Patents Examined by Kimberley S Wright
  • Patent number: 10631670
    Abstract: A movable hook apparatus, used for an object and a supporting structure, includes positioning axle attached onto the object and insertion member protruded therefrom, securement base attached onto the supporting structure; and a pair of rotating hook members with pivotal attachment portion pivotally attached onto securement base, hooking portion at the pivotal attachment portions and counter weight portion at outer side thereof to achieve equilibrium state; gap between two hooking portions is greater than width of insertion member, and a minimum of the gap is smaller than the width of insertion member. The insertion member is inserted between two hooking portions. When the two hooking portions are locked and positioned by the insertion member, the two hooking portions supports the weight of the positioning axle and the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: CAL-COMP BIG DATA, INC.
    Inventors: Teng-Nan Lo, Chih-Feng Cheng
  • Patent number: 10633171
    Abstract: A device for storing and/or for transporting preferably substantially vertically oriented, panel-shaped objects, in particular insulating glass elements, having support planes and having compartment delimiters which delimit compartments, wherein the support planes delimit a support region. At least parts of compartment delimiters can be moved into an operative position in which parts engage through the support planes and project into the support region, with the result that compartment delimiters form compartments for panel-shaped objects in the support region with their parts which project into the support region. Compartment delimiters can be moved out of the operative position into a standby position in which compartment delimiters are arranged outside of the support region. Compartment delimiters are arranged adjustably on positioning bars and can be fixed in a form- and/or force-fitting manner on positioning bars against adjustment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: LISEC AUSTRIA GMBH
    Inventor: Leopold Mader
  • Patent number: 10630150
    Abstract: A housing member includes a case member and a cover member having an insertion portion inserted into a seal groove. The case member and the cover member assembled together provide a housing space for housing a protective component inside. A housing space side inner groove surface of a peripheral wall portion and an external space side inner groove surface of the peripheral wall portion extend along an insertion direction of the insertion portion into the seal groove. A first distance between the external space side peripheral surface and the external space side inner groove surface opposite to the external space side peripheral surface is larger than a second distance between a housing space side peripheral surface extending along the insertion direction on the housing space side of the insertion portion and the housing space side inner groove surface opposite to the housing space side peripheral surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takashi Tsuboi, Koji Matsuo
  • Patent number: 10618159
    Abstract: A system for organizing tools including a board and one or more holders. The board has a plurality of holes formed on the top surface, the plurality of holes are arranged in rows and columns at predetermined intervals, where the holes in each row and column are aligned with holes in adjacent rows and columns. The one or more holders each have a top portion and a bottom portion, where the top portion secures one end of a tool and the bottom portion has a hole dimensioned to align with the plurality of holes on the board. One or more screws secure the one or more holders to the board, where the one or more screws pass through the hole on the holder and into one of the plurality of holes on the board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: 1046959 Ontario Inc.
    Inventors: Walter Maruzzo, Chris Racine
  • Patent number: 10618582
    Abstract: An erecting device for a bicycle contains at least one mounting, at least one groove, and at least one rotatable connection portion. Two rotatable connection portions are parallelly arranged on each of two ends of the at least one groove, and each of the two rotatable connection portions is rotatably connected with each of multiple dampers. Each clamper has a coupling portion for mating with each rotatable connection portion, a fixing shaft is connected with each rotatable connection portion and the coupling portion, and the fixing shaft is inserted through a resilient element. The resilient element has two first returning segments, each damper has an arcuate face parallel to each rotatable connection portion, and each damper has a receiving portion formed on the arcuate face beside each of two sides of each groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Inventor: Che-Lin Liu
  • Patent number: 10610015
    Abstract: A slide rail device with an unlocking structure for a middle slide rail includes an outer slide rail mounted on a fixing member, and an inner slide rail mounted on a side wall of a movable member. The inner slide rail is coupled to the outer slide rail to enable a middle slide rail to be disposed between the outer slide rail and the inner slide rail. A ball bearing unit is disposed between the middle slide rail and the inner slide rail. A releasing element is movably disposed on the middle slide rail and arranged between the ball bearing unit and the elastic locking element. When the inner slide rail and the movable member are removed from the slide rail device, the releasing element is pushed by the ball bearing unit and pushes an elastic locking element to unlock the middle slide rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: MARTAS PRECISION SLIDE CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Wan-Lai Chen
  • Patent number: 10588404
    Abstract: Foldable storage compartment having front and rear panels that are traversable closer to or further away from each other is disclosed. Left and right side collapsible panels may be attached to the front and rear panels. The shelves of the foldable storage compartment may be interlinked with each other by way of a vertical linkage rod and connected to the front panel with a front panel linkage so that traversal of the front and rear panels closer to or further away from each other will also collapse and erect the shelves simultaneously.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Inventor: Kelvin Ng
  • Patent number: 10588407
    Abstract: The invention relates to a wall-mounted cabinet having a block-shaped cabinet carcass, the open front side of which can be closed with at least one cabinet door that is hinged to the cabinet carcass and is flush with the outer sides of the vertical side walls and of the horizontal top wall of the cabinet carcass in the closed position of the cabinet door, in particular a wall-mounted kitchen cabinet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: FORM ORANGE PRODUKTENTWICKLUNG
    Inventor: Wolfgang Held
  • Patent number: 10591197
    Abstract: A refrigerator appliance includes a cabinet which defines a fresh food storage chamber, a frozen food storage chamber, and a variable food storage chamber positioned between the fresh food storage chamber and the frozen food storage chamber. The refrigerator appliance includes a wall which at least partially defines the variable food storage chamber. The wall includes an outer surface facing an ambient environment around the refrigerator appliance and an inner surface positioned opposite the outer surface. The refrigerator appliance also includes insulation extending between the outer surface of the wall and the variable food storage chamber. The insulation includes a plurality of movable segments. The movable segments are movable between a first position and a second position. A thermal conductivity of the wall is greater when the movable segments are in the second position than when the movable segments are in the first position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher J. Schweiger, Brent Alden Junge
  • Patent number: 10575638
    Abstract: An appliance having a drawer assembly that has features that facilitate organization and user access to the contents of the drawer assembly is provided. In some exemplary embodiments, the appliance, such as a refrigerator appliance, includes a drawer movable between a retracted position and a withdrawn position. A bin is rotatably coupled with the drawer between a received position and an expanded position. When the drawer is moved outward from a chamber defined by the appliance to the withdrawn position, the features of the drawer assembly automatically rotate the bin from the received position to the expanded position such that the contents within the bin are readily accessible. When the drawer is moved the retracted position, the features of the drawer assembly automatically rotate the bin to the received position so that drawer assembly may be retracted within the chamber of the appliance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Louis A. Wantland, Bagawathkumar Chellappan, Santosh Kumar, Veeresh P.
  • Patent number: 10571184
    Abstract: A refrigerator includes a cabinet defining a first storage compartment and a second storage compartment that is positioned vertically below the first storage compartment, a receiving drawer configured to be received into the second storage compartment, a mullion that partitions the first storage compartment from the second storage compartment, and an access cover configured to selectively open or close the access hole. The receiving drawer includes a receiving door configured to open and close the second storage compartment and a receiving box provided on a back surface of the receiving door. The mullion defines an access hole that allows fluid communication between the first and second storage compartments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventor: Anthony Ogg
  • Patent number: 10569412
    Abstract: A modular tool storage assembly for organizing and transporting tools includes a case and a lid that is hingedly coupled to the case for opening and closing the case. A pair of support rails is each positionable in the case having each of the support rails being spaced apart from each other. A plurality of storage units is provided and each of the storage units has a plurality of elastic compartments attached thereto. Each of the elastic storage compartments on each of the storage units can store a respective tool. A selected number of the storage units are positionable to releasably engage the support rails having the selected number of storage units being vertically oriented in the case. In this way the storage units and the case can both organize and transport the tools.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Inventor: George Reyes
  • Patent number: 10555433
    Abstract: A chassis includes a bottom plate, a fastener and a supporting component. The bottom plate includes a screw hole. The fastener comprises a threaded portion and a smooth portion that are connected to each other, and the threaded portion is configured to be screwed into the screw hole. The supporting component includes a through hole. The smooth portion of the fastener is configured to be disposed through the through hole so that the supporting component is rotatably disposed on the bottom plate so as to include a supporting position and a stored position. The supporting component is integrated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignees: INVENTEC (PUDONG) TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, INVENTEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chih-Wei Chiang, Yuan-Chang Yang, Shih-Wei Chen, Jeng-Ting Pan
  • Patent number: 10539359
    Abstract: Disclosed are a refrigerator and a folding guide device provided therein. The refrigerator includes a body including a storage compartment, a door that opens and closes the storage compartment, a support provided to be changeable in position to an unfolded position to be unfolded outward from the storage compartment and a folded position to be folded in the storage compartment, a folding guide device interlinked with an opening and closing operation of the door to apply a rotational force for changing the position of the support to the support. Here, the folding guide device includes a slider pressurized by the door and linearly moved, and a conversion outputter provided to connect the slider with the support and configured to convert a linear force input by the slider that linearly moves into a rotational force for changing the position of the support and output the rotational force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: O Min Kwon, Ki Young Lim
  • Patent number: 10537040
    Abstract: A chassis includes a housing, a partition, a movable member and a tray. The housing includes a top plate and a bottom plate, and the top plate is opposite to the bottom plate. An accommodating space is located between the top plate and the bottom plate. The bottom plate has a through hole. The partition is disposed in the accommodating space. The movable member is connected to the partition. The movable member is configured to move between a first position and a second position. The tray includes a latch member. When the movable member is located at the first position and the tray is placed into the accommodating space, the movable member is embedded into the through hole and the latch member engages with the movable member. When the movable member is located at the second position, the movable member disengages from the through hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: Wiwynn Corporation
    Inventors: Ping-Sheng Yeh, Yan-Yu Chen, Ming-Feng Hsieh, Hung-Lung Lin, Chia-Hsin Hsieh
  • Patent number: 10527342
    Abstract: Disclosed are a refrigerator and a refrigerator door opening apparatus. The refrigerator includes a cabinet forming a storage space; a door configured to open and close the storage space; a panel installed on a front surface of the door to form an external appearance; a door handle provided in the panel and operable to open the door; and a door opening apparatus coupled to the door handle and configured to assist in opening the door. The door opening apparatus includes a main module installed inside the panel and configured to protrude backward from the panel according to the operation of the door handle; and a sub-module provided at an end portion of the door corresponding to the main module and configured to protrude backward in conjunction with the main module to push the cabinet and open the door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventor: Hyunjin Park
  • Patent number: 10524587
    Abstract: A fastener storage and display cabinet includes a housing defining an internal space, with a plurality of tray units positioned within the internal space. Each tray unit is movable between a closed position primarily within the internal space and an extended position in which a majority of the tray unit is cantilevered forward of the housing. At least one tray unit is formed as a telescoping tray assembly comprising an upper tray component and a lower tray component, wherein the upper tray component fits within the lower tray component and is movable with respect to the lower tray component between a first position nested within the lower tray component and a second position cantilevered forwardly from the lower tray component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: THE HILLMAN GROUP, INC.
    Inventors: Brian D. Rosner, James F. Huss, Nalinikanth Garikapati
  • Patent number: 10524381
    Abstract: An electronics rack component including at least one slide locking mechanism for removably securing the component to a rack. The slide lock mechanism includes a slide lock with a support configured to slide along a flat flange portion of the rail. A release lever protrudes from the top surface of the support base and provides a structure or surface for a user's finger to slide the support base along the flat flange portion. A locking latch extends downward from the bottom surface of the base and through the slot in the rail. The locking latch includes a portion spaced apart from the bottom surface of the base a distance to accommodate the flat flange portion and a flange on the electronics rack. A spring biases the slide lock toward the end of the component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: Legrand AV Inc.
    Inventors: Nico Corbo, Leszek Markowski
  • Patent number: 10508858
    Abstract: A refrigerator of the present invention may have a drawer which is provided in a storage compartment formed on a cabinet and which accommodates stored goods, the drawer being movably supported by a drawer guide disposed in the storage compartment. In the storage compartment, a frame which is supported to be movable in the front/back directions by a frame guide may be provided, and a door opening and closing the storage compartment may be connected with the frame by a link. The frame may have a base part which is disposed on the lower side of the drawer and is connected with the link, and the frame may comprise a side plate which extends from the base part and reaches a height corresponding to the drawer. The side plate may comprise a vertical part which is vertical with respect to the base part. A cross section formed by horizontally cutting the vertical part may be formed so as to be elongated along the moving direction of the drawer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Seonil Yu, Hongsik Kwon, Junyi Heo
  • Patent number: 10508483
    Abstract: An ejection device includes a support formed as a housing; an ejection element for ejecting the movable furniture part from a closed position into an open position along an ejection path; an ejection force accumulator which applies a force to the ejection element in the opening direction of the movable furniture part; and a clamping device for clamping the ejection force accumulator. The clamping device has a clamping element to be coupled to the movable furniture part, and a movement transmission element, in particular a rotatable movement transmission element, between the clamping element and the ejection element. The clamping element and the ejection element can be moved in opposite directions when coupled by the movement transmission element when the ejection force accumulator is clamped, and the ejection element, the movement transmission element, and the clamping element are moveable together relative to the support over a first part of the ejection path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: Julius Blum GmbH
    Inventor: Fredi Dubach