Patents Examined by Daniel J Troy
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Patent number: 12780495Abstract: In one aspect, a pallet includes a plate configured to support a pallet object relative to a support surface and a capture assembly supported relative to the plate. The capture assembly is configured to selectively engage and disengage the pallet object and includes one or more capture bars movable between an unlocked position and a locked position. Each capture bar of the one or more capture bars is configured to be engaged with a portion of the pallet object when in the locked position and disengaged from said portion of the pallet object when in the unlocked position. Additionally, each capture bar of the one or more capture bars is configured to be actuated to the unlocked position with movement of the pallet towards the support surface and actuated to the locked position with movement of the pallet away from the support surface.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2024Date of Patent: November 3, 2026Assignee: Battelle Savannah River Alliance, LLCInventors: Thomas J. Lee, Corey R. Hopper
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Patent number: 12778321Abstract: Disclosed is a modular display case system comprising panels joined using specially designed wedge-style fittings. Each fitting features three structural sections: an inner section that anchors inside the case, a tapered middle section for easy-sliding insertion, and an outer section that secures the fitting from the outside of the panel. The fitting is inserted into dovetail-style notches, or grooves, in the panels by sliding-then-snapping into place due to friction overcome by the fitting's inner-middle section's tapering. The outermost portions of the fitting are slightly larger than the fitting's matching panel dovetail groove, further anchoring the panels together, in addition latter screw-tightening from a perpendicular panel. This design enables quick assembly, stable joints, and varied configurations, shapes and sizes using panels with optionally cut-out slots, tabs, indentations, and screw holes.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2024Date of Patent: November 3, 2026Inventor: Daniel Karol Budziwojski
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Patent number: 12780419Abstract: A redundant rail cover and indicator system may include one or more rail and carriage failure indicator assemblies. Each assembly may include a failure indicator configured to identify when a primary sub-assembly fails and a rotational sub-assembly configured to rotate the failure indicator between a stowed and deployed position. When the primary sub-assembly fails, the rotational sub-assembly may be configured to cause the failure indicator to rotate between the stowed and deployed position. Each redundant rail cover assembly may include an actuatable cover and a cover actuation sub-assembly configured to actuate the cover between a stowed and deployed position. When in the stowed position, the cover may be configured to substantially cover the secondary rail. When the primary sub-assembly fails, the cover actuation sub-assembly may be configured to cause the cover to actuate between the stowed and deployed position.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2023Date of Patent: November 3, 2026Assignee: B/E Aerospace, Inc.Inventor: Mark Vanhoy
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Patent number: 12787207Abstract: A cable management system for a server rack, including an adapter bracket coupled to the server rack; a rail assembly coupled to the adapter bracket, the rail assembly including a plurality of apertures; a cable management apparatus slideably coupled to the rail assembly, the cable management apparatus including: a plunger; a plurality of tabs; and a plurality of retention devices, wherein, when the cable management apparatus is coupled to the rail assembly, the plunger extends through one of the apertures to define a position of the cable management apparatus with respect to the rail assembly such that one or more cables of the server rack are positioned between opposing tabs of the plurality of tabs and coupled to the cable management apparatus by one or more of the retention devices.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2024Date of Patent: November 3, 2026Assignee: Dell Products L.P.Inventors: Jordan C. Hogan, Yi-Hsuan Chen
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Patent number: 12782034Abstract: A refrigerator and a noise-reducing device mounted thereto are disclosed. The disclosed noise-reducing device, which comprises a hollow resonance chamber and a tubular acoustic filter inserted into the resonance chamber, is mounted at the side surface of a machine compartment, whereby not only heat due to the operation of a compressor is charged out of the machine compartment, but also noise transmitted from the compressor to the outside of the machine compartment is reduced through diffraction and resonance effects.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2022Date of Patent: November 3, 2026Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Jongchan Lee, Youngeun Cho, Sunghyun Ki, Geunbae Hwang, Hyungwoo Kim, Jonghun Ha
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Patent number: 12773046Abstract: An adjustable writing board includes a planar member having a front face, a rear face opposed to the front face, two side edges slidably engaged with a first station and a second station respectively; a selective third station slidably engaged with a middle portion of the planar member; a selective remote control panel electrically connected with the first station, the second station, and/or the third station to control operations thereof; wherein each of the first station, the second station, and/or the third station comprises a locking mechanism having a slide guiding rail, a wheel roller slidably received in the slide guiding rail, and a plurality of spring-loaded stoppers, which can retract and contract to block and release the wheel roller.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2023Date of Patent: October 27, 2026Inventors: Evelyn Woods, Carla Woods
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Patent number: 12766401Abstract: A board-carrying support device is provided and includes a support frame, a bearing board assembly, and a rotating connection member. A plane in which the support frame is located is defined as a reference plane, the support frame and the bearing board assembly are rotatably connected to each other through the rotating connection member to enable the bearing board assembly to be rotated between a first position and a second position, the first position and the second position of the bearing board assembly are on a same side of the reference plane. The board-carrying support device further includes a second reinforcing member connected to the support frame to support the support frame. When the bearing board assembly is rotated to reach the second position, an inclination angle between the bearing board assembly and the reference plane is less than 90°.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2023Date of Patent: October 20, 2026Inventors: Xiaoling Che, Xiaoyi Che
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Patent number: 12758012Abstract: A cosmetic cabinet includes a casing defining an array space by a bottom plate, a back plate, a top plate, and side plates a door coupled to the casing through at least one hinge assembly configured to open and close the array space, a storage compartment including a drawer casing and a drawer slidable in the drawer casing under the array space, a light assembly including an LED module and a speaker equipped with a built-in short-range wireless communication module, a light storage housing disposed over the array space and coupled with the light assembly therein, a music box disposed in an internal space of the drawer and configured to operate when the internal space is opened by sliding the drawer, and a fixed magnetic body fixed to the drawer casing and controlling operation of the music box in accordance with a position of the drawer.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2024Date of Patent: October 13, 2026Assignee: BONJIL, LLCInventors: Edward Oh, Chang Hee Cho
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Patent number: 12758015Abstract: A shelf safety pin assembly for a cabinet comprising at least one removable shelf is disclosed. The safety pin assembly includes a bracket, a safety pin, a spring, and a safety pin release. The safety pin movably coupled to the bracket and includes an engagement end having a rear-facing stopping surface and a forward-facing camming surface. The spring is configured to bias the engagement end towards a stopping structure. A cabinet including a frame, at least one removable shelf configured to be mounted within the frame, and the shelf safety pin assembly is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2024Date of Patent: October 13, 2026Inventor: Adam Meyer
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Patent number: 12758009Abstract: An electric lifting and tilting table consist of a monitor lifting and tilting system, a desktop part, a desktop lifting and tilting system, a side storage bracket, and an overall forward and backward moving system, wherein the desktop part is installed on the desktop lifting and tilting system, the monitor lifting and tilting system is installed above the desktop, and the monitor is installed on the monitor lifting and tilting system. The desktop lifting and tilting system can adjust the height or tilt posture of the desktop, the monitor lifting and tilting system can adjust the height or tilt posture of the monitor, and the overall forward and backward moving system can push the entire system to move forward and backward. Through the three adjustment systems, the monitor and the desktop can be kept at any position within a certain space.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2024Date of Patent: October 13, 2026Inventor: Xiaohua Li
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Patent number: 12740642Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a bidirectional flipping mechanism for a flip TV cabinet and a flip TV cabinet. The bidirectional flipping mechanism includes a driving unit mounted on a mounting base for driving at least one of a first flipping member and a second flipping member to respectively pivot around a first pivot shaft and a second pivot shaft with respect to the mounting base, and thus when the bidirectional flipping mechanism is applied to the flip TV cabinet, an upper part of a vertically placed laser TV on the support plate and the top of the support plate can be as close as possible to the top plate of a cabinet body of the flip TV cabinet, so as to reduce a total height of the cabinet body and avoid a large gap between the support plate and the top plate.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2023Date of Patent: September 22, 2026Assignee: FUDING WENZHANG INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventor: Guangwen Wang
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Patent number: 12736274Abstract: A domestic appliance includes a carcass and a sliding element extendible using a drive assembly situated in or on the carcass. A liftable storage container can be moved out of the carcass by the sliding element. The domestic appliance also includes a push-chain assembly having at least one push chain that is driven by the drive assembly. The at least one push chain is fixed to the storage container by a free end and extends between the drive assembly and the storage container through a return guide situated on the sliding element.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2021Date of Patent: September 15, 2026Assignee: Paul Hettich GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Daniel Rehage, Steffen Tenhumberg, Gerrit Staufenberg, Johannes Tiwisina
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Patent number: 12729801Abstract: A lift system is designed for raising and lowering a load. The lift system can include a movable portion in sliding engagement with a fixed portion. The lift system can be configured to translate the load coupled to the movable portion relative to the fixed portion. The lift system can also include a counterbalance mechanism having an arm rotatably coupled to the fixed portion, and one or more springs coupled to the arm and the fixed portion. The arm can be operably coupled to the movable portion through a cord. As the movable portion translates, the arm can rotate to deflect the one or more springs to provide a lift force to offset the weight of the load.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2023Date of Patent: September 8, 2026Assignee: Ergotron, Inc.Inventors: Mustafa A. Ergun, Nicholas Robert Swartz
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Patent number: 12723467Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel duck blind ladder device. The device is a specialized steel frame ladder to help hunters navigate in and out of a duck blind. The duck blind ladder device comprises a body component, comprised of two end-rail components with a plurality of step rails connecting the two end-rail components into a steel welded ladder that is approximately 30? high and 17? wide. Further, the duck blind ladder device comprises a removable handle for holding on to. Additionally, the duck blind ladder device comprises two right-angle hooks at the top of the ladder to secure to the lip of the duck blind. Finally, the ladder also compromises a 6? bottom step to accommodate a user's boots when using the device.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2023Date of Patent: September 1, 2026Inventor: Robert Brodnik
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Patent number: 12716646Abstract: An appliance includes an outer wrapper and an inner liner that are connected to define a structural cabinet with an insulating cavity defined between the outer wrapper and the inner liner. An insulating material is disposed within the insulating cavity, wherein an at least partial vacuum is defined within the insulating cavity. The at least partial vacuum defines a pressure differential between the exterior of the structural cabinet and the insulating cavity, the pressure differential defining an inward compressive force. Wrapper structural reinforcements are disposed proximate the outer wrapper. Liner structural reinforcements are disposed proximate the inner liner, wherein each of the wrapper and liner structural reinforcements extend into the insulating cavity and are free of engagement with one another. The wrapper and liner structural reinforcements are positioned to resist the inward compressive force.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2021Date of Patent: August 25, 2026Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Eric J. Dherde, Alberto R. Gomes
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Patent number: 12715583Abstract: A stowable entry handle includes a handle having a first end and a second end opposite the first end, a shaft mechanically coupled with the handle, a protrusion extending from an end of the shaft opposite the handle, and a mounting structure for mechanically coupling to a side wall adjacent a doorway. The shaft includes a cylindrical member that extends perpendicularly from the first end. The mounting structure includes a tube configured to receive the shaft. The tube includes a first slot at a first position within the tube and a second slot at a second position within the tube. The protrusion is configured to insert into the first slot for stowing the handle inside the doorway and the second slot for deploying the handle outside the doorway.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2023Date of Patent: August 25, 2026Assignee: Textron Innovations Inc.Inventor: Mark Kendall Mallonee
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Patent number: 12713550Abstract: An equipment rail mounted in a data center cabinet to support rack mounted equipment in the data center cabinet. The equipment rail includes a first section and a second section. A finger mounting bracket is secured to the second section of the equipment rail. The finger mounting bracket has a first member with sidewalls and a second member parallel to the first member. The distal ends of the sidewalls engage the equipment rail to form an open area between the first member and the second section of the equipment rail.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2023Date of Patent: August 18, 2026Assignee: Panduit Corp.Inventor: Tomasz K. Waz
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Patent number: 12692712Abstract: A seal plate assembly designed to quickly install and fully cover floor openings on a scaffold deck. The present invention includes at least one plate A and at least one bracket. The at least one plate A covers the floor opening, and the at least one bracket removably attaches the at least one plate A to the scaffold deck. Each plate A includes a slotted aperture designed to attach to the top of a bracket. This arrangement makes it easy to install, as the user simply slides the top of the bracket across the slotted aperture and connects the bottom of the bracket to a structural support, all without having to reach underneath and hold the bracket in place. In another embodiment, the present invention further includes a pair of plates B that are uniquely assembled to cover a remaining gap surrounding a fixed structure passing through the scaffold deck.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2023Date of Patent: July 28, 2026Inventor: Luis A. Miranda
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Patent number: 12688930Abstract: A modular medical device platform can include a chassis forming a plurality of rack bays each including a pair of drawer slides, a plurality of controller modules each including a drawer enclosure including flanges couplable to the pair of drawer slides with the rack bay of the plurality of rack bays, and a plurality of module locks affixed to the chassis and aligned with each rack bay of the plurality of rack bays. Each module lock of the plurality of module locks can include an electrical connector and a locking mechanism adapted to automatically lock a controller module of the plurality of controller modules as the controller module is slid into the rack bay on the pair of drawer slides.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2023Date of Patent: July 21, 2026Assignee: Orthosoft ULCInventors: Patrice Bonaric, Francisco Molina, Amandine Geurts
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Patent number: 12686528Abstract: A pallet configured for a high center of gravity load includes a deck having a first side, a second side, a third side, and a fourth side. Both the first side and the second side extend between both third side and the fourth side. The pallet includes a plurality of support structures coupled to and disposed underneath the deck. The pallet includes a second door coupled to and centrally disposed along the second side. The first door and the second door are each configured to move between an open position and a closed position, the closed position being configured to block forks of a forklift from accessing a central space underneath the deck that is unstable for lifting the high center of gravity load disposed on the pallet with the forklift, and the open position being configured to enable forks of a pallet jack to access the central space.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2023Date of Patent: July 21, 2026Assignee: GE Precision Healthcare LLCInventor: Jimmie Beacham