Patents Examined by Timothy M. Ayres
  • Patent number: 10859308
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a storage device and a refrigerator having the same. The storage device comprises a body, an regulating assembly, a first partition frame and a second partition frame, wherein the first partition frame is connected onto a pair of side walls of the body, the second partition frame is rotatably connected onto the first partition frame through the regulating assembly, the regulating assembly comprises: a first regulating mechanism fitted and connected with the first partition frame, on which a first concave-convex curved surface is formed; and a second regulating mechanism fitted and connected with the second partition frame, on which a second concave-convex curved surface is formed; when the first and second regulating mechanisms are relatively rotated, the first and second concave-convex curved surfaces are butted against each other to enable the first and second regulating mechanisms to reciprocate in the vertical direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: QINGDAO HAIER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dengqiang Li, Bin Fei, Yazhou Shang, Xueli Cheng, Falin Yang, Guangrui Wu
  • Patent number: 10856651
    Abstract: A placement lifting platform includes a table board, under which a bracket, scaffolds and bases are arranged. The placement lifting platform further includes a locking structure, a constant force structure and a buffer structure. By setting the constant force structure, the buffer structure and the lock structure, a constant lifting force can be provided. The adjustability function makes the platform more convenient and smooth, its buffering avoids the unnecessary collision between parts, with the special locking structure, it has better locking effect and is practical and convenient, the use effect is optimized and the applicability is improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Inventor: Jianming Huang
  • Patent number: 10849443
    Abstract: A table cover. The table cover includes a flexible base having a perimeter edge that can secure to a table such that an entirety of an upper surface of the table is covered by the base. A pair of panels are pivotally affixed to opposing ends of the base, wherein the pair of panels include a plurality of pockets on an exterior surface of the panel. At least one of the panels includes a thermally insulated lining therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Inventors: Kimberly Windorski, Gregory Windorski
  • Patent number: 10842262
    Abstract: A tray attachment assembly providing a horizontal surface for placement of items thereon. The assembly includes a tray that defines the horizontal surface and a connection mechanism for fixedly clamping the tray to an attachment surface. The tray includes a first planar section extending between a first lateral edge and a second lateral edge that defines the horizontal surface. A second planar section extends from the second lateral edge of the first planar section at a transverse angle from the first planar section for preventing unintended interaction with the connection mechanism. The transition between the first planar section and the second planar section presents a rounded profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Inventors: Tod Zimmerman, Doreen Zimmerman
  • Patent number: 10843198
    Abstract: A worktable for a laboratory automation system can include a worktop with a level surface and a support profile for supporting the worktop, bent from a metal sheet The support profile can include a facing edge, and an underside of the worktop can lie directly on the facing edge. The support profile can include at least one reception lug. The worktable can include a bolt-shaped fastener for attaching the worktop on the support profile. The bolt-shaped fastener can project through the worktop and be received in the reception lug.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: TECAN TRADING AG
    Inventors: Theo Meier, Martin Kuster
  • Patent number: 10835036
    Abstract: A bathroom management apparatus includes: a cabinet having an front surface; at least one frame configured to be attached to the cabinet; and at least one function module including at least one of a towel care module, a sterilizing module, a secret box module, a refrigerating module, a charging module, and an air conditioning module configured to be installed in the at least one frame, wherein the at least one frame provides a first mounting space, a second mounting space provided beneath the first mounting space, and a third mounting space provided beneath the second mounting space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jeongyun Kim, Daeyun Park, Jinhyeon Jeon
  • Patent number: 10840849
    Abstract: A foldable chair side table has a snap-on/snap-off clamp which is designed for easy and simple installation on most foldable chairs. A leveling system is provided for ready adjustment to horizontally align the table in relation to the chair. The table is lightweight for ease of use and portability and comes equipped with an attached strap. It has a variety of unique features not found in prior side tables, including a solar powered charger having charging panels for electrically charging cell phones, tablets, and other electronic devices. The table also comes equipped with dual USB ports having a protective cover, a cup holder, a storage compartment, and rotatable leg members to allow placement of the side table on the ground, a table, or other flat surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Inventor: Joseph L Belverio
  • Patent number: 10830527
    Abstract: A vacuum insulated cabinet structure includes an exterior wrapper with a front edge extending around an opening thereof. At least one liner includes a front edge extending around an opening of the liner, wherein the liner is disposed inside of the wrapper with the front edge of the wrapper disposed around the front edge of the liner in assembly. A thermal bridge includes an outer coupling portion and an inner coupling portion. In assembly, the outer coupling portion is overmolded to a portion of the front edge of the wrapper, and the inner coupling portion is overmolded to a portion of the front edge of the liner to form a sealed vacuum cavity between the wrapper and the liner. The thermal bridge is formed in a mold in which the preformed wrapper and liner are partially disposed to form a unitary composite structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Lakshya J. Deka, Dustin M. Miller, Tao Liu
  • Patent number: 10827829
    Abstract: A system for managing the elevation of a workstation, the system comprising a frame, a worktop having an upper worksurface, at least a first powered vertical-displacement drive mechanism connected between the frame and the worktop and arranged to selectively vertically displace the worktop with respect to the frame, a presence sensor and a processor linked to the drive mechanism and the sensor, the processor using information from the presence sensor to track user presence at the workstation and, upon detecting that the workstation is unoccupied, automatically controlling the drive mechanism to move the worktop from a current height to a scheduled height.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: STEELCASE INC.
    Inventors: Jean-Paul Labrosse, Michael Xinjie Chu, Scott Sullivan, Matthew N. Schneider
  • Patent number: 10813531
    Abstract: A dishwasher with at least one guide rail. The guide rail can slidably couple a dish rack to a tub, where the tub defines at least a portion of a treating chamber. The dish rack can carry at least one wheel assembly that includes at least one wheel. The wheel can be contained in a wheel channel of the wheel assembly. The wheel channel can in part be defined by walls of the guide rail. A track closure can rotatably couple to the guide rail for the selective removal of the dish rack from the guide rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Matthew Martin Kenneth Hansen, Abhinay S. Munje
  • Patent number: 10813450
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: Midmark Corporation
    Inventors: 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
  • Patent number: 10802473
    Abstract: A height adjustable table assembly system comprising a worktop, a frame, a height adjustment subassembly integrated into the table assembly and adapted to cause worktop elevation adjustment, a user interface and a processor programmed to perform the steps of, while the worktop is at a current elevation position, upon sensing a quick multiple activation of the interface, controlling the height adjustment subassembly to move the worktop to a stored elevation position and upon sensing a prolonged activation of the interface, controlling the height adjustment subassembly to change worktop elevation while the prolonged activation persists.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: STEELCASE INC.
    Inventors: Jean-Paul Labrosse, Michael Xinjie Chu, Scott Sullivan
  • Patent number: 10782037
    Abstract: A bathroom management apparatus includes: a cabinet having an open front; at least one frame configured to be installed at an inner side of the cabinet; at least one function module, wherein the at least one function module is one of a towel care module, a sterilizing module, a secret box module, a refrigerating module, a charging module, and an air conditioning module configured to be installed inside the at least one frame body, wherein guide ribs are formed at both sides of the at least one function module, and inner ribs are formed at first and second side frames of the frame, and are configured to guide and support the guide ribs when inserting the at least one function module into the at least one frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jeongyun Kim, Daeyun Park, Jinhyeon Jeon
  • Patent number: 10750861
    Abstract: A drive device for a movable furniture part includes a first lockable ejection device and a second lockable ejection device for ejecting the movable furniture part out of a closed position into an open position. The first ejection device has a first locking device and the second ejection device has a second locking device. The first locking device and the second locking device each have a locking position and an unlocking position. The first locking device and the second locking device are movable between the respective locking position and the respective unlocking position by rotational movement of a respective first component relative to a respective second component about a rotational axis oriented parallel to the longitudinal axis of the first ejection device and the second ejection device. A synchronizing device for synchronizing the first locking device and the second locking device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: Julius Blum GmbH
    Inventor: Daniel Wohlgenannt
  • Patent number: 10736450
    Abstract: A two-part tray apparatus that includes a base tray having a desk surface for drawing and writing and a food tray having four food compartments. A resilient bottom of the base tray may rest on a lap. The food tray is nestable into the base tray and is nonslideable relative to the base tray. The base tray includes a proximal side with no upwardly extending walls to make it easy for a child to write or draw on the desk surface. Strap units are included to anchor opposite ends of the tray apparatus or may be connected to each other to form a full length shoulder strap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: Regalo International, LLC
    Inventors: Mark A. Flannery, Elizabeth R. Volk, Brian G. Linehan
  • Patent number: 10729239
    Abstract: A device including a base section operable for storage or transport of cosmetic items; a compartmentalized storage area including at least one large storage area and at least one small storage area; a primary lid portion that is configured to provide cover for the base section; a mirror appliance disposed on an interior surface of the primary lid portion; a cushioned interior surface; a protective pad that is configured to prevent the stored cosmetic items from making contact with said mirror appliance during transport; a retractable support leg implement; and a chamber section, in which the chamber section comprises at least two open chamber sections being disposed on each side of a bottom portion of the base section, wherein each of the two open chamber sections are configured to house at least two retractable support leg implements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Inventor: Monika Murcinova
  • Patent number: 10733816
    Abstract: A locking system for a cabinet may include a plurality of hubs to pass signals from activation devices and for power distribution to locks controlling access to drawers and/or openings of the cabinet. The hubs may also pass signals between pairs of locks, for example for drawer slides used for drawers of the cabinets. In some embodiments the hubs passively pass the signals, and in some embodiments each of the hubs are identical.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Accuride International Inc.
    Inventors: Darush David Hashemi, Charles Milligan, Lucas Nielsen, Todd Takashi Watanabe
  • Patent number: 10731916
    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: December 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventor: Taejin Yeom
  • Patent number: 10724787
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a refrigerator. Specifically, a refrigerator that is capable of enabling a user to easily introduce or remove goods into or from the refrigerator is disclosed. More specifically, a refrigerator that is capable of enabling a drawer for receiving goods to be more conveniently used is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Daejin Choi, Donghoon Lee, Changwoan Yang, Dongjeong Kim, Wonsup Bae, Jinsung Kim
  • Patent number: 10724284
    Abstract: A hinge assembly for pivotally connecting an associated appliance lid to an associated appliance body includes a base adapted to be connected to the associated appliance body. A cam is rotatably supported on the base and is adapted to be engaged by the associated appliance lid and is rotatable about a lid pivot axis. A snubber/damper is operatively connected to the base. The cam exerts a snubber activation force on the snubber when said cam rotates about the lid pivot axis in a first direction corresponding to movement of the associated appliance lid from an opened position toward a closed position such that the snubber damps movement of the cam when the cam rotates in the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: Mansfield Engineered Components, Inc.
    Inventor: James Collene