Patents Examined by Patrick Hawn
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Patent number: 9480183Abstract: A slide rail assembly comprising a first rail, a second rail, and an engaging member, wherein the first rail is connected to the side plate of the bracket assembly; the second rail is longitudinally and movably connected to the first rail; and the engaging member is connected to the second rail and comprising a contact portion, wherein when the second rail is pulled and moved along a direction with respect to the first rail to a predetermined position, the blocking portion of the arm member blocks the contact portion of the engaging member so that the second rail is blocked at the predetermined position.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2014Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Assignees: King Slide Works Co., Ltd., King Slide Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Ken-Ching Chen, Shun-Ho Yang, Chiang-Hsueh Fang, Chun-Chiang Wang
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Patent number: 9468190Abstract: There is provided a distributor device (22) for distributing treatment fluid to the teat cups of a milking cluster. The distributor device has at least one distributer inlet (18) for treatment fluid, at least one distributor outlet (20) for connection to a teat cup, and a safety valve The safety valve is selectively operable to permit flow between the at least one inlet (18) and the at least one outlet (20) and, in a rest position, to shut off flow between the at least one inlet and the at least one outlet and vent the at least one inlet to atmosphere.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2013Date of Patent: October 18, 2016Assignee: AN UDDER IP COMPANY LTD.Inventor: James Richard John Duke
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Patent number: 9468294Abstract: A structure of expandable corrugated storage shelf system includes a support frame and coupling sleeves or retention plates, or coupling sleeves and retention plates, arranged at side surfaces of the support frame. The coupling sleeves each have an outer surface on which symmetrically arranged engagement slots are formed and convergent, through sloping, in a downward direction. The retention plates each have a curved configuration are convergent, through sloping, in the downward direction. To assemble, the coupling sleeves of a plurality of support frames are respectively fit to fixed rods to receive the retention plates of an adjacent one of the support frames to fit into the engagement slots of the coupling sleeves thereby connecting the plurality of support frames together in a side by side manner or forming a corner configuration and expansion of the storage shelf being made easy and being tidy and organized after being connected together.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2015Date of Patent: October 18, 2016Assignee: BESTMATE INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPING CO., LTD.Inventor: Kuang-Huan Fu
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Patent number: 9439520Abstract: A merchandiser for displaying items at an angle with respect to a rear panel of a display fixture is formed from flat sheets. The merchandiser has first and second side panels separated by a bottom panel along first and second fold lines that are generally parallel to each other. The first and second panels are offset from each other and may be folded toward each other to a generally parallel orientation. The merchandiser has tabs extend from a rear thereof that may be received in slots in the rear panel of the fixture to couple the merchandiser thereto. The merchandiser is reversible and may be folded into a functional form which angles to either the right or the left with respect to the panel to which they are coupled to allow customers to easily view the front of items held therein while still maintaining a high density of display.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2015Date of Patent: September 13, 2016Assignee: HALLMARK CARDS, INCORPORATEDInventors: Todd E. Berry, Brian Bertram Owens, Joseph G. Blincoe, Jimmy J. D. Leeper, Doug Bazzel
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Patent number: 9427081Abstract: A rotating storage rack including a base and a plurality of vertically stacked shelves allows high storage density for shoes, boots, and other footwear, as well as miscellaneous wardrobe accessories, including purses.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2015Date of Patent: August 30, 2016Inventor: William R. Hardin
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Patent number: 9420883Abstract: A composite shelf includes a plurality of connecting units, a plurality of supporting units mounted between the connecting units, and a plurality of upright posts connected with the connecting units. Each of the connecting units includes a connector provided with a plurality of slots to allow insertion of the supporting units. The connector of each of the connecting units is provided with a plurality of positioning grooves. Each of the connecting units further includes a plurality of positioning bars mounted in the positioning grooves of the connector and two positioning sleeves mounted on the connector and abutting the positioning bars. Thus, the supporting units are positioned by the positioning bars and locked by the positioning sleeves so that the supporting units are locked by and will not be detached from the connecting units.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2014Date of Patent: August 23, 2016Inventor: Chih-Cheng Lai
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Patent number: 9417007Abstract: A storage basket used for storing and displaying food products and packages in a refrigerator or freezer unit may include a single-material first portion including a bottom wall and an upright wall that extends away from the bottom wall. The bottom wall and the upright wall are imperforate, thereby creating a solid barrier to transfer and fall-through of materials contained in the storage basket. The storage basket may also include a single-material second portion coupled to and extending from the upright wall, and the second portion may include a plurality of perforations. The plurality of perforations may permit airflow around and about the materials contained in the storage basket.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2011Date of Patent: August 16, 2016Assignee: SSW Holding Company, Inc.Inventors: Jason R. Yochum, Jeffrey A. Ambrose
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Patent number: 9398817Abstract: The present invention relates to a facing arrangement which enables objects such as stock in a supermarket to be displayed effectively and clearly and positioned when required when stock is removed by customers. In one aspect there is a kit for aligning and drawing one or more objects across a support surface. The kit comprises a container for drawing the objects across the support surface, the container defining a zone for aligning objects, the zone defined between an opposing pair of side walls and an opposing pair of end walls. There is also an end element arranged to be secured adjacent an edge of the support surface and a spacer element configured to maintain a product spaced apart from the end element, the spacer element configured to provide a zone to accommodate an end wall of the container.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2011Date of Patent: July 26, 2016Assignee: BIG SKIES LIMITEDInventor: Conway Daw
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Patent number: 9395042Abstract: In general, implementations of the present invention include devices, systems, and components for mounting and/or displaying panels and panel structures with one or more post modules. The post modules, according to the present invention, can include a post, which can secure one or more panels, and covers that can conceal the post from view. Additionally, the post modules can have hollow channels between the covers and the post, which can house wires, cords, lighting elements, and other components.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2014Date of Patent: July 19, 2016Assignee: 3Form, LLCInventors: Bryan K. Harris, Brian Hillstrom, Guillaume Martin, Michael Damen
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Patent number: 9392883Abstract: A product display tray, which is provided with a spring-actuated pusher paddle for urging a column of products forwardly in a display as items are removed from the front of the tray, includes a manually operated locking element pivotally attached to the pusher paddle and normally held in a “release” position by the action of the pusher spring. When the paddle is in a fully retracted position, for reloading of the tray, the locking element is manually pivoted into a locking position to engage the tray structure and retain the paddle in its retracted position during loading operations. A slight backward push on the paddle, when reloading has been completed, releases the paddle for forward movement by the spring. The device also includes special features on the pusher paddle to facilitate and simplify its slideable assembly with, and stable retention on, longitudinal guide rods on which the paddle slides.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2013Date of Patent: July 19, 2016Assignee: Trion Industries, Inc.Inventor: Joseph F. Kologe
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Patent number: 9386846Abstract: Variable planform shelving systems include a variable support platform and a support surface assembly that is supported by the variable support platform. The variable support platform includes frames that can be repositioned relative to each other to vary the planform of the variable support platform. The support surface assembly provides a support surface for supported items. The support surface assembly is flexible and/or comprised of a plurality of linked panels so that the support surface provided varies in response to variation in the planform of the variable support platform.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2014Date of Patent: July 12, 2016Assignee: STOREXPERTS, INC.Inventors: George Fanourgiakis, Lawrence J. Brucia
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Patent number: 9380889Abstract: A guide assembly for a displaying a plurality of products is disclosed. The guide assembly includes a base, a first lateral wall and a second lateral wall. The base includes a product-supporting surface defining a longitudinal axis. Each lateral wall includes a plurality of support members and a rail. The support members extend upwardly from a lateral side of the base. The rail is spaced above the base and extends along portions of the support members. A proximal-most support member of the first lateral wall is longitudinally offset from a proximal-most support member of the second lateral wall.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2013Date of Patent: July 5, 2016Assignee: Display Technologies, LLCInventor: Andrew Howard
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Patent number: 9380876Abstract: A bathroom rack may include a main body and at least two positioning units. The main body has a hanging portion at a rear portion thereof. Each of the positioning unit has a connecting head, a screw, and a cover. The connecting head has a first end and a second end, and the second end has a threaded connecting section. The cover has an inner hole that has a threaded connecting portion corresponding to the connecting section. A notch is formed at a periphery near a center portion of the positioning unit, and a locking hole toward the direction of the first end is located at a rear end of the notch, and the main body is configured to horizontally slide into the notch of the connecting head through the hanging portion to engage with the connecting head.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2015Date of Patent: July 5, 2016Assignee: Jin Ju Han Industrial CorporationInventors: Cheng-I Hsieh, Tung-Shu Yao
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Patent number: 9375102Abstract: A shelving unit includes formed front and rear beams providing shelf supporting and lower flanges, respectively. A C-shaped tie bar extends centrally between respective front and rear beams and is captured between the beam flanges with tie bar ends engaging the beams providing loaded shelf support and resisting loaded beam twisting.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2010Date of Patent: June 28, 2016Assignee: Edsal Manufacturing Company, Inc.Inventors: Anthony J. Troyner, David J. Wojtowicz, Thomas St. Germain, Antonio Luis Escalante
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Patent number: 9363922Abstract: A filler panel/horizontal manager for a rack includes two latching regions that mirror each other. The latching regions include a pair of guide posts configured to enter both round-shaped and square-shaped holes and guide the filler panel into a rack. The latching region further includes a pair of locator walls configured to enter square shaped holes along with the guide posts to guide the filler panel into a rack. Each latching region includes one or more latching members having surfaces for engaging a railing of a rack. At least one pair of latching members includes an angled stepped surface configured to engage railings of different thicknesses. One or more outwardly extending cable management elements may be associated with a front face of the filler panel/horizontal manager to facilitate wire/cable management functionalities.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2015Date of Patent: June 7, 2016Assignee: Ortronics, Inc.Inventors: Lars R. Larsen, Chris M. Vacca, Robert R. Adams, Frank Ruotolo
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Patent number: 9335788Abstract: A display module fixing apparatus used in a portable terminal such as a smart phone, a tablet Personal Computer (PC), or the like is provided. The fixing apparatus includes a display module bracket comprising an opening in a predetermined shape and a slim plate integrally fixed to the display module bracket into the opening. Therefore, the portable terminal using the display module fixing apparatus achieves slimness thereof.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2012Date of Patent: May 10, 2016Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jong Chul Choi, Hee Cheul Moon, Kwang Jin Bae, Bong Suk Choi, Hyo Sung Kang
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Patent number: 9326396Abstract: A casing for electronic equipments is disclosed. The casing includes a first region and a second region. The first region is formed by a foamed layer provided between an outer rigid layer and an inner rigid layer. The foamed layer isolates the outer rigid layer from the inner rigid layer. The second region is formed by a single layer of material, and the single layer of material is joined to the outer rigid layer, the formed layer and the inner rigid layer.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2013Date of Patent: April 26, 2016Assignee: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE LTDInventors: Fumitake Mizoguchi, Tetsuo Ogawa, Tetsuya Ohtani, Hiroaki Agata
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Patent number: 9303663Abstract: In a panel support array constituted by lower support joists and upper panel rails in a two-tier, two-dimensional arrangement, the array is aligned through the use of V-shaped locking rails extending through apertures in adjacent upper panel rails. The V-shaped locking rails are configured so as to lock at each of the upper panel rails through which the V-rail passes. As a result, the overall support array remains aligned in the proper position despite environmental variations.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2014Date of Patent: April 5, 2016Assignee: Northern States Metals CompanyInventors: Michael G. Greenamyer, Greg Huzyak
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Patent number: 9307669Abstract: An adjustable shelving mount with cord organizer that enables mounting a television and other audio/visual equipment. The adjustable shelving mount includes a spine that is routed down from the television to a power outlet level. The spine supports modular attachment of illuminated shelving units and includes electrical connectors and provides an internal wiring channel for discreetly routing various interconnecting cables and power cords. The shelves are supported upon brackets which attach to the spine. Multiple spine sections can attach together to provide enhanced configurability.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2013Date of Patent: April 5, 2016Inventor: Jeffrey D. Briggs
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Patent number: 9301605Abstract: An end unit has an end wall and first and second side walls forming a corner. One end of an L-shaped rail with first and second flanges seats in the corner against the end wall, with the flanges flat against the side walls. One side wall has a protrusion abutting the first flange to restrict movement of the rail away from the other side wall. The first side wall has a tab in a slot in the first flange, engaging the flange on a side of the slot away from the end wall, preventing movement of the rail away from the first side wall, while permitting movement of the rail away from the end wall to a position where the tab aligns with the slot to permit movement of the rail away from the first side wall. A pin in aligned holes prevents the movement away from the end wall.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2014Date of Patent: April 5, 2016Assignee: Middle Atlantic Products, Inc.Inventors: Nico Corbo, John Franetovich, Richard Fluhr