Patents Examined by Matthew W Ing
  • Patent number: 11725874
    Abstract: A refrigerator that is capable of enabling a user to easily introduce or remove goods into or from the refrigerator is described. Specifically, a refrigerator that is capable of enabling a drawer for receiving goods to be more conveniently used is described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Daejin Choi, Donghoon Lee, Changwoan Yang, Dongjeong Kim, Wonsup Bae, Jinsung Kim
  • Patent number: 11717953
    Abstract: A modular harvesting bench is provided. The bench comprises a frame for contacting the ground surface, a platform supported by the frame at an elevation above the ground surface, the platform defining a work plane area for receiving harvesting equipment. A portion of the frame and of the platform define parts of a first bench section movable relative to a second bench section between a retracted position and an extended position to extend or retract a footprint of the bench and/or extend or reduce the work plane area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignees: HYDROTEK HYDROPONICS, LARIN DESIGN
    Inventors: Sebastien Baril, Dominic Larin
  • Patent number: 11719378
    Abstract: A vacuum adiabatic body includes a first plate, a second plate, a space between the first plate and the second plate configured to be a vacuum state, a support including at least a pair of support plates that maintain a distance between the first and second plates, and at least one radiation resistance sheet provided between the pair of support plates to reduce heat transfer between the first plate and the second plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Wonyeong Jung, Deokhyun Youn
  • Patent number: 11712109
    Abstract: A foldable frame includes first and second mounting assemblies pivotally connected to each other and rotatable with respect to each other between a folded position and an unfolded position. A foldable frame also includes one or more retainers. A retainer has a first coupler and a second coupler, with one disposed at the first mounting assembly and the other at the second mounting assembly. When the first and second mounting assemblies are in the folded position, the first and second couplers of each retainer engage with each other, and thus retain the first and second mounting assemblies in the folded position and prevent the foldable frame from accidental unfolding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: Inno-Sports Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kwan Jun Choi
  • Patent number: 11708659
    Abstract: A hinge for a laundry treating appliance has a housing having a portion received by an aperture in the shroud. The housing also has a first end comprising a mouth adapted to couple with the shroud. The hinge further has a bracket that has a first end connected to the lid and a second end fastened to the housing and the bracket is received in the aperture in the shroud.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Ryan L. Allen, Andria Bauman, James J. Collene, James Oddo, Eric Osler, Nick Sir Louis, Philip R. Thompson, Igor Viveiros
  • Patent number: 11701990
    Abstract: A dinette assembly includes a cabinet assembly with a workstation desk top that can converted between a compact position and an extended position. The dinette assembly also includes a table assembly with features that allow the table assembly to rotate, expand, and/or slide to allow the dinette assembly to be converted into different arrangements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: Winnebago Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Kimberly Mann, Eric Michael Jones, Matthew Haugen
  • Patent number: 11700955
    Abstract: A pedestal antenna for anti-theft systems in commercial establishment's entrances, which has the advantage or benefit of allowing the exhibit of physical or physical objects for exhibit or immediate access for the client as a display window which is immediately perceived by the client when they walk into the premises, as they also do when leaving the premises, as this product showcasing spot is in the same pedestal antenna, located at the access door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: Distribucion y Marketing LTDA.
    Inventor: Mauricio Enrique Tassara Carrasco
  • Patent number: 11690449
    Abstract: A multi-function furniture includes: pairs of support frames, each of the support frames having a top end and a bottom end; a plurality of retaining pieces pivotally connected to the top ends of the support frames; pairs of parallel side frames, each of the parallel side frames pivotally connected to the retaining pieces; a series of angular frames, each of the angular frames having a distal end and a proximal end, the distal ends and the proximal ends being pivotally connected to the parallel side frames; wherein one of the pair of the support frames is pivotally connected with the other one of the pair the support frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Inventor: Shou Qiang Zhu
  • Patent number: 11690444
    Abstract: A table includes a tabletop and a frame supporting the tabletop. The frame includes a mounting assembly, first and second leg assemblies coupled with the mounting assembly, and first and second supporting assemblies to control rotation of the first and second leg assemblies. The frame also includes one or more couplers disposed at a mounting member of the mounting assembly to connect the mounting assembly with the first and second supporting assemblies or to connect the mounting assembly with the tabletop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: Inno-Sports Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kwan Jun Choi
  • Patent number: 11679878
    Abstract: An airdrop platform is provided that includes a pallet. Under the pallet are a first outrigger main body and a second outrigger main body. The first outrigger main body and second main body each include at least one outrigger finger. When airdropped, the outrigger main bodies and outrigger fingers are configured to move from under the pallet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: The Government of the United States, as represented by the Secretary of the Army
    Inventor: Todd M. Grenga
  • Patent number: 11678740
    Abstract: A foldable frame includes first and second mounting assemblies pivotally coupled with each other at their proximal sides. The foldable frame also includes first, second and third leg assemblies, each having an upper member coupled with one or more of the first and second mounting assemblies and a base member abutting a ground when in use. The upper members of the first, second and third leg assemblies are substantially parallel to each other, with a distance between the upper members of the first and third leg assemblies different than a distance between the upper members of the second and third leg assemblies. As a result, when folded, the base members of the first, second and third leg assemblies are disposed side by side along a longitudinal direction of the foldable frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: Inno-Sports Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kwan Jun Choi
  • Patent number: 11680595
    Abstract: A locking rail for locking of a first and a second panel horizontally. The panels each include an essentially vertical panel surface and an essentially horizontal edge surface. The locking rail includes a first and a second locking device which are configured to engage the edge surface of the first and the second panel, respectively, and an interconnecting extension which extends between said first and second locking device. The first and second locking device each includes a first locking tongue which extends essentially perpendicular to the interconnecting extension. The first locking tongue of the first locking device is configured for locking of the first panel in a first horizontal direction and the first locking tongue of the second locking device is configured for locking of the second panel in the first horizontal direction. The locking rail includes a first locking part which extends essentially perpendicular to the interconnecting extension.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: VALINGE INNOVATION AB
    Inventors: Peter Derelöv, Hans Brännström
  • Patent number: 11668517
    Abstract: An elevation device for a refrigerator drawer includes a lower frame, an upper frame, and a lifting assembly. The lifting assembly includes: a pair of first rods having a first end rotatably coupled to the lower frame and a second end that translates along the upper frame; and a pair of second rods having a first end rotatably coupled to the upper frame and a second end that translates along the lower frame. The second rod is rotatably coupled to and crosses the first rod. The first or second rod is connected to a driving device via the first end of the first or second rod, with the driving device disposed outside the upper frame and the lower frame. The first and second rods are configured to, based on power from the driving device, rotate about their respective first ends to elevate the upper frame relative to the lower frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventor: Kwanghyun Choi
  • Patent number: 11666145
    Abstract: A bracket system for coupling an appliance to a cabinet structure includes a mounting bracket having an inner wall spaced-apart from an outer wall and a plurality of apertures is provided through the outer wall. The inner wall couples to the outer surface of the appliance in assembly. A trim member includes first and second mounting portions and an abutment portion inwardly offset from the first and second mounting portions. The first and second mounting portions each include a plurality of apertures disposed therethrough. An inner surface of the first mounting portion abuts the outer wall of the mounting bracket, such that the apertures disposed therebetween are aligned. The second mounting portion includes a plurality of apertures disposed therethrough, and an outer surface of the second mounting portion is configured to abut the inner surface of the cabinet compartment for mounting thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Arunkumar Harikrishnasamy, Manjunathraddi Navalgund, Sanket Vivek Phalak
  • Patent number: 11665838
    Abstract: An outer box includes an outer case including a rear wall; and a fixing device fixed on the rear wall. The fixing device includes a first fixing member, a second fixing member, at least two fixing rods, and at least two fastening members. The first fixing member is fixed on the rear wall. The at least two fixing rods are connected with the first fixing member. At least one of the at least two fixing rods is slidably connected with the first fixing member. The second fixing member is slidably arranged on the at least two fixing rods, the at least two fastening members are fixed with the at least two fixing rods respectively so as to limit the movement of the second fixing member along the at least two fixing rods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: Fulian Precision Electronics (Tianjin) Co., LTD.
    Inventors: Ya-Ni Zhang, Han-Yu Li, Ming-Hua Duan
  • Patent number: 11654206
    Abstract: A sterilization cabinet, comprising a top panel, at least two side panels, and a floor panel forming a part of a chamber of the sterilization cabinet; at least one door connected to at least one of the at least two side panels of the sterilization cabinet; a vent formed in at least one of the two side panels; at least one first filter covering the vent and a filter cover configured to hold the first filter against the vent; a drain positioned in the floor panel, wherein the floor panel has a slope configured to cause condensate within the chamber to flow into the drain and wherein the drain is the only outlet for the condensate along the floor panel; and a second filter covering the drain such that condensate flowing into the drain passes through the second filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: Progressive Sterilization, LLC
    Inventors: Michele Mauzerall, Maryellen Keenan
  • Patent number: 11647601
    Abstract: A cabinet solution is provided for outdoor electronic device storage and retrieval especially configured for ease access during inclement weather. In one embodiment, the cabinet solution is comprised of a specially designed secure cabinet and a top access weather protected portable device designed to operate as a data center in a box. The secure cabinet is configured to hold a number of top access weather protected portable devices configured in the same or different configurations depending on the application. The portable devices are mounted in an inclined shelf with a mechanism connected with the cabinet door opening that closes partially the top lid of the devices in such a way that prevent rain or snow to interfere with the functionality of the system while the door of the cabinet is open thus making it serviceable even on bad weather conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: ACROMOVE INC.
    Inventor: Evangelos Achillopoulos
  • Patent number: 11633050
    Abstract: A preparation table is provided. The preparation table includes a cabinet with a work surface. The work surface includes a perimeter which defines a cavity of the cabinet. Opposing guide structures proximate opposing perimeter walls are configured to support a grate. The grate can be movable or stationary but is configured to support a product or product container while still providing access to the cavity. The product container is movable on the work surface to both rear and forward positions. The cabinet is configured such that excess ingredients fall from the product container, through the grate, and are recaptured within the cavity. The cabinet also includes a transition element which provides support for the product container as it is moved to an adjacent work surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: Unified Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Orindo Delorenzo, Arthur Delorenzo, Jim Ervin
  • Patent number: 11622623
    Abstract: An improved digital teaching station, a stand, and a platform that supports a central multitouch flat-panel display screen is provided. A reflective glass mirror is affixed on top of the stand, and a computing device is connected. Moreover, a document camera is attached to a side tray. Furthermore, hardware and software enables a separate video stream to create always upright content from an upward facing electronic display screen and to interconnect with all devices and data types.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Inventor: Ji Shen
  • Patent number: 11622622
    Abstract: A table including a frame having a leg portion, a tabletop support portion, and a tabletop positioned on the tabletop support portion. The tabletop has one pair of opposed side structures, and each of the opposed structures has a first bent portion extending downward. Also, each of the opposed side structures is further bent greater than 90 degrees from the orientation of the tabletop so as to surround and partially envelop the tabletop support portion. The table can also include a side panel that is stowable in the leg portion. The side panel can selectively be removed from the leg portion and placed onto the tabletop by a user to function as a temporary partition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Inventor: Remco Bergsma