Patents Examined by Daniel J Rohrhoff
  • Patent number: 10974866
    Abstract: The invention relates to a pallet (1), comprising a basic body (10) with a first panel (11), a second panel (12) and a layer (13) having a plurality of tube segments (14) which is arranged between the panels (11, 12), wherein the layer (13) has at least one cutout (131) which is continuous in the direction of a pallet height (HP), and wherein the first panel (11) has at least one first opening (111) which at least partially overlaps with the at least one cutout (131). The invention further relates to a foot (16) and a runner (17) for a pallet (1), to a sandwich block (2) for producing a layer (13) of a pallet (1), and to a method for producing a pallet (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: AIR BAMBOO INDUSTRIAL GMBH
    Inventors: Jochen Kuhmann, Matthias Albrecht, Roman Kujus-Tenekedshijew
  • Patent number: 10980146
    Abstract: Rail assemblies on either side of a shelf each include a rail reciprocated to a slide adjustable from a rail-locking position to a post-locking position. The slide is configured to restrain the rail from reciprocating longitudinally relative to the slide, when the slide occupies a rail-locking position and the rail occupies a stowage position relative to the slide. The slide is configured to enable the rail to reciprocate longitudinally relative to the slide and to releasably secure a rack post, when the slide occupies the post-locking position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Inventors: Raymond S. Zuckerman, Joshua Scholfield
  • Patent number: 10966520
    Abstract: A cabinet locking device includes a cabinet body, a plurality of movable storage devices, a plurality of locking devices, and a driving device. The driving device is interlocked with the locking devices via a plurality of drawstrings. Each locking device includes a sliding member, an interference member disposed on the sliding member, and a restriction mechanism for guiding the sliding member. The driving device can drive the sliding member to move to an engaging portion or a released position. When the sliding member is moved to the engaged position, the interference member interferes with an engaging portion of the corresponding movable storage device such that the movable storage device cannot be opened. When the sliding member is moved to the released position, the interference member does not interfere with the engaging portion such that the movable storage device can be opened.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: MARTAS PRECISION SLIDE CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Wan-Lai Chen
  • Patent number: 10973146
    Abstract: An apparatus for securing multiple cards on a chassis includes a securing member, a support bracket, and at least one hinge. The at least one hinge is configured to hold the securing member to the support bracket such that the securing member has an axis of rotation about the support bracket. The spacing between the securing member and the support bracket is configured to hold a section of the multiple cards.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: QUANTA COMPUTER INC.
    Inventors: Yaw-Tzorng Tsorng, Chun Chang, Yi-Huang Chiu
  • Patent number: 10962279
    Abstract: A refrigerator appliance having one or more adjustable bins. The refrigerator door may include the one or more adjustable bins. The adjustable bin may move along one or more rails. The adjustable bin may include one or more actuators engaging the one or more rails. The adjustable bin may include one or more bushings slidably engaging the one or more rails. The adjustable bin may include a storage bin removable from a carriage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: MIDEA GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Eric Scalf, Vinayak Naik
  • Patent number: 10965110
    Abstract: A support apparatus is usable with an electrical enclosure to provide support to retain a cover portion of the electrical enclosure in proximity to a cabinet portion of the electrical enclosure. The support apparatus includes a shank having a hook-shaped retention element situated at an end thereof that is configured to provide vertical support to the cover portion. The support apparatus can further include a second hook-shaped retention element at an opposite end of the shank that is configured to rest upon an upturned lip of the cabinet portion, or the shank can potentially be affixed to the cabinet portion. Slots can additionally be provided in the cabinet portion, the cover portion, or both to additionally provide horizontal alignment of the cover portion with the cabinet portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITED
    Inventors: James L. Lagree, Bruce R. Terhorst, Jon Hymel
  • Patent number: 10948195
    Abstract: A cooking appliance includes a housing having a stowage compartment, a door for closing a cooking chamber, and a door opening mechanism constructed to automatically move the door at least in a section of an entire movement path between a closed position and an open position of the door, in which open position the door is retractable into the stowage compartment of the housing. The door opening mechanism includes an actuation unit which is configured to automatically tilt the door from the closed position into an intermediate position located such that any further movement of the door from the intermediate position into the open position is implemented automatically under the force of gravity of the door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: BSH Hausgeräte GmbH
    Inventors: Ralf Grobleben, Tobias Schmidt, Thomas Rembold
  • Patent number: 10939758
    Abstract: A refrigerator includes a cabinet having a storage space therein, and a drawer slidably movable forward and backward from the storage space. The drawer includes a door, a storage box provided at a rear surface of the door, an elevation plate disposed within the storage box, and an elevation device connected with one side of the elevation plate to vertically elevate the elevation plate. The elevation device includes a driving motor, a first curved rack to rotate by a rotational force generated by the driving motor, the first curved rack being curved at a predetermined curvature and having an outer circumferential surface, a first elevation bar to connect the first curved rack with the elevation plate, a second curved rack being curved at a predetermined curvature and having an outer circumferential surface to engage with the outer circumferential surface of the first curved rack, and a second elevation bar to connect the second curved rack with the elevation plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventor: Hyunbum Kim
  • Patent number: 10941975
    Abstract: A door for a home appliance, a home appliance, and a method for manufacturing the same, are disclosed. The door for a home appliance comprises a panel assembly; and a frame assembly defining a predetermined space having an opening connected with an edge of the panel assembly, and making a foaming space for receiving a thermal insulator by means of the predetermined space of the frame assembly and the edge of the panel assembly, wherein a foaming injection hole through which the thermal insulator is injected is provided on at least one of ends of an upper surface, a lower surface, a left side and a right side of the frame assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Kwanghyun Choi, Hyungkyu Park, Myeongha Yi
  • Patent number: 10932439
    Abstract: An end table for crating a pet includes a first side panel and a second side panel. The second side panel is laterally spaced from and parallel to the first side panel. The end table additionally includes a bottom panel, a top panel and a rear panel. The rear panel laterally extends between rear ends of the first and second side panels. The end table further includes a door carried by the first side panel for sliding movement between a stowed position and an open position and for rotational movement between the open position and a closed position in which the door closes an opening laterally between front ends of the first and second side panels. The first side panel, the second side panel, the rear panel, the bottom panel, the top panel and the door cooperate to define an enclosed area for the pet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: MERRY PRODUCTS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kevin Xin, Jeffrey Pinard
  • Patent number: 10928125
    Abstract: A refrigerator includes a cabinet, a door, and a transparent display assembly covering an opening of the door through which an inside of the refrigerator is visible. The transparent display assembly includes a front panel, a rear panel defining, a display disposed between the front and second panels, a light guide plate spaced apart from the display, a spacer disposed between the front panel and the light guide plate and configured to maintain a predetermined distance between the light guide plate and the display, a display light configured to emit light to the light guide plate, and a light guide plate stopper disposed between an end of the light guide plate and the display light and configured to prevent the display light from contacting the end of the light guide plate by protruding toward the light guide plate further than the display light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventor: Sangmyung Lee
  • Patent number: 10928120
    Abstract: A cooling appliance has a heat insulation shell. The shell includes an outer wall and an inner wall that are spaced apart from each other, and a heat insulation material located between the outer wall and the inner wall. The heat insulation material is formed by foaming a foaming material injected between the outer wall and the inner wall. The shell has a filling hole formed in the outer wall, and a baffle plate located between the outer wall and the inner wall and used for closing the filling hole. The baffle plate is connected to the outer wall. The filling hole includes a near end close to the connecting end and a far end away from the connecting end. The outer wall inclines towards the inner wall in a direction from the near end to the far end on an area on which the filling hole is disposed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: BSH Hausgeraete GmbH
    Inventors: Jinghui Chen, Michael Krapp, Wuba Lei, Hao Zhang
  • Patent number: 10925396
    Abstract: A storage cabinet is disclosed. The storage cabinet includes a housing, a movement system and a computing device. The housing includes a plurality of walls and a door. The walls and door define an internal storage cavity. The movement system is operatively connected to the door and configured to control vertical movement of the door. The movement system is configured to move the door between, at least, a fully closed and fully open position based on inputs provided by a user. The computing device is operatively connected to the movement system. The computing device includes a processor and memory. The memory stores instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to receive an input from a user, and generate control signal(s) for the movement system based on the input from the user. The control signals cause the movement system to move the door into a different position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: Kohler Co.
    Inventors: Roger W. Murphy, Alexander V. LeTourneau
  • Patent number: 10926919
    Abstract: Methods, devices, and systems for assembling a pallet are provided. In particular, a pallet is provided that is made from multiple pieces that are bent from an initial planar shape to a final shape. In some embodiments, a transverse piece locks at least one longitudinal piece in the final shape without the use of fasteners or adhesives. The resulting pallet can be loaded with materials and then maneuvered and transported using a forklift. In addition, the pieces can be made from cardboard which significantly reduces the weight of the pallet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: Flex Ltd.
    Inventor: Alfonso Dominguez Guevara
  • Patent number: 10914512
    Abstract: For improving the energy efficiency of a home appliance device, in particular a home refrigeration appliance device, the appliance device has at least one inner liner defining at least one storage space, at least one functional unit which is in an assembled state is connected to the inner liner and is located in the storage space, and at least one seal which is in the assembled state compressed between at least one mating surface of the functional unit and the inner liner. The inner liner has at least one protrusion, which the seal abuts on in the assembled state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: BSH Hausgeraete GmbH
    Inventors: Prashantagouda Hosamani, Robert Stahl
  • Patent number: 10913571
    Abstract: The invention relates to a pallet (1) comprising parallel panels (11, 12), a layer (13) arranged between the panels (11, 12) and formed by at least one spacer (18), having a respective first strip (15a) and a plurality of tube segments (14), wherein the tube segments (14) have two respective cut ends (141, 142) and two respective cut surfaces (143, 144), wherein the tube segments (14) are mechanically connected to the first strip (15a) by their cut ends (141, 142), and mechanically connected to the panels (11, 12) by their cut surfaces (143, 144), wherein the tube segments (14) of the at least one spacer (18) have two respective lateral elements (146) and a cover element (147) mechanically connected to the lateral elements (146), wherein the lateral elements (146) form a first internal angle (?) of 95° to 120° with the cover element (147).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: AIR BAMBOO INDUSTRIAL GMBH
    Inventors: Jochen Kuhmann, Matthias Albrecht, Roman Kujus-Tenekedshijew
  • Patent number: 10907884
    Abstract: A refrigeration appliance includes a compartment for storing food items in a refrigerated environment, and a door for engaging with an appliance body and selectively closing the compartment. The door has a front panel, a rear panel, and a door end closure assembly providing an end of the door. The closure assembly includes an endcap extending between the front panel and the rear panel and a user interface engaged with the endcap. The user interface is configured to allow control of or to provide feedback regarding one or more aspects of the appliance to the user. The endcap defines at least a portion of a handle gap configured to receive at least a portion of a user's hand to allow for selective opening of the compartment, and an interface cavity for receiving the user interface. The interface cavity is separated from the handle gap and closed by the user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: Electrolux Home Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Fellipe Vinicius Marinho Scorsim, Carlos Cordero, Raony Barrios, John Thomas Campbell, III, Cristhian Camilo Serrano Camacho, Ran Zhou
  • Patent number: 10905231
    Abstract: An adjustable-height folding table adapted to be expanded to an unfolded configuration when being used and collapsed to a compact folded configuration when not being used for purposes of transport or storage. The folding table has a first plurality of legs extending between the table top and a corresponding plurality of footpads and a second plurality of legs that are pivotally coupled to respective ones of the footpads. The second plurality of legs are rotatable relative to the footpads between a first position extending downwardly from the footpads and away from the top of the table and a second position extending upwardly from the footpads and towards the table top. The second plurality of legs are rotated to lay on the ground in their first position, and the footpads lay on the ground when the second plurality of legs are rotated to their second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Inventors: Brian Horowitz, Larry Tang
  • Patent number: 10907883
    Abstract: An appliance is provided herein. The appliance includes a cabinet having a wrapper, a liner, and a trim breaker. The wrapper, the liner, and the trim breaker define an insulating cavity therebetween. An insulating material is disposed within the insulating cavity. A frame includes an upper frame portion, a vertical frame portion, and a lower frame portion. The lower portion includes a top section, a bottom section, an inner section, and a front section. A door is rotationally mounted to the cabinet via an upper hinge and a lower hinge mounted to the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Eric J. Dherde, Michael A. Fiori, Lynne F. Hunter
  • Patent number: 10898003
    Abstract: A folding kitchen stool is stored in a pocket on an inner surface of a kitchen cupboard door. The stool includes left and right folding legs. The right folding legs are widely spaced apart leaving a gap for the left folding legs to overlap the right folding legs when the stool is folded for storing. The pocket provides a mouth which accepts the left folding legs to store the folded stool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Inventor: Anura Samaraweera