Patents Examined by Hanh V. Tran
  • Patent number: 11486627
    Abstract: An appliance includes a vacuum insulated structure that has a peripheral edge including a wrapper and a liner. A mullion is operably coupled to the vacuum insulated structure. A reinforcement assembly is operably coupled to the vacuum insulated structure and the mullion. The reinforcement assembly includes a perimeter frame that is operably coupled to the peripheral edge of the vacuum insulated structure, and a central plate that is operably coupled to the mullion. A door is operably coupled to the reinforcement assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventor: Arunkumar Harikrishnasamy
  • Patent number: 11480384
    Abstract: A refrigerator including a main body forming a storage compartment, and a door configured to open and close the storage compartment. The door includes a door body rotatably coupled to the main body and including an insulator therein, a panel body positioned in a front of the door body, a first trim disposed at a first edge of the panel body and configured to be coupled to the door body while being rotated with respect to the door body, and a second trim disposed at a second edge opposite to the first edge of the panel body and configured to be coupled to the door body when the first trim is coupled to the door body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chomin Lee, Yang-Yeol Gu, Dongyeong Kim, Byoungmok Kim, Yonghan Kim, Taecheol Park, Yongman Seo, Jinyoung Song, Yountae Shin, Byungkwan Yang
  • Patent number: 11473834
    Abstract: A refrigerator of the present disclosure includes an inner case configured to have a storage chamber, a door configured to open and close the storage chamber, a plurality of side panels configured to cover both sides of the inner case, the plurality of side panels being configured to be formed of a metal material, a case supporter configured to support the inner case, a base configured to support a lower side of the case supporter, at least a portion of the base being configured to be spaced apart from a lower side of the door and the case supporter, and a base panel configured to be attached to an upper surface of the base adjacent to the door, the base panel being configured to be formed of the same material as that of the plurality of side panels or having a metal texture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Kihyun Park, Daehyun Yoo, Kiyoung Lim
  • Patent number: 11466925
    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: July 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Daewoong Kim, Hyeunsik Nam
  • Patent number: 11464333
    Abstract: A drawer rail for a drawer pull-out guide, including a first rail configured to be fixed to a drawer, and a second rail configured to be arranged on a carcass rail or on a central rail of a drawer pull-out guide. The first rail and the second rail are configured to be connected to one another by sliding onto each other, and a spring member is arranged on the first or second rail. A protrusion is arranged on the other rail, the position of which on and/or the extension of which along the other rail is chosen such that the protrusion, in a connected condition of the first and second rail, co-operates with the spring member so as to limit transverse movements of the two rails to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: JULIUS BLUM GMBH
    Inventors: Marc Meusburger, Markus Kampl
  • Patent number: 11464347
    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 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Changseok Oh, Sangmyung Lee
  • Patent number: 11464331
    Abstract: A pull-out guide has at least two rails that are movable relative to each other. A first attaching means for attaching a first pushing element is provided on a movable rail. A second attaching means at a distance from the first attaching means is provided on the movable rail for attaching a pushing element of a second drawer system. The pushing element of either the first or second drawer system can be attached to the movable rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: Paul Hettich GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Stefan Klaus
  • Patent number: 11454441
    Abstract: A domestic refrigeration appliance includes a receiving space for food, a drawer in the form of a food container being movable in the receiving space and a compartment floor disposed in the receiving space and forming a cover for the drawer. An elastically deformable stop element which faces a front wall of the drawer is disposed on a front edge of the compartment floor. The compartment floor has a lowering segment on its foremost region which faces the front wall and a foremost rim on which the elastically deformable stop element is disposed. The foremost rim is lowered downward relative to a sheet region of the compartment floor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: BSH Hausgeraete GmbH
    Inventors: Ralph Staud, Thomas Tischer, Marco Reitwiessner, Andreas Kessler, Andreas Korte
  • Patent number: 11452375
    Abstract: A slide rail assembly includes a first rail, a second rail, a first bracket, a second bracket and a supporting feature. The first rail is configured to be mounted to a rack through the first bracket and the second bracket. The second rail is movable relative to the first rail and is configured to carry a carried object. The supporting feature is arranged on the first bracket. When the second rail is located at a predetermined position relative to the first rail, an end of the second rail is not extended beyond the supporting feature, and the supporting feature is configured to support a predetermined portion of the carried object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignees: King Slide Works Co., Ltd., King Slide Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ken-Ching Chen, Shun-Ho Yang, Wei-Chen Chang, Chun-Chiang Wang
  • Patent number: 11448000
    Abstract: The present invention discloses an automatic door opening device and a refrigerator having the same. The automatic door opening device comprises a base, a driving source member, two mechanical clutch gear sets and two pushing members, wherein the mechanical clutch gear set comprises a mechanical master gear, a mechanical slave gear, and a mechanical clutch member; in an initial state, the mechanical master gear is partially meshed with the mechanical clutch member which is separated from the mechanical slave gear; in a door body opening process, the mechanical master gear drives the mechanical slave gear to be in a transmission state; and after the door body is opened, the mechanical clutch gear set is recovered to an initial connection state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: QINGDAO HAIER JOINT STOCK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xueli Cheng, Bin Fei, Yazhou Shang, Jinlin Liu
  • Patent number: 11439232
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for storing medical products such as pharmaceutical and medical products in climate controlled storage devices includes an enclosure and a plurality of storage drawers contained within the enclosure. The enclosure includes a plurality of walls and a storage-drawer support. The plurality of storage drawers are supported in the enclosure by the storage-drawer support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: HELMER, INC.
    Inventors: Thomas J. Larkner, Bryan T. Shannon, Grant Balbach
  • Patent number: 11439253
    Abstract: The invention features a refrigerator cabinet door frame. The frame includes a thermally conductive outer frame, a thermally insulating inner frame member, and a sealing plate. The outer frame member includes a forward end having an outer surface that is disposed outside of a refrigerated cabinet with the frame mounted, and a rearward end defining a joint. The inner frame member includes a first end retained in the joint, and a second end. The sealing plate includes a first edge coupled to the outer frame member at the rearward end, forward of the joint, a second edge supported by the second end of the inner frame member, and a thermally conductive sealing surface. The first edge of the sealing plate is coupled to the outer frame member such that the sealing surface and the outer surface of the outer frame member together form a continuous heat transfer path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: Anthony, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul J. Artwohl, Jeffery W. Nicholson, Matthew Rolek, David Briggs Baugh
  • Patent number: 11427998
    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: March 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Paul B. Allard, Jeffrey Beckner, Sunil S. Ekshinge, Abhay Naik, Manjunathraddi Navalgund, Rafael D. Nunes, Sanjesh Kumar Pathak
  • Patent number: 11428457
    Abstract: Provided is a refrigerator including a main body including a storeroom, a door body arranged to open or close the storeroom, a decoration panel coupled to a front side of the door body, and a holder mounted on the front side of the door body to be coupled to the decoration panel. The door body includes a rear case defining a rear side of the door body, and a main case defining front and sides of the door body. The main case includes a front part defining the front side of the door body and having an installation groove in which to install the holder, side parts defining sides of the door body, and a rear coupler coupled to the rear case. The main case is formed by bending a single metal board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sungdeuk Park, Youngmin Kwon, Jeongman Nam, Seongwoo Kim, Seungho Yoon, Hojun Jeong
  • Patent number: 11412871
    Abstract: A table system includes a tablecloth, a table, and a table kit. The tablecloth defines an upper surface and a lower surface. The table includes a tabletop, at least one leg, and a table base. The table kit comprises various components, including a plurality of tabs and a drawstring. Each tab defines a conduit, and each tab is connected to the lower surface of the tablecloth. The drawstring extends through each of the plurality of tabs. In use, the plurality of tabs are gathered towards the at least one leg by tension applied to the drawstring, and ends of the drawstring are tied together to secure the tablecloth to the table.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Inventor: Joanna Lange Frohn
  • Patent number: 11408668
    Abstract: A refrigerator of the present invention comprises: a cabinet that includes a storage compartment having an opening formed on the front side thereof; a door rotatably connected to the cabinet to open and close the opening; a drawer disposed within the storage compartment to accommodate stored goods therein; a drawer guide that supports the drawer and guides the drawer in order to enable the drawer to move forward and rearward; an extraction mechanism that includes a base part that is disposed below the drawer and moves forward while the door is opened and rearward while the door is closed, a rear frame that extends from the base part toward the rear side of the drawer and pushes the drawer forward when the base part moves forward, and an arm that extends forward from the rear frame and is disposed between the drawer and a side of the storage compartment; and an arm guide disposed between the side of the storage compartment and the drawer to guide the arm in order to enable the arm to move forward and rearward.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Changwoan Yang, Seungjin Choi, Hanhyo Kim, Yoomin Park
  • Patent number: 11406187
    Abstract: A slide rail assembly includes a first rail including a blocking member and a positioning member, a second rail including a predetermined feature, a working member and an operation member. When the second rail is at a first extending position, the blocking member is in a blocking state capable of blocking the working member so as to prevent the second rail from displacing along a retracting direction. The operation member is capable of being operated to drive the blocking member to leave the blocking state so as to allow the second rail to displace along the retracting direction. When the second rail is displaced from the first extending position to a second extending position along the retracting direction, the second rail is engaged with the positioning member through the predetermined feature so as to prevent the second rail from leaving the second extending position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    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: 11397043
    Abstract: A refrigerator including a main body forming a storage compartment, and a door configured to open and close the storage compartment. The door includes a door body rotatably coupled to the main body and including an insulator therein, a panel body positioned in a front of the door body, a first trim disposed at a first edge of the panel body and configured to be coupled to the door body while being rotated with respect to the door body, and a second trim disposed at a second edge opposite to the first edge of the panel body and configured to be coupled to the door body when the first trim is coupled to the door body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chomin Lee, Yang-Yeol Gu, Dongyeong Kim, Byoungmok Kim, Yonghan Kim, Taecheol Park, Yongman Seo, Jinyoung Song, Yountae Shin, Byungkwan Yang
  • Patent number: 11395546
    Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention provides a slide device including a fixed rail fixedly installed on a main body, a moving rail provided to be movable with respect to the fixed rail, a body provided in an end region of one side of the fixed rail and including a guide passage, a slider which is coupled to the body and is selectively and slidably movable in a longitudinal direction of the body when the moving rail slidably moves, a transfer pin which is rotatably coupled to the slider and is movable along the guide passage, an elastic member disposed between and connected to the body and the slider and configured to be elastically compressed or expanded when the slider moves, and a damper which is provided on the body and of which an end portion of a rod is connected to the slider.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: SEGOS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Doo Myun Lee, Ro Hee Lee
  • Patent number: 11388836
    Abstract: An apparatus may include a plastic frame; a plurality of mounting features coupled to the plastic frame such that the plastic frame is configured to maintain the plurality of mounting features in a desired orientation, wherein the plurality of mounting features, when in the desired orientation, are operable to receive and retain information handling systems; and a base coupled to the plastic frame and disposed below the plastic frame along a central vertical axis of the apparatus that is defined by the orientation of the plurality of mounting features.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: James Don Curlee, Steven Embleton, Joshua Scott Keup, Ben John Sy