Patents Examined by Janet M. Wilkens
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Patent number: 10966523Abstract: A connecting pin for fastening a first furniture part to a second furniture part, includes a fastening portion for fastening the connecting pin to the first furniture part, and a holding portion for connecting the connecting pin to the second furniture part. The holding portion of the connecting pin includes a connecting portion facing the fastening portion, the connecting portion being a protrusion or a recess for connecting the second furniture part to the connecting pin in a form-locking manner. A head portion is spaced from the connecting portion along a longitudinal direction of the connecting pin by a neck portion. In a condition in which the connecting pin is fixed to the first furniture part via the fastening portion, at least two different second furniture parts can be alternatively connected to the connecting pin by the connecting portion in a form-locking manner and/or by the head portion in a force-locking manner.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2019Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Assignee: Julius Blum GmbHInventors: Markus Kampl, Markus Irgang, Gerald Sperger, Guenter Schwarzmann
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Patent number: 10962036Abstract: An appliance that includes a cabinet having a base panel interlocked with a side panel is provided. The base panel includes interlocking features, including an interlock housing defining a tab receiving slot and an interlock projection projecting upward from the base panel. The side panel includes a panel body and a mounting flange extending from the panel body. The side panel also includes interlocking features, including a locking tab extending from the mounting flange. Further, the mounting flange defines a locking slot. To interlock the side panel with the base panel, the locking tab of the side panel is received within the tab receiving slot of the interlock housing of the base panel and the interlock projection is received within the locking slot of the mounting flange of the side panel.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2019Date of Patent: March 30, 2021Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.Inventors: Jebasingh Sreevidhas, Christopher Gene Vowels
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Patent number: 10952805Abstract: A staging tray has a bracket with a hook and a bumper. The hook and bumper are configured to be removably engaged with a lipped tray. A pivot mechanism pivotably connects the bracket to the staging tray. The pivot mechanism is selectively positionable into a plurality of positions.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2019Date of Patent: March 23, 2021Inventor: Chris Geiger
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Patent number: 10947763Abstract: An arrangement for guiding a sliding door or folding-sliding door on a furniture wall includes a first guide system to be fastened on the furniture wall and a second guide system to be fastened on the furniture wall at a vertical distance from the first guide system. The two guide systems each have at least one guide and a guide body which is displaceably mounted on the guide, and a carrier on which the sliding door or folding-sliding door is to be fastened and which is connected in a movement-coupled manner to the two guide bodies of the guide systems. The carrier is assembled in the vertical direction from at least two carrier portions, and the at least two carrier portions can be releasably connected.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2019Date of Patent: March 16, 2021Assignee: JULIUS BLUM GMBHInventors: Lukas Blum, Ingo Gasser, Matthias Rupp
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Patent number: 10945520Abstract: A lifting platform with a sliding keyboard holder is disclosured. The lifting platform has a table plate, a base and a supporting leg connected with the table plate and the base, and a keyboard holder connected to the table plate. And the keyboard holder is slidably connected to the table plate in the vertical direction and is locked by a locking device. The keyboard holder can slide in the vertical direction to the position below the working table surface where the lifting platform is placed. With the above structure, the keyboard holder can be locked at any height at any time to meet the ergonomic requirements of different users, and the operation is simple, convenient and flexible.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2020Date of Patent: March 16, 2021Inventors: Lehong Xiang, Tao Lin, Fangyuan Li
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Patent number: 10939752Abstract: A variable height desk includes: a main support; a plurality of linear guides mounted to the main support; a desk mounting panel mounted to and configured to move along the linear guides; a desk surface mounted to the desk mounting panel; and an actuator accommodated in the main support and configured to raise and lower the desk mounting panel.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2019Date of Patent: March 9, 2021Assignee: URBAN PLOUGH LLCInventor: Matthew Moore
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Patent number: 10941597Abstract: A refrigerator includes a cabinet defining a storage compartment, a refrigerator door configured to open and close the storage compartment, a hinge assembly configured to couple the refrigerator door to the cabinet. The hinge assembly includes a first link rotatably coupled to the cabinet and a second link rotatably coupled to the refrigerator door. The refrigerator further includes a door opening device provided at the cabinet, and the door opening device includes a pushing member configured to push one of the first link or the second link to thereby open the refrigerator door.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2020Date of Patent: March 9, 2021Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Sunghun Lee, Dongjeong Kim, Jinho Chang
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Patent number: 10932569Abstract: A drawer including a bottom panel, two side walls, a back wall and a facing. The bottom panel, the side walls and the back wall being of sheet metal. A wood facing connects to the sheet-metal parts. The side walls and the back wall, in the vicinity of the lower edge, have an inner groove or a support for receiving and supporting the bottom panel. The facing has two fitting parts on its back side, which are connectable to receiving fitting parts inserted into the face ends, oriented toward one another, of the side walls. The ends of the side walls oriented toward the back wall have fitting parts, which are provided with detent hooks and can be latched in detent receptacles on the back wall.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2016Date of Patent: March 2, 2021Assignee: FORM ORANGE PRODUKTENTWICKLUNGInventor: Wolfgang Held
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Patent number: 10932568Abstract: A refrigerator appliance including a drawer lifting assembly is provided herein. The drawer lifting assembly may generally employ a motor to rotate a first linkage. The first linkage may be connected to a second linkage so that rotation of the first linkage causes movement of the second linkage. Movement of the second linkage may be constrained by interaction of a guide post connected to the second linkage and a horizontal rail on support frame assembly. This constraint may permit generally linear movement and pivoting of the second linkage. A basket may be connect to an end of the second linkage, wherein pivoting of the second linkage raises the basket.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2019Date of Patent: March 2, 2021Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.Inventors: Praveena Alangar Subrahmanya, Ranjith K S, Bart Andrew Nuss, Susheel Kumar Panda, Amruth M Devasahayam
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Patent number: 10918204Abstract: A workstation for use by children and adults for providing categorization and organization of art supplies and materials by theme. The workstation provides one or more art containers which are uniquely paired with a corresponding art tray. Certain versions of the workstation comprise an extendable and collapsible top working surface among other unique features such as providing a plurality of stowaway foldable chairs and other art accessories for making art fun in an all-in-one style art workstation.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2018Date of Patent: February 16, 2021Inventor: Phillip R. Fleck
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Patent number: 10921019Abstract: A ceiling concealed air-conditioning apparatus includes: a box-shaped air-conditioning apparatus body having an open bottom; and an exterior panel attached to an underside of the air-conditioning apparatus body. The exterior panel includes: a panel body covering the open bottom of the air-conditioning apparatus body; and a panel unit removably attached to a lower part of the panel body. The panel body includes an opening at an area where the panel unit is attached to the panel body, and further includes a string hanger to hang a string at a corner of the opening, the string hanger being integral with the panel body and protruding to an inside of the opening. The panel unit includes a holding part to hold the string on a surface of the panel unit facing the panel body, the holding part being integral with the panel unit.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2017Date of Patent: February 16, 2021Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Yoshie Nakaya, Tetsuya Tazawa, Keisuke Tomomura
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Patent number: 10905230Abstract: A modular conference tabletop assembly allows meeting participants and office staff to quickly and effectively change the length of the conference table as the needs of the meeting participants change. The tabletop assembly includes a first end-top, a second end-top, and a modular insert top. The modular table top assembly is supported by a terminal support under each end top and a center support under each modular insert top. There is a single modesty panel extending between each support. The modular conference table is expanded by adding an additional number of modular insert tops, modesty panels, and center supports.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2018Date of Patent: February 2, 2021Assignee: REGENCY SEATING, INC.Inventor: Aaron Summerville
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Patent number: 10905250Abstract: A play table includes a base member, a door member, and a rotatable adjustor mechanism for securely holding items of different sizes on the play table. The base member includes side walls and a top wall extending between the side walls to form a storage compartment therein. The top wall includes a recessed, exterior, working surface. The door member is hingedly connected to one of the side walls for selectively opening and closing the storage compartment. The adjustor mechanism is rotatably attached to the top wall and includes an upper retention member, a lower mounting member, and a spring-loaded shaft member. The adjustor mechanism is spring-loaded to provide a biasing force against the item placed on the working surface to securely hold the item on the play table.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2019Date of Patent: February 2, 2021Assignee: Volvo Car CorporationInventors: Hanna Pettersson, Eric Gunnarsson Hörnsten, Jonas Göthlin, Conny Blommé, Matilda Johansson, Fredrik Stråhlin
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Patent number: 10888157Abstract: A drawer guide for guiding a drawer which is extendable out of a carcass in an extension direction is provided with a guidance unit configured as a vertical guidance unit and a guidance unit configured as a lateral guidance unit. The two guidance units each comprise a carcass-side guidance rail and a drawer-side guidance unit mounted on rolling bodies. The two guidance units are coupled to each other by a coupling device.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2019Date of Patent: January 12, 2021Assignee: Schock Metallwerk GmbHInventors: Hubert Koenig, Rudolf Wiegold, Joachim Zimmermann
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Patent number: 10881201Abstract: A modular cabinet assembly has at least a first sub-cabinet and a second sub-cabinet. Each sub-cabinet includes a back board having at least two separate back board pieces that are pivotably connected to each other, a left side board pivotably connected to one of the at least two back board pieces, and a right side board pivotably connected to another of the at least two back board pieces. At least one shelf board having opposite ends is removably connected to the left side board and the right side board of either the first sub-cabinet or the second sub-cabinet. A first end board is connected to either an upper end of the first sub-cabinet or a lower end of the second sub-cabinet. A first connector removably connects the left side boards of the first and second sub-cabinets, and a second connector removably connects the right side boards of the first and second sub-cabinets.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2019Date of Patent: January 5, 2021Assignee: Seville Classics Inc.Inventors: Gary M Lim, Yi Min Li
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Patent number: 10876340Abstract: A guide system for guiding a movably mounted furniture part, in particular a folding or folding-sliding door, includes a longitudinal guide rail, at least one guide device via which the furniture part is movable in a longitudinal direction along the longitudinal guide rail, and at least one support on which the furniture part is mounted in an articulated manner. The at least one support is movable in a direction extending transversely to the longitudinal direction of the longitudinal guide rail, and the at least one support has a receiver for receiving the guide device and the support is movable in the mounted position into a transfer position in which the receiver is arranged adjacent to the longitudinal guide rail. A compensation device compensates for a height difference between the receiving device and the longitudinal guide rail is provided.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2019Date of Patent: December 29, 2020Assignee: JULIUS BLUM GMBHInventors: Matthias Rupp, Christian Hauer, Hermann Haemmerle, Ingo Gasser
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Patent number: 10870381Abstract: A work surface is provided with a lock assembly. The lock assembly includes an actuator plate and a locking plate. The actuator plate includes a pin. The locking plate includes an angled slot that receives the pin of the actuator plate. Actuation of the actuator plate in a first direction causes the pin to move within the angled slot of the locking plate. The movement of the pin within the angled slot causes movement of the locking plate in a second direction, thereby actuating the locking plate between a locked configuration and an unlocked configuration.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2019Date of Patent: December 22, 2020Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Marcos Silva Kondrad, Rodney Charles Brinker, Corbin Shea Johnston, Spencer Robert Hoernke, Johnathan Line
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Patent number: 10869549Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a desk-mounted lifting platform comprising a workbench, an upper support and a low support. The workbench is connected to the upper support. A first lifting arm and a second lifting arm are arranged between the upper support and the lower support. The first lifting arm and the second lifting arm are X-shaped and hinged at an intersection thereof. An upper end of the first lifting arm is hinged with the upper support. A lower end of the first lifting arm is slidably fitted on the lower support. A lower end of the second lifting arm is hinged with the lower support. An upper end of the second lifting arm is slidably fitted on the upper support. A gas spring is arranged between the upper support and the lower support. The gas spring is used for providing a lifting force to lift the upper support.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 2018Date of Patent: December 22, 2020Assignee: Loctek Inc.Inventors: Lehong Xiang, Tao Lin, Fangyuan Li
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Patent number: 10863822Abstract: A novel workstation which incorporates an acoustical dome for increased acoustic and visual privacy for the user. The workstation further is adjustable in height such that it is able to accommodate a range of users from the 5th percentile seated female to the 95th percentile standing male according to the dictates of ANSI/HFES100-2007 national ergonomic standard. The workstation is further designed to be in electrical and data communication with other workstations to optimize the workstation density in an open working environment without compromising user privacy.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2020Date of Patent: December 15, 2020Assignee: Xybix Systems, Inc.Inventors: David R. Carson, Barry R. Carson, Steve Holan
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Patent number: 10842256Abstract: A foldable table leg includes a vertical pole, an inclined pole and two positioning members. The vertical pole is provided on the peripheral surface thereof with two protruding lugs facing each other. An end of the inclined pole is pivotably connected to the protruding lugs of the vertical pole in a way that the inclined pole is pivotable relative to the vertical pole between an unfolded position and a folded position. The positioning members fasten the protruding lugs of the vertical pole to an end of the inclined pole in a detachable manner, for positioning the inclined pole at the unfolded position. When the positioning members are detached, the inclined pole is pivotable from the unfolded position to the folded position, so that the objective of reducing the cubic volume and saving space is attained after the inclined pole is folded.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2019Date of Patent: November 24, 2020Inventor: Wen-Shan Ko