Patents Examined by James O. Hansen
  • Patent number: 10962280
    Abstract: A refrigerator includes a main body, a storage chamber formed in the main body, a shelf support portion provided at a rear side of the storage chamber, a plurality of shelves coupled to the shelf support portion so that the shelves are arranged next to each other, and an adjustment member coupled to the shelves so as to remove a height difference between the plurality of shelves. Coupling grooves are respectively formed in the shelves. The adjustment member is inserted into the coupling holes of the shelves and then rotates by a predetermined angle such that the adjustment member is fixed to the shelves. The adjustment member maintains a constant interval between the shelves and prevents the shelves from moving relative to each other. The adjustment member is easily coupled to and separated from others.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Myoung Jin Jang, Yong Man Seo, Jae Bok Lee, Sang Gyu Jung
  • Patent number: 10955183
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a refrigerator having an improved configuration of an inner wall forming a storage compartment and capable of improving an appearance of the storage compartment. The refrigerator includes a main body having a storage compartment, an inner case forming an inner space of the main body, and a cover plate installed inside the inner case to form an exterior of the storage compartment and formed of a ceramic material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Moon Gyo Jung
  • Patent number: 10947068
    Abstract: A telescopic plate includes a sliding rail structure (10), a rotation structure (20), a drive structure (30) including a motor (31), a circulation structure (40) including an upper connection member (41) and a lower connection member (42), and a support frame (50) mounted on the telescopic sliding rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: SHENZHEN FULONG INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Fulai Lv, Wenlong Lv
  • Patent number: 10941973
    Abstract: A refrigerator includes an opening unit such that, when a second door rotates to open a second storing chamber, the second door is separated from a first door. The opening unit includes: a latch hook to be selectively inserted into a latch slot on the front surface of the first door; a pressing portion provided on a door handle of the second door, the pressing portion comprising a guide protrusion having a sloping surface; and a link portion having a contact portion on one end to contact the sloping surface and move upward/downward along the sloping surface, the other end of the link portion contacting the latch hook. When the pressing portion is pressed, the contact portion moves upward along the sloping surface, and the other end of the link portion pushes the latch hook upward with the contact portion to separate the latch hook from the latch slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Jaeyoung Kim, Seonil Yu
  • Patent number: 10941976
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a refrigerator which allows a user to check the status of a storage chamber with a camera without opening a door. The refrigerator includes a body having a storage chamber, a door rotatably coupled to the body to open or close the storage chamber, a frame coupled to the door and including a housing in which a camera configured to photograph the inside of the storage chamber is installed, and a first door bin configured to receive an object to be cooled, detachably coupled to the frame, and located on an upper portion of the housing to be supported by the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Byoung Mok Kim, Seok-Jun Son, Jung-Geun Lee, Sang Gyu Jung
  • Patent number: 10932565
    Abstract: An appliance pedestal system having: a cabinet defining an enclosure having a front face and an opening through the front face; a drawer comprising an open-topped container movably mounted to the cabinet and configured to slide between a closed position in which a drawer front at a front end of the drawer is adjacent the front face of the cabinet and an open position in which the drawer front is spaced from the front the face of the cabinet; and a trim piece configured to be selectively connected to a bottom of the drawer at a location below the drawer front, or to the front face of the cabinet at a location below the drawer front when the drawer is in the closed position. The drawer may comprise other types of closure, such as a door. A method for installing the pedestal system is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Inventor: Giancarlo Bockos
  • Patent number: 10935305
    Abstract: A shelf assembly for installation in a household cooling appliance has a first shelf plate with a rear edge profile and a separate second shelf. A carrier frame for supporting the shelves has a guiding for the first shelf. The carrier frame has first and second side bars on which the guiding is arranged. The rear edge profile has a laterally protruding guiding pin that is coupled to the guiding. Guiding lay-ons are arranged in front of the second shelf at the side bars. The first shelf rests on the strip-shaped guiding lay-ons upon shifting and it is completely exposed to the top in the surface area of the guiding lay-ons. The first shelf has a front length half guided only by resting on the guiding lay-ons, and the guiding lay-ons extend over at least 90% of the length of the first shelf in the depth direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: BSH Hausgeraete GmbH
    Inventors: Daniel Bassler, Cetin Abdullah Celik, Andrea Fink, Felix Haenssler, Christian Legner, Thomas Wykydal
  • Patent number: 10928123
    Abstract: A refrigerator includes a cabinet including an inner case; and a drawer assembly installed in the inner case, in which the drawer assembly includes: a basket which forms a receiving space and can be pulled in and out of the storage chamber; a supporter assembly connected to the basket, the supporter assembly to guide the pulling-in and out of the basket; and a cover connected to the supporter assembly, the cover covering the receiving space, the cover being movable in a direction opposite to the basket when the basket is pulled in and out. The basket includes a first roller installed close to a rear end of the side wall thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventor: Changseok Oh
  • Patent number: 10928124
    Abstract: The refrigerator comprises: a cabinet having a storage space; a door over the storage space; support members; a storage member pushed in or drawn out along the support member, and having an opening in the top surface so that food maybe inserted therethrough; a shielding member, provided above the storage member and a rear portion of the opening; a cover member over a front portion of the opening, and is moved, when the storage member being pushed in or drawn out, in the opposite direction to the storage member, and is moved rearward between the shielding member and the storage member when the storage member is drawn out; and a driving unit connecting the storage member and the cover member so as to move together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jungil Shin, Yoomin Park, Changwoan Yang
  • Patent number: 10914513
    Abstract: An appliance mounting assembly includes a mounting bracket with first and second distal arms that flare outward in opposing directions from an attachment body and couple to a panel. The mounting bracket includes a pair of coupling members that extend from the attachment body toward the panel surface and distal ends that curve inward toward one another. A self-clinching nut has an undercut, serrated clinching ring, and base. The undercut and the serrated clinching ring are disposed within an aperture defined by the attachment body. A ladder rack has first and second sides coupled via an attachment wall. The first and second sides define protrusions that engage the pair of coupling members in an interference fit. The attachment wall defines a receiving hole that aligns with the aperture assembled. A threaded fastener extends through the receiving hole and engages the self-clinching nut to fasten the ladder rack to the mounting bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corportion
    Inventors: Atishkumar S. Dhage, Sanket Vivek Phalak
  • Patent number: 10914510
    Abstract: An appliance mounting device is provided herein. The appliance includes a vacuum insulated structure having a liner positioned within a wrapper, wherein the liner and wrapper cooperate to define an interior cavity. The appliance further includes an insulating material positioned within the interior cavity and a hanger coupled to an adapter plate and a support member. The support member is configured to couple to an interior surface of the vacuum insulated structure while maintaining a vacuum in the interior cavity and a holding member is coupled to a first side of the adapter plate and configured to receive a positioning member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Lynne F. Hunter, Raffaella Gropallo, Giulia Marinello
  • Patent number: 10914508
    Abstract: A refrigerator that includes: a cabinet; a first door; a second door; a moving basket that includes: a basket, a moving frame that is arranged to have a first distance between the moving frame and the basket, and a bridge that couples the basket to the moving frame; a rail that is coupled to the first door and that is configured to guide the moving basket; a supporting unit that is projected from the bridge toward the rail and that supports the moving basket; a lever that, based on user manipulation, to moves between a first position and a second position, wherein the moving frame is configured to accommodate at least a portion of the lever; and a stopper that is coupled to the rail based on a position of the lever and that is configured to stop the moving basket is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventor: Kiyoung Lim
  • Patent number: 10912382
    Abstract: A slide rail assembly includes a first rail, a second rail and a slide assisting device. The first rail is arranged with an engaging part. The slide assisting device is movably mounted between the first rail and the second rail. The slide assisting device includes a main body, a plurality of slide assisting members and a fastening member. The plurality of slide assisting members are arranged on the main body and configured to contact the first rail and the second rail in a rolling manner. The fastening member is movably mounted to the main body. The second rail is movable relative to the first rail from a retracted position to an extension position along a direction. When the second rail is moved from the extension position along the direction, the slide assisting device is engaged with the engaging part of the first rail through the fastening member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignees: King Slide Works Co., Ltd., Kino Slide Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ken-Ching Chen, Shun-Ho Yang, Chien-Li Huang, Chun-Chiang Wang
  • Patent number: 10907882
    Abstract: A door panel for a refrigerating appliance includes an inner liner. An outer wrapper is attached to the inner liner and defines an insulating structure with an insulating cavity disposed therein. An insulating material is defined within the insulating cavity. A dispenser structure is defined within a central portion of the inner liner and the outer wrapper. The dispenser structure defines an insulated dispenser portion therein. A dispenser conduit extends from an interior area disposed above the dispenser structure to an external dispensing cavity and passing through the insulated dispenser portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Paul B. Allard, Sarah Galea, Dustin M. Miller, Vikas C. Mruthyunjaya, Abhay Naik, Sanjesh Kumar Pathak
  • Patent number: 10907885
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a refrigerator including an inner case formed by a plurality of sheets being assembled. The refrigerator may include an inner case having various materials and shapes, and a sheet forming one side of the inner case may be replaceable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Moon Gyo Jung, Byeong Kook Kang, Sang Chul Ryu, Jong-Hoon Oh, Kyung Won Na
  • Patent number: 10907892
    Abstract: A refrigerator includes a housing defining an interior compartment with an open side and a door rotatably coupled with the housing and selectively closing at least a portion of the open side. The door includes an interior liner defining an attachment surface and at least one first magnetic component adjacent the attachment surface. The refrigerator further includes a storage component defining a mounting surface having an area smaller than the attachment surface. The storage component includes a second magnetic component adjacent the mounting surface and removably retaining the mounting surface of the storage component to the attachment surface of the door by mutual attraction between the at least one first magnetic component and the second magnetic component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Pasquale Ciniello, Kamil El Sayed, Marek Gorzelanczyk, Piotr Grzyb, Roberto Riccardi
  • Patent number: 10898012
    Abstract: A refrigerated display case 1 of the open front type has a roller mounted night cover 51 formed of flexible material which, in a deployed position, is arranged to close the front opening of the display case. The flexible material of the night cover has a plurality of apertures 54 arranged in a first section 51 that are disposed in an upper 30%-40% of the front opening. The apertures have a constant diameter D, chosen to be a fixed dimension in the range 9 mm-11 mm, that are arranged in a vertical and a horizontal grid. The spacing between the aperture centres in the vertical direction y of the grid is 3D and the spacing between aperture centres in the horizontal direction x of the grid is in the range 2D to 4D, preferably 3D. The specific dimensions of the first section and of the apertures and their grid arrangement is arranged to eliminate hotspots and improve the efficiency of the refrigeration system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: Thermasolutions International Ltd
    Inventor: Colin Green
  • Patent number: 10900707
    Abstract: A refrigerator that includes: a cabinet; a first door; a second door; a moving basket that includes: a basket, a moving frame that is arranged to have a first distance between the moving frame and the basket, and a bridge that couples the basket to the moving frame; a rail that is coupled to the first door and that is configured to guide the moving basket; a supporting unit that is projected from the bridge toward the rail and that supports the moving basket; a lever that, based on user manipulation, to moves between a first position and a second position, wherein the moving frame is configured to accommodate at least a portion of the lever; and a stopper that is coupled to the rail based on a position of the lever and that is configured to stop the moving basket is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventor: Kiyoung Lim
  • Patent number: 10893759
    Abstract: A locker assembly having a backlit indicia includes a pair of sidewalls and a horizontal top defining a locker enclosure. At least one shelf extends at least partially between the sidewalls and defines a storage space in the locker enclosure. An illuminated panel extending at least partially between the sidewalls includes: an at least partially translucent sheet, a plurality of powered lighting elements disposed under the sheet, and a lighting enclosure cooperating with the panel to enclose the lighting elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Inventor: Sam Allen
  • Patent number: 10874213
    Abstract: A drawer structure including a front end, a rear end and the side walls, the front end having a panel front and a crossbar in which a gap between the panel front and the crossbar permits the insertion of an insert or the passage of a fabric material whereby a basket may be secured in a drawer frame. Where a fabric material is passed between the panel front and the crossbar it may be wrapped around the crossbar and inserted into an inward facing recess of the crossbar whereby the material may be secured by the tension applied by the weight of the basket causing a crossbar clip to splay and prevent the fabric from being dislodged from the recess.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: Tag Hardware Systems Ltd.
    Inventors: Stephen Lawson, Stephen Campion