Patents Examined by Hiwot E Tefera
  • Patent number: 12723804
    Abstract: A refrigerator is provided. The refrigerator includes a main body, a storage compartment, a door configured to open and close the storage compartment, and a speaker device embedded in the door, wherein the door includes upper door and lower door, wherein the speaker device includes at least one first speaker facing a first direction that is a user handle space direction, and configured to output sound in a full-range frequency band, and at least one second speaker facing a second direction that is a door inner wall surface direction as a direction different from the first direction, and configured to output sound in a full-range frequency band.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2024
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2026
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kidu Kim, Jaeyeon Hwang, Hani Yang, Odo Yu, Suho Jo
  • Patent number: 12723452
    Abstract: A method of moving a door leaf relative to a stationary furniture carcass includes pivoting the door leaf away from a receiving space starting from the closed position using a first ejection device. The door leaf is then moved into a partly open position, and then out of the partly open position into the open position, wherein at least one drive device and a second ejection device are loaded. Then, the door leaf is ejected in the direction of the partly open position starting from the open position by a second ejection device, after which the door leaf is moved into the partly open position by the drive device. The door leaf is then moved from the partly open position to the closed position, wherein the first ejection device is loaded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2026
    Assignee: JULIUS BLUM GMBH
    Inventor: Andre Hammerer
  • Patent number: 12723802
    Abstract: A refrigerator includes a cabinet having a storage space; a door opening and closing the storage space; a cap decoration defining a portion of the door and having a recessed handle; and a door opening device provided on the door and operated by a user to open the door. The door opening device includes a case coupled to the cap decoration inside the door; an operating member mounted inside the case and exposed to a recessed inside of the handle; a push member provided inside the case and protruding through the rear surface of the door; and a link provided inside the case connecting the operating member and the push member to each other; and a plurality of push members on both sides of the operating member such that, when the operating member is operated, the plurality of push members simultaneously push the cabinet to open the door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2024
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2026
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jungil Shin, Younghoon Gwak, Seonwoo Nam
  • Patent number: 12721691
    Abstract: Thrombectomy systems including a console having loading bay doors. An illustrative console may comprise a plurality of removable panels enclosing the internal structure of the console, at least one door assembly, a carriage assembly configured to receive a pump/catheter assembly and disposed within the interior of the console and accessible via the at least one door assembly, and at least one linear actuator coupled to the at least one door assembly. The at least one door assembly may be movable between an open configuration configured to expose an interior of the console and a closed configuration configured to enclose the interior of the console. Linear movement of the at least one linear actuator may be translated to rotational movement of the at least one door assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2024
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2026
    Assignee: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
    Inventors: Laszlo Trent Farago, Jason W. Sprain, Ted Jerome Perron
  • Patent number: 12716641
    Abstract: A refrigerator comprises: a cabinet which has a storage space; a hinge bracket coupled to the cabinet; a door rotatably coupled to a shaft provided in the hinge bracket and opens/closes the storage space; and an automatic closing device provided in the door at a position spaced apart from the rotational center line of the door, and during closing of the door, is operated to automatically close the door in cooperation with the hinge bracket, wherein the automatic closing device comprises: a lever which rotates about a rotational center line spaced apart from the rotational center line of the door; an elastic member connected to the lever; a body which is provided in the door to rotatably support the lever; and a locking member which, during opening of the door, restricts the rotation of the lever with respect to the body while the elastic member accumulates an elastic force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2026
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Sanggyun Lee, Younseok Lee, Yongwon Dong
  • Patent number: 12714223
    Abstract: A turn table includes a tray with heart-shaped and straight sliding rails and a base with first and second rods, wherein the first rod is slidably matched with the heart-shaped sliding rail, and the second rod is slidably matched with the straight sliding rail. When the tray is at an initial position, symmetrical lines of the bottom of the tray and the heart-shaped sliding rail are collinear, and the straight sliding rail extends along the symmetrical line of the heart-shaped sliding rail. When the tray switches from the initial position to a picking position, the first rod slides along the heart-shaped sliding rail and the second rod slides along the straight sliding rail, making the tray rotate circumferentially relative to the base with an outer circumferential surface thereof being prevented from interfering with an inner wall of a chamber for placing the turntable and thus accommodating the tray therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 1, 2024
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2026
    Assignee: Ningbo Qisen Technology Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Zhuan Xia, Meng Wang
  • Patent number: 12710221
    Abstract: A cooling device contains a body which has a lower wall, an upper wall, lateral walls and a rear wall. A door is connected to the body by hinges, a support frame provided at a device front side of the body which is close to the door and where the door is connected by the hinges. The support frame contains a hinge box embodiment which has mutual vertical profile elements, an upper hinge box provided at a device upper side where the upper hinge is connected, and a couple of lower hinge boxes provided at a device lower side for the lower hinge and where a lower hinge recess exists in each one in a manner for accommodating the lower hinge and provided in a distanced manner to each other in a width direction. The hinge box embodiment has a lower connection bracket for seating a lower panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2024
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2026
    Assignee: BSH Hausgeräte GmbH
    Inventors: Sergio Herrero Garcia, Toygun Karakaya, Prashantagouda Hosamani, Yalcin Özsoy
  • Patent number: 12710219
    Abstract: A control method of a refrigerator includes: in response to receiving a user input, driving a motor in a forward direction until a first push rod reaches a maximum forward position from a neutral position; performing at least one of stopping the motor or driving the motor in a reverse direction at a first reference driving speed before a predetermined waiting time elapses from when the first push rod reaches the maximum forward position; driving the motor in the reverse direction at a second reference driving speed until the first push rod returns to the neutral position after the predetermined waiting time elapses from when the first push rod reaches the maximum forward position; and changing the predetermined waiting time in response to receiving a user input while the motor is driven in the forward direction until the first push rod reaches the maximum forward position from the neutral position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2026
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chomin Lee, Seangwon Lee, Jaejin Lee, Hojune Jeon, Donghyun Chun, Jeonghun Shin, Wooyeol Yoo
  • Patent number: 12702224
    Abstract: A shelf system may include a first shelf module having attachment features for connecting the first shelf module to a second shelf module, such that the first shelf module can support the second shelf module in a hanging configuration, or the second shelf module can support the first shelf module in a freestanding configuration. The shelf modules may include a plurality of panels that may be foldable or capable of assembly into a form having a container space inside and a lid portion positionable to selectively cover or reveal the container space. Multiple shelf modules may be connected or stacked to customize the number of storage spaces for various items.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2024
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2026
    Assignee: CleverMade, LLC
    Inventors: Abraham Peters, Jamison Burton Miller, Jennifer Catherine Sutcliffe Weiler Fimbres
  • Patent number: 12704205
    Abstract: A line bushing for insertion into a wall opening in a wall of a refrigerator, in particular a domestic refrigerator. The bushing has an elastic body formed with a first cutout for the passage of a first line and at least one second cutout running next to the first cutout for the passage of a second line. The second cutout is in the form of a blind hole with a base. A local depression is formed in the base of the second cutout for plugging the second line through the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2026
    Assignee: BSH Hausgerate GmbH
    Inventors: Ming Zhang, Meik Malisi, Andreas Vogl
  • Patent number: 12704312
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a refrigerator door having a vacuum insulation assembly and a method for manufacturing the same, including a first door body and a second door body coupled to each other to form the exterior of the door. A heat insulating space is formed between the first door body and the second door body, and the vacuum insulation assembly is installed in the heat insulating space. A sealed vacuum chamber is formed inside the vacuum insulation assembly, and the edge of the vacuum insulation assembly can be surrounded by a foam filled part. As such, the vacuum insulation assembly is installed inside the refrigerator door, and the vacuum insulation assembly has high insulation performance, and thus can replace the existing foam filled part, and therefore, the thickness of the refrigerator door can be reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2026
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Joong Han Son, Jung Hun Kim, Jung Il Shin
  • Patent number: 12690677
    Abstract: A combined acceleration and deceleration system for use on a drawer system has a C-shaped drawer guide rail and a drawer guided therein. A housing in which a driving element loaded by means of a deceleration apparatus and an energy storage device can be moved between a non-positively and/or positively secured parking position and an end position. The housing has a first adapter and a second adapter. Each adapter has an engagement arm and a reach-around arm, which each have a free end. The free end of the engagement arm is orientated normal to the free end of the reach-around arm. The first adapter is a locking adapter, the engagement arm of which is at least twice as long in at least two mutually orthogonal directions as the engagement arm of the second adapter forming a guide adapter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2026
    Inventors: Günther Zimmer, Martin Zimmer
  • Patent number: 12692645
    Abstract: A laundry appliance includes a cabinet having a top panel that defines an aperture for selectively accessing a treatment chamber defined within the cabinet. A lid is rotationally operable relative to the aperture of the top panel between open and closed positions. Hinge assemblies extend between the lid and the top panel. The hinge assemblies include a first hinge assembly. A second hinge assembly is selectively retractable into the lid to a retracted position. A biasing member biases the second hinge assembly out to an extended position. At least the second hinge assembly is operable to the retracted position to bypass a portion of the top panel to define an installed position where the first and second hinge assemblies are engaged with respective hinge receptacles of the top panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2026
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: James Jeffery, Paula Lobaccaro, Nicholas C. Schooley, David Walter
  • Patent number: 12687337
    Abstract: A refrigerator includes an inner case having a storage compartment therein, an outer case coupled to an outer side of the inner case, and an insulation filled between the inner case and the outer case. The inner case includes an insulation contact surface in contact with the insulation, and the insulation contact surface having a contact area with the insulation larger than other areas of the inner case thereby increasing an adhesion to the insulation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2026
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sungcheul Park, Yonghyun Kang, Hyoseok Noh
  • Patent number: 12687338
    Abstract: A refrigerator appliance includes a cabinet and a storage bin. The cabinet defines and internal refrigerated cavity. The storage bin is slidably secured to the cabinet within the internal cavity. The storage bin includes a plurality of walls, a protrusion, and trim. The plurality of walls defines a storage space. The protrusion extends upward from an upper edge of a front wall of the plurality of walls. The protrusion has at least one ramped surface and tapers along the at least one ramped surface in a direction extending upward and away from the upper edge of the front wall. The trim has a top panel and opposing snaps extending downward from the top panel. The snaps are operable for lateral displacement upon engagement with the at least one ramped surface. The snaps engage a lower region of the protrusion to secure the trim to the protrusion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2026
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Yogeshkumar G. Bhavsar, Anup R. Khandekar, Mrunal S Shaldar, Lalit Madhukar Suryawanshi, Nilesh S. Zanwar
  • Patent number: 12685428
    Abstract: A dishwasher includes a door mounted to a tub of the dishwasher. The door includes an interior panel and a front panel spaced apart by a door cavity. The front panel defines a handle aperture including an aperture boundary surrounding the aperture. Additionally, the door includes a pocket handle assembly including a handle frame mounted to the front panel and defining a pocket recess positioned within the door cavity. The handle frame includes a plate protruding from a side of the handle frame for mounting the handle frame to the front panel. Furthermore, the pocket handle assembly includes a pocket handle mounted to the handle frame and accessible from the pocket recess. Moreover, the aperture boundary surrounds a pocket recess boundary, and a boundary gap is defined between the pocket recess boundary and the aperture boundary. Additionally, the plate inhibits movement between the handle frame and front panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2026
    Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
    Inventor: Zachary Wiles
  • Patent number: 12674619
    Abstract: A refrigerator shelf includes a plate, a frame, and a support arm. The plate is configured to support items disposed within a refrigerator. The frame supports the plate and has a brace extending downward from a bottom surface of the frame. The brace has an edge. The support arm has a flange extending laterally along an upper region of the support arm. The support arm has a tab extending upward from an end of the flange. The frame is coupled to the support arm via the brace engaging an upper surface of the flange and via the tab engaging the edge of the brace. The support arm is configured to engage the refrigerator to position the shelf within the refrigerator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2026
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Mahesh Edake, Ravindra Mali, Kailash Shravan More, Shekhar Shetty, Kiran R Waghmare
  • Patent number: 12669281
    Abstract: A refrigerator including a storage compartment; a rotatable door to open and close the storage compartment; a movable lever mounted on the door; a guide, having first and second contact surfaces, to guide movement of the lever while the door is rotated; and a door pusher to press the door to open the storage compartment. While the door is rotated, the lever is moved along in contact with the guide. While the lever is contacting the first contact surface, the lever applies a force to the door in a direction of closing the storage compartment. While the lever is contacting the second contact surface, the lever applies a force to the door in a direction of opening the storage compartment. The door pusher is operable to press the door in the direction of opening the storage compartment until the lever is in contact with the second contact surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2024
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2026
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Suhyeong Lim, Donghyeon Kwak, Jaejin Lee, Hojune Jeon
  • Patent number: 12660920
    Abstract: An appliance includes a basket having a bottom wall and a plurality of sidewalls forming an interior compartment. The basket includes a first positioning wall and a second positioning wall extending from the bottom wall. The first positioning wall extends substantially co-directional to a first axis. The second positioning wall extends substantially co-directional to a second axis. A base assembly includes a base wall, a first perimeter wall, and a second perimeter wall. A first adjustment member extends from the first perimeter wall toward the first positioning wall co-directional to the second axis. A second adjustment member extends from the second perimeter wall toward the second positioning wall co-directional to the first axis. The base wall extends co-planar to the bottom wall. A third adjustment member extends from the base wall toward the bottom wall co-directional to a third axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2024
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2026
    Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: David Meese, Nurein Ibrahim Ahmed, Mark Allen Stout
  • Patent number: 12660921
    Abstract: A slide rail assembly includes a first rail, a first bracket device and a second bracket device. The first rail includes a first predetermined feature. The first bracket device is arranged on the first rail. The second bracket device and the first rail are movable relative to each other. The second bracket device includes a locking member having a second predetermined feature. During a relative movement between the first rail and the second bracket device, the first predetermined feature of the first rail and the second predetermined feature of the locking member are configured to abut against each other, in order to move the locking member to switch from a first state to a second state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2024
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2026
    Assignees: King Slide Works Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ken-Ching Chen, Shun-Ho Yang, Tzu-Cheng Weng, Chun-Chiang Wang