Patents Examined by Kimberley S Wright
  • Patent number: 11234512
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a cupboard or household appliance, particularly a wall-mounted cupboard, comprising a carcass on which a door can be pivoted from a closed position into an open position by means of a pivoting device, at least one holder for storing objects being attached to an inner side of the door facing the carcass, the door being lowerable down a guiding device, in an open range of the door. The invention further relates to a method for opening and closing a cupboard or a household appliance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: HETTICH HOLDING GMBH & CO. OHG
    Inventors: Uwe Sobolewski, Stefan Andschus
  • Patent number: 11229288
    Abstract: A refrigerator appliance having one or more sliding shelves. The sliding shelf may slide along one or more tracks. The sliding shelf may include one or more shelf plates. The one or more tracks may be adjustable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: MIDEA GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Eric Scalf, Vinayak Naik, Kirk Lemmen
  • Patent number: 11229306
    Abstract: A locking knife holder uses either mechanical or electronic locking systems to secure the knives into the holder. The electronic locking system includes the implementation of one or more electromagnets into the holder. The user can then selectively lock or unlock the knives in the holder by activating or deactivating, respectively the electromagnet. In other implementations, the mechanical locking system can use magnetic keys to unlock the mechanical locking system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: Brothers Brands, Inc.
    Inventor: Jordan Schmidt
  • Patent number: 11219997
    Abstract: A system for a portable wall supported tool holder including a bracket assembly and a receptable assembly is disclosed. The bracket assembly includes a bracket having a first tubular bar with a rod extending perpendicularly therefrom. The bracket also includes a second tubular bar with a rod extending perpendicularly therefrom. The second tubular bar slidably engages the first tubular bar. The two rods are parallel to one another and engage a wall therebetween. One of the rods has a support post extending perpendicularly outward that supports an angularly adjustable joint having a receptacle shelf providing a support surface attached thereto. The receptacle shelf has a cylindrical receptacle extending upward to receive a bucket and a small shelf extending from the side of the bucket receptacle to receive tools.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Inventor: Artur Carvalho
  • Patent number: 11197543
    Abstract: A cantilever shelving system is disclosed and can include a frame structure, a cantilever shelf support structure, and a plurality of load-bearing shelves that can be supported by the cantilever shelf support structure and the frame structure. The shelves can be positioned laterally adjacent to cantilever support arms of the cantilever shelf support structure, and the shelf support surfaces can be coplanar with upper walls of the cantilever support arms. Ends of laterally adjacent shelves do not overlap with a front side of a vertical support member to which the cantilever support arm is mounted. The cantilever shelving system can accommodate various user requirements and can be operably integrated with standard commercial and/or industrial equipment or machinery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: InterMetro Industries Corporation
    Inventors: Todd Robinson, Carey Alan Roberts
  • Patent number: 11192489
    Abstract: A support for a vessel such as a kayak or canoe comprises a support structure such as a kayak rack supported by the ground, the support structure comprising a beam for supporting the vessel, the beam generally parallel to the ground. A sliding structure is on the beam. The sliding structure comprises a bracket having an upwardly facing surface; and roller bearings on the upwardly facing surface of the bracket for ease in slidingly placing and removing the vessel from the support structure. A fastener fastens the sliding structure to the beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: DRDesigns, LLC
    Inventor: Darryl R. Dworkin
  • Patent number: 11197388
    Abstract: A protective cover is provided in which connectors on a distal end of a motherboard are protected with the protective cover in a closed configuration. Sliding the motherboard into position within a chassis with the protective cover in the closed configuration automatically causes the protective cover to assume an open configuration, thereby exposing the connectors. Withdrawing the motherboard from the chassis results in automatically closing the protective cover through the operation of biasing elements (e.g., springs) that bias the protective cover into a normally closed configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: QUANTA COMPUTER INC.
    Inventors: Chao-Jung Chen, Hou-Hsien Chang
  • Patent number: 11185159
    Abstract: A folding hard-wall locker includes a frame, a front door connected to the frame for opening and closing the locker, and accordion-like folding side-walls connected to the frame. Each of the folding side-walls has first and second edges facing away from the frame. For each of the folding side-walls, the length of the first edge plus the length of the second edge is greater than the height of the door (and of the frame). In operation, the locker may be unfolded, assembled, and positioned for use within a shelter. The combined lengths of the first and second edges is greater than any dimension of the locker before the locker is unfolded from its shipping configuration. Among other things, the unfolded, assembled locker is adapted to fit beneath an angled ceiling of a flexible shelter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: Alaska Structures, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard W. Hotes, Michael Vesper
  • Patent number: 11172760
    Abstract: A hanging storage enclosure includes a main frame, a hanging mechanism, a top slide and a bottom slide. The main frame has a hollow interior having a top side, a bottom side, and an open front end. The hanging mechanism is on the top side. The hanging mechanism is configured to hang the main frame from an object. The top slide is positioned on the top side and the bottom slide is positioned on the bottom side. The top slide is configured to slide in and out of the top side of the main frame for positioning the top side. The bottom slide is configured to slide in and out of the bottom side for positioning the bottom side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Inventors: Jason A. Market, Elizabeth B. Stec Market
  • Patent number: 11172761
    Abstract: A vehicle door storage unit has a door storage frame, at least one lower door support member rotatably connected to a lower end of the door storage frame, and at least one hinge mount adjustably mounted along the door storage frame between the lower end and an upper end of the door storage frame. The hinge mounts may be adjustably mounted to the door storage frame through a tightening mechanism. Each hinge mount has one or more pin receptacles configured to receive a hinge pin of a vehicle door that has been uninstalled from a vehicle. The hinge mounts secure the vehicle door to the door storage frame, while the lower door support members support the mounted doors from below. The lower door support members can rotate between a deployed position for storing a vehicle door on the present invention and a stored position, folded against the door storage frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Inventor: Bruce John Van Zile, Jr.
  • Patent number: 11172797
    Abstract: A wall-mounted enclosure is provided to store bathroom supplies within the vacant space between the studs of standard residential framing. The device can either be mounted to existing drywall or mounted directly to a stud before drywall is applied to the standard residential framing. The device also includes a trim structure to conceal any gaps between the drywall cutaway and the device. The device includes individual compartments to store various bathroom supplies such as tissue paper rolls, air fresheners, cleaning supplies, personal hygiene supplies, and the like. The compartments are assessable through conveniently hinged compartment doors that protrude from the drywall surface. By placing this device within the space between framing studs, this allows the user to utilize storage space that was previously inaccessible, increasing convenience and overall storage space. This also provides better access to necessary bathroom necessities in smaller spaces where there is no preexisting storage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Inventor: James H. Olmsted
  • Patent number: 11167406
    Abstract: An apparatus for storing utility tools in an organized manner, in particle tools with long handles. The apparatus having an upper panel, a lower panel, and three pillars that extend between the upper panel and the lower panel. Each the upper panel and the lower panel having voids for different dimensions and shapes. Such voids of the different dimensions and shapes can receive a range of tools of different shapes and dimensions. The pillars having peg holes throughout that can be used to mount hooks. A range of articles can be mounted to these hooks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Inventor: Roy Peer
  • Patent number: 11166620
    Abstract: A household dishwasher includes a dishwasher cavity, and first and second rollers which are rotatably mounted in a roller holder that is fastened to the dishwasher cavity. A support element supporting a receptacle for items to be washed is movably mounted relative to the roller holder with the aid of the first roller and the second roller in such a way that the receptacle is movable between a position in which the receptacle is inserted into the dishwasher cavity and a position in which the receptacle is extracted from the dishwasher cavity. The support element has an upper running area and a lower running area, with the first roller being spaced apart downward from the upper running area and running along the lower running area, and with the second roller being spaced apart upward from the lower running area and running along the upper running area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: BSH Hausgeräte GmbH
    Inventors: Florian Racs, Thomas Steck, Christoph Kapfer
  • Patent number: 11162205
    Abstract: A washing machine of the present disclosure includes a cabinet having a first opening and a door assembly provided to open and close the first opening, wherein the door assembly includes a door main body having a second opening provided to be opened and closed independently of the first opening and a rear holder corresponding to the first opening, and the rear holder includes a door sealing unit spaced apart from the second opening and provided to come in contact with the diaphragm to seal the inside of the cabinet when the first opening is closed by a door assembly. By the configuration, the cabinet can be sealed more effectively, and laundry items or detergent may be additionally inserted even during a washing process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dong Young Kim, Adam Wishney, Doo Young Ryu, In Ju Lee
  • Patent number: 11158530
    Abstract: A materials rack carrying support plates inside, and able to secure or release the support plates by lifting or dropping a handle at the top, includes a frame, a stop assembly, and an assembly for the handle. The stop assembly includes a stop rod, a first pressing plate on an end of the stop rod, and an elastic member resisting against the top frame and the first pressing plate. The handle assembly includes a rotating shaft, the handle and a second pressing plate being fixed to the rotating shaft. By the handle, the second pressing plate can be moved towards the first pressing plate to press down the first pressing plate or moved away from the first pressing plate to release a downward pressure of the first pressing plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: TRIPLE WIN TECHNOLOGY(SHENZHEN) CO. LTD.
    Inventor: Yuan Wen
  • Patent number: 11134797
    Abstract: A manual, bottom supporting, shelf allocation and management system allocates shelf space among rows of products and moves products toward the shelf front and includes a plurality of adjacent shelf allocating and managing units. Each unit includes a base adapted to rest on a shelf and to support the at least one row of products, a perpendicular side divider fixedly attached to a side edge of the base, a puller positioned immediately adjacent to the divider and immediately adjacent to a top of the base, and a back-stop attached to the rear of the puller and protruding laterally across the base which is configured, when the puller is drawn forward, to make contact with a rearmost product resting on the base and to push the rearmost product and any other products on the base forward with the forward movement of the puller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Inventor: William R. Goehring
  • Patent number: 11134775
    Abstract: One aspect of the disclosure relates to a pedal organizer. The pedal organizer may include: a first pedal retaining member including a front surface, a rear surface opposite the front surface, a top surface, and a bottom surface opposite the top surface; at least one aperture extending through the top surface to a depth within the first pedal retaining member, the at least one aperture extending from the front surface to the rear surface; and at least one void within the front surface of the first pedal retaining member, the at least one void being open to the at least one aperture without extending through to the rear surface, wherein portions of the front surface on opposing sides of the at least one void are substantially coplanar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: INNOVATION LAB, LLC
    Inventors: Nicole Marie Weikert, Matthew Ibarra, Nikolai Poulsen, Moises Alberto Arriaga
  • Patent number: 11137196
    Abstract: A household refrigerator has a receiving space for food which is delimited by walls of an inner container. A covering plate that is separate from the inner container is arranged in the receiving space in front of a wall of the inner container. A functional unit of the household refrigerator is arranged in the receiving space in front of the wall and in one spatial direction of the household refrigerator the covering plate ends next to the functional unit. The functional unit is covered, at least in certain sections, by a cover that is separate from the covering plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: BSH Hausgeraete GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Lindel, Thomas Schaefer, Marcus Wehlauch
  • Patent number: 11129474
    Abstract: A drawer (100) comprising at least one receptacle (103) open at the top of the drawer; a drawer information means extending in a depth direction of the drawer, wherein the drawer information means comprises a series of projections (108) moulded into the drawer. The drawer also comprises guiding slots (104) for holding an insert (400) having a plate (401); and a pair of legs (404a, 404b) formed in the body of the plate and extending longitudinally upwards along the sides of the plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: Supply Point Systems Limited
    Inventors: Christopher Marriott, Iain Clark, Brandon Warzecho, Jeff Wittich
  • Patent number: 11125490
    Abstract: A food-receiving container for a household refrigeration appliance includes a receiving bin and a separate dividing wall for insertion from above into the bin to divide the bin. A positioning device, which positions the wall during installation and in a final position, includes a first positioning unit of the bin and a second positioning unit of the wall. The positioning units engage for positioning the wall to the bin. The positioning units automatically establish different holding states of the wall and bin at different insertion height positions, depending on the insertion height position of the wall into the bin. The insertion height positions differ in a number of holding states and a number of spatial directions in which they act. The position of the wall in the bin is fixed in three spatial directions in the final pushed-in position. A method for installing a wall is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: BSH Hausgeraete GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Gatter, Andrea Fink, Ralf Heyer