Patents Examined by Janet M. Wilkens
  • Patent number: 10863822
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: Xybix Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: David R. Carson, Barry R. Carson, Steve Holan
  • Patent number: 10842256
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Inventor: Wen-Shan Ko
  • Patent number: 10836493
    Abstract: A table apparatus includes a table device and a table support structure that is connected to the table device. The table support structure includes a carrier structure and a table support linkage. The carrier structure is connected to the table support linkage via a single pivot connection. The table device is pivotable about only the single pivot connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: ADIENT AEROSPACE LLC
    Inventors: James Mehlos, Jonathan Peter Cansfield, James Davis, Benjamin McGeever, David P. Heiss
  • Patent number: 10827833
    Abstract: A cabinet assembly includes a cabinet body, a tiltable wire shelf, and a shelf mounting system. The cabinet body has a base, a top, and a pair of sides that extend between the base and the top to define an inner volume. The tiltable wire shelf is mounted in the inner volume of the cabinet body and includes a front bar, a rear bar, a pair of side bars, and a plurality of crossbars. The shelf mounting system supports the tiltable wire shelf on the cabinet body and comprises a pivot coupling between the cabinet body and the front or rear bar of the tiltable wire shelf, and a sliding coupling between the cabinet body and one of the side bars of the tiltable wire shelf. The couplings cooperate to provide tiltable adjustment of the tiltable wire shelf relative to the cabinet body over a range of angles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: INTERMETRO INDUSTRIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Timothy William Romantic, Robert R. Steele, David A. Reppert, Sushant Ramchandra Parekar
  • Patent number: 10827855
    Abstract: A breath guard for a food serving system includes first and second supports positioned laterally offset from one another, a guide rail coupled to the first support and extending in a substantially longitudinal direction, an adjustable panel extending between the first and second supports, and an adjustment mechanism coupled to the adjustable panel and configured to selectively engage the guide rail in a series of locations. The adjustable panel is rotatably and translatably coupled to the guide rail and is rotatable relative to the guide rail about an axis of rotation that extends laterally. The adjustment mechanism prevents longitudinal movement of the adjustable panel in a first direction and allows movement in a second direction opposite the first direction when the adjustment mechanism engages the guide rail, such that the adjustable panel is selectively repositionable between a plurality of longitudinal positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: The Vollrath Company, L.L.C .
    Inventors: David Charlier, Robert Hebel, Jill Hundley, Andrew Laures
  • Patent number: 10820689
    Abstract: An adjustable lifting support device is disclosed. The adjustable lifting support device includes a base, a lifting rod and an adjusting device. The base includes a placing plate and a connecting part disposed on the placing plate. The lifting rod includes a rod disposed on the connecting part and including teeth arranged longitudinally. The adjusting device includes a connecting holder mounted on the rod, and the bottom of the connecting holder is pivotally connected to an engaging member which is jointed with a linking device. The placing plate can be placed on desktop and a support plate disposed on the connecting part can be adjusted in position. The linking device can be used to drive the engaging member to engage with or separate from the teeth of the lifting rod, so that the connecting holder can be slidably lifted and locked on the rod of the lifting rod.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: CHEN-SOURCE INC.
    Inventor: Chang-Li Liu
  • Patent number: 10820693
    Abstract: An air-permeable storage cabinet, wherein the left and right sides of the bottom of the upper frame are provided with a first connector respectively, a first connecting hole is formed in the tops or inner side faces of the left frame and the right frame respectively, the bottom face of the rear of the upper frame is provided with a second connector, a second connecting hole is formed in the top of the rear frame, the left and right sides of the top of the lower frame are provided with a third connector respectively, a third connecting hole is formed in the bottoms or inner side faces of the left frame and the right frame respectively, the bottom face of the rear of the lower frame is provided with a fourth connector, and a fourth connecting hole is formed in the bottom of the rear frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Inventor: Guohua Cao
  • Patent number: 10823485
    Abstract: A refrigerator includes a case body, an outer door, and an inner door disposed in front of the outer door. The outer door has a front door panel that forms a facade of the outer door. The front door panel includes a cover portion, and the cover portion projects, along a length or width direction, out of a heat-insulation portion that is of the outer door and that is configured to seal the opening. The outer door further includes a protecting plate, connected to a rear surface of the cover portion and faces the inner door. The refrigerator is provided with a good appearance on the premise that good cooperation between the inner door and the outer door is ensured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: BSH Hausgeraete GmbH
    Inventors: Ping Lv, Chuan Zhang, Yaoguo Xu
  • Patent number: 10823488
    Abstract: A locker assembly insert 10 for a cabinet 11. The cabinet 11 is a two door cabinet having a first door 12 and a second door 13. A central mullion 19 having a rear cover plate divides the cabinet 11 down the middle and the doors 12 and 13 close the cabinet. The locker assembly insert 10 in this case is applied to a two door cabinet and has a central support member 20 (which is put in place by first removing the rear cover plate behind the central mullion 19, the rear cover plate is tucked in behind the central support member 20 before assembly allowing it to be reused if the refrigerator is ever restored to its original condition). The insert is completed using vertical divider sets 27, 28 and 29 and ten door locker door assemblies 30 and 31.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: Cold Rush Refrigerated Lockers Pty Ltd
    Inventor: Dean Parkes
  • Patent number: 10815030
    Abstract: A cargo pallet is disclosed. The cargo pallet may have a pallet base. The cargo pallet may also have a pallet liner. The pallet liner may have a pallet liner base. The pallet liner base may be positioned on the pallet base. The pallet liner may also have a pallet extension, which may be fixedly attached to the pallet liner base. The pallet extension may project outwardly from the pallet liner base. The pallet extension may also have a support surface that may at least in part extend outwardly beyond a footprint of the pallet base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: Federal Express Corporation
    Inventors: David M. Lee, Frank J. LeRose
  • Patent number: 10806249
    Abstract: A dual-column office table includes two oppositely disposed stationary upright columns with a connecting rod transversely connected therebetween, two guiding columns separately disposed in the two stationary upright columns, at least one steel ball sleeve fitted on either guiding column, two driving units separately disposed in the two guiding columns, and a table top to which a top portion of each guiding column is fixedly connected. A bottom end of each guiding column is provided with a limiting structure protruding outward. A bottom end of the each driving unit is fixed to a respective table base provided at bottom portion of each stationary upright column. The table top has a bottom surface fixedly connected with a fixing seat and is provided with a lifting control switch, the lifting control switch being connected with the driving units and having an end disposed in the fixing seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: Jiangyin Kao Yi Mechanization Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yen-Chun Lin
  • Patent number: 10806246
    Abstract: A table includes a frame and a tabletop coupled with the frame. The frame includes first and second longitudinal bars, each having first and second bars pivotally connected with each other. The tabletop includes a first panel and a second panel. The first panel is coupled with the first bars of the first and second longitudinal bars. The second panel is coupled with the second bars of the first and second longitudinal bars. The tabletop also include one or more first retainers integrally formed or coupled with the first panel and one or more second retainers integrally formed or coupled with the second panel. When the first and second panels are folded onto each other, the first and second retainers engage with each other and lock the table in the folded state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: Inno-Sports Co., LTD.
    Inventor: Renhua Chen
  • Patent number: 10806248
    Abstract: Disclosed are sliders, and frames and tables having sliders. A slider includes a sleeve, a pivoting portion and a controller. The sleeve is configured to slidably couple with a first bar, and a first hole and a pillar are formed at a first side wall of the sleeve. The pivoting portion is integrally formed or coupled with a second side wall of the sleeve, and configured to pivotally couple with a second bar. The controller is configured to control movement of the sleeve along the first bar. The controller includes a casing, a lever pivotally connected with the casing, a pin integrally formed or coupled with the lever, and an elastic member selectively pushing the pin into the first hole and a hole of the first bar, thereby restricting movement of the sleeve with respect to the first bar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: Inno-Sports Co., LTD.
    Inventor: Renhua Chen
  • Patent number: 10806247
    Abstract: Disclosed are control mechanisms, frames and tables. A slider includes a sleeve, a pivoting portion and a controller. The sleeve is configured to slidably couple with a first bar, and a first hole and a pillar are formed at a first side wall of the sleeve. The pivoting portion is integrally formed or coupled with the first side wall of the sleeve, and configured to pivotally couple with a second bar. The controller is disposed side by side with the pivoting portion along a longitudinal direction of the sleeve, and configured to control movement of the sleeve along the first bar. The controller includes a casing, a lever pivotally connected with the casing, a pin integrally formed or coupled with the lever, and an elastic member selectively pushing the pin into the first hole and a hole of the first bar, thereby restricting movement of the sleeve with respect to the first bar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: Inno-Sports Co., LTD.
    Inventor: Renhua Chen
  • Patent number: 10791833
    Abstract: A slide rail assembly includes a first rail, a second rail, a mounting member, a third rail, a fourth rail and a synchronizing member. The first rail includes a disengaging feature. The third rail and the fourth rail are arranged on two side of the mounting member, and the synchronizing member is arranged on the mounting member. The third rail is movable relative to the first rail and the second rail is movable relative to the fourth rail. When the second rail is moved from a retracted position along a direction, the second rail and the mounting member are synchronously moved through the synchronizing member. When the second rail and the mounting member are moved to a predetermined position, the synchronizing member is driven by the disengaging member of the first rail to be no longer synchronously moved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignees: KING SLIDE WORKS CO., LTD., KING SLIDE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ken-Ching Chen, Shun-Ho Yang, Zong-Sian Wong, Chun-Chiang Wang
  • Patent number: 10791831
    Abstract: A table footrest apparatus for adding a footrest to a table includes a pair of mounting channels each having a first end, a second end, a top side, and a bottom side. The top side has a plurality of mounting apertures extending through the bottom side. Each of the pair of mounting channels is configured to span across a leg support ring of a table such that the plurality of mounting apertures is above the leg support ring. A plurality of ties is coupled to the pair of mounting channels. A pair of channel covers is selectively engageable with the top side of the pair of mounting channels. A plurality of adhesive strips is coupled to the pair of channel covers. A foot pad is coupled to the pair of channel covers and is selectively engageable with the plurality of adhesive strips.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Inventor: James Tanner
  • Patent number: 10788258
    Abstract: A resilient gasket for an appliance defines a longitudinal direction. The gasket includes a base, a pocket attached to the base, and at least one internal component located within a chamber defined by the pocket. The internal component includes a first leg extending along the longitudinal direction of the gasket from a first end of the internal component to a first side of an arcuate portion of the internal component and a second leg extending along the longitudinal direction of the gasket from a second end of the internal component to a second side of the arcuate portion of the internal component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
    Inventor: Eric Gerard Johnson
  • Patent number: 10786080
    Abstract: Furniture anti-tipping mechanism integrated into furniture includes a bracket attachable to a vertical support, a substantially planar wall section situated in the furniture and having front and rear surface defining a thickness therebetween constituting a rear wall of the furniture, and attachment structure to connect the bracket to the wall section. The attachment structure may include at least one bolt projecting from the bracket and having a height greater than the thickness of the wall section, at least one aperture in the wall section, and at least one wing nut threadable onto a respective bolt after the bolt projects through a respective aperture to enable the wall section to be tightened against the bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: Dooli Products, LLC
    Inventors: David M Stravitz, Steven G Marton
  • Patent number: 10779644
    Abstract: A rotatable wine display rack includes a base supporting a pole. Typically a plurality of shelves engages the pole separated by a spacer being a cylinder that has an upper and a lower flange. The upper flange is fixedly attached to the shelf above it and the bottom flange sits on top of the shelf underneath but disposed in between is a bearing. This allows shelves to be rotated independent of each other. Each shelf include a plurality of rods converging to the centre of the pole and so spaced that two roads support a bottle of wine. Attached to the top and adjustable in its position is a flat surface to ast as protection and/or a table for the rack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Inventor: Dexter Vanderwert
  • Patent number: 10782824
    Abstract: A main control board is disposed in an accommodation space, is connected to an interactive display portion, and controls at least the interactive display portion. A power supply board is disposed in an accommodation space, is connected to the interactive display portion and the main control board, and supplies power to the interactive display portion and the main control board. A plug receiving portion is provided on a left plate which is one of a plurality of side plates, is connected to the power supply board, and has connected thereto by the attraction force of a magnet, a magnet-type plug of a magnetic cord that can be connected to an external power supply.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: TOYOMARU SANGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Mitsuyoshi Nagano, Shoji Hirata, Satoru Minoshima