Patents Examined by Ryan A Doyle
  • Patent number: 10869553
    Abstract: An inbuilt but deployable supporting apparatus for supporting a server cabinet includes an extension arm and a supporting unit. The extension arm includes two opposite ends, one end of the extension arm is movably connected to a lower side of the server rack, the supporting unit is connected to the other end of the extension arm. The extension arm is movable between a retracted position, where the extension arm saves space by being accommodated in the lower side of the server rack, and a deployed position, where the extension arm is extended out of the server rack and, being adjustable in respect of the distance or depth down to a supporting surface, takes support from the supporting surface through the supporting unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: HONGFUJIN PRECISION ELECTRONICS (TIANJIN) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hsueh-Chin Lu, Ti-An Tsai, Hung-Liang Chung
  • Patent number: 10823428
    Abstract: A heating appliance includes an appliance cabinet having a plurality of sidewalls that defining a heating cavity. A door is operably connected to at least one of the sidewalls and operable between open and closed positions. A vertical translating assembly extends from the appliance cabinet to the door. The vertical translating assembly includes drive and offset arms and a power assist mechanism in operable communication with the drive arm. The power assist mechanism at least partially operates the door between the open and closed positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Tushar Jadhav, Sachin Karade, Atul Nalawade
  • Patent number: 10820696
    Abstract: A drawer part assembly includes first and second walls and a mounting fitting. The first wall includes a longitudinal section and a transverse section transversely connected to the longitudinal section. These two sections define a recess. The mounting fitting is attached to the first wall and includes first and second mounting portions, which are perpendicularly connected. The second mounting portion divides the first mounting portion into first and second portions. The second mounting portion is mounted in the recess. The longitudinal section of the first wall is allowed to press against the second portion of the first mounting portion. The second wall has an end portion mounted between the first portion and the second mounting portion of the mounting fitting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignees: King Slide Works Co., Ltd., King Slide Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ken-Ching Chen, Fang-Cheng Su, Shih-Lung Huang, Ci-Bin Huang, Chun-Chiang Wang
  • Patent number: 10782064
    Abstract: In a refrigerator including a sliding door configured to open and close a storage chamber, a storage basket provided on a rear portion of the sliding door, and a support frame configured to support the sliding door and the storage basket, sidewalls of the storage basket may be formed so as to protrude outwardly except a lower portion in which the support frame is disposed between an inner case and the sidewalls, thereby increasing a storage space of the storage basket. In addition, a front protrusion, an auxiliary protrusion, and a rear protrusion are formed in an upper portion of the storage basket, and therefore a relative position of an auxiliary basket to the storage basket may be limited, and the auxiliary basket may be drawn into and out in conjunction with drawn-in and-out movements of the storage basket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Young Bae Hong, Sung Cheul Park, Youn Tae Shin, Oun Gu Lee
  • Patent number: 10781855
    Abstract: A slide rail assembly includes first and second rails, a ball bearing assembly, and a damping device. The first rail has front and rear ends and a middle portion therebetween. The second rail is displaceable with respect to the first rail. The ball bearing assembly is movably mounted between the front and rear ends of the first rail and includes a ball retainer with a plurality of balls and a stopping feature. The damping device is mounted on the middle portion of the first rail to provide a damping force corresponding to the stopping feature of the ball retainer. The ball retainer can be displaced by the second rail such that the stopping feature of the ball retainer contacts the damping device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignees: King Slide Works Co., Ltd., King Slide Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ken-Ching Chen, Shun-Ho Yang, Chiang-Hsueh Fang, Chun-Chiang Wang
  • Patent number: 10773651
    Abstract: A tonneau cover for a vehicle storage area includes a retractable screen that extends from a housing to define extended and retracted positions. A handle assembly is coupled to an outer edge of the retractable screen and has an expandable base that defines a collapsed position proximate the retractable screen and an expanded position that defines a storage volume.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Scott Holmes Dunham, Kiesou David Hong, Patrick Kennedy Berryman, Jane Maria Aselage
  • Patent number: 10772440
    Abstract: A flexible merchandising food well display configured for use with a cabinet including a countertop. The food well display includes an upwardly open food well housed within the cabinet and the countertop defines an opening into the food well. The flexible merchandising food well display further includes a height-adjustable shelving system within the food well. The shelving system includes a plurality of shelves, each of which may be individually mounted within the food well at a selectable height such that the shelves may support different containers at different heights within the food well.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: Structural Concepts Corporation
    Inventors: James Neil Archbold, Lee Isaac Simon
  • Patent number: 10743660
    Abstract: A slide rail assembly includes a first rail, a second rail, a first locking mechanism, a second locking mechanism, and an operating member. The second rail can be displaced with respect to the first rail. The first locking mechanism and the second locking mechanism are configured to keep the second rail at either of two predetermined positions. The operating member can be used to operate the first locking mechanism and the second locking mechanism and thereby bring the locking mechanisms from a locked state to an unlocked state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    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: 10729241
    Abstract: A slide rail assembly includes a first rail, a second rail and a mounting member. The mounting member is arranged with a third rail and a fourth rail. Wherein, the third rail is movable relative to the first rail, and the second rail is movable relative to the fourth rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignees: KING SLIDE WORKS CO., LTD., KING SLIDE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ken-Ching Chen, Shun-Ho Yang, Kai-Wen Yu, Chun-Chiang Wang
  • Patent number: 10724782
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a refrigerator that has an improved structure to facilitate assembling of a door and a main body which are separable from each other. The refrigerator includes a main body that forms an exterior appearance, a storage compartment that is provided inside the main body, a door that is rotatably coupled to the main body so as to open and close an open front surface of the storage compartment, and a hinge bracket that connects the main body and the door. Here, the hinge bracket includes a first bracket that is coupled to the main body and a second bracket that is coupled to the door and detachably coupled to the first bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jee Hoon Lee, Sung Wook Kang, Tae In Eom, Yong Soo Kyong, Yury Telegin, Ivanov Igor, Jea Won Lee, Kyung Han Jeong
  • Patent number: 10704177
    Abstract: A washing machine lid and a hinge for attaching the washing machine lid. The washing machine includes a cabinet and a rotatable lid. A hinge rotatably connects the lid to a top panel or front panel of the cabinet. The hinge includes a shaft, a housing defining a cavity for receiving an end of the shaft, and a connecting member extending from the housing such that the housing and the connecting member are rotatable around the shaft. The connecting member includes one or more tabs. The lid includes a pocket, the pocket receives the hinge, the pocket defines one or more sockets for receiving the one or more tabs, and the one or more tabs are biased into engagement with the one or more sockets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
    Inventor: Adam Raymond Mora
  • Patent number: 10674821
    Abstract: A slide rail assembly includes a first rail, a second rail, a mounting member, a third rail and a fourth rail. The mounting member includes a first part, a second part and a third part. The first and second parts are connected to the third parts and are respectively extended along different directions. The mounting member has a first side and a second side. The third rail is connected to the first part of the mounting member and located at the first side of the mounting member. The third rail is movable relative to the first rail. The fourth rail is connected to the second part of the mounting member and located at the second side of the mounting member. The second rail is movable relative to the fourth rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignees: King Slide Works Co., Ltd, King Slide Technology Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Ken-Ching Chen, Shun-Ho Yang, Kai-Wen Yu, Chun-Chiang Wang
  • Patent number: 10631637
    Abstract: A device for releasably connecting a furniture drawer to a guidance unit that movably guides the drawer in a furniture body of an item of furniture comprises a base portion; and a displacement device arranged on the base portion and comprising a plurality of components moveable relative to each other, the displacement device enabling a position of the furniture pull-out to be adjusted in at least one spatial direction relative to the guidance unit, wherein the components of the displacement device are arranged as a preassembled subassembly that is releasably securable to the base portion at a securing interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: Grass GmbH
    Inventor: Tim Lucas
  • Patent number: 10633890
    Abstract: A device for moving a movable furniture part, including a force accumulator for causing the movable furniture part to be put in the opening direction of the movable furniture part, and wherein the device has a locking assembly for locking a tensioned position of the force accumulator, in which the force accumulator is charged for the opening movement of the furniture part. The tensioned position of the force accumulator is unlockable by displacing an activator element that interacts with the locking assembly. The locking assembly includes a pivotably mounted locking member, and the activator element and the locking member are mutually adapted in such a manner that, for unlocking the tensioned position of the force accumulator, the activator element carries out a linear repositioning movement and comes to bear on the locking member in such a manner that the locking member is subjected to a pivoting movement, or vice versa.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: Grass GmbH
    Inventors: Tino Fellner, Filip Rihtarec
  • Patent number: 10617208
    Abstract: A slide rail assembly includes a first rail, a second rail, a third rail, a synchronization member and a fastening member. The third rail is movably mounted between the first and second rails. The synchronization member and the fastening member are movably mounted to the third rail. The synchronization member is configured to engage with the second rail, such that the second and third rails can be synchronously moved relative to the first rail along an opening direction. When the second and third rails are moved to a first predetermined position, the synchronization member is disengaged from the second rail. When the third rail is moved from the first predetermined position to a second predetermined position along the opening direction, the third rail is fastened to the first rail by the fastening member to prevent the third rail from being moved relative to the first rail along a retracted direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignees: KING SLIDE WORKS CO., LTD., KING SLIDE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ken-Ching Chen, Shun-Ho Yang, Kai-Wen Yu, Chun-Chiang Wang
  • Patent number: 10619393
    Abstract: A device for opening and closing a movable furniture part such as a drawer, door or shutter, includes a push-out unit having at least one push-out element and a rechargeable energy storage element connected to the push-out element via a coupler, such that when the movable furniture part is pushed a specified or definable distance into the energy storage element, stored energy can be made available as kinetic energy in order to eject the movable furniture part. The coupler comprises a lever system with a plurality of levers connected to each other in an articulated manner via levers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: Grass GmbH
    Inventor: Markus Albrecht
  • Patent number: 10598424
    Abstract: An appliance is provided herein. The appliance includes a cabinet having a wrapper, a liner, and a trim breaker. The wrapper, the liner, and the trim breaker define an insulating cavity therebetween. An insulating material is disposed within the insulating cavity. A frame includes an upper frame portion, a vertical frame portion, and a lower frame portion. The frame is at least partially disposed within the insulating cavity. An upper hinge mount is disposed on the upper frame portion. A lower hinge mount is disposed on the lower frame portion. The lower frame portion has a closed outer periphery. A door is rotationally mounted to the cabinet via an upper hinge mounted to the upper hinge mount and a lower hinge mounted to the lower hinge mount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Eric J. Dherde, Michael A. Fiori, Lynne F. Hunter
  • Patent number: 10550882
    Abstract: A drawer slide assembly includes first and second rails, a drawer frame member, a mounting device, and an inserting member. The second rail is longitudinally movable with respect to the first rail. The drawer frame member is connected to the second rail and includes a carrier and a drawer sidewall connected to the carrier. The mounting device is connected to the drawer frame member and/or the second rail and includes an engaging member and a guiding member. The engaging member has an engaging portion corresponding to the guiding member. The inserting member corresponds to the guiding member and can be inserted thereinto to displace the engaging member to an engaged position and, by engaging with the engaging portion, be mounted to the mounting device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignees: King Slide Works Co., Ltd., King Slide Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ken-Ching Chen, Fang-Cheng Su, Shih-Lung Huang, Ci-Bin Huang, Chun-Chiang Wang
  • Patent number: 10531589
    Abstract: A server casing includes a frame and a plate connecting structure disposed in the frame and including a plate and a board. A first rivet hole of the plate has a first outer hole edge and a first inner hole edge greater than the first outer hole edge. A first guide surface connects the first outer hole edge and the first inner hole edge. The board has a board edge corresponding to the first rivet hole. A first arm is formed on the board edge. After the first arm is pressed to abut against the first guide surface, the pressed first arm deforms along the first guide surface to be located in the first rivet hole, so as to fix the board to the plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: Wistron Corporation
    Inventors: Zhi-Peng Zou, Zhong-hui Mao, Zi-Wei He
  • Patent number: 10434639
    Abstract: A cabinet is provided with drawers; two front corner posts; a rear panel; two side panels; a first side frame secured to one side panel and including two hollow corner posts attached to one front corner post and the rear panel respectively, a top bar interconnecting upper portions of the hollow corner posts, a bottom bar interconnecting lower portions of the hollow corner posts and secured to one side panel, a board disposed between the hollow corner posts, the top bar, and the bottom bar, and a push handle secured to both the top bar and on side panel; and a second side frame secured to the other side panel. Hand tools can be stored in the first and second side frame. The hollow corner posts are cushioned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: E-MAKE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kung-Cheng Chen, Lung-Chuan Huang