Patents Examined by Janet M. Wilkens
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Patent number: 12233296Abstract: A stand for a fire extinguisher comprises four identical panels and a square plate. Each panel has a rectangular portion and an isosceles trapezoid-shaped portion. The isosceles trapezoid-shaped portion has only two sides of equal length. The four identical panels are interconnected along their equal-length sides to form a truncated square pyramid having a rectangular box at its upper end. The square plate is mounted inside of the rectangular box parallel to a base of the pyramid to support a fire extinguisher.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2022Date of Patent: February 25, 2025Inventors: Joe Lin, Brian Liu
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Patent number: 12234054Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure may include a shipping tray for a chair having a plurality of legs including a top side, bottom side, front support, rear support, first side support, second side support, a central brace, a plurality of holders, and a plurality of structural ribs. Embodiments may also include a shipping tray system, and a method of stacking a chair having a plurality of legs on the shipping tray.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2023Date of Patent: February 25, 2025Assignee: Findlay Machine & Tool, LLCInventor: Nickolas Reinhart
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Patent number: 12232608Abstract: An inner support panel includes a first partial panel, a second partial panel, a first layer, a second layer a first panel portion, a second panel portion, a first layer, a second layer, and at least one support structure. The first layer is stacked on the second layer. The first partial panel includes one or two combinations consisting of at least part of the first layer and at least part of the second layer. The second partial panel includes one or two combinations consisting of at least the other part of the first layer and at least the other part of the second layer. The first partial panel and the second partial panel are connected to each other and form a hollow structure by defining a cavity. At least part of the second partial panel extends towards the cavity to form the support structure. The first partial panel can be supported by the support structure.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2023Date of Patent: February 25, 2025Inventor: Jinglei Jiang
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Patent number: 12238876Abstract: A structure for securely mounting and protecting electronic devices within a housing or tank includes two supporting plates connected to two mounting pieces. The supporting plate defines a first hole, and the mounting piece defines a second hole. A fastener through the first hole and the second hole will position and hold the mounting piece on the supporting plate. The two mounting pieces position the electronic device. The mounting pieces are adjustable relative to the supporting plate, so the distance between two mounting pieces is fully adjustable to fit and hold electronic devices of different sizes. A tank or housing using the structure is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2022Date of Patent: February 25, 2025Assignee: Fulian Precision Electronics (Tianjin) Co., LTD.Inventors: Jian-Fa Lu, Yen-Lu Cheng
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Patent number: 12226017Abstract: A plant storage mount system for positioning plant pots in indirect sunlight in an upper section a windowsill includes a window frame including a top edge, a bottom edge, and a pair of lateral edges. A curtain support is coupled to the window frame and suspends curtains therefrom. A plurality of brackets is mounted to the window frame. Each of the brackets is elongated and has a top surface and a bottom surface. Each of the brackets includes a mounting section being mounted to the top edge of the window frame. A receiving section supports a bottom side of a shelf thereon, thus a top side of the shelf supports one or more plant pots thereon.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2023Date of Patent: February 18, 2025Inventor: Carlos Cardenas
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Patent number: 12227060Abstract: A weather strip for a vehicle door includes a flow channel extending along at least a portion of the weather strip. A discharge portion is in fluid communication with the flow channel and is structured to enable a liquid to flow therealong from the flow channel to a location outside the flow channel. An end wall extends from a first side of the flow channel and is positioned to direct a liquid impinging on the end wall from the flow channel toward the discharge portion.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2023Date of Patent: February 18, 2025Assignee: Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd.Inventors: Michael Christopher Pelic, Timothy Deitrick Wilson, Sherri Ann Tregoning
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Patent number: 12226011Abstract: A revolving shelf system including a drive track extending along at least one inner surface of a side wall of a cabinet. A shelf member has at least one end connected to the drive track, and a drive member is received within and along the drive track. The drive member is in engagement with the shelf member and is configured to drive the shelf member along the drive track. A stabilizing connection is formed between the shelf member and at least one inner surface of the cabinet. The stabilizing connection is configured to maintain the shelf member in a fixed orientation relative to the inner surface of the cabinet throughout movement of the shelf member along the drive track.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2023Date of Patent: February 18, 2025Inventor: Richard D. Cornell
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Patent number: 12226015Abstract: A desktop workspace that adjusts vertically includes a work surface platform, a base configured to sit on an existing platform, such as a desk, a height adjustable mechanism including at least one set of arms that connect at a pivot point(s) creating a scissoring motion to raise and lower the said work surface platform to various heights. A locking and unlocking mechanism may connect to the height adjustable mechanism. In some cases, the apparatus includes an adjustable mechanism to support items such as a keyboard. In some cases, the apparatus includes elements to raise items such as a monitor to an additional height.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2024Date of Patent: February 18, 2025Assignee: Office Kick, Inc.Inventor: Nathan Mark Poniatowski
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Patent number: 12227990Abstract: A flanged interlocking molding is provided for use in toilet partitions or other partitions, and which eliminates the sight lines along each edge of the partition door. The flanged interlocking molding, formed of a single piece of material can be arranged on a component of the partition, such as a door and/or a pilaster. The flanged interlocking molding comprises a body portion; a first arm extending from a first edge of the body portion; a flange comprising include parallel layers of the metallic material including a first layer extending in a first direction away from the body portion, and a second layer extending from the first layer in a direction opposite the first direction; and a second arm extending from the second layer of the, the second arm including an edge arranged parallel to an edge of the first arm with a gap formed therebetween.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2022Date of Patent: February 18, 2025Assignee: AMERICAN SPECIALTIES INC.Inventors: Douglas Hitchon, Donald Wayne Smith, Andrew Neil McCall, Matthew Stepp
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Patent number: 12220051Abstract: A plastic molded lip structure may extend along a perimeter of a planar element and may include an outer wall, an inner wall, structural portions, and protruded features. The outer wall may extend in a normal direction from the planar element. The inner wall may be disposed in an inward direction relative to the outer wall. The structural portions may be disposed along structural sections of the perimeter and may include first portions of the inner wall and of the outer wall. The first portions may be disposed parallel to the inner wall and separated from the first portions by a first distance along the structural sections. The protruded features may be interposed between two structural portions and an inner wall may be separated from second portions of the outer wall by a second distance that is greater than the first distance.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2023Date of Patent: February 11, 2025Assignee: LIFETIME PRODUCTS, INCInventors: Mitch Johnson, Wendell Peery
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Patent number: 12213588Abstract: A wine cabinet includes a cabinet body, a cabinet door, at least one slide rail, at least one shelf, and a protective cover. The cabinet body is provided with a storage compartment. The at least one slide rail is disposed in the storage compartment. The slide rail includes a first slide sub-rail and a second slide sub-rail. The first slide sub-rail is disposed on the cabinet body. The second slide sub-rail is slidable with respect to the first slide sub-rail. The second slide sub-rail includes a main body and at least one fixing member. The at least one shelf is detachably connected with the fixing member, so as to slide along with the second slide sub-rail. The protective cover is detachably disposed at a connecting position between the shelf and the slide rail.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2023Date of Patent: February 4, 2025Assignee: HISENSE RONSHEN (GUANGDONG) REFRIGERATOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Xiaoshun Peng, Minwei Tan
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Patent number: 12203303Abstract: Closure member systems are provided for motor vehicles. Exemplary closure member systems may include a hinge assembly having an internal stop. The internal stop may be established by portions of both a stationary hinge component and a movable hinge component of the hinge assembly. For example, the stationary hinge component may include one or more ears that are arranged to contact one or more stop surfaces provided on the movable hinge component. The ears may engage the stop surfaces to limit a range of motion of the closure member.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2023Date of Patent: January 21, 2025Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventor: Joseph Prior
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Patent number: 12201216Abstract: The present disclosure provides a shelf and bracket system that comprises a shelf and a bracket assembly. In various embodiments, the bracket assembly comprises a main bracket bar, a plurality of support arms, and hardware for attaching each of the plurality of support arms to the main bracket bar. In addition, in various embodiments, each support arm is disposed adjacent a respective end of the main bracket bar and the respective first hardware for the support arm is configured such that, when disengaged, the support arm is configured to rotate between a shelf support position and a folded storage position so that when each of the plurality of support arms are in the folded storage position, the bracket assembly is substantially flat.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2023Date of Patent: January 21, 2025Assignee: Lewis Hyman, Inc.Inventor: Robert LeBlanc
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Patent number: 12193567Abstract: A drawer glide mechanism includes a first elongate guide member, a second elongate glide member, and a v-notch socket. The first and second elongate members are ball-bearing guide members. The first elongate guide member includes a distal end that is configured to fit within an opening in the v-notch socket, thereby locking it in place.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2023Date of Patent: January 14, 2025Assignee: AMERICAN WOODMARK MANAGEMENT COMPANYInventors: Bradly Anderson, Edward William Roy Lachman, Jeffrey Scott Hoeft
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Patent number: 12196531Abstract: Disclosed is a protective cabinet in the form of a moveable furniture unit that has structure to enable moving the furniture unit into a locked position in which it blocks a point of ingress of a would-be assailant, such as a door or window into a space. In certain configurations, the furniture unit includes protective, hardened material, such as a ballistic material that provides increased protection against fire from a weapon, such as may be encountered in an active shooter event. For example, the cabinet may be used on a daily basis inside of a classroom, and may be moved and locked into a position in front of a doorway, window, or other ingress or egress point of the classroom during an active shooter or other threat event to both block the ingress/egress point and provide ballistic protection against weapons fire from outside of the room.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2021Date of Patent: January 14, 2025Assignee: ProtectED Solutions LLCInventors: Jacob Ahle, Thomas Ankenbauer, Timothy Cahalin, Peter Facchini
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Patent number: 12193569Abstract: A desktop workspace that adjusts vertically includes a work surface platform, a base configured to sit on an existing platform, such as a desk, a height adjustable mechanism including at least one set of arms that connect at a pivot point(s) creating a scissoring motion to raise and lower the said work surface platform to various heights. A locking and unlocking mechanism may connect to the height adjustable mechanism. In some cases, the apparatus includes an adjustable mechanism to support items such as a keyboard. In some cases, the apparatus includes elements to raise items such as a monitor to an additional height.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2024Date of Patent: January 14, 2025Assignee: Office Kick, Inc.Inventor: Nathan Mark Poniatowski
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Patent number: 12193570Abstract: The present disclosure provides a shelf and bracket system that comprises a shelf and a bracket assembly. In various embodiments, the bracket assembly comprises a main bracket bar, a plurality of support arms, and hardware for attaching each of the plurality of support arms to the main bracket bar. In addition, in various embodiments, each support arm is disposed adjacent a respective end of the main bracket bar and the respective first hardware for the support arm is configured such that, when disengaged, the support arm is configured to rotate between a shelf support position and a folded storage position so that when each of the plurality of support arms are in the folded storage position, the bracket assembly is substantially flat.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2022Date of Patent: January 14, 2025Assignee: Lewis Hyman, Inc.Inventor: Robert LeBlanc
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Patent number: 12188265Abstract: The egress window assembly uses a three piece window frame design that allows an outer egress frame to be manually separated from the window assembly to provide emergency egress from the vehicle or structure. In addition to the egress window frame, the egress window assembly includes an egress window frame, an interior window frame, an exterior window frame and a release mechanism that detachably secures the egress frame to the exterior window frame. The release mechanism uses rotating handles on the interior window frames and internal slides bars that shift between the locked and unlocked positions that free the egress frame from the egress window assembly.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2023Date of Patent: January 7, 2025Inventors: Gary A. Eck, John D. Black
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Patent number: 12185836Abstract: An adjustable desk with a desk platform, at least two legs, and a locking mechanism. The legs support the desk platform and make the height of the desk platform adjustable. Each leg has a base, a support coupled to the desk platform, and linkages joining the base to the support. Each linkage has a first link, a second link pivotally coupled to the first link at a first joint, and a third link pivotally coupled to the second link at a second joint. The first link and the third link are pivotally coupled to the base and the second link is pivotally coupled to the support at the top pivot. The first joint is positioned between the top pivot and the second joint and a distance between the first joint and the top pivot may be larger than the distance between the first joint and the second joint.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2022Date of Patent: January 7, 2025Inventor: Ronald B. Johnson
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Patent number: 12178318Abstract: The present application relates to the field of storage machine, and provides a shelf and a storage cabinet. The shelf includes a lifting storage-board assembly, a driving assembly and a transmission assembly. The transmission assembly includes a plate body and a flexible cable, where the plate body is connected to a transmission shaft. The plate body includes an accommodation cavity and an arc groove, where a first end-opening of the arc groove is communicated with the accommodation cavity, and a second end-opening of the arc groove is communicated with an outside of the plate body; and a first end of the flexible cable passes through the arc groove to be fixed in the accommodation cavity, and a second end of the flexible cable is configured to wrap around a mounting portion of the plate body and then connect to the corresponding lifting storage-board assembly.Type: GrantFiled: December 31, 2021Date of Patent: December 31, 2024Assignees: HEFEI MIDEA REFRIGERATOR CO., LTD., HEFEI HUALING CO., LTD., MIDEA GROUP CO., LTD.Inventors: Kyunghan Jeong, Shuo Yang, Wenji Piao, Jinguo Yuan, Xiuliang Fu