Simulation, Ornamentation Or With Secret Compartment Patents (Class 312/204)
  • Patent number: 11906170
    Abstract: An integrated magnetic catch used to hold a horizontal hinged oven door open at a selected set partially open position. A pin is used to hold the two plates together and acts as a pivot point. Attached to a stationary plate is a bracket that houses a magnet. This bracket is formed having a preset angle that correlates with the degree that the door is to be opened. When the rotating hinge makes contact with the bracket, the magnetic force holds the door open at a selected angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: WINSTON INDUSTRIES, LLC
    Inventors: Kevin Paul Combs, Trevor Jordan Carver
  • Patent number: 11815304
    Abstract: A refrigerator including: a main body forming a storage compartment and a door provided to open and close the storage compartment, wherein the door includes a door frame, a cover arranged in front of the door frame and including a cover fixer, and a door panel arranged in front of the cover, the door panel including a first fixer and a second fixer on a rear surface of the door panel. When the door panel is coupled to a front side of the cover, the first fixer is coupled to the door frame and the second fixer is coupled to the cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chomin Lee, Byoungmok Kim, Oungu Lee, Jeonghyun Lee, Dongyeong Kim, Minseok Choi, Yang-yeol Gu, Ae-ryun Kim, Yountae Shin, Donghyun Lee, Seonju Lee, Jaemin Lee
  • Patent number: 11402147
    Abstract: A refrigerator including: a main body forming a storage compartment and a door provided to open and close the storage compartment, wherein the door includes a door frame, a cover arranged in front of the door frame and including a cover fixer, and a door panel arranged in front of the cover, the door panel including a first fixer and a second fixer on a rear surface of the door panel. When the door panel is coupled to a front side of the cover, the first fixer is coupled to the door frame and the second fixer is coupled to the cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chomin Lee, Byoungmok Kim, Oungu Lee, Jeonghyun Lee, Dongyeong Kim, Minseok Choi, Yang-yeol Gu, Ae-ryun Kim, Yountae Shin, Donghyun Lee, Seonju Lee, Jaemin Lee
  • Patent number: 11391082
    Abstract: A dresser integrated safe apparatus for preventing dressers from tipping and providing safekeeping includes a dresser frame and a plurality of tracks coupled to the dresser frame and positioned on a frame left side and a frame right side within a frame inside adjacent a plurality of drawer apertures. A plurality of drawers each has a pair of drawer rails to slidingly engage the tracks. A safe body has a pair of safe rails to slidingly engage the tracks adjacent a lowest drawer aperture of the plurality of drawer apertures. A safe door is hingingly coupled to the safe body. The safe door covers and alternatively exposes a safe cavity of the safe body. A safe control is coupled within the safe door. The safe control includes a door lock to secure and alternatively release the safe door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Inventor: Bonita Hervey
  • Patent number: 11278117
    Abstract: Certain exemplary embodiments can provide a cabinet that comprises a cover, a base, a rotatable rod coupled to the base, a gun prong coupled to the rotatable rod, a prong magnet coupled to the gun prong, and a base magnet. Wherein, when the cover is opened to a predetermined position, the rotatable rod rotates to expose an Article placed on the gun prong. The rotation of the rotatable rod can be caused by repulsion between the prong magnet and the base magnet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Inventor: Garrett Dudley
  • Patent number: 11266240
    Abstract: A drawer assembly is provided with a bottom panel sized to receive and support articles. A rear upright panel is in cooperation with the bottom panel. A pair of spaced apart upright side panels is in cooperation with the bottom panel. A front upright panel is spaced apart from the rear upright panel, and in cooperation with the bottom panel. A series of connectors is provided at intersections of the pair of upright side panels with the rear upright panel and with the front upright panel and oriented in an upright direction to assemble the pair of upright side panels to the rear upright panel and the front upright panel by sliding in the upright direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: LIBERTY HARDWARE MFG. CORP.
    Inventors: Robert Douglas Hegarty, Gabriel Prero, Ethan Creasman
  • Patent number: 11229289
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a furniture panel, in particular a furniture front, the panel having a carrier panel (T) and a cover (200). The cover has a space in which the carrier panel is accommodated, the space and the carrier panel being dimensioned such that the cover can be slipped over the carrier panel and fixed in its slipped-on position on the carrier panel by a force fit and/or form fit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: Bulthaup GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Marc Oliver Eckert, Andreas Ringwald, Gerhard Limmer
  • Patent number: 11202505
    Abstract: A drawer arrangement includes a drawer sidewall having a locking device including a locking lever pre-stressed by a spring, and a wall element to be transversely connected to the drawer sidewall. The wall element, in a connected condition with the drawer sidewall, includes a fastening surface facing towards the drawer sidewall, and a bearing surface facing away from the fastening surface. A furniture fitting separate from the wall element connects the wall element to the drawer sidewall, and the furniture fitting is to be releasably locked to the locking lever of the locking device of the drawer sidewall. The furniture fitting, when the wall element is connected with the drawer sidewall, bears at least partially against the bearing surface of the wall element so that the wall element is held on the drawer sidewall by the locking of the furniture fitting with the locking device of the drawer sidewall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: JULIUS BLUM GMBH
    Inventor: Markus Kampl
  • Patent number: 11178966
    Abstract: A furniture apparatus including a frame, a movable facade configured to transition between an open state and a closed state; and a hidden container configured to rest on a set of support ledges attached to one or more of the frame and an unhidden container optionally associated with the furniture apparatus such that the hidden container is configured to be visible when the movable facade is in the open state, and the hidden container is configured to be hidden from view when the hidden container is installed in the furniture apparatus and the movable facade is in the closed state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: NIGHT AND DAY FURNITURE, LLC
    Inventors: Joel Grossman, Howard Porter
  • Patent number: 11160375
    Abstract: An edge strip for pieces of furniture including a main body with an underside that can be attached to a piece of furniture and an upper side facing away from the underside, wherein the upper side has at least one transition section sloping down towards an edge of the main body. In order to enable an improved visual impression of the edge strip in the transition section, the transition section slopes down in a stepped manner towards the edge of the main body, wherein the transition section has at least two steps, each with an upper side surface and an edge side surface per step, wherein the upper side surfaces are aligned independently of one another in relation to the underside and wherein the edge side surfaces are inclined independently of one another in relation to the underside.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: FRITZ EGGER GmbH & Co. OG
    Inventor: Thomas Streichardt
  • Patent number: 11096487
    Abstract: An article of furniture can be converted for dual uses as a coffee table and an ottoman, or vice versa, with relative ease using a simple conversion mechanism disposed on the article if furniture and operably connected between a number of convertible members and a base for the article of furniture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Inventor: Natasha Hazarian
  • Patent number: 11071383
    Abstract: Furniture, such as a bed, dresser, cabinetry has a display system affixing a stack of interchangeable decorative panels to the furniture. The display system has an overlaying panelar frame that captures the stack of panels and has at least one elongated fastener securing the overlaying panelar frame on to a surface of the furniture item. The stack of interchangeable panels are each visually different such as having different colors and/or patterns and can be sandwiched between the overlaying panelar frame and the mounting surface in a pocket to immovably maintain the interchangeable panels against the furniture component. The stack of interchangeable panels can be rearranged such that a different panel is placed on top of the stack or the outermost position and thereby be visible through the opening in the overlaying panelar frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: Ashley Furniture Industries, LLC
    Inventor: Harry Janke
  • Patent number: 11044919
    Abstract: Delivery apparatus and assemblies are shown and described. In one embodiment, a delivery apparatus includes a container adapted to support the concealed article, a central tube, and a release mechanism. The release mechanism may release the container from the central tube and protrude through the exposed end. The result is an improved hidden display and assembly for enhancing efficient, effective delivery of a hidden item inside a food item(s) or the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: Charm Concepts, LLC
    Inventors: Elizabeth M. Charm, Jovo Djuragic, Jordan Long
  • Patent number: 11026558
    Abstract: Provided is a home appliance including: a main body having a cavity; a door rotatably coupled to a front side of the main body to open and close the cavity; a holder moveably mounted to the door; a decorative plate mounted to the holder to be disposed on a front surface of the door; and a wire connected to the holder and the main body to vary a tension depending rotation of the door, and configured to move the holder by the tension.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jin Doo Kim, Ki Tae Park, Hyun-Woo Yu
  • Patent number: 10753670
    Abstract: A refrigerator door and a method of manufacturing the same. The refrigerator door comprises a frame, a glass panel disposed at an outer side of the frame, and a LOGO display device disposed between the glass panel and the frame. A transparent LOGO display area is provided on the glass panel. The LOGO display device comprises a light-emitting component and a one-way vision film. The light-emitting component is disposed on one side of the LOGO display area towards the frame. The one-way vision film is disposed between the LOGO display area and the light-emitting component. The method of manufacturing the refrigerator door controls a printing error within 0.5 mm. The LOGO of the refrigerator door can emit light, has sharp and clear display, and is elegant in appearance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: QINGDAO HAIER JOINT STOCK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Enpin Xia, Hao Zhang, Guoshun He, Xiaobing Zhu
  • Patent number: 10736429
    Abstract: The present invention is a drawer that is easily accessible on a chair by a disabled person or elderly person who has difficulty with standing or sitting. The drawer is on the side of the chair. The drawer can be reached while the person is sitting. There is a cover over the drawer, and the cover opens sideways. The present invention can be applied to multi-use sofas with armrests on both sides. The present invention can utilize electronic locking on one or both sides of the drawer near the top of the drawer. The present invention can also utilize biometric fingerprints as a means of locking. The present invention allows access to the drawer using only one's arms, so no standing up is necessary.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Inventor: Beangsuk Kang
  • Patent number: 10628867
    Abstract: A method of design an article of furniture by consumer includes the steps of: providing a furniture customizing platform that the consumer is able to access the furniture customizing platform via an electronic device through Internet, selecting different barebone components to customize a furniture product on the furniture customizing platform; selecting different decorative elements for the furniture product, and generating a preview of a virtual furniture product with the selected decorative element. The decorative elements are interchangeably and selectively added-on to the furniture product to change an overall ornament design of the furniture product without disassembling the furniture product. Therefore, the customer is able to immediately change ornamental design of the furniture product by the decorative element without affecting the main structure of the furniture product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: Furniture of America, Inc.
    Inventors: George Wang, Rocky Young
  • Patent number: 10624357
    Abstract: Delivery apparatus and assemblies are shown and described. In one embodiment, a delivery apparatus includes a base, a container removable about a central tube, and a release mechanism. The release mechanism may engage an extension plunger to release the container from an isolated position substantially parallel with a food item to an adjacent display position. The result is an improved hidden display and assembly for enhancing efficient, effective delivery of a hidden item inside a food item(s) or the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: Charm Concepts, LLC
    Inventors: Elizabeth M Charm, Jovo Djuragic, Jordan Long
  • Patent number: 10590046
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a composting device including a housing defining an interior with an access opening providing access to the interior, a composter bin located within the interior and in communication with the access opening, and a door mounted to the housing that includes a fascia.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Abhishek P. Buzruk, Christopher C. Wilcox
  • Patent number: 10481646
    Abstract: A computer housing including a plurality of panels including a front panel, a top panel, a rear panel, a bottom panel, a left panel, and a right panel coupled together to form the computer housing. The computer housing also includes a beveled portion disposed between at least one of (i) the front panel and the top panel, (ii) the top panel and the rear panel, (iii) the rear panel and the bottom panel, and (iv) the bottom panel and the front panel, and at least two engagement members disposed in each corner of the computer housing. At least one engagement member is disposed in the beveled portion and the at least two engagement members are disposed at a same distance from each other in each corner. The computer housing further includes a supporting member removably attached to each beveled portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: Cooler Master Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Chih-Wen Wu, Chia-Hsiang Chi, Kuei-Yun Feng
  • Patent number: 10337720
    Abstract: An embodiment can include a lamp safe system that includes an inner casing and an outer casing, lampshade or lamp body, which can be removably attached to an outer casing though a outer body attachment device. An inner casing can include a first wall, second wall, and third wall that can be removably attached to a safe door. An inner casing can have a male flange. A inner casing can have a door with a lock removably attached. An outer casing can substantially surround an inner casing. An outer casing can have a female flange. An outer casing can have an air spring attached to it through a clevis, which can be attached to an inner casing. A inner casing can slide on alignment track which can be attached to both an inner casing's first wall and third wall, and outer casing inner surface. An electrical system can provide a user with information on a lamp safe system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Inventor: Burt Richard Skiba
  • Patent number: 10222017
    Abstract: An embodiment can include a lamp safe system that includes an inner casing member and an outer casing member, a base member, a lampshade, a lamp body, and a base member. A inner casing member can move in and out of an outer casing member, and a lamp body member can be placed over and removably attached to an outer casing member. An inner casing member can include two or more walls, and a top surface and a bottom surface. An inner casing member can have attachment points for a lead, screw, a lead screw nut, and guide rails. An inner casing member can have a locking mechanism that can keep the inner casing member inside an outer casing member and lamp body. An outer casing can substantially surround an inner casing. An outer casing can have attachment points for an inner casing member to move in and out of through guide rail supports An inner casing member can move in and out of an outer casing member through a motor rotating a lead screw.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Inventors: Burt Skiba, Clint Solomon, Mark Evans
  • Patent number: 10180278
    Abstract: A tray-shaped food-accommodating container for a domestic refrigeration appliance includes a lateral wall with a first planar wall and at least a second planar wall disposed at an angle to each other. The first and second planar walls open out at a curved transition of the lateral wall interconnecting the first and second planar walls. A decorative film, which is provided in areas of the lateral wall, is formed in one piece across the transition and areas of the first and second planar walls. A lower edge of the decorative film, which faces away from an upper edge of the container, is disposed along a stepless surface-area of the transition, along a stepless surface-area of the first planar wall and along a stepless surface-area of the second planar wall. A domestic refrigeration appliance having the container is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignee: BSH Hausgeraete GmbH
    Inventors: Denis Lux, Stefan Deissler, Bernd Pfister
  • Patent number: 10145169
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a door facing blank having a first major surface with a design element formed therein, and an opposite second major surface. At least three longitudinally extending spaced stile receiving areas are disposed on the second major surface. Two of the stile receiving areas define a first width, and three of the stile receiving areas define a second width greater than the first width. The door facing blank may be trimmed to form a door facing having a selected width. A method of forming a door facing blank, and a mold press for forming a door facing blank are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: Masonite Corporation
    Inventors: Jason M. Walsh, Mark A. Ruggie, Steven K. Lynch, Robert C. Allen
  • Patent number: 10077111
    Abstract: In a preferred embodiment, a retrofit storage bin door hinge includes an extension member than increases the storage volume of the bin by at least 5 percent or 10 percent, thereby permitting the storage of larger carry-on bags. Required access to the ceiling panels during maintenance operations is preserved by the hinges pivotable attachment to a pivot mount attached to the ceiling of a storage bin. In this manner, the hinge assembly and door may be readily translated downwardly to provide full access to the ceiling panels during a maintenance operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2018
    Assignee: B/E Aerospace, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Papke, Shawn Claflin
  • Patent number: 9968861
    Abstract: A novelty toy body, inflatable body, mascot or costume body, configured for housing a detachable multi-functional housing compartment, the detachable multi-functional housing compartment insert assembly having a general compartment cavity comprising a plurality of separable fasteners for receiving a plurality of Attachable Accessory Templates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Inventor: Dolhman Brown, Sr.
  • Patent number: 9775489
    Abstract: A dishwasher has a tub that defines a treating chamber with an access opening. A door assembly selectively permits access to the treating chamber and may carry electronics for the dishwasher. Appropriately placed chamfered fins in a crown in the door aids in assuring a flush fit and finish in a front panel of the door assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Mihir Ponkshe, Ajay Ram Narayana Pillai, Shivayogi Annigeri, Michael E. Gatt
  • Patent number: 9593880
    Abstract: A refrigerator includes a first guide hole located at a first inner wall of a storage compartment, a second guide hole located at a second inner wall of the storage compartment, a first rotating bar that includes a first rotating shaft fitted in the first guide hole, and a second rotating bar that includes a second rotating shaft fitted in the second guide hole. A shelf is rotatably supported by the first rotating bar and the second rotating bar and is adjustable in height based on rotation of the first rotating bar and the second rotating bar. Also, the first guide hole has a first space that extends in a forward and rearward direction and that allows the first rotating shaft to slide and the second guide hole has a second space that extends in the forward and rearward direction and that allows the second rotating shaft to slide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Ayoung Choo, Jaeyoul Lee
  • Patent number: 9526335
    Abstract: A furniture apparatus including a frame; and a hidden container. The hidden container configured transition between an open state and a closed state, the hidden container being visible when the hidden container is in the open state, and the hidden container being hidden from view when the hidden container is in the closed state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: Night and Day Furniture, LLC
    Inventors: Joel Grossman, Howard Porter, George Loo
  • Patent number: 9439552
    Abstract: A dishwasher for treating dishes according to a cycle of operation includes a tub having an open face, a door selectively moveable to open and close the open face, and comprising spaced interior and exterior panels having peripheral edges that are coupled along at least a portion of the peripheral edges by a peripheral wall to collectively define a door interior, and a controller mounting bracket located within the door interior.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Marcus R. Fischer, Daniel W. Southworth, Anthony B. Welsh
  • Patent number: 9433286
    Abstract: A door assembly is disclosed herein that is usable in a cabinetry system having removable cabinet faces. The door assembly includes a door plate coupleable to at least one hinge assembly, the door plate having a first portion and a second portion extending outward from the first portion. The door assembly also includes a door panel having a recess formed in an inward-facing surface thereof, the recess sized to receive the door plate. A plurality of magnets are inset within the inward-facing surface of the door panel adjacent the recess and are magnetically coupled to the door plate. According to various embodiments, the door plate may have a substantially L-shaped or C-shaped configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: Richardson Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary R. Kane, Adam J. Schneider, Jason T. Gudex, James A. Voigt, Steven M. Dassow
  • Patent number: 9408464
    Abstract: An assembly kit includes a first bracket connectable to an appliance door, and a second bracket connectable to a decorative door panel. The assembly kit further includes a first spacer positionable between the first bracket and the second bracket, the first spacer movable to adjust a gap between the first bracket and the second bracket along a first axis. The assembly kit further includes a second spacer positionable between the first bracket and the second bracket, the second spacer movable to adjust a gap between the first bracket and the second bracket along a second axis different from the first axis. The assembly kit further includes a fastener operable to couple the first bracket and the second bracket together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Stewart Christopher Keeling, Russell James Fallon, Stuart McVey Phillips
  • Patent number: 9376290
    Abstract: An enhanced computer rack having sides is provided. The rack is used for housing electronic components and comprises in one embodiment of a lift rail having a plurality of multipurpose frame members capable of being engageably connected to at least one of the rack sides such that the frame members can be retracted into or extended out from the rack. In an alternate embodiment, a lift tool is provided for hoisting object into the rack. The lift tool is connected to at least one side of the rack and is capable of being retracted inside or being extended out from the rack. The two embodiments can also be combined to provide an enhanced rack with an integrated lift rails and lift tool design.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Steven C. McIntosh, Budy D. Notohardjono, Kevin R. Qualters, Howard P. Welz
  • Patent number: 9255722
    Abstract: An air conditioner is provided. The air conditioner may include a case, a first discharging port provided at a first side of the case and a second discharging port provided at a second side of the case, each selectively discharging air therefrom based on an operation mode of the air conditioner. A movable panel connected to the case may be movable between the first discharging port and the second discharging port. A transfer direction of the movable panel may also be determined based on the operation mode of the air conditioner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2016
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Hyunjung Kim, Jongsun Jeon, Moonsung Kim, Jaeseung Choi, Hayoung Kim
  • Patent number: 9185981
    Abstract: A door assembly is disclosed herein that is usable in a cabinetry system having removable cabinet faces. The door assembly includes a door plate coupleable to at least one hinge assembly, the door plate having a first portion and a second portion extending outward from the first portion. The door assembly also includes a door panel having a recess formed in an inward-facing surface thereof, the recess sized to receive the door plate. A plurality of magnets are inset within the inward-facing surface of the door panel adjacent the recess and are magnetically coupled to the door plate. According to various embodiments, the door plate may have a substantially L-shaped or C-shaped configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: Richardson Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary R. Kane, Adam J. Schneider, Jason T. Gudex, James A. Voigt, Steven M. Dassow
  • Patent number: 9185980
    Abstract: A cabinetry system includes removable drawer panels, door panels, and trim components, which permit the entire outward appearance of the cabinetry system to be changed within a short period of time. The cabinetry system includes a door assembly having at least one hinge assembly, a metal door plate coupled to the at least one hinge assembly, a door panel having a cavity formed in an inward-facing surface thereof, the cavity sized to receive the metal door plate, and a plurality of magnets coupling the door panel to an outward-facing surface of the metal door plate. After being removed from the cabinets, one set of door and drawer panels may be stored in internal storage components provided within the cabinetry system while a second set of door and drawer panels are in use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: Richardson Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary R. Kane, Adam J. Schneider, Jason T. Gudex, James A. Voigt, Steven M. Dassow
  • Patent number: 9125546
    Abstract: A domestic appliance, such as a refrigerator, is configured to be fitted into a furniture body. The furniture body includes a front furniture panel disposed on a front face of a domestic appliance door and includes a pivot joint. The front furniture panel is connected to the front face of the domestic appliance door. A damping device is located between and operatively connected to the domestic appliance door and the front furniture panel. The domestic appliance door is configured as a sliding door which moves relative to the front furniture panel during an opening and closing movement of the domestic appliance door and the front furniture panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: HETTICH-ONI GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Andreas Kleemann, Eduard Thielmann, Dieter-Hermann Waltemate, Alexander Buschmann
  • Patent number: 9125492
    Abstract: A cabinetry system is disclosed herein that includes removable drawer panels, door panels, and trim components, which permit the entire outward appearance of the cabinetry system to be changed within a short period of time. The cabinetry system includes a door assembly having at least one hinge assembly, a metal door plate coupled to the at least one hinge assembly, a door panel having a cavity formed in an inward-facing surface thereof, the cavity sized to receive the metal door plate, and a plurality of magnets coupling the door panel to an outward-facing surface of the metal door plate. After being removed from the cabinets, one set of door and drawer panels may be stored in internal storage components provided within the cabinetry system while a second set of door and drawer panels are in use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: Richardson Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary R. Kane, Adam J. Schneider, Jason T. Gudex
  • Patent number: 9101258
    Abstract: A dishwasher may comprise a tub at least partially defining multiple treating chambers and further defining an access opening for the treating chambers. Interior closure elements may selectively close the access openings, and examples of the interior closure elements include a pivoting door and a drawer front. An exterior closure element mounted to the dishwasher for movement relative to the tub may overlie the interior closure elements when closed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Rexford W. Cordill, Michael Hamand, Duane M. Kobos, Anthony B. Welsh
  • Patent number: 9013071
    Abstract: A power cord management system for managing flexible electrical power cords associated with hair or bathroom handheld appliances includes a power cord storage body. A pair of spaced apart cord wrapping elements are coupled to the power storage body about which the flexible electrical power cord may be wrapped for storage. At least one of the cord wrapping elements is movable between a storage and release position. The cord wrapping elements are configured to retain the wrapped power cord upon the power cord storage body when the at least one of the cord wrapping elements is in the storage position and wherein the wrapped power cord may be removed from the power cord storage body without unwrapping the wrapped power cord when the at least one of the cord wrapping elements is moved to the release position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Inventor: Natalie Levi
  • Patent number: 8911563
    Abstract: A dishwasher includes a movable door, an opening mechanism and an opening actuator configured to move the door from a closed position to an at least partially open position. A decorative panel is resiliently attached to the door. A sensor is configured to detect movement of the decorative panel relative to the door. A controller is configured to activate the opening actuator based on movement detected by the sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Assignee: Miele & Cie, KG
    Inventors: Stefan Tiekoetter, Martin Kornberger
  • Patent number: 8876228
    Abstract: A door for a household appliance. The door includes a door body having an appliance-side plate and an outer-side decorative panel spaced from the appliance-side plate by a gap. A profiled cover extends at least between a portion of a side of the appliance-side plate to a portion of a side of the outer-side decorative panel such that the profiled cover closes off a side edge extent of the gap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgerate GmbH
    Inventors: Karl-Friedrich Laible, Helmut Steichele
  • Patent number: 8870306
    Abstract: A hospitality environment item, namely, interchangeable decorative panels that include laminates and their placement on underbar furniture/equipment. The decorative panels may each have their own laminate finish. Flanges attached to the underbar furniture/equipment extend to conceal edges of the decorative panels and extend over a peripheral region of the face of the decorative panel. The decorative panels have holes arranged to allow draw-pull handles to be secured to a drawer/door and a lock to penetrate into the drawer/door. Other decorative panels have holes that allow light to shine through from lights in backsplash sections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Inventor: Lee Simon
  • Patent number: 8851584
    Abstract: A refrigerator is provided. The refrigerator may include a refrigerator body with a storage space defined therein, a door frame rotatably coupled to the refrigerator body to open and close the storage space, a transparent molded body coupled to a front surface of the door frame, and a glass panel coupled to a front of the transparent molded body. The transparent molded body may include a three-dimensional pattern formed on a surface thereof, and the glass panel may include a two-dimensional pattern having a gradation in at least one of brightness, saturation and hue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Woonkyu Seo, Seonkyu Kim, Seungjin Yoon, Jungyeon Hwang, Daesung Lee
  • Patent number: 8810076
    Abstract: An appliance holder system for electrical handheld appliances of the type having a flexible electrical power cord attached thereto is provided. The appliance holder system includes an appliance holder assembly having at least one receptacle for receiving and storing at least one electrical handheld appliance having a flexible electrical power cord attached thereto. A power cord storage assembly of the system has a pair of spaced apart cord wrapping elements about which the flexible electrical power cord may be wrapped for storage. At least one of the cord wrapping elements is movable between a storage and release position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Inventor: Natalie Levi
  • Patent number: 8789900
    Abstract: A door for a household appliance is provided. The door includes a door outer skin; a decorative panel attached to the door outer skin, the decorative panel and the door outer skin being separated by an intermediate space; a gap located in the intermediate space, the gap being formed on and parallel to the decorative panel or the door outer skin; and an angle piece having a first limb and a second limb. The decorative panel and the door outer skin are connected together by the angle piece, the first limb engages the gap, and the second limb is attached to an edge of the door outer skin or the decorative panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgerate GmbH
    Inventors: Karl-Friedrich Laible, Helmut Steichele
  • Patent number: 8783801
    Abstract: A household appliance (1) that includes a cabinet (17), a door (2) mounted on the cabinet (17) and allowing access into the cabinet (17), a glass panel (4) having an inner surface (5) and a decorative outer surface (6), mounted on the door (2), and a control panel (3), enabling the user to change various parameters, adjust and/or monitor various functions of the household appliance (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Arcelik Anonim Sirketi
    Inventors: Ergin Kaplan, Levent Orundu
  • Patent number: 8764131
    Abstract: An undercabinet secretary provides organization and storage for items as well as concealed or hidden storage for items. The undercabinet secretary prevents concealed items from being accessed while allowing authorized persons or those who are aware of the hidden storage to conveniently retrieve the items. The undercabinet secretary may have one or more dividers to provide compartments for organization and storage of items, and may have a hidden compartment assembly having the same outward appearance to conceal items. In one or more embodiments, the hidden compartment assembly may have its own divider which may be used as a handle to access the hidden compartment assembly and which allows the hidden compartment assembly to blend in with the other dividers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Inventor: Marie Risley
  • Publication number: 20140132131
    Abstract: A storage device mounted within a door frame is disclosed for storage and organization of fashion accessories or similar articles is provided. The device comprises an outer door supported by the door frame, an interior door enclosing a hollow door interior for storage of articles, and at least one interior panel within the hollow door interior to separate an interior cavity therein and limit access thereto via a hidden locking mechanism. The interior panel provides separation of the internal cavity from the hollow door interior, increases surface area of the hollow door interior, and segregates a hidden interior cavity therein. The back wall of the interior cavity also provides a location for further hooks and shelving for storage. The device may be provided within the interior of a larger door, or as a door insert adapted to be incorporated into an existing door.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2014
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Inventor: Vicky Renee Thomas
  • Publication number: 20140103785
    Abstract: A concealed compartment is disclosed for safekeeping valuables and small objects, including firearms. The concealed safe is suitable for insertion into a wall between studs or into a ceiling between supports. The concealed safe comprises a hollow storage compartment defined by internal walls. The storage compartment is concealed by a planar or irregularly-shaped ornamental effect, such as a mirror, picture, light or painting, overlaying the outwardly facing access opening of the storage compartment. The ornamental effect is configured to slide up, down or laterally when moved to reveal the storage compartment and its contents. Various embodiments of the present invention include a second storage compartment disposed behind the storage compartment, as well as magnets for suspending valuables and locking mechanisms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2012
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Inventor: Jason Eric Richards