Patents Examined by Daniel J Rohrhoff
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Patent number: 11969083Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for a table base. In one embodiment, a table base has a bottom surface portion configured to contact a supporting surface. The table base has a top surface portion configured to support and retain a smooth removable surface. The table base has an elongated shaft attached to the top surface portion and the bottom surface portion. The elongated shaft is tapered inward from the bottom surface portion and tapered outward to the top surface portion.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2022Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Inventor: Ann G. Tankersley
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Patent number: 11969082Abstract: Described herein are examples of interchangeable ready to assemble furniture the include furniture top components including multiple furniture leaves, and furniture hardware components that include a connector assembly that allows the multiple furniture leaves to be easily assembled and disassembled. The interchangeable ready to assemble furniture additionally includes sturdy easy to assemble furniture legs that do not require additional support features, such as a furniture skirt. The interchangeable ready to assemble furniture can be arranged in different configurations and is capable of being constructed from high quality hard wood.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2022Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Inventors: Kathren Jensen, William Bowser
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Patent number: 11971207Abstract: A refrigerator includes a transparent panel assembly. The transparent panel assembly includes a front panel defining at least a part of a front appearance of a refrigerator door and made of a glass material, a rear panel defining at least a part of a rear appearance of the refrigerator door and made of a transparent material, and an intermediate member connected between the front panel and the rear panel and made of a transparent plastic member. The intermediate member includes an edge portion having both ends connected to a screening area formed at peripheries of the front panel and the rear panel, and a partition portion formed to cross an inner surface of the edge portion to partition a gap between the front panel and the rear panel to thereby form a sealed insulation layer.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2023Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Seungjin Choi, Jaehoon Ha
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Patent number: 11963611Abstract: The present subject matter discloses a removable panel assembly for an expandable folding table. The removable panel assembly includes a movable panel and a frame that is retractable. The expandable frame also includes a fixed frame connected with a pivot device and a movable frame. The movable panel is foldable and can be horizontally arranged between two panels of the folding tables when it is in use. Furthermore, the movable panel can be stored under the fixed frame when it is collapsed. With the removable panel assembly, the table can be both foldable and extendable without structural interference. In addition, while being easy to operate, the removable panel assembly further enhances the functions and appearance of the table.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2023Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: YIXIANG BLOW MOLDING FURNITURE CO., LTD.Inventor: Jinglei Jiang
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Patent number: 11958611Abstract: A portable and adjustable workstation to be used for working or laying one's head when travelling in vehicles such as planes, trains, buses, and the like attachable to a seat back tray table on a vehicle. A platform is connected to a pair of legs and wherein the pair of legs are adjustable to accommodate a width of a seat back tray table by angling outward or angling inward at the connection to the platform. Additionally, the point at which the one or more legs connect to the platform includes a textured feature that prevents the one or more legs from slipping at the connection point once locked into position. The one or more legs may be configured to be telescoping to allow a height of the platform to be adjusted to a desired position. A padding may also be included which fits onto a top surface of the platform.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2022Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Inventor: Eric T. Handley
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Patent number: 11950698Abstract: A height adjustable work surface includes a platform and a height adjustment assembly moveably connected to the platform. A leg assembly is connected to the height adjustment assembly and moveably connected to the platform. The leg assembly is moveable between a raised position and a lowered position. A locking assembly is moveably connected to the platform. The locking assembly is configured to engage the height adjustment assembly to selectively secure the leg assembly in the raised position and the lowered position. The locking assembly includes a handle and a latch. At least a portion of the latch is moveable between a first position and a second position. The latch includes a gravity actuated lockout mechanism configured to prevent movement of the latch to the second position unless the platform is in a normal operating orientation.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2022Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: COLEBROOK BOSSON & SAUNDERS (PRODUCTS) LIMITEDInventor: Alex Lau
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Patent number: 11950697Abstract: The present application relates to a height-adjustable table including a table plate. a table leg is fixedly connected to a side surface of the table plate, two brackets are arranged oppositely on the side surface of the table plate, and a retaining plate is fixedly connected to opposite inner sides of the two brackets, respectively. A control box is provided, a retaining clip is fixedly connected to the control box, and the retaining clip is detachably connected to the retaining plate.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2022Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: DEWERTOKIN TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.Inventors: Long Li, Zhibin Ao
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Patent number: 11950689Abstract: Apparatuses, tables, and method of making the apparatuses and tables are disclosed for stowing and expanding a desk device. An exemplary apparatus, in one embodiment, includes a frame, a first surface slidably received by the frame in a horizontal plane between and including a stowed position and an expanded position, and a second surface slidably received by the frame between and including a stowed position and an expanded position.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2022Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.Inventors: Kathryn Cubrilovic, John Travis Wettroth, Brian William Wallace, Samuel Patterson, Yoshihito Nakagaki
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Patent number: 11944190Abstract: A post engageable table system is provided where one or two half sections of a table are removably engageable to one or both sides of an upright support post. Compressive fasteners adjacent recesses on a contact edge of each table half section are positionable to a compressive engagement with a second side of the post wherein they can be engaged, removed, or adjusted for height in such an engagement.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2022Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Inventor: Luis Bentivengo
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Patent number: 11940207Abstract: A drawer assembly and a refrigerator, the drawer assembly comprising a drawer body, a slideway assembly for pushing and pulling the drawer body, and a damping reset unit matching the drawer body and being arranged on the sliding channel assembly, the damping reset unit comprising an elastic member for driving the drawer body to reset from an open state to a closed state and a damping member for reducing the reset speed of the elastic member. A refrigerator is provided with the drawer assembly. The arrangement of the damping reset unit enables the process of closing the drawer body to not require the application of external force during the entire process, and the arrangement of the damping member makes the rebound process of the drawer body much gentle, avoiding the vibration, noise, and damage that may be produced during rapid rebound.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2019Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: HAIER SMART HOME CO., LTD.Inventors: Falin Yang, Zhiguo Xu, Min Liu, Baochun Ju, Xiaofa Wang
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Patent number: 11937694Abstract: An anti-dropping storage drawer (ADSD) includes a pair of side walls, a front wall, and a rear wall forming a rectangular-shaped box, a base portion, and at least one projection. The front and rear walls extend between the side walls. The base portion extends between bottom portions of the side walls and the front and rear walls. The side walls, the front and rear walls, and the base portion define a cavity. The side walls and the front and rear walls taper outward toward an opening of the cavity. The projection projects from an underside of the base portion. When the ADSD is pulled out of a slot in a storage unit and inclines forward, the projection on the underside of the base portion blocks a forward and downward movement of the ADSD out of the storage unit.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2022Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Inventor: Kris sam zankich, jr.
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Patent number: 11937693Abstract: A shelf or rack includes at least one support plane and having a carcass and a bottom panel. Mutually facing support surfaces of the carcass or a support panel attached to an underside of the carcass and the bottom panel each have at least one groove in which rolling elements are guided. The carcass is movable relative to the bottom panel from a starting position into an intermediate position and further into an open position and back. In the intermediate position, the carcass is rotated in a direction of rotation relative to the bottom panel and is displaced in a predetermined direction. An opening and/or closing mechanism with a force accumulator assisting an opening and/or closing movement of the carcass is arranged on a surface of the bottom panel facing away from the carcass.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2020Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: Paul Hettich GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Daniel Rehage, Andreas Matthes, Waldemar Petker
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Patent number: 11940205Abstract: An insulating structure for an appliance includes a trim breaker, a first panel, a second panel, and an adhesive. The trim breaker defines a first groove and a second groove. The first panel is disposed within the first groove and is coupled to the trim breaker. The second panel is disposed within the second groove and is coupled to the trim breaker. The adhesive is disposed within the first and second grooves and is coupled to the first and second panels.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2023Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Jose Guizoni, Jr., Devidas Balu Raskar, Fábio Ferreira Ribas, Tracy Lynn Rock
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Patent number: 11937696Abstract: A blow-molded unitary structure includes a panel having first and second panel walls and a generally hollow interior between the first and second panel walls. The structure also includes one or more different types of strengthening elements monolithically formed with the panel and across a substantial portion of the panel to enhance the strength of the structure. A strengthening element can be a depression recessing from the second panel wall toward an interior of the panel, a protrusion protruding from the second panel wall toward an exterior of the panel, a rib protruding outwardly toward the exterior of the panel and a trench formed by side walls of adjacent protrusions.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2023Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: Inno-Sports Co., Ltd.Inventor: Kwan Jun Choi
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Patent number: 11940853Abstract: A screw-free device for a computer motherboard that relates to the technical field of computer-aided hardware is disclosed. The device also includes a first fixing plate, where the first fixing plate is fixedly connected with a second fixing plate through a damping spring, the side walls of a first supporting door frame and a second supporting door frame are embedded with dustproof filter screens, a clamping outer frame is bonded with a first soft cushion block, a sliding supporting block is rotatably connected with a fastening screw, a fixed supporting block and the sliding supporting block are both fixedly connected with a fastening pressure plate through a fastening spring, the fastening pressure plate is bonded with a second soft cushion block, and the supporting frame is embedded with a heat-dissipating fan and a heat-dissipating filter screen, respectively.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2022Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: Guangdong Baiyun UniversityInventor: Jianhu Gong
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Patent number: 11930919Abstract: A structure constructed using a blow-molding process comprising a tabletop, a lip, a pair of blow points, and a continuous tack-off. The tabletop includes an upper surface, a lower surface, and a hollow interior portion disposed between the upper and lower surfaces. The lip extends downwardly relative to the lower surface. The lip includes an outer and an inner surface. The blow points are configured to receive a blow pin. The blow points include a first portion connected to the lower surface, a second portion connected to the inner surface, and a hollow interior portion in fluid communication with the hollow interior portion. The continuous tack-off is disposed between the tabletop and the lip and extends between the blow points. The continuous tack-off prevents fluid flow between the tabletop and the lip along the section of the lip.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2022Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: LIFETIME PRODUCTS, INC.Inventors: Mitch Johnson, Kevin Boydston, Leo Cai
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Patent number: 11930920Abstract: A side mount table leg assembly that is height adjustable to a plurality of heights is disclosed. The table leg assembly comprises an upper leg, a lower leg and a first and a second pivotable connection. The table leg assembly further comprises a side mount adapter configured to be slidably and removably engaged with a mounting bracket that is mountable to a non-horizontal surface. A gear plate at the second pivotable connection is configured to adjust the table leg assembly in three rotatable positions to accommodate different draft angles.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2022Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: Whitecap Industries, Inc.Inventors: Todd Moore, Christopher E. Tomao
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Patent number: 11930984Abstract: A dishwashing appliance may include a cabinet, a tub, a door, a spring linkage, and a bent linkage latch. The cabinet may extend laterally between a pair of opposing lateral sides. The door may be rotatably positioned at a front opening and providing selective access to a wash chamber of the cabinet. The spring linkage may bias the door toward a closed position. The spring linkage may extend from a first end to a second end. The first end may be mounted to the cabinet. The second end may include a fastener selectively attached to the door. The bent linkage latch may extend laterally from the cabinet at one of the pair of opposing lateral sides below the door along a vertical direction. The bent linkage latch defining a vertically open latch channel to selectively receive the spring linkage when the fastener is detached from the door.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2021Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.Inventor: Jeremy Joseph Ryan
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Patent number: 11925257Abstract: A folding surface board is provided having at least six tiles. The folding surface board can be folded to provide working surfaces where all of the working surfaces of the folding surface board are fully exposed to being fully folded such that all of the tiles are stacked on top of each other while still connected to each other along their folded edges. The folding surface board can be divided in half, or such that only two working surfaces are exposed and a remaining number of tiles folded under the other exposed working surfaces. Sliding mechanisms are attached on an underside of the folding surface board such that the folding surface board can be locked in a fully expanded or partial configuration using the sliding mechanisms to lock and keep the desired number of tiles exposed and locked in place.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2022Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Inventors: Nancy Downey, Bernadett Boyko
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Patent number: 11913712Abstract: A refrigerator includes a cabinet with a plurality of walls and a compartment area for storing food within the cabinet. A door is configured to seal the compartment area. A refrigeration component is disposed within the cabinet. A wall panel is positioned within the cabinet and includes a three-dimensional molded surface with non-uniformly spaced peaks and valleys and a lighting structure. The wall panel extends from a lower end of the compartment area to an upper end of the compartment area. The wall panel separates the compartment area from the refrigeration component and is coextensive with one of the plurality of walls of the cabinet.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2023Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Julia B. Burke, Daniel Chow, Daniel V. Clements, Rebecca M. Goesling, Mark W. Schulz