Patents Examined by Hanh V. Tran
  • Patent number: 11808514
    Abstract: A refrigerator includes a vacuum-insulated cabinet structure enclosing an insulating cavity and including an outer wrapper having a first side wall defining a perimeter, an outer frame portion defined radially inward of the perimeter, and an inner area surrounded and supported by the outer frame portion. The inner area initially defines a first planar level with at least a portion of the outer frame portion extending to a second planar level parallel to and spaced apart from the first planar level in an axially outward direction. The insulating cavity is sealed and has a vacuum drawn therefrom with the outer frame portion deformed such that the inner area is moved axially inward away from the second planar level under a force of the vacuum within the insulating cavity with at least the portion of the outer frame portion remaining at the second planar level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Arunkumar Harikrishnasamy, Sai B. Krishna, Abhay Naik
  • Patent number: 11802429
    Abstract: A door lock assembly for use with a door comprising a movable locking assembly disposed within a recess formed in an edge of a door panel having one or more movable wedge shaped locking elements disposable between a locked position and an unlocked position and having first teeth associated therewith, and a frame member having a channel and second teeth associated therewith, wherein when assembled the locking element is disposed substantially within the channel formed in the frame element when disposed in the locked position, and wherein one or more the first teeth of the locking element are adapted to selectively engage with one or more of the second teeth when a force is applied to the door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: WedgeTLS LLC
    Inventor: Robby A. Marsh
  • Patent number: 11800930
    Abstract: A pull-out guide has a guide rail, a running rail, which is mounted in a displaceable manner on the guide rail, and a braking device disposed between the guide rail and the running rail for braking the movement of the running rail relative to the guide rail. The braking device has at least one friction element, which is arranged between the running rail and the guide rail and can be displaced along a sliding surface by way of a contact pressure. The pull-out guide can thus be braked with continuous forces over a long period of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: PAUL HETTICH GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Oscar Garcia, Iker Lopetegi
  • Patent number: 11796243
    Abstract: A refrigerator includes a cabinet and a door. The door includes a door body including a door liner, a front plate, a cap decor connected to the door liner and the front plate and having a recessed handle, and an insulator filled between the door liner, the front plate, and the cap decor. The door includes a panel assembly detachably mounted on a front surface of the door body and defining a front surface of the door. The panel assembly includes a panel defining an outer appearance of the front surface of the door and an insertion protrusion protruding backward from the panel and inserted into a front surface of the cap decor when the panel is mounted to restrict the panel assembly. The insertion protrusion extends from the outside of a recessed space of the handle in a direction crossing the recessed space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Myeongseong Park, Daekil Kang, Ohchul Kwon, Sangho Jung, Hyuncheol Lee
  • Patent number: 11796244
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a door for a refrigerator, a refrigerator and a method of manufacturing the door. The door comprises a door frame enclosed at a periphery, and a first side plate and a second side plate located on two opposed sides of the door frame, the door frame, the first side plate and the second side plate forming a receiving space for receiving a foaming material, wherein the door frame is provided with at least one material overflow preventing assembly which comprises an air discharge hole disposed on the door frame, a receiving cavity communicated with the air discharge hole, and a material discharging passage communicated with the receiving cavity, the air discharge hole is communicated with the external, and the material discharging passage is communicated with the receiving space. The present invention makes the manufacturing cost lower and the quality of products of the door higher.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignees: QINGDAO HAIER REFRIGERATOR CO., LTD., HAIER SMART HOME CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xianbing Lv, Ning Wang, Zhijun Liu, Lei Liu, Xiaobin Hu
  • Patent number: 11793330
    Abstract: A refrigerator includes a cabinet, a control unit provided in the cabinet and controlling an operation of the refrigerator, a main door that opens or closes the cabinet and has an opening formed therein, a main hinge that couples the cabinet to the main door and allows the main door to be pivotably mounted, a sub-door that is formed on a front surface of the refrigerator and opens or closes the opening, a sub-hinge that couples the main door to the sub-door and allows the sub-door to be pivotably mounted, a sub-hinge cover that simultaneously shield a main hinge shaft of the main hinge and a sub-hinge shaft of the sub-hinge, and a wire disposed to extend from an inside of the sub-door, to be connected with the control unit, and to sequentially pass through the sub-hinge shaft and the main hinge shaft along an inside of the sub-hinge cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Changseok Oh, Sangmyung Lee
  • Patent number: 11788280
    Abstract: An insulated structure comprises a first panel and a second panel coupled to the first panel. The first and second panels define an insulating cavity therebetween. A port is defined by the second panel. The port is an opening into the insulating cavity. A connector is coupled to the second panel. A tube is coupled to the connector and extends parallel along the second panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Paul B. Allard, Jeffrey Beckner, Sunil S. Ekshinge, Abhay Naik, Manjunathraddi Navalgund, Rafael D. Nunes, Sanjesh Kumar Pathak
  • Patent number: 11781802
    Abstract: A vacuum adiabatic body and a refrigerator are provided. The vacuum adiabatic body includes a support that maintains a vacuum space between a first plate and a second plate. The support includes a first support plate provided by coupling at least two partial plates to support one of the first plate or the second plate, and a second support plate that supports the other one of the first plate or the second plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Daewoong Kim, Hyeunsik Nam
  • Patent number: 11781801
    Abstract: A vacuum adiabatic body includes a conductive resistance sheet which blocks heat conduction between plate members, and a sealing frame which covers the conductive resistance sheet. The sealing frame includes a side surface part, an outer surface part which is bent and extends from a side of the side surface part, and an inner surface part which is bent and extends from the other side of the side surface part. The sealing frame is provided as a configuration of a concave groove in which the width between the outer surface part and the inner surface part is smaller than the width of the side surface part. According to the present invention, a peripheral portion of the vacuum adiabatic body can be stably maintained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Hyeunsik Nam, Bongjin Kim
  • Patent number: 11774165
    Abstract: A refrigerator includes a cabinet, a mounting bracket disposed at a top surface of the cabinet, a door configured to rotate relative to the cabinet, a hinge cover that is disposed at the top surface of the cabinet and covers the mounting bracket, a hinge including a door bracket disposed at the door, a hinge bracket disposed at the mounting bracket, and a plurality of links that connect the door bracket to the hinge bracket, a guide device having a first side disposed at the door and a second side that passes through a cover opening at a front surface of the hinge cover and is disposed inside the hinge cover, and an electric wire or a water pipe disposed along an inside of the guide device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventor: Changseok Oh
  • Patent number: 11771239
    Abstract: Provided is a refrigerator including a door frame enhanced to support a door glass. The refrigerator includes a main body including a storeroom, a plurality of door glasses separately arranged to insulate the storeroom, an outer frame supporting an outer glass arranged on an outer side among the plurality of door glasses, an inner frame supporting an inner glass arranged on an inner side among the plurality of door glasses and including a same type of material as the outer frame, and an insulation member arranged between the outer frame and the inner frame and including a different type of material from the outer frame and the inner frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: In-Yong Hwang, Dong Nyeol Ryu, Oun Gu Lee, Ki Hak Hong, Gwang Chel Jeong
  • Patent number: 11761699
    Abstract: A refrigerator includes a main body including a plurality of wall modules, a storeroom disposed inside the main body, and a door arranged to open or close the storeroom. The plurality of wall modules include a first wall module having a concave portion and a second wall module having a convex portion engaged with the concave portion. The convex portion includes an insulation filling space in which insulation is filled, and a fastening groove. A fastening member is inserted into the fastening groove so as to be fastened to the first wall module and the second wall module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tae Yun Jung, Dae Youn Kim, Jung Keun Park, Seung Min Lee, Jeong Man Nam, Young Gon Park, Jung Yong Lee
  • Patent number: 11761576
    Abstract: A portable, collapsible support for holding electronic equipment including programmable logic controllers (PLC), human machine interfaces (HMI), instruments, switches, Din rail mounting devices, and other equipment when testing, demonstrating, programming, or repairing such devices at remote job sites, testing labs or facilities, trade shows, training centers, and other places. The portable, collapsible support includes a base having a holding bar in parallel with a back bar forming a holding recess to hold HMIs, a cover including a Din rail, and a pair of mounting pegs for holding the electronic equipment, and a pair of locking arms for releasably, pivotably locking the cover in an open, vertical position while holding the electronic equipment, or for closing the cover to easily carry and transport the collapsible support from one location to another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Inventor: David Bryner
  • Patent number: 11744360
    Abstract: A table has a shelf beneath a tabletop which holds charging strips, communication hubs, cords and/or other equipment in a storage compartment behind a divider wall. The divider wall has an opening forming a passageway for cords from the equipment that are used to power and/or communicate with electronic devices on the tabletop or in a cubby on the shelf ahead of the divider wall. The table also has a groove in the tabletop for holding electronic devices. The groove has one or more apertures through which cords pass from the equipment in the storage compartment to the electronic devices in the groove for providing power and/or communication. The table can be a desk, conference table, side table, end table, night stand, and any other piece furniture that has the tabletop and shelf with a divider wall and opening according to the present invention, such as wall shelves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: Artifox, LLC
    Inventors: Sarah Elizabeth-Carpenter Mirth, Daniel Joseph Mirth
  • Patent number: 11730265
    Abstract: A slide rail assembly adapted for a rack includes a first slide rail, a fitting, and a second slide rail. The first slide rail is movable with respect to the rack between a first position and a second position. The fitting is configured to be mounted on the first slide rail and includes at least one guiding structure. The second slide rail is configured to be guided by the at least one guiding structure of the fitting while being outside a channel of the first slide rail and thus enter the channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignees: King Slide Works Co., Ltd., King Slide Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ken-Ching Chen, Shun-Ho Yang, Tzu-Cheng Weng, Chun-Chiang Wang
  • Patent number: 11725768
    Abstract: A vacuum adiabatic body, a refrigerating or warming apparatus, and a method for manufacturing a vacuum adiabatic body are provided. The vacuum adiabatic body includes a first plate defining at least a portion of a wall for a first space, a second plate defining at least a portion of a wall for a second space having a second temperature different from a first temperature of the first space, and at least one conductive resistance sheet connecting the first and second plates to each other. At least one of a flange of the first plate coupled to the at least one conductive resistance sheet or a flange of the second plate coupled to the at least one conductive resistance sheet is bent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Hyeunsik Nam, Myoungju Kang, Bongjin Kim
  • Patent number: 11718215
    Abstract: An energy absorbing table includes a support assembly and a table assembly. The support assembly includes a sidewall support that mounts to a sidewall, a support post that attaches to a floor, and a table support assembly coupled to the sidewall support and the support post. The table assembly includes a tabletop, at least one energy absorbing assembly, and at least one linear guide assembly. The at least one energy absorbing assembly includes a pair of plunger assemblies secured to the tabletop, and a crush chamber assembly secured to the table support assembly. The crush chamber assembly is configured to slidably receive an end portion of each of the pair of plunger assemblies and includes a pair of energy absorption cores. The at least one linear guide assembly includes a linear guide secured to the tabletop, and a pair of mounts secured to the table support assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: Airworthy, Inc.
    Inventors: Del A. Hebert, James V. Rouleau
  • Patent number: 11709012
    Abstract: A refrigerator with an enhanced door includes a main body including a storeroom, first and second doors pivotally coupled to the main body to open or close the storeroom and a pivot bar pivotally installed at the first door. The pivot bar is movable between a first position between the first and second doors and a second position pivoted toward the first door to prevent cold air leaks from the storeroom. A locking device separably locks the pivot bar to the first door when the pivot bar is in the second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chanbin Park, Yang-Yeol Gu, Jaejin Lee, Jeonghyun Lee
  • Patent number: 11703270
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a household appliance (20) comprising a reversible front door (22) configured to be selectably attached either on a left side or a right side of a cabinet (21) of the household appliance (20).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: Electrolux Appliances Aktiebolag
    Inventor: Jérôme Estève
  • Patent number: 11703271
    Abstract: A refrigerator includes a cabinet having a storage space, a door configured to open and close the storage space, and a gap adjusting device configured to be provided between the cabinet and the door and to adjust a gap between the cabinet and the door, in which the gap adjusting device includes a seating part formed on the door, and an adjusting member which is detachably mounted on the seating part and is in contact with the cabinet in a state where the door is closed, a plurality of adjusting parts having different heights are formed on the adjusting member, and a gap between the cabinet and the door is adjusted according to a combination of a contact surface between the seating part and the adjusting part selected when the adjusting member is mounted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Jonghyun Lee, Wonchan Cho