Patents Examined by Janet M. Wilkens
  • Cabinet and slide rail kit thereof
    Patent number: 11067290
    Abstract: A cabinet and a slide rail kit thereof are disclosed. The cabinet includes an equipment body and a slide rail mechanism. The equipment body includes a first wall and a second wall. One of the first wall and the second wall is provided with a guiding path. The guiding path includes a blocking feature. The slide rail mechanism includes a supporting rail and a stop. The stop can be moved with respect to the supporting rail. When at a particular position, the stop can be blocked by the blocking feature of the guiding path to prevent the supporting rail from being displaced with respect to the equipment body from a predetermined position in a certain direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignees: King Slide Works Co., Ltd., King Slide Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ken-Ching Chen, Shih-Lung Huang, Cheng-I Hsu, Chun-Chiang Wang
  • Refrigerator
    Patent number: 11060787
    Abstract: A refrigerator an outer case that forms an outer appearance of a cabinet in which a storage space is formed, a machine chamber provided at a lower end of a rear surface of the cabinet and independent of the storage space, the machine chamber being configured to receive a compressor and a condenser, frame assemblies provided at lower ends of both side surfaces of the outer case, and a main plate provided between the frame assemblies, the main plate forming the machine chamber, in which the frame assembly includes a reinforcement frame provided along a lower end and a rear edge of the outer case; and a reinforcement bracket coupled to the reinforcement frame and provided along circumferences of both side surfaces of the machine chamber in a left and right direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventor: Hyunwoo Seo
  • Pivot drive and piece of furniture
    Patent number: 11060337
    Abstract: A pivot drive for a movable piece of furniture has an actuating arm which is mounted so that it can be pivoted about an axis of rotation, a spring assembly having at least one spring guided linearly in one working direction and a pressure-exerting component connected to the spring assembly and movable along a control curve, and a housing on or in which the pivot drive is mounted and a piece of furniture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: Hettich-ONI GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Uwe Sobolewski, Michael Tasche, Gerhard Goetz
  • Built-in refrigerator including wire cover unit
    Patent number: 11047612
    Abstract: A built-in refrigerator which includes a body; a door configured to open and close an inside of the body; a hinge configured to connect the body with the door; and a wire cover unit configured to guide a wire drawn from the body while a portion thereof slides according to an opening and closing of the door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Min-kyu Kim, In-yong Hwang, Joong-ho Kim, Jong-kyoung Bok, Yong-man Seo, Ho-june Jeon
  • Platform mechanism
    Patent number: 11039682
    Abstract: A stowable platform is connected to a frame with a first and second trolley, each trolley is moveable inside a channel and has an upper and lower roller. The lower rollers are tied to a mechanism that moves them in the channels in a linear motion. The upper rollers are in contact with one side of the channel from the offset center of gravity in the platform. The platform moves between a stored position defined by the lower roller near a terminal end of the channel and a use position defined by the upper roller located in an overhanging end of the channel and the lower roller closer to the overhanging end than the terminal end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: LIFTCO INC.
    Inventor: John C. Disher
  • Refrigerator
    Patent number: 11041673
    Abstract: A refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present disclosure comprises: a cabinet; a door; a shelf supporting arm; a shelf assembly; and a withdrawing mechanism for allowing a shelf to be withdrawn forward when the door is pivoted, wherein the withdrawing mechanism includes a sliding member, a link member, and a connector for selectively connecting the slide member and the shelf. The connector includes: a connecting unit selectively inserted into a receiving groove formed in the sliding member and having a first inclined face formed on one side thereof; and an actuation unit having a second inclined face formed on one end thereof to contact the first inclined face, wherein when the actuation unit moves toward the rear side of the cabinet, the second inclined face moves along the first inclined face so that the connecting unit moves to be separated from the groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Hyokku Kwon, Seonil Yu
  • Prefabricated shelf assembly
    Patent number: 11039686
    Abstract: Provided is a prefabricated shelf assembly. The prefabricated shelf assembly enables a shelf to be conveniently and rapidly assembled, enables the assembled shelf to be firmly maintained, and allows an outer wall and a door to be assembled as a user desires, thus realizing a high-quality product, and allows the length of the shelf to be adjusted via an assembly kit or allows a plurality of shelves to be optionally arranged and then be assembled depending on an installation environment, and adopts a coupling method using a fitting protrusion and a fitting hole, so that the shelf may be re-assembled by separating only a support plate even when the assembly has been completed, and thereby the height of a storage part can be easily changed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: SPEEDRACK CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hyo-ky Min
  • Modular collaborative desk system
    Patent number: 11026506
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for providing a collaborative desk are provided. The collaborative desk may include a top surface bound by six edges, edges A-F. Each edge may define a reference line. Edge A may define a first reference line. Edge B may define a second reference line that may be substantially perpendicular to the first reference line. Edge C may define a third reference line that may be substantially perpendicular to the first reference line. Edge D may define a fourth reference line that may form an obtuse interior angle with the second reference line. Edge E may define a fifth reference line that may form a reflex interior angle with the third reference line. Edge F may define a sixth reference line that may form an obtuse interior angle with the fifth reference line and an interior angle substantially perpendicular with the fourth reference line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: Academia Furniture Industries
    Inventors: Thomas Murray, Christopher Murray
  • Electrically-lifted computer desk and office desk thereof
    Patent number: 11019920
    Abstract: A desk having a bottom plate, a face plate movably coupled to the bottom plate by one or more support members, a motor configured to selectively move the face plate upward and downward with respect to the bottom plate, and a control mechanism. The control mechanism can have a first sensor device coupled to an upper surface of the bottom plate, the first sensor device having one or more first optical sensors, and a second sensor device aligned parallel to the first sensor device and coupled to a lower surface of the face plate, the second sensor device having one or more second optical sensors in communication with the one or more first optical sensors. The control mechanism can be configured to stop the motor from moving the face plate in response to an object between the first sensor device and the second sensor device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: VARIDESK, LLC
    Inventors: Liangcheng Liao, Jianzhong Zhang, Binghui Wu, Wei Li, Xiangzhi Jiang
  • Hinge assembly
    Patent number: 11015377
    Abstract: An appliance includes a door coupled with a front panel of a cabinet that defines an upper pin slot. A top panel of the cabinet is configured to extend over the door when the door is closed. An upper hinge assembly includes an upper hinge pin configured to be rotatably received by the upper pin slot of the door. A fixed bracket has a first portion coupled with the front panel of the cabinet and a second portion that extends perpendicular to the first portion. The second portion defines an opening configured to receive the upper hinge pin. A rotating bracket is coupled with the upper hinge pin and is movable between first and second positions. The rotating bracket is configured to be fixedly coupled with the second portion of the fixed bracket when the rotating bracket is in the second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Sergio Ricardo Jager, Eduardo Sant'Anna Martins, Ledimara Mascarello
  • Refrigerator
    Patent number: 11013322
    Abstract: A refrigerator may include: a cabinet, a drawer, and a shock absorption module. The shock absorption module may be provided on a lower surface of a front panel (constituting the drawer) and may be configured to absorb a shock caused by a hitting on a floor when the drawer is opened. A user may be prevented from suffering a safety accident caused by automatic opening of the drawer, and the user may easily install the shock absorption module and easily perform maintenance thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventor: Jinsung Kim
  • Refrigerator
    Patent number: 11009287
    Abstract: The refrigerator includes a main body having a storage room, a door for opening and closing the storage room, and a camera device having a plurality of cameras for photographing the storage room and mounted on the inner surface of the door. The state of the storage room can be checked without opening the door by the camera device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sung Mo Kim, Po Cheon Kim, Dong Won Koo, Woo Chul Cho, Sun Hwan Joo, Oun Gu Lee
  • Shelving systems
    Patent number: 11000123
    Abstract: A shelving system includes first and second side members. A cross member is coupled to the side members. A guide member is coupled to the cross member such that the guide member is movable relative to the cross member. A container including a rail is coupled to the guide member. The rail includes a first locking element and a second locking element that is connected to the first locking element. The container includes a handle having a third locking element that engages the first locking element. The locking elements are configured to move the container between a first orientation in which the container is provisionally fixed to the guide member and a second orientation in which the container can translate relative to the guide member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: DEJANA TRUCK AND UTILITY EQUIPMENT CO., INC.
    Inventors: Charles L. Hanley, Andrew DeJana
  • Refrigerator
    Patent number: 11002478
    Abstract: A refrigerator includes: a cabinet; a front panel door part; a drawer part configured to be connected to the front panel door part and to insert into and withdraw from the cabinet based on movement of the front panel door part relative to the cabinet; a support member located in the drawer part and configured to seat an object stored in the drawer part; and an elevation device that is located at each of a first side surface of the drawer part and a second side surface of the drawer part, that is configured to be coupled to each of a first side of the support member and a second side of the support member, and that is configured to elevate the support member relative to the drawer part in a state in which the drawer part is withdrawn from a lower storage space defined in the cabinet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventor: Daekil Kang
  • Sawhorse table
    Patent number: 10993528
    Abstract: A flat packaged table which can be assembled using through screw fasteners and interlocking structures to create a table from flat stock such as plywood. The table when disassembled packs into a container which is less than 3 inches thick.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: Leetes Island Woodworks, LLC
    Inventors: Louis Mackall, II, Kenneth K. Field
  • Folding table
    Patent number: 10993525
    Abstract: A folding table (10), including a table top (12) having a top surface (18) and a bottom surface; two opposing legs (20) at or adjacent respective opposing ends (14) of the table top; the legs being movable between an unfolded position for supporting the table top above a floor surface, and a folded position whereby the legs lie underneath the bottom surface; at least one roller device (34) located towards an end of the table top; whereby in the unfolded position the roller is concealed behind the table top and leg, and in the folded position the roller is exposed to the end of the table top to allow rolling of the table in a tilted orientation along a floor surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: IHS GLOBAL DESIGN PTY LTD
    Inventor: Nicholas Polidoros
  • Slide rail mechanism and supporting assembly thereof
    Patent number: 10993350
    Abstract: A slide rail mechanism includes a slide rail assembly and a supporting assembly. The slide rail assembly includes a first rail, a second rail and a third rail movably mounted between the first rail and the second rail. The second rail is movable relative to the first rail. The second rail is arranged with a mounting device. The supporting assembly includes a supporting member and a connecting device arranged on the supporting member. The connecting device is configured to be connected to the mounting device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignees: King Slide Works Co., Ltd., King Slide Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ken-Ching Chen, Shun-Ho Yang, Wei-Chen Chang, Chun-Chiang Wang
  • Channel system for a vacuum insulated structure
    Patent number: 10975999
    Abstract: An appliance includes a panel having a raised landing outwardly extending from a first surface of the panel. A vacuum port is disposed on the raised landing. A system of channels is disposed over the first surface of the panel and outwardly extends therefrom. The system of channels substantially covers the first surface of the panel. The first surface of the panel is covered with a filter member that covers the system of channels. The raised landing, and vacuum port thereof, is fluidically coupled to the system of channels at multiple connecting locations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Paul B. Allard, Jeffrey Beckner, Sunil S. Ekshinge, Abhay Naik, Sanjesh Kumar Pathak
  • Refrigerator
    Patent number: 10976100
    Abstract: A refrigerator includes a body, a storage compartment formed inside the body, a plurality of drawers provided inside the storage compartment, a door slidably provided to open and close the storage compartment and a selective drawing device configured to select a first drawer from among the plurality of drawers and to draw the first drawer together with the door. The desired drawer can be pulled out together with the door at the time of pulling out the door, so that the usability can be improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jun Won Seo, Jea Won Lee, Yong Soo Kyong, Kyung Ho Hwang, Jae Bok Lee, Myoung Jin Jang, Nam Gu Choi
  • Tilt bin for use in a tilt bin storage system
    Patent number: 10967499
    Abstract: Tilt bin storage systems including a discrete multi-storey open front tilt bin frame having a single rectangular front frame surface and at least a lowermost storey of tilt bins and an uppermost storey of tilt bins. The tilt bins include a tilt bin shell, a discrete tilt bin handles and a securing arrangement for securing a discrete tilt bin handle on the tilt bin shell on downward sliding of the discrete tilt bin handle on a tilt bin shell front surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: Huliot Storage Solutions Ltd.
    Inventors: Ilan Yogev, Ronen Peleg