Patents Examined by Timothy M. Ayres
  • Patent number: 11226640
    Abstract: A system, apparatus, and method for use in delivery of items to a storage unit. The storage unit can include one or several storage receptacles and a control unit that controls and monitors the status of the one or several storage receptacles. The storage unit may be included in a storage unit system that can include one or several storage units and a central control unit. The central control unit can communicate with the one or several storage units, and can receive status and availability updates from the one or several storage units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: United States Postal Service
    Inventors: Donald E. Irwin, Nan K. McKenzie, William A. Tartal, Victoria K. Stephen, Michael J. Amato
  • Patent number: 11191353
    Abstract: A desktop includes a first portion, a second portion, and a linkage assembly attached to the first and second portions. The first desktop portion has a first, substantially planar, upper surface, and an edge. The second desktop portion has a second, substantially planar, upper surface, a proximal edge, and a distal edge. The linkage assembly is configured such that the second desktop portion is movable between a first configuration and a second configuration. At the first configuration, the second desktop portion is substantially coplanar with the first desktop portion, and the proximal edge of the second desktop portion is adjacent the edge of the first desktop portion. At the second configuration, the proximal edge of the second desktop portion is beneath the edge of the first desktop portion, and the second desktop portion is not coplanar with the first desktop portion and is not parallel to the first desktop portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: Ergodriven, Inc.
    Inventors: Ryan Feeley, Christopher Perkins
  • Patent number: 11168934
    Abstract: A refrigerator front frame for a refrigerator appliance, includes: four extruded plastic profiles; four corner connecting pieces configured to join the four extruded plastic profiles to form the refrigerator front frame, wherein a co-extruded, thin metal strip is embedded within a wall of each of the four extruded plastic profiles so as to be near an outer surface of a corresponding extruded plastic profile as compared to an overall wall thickness of the corresponding extruded plastic profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignees: BSH Home Appliances Corporation, BSH Hausgeräte GmbH
    Inventors: Cetin Abdullah Celik, Alexander Görz, Samuel Harward, Cemalettin Hasturk
  • Patent number: 11166546
    Abstract: A height adjustable desk includes a work surface, a first telescoping leg, a second telescoping leg, a driving device, and a switch device. The first telescoping leg and the second telescoping leg are connected to the work surface, and are driven by the driving device to lift or low the work surface to any desired height. The switch device is mounted on the first telescoping leg to be activated when the work surface is moved to a predetermined position. The switch device will turn the motor off to stop the work surface when the switch device is activated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignees: HI-MAX INNOVATION CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jhih Fan Lin
  • Patent number: 11135962
    Abstract: A modular flooring system comprises a modular floor surface and a plurality of stackable, three-dimensional modular interior design components (MIDCs). The modular floor surface can comprise an array of discrete, raised, low-profile, receiving panels that can be rectangular in shape. MIDCs can be securely and interchangeably placed on any group of one or more adjacent unoccupied receiving panel and they can also be stackable, such that various different floor layouts can be created. Each of the MIDCs may comprise a lower surface recess that fits over a group of one or more adjacent raised receiving panels. A first MIDC may have an raised lip on a top surface such that the lower surface recess of a second MIDC fits over, separately and interchangeably, one (or more) of the raised receiving panels and the raised lip on the top surface of the first MIDC.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: HAPPIER CAMPER, INC.
    Inventor: Derek M. May
  • Patent number: 11129469
    Abstract: A folding leg assembly including a first brace member secured to a first leg and a second brace member secured to a second leg. Each brace member includes an upper portion secured to the respective leg, a lower portion secured adjacent the bottom of the furniture support structure, to and a pivot member for connecting the upper portion to the lower portion such that each brace member is movable between an extended position and a collapsed position. A handle is disposed between the first brace member and the second brace member and is configured to assist in manipulating the pivot members of the first and second brace members between the extended position and the collapsed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: DongGuan Shichang Metals Factory Ltd.
    Inventor: Chen-Kang Lin
  • Patent number: 11125412
    Abstract: A lighting device includes a light emitting diode (LED) that has a main axis of light emission. The lighting device also includes a lens element positioned adjacent the LED. The lens element has a geometry defined by at least partial revolution of a cross-sectional profile around an axis of revolution. The lens element is positioned relative to the LED such that the axis of revolution crosses the main axis of light emission of the LED. The lens element is operative to apply total internal reflection to at least some light rays emitted from the LED.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: CURRENT LIGHTING SOLUTIONS, LLC
    Inventors: Eden Dubuc, Brian Morgan Spahnie
  • Patent number: 11112166
    Abstract: A door rack for a domestic refrigeration appliance has a basic body which is configured for receiving items to be stored, a rear wall and a forwardly oriented upper bow directed away from the rear wall of the basic body. A plate which is separate from the basic body forms the bottom of the door rack and is latched on the basic body by way of a latching device. A reach-through region is formed between the upper bow and the plate in the end position of the plate in which it is arranged on the basic body. There is also described a domestic refrigeration appliance having a door rack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: BSH Hausgeraete GmbH
    Inventors: Elena Claass, Andrea Fink, Stefan Deissler
  • Patent number: 11109680
    Abstract: A shelving device is provided, including: a carrier, including two sides which are opposite to each other and two first assembling mechanisms disposed on the two sides; at least one support mechanism, each of the at least one support mechanism being detachably assembled with one of the two first assembling mechanisms, including a support leg extending laterally to a periphery of the carrier and being configured to be abutted on an installation environment; and a blocking member, adjustably disposed on at least one of the two sides, configured to be positionally abutted on the installation environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: Tsai Thing International Technology Ltd.
    Inventor: Chien-Pang Liu
  • Patent number: 11103062
    Abstract: A height-adjustable medicine cart is an apparatus which eliminates the need for medical staff to push around traditional medicine carts. The apparatus includes a cabinet and a height adjustment mechanism. The cabinet is designed to safely store medical supplies and medicine. The cabinet facilitates the storage and retrieval of the contents while preventing access to the stored contents from unauthorized users. The height-adjustment mechanism enables the mounting of the cabinet adjacent to a wall while also enabling the users to adjust the height of the cabinet. The cabinet includes a receptacle body, and the height adjustment mechanism includes a first rail, a second rail, a first carriage, and a second carriage. The receptacle body stores the medical supplies and the medicine. The first carriage and the second carriage slidably connect the receptacle body to the first rail and the second rail to enable the height adjustment of the cabinet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Inventor: April Drusilla Calvert
  • Patent number: 11105552
    Abstract: A refrigerator includes a cabinet defining a cabinet storage space, a front panel door part, a drawer part that is located at a rear surface of the front panel door part and that defines a drawer storage space, a drawer cover that partitions the drawer storage space into a front space and a rear space and that covers the rear space, and at least one draw-out rail located at each of both sides of the drawer part. The drawer cover includes a partition part configured to partition the drawer storage space into the front space and the rear space, and a cover part that extends from an upper end of the partition part to a rear end of the drawer part to cover a top of the rear space of the drawer storage space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventor: Taejin Yeom
  • Patent number: 11105551
    Abstract: A refrigerator includes a cabinet, a front panel door part, a drawer part located rearward of the front panel door part, and a connection device that is located at the front panel door part, that is configured to couple the front panel door part with the drawer part, and that is configured to transmit power from the front panel door part to the drawer part. The connection device includes an exposed portion that is exposed through the rear surface of the front panel door part and that allows a user to manipulate the connection device, and the connection device is configured to, based on a manipulation of the exposed portion of the connection device by the user, decouple the front panel door part from the drawer part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventor: Jinho Kim
  • Patent number: 11089870
    Abstract: A storage assembly, such as a drawer assembly, for a storage system having an upright rail includes a frame having a first side edge disposed along a vertical axis. An accessory bracket is mounted to the first side edge at a first location, the accessory bracket including a mounting plate with plurality of hooks extending therefrom and arranged to engage the upright rail. A footer bracket is mounted to the first side edge at a second location spaced below the first location, the footer bracket including a base plate with a pin extending therefrom, the pin arranged to engage the upright rail to support the frame prior to engagement of the hooks with the upright rail during installation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: Clairson, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen Watkins, Mark Terrill, Jr.
  • Patent number: 11089924
    Abstract: A system is provided comprising a recessed, wall-mounted cabinet for sanitary and discreet storage of items and internal flanges along at least one of a top and a bottom interior cabinet edge. The system also comprises external flanges situated around an entire perimeter of the cabinet, a hinged door, and a magnetic latch. The cabinet is mountable in a wall. The cabinet stores cleaning tools and toilet cleaning agents. The cabinet comprises containers for hosting the tools and the agents. The internal flanges promote prevention of the containers from falling from the cabinet. The containers promote prevention of a toilet brush from contacting surfaces of the cabinet. The cabinet is installable with one of right-door and left-door opening capability. The cabinet is constructed from galvanized steel. The galvanized steel does not absorb bacterial and is powder coated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Inventor: Brenda F. Music
  • Patent number: 11096307
    Abstract: A system according to one embodiment includes a pair of members for mounting to a computer rack in a parallel orientation relative to one another, at least two bezels configured for extending between the members and mounting to the members, and at least two locks for selectively locking the bezels to at least one of the members. A system according to another embodiment includes a frame for mounting to a computer rack. The frame includes members oriented in a rectangular configuration, at least two bezels configured for extending between opposite members of the frame, and at least two locks for selectively locking the bezels to at least one of the members. A system according to another embodiment includes a pair of members for mounting to a computer rack in a parallel orientation relative to one another, and an array of locks coupled to one of the members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Camillo Sassano, Paula Besterman, Aaron R. Cox, Kevin L. Schultz
  • Patent number: 11077985
    Abstract: Provided is a mounting base member used in a pair for mounting an object to be conveyed thereon, the mounting base member including: a body part configured to support the object to be conveyed; and a top plate part that extends in at least a horizontal direction from an upper part of the body part. The top plate part covers an upper surface of the body part, or the upper surface of the body part contacting the conveyed object is flush with an upper surface of an extending portion of the top plate part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignees: OBAYASHI CORPORATION, SRI INTERNATIONAL
    Inventors: Eri Ohmoto, Satoru Doi, Tomoya Kaneko, Koji Hamada, Tamaki Horii, Maya Kagatani, Tatsuya Osugi, Hiroto Sato, Takashi Tsuchiya, Aveek Das, Poojitha Preena
  • Patent number: 11073326
    Abstract: A door for a domestic refrigeration appliance has a door inner panel and a door outer panel. The inner and outer panels are arranged on a single-piece, multiple-sided door frame. The door frame is open in the peripheral direction of the frame shape, and a separate recessed handle element is arranged in an open peripheral section of the door frame. There is also described a domestic refrigeration appliance with a door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: BSH Hausgeraete GmbH
    Inventors: Alfred Raab, Friedrich Klein, Tobias Heisswolf
  • Patent number: 11073329
    Abstract: A refrigerator shelf assembly includes a frame having a depth and a first support element extending along the depth and defining a first track open in a lateral direction perpendicular to the depth. The support element further defines a first open area along a first side of the track and extending between an adjacent portion of the track and an exterior of the first support element and a cantilever arm having a free end adjacent the first open area. The cantilever arm is resiliently deformable away from a plane defined along the first side of the track. The assembly further includes an insert slidably received within the track and moveable along the depth of the first track through a fixed range of motion, wherein the insert is disposed over an expanse of the first open area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Shrawan Kumar, Pranav, Kundan S. Rawate, Abhijeet Suryavanshi
  • Patent number: 11064828
    Abstract: A dishware combination comprising, at least, an elevating base and a plurality of receptacles for various flatware is disclosed. The combination may further comprise a plurality of flatware rests appropriate for spoons, forks, knives, chopsticks, or the like, and the plurality of receptacles may be specifically designed to accommodate flatware appropriate to the specific dishware combination implemented. The dishware combination itself may present as a soup bowl, salad plate, coffee plate or saucer, sushi plate, drinking glass, drinking mug, or any other type of dishware. The dishware combination may further comprise the appropriate flatware itself.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Inventor: Michael Joyner
  • Patent number: 11060557
    Abstract: A telescopic mechanism includes a first component and a second component. The second component is capable of moving relative to the first component along a longitudinal direction. One of the first component and the second component is arranged with a contacting portion. The contacting portion resiliently abuts against the other one of the first component and the second component, such that a friction resistance is provided when the second component is moved relative to the first component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignees: KING SLIDE WORKS CO., LTD., KING SLIDE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ken-Ching Chen, Shun-Ho Yang, Chun-Yi Ho, Chun-Chiang Wang