Patents Examined by Timothy M. Ayres
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Patent number: 8814285Abstract: A refrigerator capable of preventing the drooping of a bin when the bin is pulled out of the storage space is provided. The refrigerator does not need to fit a guide device when users push the bin into the storage space, since the bin is completely separated from the guide device.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2012Date of Patent: August 26, 2014Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Yoo-Min Park, Jong-Gon Kim, Young-Hoon Gwak, Bon-Young Koo, Myung-Soo Kim, Hyeon-Po Cho, Oh-Chul Kwon
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Patent number: 8814284Abstract: The present embodiment relates to a refrigerator. With the present embodiment, a user can easily draw in and out foods stored in a storage chamber.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 2009Date of Patent: August 26, 2014Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Su-Won Lee, Kyung-Eun Lee, Han Rim Song
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Patent number: 8801120Abstract: A self-opening and self-closing slide assembly includes a first rail, a second rail, a third rail, a movable unit, a hooking member and a contact member. The movable unit is installed to the first rail and includes a movable member, a first resilient member and a second resilient member. The second rail is installed between the first and third rails. The hooking member and the contact member are connected to the third rail. When the third rail is pushed, the hooking member is disengaged from the movable member. The second rail extends relative to the first rail by the force from the first resilient member. When the third rail is retracted relative to the first rail, the hooking member is connected to the movable member and the second resilient member applies a force the movable member to retract the third rail relative to the first rail.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2012Date of Patent: August 12, 2014Assignees: King Slide Works Co., Ltd., King Slide Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Ken-Ching Chen, Yi-Syuan Jhao, Chun-Chiang Wang
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Patent number: 8800455Abstract: A case for an audio mixer console comprises first and second frame members, a carrier surface and a releasable latch member. The first and second frame members are spaced apart from each other. A first side of the carrier surface is proximate to the first frame member and a second side of the carrier surface is proximate to the second frame member. The carrier surface is pivotally coupled to the first and second frame sides along a first axis of rotation and moves with respect to the first axis of rotation between a first position and a second position. The carrier surface further comprises a catch member located proximate to a back edge of the carrier surface between the first and second frame sides. The releasable latch member releasably engages the catch member when the carrier surface is in the second position.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2011Date of Patent: August 12, 2014Inventor: Dana Monroe
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Patent number: 8800454Abstract: A height adjustable work surface system having an under-mount mechanism pivotably attached at a first end to a mounting bracket for mounting to a secure structure; the under-mount mechanism being further pivotably attached at a second end to an attachment bracket; the attachment bracket further connected to a work surface support designed to connect to a work surface; and by pivoting the under-mount mechanism from a first to a second position the work surface is raised or lowered.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2011Date of Patent: August 12, 2014Assignee: Baral Holdings Corp.Inventor: Alan J. Jones
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Patent number: 8770678Abstract: A representative work station comprises a center console module having front, rear, top, and bottom walls. The front wall includes at least one hole for storing at least one nail drying device. The top wall includes a first airflow device for producing airflow from the outside to the inside of the center console module. The center console module further comprises a tray that is positioned below the first airflow device and receives particles from the first airflow device. At least two end modules are coupled to the center console module. The at least two end modules include a first end module that receives the particles from the tray.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2010Date of Patent: July 8, 2014Inventor: Quy That Ton
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Patent number: 8770682Abstract: A refrigerator is provided. The refrigerator includes a cabinet having a first storage chamber, a plurality of doors which open and close an access opening formed at a front surface of the first storage chamber, a hinge assembly which rotatably couples each door to the cabinet, and a basket assembly rotatably coupled to the cabinet with respect to the hinge assembly, the basket assembly being configured to define a second storage chamber which is received in the first storage chamber. The basket assembly includes a basket frame defining the second storage chamber and a basket mounted on the basket frame to receive food stuff when at least one of the doors is opened. The basket assembly is configured such that an access into the basket is enabled through a front face and rear face of the basket assembly.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2011Date of Patent: July 8, 2014Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Eun Joo Lee, Hang Bok Lee
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Patent number: 8752916Abstract: A refrigerator is provided that may include a refrigerator body having at least one cooling chamber, and at least one cooling chamber door that opens or closes the at least one cooling chamber. The cooling chamber door may include a first door configured to open or close the at least one cooling chamber, a second door configured to open or close an open portion formed in the first door, and a support provided at the open portion that supports articles or food. The second door may be rotated around a rotational shaft that extends in a substantially vertical direction with respect to the at least one cooling chamber door. With this structure, food may be supported using the support when the second door is opened, thereby facilitating the putting in and taking out of food from the open portion.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2012Date of Patent: June 17, 2014Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Hyokku Kwon, Seonkyu Kim, Hangbok Lee
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Patent number: 8752914Abstract: A dish rack installation kit including a pair of rigid vertical support members connected on each side of said dish rack, said dish rack having a plurality of frame members that can support a variety of different kinds of dishes, said dish rack mounted above a kitchen sink in an upper kitchen cabinet with an open bottom to allow drainage from the dish rack directly into the kitchen sink. The invention can include cabinet doors to hide the dish rack when not in use. The invention saves space in the kitchen. The rigid vertical support members include holes that receive fasteners for attaching the entire unit to the inside walls of a kitchen cabinet.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2012Date of Patent: June 17, 2014Inventor: Tali Simhoni
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Patent number: 8752489Abstract: The present invention discloses a pallet construction having a body including a plurality of interconnected structural members defining at least an upper support surface, a bottom and a plurality of interconnecting sides. A plurality of stand-offs extend from underside projecting locations of the body in order to elevate the bottom an upward distance from a ground supporting location. A mesh or other sheer material is provided and exhibits durable load carrying and anti-tear properties. The mesh is applied over at least the upper support surface and, in additional variants, along each of the extending side surfaces such that the body establishes a three dimensional volume defining interior. In order to support the mesh, the body includes upper and lower vertically spaced and rectangular perimeter defining members separated by spaced apart and vertically interconnecting members.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2012Date of Patent: June 17, 2014Assignee: Oria Collapsibles, LLCInventor: Miguel A. Linares
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Patent number: 8740320Abstract: A dishwasher comprises a compartment to hold items to be washed and/or dried, the compartment including a front opening; a closure device to sealingly close the opening, the closure device being movable between open and closed positions; and an insert having a front side with a portion that is flush or substantially flush with a front surface of the closure device. The insert includes a recessed handle that is inwardly recessed into the front face of the closure device. The handle is elongated in a horizontal sense and to such an extent that the handle is accessible by a user when standing at a position laterally adjacent the dishwasher, (e.g., in front of a sink) to better avoid the need for the user to lean over to access the center of the dishwasher.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2012Date of Patent: June 3, 2014Assignee: BSH Home Appliances CorporationInventor: Lindsay Eng
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Patent number: 8733728Abstract: A formwork clamp comprising: a lower elongate support member having a head portion and a tail portion, the head portion adapted for attachment to a lower portion of formwork, an upper elongate support member having a head portion and a tail portion, the lower elongate support member and the upper elongate support member being attached relative to each other and movable relative to each other between a collapsed position where the lower elongate member is more towards or against the upper elongate member, and an extended use position where the head portion of the upper elongate member is spaced away from the lower elongate member, a mounting member attached to or forming part of the head portion of the upper elongate support member, the mounting member being attachable to an upper portion of the formwork, the upper elongate support member being adjustable in length, and anchor means to enable the formwork clamp to be anchored to the ground.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2008Date of Patent: May 27, 2014Assignee: Hal Brackets Pty Ltd.Inventor: Matthew Kent Reilly
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Patent number: 8733863Abstract: A laundry machine (1) including a cabinet (10) having an opening (10a) for loading and/or unloading laundry, a door (300) selectively opening and/or closing the opening of the cabinet (10), and a door positioning unit (A) for positioning the door (300) away from the cabinet (10).Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2010Date of Patent: May 27, 2014Assignee: LG ELectronics Inc.Inventors: Dae Wook Kwak, Jong Min Kim, Han Ki Cho, Soon Jo Lee, Kyu Chul Lee, Cheol Kang Heo
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Patent number: 8708436Abstract: The invention relates to two telescopic extensions that can be deployed in a refrigerating device to support thereon a goods carrier, such as a door-type goods carrier for refrigerated goods. Bridges are mounted on movable rails of the telescopic extensions and delimit, together with the movable rail, a gap for receiving a first carrier tab element of the goods carrier. The width of the gap is larger than the thickness of the first carrier tab element, and a first stabilizer tab element is inserted into the free space remaining after the first carrier tab element is inserted into the gap.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2006Date of Patent: April 29, 2014Assignee: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeraete GmbHInventor: Karl-Friedrich Laible
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Patent number: 8702185Abstract: A refrigerator appliance is provided. The refrigerator appliance includes a drawer received within a chilled chamber. The drawer is mounted within the chilled chamber using drawer slides. The drawer slides are positioned at a bottom of the chilled chamber and support a bottom portion of a basket mounted on the drawer. Such a configuration can increase actual and/or perceived storage space within the chilled chamber and provide other improvements.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2012Date of Patent: April 22, 2014Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Bagawathkumar Chellappan, Scott Gabriel Brown, Gopi Krishna Chowdary Vulava, Sundaramoorthy Venkatraj
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Patent number: 8695512Abstract: The present invention is a materials-handling pallet with a non-flat-deck, particularly for flexible cargo, which composed of any known pallet's construction, except that its upper deck is not flat. Moreover, the provided pallet can be reinforced by inserting or attaching reinforcing elements and can include a taut cable that prevents or reduces the declining of the upper deck when the pallet is loaded.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2010Date of Patent: April 15, 2014Assignee: B.B.P. Technologies Ltd.Inventors: Shlomo Nevo, Rami Remez
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Patent number: 8695513Abstract: A folding reading desk formed by a support structure with two boards, with an intermediate cavity in-between wherein a worktop board can be introduced and extracted, wherein said worktop board is coupled, in a sliding assembly with a braking system, to a board arranged in the mentioned intermediate cavity between the facing boards.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2010Date of Patent: April 15, 2014Assignee: Figueras International Seating, S.L.Inventor: Jose Figueras Mitjans
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Patent number: 8690268Abstract: A laundry treating apparatus is provided which can be manufactured easily. The laundry treating apparatus includes a cabinet, a drum rotatably disposed in the cabinet configured to hold laundry therein, a front cover including a door opening to load the laundry in the drum, and at least one panel opening configured to receive a control panel therein.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2013Date of Patent: April 8, 2014Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventor: Dong Woo Kang
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Patent number: 8689704Abstract: A sterilizable surgical accessory table includes a pair of independently movable tabletops supported by a base. The front tabletop is supported by a carriage which allows the position of the front tabletop to be adjusted fore and aft, while maintaining it in a horizontal plane. The rear tabletop cannot move fore and aft, but it can be tilted about a transverse horizontal axis. The rear tabletop is at all times well above the horizontal plane of the front tabletop. Both tabletops are normally locked in position, but the setting of each can be adjusted by depressing one of two pedals at the bottom of the base. The tabletops can be removed easily for cleaning and sterilization.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2011Date of Patent: April 8, 2014Inventors: Scott D. Hodges, S. Craig Humphreys, Ira B. Young, Christopher B. Young
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Patent number: 8662467Abstract: A formliner and master mold are disclosed. The master mold corresponds with the formliner, which includes a plurality of courses, each course having a plurality of pockets, each pocket sized and configured to receive a decorative brick, and a plurality of ridges arranged and disposed to separate the pockets. In the embodiment, the ridge lattice has a first ridge having a dimension that differs from a same dimension of a second ridge or a portion of the first ridge.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2012Date of Patent: March 4, 2014Assignee: Architectural Polymers, Inc.Inventors: Richard E. Fasching, Marshall Gilbert Walters