Patents Assigned to Simplehuman LLC
  • Patent number: 8794455
    Abstract: An extendable drip tray is provided to increase when needed the drip catchment area of the dish rack, to beyond the footprint or general perimeter of the dish rack. The extendable drip tray may be slidably supported by rails below the main body of the dish rack, to cover an area beyond the side of the dish rack body, thereby increasing the drip catchment area. Pivoted cup holders are provided along the outside walls of the main body of the dish rack, which can be pivoted when needed to extend an area beyond the perimeter of the body to provide supports for holding kitchen articles such as cups and glasses for drying. A wire rack is provided with pivoted support prongs for configuring the wire rack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: Simplehuman LLC
    Inventors: Frank Yang, Tzu-Hao Wei, Myk Lum, Adam Wade, Joseph Sandor
  • Patent number: 8631959
    Abstract: A canister includes a body having a shell, a lid, and a handle mechanism. The handle mechanism includes a lever that actuates to engage and disengage a latch pivoted on the lever for locking and unlocking the lid to the body. The lever mates to a fixed handle portion to complete a handle for facilitating handling of the canister. The canister can further include wheels for transporting the canister. The lid can include an elastic portion to press against the body to create a seal. The canister can further include a utensil attached to the underside of the lid, for use to scoop the content from the canister.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2014
    Assignee: Simplehuman LLC
    Inventors: Frank Yang, Joseph Sandor
  • Patent number: 8631948
    Abstract: A dish rack has a wireframe, a drip tray having a base and a dish-receiving region provided on the base, and a drain channel that is removably coupled to the bottom of the base at the location of the dish-receiving region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2014
    Assignee: Simplehuman LLC
    Inventors: Frank Yang, Joseph Sandor, Chih-Hong Hsieh
  • Publication number: 20130180874
    Abstract: A bathroom tool assembly having a bathroom tool and a supporting holder, with a releasable interlock coupling between the bathroom tool and the holder. The releasable interlock coupling conveniently maintains a secured coupling of the bathroom tool to the holder, so that the assembly of bathroom tool and holder can be easily moved without leaving drips behind. The releasable interlock coupling is structured to allow easy coupling of the bathroom tool to the holder to securely interlock the bathroom tool to the holder and easy decoupling of the bathroom tool from the holder by a user with one-hand operation. In one embodiment, the releasable interlock coupling does not include any moving parts. In one aspect of the present invention, the releasable interlock coupling comprises a magnetic coupling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2013
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Applicant: SIMPLEHUMAN LLC
    Inventor: SIMPLEHUMAN LLC
  • Patent number: 8296876
    Abstract: A sink organizer includes a section defining a compartment having an extendable, collapsible and/or expandable base that provides a deeper holding section with an extended base to support a long slender shaped item, such as a long-handle brush. The expandable base has a telescopic structure, which may be in the form of an accordion-like structure having annular folding sections or other form of axially collapsible or telescopic structure (e.g., a concentric coupling of a series of nested and axially interlocking cylindrical collars of gradually reducing dimensions). Suction cups provide mounting of the sink organizer onto a sink wall. A bracket is attached to the side of the sink organizer where the suction cup mounting is also provided. The bracket has a handle, which is configured to rest against the top edge of the sink, thus providing additional support for stabilizing the sink organizer after it is attached to the sink wall by the suction cups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: Simplehuman LLC
    Inventors: Frank Yang, Tzu-Hao Wei, Di-Fong Chang, Joseph Sandor
  • Patent number: 8297470
    Abstract: The embodiments provide a hinge assembly for a trash can assembly that allows the lid to be conveniently removed from the hinge assembly. The trash can assembly, can comprises: a shell having an upper, open end; a lid configured to cover the upper, open end of the shell; a hinge assembly coupled to the shell and the lid and configured to provide pivotable movement of the lid between an open position and a closed position, wherein the hinge assembly comprises, a mounting bracket provided on the lid and having at least one through hole, a housing provided at the upper end of the shell and defining a bore, and a pivot bar that is received inside the at least one through hole and the bore to allow pivotable movement of the mounting bracket relative to the housing, and engaged by a locking mechanism into position within mounting bracket and housing to prevent withdrawal of the pivot bar from inside the at least one through hole and the bore.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: Simplehuman LLC
    Inventors: Frank Yang, Joseph Sandor
  • Patent number: D661148
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignee: Simplehuman LLC
    Inventors: Frank Yang, Tzu-Hao Wei, Di-Fong Chang, Myk Lum, Adam Wade, Ken Sugimoto
  • Patent number: D661910
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Assignee: SimpleHuman LLC
    Inventors: Frank Yang, Tzu-Hao Wei, Di-Fong Chang, Myk Lum, Won Song
  • Patent number: D672590
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2012
    Assignee: Simplehuman LLC
    Inventors: Frank Yang, Myk Lum, Adam Wade
  • Patent number: D679958
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: Simplehuman LLC
    Inventors: Frank Yang, Tzu-Hao Wei, Di-Fong Chang, Po-Ling Huang, Myk Lum, Xun Ye
  • Patent number: D683165
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Assignee: Simplehuman LLC
    Inventors: Frank Yang, Tzu-Hao Wei, Di-Fong Chang, Myk Lum, Adam Wade
  • Patent number: D690959
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: Simplehuman LLC
    Inventors: Frank Yang, Tzu-Hao Wei, Myk Lum, Adam Wade
  • Patent number: D693081
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: Simplehuman LLC
    Inventors: Frank Yang, Tzu-Hao Wei
  • Patent number: D709662
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Simplehuman LLC
    Inventors: Frank Yang, Di-Fong Chang, Myk Lum, Adam Wade, Po-Ling Huang
  • Patent number: D709713
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: Simplehuman LLC
    Inventors: Frank Yang, Di-Fong Chang, Myk Lum, Adam Wade, Ken Sugimoto
  • Patent number: D709757
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: Simplehuman LLC
    Inventors: Frank Yang, Tzu-Hao Wei, Myk Lum, Adam Wade
  • Patent number: D720513
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: Simplehuman LLC
    Inventors: Frank Yang, Di-Fong Chang, Myk Lum, Adam Wade, Po-Ling Huang
  • Patent number: D727583
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: Simplehuman LLC
    Inventors: Frank Yang, Di-Fong Chang, Myk Lum, Adam Wade, Helen Tang
  • Patent number: D729485
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: Simplehuman LLC
    Inventors: Frank Yang, Di-Fong Chang, Myk Lum, Adam Wade, Helen Miller
  • Patent number: D1061258
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: simplehuman LLC
    Inventors: Frank Yang, Joseph Sandor, Myk Wayne Lum, Adam C. Wade