Patents
US 9179773 B2: Spill containing refrigerator shelf assembly
- Granted
- 2015-11-10
- Filed
- 2013-05-10 application 13891954
- Type
- Utility · 65 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
The specification discloses a method for containing spills on shelving and the like, and the resulting support members made in accordance with the method, by providing the generally flat top surface of a support with a hydrophobic surface which is arranged in a spill containment pattern and which is generally in the plane of the top surface of the support. The majority of the top surface of the support consists of one or more spill containment areas which are of a non-hydrophobic nature and which are bounded by the hydrophobic surfaces, such that spills on the shelving collect in the non-hydrophobic spill containment area or areas and are prevented from spreading by the hydrophobic surfaces.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg151110.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SSW HOLDING COMPANY, LLC 24 patents | US company or organization | Barling, AR | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Patrick Driver | Henryville, IN | 15 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Matthew McMillin | Palmyra, IN | 24 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Bradley M. Nall | Elizabethtown, KY | 13 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| A47B | Tables; desks; office furniture; cabinets; drawers; general details of furniture | A47B96/021 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| C03C | Chemical composition of glasses, glazes or vitreous enamels; surface treatment of glass; surface treatment of fibres or filaments made from glass, minerals or slags; joining glass to glass or other materials | C03C15/00 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| F24C | Domestic stoves or ranges ; details of domestic stoves or ranges, of general application | F24C15/10 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| F25D | Refrigerators; cold rooms; ice-boxes; cooling or freezing apparatus not otherwise provided for | F25D25/02 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| Y10T | Technical subjects covered by former us classification | Y10T29/49888 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-12-01 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | SSW ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES, LLC signed 2021-12-01 | JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT CHICAGO, IL | 58261/546 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2020-10-20 | Name change Change of name | SSW HOLDING COMPANY, LLC signed 2020-02-21 | SSW ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES, LLC DALLAS, TX | 54145/284 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2018-06-14 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | SSW HOLDING COMPANY, INC. signed 2018-04-23 | SSW HOLDING COMPANY, LLC DALLAS, TX | 46091/476 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2018-04-25 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | SSW INTERMEDIARY LLC signed 2018-04-23 SSW HOLDING COMPANY, LLC signed 2018-04-23 SOUTHERN STEEL & WIRE, LLC signed 2018-04-23 STRAITS STEEL AND WIRE, LLC signed 2018-04-23 AMERICAN APPLIANCE PRODUCTS, LLC signed 2018-04-23 COLLIS, LLC signed 2018-04-23 SSW PREMIER, LLC signed 2018-04-23 SSW REALTY KENTUCKY, L.L.C. signed 2018-04-23 SSW REALTY IOWA, L.L.C. signed 2018-04-23 COLLIS DE MEXICO, LLC signed 2018-04-23 ALABAMA WIRE PRODUCTS, LLC signed 2018-04-23 | JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. CHICAGO, IL | 45629/272 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2015-02-17 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | DRIVER, JOHN P signed 2012-11-13 MCMILLIN, MATTHEW signed 2012-11-13 NALL, BRADLEY M signed 2012-11-13 | SSW HOLDING COMPANY, INC. FORT SMITH, AR | 35009/420 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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