Patents Examined by Timothy M. Ayres
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Patent number: 11642910Abstract: An apparatus includes a reversible tray. The reversible tray includes a first surface including a marking board. The reversible tray is configured to be used in a first configuration in which the first surface faces in a particular direction. A second surface is on a reverse side of the reversible tray and includes a padding. The reversible tray is further configured to be used in a second configuration in which the second surface faces in the particular direction. A pouch is attached to the reversible tray. The pouch is configured to receive and secure an object to the reversible tray.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2019Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: AdoraBlue LLCInventor: Luciana Pires
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Patent number: 11635248Abstract: A built-in assembly comprises a refrigerator or freezer configured for installation in a piece of kitchen furniture having a front panel hinged to a cabinet structure. The front panel is arranged at the refrigerating appliance door and linked thereto by means of at least one sliding and connecting device which comprises a rail and a cursor, wherein at least one of the rail and cursor is fully interposed between the front panel and the refrigerating appliance door so that it is hidden from view in its installed configuration.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2021Date of Patent: April 25, 2023Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventor: Matteo Parnisari
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Patent number: 11633041Abstract: A refrigerator includes a cabinet defining a storage chamber, a drawer door, a motor assembly provided at the storage chamber and configured to provide a driving force that moves the drawer door relative to the storage chamber, and a rack gear assembly provided at the drawer door and having an extendable rack gear. The rack gear includes a fixed rack fixed to the drawer door and a moving rack slidably coupled to the fixed rack. The drawer door includes a drawer part that defines an upwardly open storage space, and a door part that is configured to, based on the drawer door being inserted into the storage chamber, close the storage chamber.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2021Date of Patent: April 25, 2023Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventor: Jeonggil Kim
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Patent number: 11627798Abstract: The present invention relates to a work surface and mounting assembly. More specifically, a work surface that is selectively coupleable to a mounting assembly.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2021Date of Patent: April 18, 2023Assignee: NOMADLABS LLCInventors: Bradley David Springer, Somnanritha Sothoeun Chan
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Patent number: 11622619Abstract: A table with a central extension, includes a frame, two movable trays bearing on the frame and adapted to be brought close to one another to constitute a continuous surface on their own, or to be symmetrically brought away from each other, or independently of each other to enable the set-up of one or several so-called central extension(s) between the movable trays. The edges of the movable trays and of the extension(s) include at least one tab located on a first half of the edge and a groove located on a second half of the edge, the tab having a height increasing from its distal edge up to its central portion and decreasing from its central portion up to its proximal edge, and the depth of the groove being larger than the tab height, enabling an assembly by mortise-and-tenon joint even when the trays and/or the extension are deformed.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2021Date of Patent: April 11, 2023Assignee: LAFUMA MOBILIER SASInventors: Jean-Noël Pernet, Corrado Roani
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Patent number: 11617438Abstract: An inflatable cabinet is provided and includes a first inflatable cabinet stand and a base. The first inflatable cabinet stand is for storing products. The first inflatable cabinet stand includes members and first connectors. The members include side walls, a back wall, and a top member. The base is connected to the first inflatable cabinet stand and includes an air pump, second connectors and air lines. An air pump is configured to pump air into at least one of the members of the first inflatable cabinet stand. The second connectors are configured to connect to the first connectors. The air lines are connected between the air pump and the second connectors.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2020Date of Patent: April 4, 2023Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLCInventors: Paul E. Krajewski, Wonhee M. Kim, Paul W. Alexander
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Patent number: 11617455Abstract: A system and method for rotating an ornament, so that the ornament can be easily decorated. The decorating device has a housing that defines an interior compartment. Within the interior compartment, a mount receives and engages the neck of the ornament, therein temporarily connecting the ornament neck to the mount. The ornament is passed into the housing through an access opening in the housing. When connected to the mount in the housing, at least some of the ornament extends out of the housing through the access opening. A motor is used to rotate the mount and ornament. As the ornament rotates, the section of the ornament that extends out of the access opening can be contacted with marking devices. In this manner, the ornament can be decorated as it spins.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2020Date of Patent: April 4, 2023Assignee: Hey Buddy Hey Pal Investments LLCInventors: Gale Scott Houdashell, Charles Curtis McGill
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Patent number: 11602219Abstract: A length-adjustable support device, comprising a first rod, a second rod, a bearing formed on the first rod for axially movably mounting the second rod on the first rod such that the second rod is movable in a translation motion relative to the first rod, and a movable fastening element for interlockingly axially fastening the movable second rod to the first rod by interlockingly fastening the fastening element to a mating interlocking-connection element, the mating interlocking-connection element for the interlocking connection to the fastening element. The aim of the invention is that the interlockingly locked length of the support device can be temporarily adjusted by changing the length of the support device.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2018Date of Patent: March 14, 2023Assignee: 90GRAD GMBHInventor: Mario Riegger
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Patent number: 11591743Abstract: Disclosed herein is a washing machine, which includes a cabinet having a first opening and a washing space therein and a door assembly configured to open or close the first opening. The door assembly includes a door unit including a guide duct having one side forming a second opening and the other side connected to the washing space, and configured to be rotatable with respect to the cabinet, a sub-door configured to open or close the second opening and a sealing assembly configured to seal the other side of the guide duct. With this configuration, it is possible to effectively seal the inside of the washing machine.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2021Date of Patent: February 28, 2023Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jin Ho Lee, Han Kyu Choi, Hwa Shik Kim
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Patent number: 11583079Abstract: A furniture spacer (1) that maintains an even gap between a piece of furniture and a wall thereby protecting the furniture and wall from damage while providing an attractive design aesthetic.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2021Date of Patent: February 21, 2023Inventor: Michael D. Pherson
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Patent number: 11583069Abstract: A modular apron assembly for use in a folding mechanism is provided. The apron assembly may include a cross bar and four perpendicular bars. The perpendicular bars may be affixed to the cross bar and oriented substantially perpendicular to the cross bar. Two of the perpendicular bars may include a leg mount. A coupling flange may extend from each end of the cross bar. Each coupling flange may define a coupling hole for connecting to the coupling holes of an opposing apron assembly. An elbow flange may extend from the cross bar and define a mounting hole. The distance between the mounting hole and the coupling holes may be less than 40 millimeters, the distance between the coupling holes and the leg mounts may be more than 69 millimeters, and the distance between the coupling holes and the leg mounts may be less than 120 millimeters.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2021Date of Patent: February 21, 2023Assignee: NPS Public Furniture Corp.Inventor: Charles P. Kiesow
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Patent number: 11554895Abstract: A pallet includes a top deck and pallet support legs coupled to the top deck. The top deck has a product support surface and an opposing underside, with the underside having snaps openings therein. Each pallet support leg includes a base extending across a width of the top deck, and a pair of outer leg supports extending from ends of the base. Each outer leg support includes at least one outwardly facing snap and at least one inwardly facing snap inserted into respective snap openings in the top deck.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2019Date of Patent: January 17, 2023Assignee: CHEP Technology Pty LimitedInventors: Bradley Wayne Daubenspeck, Daniel Aaron Gorsky, Craig Rolland Norman
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Patent number: 11553787Abstract: A furniture assembly includes a housing unit, a table top, and one or more folding tables. Each folding table includes a base and an x-shaped leg assembly coupled to the base. The base includes two support beams disposed along a first pair of opposite ends of a perimeter of a bottom surface thereof, and one or more support bars coupled between the two support beams. The x-shaped leg assembly includes a first rectangular frame having a first leg and a second leg connected by a first cross beam proximal to the bottom surface of the base, and a second rectangular frame mechanically coupled to the first rectangular frame and the base. The first cross beam has one or more channels for accommodating each of the one or more support bars and moves along them between the two support beams to fold and unfold the folding table.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2021Date of Patent: January 17, 2023Inventor: Robert M. Glas
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Patent number: 11554896Abstract: A pallet includes a plastic top deck and a bamboo bottom deck. The bamboo bottom deck includes bamboo boards made from bamboo strips layered together. Support blocks are coupled between the bamboo bottom deck and the plastic top deck, with a gap being formed therebetween for receiving a lifting member.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2020Date of Patent: January 17, 2023Assignee: CHEP Technology Pty LimitedInventors: Matthew Wood, Paul M. Melia, Daniel J Lantz
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Patent number: 11553788Abstract: Provided is a structure for preventing deformation of a reading table, which prevents deformation of a reading table itself, solves a problem that a gap is generated when a support of the reading table is rotated and coupled, and thus prevents a standing paper from falling off, and relates to a pressing structure for preventing deformation of a reading table, wherein a pressing member is located at a center of a rear surface of a reading table, and when a first support member is rotated at a predetermined angle, a central part of the reading table is pressed by a support member, and thus a predetermined interval is forcibly formed between the reading table and lower corners of two sides of the first support member.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2021Date of Patent: January 17, 2023Assignee: NICE PRODUCTION CO., LTD.Inventor: Il Hun Jeong
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Patent number: 11547205Abstract: A collapsible measuring and cutting craft table enables cutting, measuring, and stowing fabric and craft materials from a foldable, height-adjustable, and mobile work surface. The craft table comprises a large, flat work surface having a center panel and two hingedly attached drop leaf panels that fold down for storage. Center support members support the center panel in a horizontal position at the desired working height. Two center support members supports the center panel of the work surface. The outer support members pivot outwardly to a support position to support the drop leaf panels. The outer support members pivot inwardly to a collapsed position to fold the drop leaf panels down perpendicularly relative to the center panel. The center support members telescopically adjust in length to height adjust the work surface. The support members terminates at wheels for mobility. Meshed baskets slide along rails that run between the center support members.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 2020Date of Patent: January 10, 2023Inventor: Scott Maynes
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Patent number: 11547207Abstract: A mobile workstation with adjustable height of the present disclosure may comprise a top assembly, an adjustment assembly, and a bottom assembly. Adjustment assembly may comprise telescopically engaged segments. One or more pulleys or pulley assemblies may be disposed within one or more of the segments to allow for withdrawing and retracting segments from one another at the same rate. Actuation of the raising or lowering of the overall height of the mobile workstation may be realized through either a manual actuation or an electronic element such as a linear actuator.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2020Date of Patent: January 10, 2023Assignee: Midmark CorporationInventors: Daniel A. Albers, Connor James Osowski, Jeffrey T. DeBord, Rainer Bernhard Teufel, Todd Linthicum, Jay F. Perkins, David Simpson, Nicholas Leonard Blackburn, Jon Robert Neil Hamilton, Michael C. Couch, Darin Gregory Whittington
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Patent number: 11540629Abstract: An undermount drawer slide mounting clip releasably attaches a drawer to a drawer rail assembly mounted in a cabinet carcass. The apparatus is capable of effecting positional adjustments of the drawer in three directions without removing the drawer from the cabinet carcass. The apparatus is comprised of a body slidingly engaged with a bonnet. A trigger pivotally connected between the body and the bonnet. A spring loaded catch slidable within the bonnet and acted on by the trigger to releasably attach the apparatus to a drawer rail assembly. A threaded spindle rotates within the base and adjusts the horizontal position of the drawer. A ramp adjustably connected to the base adjusts the vertical position of the drawer by rotation of a threaded barrel. A plunger extends from a housing connected to the body to adjacent the drawer rail assembly and adjusts the depth of the drawer.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2021Date of Patent: January 3, 2023Assignee: Hardware Resources, Inc.Inventors: Dennis McGregor, Greg Davis
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Patent number: 11533990Abstract: A foldable table is disclosed. The table includes a shaft having a first end and a second end. An auger used for twisting the table into the ground is located at the shaft's first end. A fixed member that houses a handle is located at the shaft's second end. The shaft also includes a slidable member that causes the table to move between open and closed positions. In the open position, upper slats form a tabletop surface. In the closed position, upper slats are folded inwardly such that the table can be easily stowed away or transported. Support members support the weight of the tabletop surface and are coupled to the fixed member, the upper slats, and the slidable member.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2021Date of Patent: December 27, 2022Inventor: Ian Stack
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Patent number: 11533994Abstract: A furniture unit in the form of a multi-function table having a base, a top surface attached to an upper part of the base, a refrigeration assembly located within the base and defining a refrigerated storage area accessible by a drawer, and a non-refrigerated storage assembly located within the base and accessible by one or more drawers. The top surface may be the uppermost surface of the table and can cover substantially the entire table. The table may include other features including lighting, audio speakers, power outlets, USB ports, and a wireless charging pad. Operation of the refrigeration assembly and various features of the table may be controlled by a control section and programmable controller provided with the table. The controller may communicate wirelessly with a personal electronic device operable to program the controller and control operation of the features of the table.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2019Date of Patent: December 27, 2022Inventors: Evan Dash, Yiyang Zhang, Defang Chen, Xiqing Zhong, Yijun Wang