Spaced Insulated Wall Patents (Class 312/400)
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Patent number: 11920857Abstract: A vacuum adiabatic body includes: a first plate member; a second plate member; a sealing part sealing the first plate member and the second plate member to provide a third space; a supporting unit maintaining the third space; a heat resistance unit for decreasing a heat transfer amount between the first plate member and the second plate member; and an exhaust port through which a gas in the third space is exhausted. The vacuum adiabatic body further includes a peripheral adiabatic part provided to an outer wall of an edge portion of the third space to improve the adiabatic performance of the edge portion of the third space, and the peripheral adiabatic part is provided as a separate adiabatic member. Accordingly, an adiabatic effect may be improved and volume of an outer door in a door-in-door refrigerator may be increased.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2020Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Wonyeong Jung, Deokhyun Youn, Sungsub Lee
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Patent number: 11692663Abstract: An appliance includes a panel having a raised landing outwardly extending from a first surface of the panel. A vacuum port is disposed on the raised landing. A system of channels is disposed over the first surface of the panel and outwardly extends therefrom. The system of channels substantially covers the first surface of the panel. The first surface of the panel is covered with a filter member that covers the system of channels. The raised landing, and vacuum port thereof, is fluidically coupled to the system of channels at multiple connecting locations.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2022Date of Patent: July 4, 2023Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Paul B. Allard, Jeffrey Beckner, Sunil S. Ekshinge, Abhay Naik, Sanjesh Pathak
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Patent number: 11300239Abstract: An appliance includes a panel having a raised landing outwardly extending from a first surface of the panel. A vacuum port is disposed on the raised landing. A system of channels is disposed over the first surface of the panel and outwardly extends therefrom. The system of channels substantially covers the first surface of the panel. The first surface of the panel is covered with a filter member that covers the system of channels. The raised landing, and vacuum port thereof, is fluidically coupled to the system of channels at multiple connecting locations.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2021Date of Patent: April 12, 2022Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Paul B. Allard, Jeffrey Beckner, Sunil S. Ekshinge, Abhay Naik, Sanjesh Pathak
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Patent number: 11199331Abstract: An oven including a chamber defining an oven cavity with an open front. A rack assembly is slidable between a retracted position and an extended position relative to the chamber. A door is provided for closing the open front. A hinge assembly connects the door to the rack assembly. The hinge assembly allows the door to slide between a first position and a second position with respect to the rack assembly. The hinge assembly includes a lock assembly for locking the rack assembly in the extended position. The lock assembly is moveable between a locked position and an unlocked position. The lock assembly is in the unlocked position when the door is in the first position thereby allowing the rack assembly to freely moved, and the lock assembly is in the locked position when the door is in the second position thereby securing the rack assembly in the extended position.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2019Date of Patent: December 14, 2021Assignee: Electrolux Home Products, Inc.Inventors: Christopher Mills, Randy Anderson, Todd Brooks, Santosh Venkappa Pujer, Kiran Kumar Rao, Vikas Venkatramana Naik
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Patent number: 10975999Abstract: An appliance includes a panel having a raised landing outwardly extending from a first surface of the panel. A vacuum port is disposed on the raised landing. A system of channels is disposed over the first surface of the panel and outwardly extends therefrom. The system of channels substantially covers the first surface of the panel. The first surface of the panel is covered with a filter member that covers the system of channels. The raised landing, and vacuum port thereof, is fluidically coupled to the system of channels at multiple connecting locations.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2020Date of Patent: April 13, 2021Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Paul B. Allard, Jeffrey Beckner, Sunil S. Ekshinge, Abhay Naik, Sanjesh Kumar Pathak
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Patent number: 10948197Abstract: Charbroiler drawer assembly having a housing and drawer, slide and gas manifold assemblies. The slide assembly has slide brackets mounted to the interior sides of the housing configured to receive caster assemblies mounted to the exterior sides of the drawer. The drawer, having an open bottom and a cooking surface on the top, has sides shaped to fit within and be received by the housing. The gas manifold assembly is cantilevered from the housing back and positioned within the drawer and the housing so as to permit free movement of the drawer and the caster assembly when the caster assembly engages with the slide brackets.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2019Date of Patent: March 16, 2021Assignee: CHAR Products LLCInventor: William P. Blazvick
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Patent number: 10897892Abstract: An apparatus holds or stores at least one vial containing a vaccine or other material to be cryogenically preserved. The method passively regulates the rate of cooling for vaccines or other cryopreserved materials by using the enthalpy of fusion of at least one phase-change material (PCM) to control the rate of cooling when subject to a low temperature or cryogenic storage environment.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2018Date of Patent: January 26, 2021Assignee: Mainstream Engineering CorporationInventors: Joshua D. Sole, Thomas M. Lasko, Jeffrey A. Milkie
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Patent number: 10882680Abstract: A container for both cryopreservation and transportation including a thermal insulating container which has an inlet-outlet port for a substance to be stored and a lid for opening and closing the inlet-outlet port at the top thereof, a storage section which has a bottomed tubular shape, is fixed in the thermal insulating container and capable of taking in and out the substance stored from the inlet-outlet port, and a wave-suppression plate which is positioned laterally in a space between the storage section and an inner wall of the thermal insulating container, and suppresses waving of the cryogenic liquefied gas in a liquid state accumulated in the space between the storage section and the inner wall of the thermal insulating container.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2018Date of Patent: January 5, 2021Assignees: TAIYO NIPPON SANSO CORPORATION, MEDICEO CORPORATIONInventors: Hajime Yonai, Tsuyoshi Kunii, Yoshiaki Tomofuji
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Patent number: 10836543Abstract: A container includes a case that defines a storage space and an opening at a top surface of the case, a case coupler that is configured to couple to an upper edge of at least one of the lateral walls of the case, the case coupler including a shaft, a cover fixing unit configured to couple to the shaft of the case coupler and to rotate about the shaft, a cover configured to detachably couple to an upper side of the case coupler and configured to open and close at least a portion of the opening of the case, and a hinge that is coupled to the cover and that defines a seating portion configured to receive the shaft, the cover being configured to rotate about the shaft. The cover fixing unit comprises cover fixing units that are located, respectively, at lateral walls of the case that face each other.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2018Date of Patent: November 17, 2020Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Seonil Yu, Hyun Choi, Junyi Heo
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Patent number: 10830526Abstract: An appliance includes an outer wrapper and an inner liner placed within the outer wrapper and spaced apart from the outer wrapper to define an insulating space. A trim breaker extends between the inner liner and the outer wrapper to define a structural cabinet. The trim breaker defines a front face of the cabinet. The trim breaker defines a gas conduit disposed within a wall of the structural cabinet proximate the insulating space. The gas conduit is adapted to define selective communication between the insulating space and an exterior of the structural cabinet. An insulating material is disposed within the insulating space, wherein the gas conduit is substantially free of the insulating material.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2016Date of Patent: November 10, 2020Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Alberto R. Gomes, Lynne F. Hunter, Abhay Naik, Lorraine J. Westlake
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Patent number: 10813843Abstract: A personalized medication dispenser, including a main body to store medication therein, the main body including a first end having a base, and a second end having an aperture through which the medication is extracted and a cap to prevent the medication from being extracted from the aperture of the second end, the cap including a top portion, including a biometric scanner disposed on a surface of the top portion to scan biometric information of a user, a controller disposed within the top portion to determine whether the biometric information is from authorized user, and a medication receiving compartment disposed within the top portion to receive the medication in response to the determination that the scanned biometric information is from the authorized user, a bottom portion to be at least partially inserted within the aperture of the second end, and a manual slide disposed between the top portion and the bottom portion to slide to an open position in response to the determination that the scanned biometricType: GrantFiled: January 7, 2019Date of Patent: October 27, 2020Inventor: Lester Fowler
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Patent number: 10465974Abstract: The refrigerator includes a body having a storage space for storing a predetermined storage object, wherein the body includes an inner case having the storage space, an outer case having an inside surface spaced a predetermined gap from an inside surface of the inner case to house the inner case, a vacuum space provided between the inner case and the outer case enclosed to maintain a vacuum state for heat insulating between the inner case and the outer case, and a sealing unit for sealing a front of the vacuum space formed between a front of the inner case and a front of the outer case and reducing a heat transfer rate between the inner case and the outer case.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2018Date of Patent: November 5, 2019Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Wonyeong Jung, Myungryul Lee, Sung Jhee
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Patent number: 10422573Abstract: An insulation structure for an appliance includes a cabinet having an outer wrapper and an inner liner, with an insulating cavity defined therebetween. Insulating powder material is disposed substantially throughout the insulating cavity. An insulating gas is disposed within the insulating cavity, wherein the insulating powder material is combined with the insulating gas and cooperatively defines a suspended state and a precipitated state. The suspended state is defined by the insulating gas in motion and the insulating powder being in an aeolian suspension within the insulating gas while in motion. The precipitated state is defined by the insulating gas being in a deposition state and the insulating powder being precipitated from the insulating gas and deposited within the insulating cavity.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2015Date of Patent: September 24, 2019Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Lakshya J. Deka, Rameet Singh Grewal, Diptesh Mukherjee, Abhay Naik
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Patent number: 9829926Abstract: An electronic device may include a ring-shaped housing member defining an interior volume. The ring-shaped housing member may be configured to receive electronic device components. The ring-shaped housing member may include a first element comprising an angled region, and a second element comprising an angled region. A first intermediate element may be placed between the first and second elements, where the intermediate element is secured to internal surfaces of each of the first and second elements such that the first and second elements do not overlap. The first intermediate element may fasten the first and second elements to one another, and electrically isolate the first and second elements from one another.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2014Date of Patent: November 28, 2017Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Scott A. Myers, Mattia Pascolini, Richard Hung Minh Dinh, Trent Weber, Robert Schlub, Josh Nickel, Robert Hill, Nanbo Jin, Tang Yew Tan
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Patent number: 9459039Abstract: An outdoor unit of an air conditioning device in which a compressor, a heat exchanger, and a fan are accommodated in a casing including a top plate, side plates, and a bottom plate is provided. The top plate is formed in a rectangular shape, and a flat mount surface is formed in each of corner portions of the top plate. Regarding each of sides of the top plate, an intermediate part excluding the corner portions serves as a retreat portion set back to the side of the device, and an end of the retreat portion and the mount surface are connected by a standing surface.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2012Date of Patent: October 4, 2016Assignee: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Fumiaki Koike, Mikio Kagawa, Shigeki Kamitani
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Patent number: 9446676Abstract: A charging post at a charging station for charging an electric vehicle can be lowered into the ground by a lifting device such that it does not become a physical obstacle or optically impair the environment and is not damaged by external influences.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2012Date of Patent: September 20, 2016Assignee: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFTInventor: Johannes Reinschke
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Patent number: 9040820Abstract: A solar power inverter having a sealing means includes: a main case having an opening on a front surface thereof, the opening open and closed by a main cover; an auxiliary case coupled to one side surface of the main case, and having a second opening on a front surface thereof, the second opening open and closed by an auxiliary cover; and a gasket interposed between the main case and the auxiliary case, wherein the main case and the auxiliary case are coupled to each other by coupling bolts which pass through the main case, the gasket and the auxiliary case.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2013Date of Patent: May 26, 2015Assignee: LSIS Co., Ltd.Inventor: Hyuk Il Kwon
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Patent number: 9004623Abstract: A door for a domestic appliance, in particular for a cooking oven. The door comprises two door columns on the left hand side and on the right hand side of the door, an outer door panel at the outer sides of the door columns, an inner door panel at the inner sides of the door columns, and a cover frame for covering the top sides of the door columns and the inner door panel. In a mounted state the cover frame is fastened on the door columns, and the inner door panel is clamped by the cover frame. In an intermediate state the cover frame is fastened at the door columns in another position as in the mounted state, so that the inner door panel is removable from the inner sides of the door columns. Further, a corresponding domestic appliance with at least one door.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2011Date of Patent: April 14, 2015Assignee: Electrolux Home Products Corporation N.V.Inventors: Erhardt Koitzsch, Gerhard Schaff, Dietmar Hildner, Branko Ivanovic
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Publication number: 20140333190Abstract: Disclosed is a service distribution car including a heating cabinet and a cooling cabinet for providing meals, the service distribution car including: a body comprising a temperature controller for controlling a temperature of receiving space having the heating cabinet and the cooling cabinet; a plurality of driving wheels fixed to lower portions of the body and coupled to a driving unit for supplying rotating power; and a controller installed on a front surface of the body to control forward and rearward movement, a speed, and set temperatures of the service distribution car and to decelerate or stop the service distribution car when an abnormal travel situation or an emergency stop situation of the service distribution car occurs.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 10, 2013Publication date: November 13, 2014Applicant: MYUNGSE CMK CO., LTD.Inventor: Jong Seob KIM
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Publication number: 20140139087Abstract: An appliance is provided with a cabinet having a plurality of fill holes along a rear section or panel of a cabinet whereby expandable foam material may be injected at multiple locations into voids within the cabinet. The plurality of fill holes avoids or minimizes problems with conventional methods such as sink parks, unfilled spaces, and uneven distribution. In certain embodiments, patterns or configurations of the fill holes are provided to e.g., improve the effectiveness of the injection process and conserve the amount of material required to fill the voids in the cabinet. Related methods are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 19, 2012Publication date: May 22, 2014Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYInventors: Joseph Anthony Tobbe, Roger Shawn Nelson, Nicholas David Tackett
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Patent number: 8690272Abstract: A home appliance supported for floor-standing operation, the home appliance including an appliance body, a support member mounted to the appliance body for supporting the appliance on a support surface, a plurality of projections attached to the appliance body adjacent the support member, a first wall member attached to the plurality of projections and extending downwardly from the appliance body and a second wall member attached to the first wall member with the second wall member being movable relative to first wall member, with the wall members covering a side portion of the support member.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2012Date of Patent: April 8, 2014Assignee: BSH Home Appliances CorporationInventors: Maylene Anderson, Clifford Henegar, Michael Rutherford
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Publication number: 20140078651Abstract: A housing includes a base body and a waterproof portion formed on the base body. The base body includes an inner wall, and a first end wall adjacent to the inner wall. The waterproof portion is formed on the inner wall and the first end wall. The waterproof portion contains water-absorbent acrylic resin. A method for manufacturing the housing, and an electronic device using the housing are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2012Publication date: March 20, 2014Applicants: FIH (HONG KONG) LIMITED, SHENZHEN FUTAIHONG PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventors: SHU-XIANG ZHOU, HE-XIAN LIN
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Publication number: 20130270988Abstract: A mobile serving cart with adjustable hinges that allows for the production inconsistencies associated with rotational molding. The cart comprises a plurality of door assemblies, each door assembly comprising at least two hinge assemblies, at least one hinge assembly being disposed at the upper portion of the door assembly, and at least one other hinge assembly being disposed at the lower portion of the door assembly. Each hinge assembly comprises at least two door bolts, at least one cart bolt, and a pivot rod. The cart rod is disposed between the at least two door bolts at an orientation that is orthogonal to the at least two door bolts. The hinge assemblies provide a means for the rotationally molded door assemblies and side walls of the cart to be tightly or snuggly coupled together despite the manufacturing inconsistencies inherent to the rotational molding process.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2013Publication date: October 17, 2013Applicant: CAMBRO MANUFACTURING COMPANYInventor: Jeff Nicholson
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Publication number: 20130214663Abstract: Hinge assembly (1) for household appliances (2) having an horizontally-pivoted front door (4), and which comprises: a first coupling element (6) structured for being firmly fixed to the household appliance casing (3); a second coupling element (7) structured for being firmly fixed to the front-door body (4), and which is pivotally jointed to the first coupling element (6) so as to be able to rotate about a given articulation axis (R), between a first working position wherein the front door (4) is arranged in the raised position, and a second working position wherein the front door (4) is arranged in the completely lowered position; and a door-weight balancing device (9) which is interposed between the first (6) and the second coupling element (7) and is structured to elastically hamper rotation of the second coupling element (7) at least from the first to the second working position; the door-weight balancing device (9) in turn comprising a supporting rod (10) which extends in sliding manner through a supportType: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2011Publication date: August 22, 2013Applicant: ELECTROLUX HOME PRODUCTS CORPORATION N.V.Inventor: Luca Marzorati
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Publication number: 20130193825Abstract: An accessory tray comprising a housing that can be composed of, at least in part, a first material, and configured to receive at least one drawer, wherein the housing includes side supports connecting a bottom side to a top side thereof. The accessory tray can further comprise a heat insulator arrangement composed of, at least in part, a second material which is configured to insulate heat from the housing and provided within or on a top side of the housing. The accessory tray can also include an internal arrangement provided between the side and supporting the top side of the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 11, 2013Publication date: August 1, 2013Applicant: EMS MIND READER LLCInventor: EMS Mind Reader LLC
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Publication number: 20130193826Abstract: A household appliance includes appliance walls which delimit a space. A covering plate is arranged on an outer face of at least one of the appliance walls so as to leave free a gap. The gap is sealed in an edge region of the covering plate by an acoustic sealing frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 23, 2013Publication date: August 1, 2013Applicant: BSH BOSCH UND SIEMENS HAUSGERATE GMBHInventor: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgerate GmbH
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Publication number: 20130119850Abstract: The present invention is generally related containers for storing and organizing consumable and non-consumable goods.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2012Publication date: May 16, 2013Applicant: 6 Pack Fitness, LLCInventor: 6 Pack Fitness, LLC
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Patent number: 8402961Abstract: An insulation system for a thermal oven. The insulation system comprises a cabinet and a liner positioned within the cabinet. The liner defines an oven cavity. The liner includes opposing sides, a top, a bottom, a front and a back. A layer of insulation is positioned between the cabinet and the outside of the opposing sides, top, bottom and back of the liner. The layer of insulation is positioned to create an air gap between the insulation and the opposing sides, top, bottom and back of the liner. The insulation has a thermal energy reflective facing attached to an interior surface facing the liner.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2007Date of Patent: March 26, 2013Assignee: Owens Corning Intellectual Capital, LLCInventors: Manoj K. Choudhary, Francis S. Tyler
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Patent number: 8378827Abstract: In one embodiment, an antenna configuration for locating RFID tags has two sets of (mutually orthogonal) elongated reader coils, where each elongated reader coil corresponds to two or more different possible locations of RFID tags, and each possible location is associated with one reader coil in each of the two sets. The identities and locations of RFID tags can be determined by (sequentially) energizing the different sets of reader coils and correlating the recorded responses from RFID tags. In one application, the antenna configuration is used at the box level of a cold storage system for biological samples having one or more freezers, each freezer having one or racks, each rack receiving one or more boxes, each box receiving one or more sample containers, where, in addition to the biological sample, each sample container has a unique passive RFID tag.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2010Date of Patent: February 19, 2013Assignee: BioTillion, LLCInventors: Hananel Davidowitz, Thomas Coradetti, Theodore Altman, Ilya Kovnatsky
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Publication number: 20130038992Abstract: A double-layer injection molding casing and a method for manufacturing the same, an electronic apparatus are provided by this invention, which adapts to an injection molding field and can solve the problems of a conventional double-layer injection molding casing such as complicated manufacturing process and low production efficiency. The double-layer injection molding casing of this invention includes an outer layer and an inner layer. A locating structure integrally formed with the inner layer is located at an inner surface of the inner layer. The method for manufacturing the double-layer injection molding casing includes: applying a multiple injection molding process, wherein the locating structure of the double-layer injection molding casing is integrally formed with the inner layer in the same injection molding step. The electronic apparatus of this invention includes the double-layer injection molding casing. The double-layer injection molding casing can be used as a casing of the electronic apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2011Publication date: February 14, 2013Applicant: HISENSE HIVIEW TECH CO., LTD.Inventors: Dejun Wang, Wangjun Zhang, Haode Jiang
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Patent number: 8366219Abstract: A method of assembling a cabinet and an apparatus assembled according to the method are provided. The cabinet includes a shell with internal walls, a first compartment liner and a second compartment liner configured to be housed within the shell. The first compartment liner includes a first liner face and defines a first compartment. The second compartment liner includes a second liner face and defines a second compartment. The method includes the steps of positioning a pair of elongate supports between the first compartment liner and the second compartment liner such that the first liner face and the second liner face are adjacent one another and spaced apart.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2010Date of Patent: February 5, 2013Assignee: Electrolux Home Products, Inc.Inventors: Andrew D. Brown, Steven Scott House, Michael Bayne
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Publication number: 20120272832Abstract: A cooking apparatus has a divider storage portion capable of storing a divider to partition a cooking chamber. The cooking apparatus includes a main body, a cooking chamber defined in the main body, a divider detachably mounted in the cooking chamber to partition the cooking chamber, a drawer, which has a storage space therein, to be slidably extracted and retracted, a drawer receiving space defined beneath the cooking chamber in the main body to receive the drawer, and a divider storage portion arranged adjacent to the drawer receiving space to store the divider removed from the cooking chamber.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2011Publication date: November 1, 2012Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Myoung Keun Kwon, Won Ic Tae, Hyung Jin Kim, Jae Min Ko, Pung Yeun Cho
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Patent number: 8113604Abstract: A modular insulation panel provides insulation to a cabinet having lateral side walls, a back wall and a top wall. A main panel assembly insulates a lateral side wall, wherein the main panel assembly includes a framed double wall structure with a space therebetween for providing insulation to the lateral side wall. An auxiliary panel assembly insulates the back wall, wherein the auxiliary panel assembly includes a framed double wall structure with a space therebetween for providing insulation to the back wall. A hinge hingedly attaches the frame of the main panel assembly to the frame of the auxiliary panel assembly.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2008Date of Patent: February 14, 2012Assignee: Metro Industries, IncorporatedInventors: Jeffrey C. Olson, James L. Kilgallon, Willard J. Sickles, David A. Reppert
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Publication number: 20120025685Abstract: There is described a horizontally slidable self-closing screen assembly which comprises at least one screen material connected to a roller biasing the screen to an open position, the roller being operably connected to a counterweight and wherein the load provided by the weight is greater than the force provided by the roller biasing the screen. There are also described a housing unit containing the slidable screen assembly and a cabinet fitted with such a housing unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 22, 2010Publication date: February 2, 2012Applicant: ROLLATHERM DESIGNS LIMITEDInventors: Simon Clegg, Kirin Kopalan
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Publication number: 20110234073Abstract: A panel for a household appliance which comprises a member which includes an inner surface, an outer surface, at least one inlay on at least one of the two surfaces where said at least one inlay has a polygonal form.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2011Publication date: September 29, 2011Applicant: MABE, S.A. DE C.V.Inventors: Alfonso Thompson Salinas, Martin Ortega Breña
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Patent number: 8007059Abstract: A contraband barrier on a mounting surface for use on an intensive use furniture component providing a sealing connection between the mounting surface and a floor or wall to prevent liquid from seeping under or behind the furniture component and discourage hiding contraband between the floor or wall and the mounting surface. The furniture component is formed by an outer shell having a side wall extending generally perpendicular to the mounting surface. A mounting flange is disposed adjacent the sidewall. A bolt hole is formed in the mounting flange. The sealing connection comprises a caulk channel formed as a channel in the mounting surface for receiving a bead of caulk to fill the seam between the mounting surface and the wall or floor to prevent fluid from seeping past the caulk channel to a space adjacent the interior mounting surface.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2007Date of Patent: August 30, 2011Assignee: Norix Group, Inc.Inventors: Richard B. Karl, Scott Karl, Kurt Staskon
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Publication number: 20110148265Abstract: A storage compartment comprises a container defining an access aperture closable by a closure that can be sealed to the container around the aperture and that can be opened by relative movement between the container and the closure in a lateral direction with respect to the aperture, the container having a first sealing loop around the aperture and the closure having a second sealing loop co-operable by alignment with the first sealing loop to maintain a seal when the closure closes the aperture. The sealing loops are moved into and out of mutual alignment by said relative movement between the container and the closure and at least one of the sealing loops includes magnetic means for attracting the other of the sealing loops to maintain a seal when the sealing loops are mutually aligned.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2011Publication date: June 23, 2011Applicant: APPLIED DESIGN AND ENGINEERING LIMITEDInventor: Ian David Wood
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Publication number: 20110095668Abstract: A water cooler with a rapidly detachable exterior panel. A water cooler with a detachable panel may have a wrapper with at least one detachable panel, and the wrapper may have multiple apertures to receive fasteners that may receive corresponding rear surface projections located on the rear surface of the panel. A water cooler with a detachable exterior panel may have a wrapper with at least one detachable panel, and one or more tensioning devices to cause the exterior panel to be placed in frictional and removable engagement against the wrapper.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2009Publication date: April 28, 2011Applicant: MTN PRODUCTS, INC.Inventor: Chun-Yen Wang
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Patent number: 7895858Abstract: A modular refrigerating appliance comprising a first planar heat-insulating element and additional planar heat-insulating elements, which are joined to one another whereby being able to be detached from one another and which, when joined, form a housing of the refrigerating appliance. The modular refrigerating appliance also has a cooling circuit, which comprises an evaporator, a condenser, and a compressor, and which is mounted on the first planar heat-insulating element. At least the condenser is, at least in part, mechanically protected on its surface facing away from the first heat-insulating element solely by the construction of the first planar heat-insulating element.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2005Date of Patent: March 1, 2011Assignee: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeraete GmbHInventors: Erich Hell, Michael Neumann
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Patent number: 7886559Abstract: A modular refrigerator, having a first planar thermally-insulated element, a second planar thermally-insulated element and further planar thermally-insulated elements, connected together and which can be subsequently detached, forming a housing of the refrigerator when assembled, a refrigerant circuit, with an evaporator, a condenser and a compressor, a first electrical line, arranged in the first planar element, a second electrical line, arranged in the second planar thermally-insulated element and an electrical contact/counter-contact device, by means of which both electrical lines may be electrically connected. The contact device is integrated in the first planar thermally-insulated element and the counter-contact device is integrated in the second planar thermally-insulated element such that contact device is automatically electrically connected to the electrical counter-contact during the mechanical connection of the first and second planar element.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2005Date of Patent: February 15, 2011Assignee: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeraete GmbHInventors: Erich Hell, Michael Neumann, Jan-Grigor Schubert
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Publication number: 20110006654Abstract: A compact collapsible bar includes a rigid top frame and a rigid bottom frame. A collapsible fabric enclosure is permanently connected to the top frame and to the bottom frame. A set of rigid collapsible legs is removably connected to the top frame and to the bottom frame. When collapsed, the entire bar assembly can be stored in a compact carrying bag.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2010Publication date: January 13, 2011Inventors: Ellen Hassman, Kathleen Casey, Mark Steven Chrislip
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Patent number: 7836720Abstract: Disclosed related to a door for a refrigerator may include an outer door forming the front exterior; a cap decoration formed at the upper and lower sides of the outer door; a water pipe drawn into the door through the cap decoration and through which water flows; and a fixing member on which a depression part fixing the water pipe is formed.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2007Date of Patent: November 23, 2010Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Hyeon Po Cho, Jong Gon Kim, Oh Chul Kwon, Bon Young Koo, Myung Soo Kim, Yoo Min Park, Young Hoon Gwak
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Publication number: 20100283360Abstract: An apparatus for opening a door of a climatic test cabinet, an incubator, an environmental simulation chamber or a freezer is suitable for unlocking the door when the door is closed and locked and for transferring it to an open position. The force for opening the door need no longer be applied by the user himself operating lever mechanisms and transferring the door to an open position, but instead the force for opening the door may be applied by the apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 5, 2010Publication date: November 11, 2010Inventors: Peter Michael Binder, Andreas Stoerk
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Patent number: 7757510Abstract: A cabinet for an air handling unit includes a cabinet assembly being formed framelessly of a plurality of panel assemblies, each panel assembly being formed of two spaced apart metallic panels embracing an intermediate core and wherein the plurality of panel assemblies provides the structural strength of the cabinet assembly. A method of forming a cabinet for an air handling unit is further included.Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 2007Date of Patent: July 20, 2010Assignee: AAF-McQuay, Inc.Inventors: Jose A. Rosete, George Calienes, Oscar Enrique Barrios González
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Patent number: 7677681Abstract: A refrigerator having improved cooling and cooling recovery is provided. A main body of the refrigerator may include an outer casing that defines an external appearance of the refrigerator, and an inner casing with an open upper face installed in the outer casing to define a storage space therein. The open upper face of the main body may be opened and closed by a door. The inner casing may include a casing upper portion and a casing lower portion coupled to the bottom of the casing upper portion. The casing lower portion may be formed of a material different from that of the casing upper portion. The casing upper portion may be made of a material having a high thermal conductivity, and the casing lower portion may be made of a material having a lower thermal conductivity that that of the casing upper portion.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2006Date of Patent: March 16, 2010Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventor: Sang-Hyun Cheon
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Publication number: 20090200905Abstract: In a method and apparatus for mounting and retention of ancillary equipment to cover panels of a magnetic field generator of a magnetic resonance imaging system having a cryogenic refrigerator and/or liquid cryogen housed within at least an outer vacuum container, ancillary equipment, cables and conduits are attached to the magnetic field generator, by integrating the electronic assemblies, cables and conduits into a set of modular covers which are connected to each other on installation. The covers may be mechanically mounted directly to the OVC, enabling them to be quickly fitted either in the factory or on the user's site.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2009Publication date: August 13, 2009Applicant: Siemens Magnet Technology Ltd.Inventors: Russell Peter GORE, Richard Gowland
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Publication number: 20090026905Abstract: A storage device in particular for a climate controlled cabinet is described. The storage device serves to store laboratory objects, in particular microtiter plates, in shelf racks (4) and comprises a shelf access device, which has an upper and a lower guide (15, 15?), between which there is arranged a vertical guide (16). A horizontal drive (18) drives the vertical guide (16) along the upper horizontal guide (15). A shaft transmits this motion to the lower end of the vertical guide (16) and drives a gear there, which generates an additional drive along the lower guide (15?). This allows to prevent a tilting of the vertical guide (16) when accelerating or decelerating. In addition, the vertical guide (15) is guided in non-rotational manner at its upper and lower ends in the upper and lower guides (15, 15?), such that a torsion of the vertical guide is prevented.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 12, 2006Publication date: January 29, 2009Inventor: Cosmas G. Malin
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Publication number: 20080246379Abstract: An insulation system for a thermal oven. The insulation system comprises a cabinet and a liner positioned within the cabinet. The liner defines an oven cavity. The liner includes opposing sides, a top, a bottom, a front and a back. A layer of insulation is positioned between the cabinet and the outside of the opposing sides, top, bottom and back of the liner. The layer of insulation is positioned to create an air gap between the insulation and the opposing sides, top, bottom and back of the liner. The insulation has a thermal energy reflective facing attached to an interior surface facing the liner.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 9, 2007Publication date: October 9, 2008Inventors: Manoj K. Choudhary, Francis S. Tyler
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Publication number: 20080231157Abstract: A storage system includes a module having a cylindrical housing with an exterior sidewall. The sidewall has a cross-sectional profile of positive curvature, and extends between a top wall portion and a bottom wall portion. The housing is disposed about a central axis. A carousel is mounted within the housing for controlled rotation about the central axis. The carousel has a plurality of storage locations disposed in vertical arrays about the axis to receive articles to be stored. A first door opening is formed in the sidewall. The positive curvature of the sidewall enables each door opening to be predisposed to provide for access at least from any single location on the exterior of the housing to at least one of said vertical arrays adjacent to the door opening. A means for controlling the temperature within the housing is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2008Publication date: September 25, 2008Inventor: Gregory Earl Lowe
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Patent number: 7001005Abstract: A domestic refrigerator or freezer has a food storage compartment delimited by insulated walls and by one or more access doors to the compartment. One or more walls or doors are provided with a metallic film, preferably a metallised polymeric film, capable of enhancing the performance of the refrigerator with regard to energy saving.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2002Date of Patent: February 21, 2006Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Luca Gamberoni, Jutta Ziermaier, Roberta Bernasconi