Patents Examined by Andrew M Roersma
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Patent number: 11713916Abstract: A refrigerator includes an insulated cabinet structure and a cooling system. A door assembly includes a perimeter structure that is movably mounted to the insulated cabinet structure and an outer door that is movably mounted to the perimeter structure whereby the outer door can be moved between open and closed positions relative to the perimeter structure when the perimeter structure is in its closed position The outer door may comprise a vacuum insulated structure including porous core material disposed in a cavity of the outer door.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2021Date of Patent: August 1, 2023Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Abhay Naik, Lakshya Deka, Paul B. Allard, Jerry M. Visin
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Patent number: 11709015Abstract: A refrigerated display case is provided. The refrigerated display case includes a rear wall has a first end, a second end disposed opposite the first end and a plurality of markings disposed between the first end and the second end. A mounting rail is coupled to the rear wall. A shelf is adjustably coupleable to the mounting rail at a plurality of positions between the first end and the second end of the rear wall. The plurality of markings are configured to indicate a distance from the first end of the rear wall to the shelf based on alignment of the shelf with at least one of the plurality of markings.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2020Date of Patent: July 25, 2023Assignee: Hill Phoenix, Inc.Inventors: Steve Stubblefield, Kelly Sayko
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Patent number: 11709016Abstract: A support assembly includes a support surface configured to selectively transition between a stowed position, a deployed position, and an intermediate position defined between the stowed position and the deployed position. A retention feature is operably coupled to the support surface and is configured to transition the support surface between the stowed position and the deployed position. The retention feature includes a projection about which the support surface pivots to define a pivot axis. A bracket is coupled to the support surface and is configured to distribute a load along the support assembly in the intermediate position and the deployed position.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2022Date of Patent: July 25, 2023Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Kapil Ayyawar, Vincent F. Bertolino, Umakant Suresh Katu, Ian M. Pavnick, Ryan Michael Post, Adam Thomas Needham
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Patent number: 11700956Abstract: A glass door for a refrigerating unit and to such refrigerating unit, wherein the glass door includes a glass pane, a handle assembly including a transparent base part bonded at an adhesion surface to an outer glass surface of the glass pane, and a handle part made in a transparent material, preferably Polymethylmethacrylat (PMMA). The handle assembly further includes a mounting connection for mounting the handle part to the base part, wherein the mounting connection is provided by the one or more protrusions of the handle part and by one or more recess(es) in the base part or one or more recess(es) provided between the base part and the outer glass surface.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2021Date of Patent: July 18, 2023Assignee: REHAU-BEHR A/SInventors: Søren Lobdrup Olesen, Jesper Grauballe Rasmussen, Thomas Lanzl
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Patent number: 11686526Abstract: A refrigerated display case is provided. The refrigerated display case includes a rear wall has a first end, a second end disposed opposite the first end and a plurality of markings disposed between the first end and the second end. A mounting rail is coupled to the rear wall. A shelf is adjustably coupleable to the mounting rail at a plurality of positions between the first end and the second end of the rear wall. The plurality of markings are configured to indicate a distance from the first end of the rear wall to the shelf based on alignment of the shelf with at least one of the plurality of markings.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2022Date of Patent: June 27, 2023Assignee: Hill Phoenix, Inc.Inventors: Steve Stubblefield, Kelly Sayko
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Patent number: 11684180Abstract: A bracket for attaching a mullion to a frame includes a mullion-engaging portion that couples with the mullion, a frame-engaging portion that couples with a frame segment, a middle portion between the mullion-engaging portion and the frame-engaging portion, and a flange projecting from the middle portion. The flange couples with one end of the mullion such that air flow between an interior space of the mullion and the other side of the flange is inhibited.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2021Date of Patent: June 27, 2023Assignee: Anthony, Inc.Inventor: Valeria Lionzo Gomez
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Patent number: 11684156Abstract: A drawer assembly for an appliance includes a front drawer guide fixed to a frame of the appliance including a front slide, the front slide defining a first sliding surface and a first receiving channel, a drawer body in slidable contact with the front drawer guide, and a rear drawer guide coupled to the drawer body, the rear drawer guide including a hook and a rear slide provided over the hook along the vertical direction, the rear slide defining a second sliding surface and a second receiving channel.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2022Date of Patent: June 27, 2023Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.Inventors: Lydia Stempky, John Adam Yantis
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Patent number: 11686524Abstract: An appliance includes an outer wrapper and an inner liner that form a structural cabinet having an insulating cavity defined between the inner liner and the outer wrapper. An elliptical insulation port is defined within the outer wrapper, wherein the elliptical insulation port is configured to allow passage of a cylindrical insulation conduit when the insulation conduit is positioned at an oblique angle relative to the structural cabinet. An insulation material is disposed within the insulating cavity. A sealing cap covers the elliptical insulation port, wherein the sealing cap includes a protrusion that extends at least partially into the insulating cavity.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 2022Date of Patent: June 27, 2023Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Gustavo Frattini, Abhay Naik
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Patent number: 11680743Abstract: A refrigerator includes a door opening device and a handle assembly including a handle body and a handle cover assembled with each other. The handle body may have a structure for rotating the handle assembly, and when the handle cover is coupled to the handle body, the handle cover may constitute at least a portion of a surface of the handle body. Additionally, a driving arm may be provided in the handle cover and configured to push a push rod while the driving arm rotates with the handle body. The driving arm is made of metal.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2021Date of Patent: June 20, 2023Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventor: Young Hun Son
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Patent number: 11673036Abstract: An exercise storage system includes a storage compartment including at least one storage element. Exercise equipment is stored on the storage elements. A door is connected to the storage compartment with a hinge such that the viewing angle of the door is adjustable. A display on the door includes a backlit display and a mirrored display. A user may select exercise equipment from the storage compartment and perform an exercise activity while viewing the display.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2020Date of Patent: June 13, 2023Assignee: iFIT Inc.Inventors: William T. Dalebout, Michael L. Olson
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Patent number: 11674743Abstract: 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 28, 2021Date of Patent: June 13, 2023Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Daekil Kang, Jongmoon Jang, Hyunae Lim, Dongwoo Park, Seongyong Yoo
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Patent number: 11672338Abstract: A bathroom facility in which bathroom furniture is combined with home appliances for use in bathrooms is disclosed. The bathroom facility according to the present disclosure comprises: a mirror cabinet device attached to the wall of a bathroom; and a sink cabinet device mounted to the floor of the bathroom and including a bathroom sink. The mirror cabinet device includes a cooler and a charging box for charging small home appliances, and the sink cabinet device includes a drawer type towel management unit and a drawer type console.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2018Date of Patent: June 13, 2023Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Seongho Kim, Jeongyun Kim, Jong Seok Kim, Daeyun Park, Inhyung Yang, Ung Je Jo
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Patent number: 11668515Abstract: A storage bin for an appliance includes a single piece of molded plastic and a glass front panel. The single piece of molded plastic forms one or more of a bottom wall, a rear wall, and a pair of side walls. The glass front panel is insert-molded within the single piece of molded plastic to form a front wall. The front wall, the bottom wall, the rear wall, and the pair of side walls collectively define an interior storage volume. The bottom wall is imperforate. A method for constructing a storage bin is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2021Date of Patent: June 6, 2023Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.Inventor: Michael Thomas Chezem
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Patent number: 11661767Abstract: A drawer assembly includes a member having a first locking element. A drawer includes a frame and a handle. The handle includes a first portion and a second portion. The first portion is coupled to the frame. The second portion is coupled to the first portion. A drawer release includes a first end and a second end. The drawer release is rotatably coupled to the drawer. The first end includes a second locking element. The second portion is rotatable relative to the first portion to move the drawer release from a first orientation in which the second locking element directly engages the first locking element to prevent the drawer from sliding relative to the member to a second orientation in which the second locking element is spaced apart from the first locking element to allow the drawer to slide relative to the member. Systems and methods of use are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2021Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: DEJANA TRUCK AND UTILITY EQUIPMENT CO., INC.Inventor: Charles L. Hanley
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Patent number: 11653759Abstract: The disclosure refers to a container for storing and providing at least one modular road paver assembly designed for detachable mounting on a road paver. The container comprises a storage system by means of which individual components of the road paver assembly can be positioned within the container in a standardized arrangement, such that the components of the road paver assembly can be checked for completeness by an operator by means of a visual inspection along a sequence determined between opposite boundaries of the container in view of their assembly sequence on the road paver.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2022Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: JOSEPH VOEGELE AGInventors: Ingo Herzberg, Dennis Hanfland, Jens Holfelder, Christian Jenewein
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Patent number: 11622628Abstract: A wall hanging system by which a wall décor item such as a ledge, a frame, a mantel, or the like may be mounted to and hung from a wall. The wall hanging system may include the wall décor item having a rear surface and first and second mounting channels in the rear surface. The wall hanging system may also include first and second mounting brackets that are configured to be mounted to the wall. At least one of the first and second mounting brackets may have an elongated aperture through which a fastener extends for mounting that mounting bracket to the wall. As such, the mounting bracket with the elongated aperture is able to slide side-to-side along the wall while being mounted to the wall in order to properly align the first and second mounting brackets with the first and second mounting channels of the wall décor item.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2021Date of Patent: April 11, 2023Inventors: Matthew Scott Kressin, Changhong Huang
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Patent number: 11591837Abstract: The present invention provides a refrigerator, comprising a refrigerator body and a door body. A hinge body is disposed on the refrigerator body. A first hinge shaft and a second hinge shaft are disposed on the hinge body. A first guide groove and a second guide groove are formed in the door body. The first hinge shaft is located in the first guide groove and the second hinge shaft is located in the second guide groove. During opening of the door body, the first guide groove moves relative to the first hinge shaft and the second guide groove moves relative to the second hinge shaft, the first hinge shaft applies an acting force to the first guide groove to drive the end, away from the first guide groove, of the second guide groove to approach the second hinge shaft, so that the door body is displaced in a horizontal direction.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2021Date of Patent: February 28, 2023Assignee: QINGDAO HAIER JOINT STOCK CO., LTD.Inventors: Guoshun He, Enpin Xia, Hao Zhang, Xiaobing Zhu
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Patent number: 11585589Abstract: The present embodiments relate to a handle assembly for a refrigeration apparatus. The handle assembly can be detachably assembled on either side of a cabinet door of the refrigeration apparatus, the handle assembly comprising: a handle, a handle bracket, and an elastic member, wherein the handle comprises a handle portion and an extension on a side of the handle portion, characterized in that the handle is movably assembled in the handle bracket, wherein the handle portion of the handle is assembled in a first portion of the handle bracket, and the extension of the handle is assembled in a second portion of the handle bracket, and a protrusion is disposed at one end of the extension; and the elastic member is assembled in the second portion of the handle bracket, and the extension of the handle is connected with the elastic member.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2019Date of Patent: February 21, 2023Assignee: Dometic Sweden ABInventors: Anton Lundqvist, Samuele Meda, Peng Wang, Xiaoli Weng
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Patent number: 11585595Abstract: A refrigerator is provided. The refrigerator includes a storeroom lifted when the storeroom is pulled out and giving a degree of freedom to a lifting method. The refrigerator includes a main body, a door arranged to be pulled out from the main body, a storeroom arranged to be pulled out from the main body along with the door, and a lift device arranged to lift or lower the storeroom in connection with pulling-out or pushing-in of the door, wherein the lift device includes a guide including a portion sloping upward or downward in a pull-out direction of the storeroom, and a guidee guided by the guide so that the storeroom is lifted when the guidee is moved along the guide.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2021Date of Patent: February 21, 2023Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hideki Nakajima, Hiroyuki Tanaka, Takashi Yoshikawa
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Patent number: 11578908Abstract: An appliance cabinet includes a wrapper that has sidewalls and define a machine compartment. An attachment feature is coupled to the wrapper proximate the sidewalls. The attachment feature includes horizontal supports and vertical supports that define a lattice structure of the attachment feature, and a selectively removable side access panel is removably coupled to the sidewalls to define at least one access point to the machine compartment.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2021Date of Patent: February 14, 2023Assignee: Whirlpool CorportationInventors: Koteswara Rao Gochika, Narendra A. Kapure, Manjunathraddi Navalgund, Manoj T. Sambrekar