Patents Examined by Andrew M Roersma
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Patent number: 11979006Abstract: An apparatus for interlocking the connection handle of a module for a motor control center (MCC) engages a locking plate to prevent inadvertent motion of the connection handle. When the apparatus is not pressed, it allows the locking plate to fully engage the connection handle, preventing the connection handle from changing position. When the apparatus is in a first angular orientation, it may only be pressed into the module for a first depth. At the first depth, the apparatus engages the locking plate to allow the connection handle to transition between an off position and a test position. When the apparatus is rotated to a second angular orientation, it may be pressed into the module for a second depth. At the second depth, the apparatus causes the locking plate to disengage the connection handle, allowing the connection handle to be moved between any desired position.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2021Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Damian Najdek, Karol Knoll
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Patent number: 11974672Abstract: Aspects of the present invention provide devices and methods for installation of countertops. A countertop installation device may include: a housing; a rim, extending outwards from the housing, the rim being connectable to a frame; a movable tongue arranged to move along a first axis of the shaft, and extend from the housing; and an adjustment screw configured to adjust the location of the movable tongue along a second axis. During installation of the device, the first axis may be the horizontal axis and the second axis may be the vertical axis.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2020Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: CAESARSTONE LTD.Inventor: Eyal Artsiely
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Patent number: 11957259Abstract: A cubby unit includes a unit housing, a plurality of cubbies disposed within the unit housing, and an interface positioned along the unit housing. Each of the plurality of cubbies includes a cubby housing defining an internal compartment and a door coupled to the cubby housing. The door facilitates accessing the internal compartment of the cubby housing. The interface provides a cubby selection interface that facilitates manual assignment of a respective cubby to a respective order by an employee.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2022Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: Hatco CorporationInventors: James Jakubowski, Gerhard Wenzel, Michael Ross, Taylor Bley, Jim Virgin, Nicholas Bassill
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Patent number: 11953258Abstract: A refrigerating appliance includes a refrigerating cabinet that has an outer wrapper. A machine compartment is disposed proximate a rear bottom of the refrigerating cabinet. The machine compartment is defined by selectively removable side panels, an inner curved surface of the outer wrapper, and a bottom support plate. A controller is disposed within the machine compartment. Reinforcement segments extend from a planar extent of the outer wrapper to a lip of the bottom support plate.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2023Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Koteswara Rao Gochika, Narendra A. Kapure, Manjunathraddi Navalgund, Manoj T. Sambrekar
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Patent number: 11918115Abstract: A divider assembly includes a divider guide element including a base member and at least one pivotable flap pivotally attached to the base member at a pivot. The pivotable flap may include an adhesive surface. A divider member is coupled to the divider guide element.Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 2022Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Inventor: Shmuel Yosef Rosenberg
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Patent number: 11918128Abstract: A panel system for closing and opening a merchandise space of a refrigerated cabinet includes multiple movable panels. Each panel is movable between an open position and a closed position. Two of the panel are connected to form a pair of panels. A return mechanism is arranged above the pair of panels and a pulling mechanism is guided over the deflection mechanism and connects the two panels in the pair. Each panel of the pair is disposed with respect to the deflection mechanism so that a movement of one panel in a first movement direction effectuates a movement of the second panel in a second movement direction. A refrigerated cabinet includes such a panel system.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2021Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: PAN-DUR HOLDING GMBH & CO. KGInventor: Albert Weiss
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Patent number: 11913710Abstract: A refrigerator includes a cabinet having a storage space, and a door configured to open and close the storage space, in which the door includes a frame assembly configured to open and close the storage space, and a panel assembly detachably coupled to the frame assembly and configured to form a front outer appearance of the door, the frame assembly includes an upper extension part extending forward and a first coupling part provided on the upper extension part, the panel assembly includes a front panel, and an upper bracket coupled to a rear upper part of the front panel and having a second coupling part coupled to the first coupling part, and the panel assembly moves upward in a state where the second coupling part of the panel assembly is positioned below the first coupling part, so that the second coupling part is coupled to the first coupling part.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2023Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Daekil Kang, Jongmoon Jang, Hyunae Lim, Dongwoo Park, Seongyong Yoo
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Patent number: 11906379Abstract: An insulated structure for an appliance includes a plurality of walls, a cavity defined by the plurality of walls, and an aperture defined by one of the plurality of walls. The aperture is employed in evacuating the cavity to establish a less-than-atmospheric pressure within the cavity. A base structure is coupled to an interior surface of the one of the plurality of walls that defines the aperture. The base structure is aligned with the aperture. A pressure sensor is received by the base structure. The base structure and the pressure sensor together define a pressure-sensing assembly.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2021Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Sunil Shivaji Ekshinge, Omkar Sunil Mithari, Caroline Paiva Torres, Sanjesh Kumar Pathak, Paul Bennett Allard
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Patent number: 11903482Abstract: A cabinet may include an enclosure having sidewalls and a base. Further, the firearm cabinet may include a plurality of holders within the enclosure and configured to slide into and out of the enclosure at an angle other than perpendicular relative to a face of the cabinet. In some aspects, the cabinet may be configured to secure a plurality of elongate objects, such as pool cues, fishing poles, firearms, and so on.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2017Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Assignee: Quality Wood Designs Inc.Inventors: Michael Honermann, Victor Honermann
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Patent number: 11896126Abstract: A device with enhanced long-term cleanliness for storing products includes a frame, pairs of supporting structures, and trays. The pairs of supporting structures are connected to opposite walls of the frame, and positioned in a receiving cavity of the frame. Each supporting structure includes a slide rail. The trays are detachably connected to the supporting structure. Each tray includes a mounting plate and two supporting portions, the mounting plate is connected to the two supporting portions, two supporting portions of each tray are positioned on the two slide rails of one supporting structure pair and are movable along two slide rails. The supporting structure in the frame and the supporting portion of the tray reduces connecting areas between the tray and the frame, the slide rails allowing easy movement of the trays, reducing metal and other debris generated over long usage of the facility.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2022Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: TRIPLE WIN TECHNOLOGY(SHENZHEN) CO. LTD.Inventors: Hui Xu, Xiang-Chun Deng
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Patent number: 11903154Abstract: An apparatus to retain modules within a Motor Control Center (MCC) includes a plate mounted to each side of the module housing and at least one spring mounted to each plate within the module housing. The plate includes a hook at one end which connects to and pivots about an opening in the module while retaining the plate to the module. The plate also includes a retaining member extending through an opening in the module housing and configured to receive one end of the spring. The spring is under tension when connected between the retaining member of the plate and the module housing, pulling the retaining member toward the module housing. A biasing member which engages the housing of the MCC as the module is inserted is compressed toward the module during insertion. The spring pushes the biasing member outward after insertion, positively retaining the module to the MCC.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2021Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Karol Knoll, Damian Najdek
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Patent number: 11871845Abstract: A shelving system including a cabinet including a product receiving zone. The product receiving zone includes a first end, a second end, a first side and a second side. A shelf member is arranged between the first side and the second side. The shelf member includes a first side portion and a second side portion. One of the first side portion and the second side portion includes a first shelf support and a second shelf support. A bi-directional slide and tilt system is mounted to one of first side and the second side of the product receiving zone. The bi-directional slide and tilt system includes a first portion receptive of the first shelf support and a second portion receptive of the second shelf support. The first portion and the second portion facilitate sliding and tilting of the shelf relative to the product receiving zone.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2022Date of Patent: January 16, 2024Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLCInventors: Adam Tracy, Emanuel Magallon, Ryan Braunstein
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Patent number: 11867459Abstract: A refrigerator includes a cabinet including a storage space, a drawer door located in the storage space, the drawer door including a door part and a drawer part connected to the door part, a control panel located on an upper surface of the door part, the control panel being configured to display or manipulate a setting of the storage space, and an electric wire guide module connected to the cabinet and a rear surface of the door part to connect an electric wire in the cabinet to the control panel. The electric wire guide module includes a mounting plate, a rotation connection member rotatably mounted to the mounting plate, a guide head coupled to the rear surface of the door part, and at least one connecting member connecting the rotation connection member and the guide head, the electric wire extending through the at least one connecting member.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2022Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Yongrak Jung, Kihyun Park, Seongjin Na
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Patent number: 11864669Abstract: A refrigerated merchandiser includes a case defining and separating a product display area from an ambient environment, the case having a frame defining one or more openings to the product display area. An upper track is connected to the case and extends at least partially along the frame. A first door and a second door are moveably connected to the upper track. The first door is configured to move between a closed positioned adjacent the frame and a first open position where the first door is positioned over the second door. The second door is configured to move between a closed positioned adjacent the frame and a second open position where the second door is positioned over the first door.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 2021Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: Hussmann CorporationInventors: Rick M. LaMontagne, Ye Tian
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Patent number: 11857072Abstract: A drawer rear wall for a drawer includes a first fastening portion for fixing the drawer rear wall to a first sidewall of the drawer, and a second fastening portion for fixing the drawer rear wall to a second sidewall of the drawer. The two fastening portions of the drawer rear wall are mutually spaced from one another in a longitudinal direction of the drawer rear wall by a middle portion, and a first wall thickness of at least one of the two fastening portions, preferably both fastening portions, is larger than a second wall thickness of the middle portion.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2022Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: JULIUS BLUM GMBHInventor: Stefan Haid
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Patent number: 11859899Abstract: A refrigerator (100), comprising: a cabinet (110), having at least one storage compartment (140) defined therein, and having side walls (114); and a light source (500), which is disposed at the side wall (114), and configured such that light emitted by the light source (500) obliquely propagates backwards inside the box body (110), so as to provide illumination for the at least one storage compartment (140). According to the refrigerator (100), the light source (500) is provided at the side wall (114) of the cabinet (110), and light emitted by the light source (500) obliquely propagates backwards inside the cabinet (110) to provide illumination for the storage compartment (140); thus, illumination for the storage compartment (140) would not be affected by a shelf, and the light propagates backwards so that no dazzling occurs to the user's visual experience.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2020Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignees: QINGDAO HAIER REFRIGERATOR CO., LTD., HAIER SMART HOME CO., LTD.Inventor: Zhiguo Xu
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Patent number: 11859429Abstract: Provided is a refrigerator. While a user is holding an object in both hands, a door may be automatically and additionally opened using another part of a body other than hands.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2022Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Jaehoon Shin, Myoungju Kang, Dongjeong Kim
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Patent number: 11851934Abstract: Provided is a refrigerator. While a user is holding an object in both hands, a door may be automatically and additionally opened using another part of a body other than hands.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2022Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Jaehoon Shin, Myoungju Kang, Dongjeong Kim
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Patent number: 11844444Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure include a self-serve kiosk with a door that allows access to products inside the kiosk. A bar is disposed on the door and contains a user interface that allows the user to purchase products. The bar also includes a handle that the user can grasp to open and close the door. The bar can rotate with respect to the door into an access position that improves maintenance access to the user interface and related components. In aspects, the bar and related components improve integration of self-serve functionality into existing product storage devices.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 2021Date of Patent: December 19, 2023Assignee: PepsiCo, Inc.Inventors: Klaus Rosburg, Gustavo De Souza Messias, Ali Akay
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Patent number: 11832740Abstract: A frame for a refrigerated enclosure including a main frame member, a backing member, and a contact plate. The main frame member includes a base, a middle wall, and a forward flange. The backing member and the contact plate are coupled to the main frame member. The backing member includes a rear leg that couples on the rear wall of the base of the main frame member and an interior leg that couples on the interior wall of the base of the main frame member. The interior leg and the rear leg each include a thermal insulating portion. The interior leg includes a front portion that couples with the contact plate. The thermally insulating portions of the interior leg and the rear leg can be integral to one another and form an L-shape.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2021Date of Patent: December 5, 2023Assignee: Anthony, Inc.Inventors: Juan Pablo Ramirez, Juan Francisco Flores