Patents Examined by Daniel J Rohrhoff
  • Patent number: 11083108
    Abstract: An electronic equipment enclosure includes a frame structure and a customizable side air dam kit. The frame structure includes a front frame, a rear frame, front-to-back frame members connecting corners of the front and rear frames together, reinforced bracket structures located near ends of the cross members, and extruded horizontal mounting rails parallel to, but inward from, the front-to-back frame members. The ends of the horizontal mounting rails are connected to the reinforced bracket structures. Panels are installed in longitudinal slots in the front-to-back frame members and horizontal mounting rails, each of which is extruded. The customizable side air dam kit includes a framework of horizontal and vertical frame pieces, adapted to connect to the frame structure, and a customizable air dam panel supported by the framework. A plurality of the frame pieces are provided to an installer for use in constructing the framework to fit the specific frame structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: Chatsworth Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Evans Lewis, II, William Drew Krietzman
  • Patent number: 11078700
    Abstract: The present invention provides a refrigerator, comprising a cabinet, a door and a hinge body. A guide block is provided on the door, a rotation shaft is provided on the hinge body, and rotation shaft grooves are provided on the guide block. With the structure of the hinge body, the gravity of the door and the friction force may be shared onto the first and second plate bodies of the hinge body, thereby reducing abrasion and prolonging the service life of the door of the refrigerator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: QINGDAO HAIER JOINT STOCK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Enpin Xia, Hao Zhang, Xiaobing Zhu
  • Patent number: 11073331
    Abstract: A refrigerator includes: a cabinet; an upper door; a lower door that is a drawer type door; a draw-out rail that connects the lower door to a storage space in the cabinet and that guides insertion and withdrawal of the lower door in a front-rear direction; an elevation assembly that is located in the lower door, that elevates an object stored in the lower door in a state in which the lower door is withdrawn, and that elevates the object relative to the lower door; and a door restriction device configured to selectively restrict an opening movement of the upper door based on whether the lower door is opened or closed. The door restriction device is configured to restrict the opening movement of the upper door based on the lower door being opened, and to allow the opening movement of the upper door based on the lower door being closed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventor: Jeonggil Kim
  • Patent number: 11071374
    Abstract: A folding table comprises a table top, a table leg, a grounding part supported on the ground or a table top, and a second hinged lock formed for the table leg and the grounding part after the table leg and the grounding part rotate relative to each other, one end of the second hinged lock is connected with the other end of the table leg, the other end of the second hinged lock is connected with the grounding part, the table leg or the grounding part are relative to each other. When rotating in the unlocked state, the second hinged lock locks the table leg and the grounding part at an included angle of 0-90°. The invention has the advantages of convenient storage, transportation or carrying and small occupation space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: CHANGZHOU TSR GAS SPRING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shengrong Tao, Xiaogang Li
  • Patent number: 11041671
    Abstract: According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a refrigerator including a cabinet in which a storage compartment is formed; a refrigerator door for opening and closing the storage compartment; a door opening device having a push rod which may move from an initial position to a door opening position for opening the refrigerator door and a motor for providing power to the push rod; and a controller controlling the motor, wherein the controller controls the push rod to move to the door opening position while in close contact with the cabinet or the refrigerator door in order to open the refrigerator door, and controls voltage supply to the motor so that a time period when the push rod is moved to the door opening position is maintained for a certain time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Dongjeong Kim, Ayeong Lee, Jungjae Lee, Jinho Chang, Jaehoon Shin
  • Patent number: 11039683
    Abstract: A height adjustment mechanism for an adjustable height table includes an outer sleeve, an inner sleeve, a plug, and a locking mechanism. The outer sleeve is disposed outside the inner sleeve, and the outer sleeve and the inner sleeve are slidable relative to each other. The plug is disposed outside the inner sleeve, and is slidably connected to the inner sleeve. The plug is disposed at an upper end of the outer sleeve, and an outer wall of the plug includes a pressing portion. The locking mechanism operates to push the pressing portion tightly against an outer wall of the inner sleeve to increase the friction between the plug and the inner sleeve, so that the plug and the inner sleeve are relatively fixed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: Dongguan Shichang Metals Factory Ltd.
    Inventor: Chen-Kang Lin
  • Patent number: 11029080
    Abstract: An appliance includes an outer wrapper having a plurality of walls that define an external surface and an inner liner. A trim breaker seals the outer wrapper to the inner liner to define an insulation space. A vacuum port is disposed on the external surface of the outer wrapper. A channel is in fluid communication with the vacuum port and extends along at least one of the plurality of walls of the outer wrapper. An insulative material is disposed between the outer wrapper and the inner liner. A filter media is disposed along the channel such that air can be drawn from the insulation space past the filter media, into the channel, and through each vacuum port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Abhay Naik, Subrata Shannigrahi, Gustavo Frattini
  • Patent number: 11027885
    Abstract: Containers with one or more tray retention portions and a support stand are described. For example, a container can include: a substantially hollow body including a plurality of body walls extending vertically from a bottom portion; an extension portion rotatably coupled to an outward-facing surface of a body wall among the plurality of body walls, the extension portion configured to rotate to an active position in which the extension portion extends outwardly from the body wall; and a support stand having a proximal end coupled to the outward-facing surface of the body wall and a distal end, the support stand configured to move between at least a stowed position in which the support stand is positioned against or proximate to the outward-facing surface of the body wall and a support position in which the support stand extends outwardly from the body wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: IGLOO PRODUCTS CORP.
    Inventors: Quang Lee Duong, Herman Sebastian Cousin Espinosa
  • Patent number: 11027846
    Abstract: A stowable folding table is disclosed. In embodiments, the folding table has a stowed (e.g., folded) state and a deployed state between two adjacent aircraft galley structures. The folding table includes two table segments coupled by a hinge; the two segments may be folded parallel to each other and stowed (e.g., in a galley cart bay or elsewhere in or on the adjacent galley structures). The stowed table is unfolded and deployed by attaching the first and second ends respectively to a galley structure (e.g., on either side of an exit door), such that one table segment extends at an angle to the other when deployed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: B/E Aerospace, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter J. L. Burd, Richard H. Jolley
  • Patent number: 11026505
    Abstract: A composite table top including a top plate having an outer and an inner surface, a bottom plate comprising a plurality of projections, each of the plurality of projections having a top defining a top surface. The composite table top has at least a pair of reinforcement inserts disposed at two opposite edges of the bottom plate. The sum of the top surfaces of the plurality of projections is 30%-70% of the upper surface of the bottom plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: NEW-TEC INTEGRATION (XIAMEN) CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Luhao Leng
  • Patent number: 11021316
    Abstract: A pallet stabilizer formed from a paperboard blank including a central panel having opposing first and second outer longitudinal sides, and opposing first and second lateral sides. At least one beam body is defined by a body flap formed integral with the central panel and comprises a plurality of flap panels connected in series at respective panel fold lines. Two of the flap panels define longitudinally extending opposing beam sides extending transverse to a plane defined by the central panel. One of the flap panels is located distal from the central panel and is hingedly connected to each of the two flap panels defining the beam sides. A glue tab is connected to one of the beam sides and is attached in overlapping relation on the central panel, and opposing longitudinal beam edges are spaced longitudinally inward from the opposing outer longitudinal sides of the central panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY
    Inventors: Julio Cesar Mendoza Castro, David J. McKenna, Sr., Zaida Cantu
  • Patent number: 11021905
    Abstract: A vacuum insulated door for an appliance includes an outer wrapper that defines an evacuation port. An inner liner is coupled to the outer wrapper defining an insulating cavity therebetween. A base is coupled to the outer wrapper adjacent to the evacuation port. A servicing tube has a connecting end and a servicing end. The servicing tube is in fluid communication with the insulating cavity via the evacuation port. The connecting end is coupled to the base. A handle has first and second ends coupled to the outer wrapper and a center portion therebetween spaced-apart from the outer wrapper. The first end is coupled to the outer wrapper proximate the evacuation port. The servicing tube extends along an inner surface of the handle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventor: Sunil S. Ekshinge
  • Patent number: 11019746
    Abstract: An appliance includes a control panel assembly having a rearwardly extending mounting member. The rearwardly extending mounting member includes a body portion having an outer edge with one or more slots disposed through the body portion and inwardly opening from the outer edge of the body portion. A housing includes a support bracket having a support surface with one or more mounting apertures disposed therethrough. One or more locating pins are received through the one or more mounting apertures. The locating pins include body portions upwardly extending from the support surface of the support bracket. The one or more locating pins are removably received in the one or more slots of the rearwardly extending mounting member of the control panel assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Abubackar M. Balekundri, Shamraiz Nazmi
  • Patent number: 11015863
    Abstract: A refrigerator comprises: a cabinet having a storage chamber; a door to open and close the storage chamber; a drawer assembly connected to the door and having a drawer; a rail assembly to connect the drawer assembly to the cabinet; and a weight balance positioned in the drawer assembly and opposite the door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Kihyun Park, Seongjin Na, Daehyun Yoo, Kiyoung Lim
  • Patent number: 11000943
    Abstract: A work bench which is easily disassembled for storage or moving to a new location and may be used as a wall mounted version, a freestanding version and a tailgate version. A workbench frame is connected to a support surface by a pair of mounting standards spaced apart from one another and mounted to the support surface. The mount standards allow for the vertical adjustment of the workbench frame to the desired height. The workbench frame comprises a frame connector and a table top support flange. The work bench frames are the supports for the bench work surface. The table top support is a flange with holes to allow for connection to the work surface. Atop of the table angle top is a work surface. There is also provided a bench support extension connected to the work bench used as a support for material larger than the work surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Inventor: Greg Reynolds
  • Patent number: 11002024
    Abstract: A container is described herein that is configured to be mounted between joists in a substrate of a structure, such as a floor, wall, or ceiling. The container includes a body portion sized to be disposed between the joists and a lid to cover an opening to the body. The lid can further be configured to be coplanar with a covering material of the substrate so that the container does not project outwardly from the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Inventor: Rocco Salviola, III
  • Patent number: 10993526
    Abstract: A support surface assembly includes a housing including a chamber and an opening. The support surface assembly also includes a support surface retractably coupled to the housing between a deployed position and a stored position. The support surface includes a plurality of slats pivotally coupled together, wherein each slat comprises a first end opening and an opposing second end opening. The support surface assembly also includes a plurality of rods associated with a corresponding slat of the plurality of slats. Each rod is positioned entirely within the first end opening of a first slat in the stored position and each rod is positioned partially within the second end opening of an adjacent second slat in the deployed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Cynthia A. Vandewall, Blake Lane, Craig G. Vogel, Elizabeth O'Hearn, Brian Keller, Shuai Mu, Chuyu Ruan, Swati Chopra
  • Patent number: 10993551
    Abstract: The present invention provides shelf adjustment systems and methods that may be used in merchandiser display cases and other applications to accommodate changes in product offering, giving the user increased flexibility in the use of merchandiser display cases. The shelf adjustment systems of embodiments of the present invention provide methods and apparatus for coordinating shelf adjustment, such that adjusting the display angle of one shelf of the invention causes the display angle of another shelf or shelves to also be adjusted by the same amount as the adjusted shelf.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: Sanden Vendo America, Inc.
    Inventors: Larry Hieb, Randall Meyer
  • Patent number: 10993527
    Abstract: Sit-stand desk, such as conversion desks, provide a convenient option for desk work by users who desire the option to selectively sit or stand. Often, the vertical distance between a keyboard and monitor differs when in the sitting configuration versus the standing configuration. A sit-stand desk provided herein allows for a user to transition between a sitting configuration and a standing configuration with a single lifting mechanism with a programmable distance variation between the keyboard and monitor. Accordingly, a user may transition between the sitting configuration and the standing configuration without requiring readjustment of the relative distance between the monitor and keyboard.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: Thermogenesis Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Ron Wiener, Andrew Rosenbaum, Cole Dalton
  • Patent number: 10993534
    Abstract: Tables for mitigating infectious disease spread are disclosed having at least two seating areas that are configured to minimize the transfer of aerosolized droplets among the seating areas. Between each seating area are a series of impermeable barriers—at least one hanging impermeable barrier that projects downwards towards a top surface of a table and at least one rising impermeable barrier that projects upwards away from a top surface of a table. The impermeable barriers are disposed to overlap one another along a line of sight between seating areas such that a bottom edge of the hanging impermeable barrier is at a height above the top edge of the rising impermeable barrier. Vacuum mechanisms can be positioned above the hanging impermeable barriers and below the rising impermeable barriers to create airstreams along the impermeable barriers that guide airborne particulate matter blocked by an impermeable barrier into a vacuum mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Inventor: Jonathan Pike