down virtually any form of conveyance and to be lifted or turned during the course of conveyance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Assignee: Sonoco Development, Inc.
    Inventor: Matthew Marrow
  • Publication number: 20150041607
    Abstract: A device with a retractable stand including a device body and a stand panel slidably coupled to the device body. The stand panel is slidably movable between a retracted configuration, wherein the stand panel is generally flat and planar, and an extended configuration wherein the stand panel is not generally flat and planar. When said stand panel is in the extended configuration the stand panel forms a stand to support the device body in an upright position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2014
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Inventor: Michael D. Rowe
  • Patent number: 8950719
    Abstract: According to one embodiment of the present invention, an integrated installation apparatus to receive an electronics rack in a data center method is provided having a mat comprising a hard material to protect a floor surface beneath the mat, wherein the mat has a key feature to couple to a key feature of an adjacent mat. The apparatus also has a guide coupled to the mat to receive a rolling member supporting the electronics rack and a weight distribution structure configured to distribute a weight from feet that support the electronics rack to the mat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Terry M. Ciccaglione, Charles C. Gange, Sharon T. Spaulding
  • Patent number: 8944149
    Abstract: A heat dissipation device includes a base and a fastener. The fastener includes a neck portion, a head portion formed at one end of the neck portion, and an engaging portion formed at another opposite end of the neck portion. The base defines a receiving portion through the base. The receiving portion includes an inserting hole and a mounting hole communicating with the inserting hole. A flange extends upwardly from the base toward the mounting hole. The engaging portion extends through the inserting hole from a top of the base to make the neck portion enter the inserting hole. The neck portion is then crushed into the mounting hole from the inserting hole. A top face of the head portion abuts the flange, a bottom face of the head portion abuts the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignees: Furui Precise Component (Kunshan) Co., Ltd., Foxconn Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jin-Huai Zhou, Wei-Hsiang Chang, Zhen Tang