Patents Examined by Darnell Jayne
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Patent number: 8919894Abstract: A slim profile wall mounted cabinet used in conjunction with a wall hanging flat panel television set having a door or doors opening downward at 90 degrees from the frame of the unit becoming a shelf upon which various electronic devices and other are safely secured and contained within the unit.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2013Date of Patent: December 30, 2014Inventor: Michael Barry Pachmayr
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Patent number: 8911034Abstract: A housing having a quick-dismounting structure includes a base plate, a covering plate and a switch module. The base plate has a retaining portion. The covering plate has one side against the retaining portion and a switch recess corresponding to the side. The switch module is rotatably disposed in the switch recess and including a holding portion exposed outside the switch recess, a hooking board extended from the holding portion toward the matching board, and an elastic element. The hooking board has a fastening end faced the retaining portion. When the holding portion is moved, the hook piece shifts accordingly and the hooking end-portion is selectably hooked the retaining portion which then lock or disengage the covering plate, for dismounting the covering plate conveniently.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2013Date of Patent: December 16, 2014Assignees: Lite-On Electronics (Guangzhou) Limited, Lite-On Technology CorporationInventors: Yu-Ching Kuo, Chun-Yen Lin
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Patent number: 8911040Abstract: A refrigerator includes a body having a cooling chamber, a door configured to open or close the cooling chamber, and a cover disposed at a front region of the cooling chamber so as to be movable up and down. Under such configuration, a temperature change occurring from a predetermined region inside the cooling chamber when the cooling chamber is open, can be prevented.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2012Date of Patent: December 16, 2014Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Myungdong You, Minsup Kim, Seonkyu Kim, Junyi Heo, Insun Yeo
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Patent number: 8911035Abstract: On a fitting for a corner cupboard (11), in particular a kitchen corner cupboard, comprising a cupboard body (12) and an internal space (21) accessible via a corner cupboard door (19), wherein at least one panel (22) is movably guided by means of the fitting (12) between an inner position and an outer position, in which the panel (22) at least partially extends beyond a level (23) of a door opening, said fitting (12) including at least one support arm for supporting the panel, which support arm can be mounted on the one hand so as to be pivotable about a stationary swivel pin (25) and can be mounted on the other hand on the associated panel (22) in a manner so as to be pivotable about a panel-fixed bearing axle (26), and control means for controlling the panel movement in a swivel plane between the inner and the outer positions, said control means having two control levers that can respectively be indisplaceably supported on the one hand so as to be rotatable about a stationary swivel pin (25, 29) and on theType: GrantFiled: February 4, 2011Date of Patent: December 16, 2014Assignee: Hetal-Werke Franz Hettich GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Andreas Köpnick, Dieter Stange, Thomas Ziegler, Artur Hirtsiefer, Heinz-Josef Henscheid, Bermd Rödder, Jürgen Schnell, Klaus-Dieter Schmidt
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Patent number: 8911036Abstract: A hinge assembly is provided for pivotably attaching a door to a domestic appliance. The hinge assembly has a hinge body that attaches to the door; a damper including a damper cylinder attached to the hinge body; a foot attached to the hinge body and the cylinder and engaging a foot receiving portion of the domestic appliance; and a hinge keeper fixedly attached to the appliance body of the domestic appliance. The hinge keeper has a retaining portion that contacts the foot, the retaining portion having an edge that contacts the foot from above such that the foot is prevented from moving vertically upward relative to the appliance body of the domestic appliance, and a fixing portion fixed to the appliance body of the domestic appliance and preventing the retaining portion from moving vertically upward relative to the appliance body of the domestic appliance.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2012Date of Patent: December 16, 2014Assignee: BSH Home Appliances CorporationInventors: Suad Elkasevic, George May
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Patent number: 8905500Abstract: A storage assembly includes a base assembly having a base member and a back member, first and second cabinet assemblies slidable with respect to the base assembly and having top members and front members, and cooperating with the base assembly to define an interior space. The storage assembly further includes a first guide assembly including a first track member secured to the back member and roller assemblies secured to the top members, and that track within the first track member, and a second guide assembly including a second track member secured to the base member and guide members secured to the front members, and that track within the second track member, and roller assemblies secured to the front members, wherein the roller assemblies are adapted to roll along the second track member.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2012Date of Patent: December 9, 2014Assignee: Steelcase Inc.Inventors: Alvin Larson, Wei Song Lee
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Patent number: 8905495Abstract: A dishwasher appliance is provided with a silverware basket. The silverware basket has features for creating an offset between a door of the appliance or a wall of the appliance and the silverware basket. The offset can permit debris and/or washing fluid to flow between the silverware basket and the door or the wall of the appliance.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2012Date of Patent: December 9, 2014Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: William Nathan Garnett, Anjuli B. Calvert
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Patent number: 8905502Abstract: A refrigerator includes a pressure adjustment device that passes through an inner case and an outer case such that the inside and outside of the refrigerator communicate with each other, and the pressure adjustment device is opened and closed according to opening and closing of a door so as to remove a pressure difference between the inside and outside of the refrigerator, thereby facilitating opening of the door.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2012Date of Patent: December 9, 2014Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventor: Jubaeg Kim
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Patent number: 8894162Abstract: A stay for opening and closing of a door does not become a hindrance when the door is open and is visually uncluttered. The stay has: a main body mounted to a housing; an arm having one end rotatably connected to the main body; a biasing element on the main body and biasing the arm so the arm rotates in at least one direction; an arm slider mounted to the arm and slidable in the longitudinal direction of the arm; and a mounting seat installed on the door and rotatably connected to the slider. As the slider is slidable relative to the arm and rotatable relative to the mounting seat installed on the door, an opening and closing force can be transmitted to the door from the one arm without requiring two links. Thus, the stay does not become a hindrance to a user and is visually uncluttered.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2009Date of Patent: November 25, 2014Assignee: Sugatsune Kogyo Co., Ltd.Inventor: Kazuaki Kashiwaguma
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Patent number: 8894160Abstract: A modular display having a front panel, a plurality of side panels, a rear panel, a first engagement member and a second engagement member is disclosed. A plurality of modular displays may be joined together by juxtaposing or superposing the various first engagement members and second engagement members of the plurality of modular displays.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2012Date of Patent: November 25, 2014Assignee: Christy Vault Company, Inc.Inventor: Robert Christensen
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Patent number: 8888202Abstract: A pull-out mechanism for mounting a drawer in a drawer cavity of a piece of furniture. The mechanism may include an upper pull-out rail with a substantially U-shaped cross-section affixed to the drawer and may optionally include a lower rail with a substantially U-shaped cross-section affixed to a wall in a drawer cavity. The mechanism may also have an intermediate rail, which is disposed between the upper rail and the lower rail, or alternatively may support the upper rail while attaching to the wall. One or more bearing holders provided with at least one ball bearing and a plurality of rollers or wheels supports the upper rail and optional lower rail in a mounted relationship with the intermediate rail.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2008Date of Patent: November 18, 2014Assignee: Inter IKEA Systems B.V.Inventor: Tobias Johansson
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Patent number: 8882210Abstract: An arrangement includes a drawer and a pull-out guide for the drawer. The drawer has a drawer container and a front panel that can be connected to the container, and the drawer can be detachably fastened to the pull-out guide by a fastening device. The pull-out guide has at least one first and one second locking position for fastening the drawer, and the drawer can be provided with a first type of front panel or a second type of front panel. The particular drawer can be locked or fastened in the first or second locking position depending on the front panel type.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2012Date of Patent: November 11, 2014Assignee: Julius Blum GmbHInventor: Hermann Hämmerle
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Patent number: 8876233Abstract: A refrigeration device including a body and a first and a second door which jointly define an inner chamber. The first door bears an upright member which engages in the inner chamber and comes in contact with the first and the second door on their inner side in the closed position of the doors and which may be pivoted on opening the first door to pass the second door. The upright member is adjustable in height relative to the body.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2007Date of Patent: November 4, 2014Assignee: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgerate GmbHInventor: Karl-Friedrich Laible
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Patent number: 8876230Abstract: A full extension ball bearing drawer slide assembly comprised of a fixed member attached to a cabinet piece, a middle member slidingly engaged with the fixed member with a set of linear bearings, a drawer member attached to a drawer piece slidingly engaged with the middle member via a second set of linear bearings, and a drawer retainer mechanism attached to the drawer member and in adjustable contact with the drawer member. The drawer retainer mechanism is comprised of a frame attached to the drawer member, a housing seated in the frame, a piston fitted in the frame and biased by a helical spring adjacent a post. The post has a threaded section engaged with a threaded hole in the frame. The piston, biased by the helical spring on the post, is forced towards the housing by a raised indention in a race of the fixed member.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2011Date of Patent: November 4, 2014Assignee: Hardware Resources, Inc.Inventors: Mark Jeffrey Lowe, Grant Nuckolls
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Patent number: 8869994Abstract: A server rack includes a side plate and a tray. A pin is secured on the side plate. A tray includes a sidewall. A slit is defined in the sidewall. A locking member is pivotally mounted on the sidewall. The locking member includes a locking protrusion which is adapted to be slide in the slit to abut the pin. An elastic piece is secured on the sidewall. The locking member is pressed by the elastic piece. The locking member rotates on the sidewall to have the locking protrusion sliding out of the slit and moving away from the pin. The elastic piece is elastically deformed by the locking member when the locking member rotates on the sidewall, rebounds to rotate the locking member backward to have the locking protrusion sliding in the slit and abutting the shaft portion.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2012Date of Patent: October 28, 2014Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.Inventor: Yu-Wei He
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Patent number: 8870000Abstract: A vehicle wheel chock hanger for a vehicle restraint system for an auto-rack railroad car that is configured to hold various different chocks that are configured to secure vehicles in auto-rack railroad cars.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2014Date of Patent: October 28, 2014Assignee: Standard Car Truck CompanyInventors: Walter J. Peach, John D. Anderson, Edward L. Vechiola
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Patent number: 8869713Abstract: A portable support system having a portable support having a first end and a second end. The first end includes a tapered portion, and the second end includes a footing structure. The system also includes a receiving member having a support cone configured to receive the tapered portion. The support cone has a tapered inner surface and a tapered outer surface. The inner surface and outer surface are engagable with mating tapered surfaces. The receiving member is capable of attachment to one or both of a frame and a panel for use as a platform.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2012Date of Patent: October 28, 2014Inventors: Michael Tait, Adam Davis, James Fairorth
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Patent number: 8870306Abstract: A hospitality environment item, namely, interchangeable decorative panels that include laminates and their placement on underbar furniture/equipment. The decorative panels may each have their own laminate finish. Flanges attached to the underbar furniture/equipment extend to conceal edges of the decorative panels and extend over a peripheral region of the face of the decorative panel. The decorative panels have holes arranged to allow draw-pull handles to be secured to a drawer/door and a lock to penetrate into the drawer/door. Other decorative panels have holes that allow light to shine through from lights in backsplash sections.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2011Date of Patent: October 28, 2014Inventor: Lee Simon
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Patent number: 8869715Abstract: An article of furniture has been developed having a tilting tabletop mechanism, which securely maintains a tabletop in either a generally horizontal or generally vertical position while permitting a user to tilt the tabletop easily. The article of furniture includes a first component, a second component, a first member, a second member, a first lock element, and a second lock element. The second component is pivotally coupled to the first component. The first and second members are connectable to a first secured component. The first secured component is one of the first and second components. The first lock element is mounted to engage the first member when the first component is in a first position relative to the second component. The second lock element is mounted to engage the second member when the first component is in a second position relative to the second component.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2012Date of Patent: October 28, 2014Assignee: Ditto Sales, Inc.Inventor: Jeremy Hoffman
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Patent number: 8864249Abstract: A refrigerator having a first storage box inserted and withdrawn like a drawer in association with a door, a second storage box seated and rolled on an upper part of the first storage box, and a roller device to enable the rolling motion of the second storage box on the first storage box. The roller device includes a first roller member mounted to the second storage box, a first roller supporting part formed at the first storage box to support a rolling motion of the first roller member thereon, a second roller member mounted to the first storage box, and a second roller supporting part formed at the second storage box to support the rolling motion of the second roller member thereon. The second storage box may be smoothly moved since the load of the second storage box is distributed to the first and second roller members.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2010Date of Patent: October 21, 2014Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jeong Man Nam, Gi Joong Jeong