Patents Examined by James O. Hansen
  • Patent number: 12048109
    Abstract: A cabinet for electronic components, which is resistant to shocks resulting in deformation of a housing and unsteady leaning of a cabinet casing, includes a cabinet body, a plurality of supporting units, and a plurality of shock-proof units. The plurality of supporting units is disposed on a bottom portion of the cabinet body, and each of the plurality of shock-proof units includes a shock-proof member and a carrier. An end of the shock-proof member rests on the floor or ground, and the other end is connected to the cabinet body. The carrier is connected to the cabinet body and supports the cabinet body, inclination of the cabinet body following heavy jarring and impacts is prevented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: Fulian Precision Electronics (Tianjin) Co., LTD.
    Inventors: Kuo-Chih Hung, Hung-Liang Chung, Hao-Wen Cheng
  • Patent number: 12042046
    Abstract: A movement device installable in a corner cabinet includes at least one frame, for supporting at least one first containment element and at least one second containment element placeable mutually side by side in horizontal direction, first guide means for translating the at least one first containment element along a first drive direction and second guide means for translating the at least one second containment element along a second drive direction, wherein the first guide means are operatively connected to the frame so as to allow the movement of the at least one first containment element only along the first drive direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: VIBO S.P.A.
    Inventor: Francesco Bonin
  • Patent number: 12022943
    Abstract: A shoe organizer unit, a method of using a shoe organizer unit, and a method for storing shoes in a plurality of shoe storing shelves of a shoe organizer unit are described. The shoe organizer unit includes a plurality of shoe storing shelves adapted to store shoes therein. A plurality of linear actuators moves the plurality of shoe storing shelves in a path within a cabinet. A controller manages operation of the linear actuators to move the shoes along the path. Transparent panels secure the shoes within the cabinet. Secure storage and retrieval of the shoes is controlled by electronics including a keypad, a push button and a shoe shelf identification code card printer. The shoe organizer unit provides for sterilization of the shoes stored and secure storing and retrieval of the shoes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University
    Inventors: Heba Nabil Saif, Hala El-Wakeel, Asma Alhilal, Nourah Almanaa, Nouf Altuwaijri
  • Patent number: 12025365
    Abstract: A refrigerator door includes an outer plate that is made of metal and defines a front surface of the refrigerator door, a door liner that is coupled to the outer plate and defines a rear surface of the refrigerator door, an insulator disposed in a space defined between the outer plate and the door liner and made of polyurethane, and a foam cushion disposed at a rear surface of the outer plate and configured to expand or contract based on a change of a volume of the insulator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Jonggoo Kim, Taeyoung Kim, Kisoo Oh, Changju Kang, Hyunkeun Cho
  • Patent number: 12011826
    Abstract: A negative pressure containment system is configured to run in lateral air flow mode or enhanced controlled environment mode, depending on the operator's needs. A diverter assembly facilitates switching between modes by directing air into alternative air chases. In the enhanced controlled environment mode there are two concurrent air paths that eventually converge, with one path being a bypass flow that creates negative pressure in the main chamber and another path being compressed air that feeds the main chamber. In this mode it is possible to precisely control the chamber environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: Flow Sciences, Inc.
    Inventors: Howard Scott Williams, Allan James Goodman
  • Patent number: 12011085
    Abstract: Provided herein are systems, methods, and apparatus related to a storage system. The storage system may include one or more cabinets having shelves including a foldable panel. The storage system may include one or more cabinets having shelves including a fixed portion and a sliding portion configured to slide relative to the fixed portion. A modular storage system may be provided including a plurality of cabinet units that may fixedly attach to each other. A locking mechanism including a locking foot and locking element may be provided for connecting multiple cabinets in a modular cabinet assembly. Some embodiments may include a drawer and secondary work surface assembly for a shelf capable of use in a cabinet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: Great Star Industrial USA, LLC
    Inventors: John A. Hermann, Jay Fording, Bob Hardison, Mike Webb
  • Patent number: 12010810
    Abstract: An example cable enclosure is provided that includes a chassis, a front cover coupled to the chassis, and first and second slide rails slidably coupled relative to the chassis. The cable enclosure includes a first release lever mounted to the chassis. The first release lever is capable of being positioned into a first position and a second position. In the first position, the first release lever engages the chassis to prevent sliding of the chassis and the front cover relative to the first and second slide rails. In the second position, the first release lever disengages the chassis to allow for sliding of the chassis and the front cover relative to the first and second slide rails.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: Legrand DPC, LLC
    Inventors: Thomas Knychalski, Daniel M. Smith, Ryan J. Grandidge
  • Patent number: 11998156
    Abstract: A dishwasher fixing bracket apparatus may include a base bar and moving plates. The base bar has a flat top surface, and includes a slide rail on a bottom thereof to extend in a longitudinal direction. The moving plates are slidably coupled to the slide rail and are configured to change positions thereof on the base bar in the longitudinal direction of the base bar. The moving plates include a pair of outer plates and one or more inner plates. The outer plates respectively include a support strap protruding toward the corresponding distal end of the base bar. The support strap has a coupling hole through which the support strap is coupled to an external structure and is oriented toward the adjacent distal end of the base bar. The inner plates slide between the outer plates and having fixing holes through which the inner plates are coupled to the dishwasher.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Inventor: Sung Won Ryu
  • Patent number: 11986134
    Abstract: To dispense a predetermined length of a sheet hygienically. In a sheet dispensing device, a sheet feeding mechanism feeds out a predetermined length for use of a sheet from a sheet dispensing port, and at this time, a part, of the sheet, located upstream of the sheet dispensing port in terms of a feeding direction of the sheet is held by a driving roller and a driven roller. The driven roller is biased by leaf springs to be pressed toward the driving roller. Consequently, the sheet is dispensed while hanging down from the sheet dispensing port. When a user pulls down the hanging sheet while holding it, the sheet is cut from the vicinity of a held part, so that the user can take the predetermined length for use of the sheet hygienically.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: MATSUO INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Motoi Matsuo, Yuji Sekitomi, Mikiya Ichikawa, Kazushi Akutsu, Noriyuki Heike
  • Patent number: 11980286
    Abstract: A shoe organizer unit, a method of using a shoe organizer unit, and a method for storing shoes in a plurality of shoe storing shelves of a shoe organizer unit are described. The shoe organizer unit includes a plurality of shoe storing shelves adapted to store shoes therein. A plurality of linear actuators moves the plurality of shoe storing shelves in a path within a cabinet.; A controller manages operation of the linear actuators to move the shoes along the path. Transparent panels secure the shoes within the cabinet. Secure storage and retrieval of the shoes is controlled by electronics including a keypad, a push button and a shoe shelf identification code card printer. The shoe organizer unit provides for sterilization of the shoes stored and secure storing and retrieval of the shoes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University
    Inventors: Heba Nabil Saif, Hala El-Wakeel, Asma Alhilal, Nourah Almanaa, Nouf Altuwaijri
  • Patent number: 11957243
    Abstract: A shoe organizer unit, a method of using a shoe organizer unit, and a method for storing shoes in a plurality of shoe storing shelves of a shoe organizer unit are described. The shoe organizer unit includes a plurality of shoe storing shelves adapted to store shoes therein. A plurality of linear actuators moves the plurality of shoe storing shelves in a path within a cabinet. A controller manages operation of the linear actuators to move the shoes along the path. Transparent panels secure the shoes within the cabinet. Secure storage and retrieval of the shoes is controlled by electronics including a keypad, a push button and a shoe shelf identification code card printer. The shoe organizer unit provides for sterilization of the shoes stored and secure storing and retrieval of the shoes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University
    Inventors: Heba Nabil Saif, Hala El-Wakeel, Asma Alhilal, Nourah Almanaa, Nouf Altuwaijri
  • Patent number: 11957244
    Abstract: Chest of drawers includes a fixed structure which defines at least one housing configured to house at least one moveable drawer configured to have a closed position with respect to the fixed structure in which the drawer is completely contained inside the housing and an open position in which at least part of the drawer protrudes outside the housing. The chest of drawers includes a first identification element visible from the outside of the fixed structure configured to provide information regarding the contents of the drawer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Dental Art S.P.A.
    Inventor: Fabio Giaretta
  • Patent number: 11959507
    Abstract: An appliance housing includes a mating component, a confined component, a primary beam, and a pin. The mating component may define an opening. The confined component may be removably connected to the mating component. The primary beam may be elastically moveable relative to the mating component. The pin may be attached to the beam to move therewith between a flexed position and an original position. The pin may extend from a base end proximal to the primary beam to an outer end distal to the primary beam. The pin may be selectively received within the opening to constrain the primary beam relative to the mating component. The primary beam may be flexible to allow the pin to move inward to the flexed direction and return outward to the original position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
    Inventor: Aldo Vincent Kremmel
  • Patent number: 11950694
    Abstract: This invention is embodied in a bracket for installing side-mount, slide-out shelving. The key to this invention is an offset section of the bracket that permits the bracket to engage with a tab 4 on the side-mount slide. By engaging the bracket and the side-mount slide without having to use a fastener, an installer can locate and fasten the bracket to the existing cabinet base, thus securing the side-mount slide to the cabinet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Inventor: Chris Boling
  • Patent number: 11950696
    Abstract: Apparatus and associated methods relate to a storage system having a drawer supported, when extended from a housing, by a lid. In an illustrative example, the drawer may have a first engagement feature. The lid may, for example, have a second engagement feature. The housing may, for example, have a first slide configured to slidingly receive the drawer. The housing may, for example, have a second slide configured to slidingly receive the lid. In a support mode, for example, the lid may be disposed in the second slide beneath the drawer such that, when the drawer is slid out of the housing beyond a first distance, then the engagement features interact to extend the lid from the housing such that the lid supports at least a portion of a weight of the drawer. Various embodiments may advantageously provide a cost-effective, transportable, and/or modular storage system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Inventor: Robert Allen Short
  • Patent number: 11950695
    Abstract: A slide rail mechanism is configured to be mounted to a first post and a second post of a rack. A transverse space is defined between the first post and the second post. The slide rail mechanism includes a first slide rail kit and a second slide rail kit. Each of the slide rail kits includes a fixed rail and a movable rail longitudinally movable relative to the fixed rail. The two fixed rails are respectively connected to the two posts, and are located outside the transverse space. Each of the fixed rails is formed with a passage corresponding to inside of the transverse space. Each of the movable rail is configured to be movably mounted to the passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignees: King Slide Works Co., Ltd., King Slide Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ken-Ching Chen, Shun-Ho Yang, Chiang-Hsueh Fang, Chun-Chiang Wang
  • Patent number: 11946648
    Abstract: In one aspect, a cooking appliance includes a cabinet forming a cavity configured to provide a food accommodation space; at least one door covering the cavity; a handle rotatably coupled to the door; and a handle supporter disposed inside the door and configured to rotatably support the handle relative to the door. In another aspect, a cooking appliance includes a drawer configured to be withdrawn from or inserted into the cooking appliance; a first rail disposed on the drawer; a second rail disposed on a frame of the cooking appliance and configured to accommodate a sliding motion of the first rail; a link component disposed at the first rail; a sliding control assembly disposed at the second rail and configured to accommodate the link component to automatically insert the drawer into the frame and to mitigate an impact of the drawer being fully inserted into the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Euisu Jung, Hwichang Son, Moonho Choi
  • Patent number: 11937755
    Abstract: A dishwashing appliance may include a cabinet, a tub, a door, a hinge, a spring linkage, and a clevis. The hinge may define a top edge, a bottom edge, and an arched cutout extending upward from the bottom edge. The arched cutout may have an entrance defined at the bottom edge, an apex disposed above the entrance, and an arcuate seat disposed below the apex. The spring linkage may extend from a first end to a second end. The first end may be mounted to the cabinet. The clevis may be disposed at the second end of the spring linkage in selective attachment with the hinge. The clevis may include a rigid leg and a connecting pin extending laterally from the rigid leg. The connecting pin may be received within the arcuate seat. The rigid leg may extend upward above the apex to cover the apex.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
    Inventor: Zachary Wiles
  • Patent number: 11940206
    Abstract: The refrigerator includes a body having a storage space for storing a predetermined storage object, wherein the body includes an inner case having the storage space, an outer case having an inside surface spaced a predetermined gap from an inside surface of the inner case to house the inner case, a vacuum space provided between the inner case and the outer case enclosed to maintain a vacuum state for heat insulating between the inner case and the outer case, and a sealing unit for sealing a front of the vacuum space formed between a front of the inner case and a front of the outer case and reducing a heat transfer rate between the inner case and the outer case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Wonyeong Jung, Myungryul Lee, Sung Jhee
  • Patent number: 11939795
    Abstract: A selective locking assembly of extractable components prevents the simultaneous extraction of several drawers. The selective locking assembly includes at least one pair of actuating devices formed by at least one rigid elongated element extending horizontally and arranged so as to be axially rotatable in proximity to a back wall of the drawers, each actuating device being operatively associable with a corresponding drawer through a first coupling device and being also equipped, at drawers not associated therewith, with a stop device arranged and selectively cooperates with the drawers to prevent/allow extraction, each actuating device being adapted to be rotatably displaced, in response to the extraction movement of the drawer to which it is associated, from a first position, wherein the stop device allows the extraction of any of the drawers, to a second position wherein the stop device interacts with the other drawers to prevent the extraction thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Inventor: Emidio Corbetta