Patents Examined by Devin Barnett
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Patent number: 9433305Abstract: A retainer assembly for an associated merchandising structure includes a planar divider mounted to the associated merchandising structure with the divider including a first side, a second side, a front end and a rear end. A first retainer is pivotally mounted to a first side of the divider adjacent the front end thereof. A second retainer is pivotally mounted to the second side of the divider adjacent the front end thereof. The first and second retainers are biased into an orientation normal to the plane of the divider. Each of the first and second retainers is adapted to pivot omnidirectionally in relation to the plane of the divider.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2014Date of Patent: September 6, 2016Assignee: Fasteners For Retail, Inc.Inventors: Gregory M. Bird, Gerald Matthew Szpak, Shane Obitts, Michael Eric Liedtke, Matthew Grubbs
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Patent number: 9433283Abstract: A storage device comprising an extendable center piece slidingly-attached to one or more supports, the center piece including a slot that runs vertically through the center piece for at least a portion of a length of the center piece and providing a surface to support at least one hook, wherein the hook is disposed in the slot formed in the center piece and the hook extends through the slot and below the bottom surface of the center-piece, each hook providing an interface for hanging and storing an item within a cabinet or other suitable storage space.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2015Date of Patent: September 6, 2016Assignee: Glideware, LLCInventors: David Hall, Jenny L. Hall
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Patent number: 9427095Abstract: An anti-tip guide for a merchandising shelf including an associated support member for supporting at least one associated object for display and/or dispensing, and a pair of associated dividers mounted to the support member and spaced from each other. The pair of spaced dividers define between them a longitudinal pathway along which the associated at least one object can travel from a rear position to a front position on the associated support member. The anti-tip guide includes a first section mounted to one of the pair of associated dividers and extending along a plane of the one of the pair of associated dividers. A second section of the anti-tip guide protrudes away from the first section. A third section extends from the second section. At least one of the second and third sections includes a material which is more resilient than is a material of the first section.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2014Date of Patent: August 30, 2016Assignee: Fasteners For Retail, Inc.Inventors: Gregory M. Bird, Gerald Matthew Szpak, Shane Obitts, Michael Eric Liedtke
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Patent number: 9420715Abstract: A rack-mountable module assembly, comprising: a plurality of electronic equipment modules, each having a height in multiples of approximately 1.75 inches and a width in multiples of approximately 1.75 inches; a plurality of connectors configured to form a horizontal row of said plurality of electronic equipment modules, by connecting every two adjacent modules of said plurality of electronic equipment modules to each other; and a pair of side mounts configured to connect the horizontal row to a frame of the rack.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2013Date of Patent: August 16, 2016Assignee: INTAL TECH LTD.Inventor: Alexander Vasilevsky
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Patent number: 9414715Abstract: A universal pot cover holder with spoon rest is an apparatus capable of placing hot dripping pot covers without having them on the counter top. A unit that sits the pot cover upright and also can accommodate up to two pot covers at same time and two stirring spoons. A unit that will bring organization around the stove, eliminate counter mess, accommodates any pot cover with any knob or handle. Unit is one continuous welded apparatus with the exception of a removable glass bowl.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2014Date of Patent: August 16, 2016Inventor: David Wayne Heron
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Patent number: 9408325Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide a swing-out wall rack for mounting electrical equipment. The swing-out wall rack can include a frame configured to couple to a wall and a rack. The frame can include a vertical member and a horizontal arm. The rack can extend a width and a height. The rack can include a first side and a second side, the second side being opposite from the first side. The rack can further include a mid-point, the mid-point being approximately equidistant from the first side and the second side. The rack can be rotatably coupled to the horizontal arm of the frame substantially about the mid-point of the rack.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2013Date of Patent: August 2, 2016Assignee: Hoffman Enclosures, Inc.Inventors: Nathan L. Westby, William Anderson, Jeremy Fink
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Patent number: 9398719Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide a swing-out wall rack for mounting electrical equipment. The swing-out wall rack can include a frame configured to couple to a wall and a rack. The frame can include a vertical member and a horizontal arm. The rack can extend a width and a height. The rack can include a first side and a second side, the second side being opposite from the first side. The rack can further include a mid-point, the mid-point being approximately equidistant from the first side and the second side. The rack can be rotatably coupled to the horizontal arm of the frame substantially about the mid-point of the rack.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2015Date of Patent: July 19, 2016Assignee: Hoffman Enclosures, Inc.Inventors: Nathan L. Westby, William Anderson, Jeremy Fink
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Patent number: 9386865Abstract: Disclosed is a storage bin apparatus including a bin support, the bin support including a bottom panel and a front stop; and a mounting adapter, the mounting adapter attached to the bin support at a connection point and extending from the connection point away from the front stop, the mounting adapter mountable to a mounting member. Also disclosed is a storage bin system including a bin support, the bin support including a bottom panel and a front stop; and a bin.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2014Date of Patent: July 12, 2016Assignee: Nexxspan Healthcare, LLCInventor: Alexander Bally
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Patent number: 9386866Abstract: The present invention relates to system and apparatus for tool and container organization and in particular to such an organization apparatus where a container holding assembly may be placed at various optional positions relative to a mounting surface providing while providing for comfortable storage or access to container contents at any optional position.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2012Date of Patent: July 12, 2016Inventor: Tal Presenty
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Patent number: 9370277Abstract: A portable campfire utensil and/or accessory holder assembly including a base member, a stop member, a first arm having an upper member and a lower member, a second arm having an upper member and a lower member, a top member; and wherein the campfire utensil and/or accessory holder assembly is convertible between a non-deployed storage configuration and a deployed utensil and/or accessory retaining configuration.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2014Date of Patent: June 21, 2016Inventor: Nick Weaver
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Patent number: 9364103Abstract: A shelving system attachable to a shelf to provide one or more storage areas on the shelf. The shelving system includes a shelf assembly configured for attachment to the shelf and one or more divider walls configured for attachment to both the shelf assembly and the shelf. Each of the divider walls is separated a distance from another of the divider walls to provide a storage area therebetween on the shelf. A variety of differently sized divider walls can be used with the shelving system.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2014Date of Patent: June 14, 2016Inventor: Phillip C. Crabtree, II
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Patent number: 9357844Abstract: A hanging corner shelf assembly is provided which includes a first member and a second member, which diverge from one another. Each member includes a first side and a second side, an inner side and an outer side. The first and second members are configured for attachment to one another. The hanging corner shelf assembly further includes at least one shelf member extending from the first member and the second member, wherein a longitudinal axis of the at least one shelf member is generally perpendicularly oriented relative to a longitudinal axis of each of the first and second members and at least one hanging member is included, wherein the at least one hanging member is engageable to the first and/or second member.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2012Date of Patent: June 7, 2016Assignee: University of Central Florida Research Foundation, Inc.Inventor: Barbara O'Hara
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Patent number: 9359135Abstract: A storage shelf reduces vibration while maintaining load-carrying capacity and includes placement units on which a FOUP is placed, and a frame unit that supports the placement units. The placement units include frames that are arranged on the frame unit with first elastic bodies interposed therebetween, and a shelf plate that is arranged on the frames with second elastic bodies interposed therebetween and is configured to place thereon the FOUP.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2014Date of Patent: June 7, 2016Assignee: MURATA MACHINERY, LTD.Inventor: Shohei Nagamine
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Patent number: 9345344Abstract: A display stand holder, particularly for nail polishes, includes a central storage housing for containing an article therein and a first peripheral storage compartment surrounding the central storage housing having an outer translucent wall to permit visual inspection of an article stored therein and the display stand holder is rotatable.Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 2015Date of Patent: May 24, 2016Inventors: Samira Arabi-Beam, Brad Beam
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Patent number: 9326604Abstract: An inventory system for wire shelving is provided which includes a pivoting divider unit that subdivides individual bins of a shelving system into front and rear sections accessed through an open front side of the bin. The divider unit hinges between an upright position and a forwardly-lowered position. When fully stocked, the bin includes articles which are located in both the forward and rearward bin sections with the divider unit oriented in the upright position between adjacent articles. As articles are removed from the front bin section, eventually the divider unit is exposed. The divider unit is then manually tilted forwardly or lowered to allow continued removal of articles from the rear bin section. This lowered orientation of the divider unit indicates that the front bin section is now empty and restocking is due. The divider unit rotatably engages with the wire shelving and includes hinge clips which releasably lock the divider unit in the upright orientation.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2015Date of Patent: May 3, 2016Assignee: LogiQuip, LLCInventors: Eric Schuldt, Jeffrey W. Mote
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Patent number: 9326600Abstract: Shelving is provided which is easy to assemble and will fit a variety of spaces. Lateral members of various lengths and widths are connected to elongated extruded stanchions to form different shelving configurations. While bracing and adjustable feet make the shelving suitable for many applications such as with uneven floors, walls and ceiling heights.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2013Date of Patent: May 3, 2016Inventor: Margaret M. Reynolds
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Patent number: 9301671Abstract: A dish rack including a cassette intended to be attached to the underside of a cabinet or a shelf. The cassette is arranged, in a first position, to house a folded wire shelf that can be pulled out of and folded down from the cassette and that is arranged in at least two sections. In a second, folded-down position of the wire shelf, the cassette supports the rear edge of a first section of the wire shelf so that the first section hangs down at a first predetermined angle relative to the underside of the cabinet/shelf, and a second section of the wire shelf rotatably connected to the first section at the front edge thereof and capable of being folded outwards from the first section so that the second section, in a folded-out state, forms an angle with the upper side of said first section by a second predetermined angle.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2012Date of Patent: April 5, 2016Assignee: J GRUPPEN ABInventor: Christopher Jarl
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Patent number: 9296559Abstract: Shelf parts of a rack apparatus for an automated warehouse include a hollow placement member and a stopper. The placement member is fixed to a rack main body and has a placement surface onto which an article is placed. The stopper is disposed at an end part of the placement member and restricts vibration of the article in a first horizontal direction. The stopper includes a base member fixed to the placement member, a projection member having a projection extending higher than the placement surface, and a viscoelastic member connecting the base member and the projection member within the placement member. The viscoelastic member generates a damping force when the viscoelastic member is deformed by the shear in the first horizontal direction.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2013Date of Patent: March 29, 2016Assignees: SUMITOMO RIKO COMPANY LIMITED, MURATA MACHINERY, LTD.Inventors: Takeshi Nomura, Norifumi Hamamoto, Osamu Fukuta
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Patent number: 9282816Abstract: A modular storage system capable of mounting storage fixtures such as shelves, drawers, rods, desks, hampers, trash cans and the like in various configurations without the use of tools and fastener hardware. The system includes vertical side panels capable of being mounted to a horizontal support rail, which is attached to a wall, in various configurations allowing the system to be mounted and rearranged against the wall without the use of tools and hardware. The vertical side panels include a plurality of support cleats that mate with the storage fixtures and provide for self-locking of the storage fixtures in the system so that they can be mounted and rearranged without the use of tools and hardware.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2014Date of Patent: March 15, 2016Inventor: Gregory James Ahart
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Patent number: 9277832Abstract: A display fixture includes a shelf having a tester product receptacle, at least one first tester product assembly and an elongated channel. The at least one first tester product assembly has a base and a cover. The cover includes a hinge component. The base is located in the tester product receptacle of the shelf. The elongated channel is coupled to the shelf and is configured to receive and retain the hinge component of the cover such that the cover is rotatable about a back edge of the base of the at least one first tester product assembly.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2015Date of Patent: March 8, 2016Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.Inventors: Jennifer A. Theisen, Nick Q. Trinh, Benjamin Weshler