Patents Issued in September 17, 2024
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Patent number: 12089746Abstract: An air system for a bed can include a layer assembly having a head end, a foot end, and first and second sides, with a head portion near the head end, a foot portion near the foot end, and a middle portion between the head portion and the foot portion, the layer assembly. The layer assembly can have a spacer layer comprising spacer material configured to allow for air flow through the spacer material and a cover comprising a cover top layer and a cover bottom layer. The air system can have a distribution manifold that is substantially fan-shaped with a plurality of ribs defining channels and/or is positioned above the cover bottom layer and under the spacer layer. The air system can have first and second flaps with first and second retention features extending from the head and foot ends of the air layer.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2023Date of Patent: September 17, 2024Assignee: Sleep Number CorporationInventors: Matthew Griffith, Natalie Negus, Eric Rose, Kody Lee Karschnik
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Patent number: 12089747Abstract: An adjustable sleeping system. At least some of the example embodiments are an adjustable sleeping system comprising a plurality of spring modules arranged in a first column, each spring module defines a row within the first column. Each spring module may comprise a rail and a plurality of adjustable spring assembles coupled along the rail. Each adjustable spring assembly may comprise a motor coupled to the rail, a lead screw coupled to a rotor of the motor, a spring plate coupled to the lead screw, and a spring coupled to the spring plate. A bed controller is communicatively coupled to each spring module, and the bed controller is configured to selectively control a load carried by each spring assembly.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2019Date of Patent: September 17, 2024Assignee: SLEEP TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Robert B Duncan, Matthew Hayward, Heather D. Benoit, Mark W. Foohey, J. Kevin Gentry
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Patent number: 12089748Abstract: The present application relates to a technical field of inflatable mattress, and in particular, to an inflatable mattress. The inflatable mattress includes an outer surrounding sheet, an upper surrounding sheet, a lower surrounding sheet and a pull rope, in which the outer surrounding sheet is annular, a side wall of the outer surrounding sheet is provided with an inflating nozzle, the upper surrounding sheet is welded on the top of the outer surrounding sheet, the lower surrounding sheet is welded on the bottom of the outer surrounding sheet, the pull rope is passed through and connected to the upper surrounding sheet and the lower surrounding sheet, which is arranged in a wave-like route inside the inflatable mattress.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2024Date of Patent: September 17, 2024Assignee: Dongguan Hongyu Plastic Co., Ltd.Inventor: Juying Shi
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Patent number: 12089749Abstract: An upholstery device has a top face, a bottom face and, between top face and bottom face, sides walls extending around the outer circumference. A cover layer surrounds the top face, the side walls and/or the bottom face. A cushioning layer is arranged under the top cover layer. The cover layer is light-transmissive. The cushioning layer is also light-transmissive. A heat-absorbing flexible absorber layer is arranged underneath the cushioning layer. A solar thermal storage layer is operatively connected to the absorber layer and arranged underneath or above the absorber layer and has phase change material, or PCM. Alternatively, a functional layer with a solar thermal storage layer made of integrated, solar thermal phase change material, or PCM, is arranged underneath the cushioning layer at least in certain regions, in particular over the whole surface, wherein the functional layer has in particular an absorber layer.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2020Date of Patent: September 17, 2024Inventor: Wolfgang Bauer
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Patent number: 12089750Abstract: A table can be made entirely from tempered glass. Structural components including the table top, end pieces, and a stabilizing cross piece can be made from glass. Glass connectors can be used to attach the structural components. The structural components of the table can be shaped to provide shapes that can become an integral part of the design. Rubber feet can be used to protect the glass and floors. The glass can be printed using a high temperature printing process to provide visual appeal to the overall design. The table can be particularly suited to outdoor use due to its durability and ease of cleaning. The table can also incorporate bent tempered glass to provide strength and alternative design options.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2020Date of Patent: September 17, 2024Inventor: Juifeng Lee
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Patent number: 12089751Abstract: A first aspect of the present disclosure provides a chair. This chair is provided with a seat portion in which a deformation mode of at least a portion of a seating surface of the seat portion is isolated in such that a target curved surface including a double-curved surface of a prescribed type, relative to a prescribed position, is formed irrespective of the position of the buttocks of a user when the user is seated.Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 2021Date of Patent: September 17, 2024Assignee: NATURE ARCHITECTS INC.Inventors: Taisuke Ohshima, Ryu Yamamoto, Koki Sato, Keisuke Tanaka, Naoki Uehara
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Patent number: 12089752Abstract: An elastic base structure and a piece of upholstered furniture therewith. The elastic base structure includes a base frame comprising a pair of first support rods and a pair of second support rods connected to the pair of first support rod to form a square or rectangular structure; a plurality of serpentine springs; and a plurality of double-branched hook clips. Each serpentine spring has two oppose ends disconnectably connected to two double-branched hook clips that are in turn disconnectably connected to the pair of first support rods, respectively, such that the plurality of serpentine springs are parallel to each other.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2022Date of Patent: September 17, 2024Assignee: NISCO CO., LTDInventors: Wei Wang, Fahuan Zhang
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Patent number: 12089753Abstract: An adjustable child carrier includes waist belt, a main body, shoulder straps, side attachment tabs, and thigh supports. The side attachment tabs provide lower attachment points for the shoulder straps. The thigh supports cooperate with a seat center portion to form an adjustable bucket seat configurable in a plurality of bucket seat configurations adapted to ergonomically support a child in a corresponding size range in a spread squat position. The upper end portions of the thigh supports can be selectively coupled to the side attachment tabs at multiple mid-section width setting locations and the lower end portions of the thigh supports can be selectively coupled to the waist belt at multiple base width setting locations. The thigh supports are adjustable to set a mid-section width of the adjustable child carrier and a base width of the adjustable bucket seat.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2023Date of Patent: September 17, 2024Assignee: The ERGO Baby Carrier, Inc.Inventor: Rodney V. Telford
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Patent number: 12089754Abstract: A display case shield for protecting a display case having a frame that supports a first glazing and a second glazing that is transverse to the first glazing includes smash-resistant plastic sheet is bent to include at least one angle between a first portion that covers the first glazing and a second portion that covers the second glazing. An anchoring system secures the smash-resistant plastic sheet to the display case. In a method of protecting a display case, a linear notch is cut in a selected surface of a polycarbonate sheet so as to separate a first portion and a second portion. The polycarbonate sheet is cold bended along the linear notch. The polycarbonate sheet is secured to the display case after the cold bending step.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2022Date of Patent: September 17, 2024Assignee: Impact Security LLCInventors: Jeffrey Franson, Mark Mineer
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Patent number: 12089755Abstract: The present application discloses a mannequin. The mannequin includes: a torso, upper limbs on both sides of the torso and a yawing device used for regulating the lateral swing of the upper limb being arranged at the joint between the upper limb and the torso. An upper limb fixing seat is arranged at the root of the upper limb. The yawing device includes: a yawing bracket hinged with the top of the upper limb fixing seat and a regulating piece with an inner end movable relative to the bottom of the yawing bracket. The outer end of the regulating piece being fixedly connected with the yawing bracket, and the movement of the regulating piece is used to drive the top of the upper limb fixing seat to swing relative to the yawing bracket, such that the upper limb is driven to swing.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2022Date of Patent: September 17, 2024Assignee: TG3D STUDIO INC. LIMITEDInventors: Ho-Siang Hsieh, Lok Ting Wong, Kao Hing Paul Lee, Ka Ping Tsui
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Patent number: 12089756Abstract: A cover suitable for covering a food/beverage support. The food/beverage support can be a container, baking sheet or plate. The cover includes a device support to interchangeably carry a user removably attachable power operated air mover unit or a closure. The cover operable to cover the food/beverage support without the air mover unit fan unit when the food/beverage is being heated or stored. The closure can be connected to the device support. The cover also operable to interchange the closure with the air mover unit and connect the air mover unit to the device support. The cover over the food/beverage and with the air mover unit coupled to the device support operable to blow air over food/beverage on the food/beverage support with the air mover unit.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2020Date of Patent: September 17, 2024Inventor: Colin Strub
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Patent number: 12089757Abstract: An anti-tremor device including a tool unit, a carrying portion, and an anti-tremor module is disclosed. The tool unit is coupled or mounted on the carrying portion. The anti-tremor module is disposed on the carrying portion. The anti-tremor module includes a rotary transmission mechanism and a control module. The control module includes a sensing unit and a control unit. The sensing unit is coupled to the control unit, and the control module is coupled to the rotary transmission mechanism. When the sensing unit senses the tremor of the carrying portion, the control unit controls the rotary transmission mechanism to increase the inertia of the anti-tremor module to eliminate or reduce the tremor of the carrying portion.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2020Date of Patent: September 17, 2024Assignee: iCanInnoTech Co., Ltd.Inventor: Di-Jie Chang
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Patent number: 12089758Abstract: A selectively engageable and interlocking cupholder assembly, which may be used an aircraft or vehicle interior while in movement.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2021Date of Patent: September 17, 2024Assignee: Precise Flight, Inc.Inventors: Brian Michael Keast, Adam B Robirts, Tyler Sam Tuttle, Douglas Peter LaPlaca
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Patent number: 12089759Abstract: The arm-mounted beverage holder comprises a drink carousel, and an arm mount. The arm-mounted beverage holder may be adapted to be worn by a server on the server's forearm. The drink carousel may be configured to carry one or more beverages. The arm mount may be adapted to detachably couple to the server's forearm. The arm-mounted beverage holder may be adapted to enable the server to carry the one or more beverages to one or more customers on the server's forearm and to serve an individual beverage to an individual customer using a free hand.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2022Date of Patent: September 17, 2024Inventor: Lawrence Jackson
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Patent number: 12089760Abstract: This invention relates to a washable multi-component magnetic floor mat with a hidden base component. The floor mat contains a textile component and a base component. The textile component and the base component are attached to one another by magnetic attraction. The magnetic attraction is provided by incorporation of magnetic particles in both the textile and base components. The textile component is designed to be soiled, washed, and re-used, thereby providing ideal end-use applications in areas such as building entryways. The present invention eliminates the need to wash the base component of the floor mat which results in environmental, cost and labor conservation. Alignment and deployment of the textile component with the base component in an efficient manner is also described herein.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2021Date of Patent: September 17, 2024Assignee: Milliken & CompanyInventors: Padmakumar Puthillath, Franklin S. Love, Dale S. Kitchen, Ty G. Dawson, Barry R. McClure, Michael D. Bishop
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Patent number: 12089761Abstract: An under sleeper pad (1) to be fastened to an underside (3) of a sleeper (4), on the opposite side from the tracks (2). The under sleeper pad (1) has at least one elastic layer (5) having cork grains (6) of a cork granulate distributed throughout. In addition, the elastic layer (5) has at least one cellular synthetic elastomer (7).Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2019Date of Patent: September 17, 2024Assignee: Getzner Werkstoffe Holding GmbHInventor: Andreas Augustin
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Patent number: 12089762Abstract: An adaptable decoration and lighting system is provided enabling a method of transforming a systemic device, through moving it between a retracted condition and a plurality of extended conditions, to mimic different holiday icons. The systemic device has a shaft and a plurality of support ribs pivotally coupled thereto to move between the different conditions, whereby the plurality of support ribs move between a parallel relationship with the shaft to radial relationship as it moves between the retracted condition and the plurality of extended conditions. A locking mechanism slidably coupled to the shaft can lock the plurality of support ribs in each condition of the retracted condition and the plurality of extended conditions. Light strings are concentrically attached to the plurality of support ribs along with a decorative accessory or two enable a method of selectively effectuating one of a multiple holiday-inspired configurations of the system.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2024Date of Patent: September 17, 2024Inventor: Corey David Overton
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Patent number: 12089763Abstract: An improved ornament-hanging hook and system includes an ornament-hanging apparatus and one or more ornament-hanging hooks, wherein each of the one or more ornament-hanging hooks includes an ornament-engaging loop, a first engagement-element for engaging a tree branch or other hanging structure, and a second engagement element disposed between the ornament-engaging loop and the first engagement-element for contact with the ornament-hanging apparatus during hanging. The second engagement-element has a second bend having a plurality of flections, wherein a portion of the second bend forms a fulcrum. Upon engagement with the ornament-hanging apparatus at the fulcrum, an ornament attached at the ornament-engaging loop is balanced gravitationally such that the first-engagement element is positioned upright and in an unobstructed manner.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 2023Date of Patent: September 17, 2024Inventors: Donna Ercolano, Debra Bevelaqua
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Patent number: 12089764Abstract: A motion pillow according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a body, a motion system, a connector, and a valve. The body includes a plurality of airbags provided therein. The motion system includes a pump allowing air to enter and exit the airbags, a sensor measuring air pressures of the airbags, a sound receiver receiving sound from around the body, and a controller controlling operating mode in accordance with measurements of the sensor. The connector connects the airbags and the motion system. The valve opens and closes the connector. When at least one airbag among the plurality of airbags is pressed and air is introduced to the sensor through the connector, the controller is configured to switch the operating mode from standby mode to active mode. Significantly improved convenience and satisfaction of sleep are provided to users.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2021Date of Patent: September 17, 2024Assignee: TENMINDS CO., LTD.Inventor: Seung Woong Jang
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Patent number: 12089765Abstract: The present coupler-mounted connector enables industry standard hooks on horizontal rods to rest at such a height as to provide uniform appearance to the top of drape walls. The coupler-mounted connector includes an adaptor to support couplers for the drape rods to be mounted on a vertically disposed, affixed coupler, such as a coupler on a pipe, a flat-mounted coupler, or any other coupler. The body of the coupler-mounted connector is positioned around the affixed coupler. The coupler-mounted connector includes a spanning element with a lower wedge to mate with the openings in the upper body of the affixed coupler. The coupler-mounted connector is secured in the coupler with the accessories protruding to one or more sides of the coupler-mounted connector. The accessories are connected to the coupler-mounted connector by one or more connection bridges.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2020Date of Patent: September 17, 2024Inventor: Philip DiTrolio
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Patent number: 12089766Abstract: A shade pocket installation device including a bracket, at least one slot on the bracket to fasten the bracket to a ceiling frame, at least one aperture on the bracket configured to fasten the bracket to a shade pocket, and a spacer configured to fit between the bracket and the shade pocket.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2022Date of Patent: September 17, 2024Inventor: Fredrik Bystedt
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Patent number: 12089767Abstract: Provided is a cooking ingredient supplying device that allows easy removal and refilling of ingredient blocks. In a cooking ingredient supplying device in which a plurality of ingredient blocks M are placed on a tray and an ingredient feeding member is driven by a drive mechanism to sequentially feed and supply the ingredient blocks M from the ray in a temperature-retention cabinet body, the tray is provided so as to be pulled out from the temperature-retention cabinet body in a tray pull-out direction (Y direction) that intersects with an ingredient feed direction (X direction) by the ingredient feeding member.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2024Date of Patent: September 17, 2024Assignee: TECHMAGIC INC.Inventor: Takafumi Yamaguchi
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Patent number: 12089768Abstract: An electric cooking appliance includes a housing having a cooking vessel configured to receive food to be cooked; a lid pivotably mounted on the housing between an open position in which the lid frees access to the cooking vessel and a closed position in which the lid prevents access to the cooking vessel; and a heating device which is removably mounted on an inner surface of the lid, the heating device having a heating device configured to be located opposite the food to be cooked received in the cooking vessel and for heating said food to be cooked when the lid is in the closed position.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2020Date of Patent: September 17, 2024Assignee: SEB S.A.Inventors: Quentin Dos Santos, Géraldine Doat
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Patent number: 12089769Abstract: A cooking device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a main body in which an inner pot is accommodated; a top plate provided in a lid cover coupled to the main body; a locking slide coupled on the top plate so as to be linearly movable in a first direction; and a locking structure including an engagement protrusion which is configured to be engaged with a flange portion of the inner pot. The locking structure is configured to be linearly moved, depending on a position of the locking slide performing a linear movement in the first direction, between a locking position where the engagement protrusion is positioned so as to overlap with the flange portion of the inner pot in a vertical direction and an unlocking position spaced apart from the locking position toward an outside of the top plate.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2022Date of Patent: September 17, 2024Assignee: CUCHEN CO., LTDInventor: Kyu Hyun Yeom
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Patent number: 12089770Abstract: Proposed is an electric kettle in which a main body is provided with a water level window. The electric kettle of the present disclosure includes the main body configured to receive water or food therein and provided with the water level window through which the level of water contained inside the main body is seen, a lid provided on an open upper side of the main body so as to cover the open upper side of the main body, and a base provided at a lower side of the main body so as to support the main body, wherein a flow path in which a fluid flows is formed in the water level window and has a bottom surface formed to be inclined. According to such a configuration, a fluid remaining inside the water level window decreases.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2022Date of Patent: September 17, 2024Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: June Young Lee, Sang Ki Lee, Min Kyu Si, Dae Yong Kang
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Patent number: 12089771Abstract: An electric kettle includes a power supply base and a kettle main body. The kettle main body has a container, a heater provided on the container, a water amount sensor that detects the amount of water in the container, a water temperature sensor that detects the current temperature of the water in the container, and a first display part that displays information on the amount of water detected by the water amount sensor. The power supply base has a power supply cable to be connected to a utility power supply, an operation part that receives a user operation concerning the desired temperature of the water, a power supply circuit that generates a driving power for the heater from an electric power supplied from the utility power supply, and a second display part 46 that displays the current temperature and the desired temperature in a time division manner.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2021Date of Patent: September 17, 2024Assignee: KALITA CO., LTD.Inventor: Jun Katsunuma
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Patent number: 12089772Abstract: Provided herein is a coffee machine, comprising a main body (1) that comprises a housing (101) of the main body, a pot liner (103) disposed within the housing (101), a heating mechanism for heating liquid in the pot liner (103), and a container (106) disposed above the pot liner (103) and being in communication with the inner space of the pot liner (103); a capsule base (2) detachably connected on the bottom of the main body (1); and a power-controller holder (3) detachably connected to the outside of the housing (101), for supporting, powering and controlling the main body (1). The coffee machine as described herein has a modularized structure for ease of using the coffee machine in various settings and ease of disassembly, maintenance and cleaning of the coffee machine.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2019Date of Patent: September 17, 2024Inventor: Jianming Cai
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Patent number: 12089773Abstract: A method of making a heated nitrogenized coffee product and using a process that avoids the negative attributes associated with traditional methods.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2021Date of Patent: September 17, 2024Assignee: OFF THE BEATEN PATH COFFEE, LLCInventor: Stephen B. Johnson
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Patent number: 12089774Abstract: A brewing vessel comprises a brewing vessel body and an inner structure positioned in the brewing vessel body, wherein the inner structure is provided with a primary filter. The brewing vessel comprises a secondary filter positioned corresponding to the inner structure. The mesh of the secondary filter has filtration holes smaller than that of the primary filter, and the secondary filter filters out at least some coffee sediment that failed to be filtered by the primary filter.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2021Date of Patent: September 17, 2024Assignee: MAIKENMEN LLCInventors: Ying-Ting Kuo, Ken-Soh Mai, Charles Mai
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Patent number: 12089775Abstract: A machine (1) for preparing and dispensing a beverage has an actuation arrangement (5) that includes an actuator (57) and an actuation transmission (50,510,520,530) actuated by the actuator (57). The actuation transmission (50,510,520,530) has an actuation distributor (50) actuated by the actuator (57) and a first actuation output device (510) having a first input port (511) and a second actuation output device (520) having a second input port (521). The actuation distributor (50) has a first output port (50?) for operating the first actuation output device (510) via the first input port (511) and a second output port (50?) for operating the second actuation output device (520) via the second input port (521). The first actuation output device (510) and the second actuation output device (520) are displaced in a non-identical manner via the first and second output ports (50?,50?).Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2019Date of Patent: September 17, 2024Assignee: Societe des Produits Nestle S.A.Inventors: Harald Benes, Gottfried Hack, Felix Olbert
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Patent number: 12089776Abstract: Heat resistant and/or nonstick polymer materials and composites, and cookware including a food support surface comprising an integrated or attached cooking surface formed of the materials and composites. The cookware includes a laminate material with structural rigidity, wherein the laminate material includes a flexible substrate impregnated with the heat resistant polymer material and/or coated with a nonstick coating, and pressed or molded in a shaped cookware or other nonstick items or component. Various cooking devices can be pressed from the material, as well as oven or vehicle components.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2020Date of Patent: September 17, 2024Assignee: ADVANCED FLEXIBLE COMPOSITES, INC.Inventors: William Christopher Lewis, Jian Gao, Barton Roy Lewis, Jr., Lambert Allen Terpstra, Paul A. E. Smith, William James Lewis
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Patent number: 12089777Abstract: A cooking appliance includes a body defining a cooking cavity. A door is rotatably coupled to the body. An imager assembly is coupled to an interior surface of the door. The imager assembly includes an image sensor configured to obtain image data within a field of view, a first primary mirror positioned at a first angle proximate to the image sensor and within the field of view, and a second primary mirror positioned at a second angle proximate to the image sensor and within the field of view. A secondary mirror assembly includes multiple secondary mirrors coupled to the body within the cooking cavity. The secondary mirrors reflect image views within the cooking cavity to the first primary mirror and the second primary mirror which reflects the image views to the image sensor to be captured as the image data.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2021Date of Patent: September 17, 2024Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Michael Benjamin Daly, Blake William Ehrenbeck, Milica Gvozdjan, Seth Douglas Herndon, Bruce Wiatrak
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Patent number: 12089778Abstract: A cooking system is provided. In one embodiment, the cooking system includes a housing having a first internal heating compartment having a first opening, and a second internal heating compartment having a second opening. A first heating element is configured to heat the first internal heating compartment, and a second heating element is configured to heat the second internal heating compartment. The system further includes a door assembly having a first door configured to cover the first opening, a second door configured to cover the second opening, a first frame member, and a second frame member. The second door is pivotally arranged relative to the first door and is configured to selectively allow access to the second internal heating compartment while the first door covers the first opening, and the second door selectively locks to the first frame member and the second frame member.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2022Date of Patent: September 17, 2024Assignee: SharkNinja Operating LLCInventors: Ethan S. Kramer, Robert J. Bone, III, Andrew David Zdeblick
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Patent number: 12089779Abstract: A griller for use on a barbecue which has a food retainer that has a top section hinged to a bottom section, the top section being releasably unlatchable to the bottom section to keep the food retainer selectively closed. A frame with a handle is pivotally attached to the food retainer, The latching mechanism, includes a rod that passes through the handle and frame to activate a latch that keeps the food retainer closed, and when the latching mechanism is activated, the two portions of the griller are separated and the contents become accessible. The rod is spring loaded to return it to a position within the confines of the food retainer when needed. The griller is designed to be carried from location to location with the food retainer vertical when latched, as well as with the food retainer a horizontal disposition also with the retainer latched.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2018Date of Patent: September 17, 2024Inventor: Bruce Loesch
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Patent number: 12089780Abstract: A universal, adjustable, and removable heat and flavor diffuser for a grill that is selectively removably coupled to a grill assembly, namely disposed within a pellet grill and disposed above a heat source, primarily a fire pot, thereon. The present invention comprises a platform body coupled to, separating, and supported by two opposing legs, the platform body defining an enclosed tray aperture wherein a diffusing tray is selectively removably inserted therein. The sidewall and the bottom wall of the diffusing tray define a diffusing cavity designed to house liquid and/or solid flavor enhancers, such as smoking chips, chunks, pellets or aromatics. A diffusing lid is selectively removably coupled to the diffusing tray. All of the foregoing features may be of a substantially rigid and heat-resistant material composition, plating, or coating.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2020Date of Patent: September 17, 2024Inventor: Michael Konrath
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Patent number: 12089781Abstract: A removable infuser for a grill assembly allowing for the continued infusion of food products throughout the duration of the cooking process, the assembly comprising a tray body, a plurality of legs, at least one infusion plug operably configured to moderate the quantity of infusion liquid being infused into a food product, and at least one liquid-injection member inserted directly into the food product to fluidly transport and infuse the infusion liquid into the food product.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2021Date of Patent: September 17, 2024Inventor: Larry Palmer, Jr.
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Patent number: 12089782Abstract: A frying pan includes a circular primary cooking surface having a center and a radius. A secondary cooking surface is contiguous with and outwardly projects from the primary cooking surface. The secondary cooking surface downwardly tapers to a rounded end, and has a central axis. A handle having a handle axis is connected to the primary cooking surface. The handle axis forms an angle of between 30 degrees and 60 degrees with the central axis of the secondary cooking surface. The pan wall has a boundary with the primary cooking surface. A point is disposed along the central axis at the boundary, the point being a radial distance from the center of the primary cooking surface. A distance between the point and the rounded end of the secondary cooking surface is at least 18 inches.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2021Date of Patent: September 17, 2024Inventor: Graham Holloway
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Patent number: 12089783Abstract: A fryer includes: an oil tank; and a heater, the fryer being configured to heat a frying oil stored in the oil tank by the heater so as to fry a food material put into the oil tank, the oil tank including an upper oil tank in which the heater is arranged and the food material is to be fried, and a lower oil tank provided below the upper oil tank so as to be continuous with the upper oil tank, and configured to sink and collect moisture and fried scraps released from the food material into the upper oil tank, the heater including a side heater partitioning an inside of the upper oil tank into one or a plurality of cooking areas, and surrounding the one or the plurality of cooking areas, and a lower heater provided at a bottom of the one or the plurality of cooking areas.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2019Date of Patent: September 17, 2024Assignee: COOL FRYER CO., LTD.Inventor: Koji Yamada
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Patent number: 12089784Abstract: Disclosed herein is an apparatus for facilitating grinding of grindable material. The apparatus including a container, a lid, a blade assembly, a secondary blade, and a rotating assembly. Further, the container receives the grindable material in a container interior space through a container opening of the container. Further, the lid removably attaches to a container side wall of the container for openably closing the container opening. Further, the blade assembly rotatably positioned within the container interior space. Further, the secondary blade is attached to and extends laterally from the container side wall in the container interior space. Further, the secondary blade is vertically spaced from blades of the blade assembly by a secondary vertical distance. Further, a rotating mechanism of the rotating assembly couples with the blade assembly for rotating the blade assembly based on a pull force received by a pull cord of the rotating assembly.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2022Date of Patent: September 17, 2024Inventor: Alan Benet Aronie
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Patent number: 12089785Abstract: A blending system includes a container assembly. The container assembly includes a body. The body has a closed end and an open end. A plate insert is attached to the closed end. A blade assembly is attached to the plate insert. The blade assembly includes a blade. The blade may be balanced.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2020Date of Patent: September 17, 2024Assignee: Vita-Mix Management CorporationInventors: Brenton Krivos, Mark Miller, Stephen Rukavina
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Patent number: 12089786Abstract: A hand-held appliance having a housing with a top portion and a bottom portion that houses a motor and a temperature sensor configured to monitor the motor temperature and, if the temperature reaches a predetermined threshold, trigger removal of power until the temperature is below the threshold. The motor is controlled via a power button located on an external face of the housing. The housing includes a speed-set-button located on an external face of the housing controlling the speed of the motor and a plurality of lights corresponding to the respective speed thereof. The bottom of the housing includes a coupling portion configured to receive an attachment such as a blending assembly, whisk, frothing assembly, or other attachment. The housing further includes a sensor configured to monitor motor performance and applied load and, if the load exceeds a predetermined threshold, trigger removal of power from the motor.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2020Date of Patent: September 17, 2024Assignee: Vita-Mix Management CorporationInventors: Saifur Tareen, Rebecca Hammond, David J. Kolar
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Patent number: 12089787Abstract: A blender includes a blender body including an external cylinder, a grinding blade, and a blade driving portion rotating the grinding blade; and an internal cylinder unit including an internal cylinder, disposed in the external cylinder, in which the grinding blade is disposed, and having an internal side surface, on which at least one projection is formed, and an internal cylinder driving portion rotating the internal cylinder, wherein the internal cylinder driving portion rotates the internal cylinder with an internal cylinder driving motor in a direction opposing a rotational direction of the grinding blade, and includes a blocking member preventing the internal cylinder from rotating in the same direction as the rotational direction of the grinding blade.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2019Date of Patent: September 17, 2024Assignees: INTROPACK CO., LTD., NUC ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventor: Kyul-Joo Lee
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Patent number: 12089788Abstract: A meal ingredient dispenser may include a housing having an internal volume. The meal ingredient dispenser may include a first gate and a second gate configured to move between an open position and a closed position. In the closed position, the first gate and second gate may define a portion volume therebetween. The meal ingredient dispenser may include a wiper positioned on an interior wall of the housing in the portion volume and an actuator coupled to the wiper and configured to move the wiper blade inside of the portion volume.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2021Date of Patent: September 17, 2024Assignee: Spyce Food Co.Inventors: Luke Schlueter, Nicholas S. Ambrogi, Huicheng Wang, Michael Farid
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Patent number: 12089789Abstract: A pedicure chair is provisioned to receive a separately formed basis or is unitarily formed with a basin. The basin can be equipped with a drain shoe at the drain hole having guide walls and guide slots for readily receiving a stopper to control drainage through the drain pipe. A treatment fluid delivery system can be included to provide treatment fluid to the basin to mix with an amount of fluid in the basin. The treatment fluid delivery system can include a steamer, a secondary fluid product source, and a safety device for regulating flow into the basin. A header or dispenser can be provided within the basin to distribute flow from the treatment fluid delivery system.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2022Date of Patent: September 17, 2024Assignee: Lexor, Inc.Inventors: Christopher L. Luong, Long Luong, Quang Nguyen
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Patent number: 12089790Abstract: A rotating electric towel rack is provided, which includes a bottom box, a fixed seat, and a swinging towel rod. The bottom box, fixed seat, and swinging towel rod are all hollow structures, the fixed seat is fixedly connected to the bottom box, the swinging towel rod is rotatably connected to the fixed seat; the swinging towel rod is connected to the fixed seat through a rotation shaft sleeve, which includes a rotation inner shaft and an outer fixation sleeve. The rotation shaft sleeve is a hollow structure, an interior of the rotation shaft sleeve is interconnected with an interior of the fixed seat; a fixed hole is provided on the fixed seat, the outer fixation sleeve is fixedly connected to the fixed hole of the fixed seat.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2024Date of Patent: September 17, 2024Assignee: Kaiping Futuo Sanitary Ware Co., Ltd.Inventor: Xiaofu Tan
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Patent number: 12089791Abstract: A dispensing assembly is disclosed herein. The dispensing assembly includes a housing comprising a plurality of side panels, a cartridge for dispensing a paper product; and actuation subassembly being disposed in the housing, the actuation subassembly configured to advance the paper product disposed in the cartridge; and a slidable drawer subassembly. The slidable drawer subassembly including a cartridge tray for removably receiving the cartridge, the slidable drawer subassembly being displaceable between a closed position where the cartridge is enclosed within the housing and an open position where the cartridge is able to be loaded or unloaded from the cartridge tray.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2023Date of Patent: September 17, 2024Inventor: Christopher J. Danis
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Patent number: 12089792Abstract: The present invention relates to a cleaning robot having a cleaning cloth and a cleaning agent and also to the use of a concentrated cleaning agent in such a cleaning robot.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2022Date of Patent: September 17, 2024Assignee: HENKEL AG & CO. KGAAInventors: Arnd Kessler, Slavoljub Barackov, Ingo Hardacker
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Patent number: 12089793Abstract: Disclosed are an autonomously traveling mobile robot and a traveling control method thereof, which can control the traveling of the mobile robot according to a first traveling mode in which the mobile robot travels by following obstacles located around the mobile robot or a second traveling mode in which the mobile robot travels in consideration of a positional relation with an existing traveling trajectory through which the mobile robot has already traveled, and generate candidate spots where the mobile robot can travel while the mobile robot travels along the traveling trajectory to implement a spiral cleaning pattern.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2019Date of Patent: September 17, 2024Assignee: YUJIN ROBOT CO., LTD.Inventors: Seong Ju Park, Gi Yeon Park, Ki San Hwang, Seung Ho Jang
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Patent number: 12089794Abstract: Disclosed herein is a multipurpose cleaning kit which can easily clean hard-to-reach places inside an automobile or a tent during car camping, which is currently popular among people, or camping. The cleaning kit can easily clean hard-to-reach places inside an automobile, such as cracks of seats, by allowing a dustpan having a defrosting scraper integrally formed therewith to be easily assembled with or disassembled from a broom having a brush securely inserted into a handle thereof and adapted to remove dust from air vents inside the automobile (air vents of an air-conditioner) and cracks of the seats, and can be made compact enough to be stored in a pocket on the back of a front seat of the automobile when the broom and the dustpan are assembled together.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2021Date of Patent: September 17, 2024Assignees: Chan Moon Park, Platech Co., Ltd.Inventor: Chan Moon Park
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Patent number: 12089795Abstract: A dishwasher includes: a tub defining a washing space, a sump disposed at a lower portion of the washing space and configured receive water, a plurality of nozzles disposed at the washing space and configured to spray the water received in the sump toward an object in an upward direction, and a wash water guide configured to supply the water in the sump to each of the plurality of nozzles and disposed at the washing space. The wash water guide includes a main wash water guide, a plurality of sub wash water guides respectively branched from the main wash water guide, and a plurality of connection parts connecting the main wash water guide to the plurality of sub wash water guides, and an angle between at least one connection part of the plurality of connection parts and the main wash water guide is an acute angle.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2021Date of Patent: September 17, 2024Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventor: Dong Hwi Park