For A Household Appliance Patents (Class 206/320)
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Patent number: 11937953Abstract: At least one embodiment is a portable medical station comprising a main body, which is disposed at least partially inside of a bag. Coupled to the main body is at least one tray and a plurality of handles. There are also a plurality of screens coupled to the main body and at least one computer coupled to the main body, wherein the portable medical station is foldable inside of the bag so that the portable medical station is movable while being substantially folded inside of the bag.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2020Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: MEDPOD, INC.Inventors: Jack Tawil, David Jack Tawil, Christopher Smith, Holland Bennett
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Patent number: 11937753Abstract: A household appliance includes a functional container, an insulation arrangement provided on an outside of the functional container and configured to thermally and/or acoustically insulate the functional container. The insulation arrangement includes a single-piece first insulation element which is made of a plastic material selected such that a surface of the first insulation element in facing relation to the functional container adheres to the functional container and is separable herefrom in a non-destructive manner.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2019Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: BSH Hausgeräte GmbHInventor: Alexander Sing
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Patent number: 11930604Abstract: Systems involve implementations such as a first case assembly including a base including an interior surface and an exterior surface, first, second, and third side walls and an interior surface at least partially bounding an interior area to receive at least a portion of a portable electronic device, and a coupler assembly including a portion of the exterior surface of the base; and an accessory assembly configured to provide at least one electric communication or power function for the portable electronic device, wherein the accessory assembly being sized and shaped to couple with the coupler assembly of the case assembly. Other aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text forming a part of the present disclosure.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2023Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: Pioneer Square Brands, Inc.Inventors: Riley Edwin Lynch, Quentin Wade Forbes
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Patent number: 11914431Abstract: A hinge area and processes of forming the hinge area are described. The hinge area is part of cover of a laptop computer. A material used for the cover is of a certain thickness. Stamping and forming a shape that defines the hinge area is performed on the material. The top of the shape is cut to provide for sides of the hinge area. Squeeze forging operations are performed to thicken the sides, and CNC machining is further performed on the sides.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2021Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Inventors: Steven J. Zielnicki, Kevin L. Kamphuis
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Patent number: 11909219Abstract: A device for wirelessly charging electronics, the device comprising a housing, at least one writing instrument disposed in the housing, a power transmitter disposed inside or formed on the housing, the power transmitter being configured to transmit power for charging electronics, and a battery disposed inside or embedded in the housing, the battery being configured to provide power to the power transmitter to transmit the power.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2020Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Assignee: Société BicInventors: Steven A. Burkhart, Loïc Folgoas
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Patent number: 11872036Abstract: Sleeves and cases for protecting medical devices against contamination, and methods for cleaning and disinfecting medical devices are provided. The various embodiments enable a single medical device to be used by more than one patient successively while reducing the risk of disease transmission from patient to patient.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2021Date of Patent: January 16, 2024Assignee: DexCom, Inc.Inventors: Nicholas Polytaridis, David J. Carner, Jacob S. Leach, Christina Orsini
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Patent number: 11853122Abstract: Accessory devices for portable electronic devices are described. An exemplary accessory device can include a first segment coupled to a second segment via a first hinge assembly. The accessory can include a third segment coupled to the second segment via a second hinge assembly such that the second segment is positioned between the first and third segments. The accessory device can be arranged between a closed configuration and a configuration of a stand that supports the portable electronic device at a viewing angle. At the support configuration, the second segment can be at an acute angle relative to the first segment to shift the center of gravity of the system towards the middle. The third segment can be suspended above the first segment and be inclined outwards. The hinge assemblies of the system can be sufficiently stiff to withstand the weight of the electronic device.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2022Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Aidan N. Zimmerman, Bradley J. Hamel, Christopher J. Stringer, Markus Diebel, Sung-Ho Tan, Mikael M. Silvanto, Kevin M. Robinson, Daniel L. McBroom, Michael D. McBroom
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Patent number: 11846872Abstract: A case for use in association with an electronic device having a camera system with a flash that can serve as a flashlight, including: (a) a case body, wherein the case body is adapted to releasably retain the electronic device; and (b) a cover member, wherein the cover member is adapted to enable a person to use the flash of the camera system as a flashlight while simultaneously preserving his/her night vision.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2022Date of Patent: December 19, 2023Inventor: Mark Bos
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Patent number: 11839295Abstract: A supporting device for a mobile terminal is provided. The supporting device includes a main board body, a connecting board assembly, a first supporting body and a second supporting body. One end of the main board body is connected with one end of the connecting board assembly through a first bendable part, the other end of the connecting board assembly is connected with one end of the first supporting body through a second bendable part, the other end of the first supporting body is connected with one end of the second supporting body through a third bendable part, and the other end of the main board body is connected with the other end of the second supporting body through a fourth bendable part. The supporting device for the mobile terminal of this application is small in size and convenient to carry.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2020Date of Patent: December 12, 2023Assignee: SHENZHEN LEMORE MARKETING CONSULTANCY CO., LTDInventor: Jiajia He
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Patent number: 11836020Abstract: A temperature regulating mount for portable electronic devices is provided that includes a temperature control unit for preventing portable electronic devices from reaching critical temperatures during operation to avoid undesired shut down of the electronic device. The mount is further accompanied by a protective perimeter casing for protecting the electronic device and allowing the device to mate with a universal mount. The perimeter casing leaves the back of the device open or exposed (e.g., through webbing) for temperature control. The protective perimeter casing includes grooves and indents for mating with guide rails and a movable clamping mechanism for securing the electronic device to the mount in a particular orientation to maximize the mount's ability to regulate the temperature of the electronic device.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2020Date of Patent: December 5, 2023Inventor: Darren Saravis
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Patent number: 11836280Abstract: Mobile device cases are provided which, in a first embodiment, selectively limit a user's ability to control the user's own mobile electronic device. The case includes front and rear portions joined together and defining therein an opening for receiving a mobile electronic device, such as a mobile phone. A locking mechanism is provided for selectively securing the opening in a first locked position to prevent operational access to the mobile electronic device by the user until a predetermined condition is met. The case includes an indicia of time visible to the user during the period of time of prevented operational access. In a further embodiment, a case is provided with first and second polymeric shells each having an interior and an exterior surface thereon and connected together by at least one hinge portion. The first and second shell portions form a cavity of sufficient size to cover a mobile electronic device sufficiently to prevent access by its user.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2022Date of Patent: December 5, 2023Inventors: Connor Cronk, Brian Cronk
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Patent number: 11815950Abstract: A protective case includes a protective case assembly and a stand assembly disposed in the protective case assembly. The protective case assembly includes a bottom cover. A convex ring is arranged at one side of the bottom cover and a gear ring is arranged on the inner circle of the convex ring. A metal dome works with the gear ring to adjust the angle of the lower stand cover. Both the stand assembly and the protective case assembly can be disassembled, separately used, and separately replaced in case of damage. A support strip after being flipped over is positioned and unlocked via a button. The support strip is locked by a positioning buckle when recovery.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2023Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: Guangdong Shuowei Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Wenhong Ma, Jiawei Gao
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Patent number: 11814833Abstract: A utility sink system can include a basin having a base wall and a sidewall extending substantially perpendicularly therefrom. A leg can be permanently coupled to the basin. A shelf can be permanently coupled to the leg. The shelf can encapsulate the leg. A kit for a utility sink system can include a basin having a base wall and a sidewall extending substantially perpendicularly therefrom. A leg can be configured to be permanently coupled to the basin. A shelf can be configured to be permanently coupled to the leg. The shelf can be configured to encapsulate the leg. A method for assembling a utility sink system can include providing the kit. The method can further include coupling the leg to the basin and coupling the shelf to the leg.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2022Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: NICKOLAS BRANDS, LLCInventor: Nickolas Reinhart
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Patent number: 11801969Abstract: A package unit includes: a base on which a packaged object is placed; a box that surrounds the packaged object; and a lid that covers the box such that a surface provided with an overlapping section where a sheet is folded and overlapped serves as a high impact resistance surface when the packaged object receives an impact.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2021Date of Patent: October 31, 2023Assignee: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.Inventors: Misaki Suruga, Naoto Chiba, Yusuke Kabe, Seiya Imai
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Patent number: 11805615Abstract: A method of manufacturing a casing of an electronic device including the following steps is provided. A metallic housing is provided, wherein the metallic housing has an inner surface and an outer surface opposite to the inner surface and includes a back region and at least one side region. At least one gap, a plurality of apertures and a non-conductive layer are formed on the inner surface of the metallic housing, wherein the apertures is formed on a surface of the at least one gap, part of the non-conductive layer is formed in the at least one gap and extended from the back region to the at least one side region, and part of the non-conductive layer is extended into the apertures. Part of the metallic housing is removed for exposing part of the non-conductive layer, thereby forming a plurality of non-conductive spacers located in the at least one gap.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2022Date of Patent: October 31, 2023Assignee: HTC CorporationInventors: Tim Chung-Ting Wu, Cheng-Chieh Chuang, Chi-Jen Lu, Chun-Lung Chu, Chien-Hung Lin
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Patent number: 11795602Abstract: A shipping assembly for a washing machine appliance includes a shipping box that defines a box aperture that is aligned with an aperture defined through a cabinet of the appliance when the appliance is positioned within the shipping box. A bolt assembly is configured for securing the wash tub within the cabinet when the bolt assembly is in an installed position, the bolt assembly including a spacer assembly that spaces apart the wash tub from the cabinet and the cabinet from the shipping box and that includes a retention flange to prevent the spacer assembly from falling into the shipping box. A shipping bolt includes a threaded shaft that passes through the spacer assembly to secure the spacer assembly to the wash tub and a bolt head that is seated against a shoulder of the spacer assembly in the installed position.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2022Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.Inventors: Jaebong Lee, Dong Soo Shin, Youn-Ki Min
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Patent number: 11788317Abstract: This present invention relates to an electronic device canopy designed to provide protection to an electronic device from the sun, and other weather elements. The electronic device canopy is comprised of a collapsible frame that includes a plurality of legs and cross members, and a canopy fabric that is supported by the collapsible frame. The canopy fabric is comprised of a weather resistant, waterproof and UV protective material or coating. At least one side of the canopy fabric may be rolled up and secured to a top surface to provide the user with access to the interior space of the canopy and the electronic device stored therein. A carrying case may also be included to store and carry the electronic device canopy when not in use.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2021Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Inventors: Kathryn Corcoran, Ryan Corcoran, Brent Benson
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Patent number: 11764594Abstract: An electronic device, which can charge a battery selected from a plurality of batteries and can drive the battery as a power feeding source, includes a control unit and a display unit. When a remaining power of a second battery that does not correspond to a first battery selected as a battery to be charged or the power feeding source among the plurality of batteries is higher than or equal to a predetermined threshold value, the control unit causes the display unit to display a remaining power of the first battery from among the remaining power of the first battery and the remaining power of the second battery, and when the remaining power of the second battery is lower than the threshold value, the control unit causes the display unit to display the remaining power of the first battery and the remaining power of the second battery.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2019Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Masahiro Igarashi
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Patent number: 11747867Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes two housing structures, a hinge structure, and a flexible display, the hinge structure includes a first saw-toothed spur gear, a second saw-toothed spur gear, a third saw-toothed spur gear, a fourth saw-toothed spur gear, a first guide structure fixed to the first housing structure and rotated by the gears, and a second guide structure fixed to the second housing structure and rotated in an opposite direction of the first guide structure, the first guide structure is rotated about a first axis formed from a bottom surface of the flexible display upwards, and the second guide structure is rotated about a second axis that is spaced apart from the first axis and is formed from the bottom surface of the flexible display.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2022Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jong Yoon Kim, Jung Jin Kim, Young Sun Park, Chung Keun Yoo
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Patent number: 11731817Abstract: A modular packaging container system includes a cover having a hinge portion connected between a top portion and a base portion along first and second fold lines, respectively, the base portion further including a support portion connected to an easel portion by a third fold line. The support portion includes first and second magnets embedded therein, each adapted to detachably attach at least one receptacle tray to the support portion, wherein the first magnet is disposed between the second magnet and an edge of the support portion opposite the third fold line.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2022Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Assignee: POÉSIE LLCInventors: Anastasia Sparrow, Peter James Palmer, Christopher George Palmer, Mattias Sparrow
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Patent number: 11717066Abstract: A travel bag with a deployable table includes a hollow shell having a front wall, a rear wall, a pair of sidewalls, a top wall, and a bottom wall. The rear wall includes a compartment having a pivotal panel received therein. The panel can be deployed to an oblique position to form a handle that allows a traveler to easily roll the bag in an upright position. The deployed panel also supports a tray table for retaining food, beverages, electronic devices or personal items.Type: GrantFiled: November 23, 2020Date of Patent: August 8, 2023Inventor: Richard Navarro
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Patent number: 11707148Abstract: A surface mountable storage assembly for storing and organizing purses and handbags includes a housing, which defines an interior space. The housing has a top, which is open, and a front, which has an aperture positioned therein. Contents, such as purses and handbags, can be inserted into the housing through the top. A panel is engaged to the housing and extends over the aperture. The panel is substantially transparent so that the contents of the housing are visible therethrough. A fastener engaged to a back of the housing engages a surface to mount the housing thereto.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2021Date of Patent: July 25, 2023Inventor: Candrassa Meredith
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Patent number: 11702235Abstract: A packaging cushion is provided which has a bottom cushion piece, first and second side cushion pieces, a front cushion piece, a rear cushion piece, and a translated top cushion piece. The bottom cushion piece defines a void cavity and front entry portion. The first side cushion piece may be substantially perpendicular to the bottom cushion piece, and the second side cushion piece may be substantially perpendicular to the bottom cushion piece and opposite the first side cushion piece. The front cushion piece may be substantially perpendicular to the bottom cushion piece and may define an entry space adjacent to the front entry portion. The rear cushion piece may be substantially perpendicular to the bottom cushion piece and opposite the front cushion piece. The translated top cushion piece extends from the rear cushion piece and is displaced from the void cavity. The packaging cushion at least partially covers six sides of a product housed therein.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2021Date of Patent: July 18, 2023Assignee: EPE Industries USA Inc.Inventors: Troy Merrell, Matt Christy
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Patent number: 11675254Abstract: A quick-assembly component includes a quickly-assembly plate and a quick-assembly seat. The quick-assembly plate has a first surface and a second surface oppositely arranged along a thickness direction of the quick-assembly plate. The first surface is provided with a recess; a side wall of the recess is provided with a clamping slot communicating with the recess. The quick-assembly seat includes a seat body, a touch assembly, and clamping assemblies. The touch assembly includes touch members that are movable relative to the seat body along the thickness direction of the quick-assembly plate. The clamping assemblies each include a clamping member and a first restoring member provided between the clamping member and the seat body. The clamping member is movable relative to the seat body to allow the first restoring member to accumulate and release a restoring force.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2022Date of Patent: June 13, 2023Assignee: Shenzhen youzhisheng Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shengwu Zhou, Weixin Jiang, Hanjun Luo, Hailin Zhang, Chunguang Zheng
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Patent number: 11661256Abstract: A packaging system includes first and second caps, each cap having a main panel, first and second side panel assemblies extending from and substantially perpendicular to the main panel, a plurality of stacking protuberances, and a plurality of stacking sockets. The cap is stackable with an identical cap by mating the protuberances of the cap with the sockets of the identical cap. The packaging system further includes an elongated post; an elongated brace; and a packaging block fixed to the main panel of the first cap. The side panel assemblies of the first cap are adjacent to one another and together with the packaging block define a post socket that receives an end portion of the post and inhibits lateral movement of the post. Moreover, the side panel assemblies of the second cap are opposed to one another and respectively support first and second ends of the brace.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2021Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: Electrolux Home Products, Inc.Inventors: Rodney Boutwell, Kirankumar Rao, Kurt Schauwecker, Sooraj Puthiyaveetil
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Patent number: 11643265Abstract: A corrugated offset corner element including at least some of a portion of material extending from a first terminal end to a second terminal end; a first corner element leg having one or more alternating ridges and grooves; a second corner element leg, extending from the first corner element leg, the second corner element leg having one or more alternating ridges and grooves, the second corner element leg having a length that is greater than a length of said first corner element leg; and a score mark formed in the portion of material, extending from an area proximate the first terminal end to an area proximate the second terminal end, wherein the score mark provides a line or portion along which the corrugated offset corner element may be bent or folded.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2020Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: RATIONAL PACKAGING LLCInventor: Samuel C. Voorhees
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Patent number: 11641417Abstract: A grip and support accessory for attachment to a mobile phone or other electronic device is provided. The accessory assists a user in maintaining a grip on a handheld device and may also be used as a stand to support the handheld device in a vertical or horizontal viewing orientation for hands-free viewing. The accessory includes a base configured for attachment to the handheld device, a grip movably attached to the base, and an arm operably attached to the base and the grip, where the arm is operable to move the grip from a closed position to multiple extended positions.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2020Date of Patent: May 2, 2023Assignee: Push Product Design, LLCInventors: Lloyd Cooper, Foster Phillips, Austin Gurley
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Patent number: 11633025Abstract: A carrying case for use with a game controller and a smartphone includes a top portion, a bottom portion, a handle, and a stand. The top portion and the bottom portion have an opened position for accessing the internal storage volume and a closed position for storing the game controller in the internal storage volume. The handle is attached to at least one of the top portion and the bottom portion for carrying the carrying case. The stand is integrated into a top surface of the top portion of the carrying case. The stand has a stowed position in which the stand is substantially flat and is extendable up from the stowed position to a use position for holding the smartphone at a preferred viewing angle on the top surface of the carrying case.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2021Date of Patent: April 25, 2023Inventors: Jonathan B. Rayeski, Cameron D. Magness
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Patent number: 11628970Abstract: A pallet collar which is a casing structure, generally having four walls interconnected to form a rectangular frame, and used for providing a pallet with walls enclosing a loading space thereof, to hold and protect goods placed on the pallet during storage and/or transport.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2021Date of Patent: April 18, 2023Assignee: NEFAB ABInventors: Mattias Steibert, Qinxin Lu, David Nowak, Andreas Pihl
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Patent number: 11614772Abstract: A collapsible privacy shield may include a base panel and a top panel, the top panel coupled to the base panel by a pivot. The collapsible privacy shield may include a first side panel and a second side panel. Each side panel may be pivotably coupled to the base panel by a lower side panel pivot and to the top panel by an upper side panel pivot. Each side panel may include an upper section mechanically coupled to the top panel and a base section mechanically coupled to the base panel. The collapsible privacy shield may operate as a carrying case for an electronic device when in a collapsed position.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2019Date of Patent: March 28, 2023Assignee: ALCOVE GROUP, LLCInventors: Yared Akalou, Sergio Aleman, Jr.
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Patent number: 11573608Abstract: This is directed to connecting two or more elements using an intermediate element constructed from a material that changes between states. An electronic device can include one or more components constructed by connecting several elements. To provide a connection having a reduced or small size or cross-section and construct a component having high tolerances, a material can be provided in a first state in which it flows between the elements before changing to a second state in which it adheres to the elements and provides a structurally sound connection. For example, a plastic can be molded between the elements. As another example, a composite material can be brazed between the elements. In some cases, internal surfaces of the elements can include one or more features for enhancing a bond between the elements and the material providing the interface between the elements.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2020Date of Patent: February 7, 2023Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Scott A. Myers, Mattia Pascolini, Richard Hung Minh Dinh, Trent Weber, Robert Schlub, Josh Nickel, Robert Hill, Nanbo Jin, Tang Yew Tan
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Patent number: 11530089Abstract: A transport container for transporting a hub and vanes of a fan prior to assembly of the fan includes a body having a floor and defining an interior having a top opening. The transport container also includes a lid that removably covers the top opening. A divider wall is positioned within the interior so that the interior is divided into first and second internal compartments that hold the vanes of the fan. A hub post is positioned within the interior of the body. The hub post has a bottom end portion attached to the floor and a top end portion that is inserted into a central opening of the hub of the fan.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2019Date of Patent: December 20, 2022Assignee: Hudson Products CorporationInventors: Indian Martin, Chad Martin, Ron Kuegler, Scott Jarvis
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Patent number: 11524829Abstract: A blank for making a tub support that fits inside the top opening of a washing machine to prevent the wash tub from moving relative to the cabinet during shipping and handling. The tub support may comprise a rear folded portion having a plurality of rear tub contact points that contact the wash tub, and a sidewall configured to contact the top edge of the wash tub along a plurality of tub contact points and to contact the rim of the washing machine cabinet along a plurality of cabinet contact points.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2022Date of Patent: December 13, 2022Assignee: Sonoco Development, Inc.Inventor: Clifton Moore
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Patent number: 11498749Abstract: A packing unit for an air-conditioning apparatus includes an outdoor unit with heavy objects that are provided on a bottom plate of a housing of the outdoor unit. On the packing unit, the outdoor unit is placed. The packing unit includes: a support base that has a cuboid framework structure made by combining a plurality of wood pieces, and supports the outdoor unit; a long wood piece that has a long plate shape, and that forms part of an upper surface portion of the support base and faces the bottom plate, the long wood piece having end portions, one of the end portions being fixed to the support base, the other being a free end that is movable in a vertical direction; and a support wood piece that is provided on an upper surface portion of the end portion on a free end side of the long wood piece.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2018Date of Patent: November 15, 2022Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Hiroki Tsuchiya, Koji Sachimoto, Yohei Kawaguchi, Yusuke Mukai
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Patent number: 11492171Abstract: A corrugated corner element including at least some of a portion of material extending from a first terminal end to a second terminal end; a first corner element leg having one or more alternating ridges and grooves; a second corner element leg, extending from the first corner element leg, the second corner element leg having one or more alternating ridges and grooves; and a score mark formed in the portion of material, extending from an area proximate the first terminal end to an area proximate the second terminal end, wherein the score mark provides a line or portion along which the corrugated corner element may be bent or folded.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2020Date of Patent: November 8, 2022Assignee: RATIONAL PACKAGING LLCInventor: Samuel C. Voorhees
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Patent number: 11467629Abstract: A method of protecting a computing device is provided including detachably connecting a leading edge of a base portion of the computing device to one or more device receiving members of a first portion of a case. The trailing edge of the base portion is secured to the first portion of the case. The first portion of the case may substantially envelope the base portion of the computing device and a plurality of perimetral fastening members may be detachably connected to a second portion of the case. The perimetral fastening members may detachably connect to perimetral edges of a screen portion of the computing device. A protective shell may be formed around the computing device by pivoting adjoining edges of the first and second portions of the case about a linking pliable member in communication with the trailing edge of the computing device.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 2021Date of Patent: October 11, 2022Assignee: Urban Armor Gear, LLCInventor: Steven Armstrong
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Patent number: 11402874Abstract: A protective cover for a laptop computer having a screen portion and a keyboard portion has a top cover and a bottom cover which are not connected to each other. The top cover has a main body that extends to an outer perimeter, which includes a downwardly extending wall that extends downwardly from the outer perimeter. A plurality of tabs extends inwardly from the downwardly extending wall of the top cover adjacent the outer perimeter, adapted for attaching the top cover to the screen portion of the laptop computer. The bottom cover has a front panel that extends laterally to corners, from which extend a pair of longitudinally extending elongate arms. An adhesive element is disposed on the front panel and on each of the longitudinally extending elongate arms, adapted for permanently bonding the bottom cover to the keyboard portion of the laptop computer.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2019Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignee: MAX Interactive, Inc.Inventor: Albert George Giazzon
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Patent number: 11392185Abstract: A cooling mount for portable electronic devices is provided that includes a cooling unit for preventing portable electronic devices housing the cooling mount from reaching critical temperatures during operation to avoid undesired shut down of the electronic device.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2020Date of Patent: July 19, 2022Inventor: Darren Saravis
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Patent number: 11362696Abstract: A mobile phone case is provided for two phones that is capable of storing two mobile phones simultaneously. To this end, the mobile phone case for two phones according to the present invention includes a first case having a first support means on which a first mobile phone is mounted, and a second case having a second support means on which a second mobile phone is mounted. A third case is disposed between the first case and the second case. A first connecting portion is configured to connect the first case and the third case, and a second connecting portion is configured to connect the second case and the third case. A vertical width or a horizontal width of at least one of the first support means and the second support means is changeable.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2020Date of Patent: June 14, 2022Inventor: Eui Hyoung Jang
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Patent number: 11340663Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes two housing structures, a hinge structure, and a flexible display, the hinge structure includes a first saw-toothed spur gear, a second saw-toothed spur gear, a third saw-toothed spur gear, a fourth saw-toothed spur gear, a first guide structure fixed to the first housing structure and rotated by the gears, and a second guide structure fixed to the second housing structure and rotated in an opposite direction of the first guide structure, the first guide structure is rotated about a first axis formed from a bottom surface of the flexible display upwards, and the second guide structure is rotated about a second axis that is spaced apart from the first axis and is formed from the bottom surface of the flexible display.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 2021Date of Patent: May 24, 2022Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jong Yoon Kim, Jung Jin Kim, Young Sun Park, Chung Keun Yoo
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Patent number: 11320857Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems and devices of electronic device protection. A device for protecting an electronic device can include an inner and outer protective member. The outer protective member being configured to at least partially envelop a first corner of the electronic device, the outer protective member having at least one through hole extending therethrough, the at least one through hole being substantially orthogonal to a primary inner surface of the outer protective member, the outer protective member further having a notch configured to receive a portion of the first corner, the at least one notch being proximate the primary inner surface.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2020Date of Patent: May 3, 2022Inventor: Christian M. Turner
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Patent number: 11312558Abstract: A tub support that fits inside the top opening of a washing machine to prevent the wash tub from moving relative to the cabinet during shipping and handling, and a blank for making a tub support. The tub support may comprise a rear folded portion having a plurality of rear tub contact points that contact the wash tub, and a sidewall configured to contact the top edge of the wash tub along a plurality of tub contact points and to contact the rim of the washing machine cabinet along a plurality of cabinet contact points.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2021Date of Patent: April 26, 2022Assignee: Sonoco Development, Inc.Inventor: Clifton Moore
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Patent number: 11292661Abstract: The disclosure relates to a packaging arrangement for storage and transport of electrically adjustable beds of a modular bed system which can be dismantled into individual components, the bed system being configured to form one or more different bed types which are different in terms of width and/or length. The beds are beds of a family of beds, comprise at least an upper leg sector, a lower leg sector, a seat sector and a torso sector, and have a plurality of bed plates for carrying a mattress. The packaging arrangement is suitable for accommodating a quantity of components of a single bed of each bed type of the bed system and the quantity of the components comprises at least the plurality of bed plates, at least one cross member and at least two longitudinal members.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2019Date of Patent: April 5, 2022Assignee: LOGICDATA ELECTRONIC & SOFTWARE ENTWICKLUNGS GMBHInventors: Haymo Niederkofler, Mathias Bratl
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Patent number: 11290140Abstract: Disclosed are covers for a mobile phone including aspects that protect the phone from impact and/or provide shock absorbance characteristics. Covers can include one or more protrusions that reduce the contact surface to the phone and dissipate energy. Advantageously, the one or more protrusions work with intermittent spaces to provide shock absorbing characteristics and reduce the contact surface area between the cover and the phone. In some embodiments, the protrusions can include a soft-side rectangular shape, where the protrusions are placed in an ordered array in the back wall of a cover. In some embodiments, the one or more protrusions can include a row of x-shaped protrusions interspersed with air pockets along the inside wall of the cover.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2020Date of Patent: March 29, 2022Assignee: Medway Plastics CorporationInventors: Richard E. Hutchinson, Thomas A. Hutchinson, Gerald A. Hutchinson, Steven J. Weaver
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Patent number: 11286083Abstract: A pallet includes a deck having an opening therethrough, such that product can be removed through the opening from a box loaded on the deck of a pallet. A plurality of columns support the deck. The box may be supported on the deck over the opening. The bottom wall of the box may be opened though the opening in the deck. The items can then be removed from the box through the opening through the deck without removing the box from the pallet. Optionally, fasteners may secure flaps of the box in corners of the deck of a pallet. According to another feature, a brace having an elongated body portion can be secured to an opening of the pallet, such that the elongated body portion abuts goods that are supported on the deck.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2020Date of Patent: March 29, 2022Assignee: Rehrig Pacific CompanyInventors: Way Joe Lee, William P. Apps, Jon P. Hassell
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Patent number: 11287851Abstract: A detox element or sensor cover is placed at a first location over a sensor such as a camera used to activate a digital device. The sensor cover can leave the digital device in sleep mode until the detox element/sensor cover is removed. The detox element, when not in use for detoxing, is moved to a ready position. The ready position can be, for example, one of the corners of the digital device, where it is mostly out of the way of a touch screen display. The sensor cover is sufficiently small that in one embodiment it is mostly on a bezel of a phone, around a display, with only a small portion impinging on the display.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2020Date of Patent: March 29, 2022Inventor: Bliss Tanaka
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Patent number: 11279551Abstract: A packing unit for an air-conditioning apparatus includes an outdoor unit with heavy objects that are provided on a bottom plate of a housing of the outdoor unit. On the packing unit, the outdoor unit is placed. The packing unit includes: a support base that has a cuboid framework structure made by combining a plurality of wood pieces, and supports the outdoor unit; a long wood piece that has a long plate shape, and that forms part of an upper surface portion of the support base and faces the bottom plate, the long wood piece having end portions, one of the end portions being fixed to the support base, the other being a free end that is movable in a vertical direction; and a support wood piece that is provided on an upper surface portion of the end portion on a free end side of the long wood piece.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2018Date of Patent: March 22, 2022Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Hiroki Tsuchiya, Koji Sachimoto, Yohei Kawaguchi, Yusuke Mukai
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Patent number: 11278095Abstract: Systems and methods are involved with but are not limited to a portable device case including a frictional component coupled to a tensional retention assembly, the frictional component having a coefficient of friction greater than the coefficient of friction of a first clip, a second clip, and a tensional member of the tensional retention assembly. In addition to the foregoing, other aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text forming a part of the present disclosure.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2021Date of Patent: March 22, 2022Assignee: PIONEER SQUARE BRANDS, INC.Inventors: Jaimie Emerald Chan, Michael Cooper Ferren, Brian Lewis Piper
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Patent number: 11273232Abstract: An isolation bag assembly that holds an electronic device so it can be introduced into a clean environment. A sterilized bag structure is provided. The bag structure also has a front panel, a rear panel, a closed bottom, an open top, a first side edge, and a second side edge. When an electronic device is placed inside the bag structure, the device is positioned in a clear area. Adhesive tabs are affixed to the bag structure surrounding the clear area. The first edge and the open top of the bag structure are folded towards the clear area. The folds are held in place by the adhesive tabs. The folds make the bag structure conform to the shape of the electronic device and remain taut.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2020Date of Patent: March 15, 2022Inventor: Otto J. Placik
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Patent number: 11268552Abstract: A fastener can include a body, an engagement feature, and a protrusion extending from the body. The engagement feature can receive and mechanically engage with a fixing member. The fastener can be positioned in a cavity of a brittle article, the cavity including an undercut region. A fixing member can pass through an aperture of a component positioned relative to the fastener such that the fixing member mechanically engages the fastener and a surface of the protrusion engages with an opposing surface of the undercut region.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2018Date of Patent: March 8, 2022Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Adam T. Clavelle, Colin M. Ely