Patents Issued in March 7, 2019
  • Publication number: 20190069667
    Abstract: A barbeque chain brush includes a handle; a shaft; a brush head; including a brush head base, chain segments including connected chain links, and a brush skirt; such that the barbeque chain brush can be used to scrub a surface of a barbeque grill. The chain segments can be square or round, made from a non-corrosive metal, and can be configured as single or double chain segments, with particular width, length, and density ranges.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2017
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Inventors: Bruce Prior, George Prior
  • Publication number: 20190069668
    Abstract: A table top utilising an anchor affixed to the said table top and at least one leg to support the table top above a ground surface. The anchor is adapted to engage with the leg via a pivoting joint, such that the leg can pivot between an active position where leg is presented to engage with the ground to support the table top above the ground, and a stowed position wherein the leg is disposed to extend substantially adjacent (preferably parallel) to the lower surface of said table top. The leg is releasably retained in the stowed position by the interaction of a catch and receiver at a location distal from the pivoting joint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2017
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Inventors: Andrew David CAMERON, Han Young HWANG, Lee David BLATTMANN
  • Publication number: 20190069669
    Abstract: A cable organizing device is disclosed. A tray, mountable adjacent an underside of a working surface, comprises opposed side walls and a distal back wall joined by a tray floor, the tray floor comprising a U-shaped trough along a proximal side forming a front side wall of the tray. The distal back wall comprises notches along its upper edge opposite the floor. A distal portion of the side walls comprises mounting tabs comprising an eccentric hinge point around which the tray rotates elliptically, rotating the back wall of the tray away from the underside of the working surface. As the tray is rotated away from the underside of the working surface an opening is formed above the back wall to allow electrical cable components to pass the notches into the tray and loose cable components in the tray slide into the U-shaped trough.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2017
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Inventors: David R. Hall, William H. Reynolds, Christopher Reynolds
  • Publication number: 20190069670
    Abstract: Disclosed is a safe cylindrical combined cabinet for outdoor use, comprising a cylindrical cabinet body. The cylindrical cabinet body is formed of two or more unit cabinets arranged and connected around one centre point. The safe cylindrical combined cabinet for outdoor use has good stability, small land occupation, and a good waterproof effect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2016
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Inventor: Feng Wu
  • Publication number: 20190069671
    Abstract: A tool storage system for loading, storing, and transporting tools.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2018
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Inventor: Michael Williams
  • Publication number: 20190069672
    Abstract: A retraction device, in particular for pull-out guides, has a housing, in which a guide for a linearly movable slider and a guide track for a driver attached to the slider are provided. The driver can be coupled with an activator and a damper comprising a damper housing and a piston rod is provided between the housing and the slider. There is a pull-out guide with a stationary guide rail and a running rail which is movable relative to the guide rail.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2017
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Applicant: Paul Hettich GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: FOREST PAN, BODE ZENG, FEMMY WANG, ROY CHEN, KAI-UWE RUEDE
  • Publication number: 20190069673
    Abstract: A furniture assembly is disclosed that includes an article of furniture, two or more implements and an implement interlock system. The article of furniture includes at least one panel defining an implement-receiving cavity. The two or more implements are slidably-disposed within the implement-receiving cavity of the article of furniture. The implement interlock system includes: two or more cable guides attached to the at least one panel; a cable engagement device attached to each implement of the two or more implements; and a cable tensioning device, including a cable, attached to the at least one panel. A portion of a length of the cable extends through the two or more cable guides and is selectively-hooked by the cable engagement device attached to each implement of the two or more implements. An implement interlock system and a cable guide also are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2017
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Inventors: Richard A. Nelson, Amy L. Kruse
  • Publication number: 20190069674
    Abstract: An expandable drawer divider includes a first panel, a second panel and a lock mechanism. The second panel is slidably connected to the first panel. The locking mechanism includes a lever and a lock member operably connected to the lever. The lever is configured to pivot about a pivot axis oriented perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the divider toward a first position wherein the lock member is moved in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis into engagement with the second panel and pivot toward a second position wherein the lock member is disengaged from the second panel and the second panel is movable relative to the first panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2017
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Inventors: Steven Dibdin, David Colie Wight, Daniel Juda, Edward J. Laganis
  • Publication number: 20190069675
    Abstract: An ID placard receptacle formed in a beam of a pallet storage rack structure has dimensions slightly larger than a magnetic-backed a pallet rack label placard used to identify pallets stored within the structure. The receptacle has protruding edges that bound the pallet rack label placard, helping to prevent damage or inadvertent removal of the placard. The protruding edges are formed by pressing the metal of the beam one way, and the receptacle is formed by pressing the metal of the beam the other way. Pressing the beam's metal rather than stamping it tends to strengthen the beam rather than weaken it.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2017
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Inventor: Robert A. Johannessen
  • Publication number: 20190069676
    Abstract: A utility rack includes a pair of end supports for supporting one or more shelves there between. Each end support includes a first vertical support having one or more cross members mounted thereto and a second vertical support. The cross members may be mounted to one or more cross member mounts of the first vertical support and are configured to be movable relative to the first vertical support between a stored position in which they are disconnected from the second vertical support and are collapsed inwardly towards the first vertical support for storage or transport and an extended position in which free ends of the cross members may be attached to the second vertical support using fasteners.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2018
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Inventor: Jared W. Hanlon
  • Publication number: 20190069677
    Abstract: A load module for inserting into a tube of a three-dimensional supporting tube structure of a furniture system comprises an elongate housing. Arranged on an outer side of the housing are two contact elements having different polarities for electrically contacting the load module. The contact elements arranged such that, with the load module in inserted states, they contact two contact surfaces of different polarity, which are arranged in the interior of the tube, in a radial direction. Housing has a central region in a longitudinal direction with at least one projecting element and outer regions in the longitudinal direction, the load module can be inserted into a tube, which is provided with an elongate opening, of the tube structure such that the at least one projecting element interacts with an edge of the opening, and the outer regions bear against an inner lateral surface of the tube in regions adjoining the opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2016
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Inventors: Alexander Scharer, Thomas Dienes, Stefan Krenger
  • Publication number: 20190069678
    Abstract: Providing an overturn preventing device which can inform in a case where a load applied to a base has changed. The overturn preventing device includes a damper to be mounted between a top surface of an article installed on an installation surface and a ceiling, and a pair of bases respectively coupled to both ends of the damper. One of the bases abuts against the top surface of the article and the other base abutting against the ceiling. The device further includes a shape-changeable part (an informing part) which informs in a case where the base has been subjected to a predetermined load.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2017
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Applicant: KYB CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinichi SEKINE, Akihisa OOTA
  • Publication number: 20190069679
    Abstract: An adjustable saddle may include a mounting frame with a plurality of tracks configured to receive a plurality of fasteners configured to couple a first saddle half base and a second saddle half base to the mounting frame. The plurality of tracks may extend along a rectilinear path, and/or an arcuate path, to allow pivotal attachment of the first and second saddle half bases at a plurality of different pivot points. In some embodiments, the first and second saddle half bases may also include a plurality of mounting tabs and an intermediate open space formed between the first and second saddle half bases, when the adjustable saddle is fully assembled, in order to allow easy access to the plurality of fasteners.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2018
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Inventor: Jon A. Petty
  • Publication number: 20190069680
    Abstract: A floating assembly for suspending a person on water has a foldable frame member that has a folded and an unfolded orientation, the frame member defining a periphery for the assembly. A sheet material covers portions of the frame member when the frame member is in the unfolded orientation. A plurality of floatation sleeves are attached to the periphery. A plurality of floatation devices are removably inserted into each of the floatation sleeves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2017
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Applicant: Patent Category Corp.
    Inventor: Yu ZHENG
  • Publication number: 20190069681
    Abstract: A backsaving device having a main body sized and shaped to corresponding to the height of an under-sink cabinet, such that when the backsaving device is disposed adjacent the under-sink cabinet, a top surface of said main body is generally coplanar with a bottom interior of said under-sink cabinet. This allows a worker working under the sink to lay back on the device comfortably without the edge of the cabinet digging into the back or shoulders. A rotatably flip may be used to bridge the gap between the device and sink to prevent pinching.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2018
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Inventor: Karl Dodge
  • Publication number: 20190069682
    Abstract: A lifting device for headrest includes a fixing frame, a driving rod, two headrest supports, a driving device fixed on the fixing frame, and two lifting mechanisms configured on the fixing frame and located at two sides of the driving device. Each lifting device includes a reversing driving assembly, a guide rod and a slider moveably connected on the guide rod, the two headrest supports are mounted on the sliders, respectively, the driving rod passes through and is driven by the driving device, two ends of the driving rod are connected with the reversing driving assemblies, respectively, and the slider is driven by the reversing driving assembly. Both sliders on the two lifting mechanisms have driving forces so as to improve balance at both sides and make the support force stronger. The headrest is kept in a stable status, thereby preventing damage of the lifting device and the sofa.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2018
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Inventor: Jianhua Liu
  • Publication number: 20190069683
    Abstract: The disclosure generally relates to an adjustable foundation or bed, in particular having a tri-fold adjustable foundation. Three segments of the adjustable foundation, including a mattress support surface with three deck support sections and a subframe with three longitudinal support sections, are foldable/rotatable around two opposing pivot axes such that the three segments can be positioned in a folded, overlapping configuration that is convenient for shipping/transportation, having substantially smaller maximum dimensions than the adjustable foundation in a flat, non-folded configuration. The folded adjustable foundation can be conveniently unfolded and locked into a flat, non-folded configuration suitable for use to support a mattress and a person sleeping/resting thereon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2018
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Inventors: Kushan Gajjar, Martin B. Rawls-Meehan
  • Publication number: 20190069684
    Abstract: The present invention comprises a novel mattress extension device that can be fixed or that is adjustable for depth and height, which is portable, and capable of conforming the device to the contours of any given mattress and box spring. In preferred embodiments, the various elements of the mattress extender device are each configured to meet the specifications of any or all applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2018
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Inventor: David Michael Marino
  • Publication number: 20190069685
    Abstract: An enclosure for installation on a bed. The enclosure includes an enclosure-frame, an attachment-bracket, a foldable-board and a canopy. In some embodiments, the enclosure includes a power-supply, vents, fans, speakers and lights. The enclosure is useful for providing a user with a peaceful night sleep by preventing external noises and light from disrupting the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2018
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Inventors: Randall A. Riggs, Jennifer Riggs
  • Publication number: 20190069686
    Abstract: A body support pillow design having a top head pillow with a pillowcase that preferably includes a head pillow insert. The two bottom corners of connect to four total side pillows comprising two side arm pillows and two side leg pillows. Individual corners of the side pillows are attached by connecting joints with each body length side divided into two preferably even, separate parts extending longitudinally that can move with flexibility to be positioned for optimal comfort between the user's arms and legs when laying down in a left or right-side position. The body support pillow may be assembled into a compact, attractive unit for easy storage, display and travel purposes. Thus, a considerably more versatile full body support pillow with a variety of functional uses is provided that can be used to deliver cooler sleeping conditions during warmer weather, and with users who sleep warmer year-round and during pregnancy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2018
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Inventor: Janine K.M. Miller
  • Publication number: 20190069687
    Abstract: The disclosure generally relates to an adjustable foundation or bed, in particular having a dual-tilt adjustable foundation. Upper and lower segments of the adjustable foundation subframe are rotatable relative to each other, thus allowing the upper portion of the subframe to tilt and assume an inclined, flat/horizontal, or declined position relative to the lower portion of the subframe. An articulating mattress support surface above the subframe can move independently from the tilting subframe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2018
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Inventors: Qianyu Liang, Martin B. Rawls-Meehan
  • Publication number: 20190069688
    Abstract: The current invention is a rocking bed to provide high quality naps for adults. The bed is a deep curved design, like a half-egg shape. The bed is held up by a support arm, which attaches at the head and foot of the bed. The support arm is attached to a floor base, which controls rocking and vibration of the bed. There are multiple rocking options, ranging in rocking and vibration frequencies, and in total time. The bed can be controlled by the base or by Bluetooth enabled devices. The material is durable and easily washed. The bed has rechargeable batteries. The components of the bed are detachable for easy moving and storing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2017
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Inventor: Regina Richardson
  • Publication number: 20190069689
    Abstract: A hand-held bed sheet warmer device is provided for heating bedding, including an air intake configured to intake air, a fan and heating coil assembly to receive and heat the air to provide warm air, a handle configured in between the air intake and the fan and heating coil assembly and having a hollow cavity formed therein to allow the air to pass through the handle from the air intake to the fan and heating coil assembly, and a warm air distributor rod configured to receive the warm air and comprising a plurality of outlet vents configured to distribute the warm air to the bedding. The air intake, the fan and heating coil assembly, the handle and the warm air distributor are arranged linearly and the device is configured as a hand-held baton or shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2018
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Inventor: William Pisani
  • Publication number: 20190069690
    Abstract: A unitary sheet that is provided with a waterproof underside layer. The sheet is used to cover a mattress, changing pad or similar surface to be occupied by a baby or a child. The upper layer of the sheet is a fabric (e.g. cotton) that provides comfort to a baby or child resting on the sheet, and it also provides waterproofing so that spillage or other waste matter does not seep through the sheet and onto the underlying mattress.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2018
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Inventor: Abraham Neuhaus
  • Publication number: 20190069691
    Abstract: An inflatable bed includes an upper body, a lower body, and a closed chamber space formed between the upper body and the lower body. The inflatable bed includes a plurality of connecting members therein. The connecting members are spaced a determined distance apart from each other and arranged longitudinally and transversely inside the inflatable bed for connecting the upper body with the lower body. Each of the connecting members is a thin ring-like structure. When the inflatable bed is inflated, the connecting members arranged in the longitudinal and transverse directions provide a bubble-like effect, thereby enhancing the comfort for the user to lie thereon. Further, the inflatable bed is light and small in size after collapsed, which is advantageous for camping and mountaineering.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2017
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Inventor: Tsung Hsi Liu
  • Publication number: 20190069692
    Abstract: An activity jumper for a child includes a base and two vertical supports operably connected to the base. The vertical supports extend upward from the base with each vertical support including two arms that extend away from the vertical support. A plurality of stretchable tension members are each operably connected to one of the two arms of one of the two vertical supports and a tabletop is suspended by the tension members, the tabletop having a top play surface and a central opening with a child seat disposed in the central opening. A method of storing an activity jumper is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2017
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Inventors: John HEALY, Benjamin BEARSCH, Petros STOMBOLIS, Janet VILLANO
  • Publication number: 20190069693
    Abstract: The present application provides an indexing cooler for a number of products. The indexing cooler may include an outer shell, a number of rotating product zones, and an indexing drive motor. The indexing drive motor rotates one of the rotating product zones into an exposed zone for a first predetermined length of a time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2017
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Inventor: Vinayak GODBOLE
  • Publication number: 20190069694
    Abstract: A two piece, easy-to-assemble hutch for shipping and displaying items is provided. The hutch comprises two laterally opposing, hinged sidewalls, one or more elongated horizontal front panels, a rear wall and shelves made of two halves. The hutch is moveable between a first position in which each shelf is folded up against itself and a second position in which each shelf forms a substantially planar load supporting surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2018
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Applicant: Sonoco Development, Inc.
    Inventor: Andre C. Smith
  • Publication number: 20190069695
    Abstract: The invention relates to a product identification system when the goods are purchased by a buyer in a self-service store. The product identification system in the self-service store includes a scanning device, a goods collecting device with an individual identification number, a camera, at least one self-service payment terminal and a server. The scanning device reads the identification number, scans the barcodes of goods, creates a list of goods and a resulting barcode. The camera is installed on the goods collecting device and reads images of the goods and tracks its movement. The terminal sends information to the server, wherein the server receives and analyzes information from the camera and terminal. In case when the information from the camera and from the resulting barcode coincide, the buyer pays for the purchase, and receives a check.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Inventors: Timur ZAKIROV, Sergey ILCHENKO
  • Publication number: 20190069696
    Abstract: An adjustable bed sheet includes a sheet made of a first material. The sheet spans at least the length and the width of the mattress. A perimeter of the sheet is defined by edges thereof. The bed sheet also includes an elongated strip made of a second material that is more stretchable than the first material. The strip has a first elongated side opposite a second elongated side. The strip is attached, via the first elongated side, to an edge of the sheet such that, when the adjustable bed sheet is applied to the mattress, the strip is positioned, with respect to the mattress, to extend around at least one corner of the mattress from the length side of the mattress to the width side of the mattress. An end flap is attached to and hanging from the second elongated side of the strip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2017
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Inventor: Ruth Young
  • Publication number: 20190069697
    Abstract: A sleeping bag including an internal bag-temperature sensor located in the sleeping bag to measure an internal air temperature in the sleeping bag, and a movement sensor located in or on the sleeping bag to measure movement of the sleeping bag.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2017
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Inventors: Matthew David Hearsch, Abbas Zahedi Kouzani, Scott Daryl Adams, Russell Graeme Oliver, Jayanth Kumar Jaya Kumar, Kane Merrick Mitchell, Nicole Joy Heffer, Joshua Luke Steele
  • Publication number: 20190069698
    Abstract: A pillow is of a dual-layer structure composed of a relatively soft upper main body and a relatively hard main body. The main body is centrally provided with a central unit that is flanked by two lateral units. The central unit has a raised portion for propping up a user's cervical vertebra so as to make the user's head lean backward, thereby keeping his trachea opening and preventing snoring. Each of the lateral units has a lateral depressed portion. When a user sleeps on his side with his head placed on the pillow, the depressed portion prevents his ear from being pressed and serves to lead his head lean backward. Each of the lateral units has its front edge recessed and provided with an inward inclined portion, for receiving the user's shoulder and preventing discomfort caused by pressure. The pillow thus provides comprehensive support to the user's head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2017
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Inventor: Ching-Hui Lin
  • Publication number: 20190069699
    Abstract: An insulating container can be configured to retain a volume of liquid, and include a canister having a first inner wall having a first end having an opening extending into an internal reservoir, and a second outer wall forming an outer shell. The opening can be sealed by a spout adapter, the spout adapter having an internal passageway extending between the internal reservoir and a spout opening, which may be smaller than the opening of the canister. The spout opening may be sealed with an upper cap that has a magnetic top surface. The upper cap may be selectively coupled to seal the spout opening, or may be magnetically coupled to a magnetic docking surface of a docking structure on the spout adapter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2018
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Inventors: Steve Charles Nichols, Evan Goldberg, Edward Abante
  • Publication number: 20190069700
    Abstract: A portable drinking device capable of fitting over a typical pressurized beverage can to direct the flow of fluid from the can to a recipient's mouth. The portable drinking device may be positioned over the open top of the can and the can and portable drinking device are slightly tilted sideways. After the can has been punctured on its side, the entire assembly is positioned so that the portable drinking device directs a rapid and steady stream of fluid from the punctured can through the tube of the portable drinking device into a recipient's mouth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2018
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Inventor: Chayancze A. Stirbis
  • Publication number: 20190069701
    Abstract: A corrugating machine for forming a flexible paper drinking straw by forming annular corrugations in a tube, including a plurality of corrugating elements and means for moving the tube against the corrugating elements. Each of the corrugating elements is spaced apart from each other in both a lateral direction and a forward direction. The corrugating machine includes an assembly spool and a drum mounted to a side of the assembly spool for rotation about a common axis. A mandrel is mounted to the drum for reciprocation into and out of the spool assembly, to carry the tube against the corrugating elements mounted in an arc defined about the common axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2018
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Applicant: Hoffmaster Group, Inc.
    Inventor: John P. O'Neill
  • Publication number: 20190069702
    Abstract: A personal use accessory comprising a utility plate having a front side and a rear side, a backing plate having a front side and a rear side, a first plurality of magnetically attractive elements disposed upon the rear side of said utility plate, a second plurality of magnetically attractive elements disposed upon the front side of said backing plate, and a utility element; said first and second plurality of magnetically attractive elements arranged to permit magnetic attraction between at least a subset of said first plurality of magnetically attractive elements and at least a subset of said second plurality of magnetically attractive elements, said magnetic attraction being of sufficient total force to support the personal use accessory when said utility plate and said backing plate are separated by a non-magnetic divider.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2018
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Inventors: Neil Laslo, Jamie Laslo
  • Publication number: 20190069703
    Abstract: The disclosed is a non-slip container with hidden suction cup. In one aspect, a container includes a storage space, a suction cup, solid core, suction mechanism and a release tab. The solid core is placed directly above the suction cup in the storage space. The suction mechanism is positioned in a sectional gap of the container under the solid core. The suction mechanism enables the container to adhere with a surface on which the container is affixed. The release tab of the suction mechanism is accessible from the strategically placed area of the container. The release tab is positioned under the solid core and fully vertically flushes with the container. The release tab is encompassed in the sectional gap under the container. The release tab enables a user to detach the container from the surface when the release tab is lifted upward from the surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2017
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Inventors: Brooke Boak, Stephen Boak
  • Publication number: 20190069704
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a hand peeling device with which accumulating peels can easily be disposed of. The technical field of the invention is that of new hand peelers fitted with a mobile part (30) that moves along the cutting system (10) fixed to a handle (20). This arrangement facilitates the removal of the peels and therefore allows the peeling device to remain efficient. The mobile part subsequently returns to its original position by means of a device (40) having a restoring force.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2017
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Inventor: Christophe MONTIGNY
  • Publication number: 20190069705
    Abstract: A metallic pan having an upper surface including a cavity and an upper lip surrounding the cavity. Paper covers the upper surface including the upper lip of the metallic pan. The paper is attached within folds of metallic foil of the metallic pan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2018
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Inventors: Shmuel Fishel, Abraham Natan Bar On, Alexsander Shmuel Bar On
  • Publication number: 20190069706
    Abstract: An electric cooker is configured to cook food in a pressurized state and a non-pressurized state of an inner pot, thereby improving the cooking quality and convenience of use. The electric cooker includes a main body having an inner pot configured to accommodate food and a heating unit; a lid coupled to an upper portion of the main body and opened/closed by an opening/closing unit; and a pressure switching selection unit arranged to pass through the lid and configured to switch or maintain opened/closed states to discharge internal steam from the inner pot by interworking with the opening/closing unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2018
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Inventors: Won Young Kim, Won Joo Kim, Seung Yun Kim, Jun Seok Oh
  • Publication number: 20190069707
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a device for brewing beverages in which the rate of flow of brew liquid through a brewing media and filtration media is precisely and consistently controlled in an analog fashion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2017
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Applicant: Fox Run USA LLC
    Inventors: Jennifer Tuetken, Daniel Sosa
  • Publication number: 20190069708
    Abstract: A beverage machine with a holder including front and side walls around an opening where beverage material is held to form a beverage where the walls slope downwardly and inwardly toward the opening. A peripheral wall may extend upwardly from the opening and form a trough around the opening with the front and side walls.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2018
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Applicant: Keurig Green Mountain, Inc.
    Inventors: Steffen F. Koury, Paul K. Metaxatos
  • Publication number: 20190069709
    Abstract: A double-walled filter for a coffee machine with improved dispensing including a cup-shaped body for containing coffee powder, having at least a bottom wall having an opening; a filtering wall placed in the cup-shaped body upstream of the opening and removably associated with the cup-shaped body; a seal placed at least between one edge of the filtering wall and the cup-shaped body, wherein said seal being is placed on said bottom wall and having has a dispensing hole for dispensing a beverage at said opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2017
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Inventors: Giuseppe De'Longhi, Luciano Scian, Massimo Poggioli
  • Publication number: 20190069710
    Abstract: The beverage brewing device, which is configured for use with a beverage brewer having an inlet probe for dispensing water and an outlet probe, includes a body defining a brew chamber configured to contain a dry beverage medium and at least one outlet probe receptacle extending upwardly from a bottom surface of the body. The outlet probe receptacle is sized and configured to receive an outlet probe of a beverage brewer. A lid is removably securable to the body and is engageable with the body to selectively enclose a top opening of the body. An inlet probe opening is defined in the lid for receiving an inlet probe of the beverage brewer. At least one filter is defined within the body, wherein the filter is configured to retain a dry beverage medium within the brew chamber while allowing a brewed beverage to pass through the brew chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2018
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Inventors: Ronald R. DeMiglio, Mark J. Staudacher, Randall C. Anderson
  • Publication number: 20190069711
    Abstract: A first coffee brewing and dispensing system that includes a removable grounds chamber assembly that includes a basin for holding ground coffee, an extendable dispensing spout, and a valve mechanism for opening and closing the dispensing spout; a brewing chamber assembly positioned on top of the removable grounds chamber assembly; and a lid/plunger assembly adapted to be inserted into the brewing chamber and removable grounds chamber, wherein the lid/plunger assembly includes a press rod, a handle mounted on the press rod, wherein the handle includes a trigger mounted therein, a lid mounted on the press rod below the handle, a wiper assembly mounted on the press rod below the lid; and a filter assembly mounted on the press rod below the wiper assembly, wherein the wiper assembly may be moved independently of the filter assembly by actuating the trigger in the handle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2018
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Inventor: Julie K. SPITZLEY
  • Publication number: 20190069712
    Abstract: A dispensing station houses several container stations in which various powdered materials can be placed for dispensing. The container stations can each include a canister mount that accepts a standard sized canister of powdered material, and can be disposed on a rotating structure that can be rotated by a user to select one of the container stations for dispensing a powdered material held in the selected container station. The rotating structure can further include dispensing trucks located underneath the container stations. The dispensing trucks can dispense a measured quantity of the powdered material when a dispending truck for the selected container station is activated. Activation of dispensing trucks can be controlled and enabled subject to receiving a payment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2018
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Inventors: Fabio Comana, Todd C. Schneider
  • Publication number: 20190069713
    Abstract: An assembly for frothing a fluid having an air channel with a controllable air valve and having a fluid channel with an air inlet emanation point in which the air channel emanates, a pump, a fluid restriction, a heater, and a valve assembly having a first state in which fluid is channeled to a fluid outlet of the fluid channel and a second state in which the fluid is diverted from the fluid channel to a second fluid outlet. A water supply channel is connected to the fluid channel. The assembly also includes a cleaning reservoir and a return channel that is connected to the second fluid outlet of the valve assembly and that emanates in the cleaning reservoir. An electronic controller assembly is configured to control at least the pump, the heater, and the valve assembly, and to operate the assembly in a production mode and a cleaning mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2018
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Applicant: Koninklijke Douwe Egberts B.V.
    Inventors: Hendrik Johan DEES, Abram Christiaan KNIP, Jacobus Petrus Maria DESSING
  • Publication number: 20190069714
    Abstract: The utility model discloses a milk foam generator of a coffee maker, comprising a milk tank, wherein the top part of the milk tank is provided with a support, a foam generator body is placed on the support, the foam generator body is respectively connected to an inlet milk pipe, a steam pipe and a milk foam sprayer, the foam generator body is internally provided with a first emulsification chamber, the first emulsification chamber is communicated with an air inlet channel, and the air inlet channel is internally provided with an air inlet adjustment member. The utility model has a simple structure, and is convenient for adjusting the emulsification effect of the milk foams.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2018
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Inventor: Nuo Feng Lin
  • Publication number: 20190069715
    Abstract: A delivery system and method for a brewed beverage, such as coffee or tea, that stores a batch of brewed beverage in a cooled container, and heats a serving quantity on demand at the point of dispensing. A heater such as a tankless water heater may be connected to a dispensing line to generate hot servings on demand. Cold servings may also be provided. Quality control of the brewing process may be improved by brewing in a centralized, controlled environment and then shipping cooled containers to dispensing points such as coffee shops or cafés. Containers may be filled with a gas such as nitrogen to prevent oxidation, thereby preserving freshness during storage or shipping. At the dispensing site, containers may be refrigerated and attached to gas tanks to maintain the freshness as servings are dispensed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2018
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Applicant: RYAN BROTHERS COFFEE OF SAN DIEGO, INC.
    Inventor: Harry RYAN
  • Publication number: 20190069716
    Abstract: The utility model discloses a fancy coffee maker, comprising a water tank, a first heater, a coffee funnel, a milk tank, a milk frother, a first branch for providing water vapor to the coffee funnel, and a second branch for providing high-temperature steam to the milk tank, and further comprising a three-way valve member, wherein water in the water tank after being heated by the first heater enters the three-way valve member, the three-way valve member is respectively connected to the first and second branches, and the second branch is connected by an electromagnetic valve, a second heater and the milk tank in sequence. The utility model realizes the functional diversification and automation control of a coffee maker, and a liquid heating system has a simple structure, saves energy, and has high efficiency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2018
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Inventor: Nuo Feng Lin