Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
312204000 | SIMULATION, ORNAMENTATION OR WITH SECRET COMPARTMENT | 47 |
20080203860 | Concealed Firearm Curio Cabinet - A curio cabinet apparatus comprised of: a central portion having a top surface, a first side surface, a second side surface, a bottom surface, and a front surface; at least one optically concealed forming an optically concealed firearm storage compartment. | 08-28-2008 |
20080211362 | Piece of Furniture With a Removable Container in a Drawer - A piece of furniture and in particular a desk, an office cupboard or a box-like receptacle for office use, comprises a drawer able to be pulled out as far as a maximum pulled-out position from a body ( | 09-04-2008 |
20080252186 | Kitchen appliance having a floating glass panel - A glass panel assembly for kitchen appliances includes a glass panel and a plurality of spacers. The spacers are mounted to an outer surface of the appliance and an inner surface of the glass panel. Preferably, the spacers are adhesively secured to the glass panel and are not visible when viewing the kitchen appliance from the front. Trim pieces fit between the glass panel and the appliance door to cover and further hide the spacers from view. The glass panel can be mounted to any outer surface of the appliance such as an appliance door, side walls or even a top wall. The particular construction of the spacers, in combination with the trim pieces creates an illusion that glass panel appears to float relative to the appliance. | 10-16-2008 |
20080252187 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing, a front panel, a strip-shaped decorative member and a projecting portion. The front panel is provided to the housing. The strip-shaped decorative member has a predetermined width and is arranged on the front panel. The projecting portion is integrally formed with the strip-shaped decorative member and includes a surface inclined in a depth direction at a position having a predetermined distance from a front edge of a lower surface of the strip-shaped decorative member. The strip-shaped decorative member including the projecting portion is attached to the front panel while the surface inclined in the depth direction being exposed to a front side. | 10-16-2008 |
20080258588 | Cabinet | 10-23-2008 |
20090045705 | Door for a household appliance - The invention relates to a door for a household appliance that includes a door exterior structure, an outer-side decorative panel, and an interconnecting element. The outer-side decorative panel is spaced from the door exterior structure by a gap. The interconnecting element extends across the gap between the door exterior structure and the outer-side decorative panel and interconnects the outer-side decorative panel and the door exterior structure to one another. The interconnecting element has a first extending member that is received in the gap and a second extending member that is attached to one of an edge of the door exterior structure and an edge of the outer-side decorative panel. | 02-19-2009 |
20090127986 | Furniture - The present invention relates to an article of furniture, such as a desk or cabinet which has a horizontal display ( | 05-21-2009 |
20090195128 | NOVEL DRESSER - The present invention features a dresser comprising a center storage piece having a first set of drawers on one side and a second set of drawers on the other side, the center storage piece comprises a set of shelves and a first concealing device and a second concealing device. In some embodiments, the first concealing device comprises a first track for a first door to slide open and shut, wherein the first track has a major bend and a minor bend, and wherein the first door comprises a couple of guide studs located on an upper edge of the first door and a couple of guide studs located on a bottom edge of the first door. | 08-06-2009 |
20090212669 | STORAGE UNIT WITH EXTENSION MECHANISM - A storage unit comprises an arm assembly that can be stored inside the unit and extended along a range of positions outside the unit and a moveable panel which conceals the interior of the storage unit frame coupled with the storage unit frame by a connector. The storage unit can be integrated into an article of furniture such as a headboard or a chair. A four-bar linkage assembly can be used to connect the moveable panel to the storage unit frame and can permit the panel to remain substantially parallel to the frame along its range of motion. | 08-27-2009 |
20090230826 | Concealed firearm curio cabinet - A curio cabinet apparatus comprised of: a central portion having a top surface, a first side surface, a second side surface, a bottom surface, and a front surface; at least one optically concealed forming an optically concealed firearm storage compartment. | 09-17-2009 |
20100019632 | Roofing product display and method - A roofing product display and method has two miniature building halves with hollow interiors defined by interconnected sidewalls, pitched roof panels, transport bases and end panels, which are oriented at an angle to the associated transport bases. A hinge pivotally interconnects adjacent sides of the end panels to facilitate rotation of the miniature building halves between a folded storage position, wherein the roof panels come together in a generally straight plan configuration, and an unfolded display position, wherein the roof panels assume a generally L-shaped panel configuration with a roof valley therebetween. Roofing product samples are stored in the hollow building interiors, and are shaped for temporary placement on the roof panels in the display position to replicate installation on an actual building. | 01-28-2010 |
20100079043 | Hide-a-slide hidden drawer - This invention is a hidden drawer to provide a new means of hiding jewelry. Cash and other valuable items. The hide-a-slide hidden drawer is installed under existing lower shelf in a closet normally used for storing shoes. The average shelf is 12 inches wide, our hidden drawer is 9 inches deep, reset 3 inches so a thief would not see it. The hide-a-slide can be locked for added protection. Hide-a-slide has s sliders for drawer to slide on and is installed with 4 screws. | 04-01-2010 |
20100141102 | HOME APPLIANCE AND WASHING MACHINE - A home appliance and a washing or drying apparatus according to the present invention include a photo-etched member, a transparent member affixed to the entire surface of the photo-etched member, and an adhesive member to attach the transparent member and the photo-etched member to each other. The adhesive member has various colors and is arranged such that the adhesive member is formed at a portion of the photo-etched member. Accordingly, a pattern can be decorated in various colors. | 06-10-2010 |
20100201232 | CEILING-EMBEDDED AIR CONDITIONER - In a ceiling-embedded air conditioner, a panel fastening screw that fastens a decorative panel to an indoor unit body embedded in a ceiling is previously mounted to the indoor unit body and has an intermediate portion having a small diameter with no threaded portion. | 08-12-2010 |
20100270895 | KITCHEN APPLIANCE HAVING FLOATING GLASS PANEL - A kitchen appliance includes a door having an outer panel portion and an inner panel portion, with a plurality of mounting members being spaced about the outer panel portion of the door. A glass panel assembly, including a glass panel and a plurality of mounting elements, is detachably mounted to the door through the interengagement of the plurality of mounting elements with the plurality of mounting members. The mounting elements are adhesively secured to the glass panel. Neither the plurality of mounting members nor the plurality of mounting elements are readily visible normally when viewing the kitchen appliance such that the glass panel appears to float relative to the door. | 10-28-2010 |
20100283359 | INSTALLATION SYSTEM AND DOOR POSITIONING DEVICE FOR APPLIANCES - An appliance comprises a body and a door panel and/or drawer panel movable between a home position, an open position, and an over-travel position. A cosmetic panel may be coupled to the door and/or drawer panel. The appliance may further include an installation system and/or a positioning device. The positioning device is configured to bias the door and/or drawer panels to the home position from the over-travel position. The installation system is configured to establish the front-to-back alignment of the appliance. The installation system may be a direct mount installation system. The installation system may include an adjustment system configured to facilitate positioning the cosmetic panel to be co-planar with the surrounding cabinetry. The adjustment mechanism may further help establish small and consistent reveals. | 11-11-2010 |
20100295425 | DECORATIVE PANEL AND REFRIGERATOR HAVING THE SAME - A decorative panel and a refrigerator having the same are disclosed. Inner gorgeous decorative patterns are seen according to an opening and closing operation of a refrigerator door usually serving as a mirror, providing the user a continuous aesthetic sense with which the user is not bored compared with decorative patterns which are always exposed. In addition, a mirror face is formed on a front plate and a decorative plate to continuously reflect the decorative patterns to thereby provide a three-dimensional aesthetic sense with the planar decorative patterns. Also, because recesses or protrusions are formed on the decorative plate to obtain a decorative effect, the usage amount of high-priced components such as jewels can be reduced to lower a fabrication cost of a product. | 11-25-2010 |
20100320882 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A portable electronic device includes a housing, a cover, and a decorative member. The cover is detachably assembled to the housing, and includes an at least partially transparent main panel. The decorative member is detachably assembled to the cover and is viewable through the main panel. | 12-23-2010 |
20110001403 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE HOUSING AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A housing is provided, with a plurality of tridimensional patterns formed on opposite surfaces of the housing. The patterns are formed by stamping process. | 01-06-2011 |
20110012481 | SUBWOOFER CONCEALING FURNITURE UNIT - A furniture unit including a compartment that contains and conceals a subwoofer, wherein the compartment has vent openings that allow air and sound to pass freely between the subwoofer compartment and the outside of the furniture unit while concealing the subwoofer from the view of a person sitting within a typical viewing angle of a television that is placed on top of the furniture unit or mounted on the wall above the unit. | 01-20-2011 |
20110025173 | FITTING STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR MOUNTING A DECORATIVE PLATE IN THE CORRECT POSITION ON A DOOR OF A HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE - A fitting structure for fastening a decorative plate to a door of a household appliance. The fitting structure includes a first fitting part fastened to the decorative plate; a second fitting part that meshes with the first fitting part, wherein the second fitting part is fastened to the door; and a spacer that has a first stop surface and a second stop surface that is parallel to the first stop surface. The first stop surfaces rests against an outer edge of the decorative plate and the second stop surface rests against the first fitting part. | 02-03-2011 |
20110121694 | WASHING MACHINE - A washing machine comprising a cabinet, a top cover arranged at an upper surface of the cabinet and has a laundry entrance hole, wherein the upper surface of the cabinet opens, and a lid assembly arranged at the top cover and opens/closes the laundry entrance hole is provided. A handle is provided at a front side of the lid assembly. The handle protrudes forwards more than the top cover, wherein the handle and the top cover are arranged to be spaced apart from each other in upper and lower directions and in front and rear directions, thereby defining spaces between the handle and the top cover so a user's hand is inserted into the spaces to hold the handle and lifts the lid assembly. | 05-26-2011 |
20110156546 | RESISTANT SINK BASE CABINET - A cabinet for use in an environment in which water may be present has a structural base and a face front. The structural base has a pair of structural plastic side pieces for bearing a load of the cabinet, the side pieces each have a pair of legs, a front edge, a back edge and a pair of mounting portions, a plastic floor the floor tilting downwardly from a back of the cabinet towards the face front, the plastic floor having a first portion attaching to one of the side pieces and a second portion for attaching to another of the side pieces, a pair of cross supports for connecting the structural sides above the plastic floor, the cross supports mounting within the mounting portions. The face front is made from wood or a wood byproduct and attaches to each side piece at the front edges thereof. | 06-30-2011 |
20110156547 | Household Appliance - The present invention relates to a household appliance ( | 06-30-2011 |
20110175500 | COLORED DEVICE CASING AND SURFACE-TREATING METHOD FOR FABRICATING SAME - A colored device casing includes a base, a color layer and a bonding layer. The base has at least one smooth region. The bonding layer is positioned between the base and the color layer and bonds the base and color layer together. A portion of the color layer corresponding to and located over the smooth region has a value of L* in a range from about 75.26 to about 77.26, a value of a* in a range from about 0.42 to about 1.42 and a value of b* in a range from about 9.36 to about 10.36 according to the Commission Internationale del'Eclairage LAB system. A surface-treating method for fabricating the colored casing is also provided. | 07-21-2011 |
20110204757 | ORGANIZING VALET AND METHOD OF USING SAME - The present invention describes a piece of furniture and a method of using and making the same according to certain embodiments of the invention may include an organizing structure having a housing with an open front portion, a movable false interior wall capable of fastening at least a single electrical line and a tray at the uppermost portion wherein said electrical line is accessible. | 08-25-2011 |
20110227462 | HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE HAVING AN EMBOSSED WALL - A household appliance includes a cabinet-shaped housing comprised of a plurality of walls. At least one of the walls has an arrangement of embossings. The arrangement of embossings includes a first embossing arranged centered in relation to a center of the at least one wall and configured in the shape of a ring when viewed from above. A second embossing is arranged outside the first embossing in substantial concentric relationship to the first embossing and configured in the shape of a ring when viewed from above. At least one third embossing is arranged outside the second embossing and has a strip-shaped configuration. The presence of embossings in the at least one wall is able to reduce vibrations and thereby significantly reduce the amount of unwanted noise. | 09-22-2011 |
20110266932 | HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE COMPRISING A SLIDING DECORATIVE PANEL ON ITS DOOR - A household appliance ( | 11-03-2011 |
20110279000 | APPLIANCE HAVING MICRO-PATTERN AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING STRUCTURE HAVING MICRO-PATTERN FOR APPLIANCE - The present invention relates to an appliance having a micro-pattern ( | 11-17-2011 |
20120104909 | Household Appliance - The present invention relates to a household appliance ( | 05-03-2012 |
20120133253 | FURNITURE KIT - The present document describes a furniture kit for building a furniture assembly comprising: a) two side walls, each side wall having a first end with a mating connector and a second end with a mating connector; and b) at least one of a top wall or a bottom wall, each having a first end with a mating connector and a second end with a mating connector, the top wall or bottom wall releasable connecting with each of said at least one end of said side wall. | 05-31-2012 |
20120161591 | GOLDEN COLOR ENCLOSURE AND METHOD FOR MAKING SAME - A golden enclosure for a mobile phone includes a shell, a color layer, and a bonding layer. The color layer is formed over an outer surface of the shell. The color layer is comprised of titanium, chromium, and oxygen. The color layer has coordinates (L, a, b) in the CIE Lab color space. The “L” coordinate is in a range from bout 46.72 to bout 61.45. The coordinate is in a range from about 4.91 to about 16.1. The “b” coordinate is in a range from about 39.49 to about 55.18. The bonding layer is sandwiched between the shell and the color layer. | 06-28-2012 |
20120206026 | Concealed Security Cabinet - The invention can include a cabinet having shelves in the front, a base with a rotation device, a mirror or backer on the back and a concealed locker between the backer and the shelves. The locker can be accessed through the manipulation of a magnetic locking mechanism or other mechanical mechanism that normally secures the backer in a closed position such that it looks like the backer is built into the back of the cabinet and no internal locker exists. To access the locker, a magnetic key is placed in proximity to the locking mechanism which causes the lock to release and allows the owner to swing open the mirror and access the interior of the locker. The existence of the locker is further veiled by the hidden hinges and locking mechanism so that a person unfamiliar with the device would not realize a locker was concealed therein. | 08-16-2012 |
20120267989 | DEVICE HOUSING AND METHOD FOR MAKING SAME - A device housing for an electronic device is provided. The device housing includes a metal main body and at least one metal decorative member. The metal main body has at least one receiving recess defined in an outer surface thereof. The at least one metal decorative member has a top surface. The top surface has a mirror finish. The at least one metal decorative member is received in the at least one receiving recess, with the top surface exposed out of the outer surface. The at least one metal decorative member forms a desired symbol, logo, or pattern on the device housing. | 10-25-2012 |
20120286632 | LEVELING ASSEMBLY FOR APPLIANCE DOORS - In certain embodiments of the present disclosure, a leveling assembly for an appliance door is described. The leveling assembly causes vertical movement of a decorative door panel relative to an appliance door. | 11-15-2012 |
20130026891 | FULL DEPTH MANIFOLD SKIN WITH INTEGRATED SIDE TRIM FOR DOMESTIC KITCHEN APPLIANCE - A manifold skin/side trim combination for a domestic kitchen appliance built into a cabinet is provided. The combination includes a manifold skin having a main skin body having a first surface and a second surface, and an opening in the first surface; and a side trim of the domestic kitchen appliance configured to be positioned adjacent to a front face of the cabinet, the side trim having a main section, an insertion extension that extends into the opening, and a transition section that connects the insertion extension to the main section such that the insertion section extends at an extension angle greater than zero degrees relative to the main section. An outside surface of the main section of the side trim is in the same plane as the second surface of the main skin body, and the second surface is adjacent to the first surface. | 01-31-2013 |
20130093297 | DEVICE HOUSING AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME - A device housing includes a main body and a first decorative layer formed on the main body. The main body defines a planar region and at least a concave region connected with the planar region. The first decorative layer includes a first pattern and a second pattern. The first pattern is formed on the planar region. The second pattern is formed on the concave region. The first pattern and the second pattern are an integral structure. A method for making the device housing is also provided. | 04-18-2013 |
20130093298 | RETAIL MERCHANDISING PLATFORM - Door lock merchandising display apparatus, systems and methods are disclosed. An exemplary apparatus includes a support structure including first and second fixtures positioned in a merchandise display region. The fixtures are laterally and rotatably movable relative to the support structure. The apparatus includes merchandise modules that include door locks and are detachably coupled with respective fixtures. Interior and exterior portions of the door locks are displayed on respective sides of the modules. A customer can position the fixtures to selectably simultaneously display the interior and exterior portions of the door locks. The apparatus may also include a customer-accessible inventory storage region and a customer interaction unit configured to receive customer input associated with a particular type of door lock and provide an output to the customer identifying a location of the particular type of door lock in the inventory storage region. | 04-18-2013 |
20130099632 | UNDERCABINET SECRETARY WITH HIDDEN COMPARTMENT - An undercabinet secretary provides organization and storage for items as well as concealed or hidden storage for items. The undercabinet secretary prevents concealed items from being accessed while allowing authorized persons or those who are aware of the hidden storage to conveniently retrieve the items. The undercabinet secretary may have one or more dividers to provide compartments for organization and storage of items, and may have a hidden compartment assembly having the same outward appearance to conceal items. In one or more embodiments, the hidden compartment assembly may have its own divider which may be used as a handle to to access the hidden compartment assembly and which allows the hidden compartment assembly to blend in with the other dividers. | 04-25-2013 |
20130127307 | FURNITURE WITH FIREARM ACCESS FEATURES - An article of furniture, such as a night stand, is configured with firearm access features. A drawer of the article of furniture may include a mount for holding a firearm in the drawer. The mount may be configured to move a firearm from a horizontal storage position to a vertical position when the drawer is opened. The drawer may include a firearm locator feature comprising an arm-locating cut-out in a side of the drawer. The drawer may also include an access feature for selectively maintaining the drawer in a closed position and ejecting the drawer to an extended position, such as upon release of a catch which permits a spring to bias the drawer outwardly. The access features secure the firearm and at the same time permit expedited access to the firearm, including in the dark. | 05-23-2013 |
20130257237 | HOUSING FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICES AND METHOD FOR MAKING HOUSING - A housing for an electronic device includes a substrate made of plastic, a base paint layer, a pattern layer, a tin layer, a silicon oxide layer, and a top paint layer. The substrate has an outer surface and an inner surface opposite to the outer surface and facing the interior of the electronic device. The base paint layer is formed on the outer surface. The pattern layer is directly formed on the base paint layer and partially covers the base paint layer. The tin layer is directly formed on the pattern layer and covers the pattern layer and portions of the base paint layer not covered by the pattern layer. The silicon oxide layer is directly formed on the entire tin layer. The top paint layer is formed on the silicon oxide layer. A method for making the housing is also described. | 10-03-2013 |
20130285519 | APPARATUS FOR CONCEALING A PRODUCT - Apparatus ( | 10-31-2013 |
20140042880 | Multi-hole concealer strip - The Multi-Hole Concealer Strip conceals any exposed holes in cabinetry designs. It is a decorative strip that accents any cabinet with a smooth appearance to leave a finished look to the cabinetry. | 02-13-2014 |
20140103785 | CONCEALED WALL COMPARTMENT - A concealed compartment is disclosed for safekeeping valuables and small objects, including firearms. The concealed safe is suitable for insertion into a wall between studs or into a ceiling between supports. The concealed safe comprises a hollow storage compartment defined by internal walls. The storage compartment is concealed by a planar or irregularly-shaped ornamental effect, such as a mirror, picture, light or painting, overlaying the outwardly facing access opening of the storage compartment. The ornamental effect is configured to slide up, down or laterally when moved to reveal the storage compartment and its contents. Various embodiments of the present invention include a second storage compartment disposed behind the storage compartment, as well as magnets for suspending valuables and locking mechanisms. | 04-17-2014 |
20140132131 | Fashion Accessory Internal Door Storage Cavity - A storage device mounted within a door frame is disclosed for storage and organization of fashion accessories or similar articles is provided. The device comprises an outer door supported by the door frame, an interior door enclosing a hollow door interior for storage of articles, and at least one interior panel within the hollow door interior to separate an interior cavity therein and limit access thereto via a hidden locking mechanism. The interior panel provides separation of the internal cavity from the hollow door interior, increases surface area of the hollow door interior, and segregates a hidden interior cavity therein. The back wall of the interior cavity also provides a location for further hooks and shelving for storage. The device may be provided within the interior of a larger door, or as a door insert adapted to be incorporated into an existing door. | 05-15-2014 |
20160037920 | FURNITURE OBJECTS INCLUDING HIDDEN CONTAINERS - A furniture apparatus including a frame; and a hidden container. The hidden container configured transition between an open state and a closed state, the hidden container being visible when the hidden container is in the open state, and the hidden container being hidden from view when the hidden container is in the closed state. | 02-11-2016 |
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