18th week of 2022 patent applcation highlights part 36 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20220136231 | ADJUSTABLE LIVING SPACE - A living space is disclosed including one or more adjustable or reconfigurable rooms. A room may be made reconfigurable by including fixed walls and a frame that is mounted to move in a first direction between a first position coextensive with the fixed walls and a second position that is extended relative to the fixed walls. The room may further include panels mounted in the frame configured to move in a second direction, orthogonal to the first direction, to seal off a front of the room. In examples, the panels may store against the frame when not in use. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136232 | FLOOR TO WALL CONNECTOR - A floor to wall connector is provided. The floor to wall connector comprises a wall bracket and a floor bracket. The wall bracket includes a floor receiver. The wall bracket is configured to connect to a wall panel. The floor bracket includes an opening. The floor bracket is configured to connect to a floor panel. The floor receiver of the wall bracket is configured to insert into the opening of the floor bracket thereby connecting the wall panel to the floor panel. A floor and wall system including the floor to wall connector and a method of connecting a wall panel to a floor panel via the floor to wall connector is also provided. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136233 | Wall Mountable Bracket Assembly - A bracket assembly isolates shear forces from fasteners to realize the full tensile load capability of the fasteners. The fasteners extend from a base plate and are embedded within a structure such as a poured concrete wall. Receptacles defined by the base plate receive bosses which extend from a mounting plate which overlies the base plate. The fasteners also retain the mounting plate to the base plate. Shear forces applied in the plane of the mounting plate are reacted between the bosses and the receptacles, the fasteners being isolated from the shear forces using oversized holes in the mounting plate to ensure that the fasteners experience primarily tensile loads. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136234 | CROSS-LAMINATED TIMBER (CLT) PANEL CONNECTION - A Cross-Laminated Timber (CLT) connection is provided that can be used to connect at least two CLT components such as CLT panels. The CLT joint includes a first CLT component, a second CLT component, and a spline. The first CLT component includes a first recessed channel. The second CLT component includes a second recessed channel. A first end of the spline is configured to nest within the first recessed channel. A second end of the spline is configured to nest within the second recessed channel. The CLT panel includes a first CLT side and a second CLT side. The first CLT side includes a recessed channel. The second CLT side may be opposite the first CLT side and includes a grooved extension. The grooved extension and the recessed channel have complimentary patterns. A CLT panel system is also provided comprising a plurality of CLT panels. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136235 | WALL AND CEILING ACOUSTICAL ISOLATOR - An acoustical isolating device used to minimize or eliminate noise or vibrations between the walls/ceilings and building structures is contemplated. The contemplated device includes a specially designed/configured steel spring with unique structural elements, cylindrical grommets, and a washer releasably affixed to one of the grommets. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136236 | FIRE-RESISTANT COMPOSITE STRUCTURAL BUILDING PANELS - A composite skinned panel is disclosed which uses, in some embodiments, a combination of cementitious, insulative and ablative core materials to provide a building panel which can effectively meet a variety of different commercial, residential and marine fire codes. For example, one such fire test is an A60 fire rating (International Marine Organization (IMO) A60 Class A Bulkhead), which establishes that the panel provide 60 minutes of protection from a front side temperature of 1750° F. without raising the internal temperature more than 250° F. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136237 | CONSTRUCTION DAMPER WITH AT LEAST ONE AT LEAST IN REGIONS LADDER-LIKE CONSTRUCTED THRUST DAMPING PART - The present invention relates to a construction damper with at least one at least in regions ladder-like constructed thrust damping part which has a spatial structure wherein at least two transverse beams are connected in two different alignments to at least two longitudinal beams and wherein the damping effect is achieved by thrust force damping in the transverse beams. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136238 | Interlocking Composite Construction Block - Embodiments relate to an enhanced method for building walls by primarily reducing the time for assembly. The design is for a molded multi-segment plastic composite construction block that interlocks horizontally, vertically and orthogonally with a clearance-fit, does not require mortar for structural integrity and is self-aligning. The blocks are molded out of natural-fiber reinforced thermoplastic composites with thermal expansion coefficient less than 0.0002 per degree Celsius and compression strength greater than 60 MPa. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136239 | HANGING WALL SYSTEMS WITH DIFFUSE LIGHTING - The organization of a room is challenging when the use of space can vary. A hanging wall system or hanging partition system is provided to divide the space in a room. The hanging wall system includes a light system that illuminates the space and diffuses the light. The hanging wall system includes an exterior body defining a void therein and an internal structure positioned within the void. The internal structure includes one or more lights that illuminate the exterior body. Hanging supports, such as wires, extend from the top of the internal structure. The internal structure supports the exterior body. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136240 | SANITARY SHIELD - Example aspects of a sanitary shield and a method of folding a sanitary shield are disclosed. The sanitary shield can comprise a lower shield defining a upper end and a lower end, the lower shield comprising a lower center wall, a first lower sidewall angled relative to the lower center wall, and a second lower sidewall angled relative to the lower center wall, the lower end of the lower shield configured to rest on a support surface; and an upper shield coupled to the lower shield at the upper end, the upper shield comprising an upper center wall, a first upper sidewall angled relative to the upper center wall, and a second upper sidewall angled relative to the upper center wall, wherein the sanitary shield is positionable in an upright configuration, each of the lower shield and upper shield oriented substantially vertical in the upright configuration. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136241 | PREFABRICATED MODULES FOR WOOD FRAME BUILDING CONSTRUCTION - Modules providing structural platforms for floors, ceilings, walls, and a roof of a wood frame building are shown and described. Once installed, modules receive suitable finishing materials providing continuous, flat surfaces, with exceptions for penetrations. Each module may include a wood perimeter, upper joist boards or roof rafters, coupled to the wood perimeter at relatively high positions thereon, and lower joist boards or roof rafters coupled to the bounded wood perimeter at relatively low positions thereon. Within each module, each upper joist board or upper roof rafter has a lowermost edge above a level of an uppermost edge of each said lower joist board or lower roof rafter. A gap between the lowermost edge and every lower joist board or roof rafter accommodates ducts, wiring, and plumbing. Each upper joist board or roof rafter is staggered in plan view relative to the lower joist boards or roof rafters. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136242 | ICE AND SNOW RETENTION SYSTEM - A retention system may comprise a bracket, a bar system, a seal and a bonded washer. The bracket may have a first portion and a second portion. The first portion and the second portion may be operatively coupled together at an angle θ. The bracket may also have a texture. The bracket may define a mounting surface. The bar system may comprise a bar installable in the bracket. The seal may be installable in the bracket and disposed beneath the mounting surface. The bonded washer may be installable on and compressible against the mounting surface. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136243 | CEILING PANEL - A ceiling panel of which both end portions in a second direction are held on a ceiling base having a long shape extending in a first direction and being provided in parallel spaced in a second direction the ceiling panel includes a panel body, a hooked portion, and a hooking portion. The hooking portion has a folded part formed by being bent into a room side from a tip end portion in an extending direction of an extension portion extending outward in the first direction from the second end portion in the first direction, and by being further folded inward in the first direction, and the hooked portion keeps hooking and holding of the folded part with a second end portion in the first direction of an adjacent ceiling panel to be provided in the first direction being positioned upward further than the first end portion in the first direction. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136244 | PURLIN CLIP ASSEMBLY AND SYSTEM - A weight-bearing system for hanging items from the roof structure of a metal building is disclosed. The system includes a purlin with at least one flange, a span aperture in the vertical span of the purlin, a clip that attaches to the purlin using the span aperture, and a fastener on the clip for transferring weight applied to the fastener to the clip and to the vertical span of said purlin. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136245 | CEILING TILE CONTROL AND GRID SUPPORT CLIP - A clip for use with a runner of a drop ceiling including a first half with a first support section comprising a first fastener aperture and a first support aperture, a first control section configured to contact the adjacent first ceiling tile, and a first retaining section below the first section comprising a first retaining tab configured to impede the travel of a first side of a bulb. The clip further includes a second half with a second support section comprising a second fastener aperture and a second support aperture, a second control section configured to contact the adjacent second ceiling tile, a second retaining section comprising a second retaining tab configured to grip a second side of the bulb, the second side opposite the first side, a fastener to couple the first half to the second half, a support element to couple the clip to an external support. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136246 | MOUNTING HARDWARE AND MOUNTING SYSTEM FOR VERTICAL PANELS - A mounting clip and a system for mounting a vertical panel from a support member suspended from a ceiling. The mounting clip has a panel mounting section, a support member receiving portion, and a movable mounting section. The support member receiving portion extends from the panel mounting section. The movable mounting section can be rotated relative to the support member receiving portion to secure the mounting clip to the support member. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136247 | LIGHTWEIGHT, WOOD-FREE STRUCTURAL INSULATION SHEATHING - A structural insulation sheathing (SIS) comprises: a first upper facial member, a second lower facial member and an insulation member in intimate, planar contact with both the first upper member and second lower members. The first and second facial members are made from the same reinforcing fiber material less than about 3/16 inch thick. The insulation member comprises a foam layer, said structural insulation sheathing having at least 10×, preferably 15 to 20 times greater strength than its individual components. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136248 | GRID FIXING APPARATUS HAVING SPACER-INTEGRATED RETAINING CLIP FOR GRID REINFORCEMENT AND GRID FIXING METHOD USING THE SAME - The present disclosure provides a grid fixing apparatus including a spacer-integrated retaining clip and a grid fixing method using the same capable of integrally forming a retaining clip and a spacer, forming a grid fixing apparatus to be tacked into an object through an anchor pin to firmly fix a grid reinforcement material to a surface or an outer side of the object, and fixing the grid reinforcement material in vertical and horizontal directions to precisely construct the grid reinforcement material and capable of being applied to all grid reinforcement materials manufactured in a lattice shape, such as a metallic mesh, a geogrid, and a textile grid made of a high-strength fiber, and being utilized in construction of a grid reinforcement material to which various binders such as concrete, mortar, a pavement material, and a finishing material are applied. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136249 | SELF-ADHERED ROOFING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Some embodiments of the present disclosure relate to roofing systems. In some embodiments, the roofing system includes a deck, a roofing material, and an underlayment configured to be positioned between the roofing material and the deck. In some embodiments, the underlayment comprises a foil layer and an adhesive layer that is attached to the foil layer and configured to be attached to the deck. Methods of manufacturing roofing systems are also disclosed. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136250 | Gutter Assembly and Cover - A gutter assembly comprising: a gutter having a front gutter wall having a front inner lip; and a gutter cover comprising: a front cover mounting portion including: a rim abutting segment superposable to the front inner lip; and a lip retaining member resiliently and deflectably connected to the rim abutting segment, the lip retaining member extending downwardly and including a lip retaining segment extending forwardly from a rearward segment end of the rim abutting segment to define a lip receiving recess thereinbetween for receiving the front inner lip of the gutter, the lip retaining member further comprising a guiding member extending rearwardly and downwardly from the lip retaining segment, the lip retaining member being resiliently deflectable rearwardly by the guiding member abutting the front inner lip upon engagement of the gutter cover with the gutter. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136251 | Raised Arc Rain Gutter Debris Preclusion Device - A gutter debris preclusion device for use with a gutter attached to a building, comprising a support structure being substantially rigid and having a recess with a plurality of apertures and a plurality of ribs; a screen having a plurality of apertures and being at least partially disposed on the ribs of the support structure; and, wherein a cross-sectional profile of the screen has an arc shape. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136252 | Gutter Hanger - A gutter hanger with radiused deep vertical side walls to improve the hanger strength with a surface suitable for attaching accessories such as Christmas lights or heat tape. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136253 | RETRACTABLE SHADE STRUCTURES - A shade structure is provided that includes a frame assembly, a retractable shade assembly, and a drive system. The frame assembly includes a plurality of upright poles and a plurality of beams coupled therewith. The retractable shade assembly is coupled with the plurality of beams. The retractable shade assembly includes a shade section assembly that has a plurality of elongate bars and a shade section extending therebetween. The elongate bars are spread apart from each other to spread the shade section in an extended shade configuration. The elongate bars are moved toward each other in a retracted configuration wherein the shade section looped vertically between adjacent elongate bars. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136254 | STEP CLIP FASTENING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A method of assembling a deck board by using a step clip fastening device is disclosed. The method comprising the steps of fastening the step clip fastening device onto a joist by using a plurality of fastening tools; sliding a first end of the deck board into an inner cavity of a step clip attached at a first end of the step clip fastening device; and snapping a second end of the deck board into an inner cavity of a corresponding step clip facing the step clip attached at the first end of the step clip fastening device to form a mating relationship between the deck board and the step clip fastening device. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136255 | SECURING MEMBER AND WALL STRUCTURE - Provided are a wall structure that has high strength and can stably support a wall material, and a securing member that is used in the wall structure. The wall structure includes a securing member | 2022-05-05 |
20220136256 | Panel and Covering Comprising the Same - The present invention relates to a panel and to a covering including a plurality of such panels. The present invention particularly relates to floor panels, and more in particular to laminated floor panels, hardwood floor panels, solid wood floor panels, or PVC based floor panels. The invention proposes a coupling of the tongues of different adjacent panels that are arranged on the short side of those panels by a tongue of a further panel that is arranged on the long side of that panel. Compared to prior art panels, an improved coupling between the short sides of adjacent panels can be achieved, reducing the likelihood that these panels become detached. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136257 | PANEL AND COVERING FORMED WITH SUCH PANELS - A panel includes a top side, a bottom side and a first edge extending between the top and bottom side and having a first coupling part; and a second edge extending between the top and bottom side and having a second coupling part. The coupling parts make it possible to produce a horizontal and vertical lock between two such panels by means of a vertical movement of the one panel with respect to the other panel. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136258 | MULTILAYER STRUCTURE FOR PRODUCING A PRINTED AND LINOLEUM-BASED FLOOR OR WALL COVERING - The invention relates to a multilayer structure ( | 2022-05-05 |
20220136259 | Anti-Slip, Noise Reducing Pad Directly Applied And Adhered To The Back of Flooring Materials and Method - Flooring material has an anti-slip, noise reducing pad directly self-adhered to a bottom surface. The pad is formed by applying a foamable PVC material is directly on the bottom surface of the flooring and heating the PVC material to foam the PVC material. The PVC material may then be cooled to form the pad with a definite formed shape having a resilient outer surface layer and a spongy foamy inner structure. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136260 | DEVICE FOR LEVELING AND ALIGNING TILES AND METHOD FOR LEVELING AND ALIGNING TILES - A device for leveling and aligning tiles and method for leveling and aligning tiles are disclosed. In one embodiment, the leveling device includes a body and two spaced and parallel strip members extending transversely from the body. Each of the spaced and parallel strip members extend to the front and rear of the body. Two opposing lateral open windows are formed in the body. A breakaway section is defined along the body. A wedge device is provided for penetrating one or more of the two opposing lateral open windows and exerting a force on the tiles for leveling them relative to each other. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136261 | DEVICE FOR LEVELING AND ALIGNING TILES AND METHOD FOR LEVELING AND ALIGNING TILES - A device for leveling and aligning tiles and method for leveling and aligning tiles are disclosed. In one embodiment, the leveling device includes a body and two spaced and parallel strip members extending transversely from the body. Each of the spaced and parallel strip members extend to the front and rear of the body. Two opposing lateral open windows are formed in the body. A breakaway section is defined along the body. A wedge device is provided for penetrating one or more of the two opposing lateral open windows and exerting a force on the tiles for leveling them relative to each other. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136262 | DEVICE FOR LEVELING AND ALIGNING TILES AND METHOD FOR LEVELING AND ALIGNING TILES - A device for leveling and aligning tiles and method for leveling and aligning tiles are disclosed. In one embodiment, the leveling device includes a body and two spaced and parallel strip members extending transversely from the body. Each of the spaced and parallel strip members extend to the front and rear of the body. Two opposing lateral open windows are formed in the body. A breakaway section is defined along the body. A wedge device is provided for penetrating one or more of the two opposing lateral open windows and exerting a force on the tiles for leveling them relative to each other. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136263 | DEVICE FOR LEVELING AND ALIGNING TILES AND METHOD FOR LEVELING AND ALIGNING TILES - A device for leveling and aligning tiles and method for leveling and aligning tiles are disclosed. In one embodiment, the leveling device includes a body and two spaced and parallel strip members extending transversely from the body. Each of the spaced and parallel strip members extend to the front and rear of the body. Two opposing lateral open windows are formed in the body. A breakaway section is defined along the body. A wedge device is provided for penetrating one or more of the two opposing lateral open windows and exerting a force on the tiles for leveling them relative to each other. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136264 | Plastic Liner for Covering a Lift Basket - A light weight plastic liner adapted for receipt over an aerial lift basket. The lift basket mounted on a wheeled boom or scissor lift. The liner includes a floor cover and four side covers for covering an inside and an outside of four sides of a frame on the lift basket. Also, the liner includes a removable door cover for covering a hinged door on the lift basket. Further, the liner includes a bungee cord in a bottom seam of the liner for holding the liner in place on the lift basket. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136265 | Hose Management System for Large Format 3D Printing System - A hose management system for a 3D printing system having a print medium pump and a print nozzle may include a base, a vertical tower extending upward from the base, a vertical pipe rotatably coupled to the vertical tower, a boom pipe extending laterally outward from and rotating with the vertical pipe, a stick connected to the boom pipe for relative rotation about at least two perpendicular axes, and a print hose connected between the boom pipe and the print nozzle so that the vertical pipe, the boom pipe and the print hose place the print medium pump in fluid communication with the print nozzle. The print hose may be suspended from the stick such that the vertical pipe, the boom pipe, the stick and the print hose follow movement of the print nozzle by the 3D printing system to print a 3D object. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136266 | JOINING PART FOR A SYSTEM FOR PARTITIONING AND PROTECTING A PREMISES, PROP AND PARTITIONING SYSTEM PROVIDED WITH SUCH A JOINING PART, AND METHOD FOR IMPLEMENTATION THEREOF - A joining part for a multipurpose system for partitioning a premise and protecting it, regardless of its configuration, in particular angular, includes a contact pad with a bearing surface comprising a cylinder. Two superposed rings are fitted around the cylinder of the pad and are mounted so as to rotate with respect to one another. Each ring includes a protrusion for fastening a longitudinal element of the partitioning system. The joining part also includes a support base for a telescopic prop. The support base and the contact pad include complementary fastening means configured such that the rings are free to rotate about the cylinder but butt against the pad and the base. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136267 | SWIMMING POOL CONSTRUCTION - A pool shell including a wall, a floor and a region of curvature running along a bottom of the wall and connecting the wall to the floor. A fastener-receiving formation, on an exterior of the region of curvature is for rigidly connecting the bottom to a support. Also discussed is a swimming pool including a pool shell, having a wall and two or more upright supports. The wall has a top, a bottom, a first elongate stiffening portion and an exterior. The upright supports are spaced along the exterior. The first elongate stiffening portion runs along the wall and is positioned more than 250 mm from each of the top and the bottom. Each of the upright supports are rigidly connected to the first elongate stiffening portion and at least one of the top and the bottom, and predominantly formed of elongate rigid members. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136268 | Flexible Net Dome for Outdoor Pools - A dome shaped roof structure for outdoor pools, both above ground pools and with minimal modification inground pools, that does not interfere with the use of the pool consisting of a plurality of flexibility poles supported by the pool, with a flexible tension ring holding the pole ends together over the center of the pool and a net fabric material that covers the pole and tension ring frame which is secured around the top of the pool. The roof structure works for all shapes and many sizes of pools providing protection from bugs and debris while still maintaining the outdoor experience. The high flexibility of the frame and tension ring allows winds and rain to flow thru without damage to the roof during inclement weather. The low number of elements that make up the roof structure make it inexpensive as well as easy to assemble, dismantle and store. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136269 | Swimming Pool/Spa Gas Heater Inlet Mixer System And Associated Methods - An inlet mixer system for a gas heater includes a housing in fluid communication with an inlet of a combustion blower, and first and second mixer inserts, each removably positionable within the housing. Each mixer insert includes a body defining a mixing chamber, an air intake, and a plurality of orifices disposed radially about the body and extending through the body, which provide respective volumetric flow rates of a fuel gas. When the first mixer insert is positioned within the housing, the inlet mixer system is configured for use with a first fuel gas, and when the second mixer insert is positioned within the housing, the inlet mixer system is configured for use with a second fuel gas. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136270 | Systems And Methods For Managing Bodies Of Water - A managed water system can include a first body of water contained in a vessel. The managed water system can also include at least one sensor device that measures at least one parameter associated with the first body of water. The managed water system can further include a circulation system that circulates the body of water relative to the vessel. The managed water system can also include a controller communicably coupled to the at least one sensor device and the circulation system. The controller can control the circulation system, and receive measurements of the at least one parameter made by the at least one sensor device. The controller can also evaluate the measurements using multiple algorithms, and communicate a result of evaluating the measurements. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136271 | CONSTRUCTIONS OF AUTOMATIC SWIMMING POOL CLEANERS - Automatic swimming pool cleaners (APCs) may include separate chassis and bodies. Such constructions may facilitate assembly and disassembly of certain components of the APCs, with or without using tools. APCs with separate chassis and bodies may enable quick and easy access to motor assemblies of the APC, and bodies of the APCs may be readily interchanged on a common chassis. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136272 | SINGLE-ROW MULTILAYER STORAGE WAREHOUSE SYSTEM WITH VERTICAL AVOIDANCE - A single-row multilayer storage warehouse system comprises a plurality of storage layers, a plurality of storage warehouse lifting apparatus, shafts arranged at both ends and/or in the middle of the storage warehouse system, a plurality of supporting mechanisms, a supporting mechanism lifting apparatus and a plurality of self-delivering trolleys. Each storage layer is provided with a plurality of storage shelf groups arranged symmetrically side by side; each storage shelf comprises a first supporting component for storing goods and a first rail; the first supporting component is arranged at the lower part of the storage shelf; the first rail is arranged at the upper part of the storage shelf; the self-delivering trolleys is capable of running between the rails of the storage shelves on the lower layer and the bottom of the first supporting component of the storage shelves on the layer. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136273 | VEHICLE PARKING GUIDE AND METHOD OF USE - A vehicle parking guide includes an elongated body having a triangular cross-sectional shape. Included on one of the sides of the triangular body is an adhesive section. The adhesive section allows the triangular body to be selectively attached to a floor surface, such as that of a garage, to mark a desired parking location. The vehicle parking guide is positioned so that one of the tires of a vehicle must pass up and over the apex of the guide. The physical sensation of rolling up and over the triangular shape of the parking guide serves as feedback to the vehicle's driver to stop the vehicle after the parking guide is passed over, thereby parking the vehicle precisely at the predetermined parking location. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136274 | DEVICE FOR IMPACTING ATMOSPHERE BY ELECTONS | 2022-05-05 |
20220136275 | TEMPORARY SHELTER - A temporary shelter that is easy to assemble and disassemble and suitable for use in providing, for example, medical and healthcare services to patients having infectious diseases, as temporary drop-off testing facilities, and/or as emergency housing for the homeless. In one embodiment, the shelters are comprised of one or more modules, which, in turn, are comprised of a PVC pipe structure, a skin covering the structure, zipper doors, and a floor. The modules may be attached to pre-existing structures, attached to other modules to form a larger shelter, or left as a standalone shelter. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136276 | PORTABLE SHELTERS - A portable shelter includes a frame structure with a plurality of pole structures. In some embodiments, a pole structure includes telescopically movable pole portions and a spring-biasing mechanism configured to bias one pole portion away from the other. In some embodiments, a center hub structure of the portable shelter includes a locking mechanism for engaging one of the pole portions to interfere with telescopic movement of the pole structure. In some embodiments, a pole structure includes a flexible portion attached to a first rigid portion, and a second rigid portion that is movable relative to the first rigid portion. The second rigid portion is pivotable or telescopically movable between a first position in which the second rigid portion overlaps the first rigid portion such that the flexible portion is free to flex, and a second position in which the second rigid portion overlaps and restrains the flexible portion. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136277 | TENT SYSTEM - Various implementations include a tent system that includes a cover and base. The cover includes a cover frame and a canopy. The cover frame includes two or more cover frame members that are removably couplable to each other. The canopy is couplable to, and extendable between, the cover frame. The base includes three or more legs, a base frame, one or more base hubs, and a base support. The base frame includes two or more base frame members. The legs are removably couplable to the base hubs. Each of the base frame members are removably couplable to each other and/or to one or more base hubs. The base support is couplable to the base frame such that the base support is extendable between base frame members. The cover frame members are removably couplable to the base hubs such that a chamber is defined by the canopy and the base support. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136278 | SOLAR PROTECTION OR WIND PROTECTION DEVICE - Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to solar/wind protection devices. In one example embodiment, a protection device includes a plurality of longitudinal rods including longitudinally coupled longitudinal sub-rods, a plurality of transverse rods including longitudinally coupled transverse sub-rods, and at least one covering unit stretched between the longitudinal rods. The transverse rods at least partially connect the plurality of longitudinal rods to one another, and at least one transverse rod includes at least one tension adjusting device for adjusting the tension of the at least one covering unit in the transverse direction. The at least one tension adjusting device is arranged between two transverse sub-rods of the plurality of transverse rods. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136279 | OUTDOOR PRIVACY ENCLOSURE - An outdoor privacy enclosure that includes three or more elongated tubes to form three or more corners of the outdoor privacy enclosure; three or more sheets that extend between the three or more elongated tubes and can form upstanding walls of the outdoor privacy enclosure; a base sheet that extends between bottom edges of the three or more sheets to form a bottom of the outdoor privacy enclosure. The top of the outdoor privacy enclosure is open. Three or more stakes that could penetrate in a ground can support the three or more elongated tubes in an upright position on the ground. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136280 | TRANSPORTABLE FOLDING DOOR - A transportable folding door includes a folding door body and a door handle bar arranged on a side of the folding door body. A handle is arranged on the door handle bar. The folding door body is made of a flexible polyester material. The door handle bar is formed by splicing a plurality of supporting bars, and a connecting assembly is arranged between two adjacent supporting bars. Connecting holes are separately formed at a connection of the two adjacent connected supporting bars, and the connecting assembly is fixedly connected to the connecting holes of the two adjacent connected supporting bars. The connecting assembly includes a clamping bar with a U-shaped cross section, connecting columns, and a connecting piece. Both ends of the clamping bar are separately provided with receiving holes corresponding to the connecting holes on the two adjacent connected supporting bars. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136281 | Sanitizing Door Handle - Various implementations of the invention are directed toward a sanitizing door handle and/or components of such sanitizing door handle that sanitizes the door handle during use. Various implementations of the invention are directed toward a gravity-fed sanitizing door handle and/or components of such sanitizing door handle. Various implementations of the invention are directed to a hand sanitizing dispenser that dispenses a fluid, such as a sanitizing fluid, onto hand(s) of a user when the user operates or otherwise engages a door handle, such as, but not limited to, the sanitizing door handles discussed above. In some implementations of the invention, the fluid is dispensed directly onto the hands of the user. In some implementations of the invention, the fluid is dispensed through dispensers and onto the hands of the user through contact with the dispensers. In some implementations of the invention, the fluid is dispensed onto the exterior of the sanitizing door handle and is subsequently passed onto the hands of the user through contact with the sanitizing door handle. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136282 | LOCK HOUSING DEVICE AND KEY STRUCTURE - An apparatus includes an enclosure, a central processing unit, a power source, a first distance measuring device, a first compressible member, and a first housing pin, where the central processing unit is electrically coupled to the power source and the first distance measuring device. A first end of the first compressible member is mechanically coupled to a first end of the first housing pin and a second end of the first compressible member is mechanically coupled to an inner surface of the enclosure. The first distance measuring device positioned at the second end of the first compressible member, where the first distance measuring device is configured to measure a first distance to the first end of the first housing pin. A first key pin of a key structure disposed in the enclosure, where the first key pin is configured to compress the first compressible member the first distance. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136283 | DEVICE FOR CLOSING AND OPENING AND/OR FOR LOCKING AND UNLOCKING DOORS, IN PARTICULAR DOORS OF HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES SUCH AS WASHING MACHINES OR THE LIKE - A device for closing and opening doors and/or hatches and/or similar components, in particular of household appliances such as washing machines, in particular with top loading, dishwashers and similar household appliances, said device comprising a closing and opening assembly adapted to be fixed to one of a fixed part and the hatch of a household appliance and including a closing and opening element which is adapted to be switched by translation between a first end-stop position and a second end-stop position and vice versa; wherein said device comprises a permission element which is adapted to be switched by translation between a first end-stop own position thereof and a second end-stop own position thereof and vice versa, and wherein said permission element, during the translation thereof from said first end-stop own position thereof to said second end-stop own position thereof, is adapted to be locked in a third intermediate own position thereof between said first and second end-stop own positions thereof. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136284 | Unmanned Retail Device, Automatic Vending System, and Settlement Method After Powering Off and Then Powering On - An unmanned retail device, an automatic vending system, and a settlement method after powering off and then powering on. The unmanned retail device includes a cabinet body , and a door body; an electric mortise lock configured to lock the door body and enable the door be latching when power failure occurs; a door opening/closing detection device configured to detect opening/closing of the door body; and a main control board electrically connected to the electric mortise lock and the door opening/closing detection device respectively and configured to control, when it is re-powered after power failure, the door opening/closing detection device to detect the opening/closing of the door body. The unmanned retail device is capable of resetting the electric mortise lock when it is re-powered after power failure in a power supply system, ensuring that the door body can be re-closed, and finishing shopping settlement of a last user. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136285 | ELECTRONIC LOCK - An electronic lock for securing a door or access panel. The electronic lock includes a housing and a plunger that is moveably mounted to the housing between a latched position of the electronic lock and an unlatched position of the electronic lock. A rotator is rotatably mounted to the housing between an unlocked position and a locked position. In the locked position of the rotator, the plunger is prevented from moving to the unlatched position, and, in the unlocked position of the rotator, the plunger is permitted to move to the unlatched position. A motor has an output shaft that is configured to rotate the rotator between the locked position and the unlocked position. A spring is configured to resist movement of the output shaft between the locked position and the unlocked position. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136286 | Steel Frame Door Locking Assembly - A frame door locking assembly suited for reinforcing doors with additional security measures is presented. The frame door locking assembly comprises a mounting frame, at least one track assembly, at least one latch assembly, at least one actuator, and a processing unit. The at least one track assembly traverses along the mounting frame. The at least one latch assembly is distributed about the mounting frame. The at least one latch assembly is hingedly connected to the at least one track assembly. The at least one actuator is connected adjacent to the mounting frame. The at least one actuator is operatively engaged to the at least one track assembly, where the at least one actuator is configured to move the at least one track assembly in a locked configuration and an unlocked configuration. The processing unit is electronically connected to the at least one actuator. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136287 | LOCK FOR SLIDING CLOSURE - A locking apparatus for a sliding closure slidable within a frame is disclosed. The locking apparatus comprises at least one locking tang movable transversely to the closure plane, between a locking position and a release position wherein, when in the locking position the locking tang extends laterally, in a direction transverse to the closure lane, beyond the closure to be received within a corresponding locking recess in the frame, such that the locking tangs resist opening of the closure, and when in the release position the locking tang is withdrawn within the dimensions of the frame, such that the closure may be opened or closed. The locking mechanism may also comprise a sensor configured to detect when at least one of the locking tangs are in the locked or released position, and, optionally to trigger an alarm if the locking tang is disengaged. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136288 | CABLE RETURN ASSIST ASSEMBLY FOR VEHICLE LATCH MECHANISM - A cable return assist assembly for a vehicle latch mechanism, including: a housing; a cable; a guide feature secured to the cable; and a spring positioned about the cable, the spring contacting the housing at one end of the spring and the guide feature at an opposite end of the spring when the cable, the spring and the guide feature are installed into the housing, the housing having an opening that allows the spring and the guide feature to be inserted into a cavity of the housing and a portion of the cable is received in a first opening located at one end of the housing and another portion of the cable is received in a second opening located at an opposite end of the housing. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136289 | VEHICLE DOOR OPENING ASSEMBLY - A vehicle door opening assembly adopting three positions: a hidden position, a ready position, and a release position. Guiding means comprising a slider support a handling element and can be moved by elastic means from the hidden position into the ready position. The slider is movable in translation from the hidden/retracted position, in which the slider and the handling element are contained in a release mechanism sheath, to the ready/deployed position when the elastic means are released. The handling element is fixed to the slider so as to be rotatable between a position coaxial with the slider and an inclined position protruding laterally from the release mechanism sheath. Secondary elastic means cause the handling element to rotate in a visible inclined position when the slider reaches the ready/deployed position. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136290 | DOOR FOR SEPARATING TWO ENVIRONMENTS WITH DIFFERENT PRESSURES - A door that is adapted to separating two environments with different pressures and to an aircraft with such a door. The door may include a door leaf, a door frame having a door stop and a roller, and an actuating system having a latch element and an inward-moving drive system. The inward-moving drive system may include a puller shaft and a puller that is non-rotatably attached to the puller shaft. The puller may include a guide rail that moves along the roller during a rotation of the puller such that the puller moves the door leaf in direction of the first environment thereby disengaging the latch element from the door stop. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136291 | FLIP COVER ACTUATION ASSEMBLY, AND REFUELING PORT OR CHARGING PORT FLIP COVER ASSEMBLY COMPRISING SAME - A flip cover actuation assembly for actuating a flip cover is movably mounted on a base. The flip cover actuation assembly has a locking means, a hinge means, a drive shaft and a drive member. The drive shaft has a fitting portion. The hinge means is installed around the fitting portion. An engagement structure is provided on a receiving portion of the hinge means. The engagement structure enables the receiving portion and the fitting portion to rotatably engage or separate such that the drive shaft moves the flip cover relative to the hinge means. The locking or releasing of the flip cover and the opening and closing of the flip cover is achieved by the drive shaft with the drive member. In addition, the releasing and the opening of the flip cover are achieved at different times to avoid any interferences. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136292 | ACTUATION ASSEMBLY AND REFUELING PORT OR CHARGING PORT FLIP COVER ASSEMBLY - An actuation assembly for a refueling port or charging port flip cover assembly is rotatably mounted on a base and includes a locking means, a flip cover rotating shaft, a transmission gear, a drive gear and a drive member. The locking means is movably disposed on the base and configured to lock or release a flip cover. The flip cover rotating shaft is configured to rotate the flip cover and includes a fitting portion. The transmission gear includes a receiving portion and is installed around the fitting portion. The drive gear and the drive member are configured to synchronously rotate. The drive gear is meshed with the transmission gear and the drive member is configured to drive the locking means. In moving the locking means from a release position to a locking position, the drive gear blocks the rotation of the transmission gear and prevents the flip cover from opening. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136293 | LOCKING ASSEMBLY AND BOX HAVING LOCKING ASSEMBLY - A locking assembly includes a first locking member, a rotating shaft for driving the first locking member to move, and a shell member. The first locking member is movably coupled to the shell member. An elastic element is coupled between the first locking member and the shell member. A first protruding portion is provided on an outer peripheral side of the rotating shaft. One end of the first locking member is provided with a first abutting portion. The first protruding portion abuts against the first abutting portion. The elastic element is used to maintain mutual contact between the first protruding portion and the first abutting portion. The first protruding portion rotates along with the rotating shaft to drive the first locking member to extend from or retract into the shell member. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136294 | COUNTERBALANCE MECHANISM WITH OPTIONAL WATERSHIELD, KICKER SPRING, FRICTION BEARING, AND FAIL SAFE SPRING RETENTION MECHANISM - A counterbalance mechanism for coupling with a closure panel to assist in opening and closing of the closure panel between a fully closed position and a fully open position of the closure panel, the counterbalance mechanism including: a housing coupled at one end to one of the closure panel and a body of a vehicle by a first connector and at another end by a second connector to the other of the body and the closure panel, the housing containing an extension member and a spring positioned along a longitudinal axis, the spring positioned adjacent to the first connector; the first connector having a body with a connection portion coupled by a connection to an end of the housing positioned at the one end; and a spring retention mechanism for inhibiting extension of the spring out of the one end of the housing, the spring retention mechanism including: a spring retainer positioned between the spring and the end; and a retainer pin positioned between the spring retainer and the end; wherein upon decoupling of the connection portion with the end, the retainer pin inhibits movement of the spring and the spring retainer towards the one end along the longitudinal axis. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136295 | Door Locking Assembly - A door locking assembly for locking a door from the inside includes a brace that has a pair of slots each integrated therein such that a respective one of the slots can be positioned on a neck of a doorknob. The brace is longitudinally elongated to extend between a door on which the doorknob is positioned and an adjacent door jamb. A pair of fingers is each coupled to and extends away from the brace. Each of the fingers extends along a line oriented perpendicular to the brace. In this way each of the fingers extends between the door and the door jamb thereby inhibiting the brace from spinning downwardly on the doorknob. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136296 | RECESSED FENESTRATION HINGE ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR SAME - A fenestration hinge assembly includes a first leaf rotatably coupled with a second leaf. The first and second leaves each include one or more leaf knuckles. The first and second leaf knuckles are at least partially received within a hinge cavity of a recessed escutcheon, the recessed escutcheon configured for recessed installation within a panel or frame of a fenestration assembly. The fenestration hinge assembly includes a lateral adjustment plate movably coupled with a remainder of the second leaf. The lateral adjustment plate is configured to position at least a portion of the second leaf laterally relative to one of the frame or the panel. The fenestration hinge assembly includes an adjustable hinge configured for elevation adjustment. The adjustable hinge includes an elevation adjustment pin interconnecting the first and second leaf knuckles. The elevation adjustment pin is configured to position the second leaf vertically relative to the first leaf. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136297 | Multi-Gate and Multi-Positional Tailgate for Utility Task Vehicle - A multi-gate and multi-positional tailgate including a main gate, an intermediate gate pivotably mounted to the main gate, and a drop gate pivotably mounted to the intermediate gate. The intermediate gate has multiple locked positions and has a 270-degree range of motion relative to the main gate. The drop gate has multiple locked positions and has a 90-degree range of motion relative to the intermediate gate. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136298 | WINDOW REGULATOR WITH OPTIMIZED MOTOR CONFIGURATION - A window regulator for raising and lowering a window of a vehicle, including: a guide rail; a cursor slidably mounted to the guide rail; a flange portion mounted to a bottom end of the guide rail, wherein the flange portion has a rail mounting portion and an arm portion extending from the rail mounting portion and a mounting portion extending from the arm portion; and a motor operably coupled to the cursor such that operation of the motor will cause the cursor to slide along the guide rail, the motor being mounted to the mounting portion, wherein the motor when mounted to the mounting portion is located adjacent to a side of the guide rail located between the bottom end of the guide rail and a top end of the guide rail. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136299 | HINGE LOCK - The invention relates to a hinge lock consisting of a first hinge part ( | 2022-05-05 |
20220136300 | LATCH MODULE AND AN APPLIANCE USING THE SAME - A latch module for controlling an opening and a closing of a door of an appliance includes a latch, a spring that applies an elastic force to the latch, a motor; and a cam that contacts a contact surface of the latch and is coupled to the motor to drive the cam to pivot the latch. The cam includes a first radius, a second radius, and a third radius in a circumferential direction at an outer circumference of the cam. The latch is positioned at a first basic position when the first radius of the cam contacts the contact surface of the latch, positioned at a second basic position when the second radius of the cam contacts the contact surface of the latch, and positioned at a third basic position when the third radius of the cam contacts the contact surface of the latch. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136301 | ACTIVE HOOD HINGE ASSEMBLY - An active hinge including a body bracket for attachment to a vehicle body. A hood bracket is provided for rotational attachment to a vehicle hood. An actuator is provided for selectively transitioning the active hood hinge from a normal mode where the rotation of the hood bracket is restricted, to an active pedestrian mode where the rotation of the hood bracket is unrestricted. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136302 | Apparatus for Automatically Opening and Closing Trunk Lid - An apparatus for automatically opening and closing a trunk lid includes a drum member connected to a first cable and rotatably coupled to a drum bracket fastened to a hinge arm, a power latch cinching actuator including an output gear configured to be rotated by a motor embedded in a housing, and an elastic spring having a first end coupled to the drum member and a second end configured to be coupled to the trunk lid, wherein the first cable is coupled to the output gear and is configured to rotate the drum member in a first direction when the output gear is rotated. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136303 | SLIDING DOOR SYSTEMS - An exemplary closure assembly includes a rail assembly and a door assembly movably mounted to the rail assembly. The door assembly includes a rotary damper having a pinion, and the rail assembly includes a rack member operable to engage the pinion. As the door moves from first position to a second position, the rack member engages the pinion, thereby causing the pinion to rotate in a first rotational direction. The rotary damper resists rotation of the pinion in the first direction, thereby slowing movement of the door toward the second position. The rotary damper may be a one-way damper that does not resist rotation of the pinion in a second rotational direction such that the rotary damper does not resist movement of the door from the second position toward the first position. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136304 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND DEVICE FOR MONITORING CLOSED STATE OF COVER OF EXPOSURE MACHINE, MEDIUM, AND EQUIPMENT - A system for monitoring a closed state of a cover of an exposure machine includes a servo motor, a photoelectric encoder, and a controller. A shaft of the servo motor is coaxially fixedly connected to a shaft of the cover. The photoelectric encoder is provided on the servo motor, and is configured to detect an angle of rotation of the shaft of the servo motor. The controller is connected to the servo motor and the photoelectric encoder, and is configured to control rotation of the shaft of the servo motor and determine whether the cover is in the closed state according to the angle. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136305 | TOUCHLESS DOOR OPEN/CLOSE SYSTEM - A touchless stall door opening and closing system includes a motor, a door pivot for pivoting a door between an open position and a closed position, a locking mechanism for locking the door when the door is in the closed position, and a microcontroller for receiving a signal from a first sensor to drive the motor for opening the door and for receiving a signal from a second sensor for actuating the locking mechanism for unlocking the door. A method for touchless operation of the door includes touchless opening of the door, touchless closing of the door, and touchless locking and unlocking of the door. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136306 | NOVEL HINGED-PANEL OPENING AND CLOSING SYSTEMS AND PROCESSES RELATING THERETO - A hinged-panel opening and closing system includes: an anchor designed to be located on a hinged panel; a gear motor designed to be located on a supporting structure; and a movement-enabling component capable of angularly displacing the hinged panel relative to a receiving structure. The movement-enabling component includes: (a) a movement-enabling shaft located on the supporting structure and, at one shaft end, coupled to the gear motor; (b) a spindle located on supporting structure and coupled to the movement-enabling shaft; and (c) a linear element attaching, at a first end, to the spindle and attaching, at a second end, to the anchor such that said linear element extends between the spindle and the anchor. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136307 | REFRIGERATOR - A refrigerator includes a cabinet including an outer case forming an external appearance and a storage compartment, a refrigerator door coupled to the cabinet to open or close the storage compartment, an installation bracket coupled to the outer case inside the outer case, a door opening device installed in the installation bracket outside the outer case and including a push member for opening or closing the refrigerator door, and a buffer member disposed a coupling portion between the door opening device and the installation bracket. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136308 | DOOR PRESENTER ACTUATOR FOR VEHICLE DOOR - A vehicle door presenter actuator, including: an extension bar that is driven outward from the door presenter actuator by a nut that threadingly engages a power screw operatively secured to a motor of the vehicle door presenter actuator; and a barrel cam that is pivoted into contact with a switch as a pin of the nut slides within a cam path of the barrel cam as the nut drives the extension bar outward from the vehicle door presenter actuator. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136309 | COUNTERBALANCE MECHANISM WITH MOVABLE PLATE - A counterbalance mechanism for assisting in opening and closing of a closure panel of a vehicle between a closed position and an open position, the counterbalance mechanism including: a housing for mounting a biasing mechanism of the counterbalance mechanism between the body and the closure panel; the biasing mechanism including: a fixed primary abutment of the housing having a primary biasing element mounted thereon; a fixed secondary abutment of the housing having a secondary biasing element mounted thereon; a movable plate variably positioned on a bias axis, the moveable plate between the primary biasing element and the secondary biasing element, an axial position of the movable plate movable in relation to the fixed primary abutment and the fixed secondary abutment to selectively change a primary spring constant of the primary biasing element and a secondary spring constant of the secondary biasing element; and an actuator connected to the movable plate, the actuator responsive to a control signal in order to adjust the position of the movable plate; wherein the primary biasing element applies a spring force to moderate extension of the counterbalance mechanism affecting movement of the closure panel between the open and closed positions. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136310 | SPINDLE DRIVE FOR THE MOTOR ADJUSTMENT OF AN ADJUSTMENT ELEMENT OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - A spindle drive for the motor-driven adjustment of an adjustable element including a housing, a body connector, an adjustable element connector, a spindle nut, a spindle disposed in the housing and operatively connected to the spindle nut and the adjustable element. Either the spindle translate along a drive axis, extending in an axial direction, to move the adjustable element between an open position and a closed position, a planetary gear assembly operatively coupled to and disposed between the spindle nut and the motor, the planetary gear assembly including, a sun wheel, a planet carrier, a gear carried by the planet carrier, an annulus connected to the housing and arranged coaxially to the sun wheel, and a first frictional element non-rotatably fixed with respect to the housing and connected to either the planet gear or the planet carrier. The first frictional element brakes movement of the spindle or the spindle nut. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136311 | Heavy Duty Full Energy, Encoder Driven Non-Handed Electric Door Operator - A heavy duty full energy, encoder driven non-handed electric door operator for industrial and commercial use a motor and an encoder configured to receive an external set of predetermined instructions. A motor mounting bracket connects the motor to a multi-layer housing. A controller is in electronic communications with the encoder and transmits external sets of predetermined instructions. Internally, the door operator contains a plurality of transfer shaft assemblies in communication with each other and connected with the motor at one end and an output shaft at the other end. The output shaft terminates at each end in a nondetachable spline. A detachable mounting plate serves as a base. The door operator operates heavy swing doors external to a building where the swing doors are required to be open or remain open in strong wind conditions. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136312 | ENGINE HOOD DRIVE FOR AN ENGINE HOOD SYSTEM OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - An engine hood drive for an engine hood system of a motor vehicle includes a drive unit for delivering a torque at a predetermined adjusting angle between a passive position and an active position. A drive lever is connected in a torque-transmitting manner to the drive unit for pivoting between the passive position and the active position and which has an actuating end. A driving slot has a guide receiver for the actuating end of the drive lever. The driving slot is pivotable about a flap hinge for an engine hood at a predetermined flap angle between a closed position and an open position. The driving slot is transferrable in the direction of the open position as a result of a pivoting movement of the drive lever from the direction of the passive position in the direction of the active position. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136313 | CONCEALED ELECTRICAL DOOR OPERATOR - A door assembly includes a first door skin, a second door skin spaced apart from the first door skin and a door operator disposed between the first door skin and the second door skin. An arm extends from the door operator. The door operator includes a motor moving the arm to move the door between a closed position and an open position and between the open position and the closed position. A current sensor generates a current signal corresponding to the current to the motor. A position sensor in communication with the door arm generates a position signal corresponding to the position of the door relative to the frame. A controller communicates with the sensor and the motor. The controller controls a motor current to the motor in response to the current signal and the position signal. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136314 | DRIVE UNIT AND METHOD FOR ATTACHING SAME - The present invention provides a drive unit and a method for attaching the same with which it is possible to improve the ease of attaching the drive unit to an attachment object. A limiting member is configured so as to limit the rotation of a drum when a lock member has fixed a pulley in a first position, and to allow rotation of the drum when a coil spring has caused the pulley to move to a second position. This makes it possible to prevent rotation of the drum in the state (vehicle mounting preparation state) before attaching the drive unit to a vehicle body. Therefore, it is possible to prevent a pair of cables from loosening inside a drum housing and catching on other constituent components. Accordingly, it is possible to improve the ease of attaching the drive unit to a vehicle body. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136315 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE - An information processing device of the present invention includes: a matching means that executes a matching process of performing matching between an object within a captured image obtained by capturing a pre-passing side region of a gate and a previously registered object; a distance estimating means that estimates a distance from the gate to the object within the captured image by using a reference value set based on an attribute of the object within the captured image; and a gate controlling means that controls opening and closing of the gate based on a result of the matching and the estimated distance to the object within the captured image. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136316 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE - An information processing device of the present invention includes: a matching means that executes a matching process of performing matching between an object within a captured image obtained by capturing a pre-passing side region of a gate and a previously registered object; a distance estimating means that estimates a distance from the gate to the object within the captured image by using a reference value set based on an attribute of the object within the captured image; and a gate controlling means that controls opening and closing of the gate based on a result of the matching and the estimated distance to the object within the captured image. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136317 | DOOR ASSEMBLIES WITH INSULATED GLAZING UNIT VENTING - A door assembly includes a doorframe, an insulated glazing unit (IGU), door skins, and a gas passageway. The IGU includes a substantially sealed IGU cavity and a hole communicating with the IGU cavity. The door skins are secured to opposite sides of the doorframe and have openings between which the IGU is provided. The gas passageway provides gas communication between the IGU cavity and the atmosphere outside of the door assembly. The gas passageway contains a gas passage conduit that includes a first end communicating with the IGU cavity through the hole and a second end communicating with atmosphere outside of the door assembly. The gas passageway may contain a gas passage conduit having a first end communicating with the IGU cavity through the first hole and a second end communicating with an air pocket, and a channel connects the air pocket with atmosphere outside of the door assembly. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136318 | ELECTROCHEMICAL GLAZING WITH LOW EMISSIVITY - A triple glazing unit is disclosed. The triple glazing unit can include a first pane, a second pane, a third pane between the first pane and the second pane, an electrochemical device coupled to the third pane and between the third pane and the second pane, a first cavity between the first pane and the third pane, and a second cavity between the second pane and the third pane, wherein a distance between the first pane and the third pane is greater than a distance between the second pane and the third pane. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136319 | TESTER AND ELECTRICAL CONNECTORS FOR INSULATED GLASS UNITS - In some implementations, an apparatus for testing an insulated glass unit is provided. The apparatus includes a housing and a port coupled to the housing, where the port is configured to couple with a pigtail of an insulated glass unit. The apparatus includes a battery housed within the housing, where the battery is configured to provide power to an insulated glass unit. The apparatus includes an input interface which is coupled to the housing, where the input interface is configured to receive. The apparatus includes a controller which is housed within the housing and is configured to receive the input from the input interface, send commands to an insulated glass unit, and receive data from the insulated glass unit. The apparatus also includes one or more indicators coupled with the housing, where the one or more indicators are configured to indicate a status of the insulated glass unit. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136320 | AUTOMATED INTERCONNECTION AND MOUNTING OF SOLAR CELLS ON CELL-INTERCONNECT-COVER GLASS (CIC) ASSEMBLIES - A method of fabricating a multijunction solar cell by providing a plurality of multijunction solar cells; dispensing an uncured silicone coating on the solar cells using an automated process with visual recognition, and curing the silicone coating on the solar cell. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136321 | MAGNETIC SMART SEAL FOR OVERHEAD GARAGE DOOR - A system provides a garage door that has panels pivotally interconnected and spanning horizontally across a door opening defined by a door frame. The panels have rollers that are movably engaged with tracks extending along lateral sides of the door frame. A motorized opener is coupled with the garage door and is configured to move the garage door along the tracks between an open position and a closed position in the garage door opening. The motorized opener has a controller for controlling movement of the garage door. A magnet is disposed at opposing lateral sides of the door frame. The magnets are configured to magnetically engage the garage door in the closed position and to release magnetic engagement with the garage door in response to a signal from the controller for the garage door to move to the open position. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136322 | LIGHTED SHADE HOLDER - The window shade pocket system may comprise a pocket having an inside surface, a first wall and a second wall, wherein a roller shade is mounted within the pocket; and a first bracket removably affixed to the inside surface of the first wall of the pocket, wherein the first bracket retains a light source. The light source may include at least one of a light bulb, light bar, light strip, LED lighting or reflective device. The light source may be LED lighting that is modular or provides different colors over the window shade fabric. The light source may include a lens. The light source may be at least one of removeable from the first bracket or rotatable within the first bracket. The light source may be at least one of between the window shade and the window, or between the room and the window shade. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136323 | COVERING FOR ARCHITECTURAL FEATURES, RELATED SYSTEMS, AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE - A covering for an architectural feature having generally horizontal vane elements coupled to and located between generally front and rear generally vertical support members, which in preferred embodiments are adjustable to control the amount of light transmitted through the covering. In one embodiment the covering has three dimensional multi-layered, cellular vanes, and in another embodiment, the one or more support members are formed of a dark color, the rear support member(s) may be formed of material that is darker than the front support member(s), or vise versa. In another embodiment, the support members, e.g., sheers, have an openness factor, preferably as low as about sixty-five percent (65%) to as large as about ninety percent (90%). Other embodiments include structure, assemblies and methods for controlling the closure of the covering as well as embodiments of bottom rail assemblies. Also provided is a method of manufacturing the covering. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136324 | COVERING FOR AN ARCHITECTURAL FEATURE HAVING A BOTTOM RAIL LEVELING MECHANISM - A covering system for an architectural feature having a roller, the roller including a main body portion and a flapper portion pivotable relative to the main body portion. The covering system also includes a first support member operatively associated at one end to the main body portion and at a second end to a bottom rail, as well as a second support member operatively associated with and laterally moveable relative to the first support member, wherein a first end of the second support member is operatively associated with the flapper portion and a second end of the second support member is operatively associated with the bottom rail. The covering system also includes a limiting mechanism configured to interact with the flapper portion of the roller to maintain the bottom rail in a horizontally level position as the second support member is moved laterally with respect to the first support member. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136325 | SLIP PLATE FOR A DRIVE MECHANISM - The roller shade system provides increased support, additional adjustments and/or increased safety. The slip plate allows the brake to slip forward and minimize damage to the clutch spring when a user pulls too hard on the hembar. The center drive mechanism extends through a bracket to allow the drive shaft to distribute power in both directions and drive two shade tube simultaneously. The tube adapter absorbs force from the spinning shade tube to minimize damage to the other components and the bead chain. An adjustment arm is adjusted to help level the shade band. The shade bands may be removed without disturbing the other shade bands in the system. A height of a hembar may be adjusted by rotating a rod within the hembar. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136326 | VEHICLE LADDER - A vehicle includes a vehicle body and a ladder. The vehicle body has a roof panel body structure and an underside body structure. The ladder has a first end and a second end. The first end is mounted to the roof panel body structure. The second end is mounted to the underside body structure so that the ladder is mounted to the vehicle's roof surface and to an underside surface of the vehicle. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136327 | PARAPET DESCENT APPARATUS - A parapet descent apparatus can include a mounting panel configured to be secured to the parapet of an elevated structure; and a parapet ladder secured to the mounting panel and including: a first ladder rail; a second ladder rail; and a plurality of rungs, each of the plurality of rungs extending from the first ladder rail to the second ladder rail, the parapet ladder defining a first end configured to be secured to the parapet of the elevated structure and a second end distal from the first end and configured to contact a surface of the elevated structure, a top surface of the parapet being offset above the surface of the elevated structure by a wall height of the parapet. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136328 | LADDER SAFETY DEVICE - A ladder safety device ( | 2022-05-05 |
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20220136330 | Cutting Head and Method for Horizontal Directional Tunneling - A cutting head has a mounting bracket for attachment to a pipe and a cutter wheel. A double tapered bearing is connected between the mounting bracket and the cutter wheel. The bearing allows the cutter wheel to be rotated without rotation of the pipe. A drive shaft connector on the cutter wheel is connectable to a pilot hole drive shaft for rotating the cutter wheel and pulling it and the pipe. A pilot hole is drilled in a conventional manner. The pipe is attached to the mounting bracket and an end of the pilot hole drive shaft is then connected to the cutter wheel. Simultaneously the pilot hole is enlarged and the pipe and cutter wheel are pulled along the enlarged hole by the drive shaft. The cutter wheel advances along the pilot hole and the pipe is simultaneously advanced through the enlarged hole immediately behind the cutter wheel. | 2022-05-05 |