Brackets Patents (Class 248/65)
  • Patent number: 12085147
    Abstract: A cable run arrangement for clean room applications, which is movable forming two strands and a deflecting bend. The cable run arrangement comprises: a flexible sleeve having a plurality of receiving channels, arranged alongside one another, for supply lines, and at least one support chain, which cooperates with the sleeve in order to support at least one associated receiving channel in a stretched position. According to the invention, the support chain forms a support surface, the width of which is greater than the corresponding dimension of the free cross section of the associated receiving channel. The invention also relates to a support chain per se, which forms a support surface, the width of which amounts to at least three times the distance of the support surface from the opposite side of the support chain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: IGUS GMBH
    Inventors: Andreas Hermey, Dominik Barten
  • Patent number: 12072740
    Abstract: A kickstand assembly comprises a backplate including a backplate deploy magnet having a first magnetic pole orientation. An upper kickstand plate is slidably connected to the backplate, and a lower kickstand plate is rotatably coupled to the upper kickstand plate. The lower kickstand plate includes a closing magnet having a second magnetic pole orientation that attracts the backplate deploy magnet, and an opening magnet laterally spaced from the closing magnet and having the first magnetic pole orientation that repels the backplate deploy magnet to cause the lower kickstand plate to rotate about the upper kickstand plate when the upper kickstand plate is laterally translated relative to the backplate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Gordon Oldani, Benjamin Alexander Davids, Daniel Clark Park
  • Patent number: 12010809
    Abstract: In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a module receivable in a modular electronic system, arms extending from a front panel of the module, and a cable support bracket connected to the arms. The cable support bracket is slidably connected to the arms to change a distance between the cable support bracket and the front panel of the module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Rohit Dev Gupta, Shailesh R. Nayak, Viktor Brauer, Joel Richard Goergen
  • Patent number: 11994254
    Abstract: A clamp for removable attachment to tubing or the like including two components oriented relative to each other for removable engagement therebetween. The clamp may include one or more fasteners to provide for secure and removable attachment of the two components together, and for securing itself to the tubing or the like. In example embodiments, the two components may be substantially identical to each other, and reorienting them relative to each other permits removable engagement therebetween. One or more components or supports may be permitted for engagement with one or more clamps for supporting or temporarily securing items or other desired devices thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: DOCKBLOXX, LLC
    Inventor: Brady Bragg
  • Patent number: 11987189
    Abstract: A wire harness including: a wire harness main body including an electric wire and an outer cover covering an outer circumference of the electric wire; a first route regulator that is attached to an outer circumference of the outer cover and regulates a route of the wire harness main body; and an attachment that is attached to a portion of an outer circumference of the first route regulator in a lengthwise direction of the first route regulator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Ryuta Saito, Katsutoshi Izawa, Kosuke Tanaka
  • Patent number: 11962134
    Abstract: An in-deck conduit for installation on a form for a concrete deck can provide a passage for wiring or other components within the concrete deck. The in-deck conduit can have a body with a base end, a deck end, and an internal passage extending from the base end to the deck end. One or more support legs can extend from the deck end of the body laterally relative to the passage to support the body on the form.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: ERICO International Corporation
    Inventor: Scott Ernest Anderson
  • Patent number: 11951801
    Abstract: A vehicle air conditioning device includes a case, disposed inside a vehicle cabin separated from a forward compartment by a dash panel, in which an internal space (11a) is formed, a heater core that is disposed in the internal space, a hot water supply pipe that can supply hot water to the heater core, a hot water collecting pipe that can collect hot water that has passed through an interior of the heater core, and a holder member that holds the hot water pipes. The holder member includes a first holding portion that comes into contact with the hot water pipes, and a second holding portion that opposes the first holding portion, is provided across a gap, and comes into contact with the hot water pipes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Valeo Japan Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Soumya Dutta, Yukio Suzuki
  • Patent number: 11906090
    Abstract: A fire sprinkler support assembly includes a bracket assembly comprising a first plate defining a first end and a second end, wherein a plate opening is formed through the first plate between the first end and the second end; a second plate defining a first end and a second end, the first end of the second plate extending through the plate opening, the second plate rotatable between a first position and a second position relative to the first plate at the plate opening; and a lever assembly coupling the first plate to the second plate, the lever assembly operable to rotate the second plate relative to the first plate to adjust a distance between the first plate and second plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: ASC Engineered Solutions, LLC
    Inventors: Odair Dafonseca, Joseph Beagen
  • Patent number: 11903151
    Abstract: A storage system includes a protective housing member configured to mate with a handheld electronic device. The protective housing member includes a charging area formed between a surface of the protective housing member and a surface of an accessory item of the handheld electronic device. The charging area is configured to charge the accessory item of the handheld electronic device. The charging area is powered by at last one power component of the protective housing member or at least one power component of the handheld electronic device. The storage system further includes at least one integrated circuit which is either a component of the handheld electronic device or a component of the protective housing member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: ADVANCED ACCESS TECHNOLOGIES LLC
    Inventor: John T. Merenda
  • Patent number: 11887415
    Abstract: An example embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a method for monitoring the position of a connection cable of a trailer, having the steps of: capturing a region which lies behind a motor vehicle using a camera, processing the captured image data using an analysis unit, detecting the connection cable, and determining the position of the connection cable, comparing the captured position of the connection cable with a secure position of the connection cable, and outputting a warning signal if the captured position of the connection cable deviates from the secure position. Another example embodiment additionally relates to a camera system and to a motor vehicle including a camera system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Conti Temic microelectronic GmbH
    Inventor: Günter Anton Fendt
  • Patent number: 11859745
    Abstract: A clamp comprising: a first arcuate portion; a second arcuate portion hingedly connected to the first arcuate portion; and a ratchet mechanism for locking the first and second arcuate portions in a closed position; wherein the ratchet mechanism comprises a linear rack provided with the second arcuate portion and a pawl provided with the first arcuate portion for receiving the linear rack; wherein the linear rack comprises one or more asymmetrical teeth; wherein the pawl comprises a plurality of fingers which are biased into engagement with the teeth of the linear rack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Bio Pure Technology Limited
    Inventors: Nick White, Chris Sillitoe
  • Patent number: 11859860
    Abstract: A tube guide for a heating, ventilation, and/or air conditioning (HVAC) system includes a main body formed from a pliable material, a first slit formed through the main body, and a second slit formed through the main body and traversing the first slit to define a tube support location configured to receive a range of tube sizes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Tyco IP Holdings LLP
    Inventors: Satish Churi Veerappa, Akshay S. Baljekar, Akshat Jain
  • Patent number: 11852287
    Abstract: A bracket assembly includes a cylindrical member configured to hold a supporting bar at a first opening of the cylindrical member, a cylindrical core housed in the cylindrical member from the second opening of the cylindrical member, an annular cap coupled with the cylindrical core at the second opening of the cylindrical member, and a torque cartridge housed within a torque cartridge housing and transversely press fitted into the cylindrical member and the cylindrical core. The torque cartridge has a first portion with a first end that is coupled to the cylindrical core and a second portion with a first end that is rotatably coupled at a second end of the first portion to provide an infinite smooth pivoting movement between the first and second portions of the torque cartridge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: Advanced Design MFG LLC
    Inventor: Andrew Hascall McGrath
  • Patent number: 11773617
    Abstract: An article for securing a line to an external surface, such as a fence post, includes a spiral member having a first end and a second end. The first end is adapted to be secured to the external surface. The spiral member has a curved portion extending from the first end. The curved portion has an exterior surface. The second end has an outer surface that overlies in spaced relation the exterior surface of the curved portion. The space between the exterior surface of the curved portion and the outer surface of the second end having a distance that is greater than a diameter or thickness of the line. The spiral member has a circular cross-section. The curved portion extends for greater than 360°.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Inventor: Chris Hanneken
  • Patent number: 11725752
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a male connector holder for an automatic chemical supply apparatus, in which as an upper stage that is independently movable in a front-rear direction is provided on a lower stage that is moved in the front-rear direction by a transfer unit, and even when a male connector having a stretched neck region is seated on the holder, the automatic chemical supply apparatus may be smoothly and normally operated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: STI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yong Ik Song, Hee Bong Chae, Jin Woo Lee, Hyung Kyu Seo, Jae Won Lee, Hyun Soo Jang
  • Patent number: 11661759
    Abstract: An attachment device for securing a non-structural component of a building to a structural component of the building includes a non-structural component holder defining a receiving space configured to receive the non-structural component to couple the non-structural component to the attachment device. The non-structural component holder applies generally no compressive force against the non-structural component when the non-structural component is disposed in the receiving space so that the non-structural component is free to move relative to the non-structural component holder. A stop is configured to be secured to the non-structural component. The stop is configured to engage the non-structural component holder to inhibit movement of the non-structural component relative to the non-structural component holder when the stop and non-structural component holder are secured to the non-structural component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITED
    Inventors: Martin Lee Witherbee, Hemraj K. Thorat, Amol Khalkar
  • Patent number: 11644623
    Abstract: An optical fiber connector has a lens component and a fiber component. The lens component has at least one lens and an opening with at least one V-groove therein. The at least one lens is associated with the at least one V-groove. The fiber component is configured to be partially inserted into the lens component and has at least one bare fiber flexible retention feature configured to retain a fiber of a fiber optic cable within the at least one V-groove and also to align the fiber with the lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: Panduit Corp.
    Inventors: Richard J. Pimpinella, Andrew R. Matcha, Surendra Chitti Babu, Royal O. Jenner
  • Patent number: 11602625
    Abstract: The invention relates to a unit (1) for an apparatus (2) for connecting and disconnecting a tubular fitting (24) to a connector (14), comprising a body (16) having: —a first receptacle (18) and a second receptacle (20), wherein each of said receptacles is configured for holding an end cap (22) of the tubular fitting (24), and —a connector holder (26) configured for accommodating insertion of the connector (14); wherein the unit (1) comprises a capsule (290) that is configured to be connected to said body (16) in a releasable fashion, wherein said capsule (290) comprises said second receptacle (20).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: Peripal AG
    Inventors: Stephan Fox, Mirko Meboldt, Sandra Neumann
  • Patent number: 11584504
    Abstract: A quick attach bracket includes a first portion and a second portion aligned substantially perpendicular with the first portion, a retaining ridge disposed across the first portion and extending in the direction of the second portion, and a hub disposed on the second portion and extending in the direction of the first portion. The retaining ridge is configured to receive a flange of a structure. The hub includes a sidewall that extends from the second portion in the direction of the first portion, a façade aligned with the second portion, and a rounded portion connecting the sidewall and the façade to assist with installation of the hub into a recess or through-hole of the structure. The quick attach bracket is installable by hand via hooking of the retaining ridge on the flange and insertion of the hub into the recess or through-hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: Textron Innovations, Inc.
    Inventor: Edward Francis Funke
  • Patent number: 11525526
    Abstract: A pipe hanging system for aligned installation of a pipe from a support system without the use of external measuring devices incudes a hanger assembly having one or more hanger members each having a cradle dimensioned to receive at least a portion of the pipe in a supported relation therein. The hanger members include a plurality of alignment marks disposed on and visible along at least a portion of the hanger member to facilitate positioning the hanger member relative to the support members without the use of external measuring devices. A mounting assembly to mount each hanger member to one of the plurality of support members in an aligned orientation, wherein an aligned orientation is at least partially defined by a portion of the cradle disposed a predetermined distance from a preselected portion of the support member onto which the hanger member is mounted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Inventor: Jimmie Hentkowski
  • Patent number: 11519230
    Abstract: A sensor unit for a fingerboard latch assembly that comprises a latch bracket and a latch rotatably supported on the latch bracket is mountable on the latch. The sensor unit comprises a sensor configured to sense an adjacent tubular, and a processor that processes the output of the sensor to provide a tubular monitor signal representing the presence or absence of an adjacent tubular A wireless communication unit wirelessly communicates the tubular monitor signal. This allows a wireless sensor unit to be provided that is suitable for operation in remote locations and can verify the presence or absence of tubular to ensure it is securely stored in a fingerboard.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: SALUNDA LIMITED
    Inventor: Alan Patrick John Finlay
  • Patent number: 11509079
    Abstract: Blind mate connection techniques and associated connectors are disclosed. Blind mate connectors provide connections where visual inspection at time of connection may not be available. Stacking tolerance increases when connectors have a different set of datums (e.g., a different relative orientation) relative to adjacent connectors. Different datums permit twinning two printed circuit boards (“PCBs”) prior to insertion into a slot of a chassis. Each connector may be attached to a respective PCB utilizing a spring and offset feature to provide a standoff on a respective PCB. Control of standoff and rotational movement (e.g., via brackets) allows each individual connector to have a “float” for improved insertion tolerance. Connector pairs may connect through an opening in a midplane while simultaneously connecting to the midplane. Switch trays and node trays may be inserted through opposing sides of a chassis and be connected through the midplane of that chassis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
    Inventors: Pinche Tsai, Minh Nguyen, David A. Selvidge
  • Patent number: 11460084
    Abstract: A system for mounting a signal cable to a disc brake includes a cover plate, an actuator opening in a region of the cover plate configured to allow passage of an actuation device, and a signal cable fixation member (80) for mounting the signal cable to the cover plate, the signal cable fixation member (80) including an attachment part (82) and a signal cable guiding part (84). The attachment part (82) engages with the cover plate and the signal cable guiding part (84) guides the signal cable towards a side edge of the cover plate. A connecting part (86) between the attachment part (82) and the signal cable guiding part (84) spaces apart a signal cable guide axis A of the signal cable guiding part (84) from an engagement axis B of the attachment part (82) by an offset d.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: WABCO Europe BVBA
    Inventor: Wieslaw Strzala
  • Patent number: 11442880
    Abstract: A storage drive adapter may comprise an adapter board, which may include a first and second carrier module interface to removably engage with a first and a second storage drive carrier module, respectively. The adapter board may further include a dual ported storage drive connector to engage with a complementary storage drive bay interface. The dual ported storage drive connector may include a first port to provide a first signal path from the complementary storage drive bay interface to the first carrier module interface. Similarly, the dual ported storage drive connector may also include a second port to provide a second signal path from the complementary storage drive bay interface to the second carrier module interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
    Inventors: Andrew Potter, Michael S. Bunker, Timothy A. McCree, Troy Anthony Della Fiora
  • Patent number: 11436952
    Abstract: A modular frame for supporting one or more LED panels to form a video wall, a leveling system for the video wall, and a calibration and/or cleaning system for the LED panels of the video wall. The modular frame is a framework comprising at least two support columns, a primary support beam and at least one secondary support beam wherein the at least two support columns are spaced apart with the primary support beam extending substantially laterally thereacross, and a plurality of stiffening elements. The at least one secondary support beam is an articulated support beam for suspending a column of one or more LED panels therefrom and wherein the articulation point of each of the at least one secondary support beams as connected to the primary support beam is substantially centered over the center of mass of the one or more LED panels suspended therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: MOVING IMAGE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventor: David Richards
  • Patent number: 11433844
    Abstract: A bracket for a vehicle pillar includes a panel that has a face that is defined by an upper edge and a lower edge. An attachment tab is coupled to and outwardly extends from the panel. Upper retention features are coupled to the panel. Lower retention features are coupled to the panel and are adjacent to the attachment tab. Each of the upper retention features and each of the lower retention features define an annular recess.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Beatriz Arredondo Dhruna, Alexandra Margaret Rose, Amit Chakravarty, Luis Alberto Durán Hernández
  • Patent number: 11383658
    Abstract: A supporting member is a supporting member for attaching a plurality of electrical wires to an attaching target member. The supporting member includes a plurality of electrical wire holding members each including an electrical wire holding part which can hold at least a part of an electrical wire and a connection part integrally formed with the electrical wire holding part. The plurality of electrical wire holding members are parallelly connected by the connection parts so that the plurality of electrical wires to be held by the electrical wire holding parts are parallel to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Ryuta Takakura, Tetsuya Nishimura, Syo Shiratori, Housei Mizuno
  • Patent number: 11387019
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes grommets formed of a polymeric material and adapted for holding a plurality of discrete cables. A grommet may comprise two halves, each half comprising: a main body having a generally arced outer surface, a plurality of angled cantilevered tines integrally coupled to the main body and extending generally radially inward from the main body; and a slidable interconnection feature integral with the main body, wherein the slidable interconnection feature for each respective half is dimensioned to mate with the slidable interconnection feature of the other half, allowing the two halves to slide into an interlocking position with each other when compressed together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Aviral Joshi, Ronald A. Vaccaro, Christopher Stockman
  • Patent number: 11339898
    Abstract: A modular retainer assembly is presented herein. The modular retainer assembly includes a first retainer module defining a flexible first retaining finger and a second retainer module that is distinct from and joined to the first retaining module. The second retainer module defines a flexible second retaining finger. When the first and second retainer modules are mated together, the first retaining finger is arranged opposite the second retaining finger. The first and second retaining fingers are configured to receive and retain an elongate article, such as a wire cable, between them.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Inventors: Sean P. Krompegel, David A. Myers, Jeffrey M. Handel
  • Patent number: 11324925
    Abstract: An elongate shaft management device has an upper plate and a lower plate. The lower plate has at least one groove that is sized to receive the elongate shaft. The at least one groove in the lower plate cooperates with the upper plate to capture the elongate shaft and prevent movement of the elongate shaft. The upper plate is releasably coupled to the lower plate to provide access to the elongate shaft and allow it to be manipulated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: Advanced Bifurcation Systems Inc.
    Inventors: Ashur Bourang, Henry Bourang
  • Patent number: 11262000
    Abstract: A rack system for supporting conduits, piping, wiring, etc, are provided. The rack has an inverted V shape, and a level top ridge for supporting the conduits, etc. The rack has an opening in the ridge through which a bolt extends and continues through a standoff adapted to securely fit down both sides of the inverted V.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: Robroy Industries - Texas, LLC
    Inventor: Ronald Meyer
  • Patent number: 11225906
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device (100) for maintaining at least one cooling tube (T) outside a turbomachine casing (19), comprising: a support (1), comprising an inner face turned towards the tube (T) and at least one left tab (12) for partially retaining towards the left of the tube (T), located on the side of this inner face and fastened thereto, a support (2), comprising an inner face turned towards the tube (T) and at least one right tab (22) for partially retaining towards the right the tube (T), located on the side of this inner face and fastened thereto, means (13) for fastening the support (1) to a flange (BAM) of the casing (19), means (23) for fastening the support (2) to a flange (BAV) of the casing (19), distinct from the means (13).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Gael Frederic Claude Cyrille Evain, Franck Robert Drouet, Olivier Arnaud Fabien Lambert, Paul Georges Rodrigues
  • Patent number: 11101625
    Abstract: The wire grip includes an upper grasping part provided at a base for grasping an electric wire from above; a lower grasping part arranged to face the upper grasping part with the electric wire interposed therebetween and provided to be movable in a vertical direction with respect to the base; an arrow part provided at a bottom part of the lower grasping part integrally with the lower grasping part or as a separate body; a supporting body arranged on a side opposite to the lower grasping part with the arrow part interposed therebetween, wherein the supporting body pushes the arrow part by a screw to be screwed with a lower supporting part provided at a bottom part of the base and extending in a longitudinal direction of the base; and a holding part for holding the lower grasping part to prevent it from being spaced from the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: NAGAKI SEIKI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazude Fujiwara, Kensuke Mondori, Hideo Nouchi
  • Patent number: 11101628
    Abstract: A cable management system for a cable system of a vehicle. The cable management system including a retainer having rails configured to be attached to a wire harness of the cable system. The wire harness may include cable ties that comprise of a plug configured to attach to a vehicle frame. The wire harness may also include an edge clip to also aid in the fastening of the wire harness to the vehicle. The wire harness may also include component cables attached similarly to the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: KARMA AUTOMOTIVE LLC
    Inventors: James L. Jones, Javier Hernandez
  • Patent number: 11100021
    Abstract: A storage drive adapter may comprise an adapter board, which may include a first and second carrier module interface to removably engage with a first and a second storage drive carrier module, respectively. The adapter board may further include a dual ported storage drive connector to engage with a complementary storage drive bay interface. The dual ported storage drive connector may include a first port to provide a first signal path from the complementary storage drive bay interface to the first carrier module interface. Similarly, the dual ported storage drive connector may also include a second port to provide a second signal path from the complementary storage drive bay interface to the second carrier module interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
    Inventors: Andrew Potter, Michael S. Bunker, Timothy A. McCree, Troy Anthony Della Fiora
  • Patent number: 10960755
    Abstract: Some embodiments are directed to a cover assembly for a fuel filler pipe that is disposed adjacent vehicle suspension components. The cover assembly can include a first cover portion that includes a first extension that extends in a first direction and a second extension that extends in a second direction that intersects the first extension at an angle, the first cover portion forming a channel defined by a first cover portion wall that is configured to wrap around a portion of an outer perimeter of the fuel filler pipe so as to leave a section of the outer perimeter of the fuel filler pipe exposed so as to permit movement of the exposed outer perimeter section, the first cover portion being configured to extend more than half a length of the fuel filler pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Shawn L. Bowers
  • Patent number: 10931090
    Abstract: A mount can include a bracket and a clip. The bracket can include a foot, a riser attached to the foot, and a connecting feature. The clip can include a connection portion for connecting the clip to the bracket, a retention portion with a curved configuration of at least half of a circle, and a tab portion that extends from the retention portion towards the connection portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: Kidde Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Aaron Stanley Rogers, Dharmendr Len Seebaluck
  • Patent number: 10834838
    Abstract: A data center infrastructure module enables multiple data center infrastructure systems to be simultaneously installed in a data center (as opposed to sequentially installing the respective data center infrastructure systems). The data center infrastructure module includes a collapsible frame and one or more data center infrastructure system components coupled to the collapsible frame. The data center infrastructure module may be pre-assembled remotely from a data center location and may be transported to the data center location in a collapsed state. At the data center location, the pre-assembled data center infrastructure module may be expanded and installed between self-standing frames.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter George Ross, Robert David Wilding
  • Patent number: 10697483
    Abstract: The tension bracket is configured to receive an elongated fastener to provide a connection under tension between a secondary structure and a principal support structure. The bracket has a mounting base with two substantially coplanar base sections having complementary opposed adjacent edges. The sections define a plurality of fastener openings and a profile opening. A guide member integrally extends from the sections and has parallel walls disposed above and extending perpendicular to the base sections. A pair of laterally spaced reinforcement ribs project perpendicularly from the base sections. In one embodiment, the tension bracket is formed from a single sheet of metal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: OMG, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard L. Belinda, Mark A. Dicaire, Mark J. Guthrie, Timothy F. Gillis, R. Timothy Irwin
  • Patent number: 10602636
    Abstract: An arrangement for mounting and supporting a plurality of cylindrical form or other computer systems, for example Apple Mac Pro cylindrical form computer systems, in a data center so as to optimize cooling air flow, access to cabling, and maximized use of space. A plurality of shelf assemblies is mounted to a computer center rack. Each shelf assembly comprises a tray that supports a pair of slidable sleds. Each sled supports a cylindrical form computer enclosure in an axially horizontal configuration, and includes a sled face that exposes a top surface of a computer enclosure. Air flow perforations in the sled face direct air into the space behind the sled face and across a mounted computer enclosure. The tray and sled provides a convenient arrangement for power and communications cabling, as well as directs a cooling air flow through openings in the trays and sleds upwardly across computer enclosures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: MACSTADIUM, INC.
    Inventors: Gregory P. McGraw, Michael A. Landreth
  • Patent number: 10568408
    Abstract: A suspension device for hanging seats and hammocks including apertures arranged in a basic body for receiving and guiding a suspension rope. The basic body is realized in at least two parts and is composed of an upper part which receives the suspension rope to be length-adjustable and a lower part which is movably mounted on the upper part and comprises at least one holding body for the fastening of the hanging seat or the hammock. A first aperture enters into the upper part of the basic body approximately at the top for receiving and guiding the suspension rope and exits out of the upper part again from a side outlet opening. A second aperture extends in the upper part of the basic body and exits from the upper body on both sides and comprises an inlet opening below the side outlet opening of the first aperture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: LA SIESTA GMBH
    Inventor: Jean-Christophe Meillan
  • Patent number: 10411452
    Abstract: A device for fastening of cables includes two saddles to be joined onto a cable and provided with seats for housing the cable, the seats having a plurality of tongues that elastically deform when the saddles are closed around the cable, each of the seats having a rigid frame to which the plurality of elastically deformable tongues is secured and sides directed longitudinally and sides having a curvilinear profile following the semi-circular cross-section of the cable. A row of tongues is fastened, at one end, to the side of the frame, and the free opposed end is raised, in the rest position, towards the interior of the seat for housing the cable. A row of tongues is further provided that is fastened, at their end, to the side of the frame, and the free opposed end is raised, in the rest position, towards the interior of the seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Inventor: Alberto Varale
  • Patent number: 10327351
    Abstract: An arrangement for mounting and supporting a plurality of cylindrical form or other computer systems, for example Apple Mac Pro cylindrical form computer systems, in a data center so as to optimize cooling air flow, access to cabling, and maximized use of space. A plurality of shelf assemblies is mounted to a computer center rack. Each shelf assembly comprises a tray that supports a pair of slidable sleds. Each sled supports a cylindrical form computer enclosure in an axially horizontal configuration, and includes a sled face that exposes a top surface of a computer enclosure. Air flow perforations in the sled face direct air into the space behind the sled face and across a mounted computer enclosure. The tray and sled provides a convenient arrangement for power and communications cabling, as well as directs a cooling air flow through openings in the trays and sleds upwardly across computer enclosures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: MACSTADIUM, INC.
    Inventors: Gregory P. McGraw, Michael A. Landreth
  • Patent number: 10288891
    Abstract: Integrating rod modules are disclosed comprising a plurality of single and/or solid integrating rods that are mated together by straps. Such modules tend to comprise a greater length than the single and/or solid integrating rods and provide good illumination to a modulator that light from a light source is transmitted through the integrating rod module. The straps may comprise a material (e.g., glass) that has substantially same or similar thermal characteristics as the integrating rods. The straps may be glued to the integrating rods by a glue having a substantially different (e.g., lower) index of refraction than the integrating rods, so as not to disturb the internal reflectance of the rods. The straps may be reinforced by braces that may allow the integrating rod module to be set within a projection display system at an angle substantially different from horizontal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation
    Inventors: Duane Scott Dewald, Nathan Wainwright, Douglas J. Gorny, Martin J. Richards
  • Patent number: 10247344
    Abstract: A fluid passage structure includes a first flow passage and a second flow passage crossing with each other via a crossing portion in a casing, the crossing portion including a pair of arc-shape recessed portions formed to be a pair of arc-shape lines arranged in line symmetrical positions with respect to an axis of the second flow passage in a view along an axis of the first flow passage, each arc-shape line being a part of a cross sectional contour of the first flow passage; and an inside projecting portion formed between the arc-shape recessed portions to project toward an inside of the first flow passage by connecting each end of the arc-shape lines, each end being closer to the axis of the second flow passage than the other end of a corresponding one of the arc-shape lines in the view along the axis of the first flow passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: Sugino Machine Limited
    Inventor: Sho Sato
  • Patent number: 10215308
    Abstract: A device for securing at least one pipe of a building is provided. The device has a first generally curved clamp which secures a first pipe and a first generally flat surface. The first generally flat surface may be secured directly to a stud of a wall or the device may not be secured to a stud and instead may be merely secured to the first pipe so that additional pipes may be secured to the first pipe. The first generally flat surface has an extended second generally flat surface having openings which may receive additional clamps for securing at least a second and/or a third pipe clamp. The second and/or third clamps may be located on the opposing side of the device as the first generally curved clamp. In an embodiment, the second and/or third generally curved clamps may rotate three hundred and sixty-five degrees so as to secure the second and/or third pipe in, for example, a parallel or perpendicular orientation with respect to the first pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: HAP TECHNOLOGIES CO.
    Inventor: Tomas Bartos
  • Patent number: 9999568
    Abstract: The present invention is an alignment device for a bag containing one or more ports. The alignment device is attached to either the one or more ports or to the bag adjacent the one or more ports. The plate has an indicator or a unique outer edge shape that is designed to fit into a corresponding unique opening in a holder to ensure proper alignment of the bag and its port(s) in the holder. The plate is has a series of holes equal to and in alignment with the one or more ports of the bag and the port(s) extend through the holes of the plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2018
    Assignee: EMD Millipore Corporation
    Inventors: James Hobson, James Austin, Boris Pesakovich, Elias G. Noukas, Thomas Janko, Shaun McMahon
  • Patent number: 9927047
    Abstract: A clamp including a first bracket having a first base plate with a first mating surface and a first curved edge, a first channel and a second channel; a second bracket having a second base plate with a second mating surface and a second curved edge, a third channel and a fourth channel; wherein the first base plate is clamped to the second base plate such that the first and third channels engage the first pipe section and such that the second and fourth channels engage the second pipe section; and wherein the first curved edge aligns with the second curved edge to form a joint line that is configured to extend in continuous abutment with a continuously curved pipe edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventor: Jose Luis Muniz
  • Patent number: 9849227
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an organizer for releasably accommodating components of blood tube sets for different extracorporeal blood treatment options, in particular for dialysis methods, by means of a blood treatment apparatus, as well as methods for manufacturing and preparing an organizer of the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: Fresenius Medical Care Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Jürgen Klewinghaus, Michael Herrenbauer, Christine Nachbaur-Sturm, Giovanni Di Rienzo, Reinhold Reiter
  • Patent number: 9835272
    Abstract: Each spaced apart support for a cable run in a preferred form includes a hook having a relatively narrower width along the direction of the cable run. A respective extender attached above each hook has a greater length along the cable run than the width of the support in the direction of the cable run, and the extenders thereby provide extended support for cable resting on the extenders along the cable run. Each extender has a slight downward curvature. The opposite ends of each extender have a sharp downward curvature so that the extenders will support resting cable passing over the supports and avoid damage to the cable passing off the extender. A plurality of the supports may be spaced apart at a greater interval such that the longitudinal ends of adjacent extenders are spaced apart defining an acceptable length gap over which the cable run passes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: MONOSYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventor: Jordan Handler