Patents Examined by Andres Gallego
  • Patent number: 7735943
    Abstract: A refrigerated appliance with a hinged access panel is disclosed. The refrigerated appliance comprises a frame, the panel, and one or more hinges coupling the panel to the frame. Each hinge has a linkage that guides the movement of the panel between a closed position and an open position. The movement of the linkage has a linear component and a rotational component. The refrigerated appliance may include a latch configured to retain the panel in the open position. The refrigerated appliance may include one or more biasing elements configured to bias the panel toward the open position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2010
    Assignee: Sub-Zero, Inc.
    Inventor: Philip F. Hottmann
  • Patent number: 7735939
    Abstract: A stacked cabinet structure for vertical stacking of a lower cabinet with a top wall and an upper cabinet with a bottom wall in which a spacer member is provided intermediate the top wall of the lower cabinet and the bottom wall of the upper cabinet with the spacer member supported by the top wall of the lower cabinet and supporting the bottom wall of the upper cabinet forming a horizontally extending raceway vertically between the top wall of the lower cabinet and the bottom wall of the upper cabinet for passage of utility wiring. The raceway preferably is open at least at a front access opening preferably with uninterrupted access provided to the raceway inwardly from the front access opening through the entire width of each cabinet from a first side to a second side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2010
    Assignee: Inscape Corporation
    Inventors: David Parshad, Peter Woronecki, Ivan Liu
  • Patent number: 7731039
    Abstract: The disclosure shows a retail display stand that can be used to display products sold in tapered packages. The display stand has at least one row of upper product apertures and a corresponding row of lower product apertures. The lower product apertures have a lateral dimension that is smaller than the corresponding lateral dimension of the upper product apertures. The stand also has distinct forward and back sets of product apertures. The back apertures have a lateral dimension that is smaller than the corresponding lateral dimension of the forward apertures. The difference in sizing causes tapered packages in the back row to sit in an elevated position with respect to the packages in the forward row of apertures, improving purchaser visibility of the back row of products and creating a better retail display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2010
    Assignee: Walgreen Co.
    Inventors: Paul Minger, Daniel Keippel
  • Patent number: 7611213
    Abstract: Sliding track assembly is provided. A sliding track assembly includes a first rail, a second rail reciprocally moved with respect to the first rail, a third rail reciprocally moved with respect to the second rail, and a latch mechanism disposed on the second rail. The first rail has a retaining block, and the third rail has a protrusion. The latch mechanism includes a pair of swing arms engaged against the retaining block. When the latch mechanism is forced by the protrusion, the pair of swing arms is swung outwardly and disengaged from the retaining block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2009
    Assignee: Atom International Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sui-An Wu, Chih-Hao Yu
  • Patent number: 7503267
    Abstract: A foldable support system includes a sheet metal flange depending from a table and a sheet metal leg. A pivot pin extends through a slot in the flange and an aperture in the leg so that the leg may rotate and slide relative to the flange. The flange includes a bent tab which extends toward and beyond the leg and the leg includes an arcuate cut out channel having a mouth at a side edge of the leg and a cut out receptacle at its inner end. The bent tab is received in the receptacle to lock the leg in an unfolded position when the pivot pin is at the top of the slot, while the bent tab is within the channel to permit the leg to be rotated to a folded position, when the pivot pin is at the bottom of the channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2009
    Assignee: Mr. Bar-B-Q-, Inc.
    Inventors: Marc Zemel, Wayne B. Margolin