Patents by Inventor Christopher Raymond Geisen
Christopher Raymond Geisen has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 11774136Abstract: An air conditioning appliance includes a housing, a drain pan positioned below the housing, and a plenum which is attached to the housing and to the drain pan. The drain pan includes an upper surface in contact with the housing and a socket configured to receive a leg. The housing of the air conditioning appliance rests on the upper surface of the drain pan, such that the drain pan defines a platform which structurally supports the housing of the air conditioning appliance.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2020Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.Inventors: Stephen D. Hatcher, Logan Chayse Dunaway, Richard Michael Phillips, Christopher Raymond Geisen, Robert T. Mills, Cody Ewing
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Publication number: 20220146145Abstract: An air conditioning appliance includes a housing, a drain pan positioned below the housing, and a plenum which is attached to the housing and to the drain pan. The drain pan includes an upper surface in contact with the housing and a socket configured to receive a leg. The housing of the air conditioning appliance rests on the upper surface of the drain pan, such that the drain pan defines a platform which structurally supports the housing of the air conditioning appliance.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2020Publication date: May 12, 2022Inventors: Stephen D. Hatcher, Logan Chayse Dunaway, Richard Michael Phillips, Christopher Raymond Geisen, Robert T. Mills, Cody Ewing
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Patent number: 11226115Abstract: An air conditioning appliance may have a telescoping plenum attached to a housing of the air conditioning appliance. The telescoping plenum may be receivable within a wall channel defined by a structure wall along an axial direction. The telescoping plenum may include an interior portion and an exterior portion. The interior portion may include a duct wall and an outer flange extending radially outward from the duct wall. The interior portion may sealingly engage the housing along the axial direction in a plane perpendicular to the axial direction.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2019Date of Patent: January 18, 2022Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.Inventors: Richard Michael Phillips, Christopher Raymond Geisen, Stephen D. Hatcher, Robert T. Mills
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Patent number: 11226116Abstract: An air conditioning appliance may have a telescoping plenum attached to a housing of the air conditioning appliance. The telescoping plenum may be receivable within a wall channel defined by a structure wall along an axial direction. The telescoping plenum may include an interior portion and an exterior portion. The interior portion may include a duct wall and an outer flange extending radially outward from the duct wall to contact an internal surface of a structure wall. The telescoping plenum may further include a divider wall defining an upper passage and a lower passage within the telescoping plenum. The divider wall includes an interior divider panel fixed to the interior portion and an exterior divider panel fixed to the exterior portion. Each of the interior divider panel and the exterior divider panel is axially slidable along the other of the interior divider panel and the exterior divider panel.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2019Date of Patent: January 18, 2022Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.Inventors: Richard Michael Phillips, Stephen D. Hatcher, Christopher Raymond Geisen
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Patent number: 11047594Abstract: An air conditioning appliance, as provided herein, may have a telescoping plenum attached to a housing of the air conditioning appliance. The telescoping plenum may be receivable within a wall channel defined by a structure wall along an axial direction. The telescoping plenum may include an interior portion and an exterior portion. The interior portion may include a duct wall and an outer flange extending radially outward from the duct wall to contact an internal surface of a structure wall. The exterior portion may include a duct wall having a flange-less outer surface to selectively pass through the wall channel along the axial direction. The exterior portion may be in slidable engagement with the interior portion to move along the axial direction.Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 2019Date of Patent: June 29, 2021Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.Inventors: Richard Michael Phillips, Christopher Raymond Geisen, Stephen D. Hatcher
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Publication number: 20210148582Abstract: An air conditioning appliance includes a housing, a drain pan positioned below the housing along the vertical direction, and a plenum which is attached to the housing and to the drain pan. The drain pan includes a socket configured to receive a leg. The plenum includes an indicator mark which is aligned with the socket along the vertical direction when the drain pan is attached to the plenum.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2019Publication date: May 20, 2021Inventors: Stephen D. Hatcher, Richard Michael Phillips, Christopher Raymond Geisen
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Publication number: 20210063027Abstract: An air conditioning appliance may have a telescoping plenum attached to a housing of the air conditioning appliance. The telescoping plenum may be receivable within a wall channel defined by a structure wall along an axial direction. The telescoping plenum may include an interior portion and an exterior portion. The interior portion may include a duct wall and an outer flange extending radially outward from the duct wall. The interior portion may sealingly engage the housing along the axial direction in a plane perpendicular to the axial direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2019Publication date: March 4, 2021Inventors: Richard Michael Phillips, Christopher Raymond Geisen, Stephen D. Hatcher, Robert T. Mills
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Publication number: 20210063028Abstract: An air conditioning appliance may have a telescoping plenum attached to a housing of the air conditioning appliance. The telescoping plenum may be receivable within a wall channel defined by a structure wall along an axial direction. The telescoping plenum may include an interior portion and an exterior portion. The interior portion may include a duct wall and an outer flange extending radially outward from the duct wall to contact an internal surface of a structure wall. The telescoping plenum may further include a divider wall defining an upper passage and a lower passage within the telescoping plenum. The divider wall includes an interior divider panel fixed to the interior portion and an exterior divider panel fixed to the exterior portion. Each of the interior divider panel and the exterior divider panel is axially slidable along the other of the interior divider panel and the exterior divider panel.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2019Publication date: March 4, 2021Inventors: Richard Michael Phillips, Stephen D. Hatcher, Christopher Raymond Geisen
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Publication number: 20200393163Abstract: An air conditioning appliance, as provided herein, may have a telescoping plenum attached to a housing of the air conditioning appliance. The telescoping plenum may be receivable within a wall channel defined by a structure wall along an axial direction. The telescoping plenum may include an interior portion and an exterior portion. The interior portion may include a duct wall and an outer flange extending radially outward from the duct wall to contact an internal surface of a structure wall. The exterior portion may include a duct wall having a flange-less outer surface to selectively pass through the wall channel along the axial direction. The exterior portion may be in slidable engagement with the interior portion to move along the axial direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 12, 2019Publication date: December 17, 2020Inventors: Richard Michael Phillips, Christopher Raymond Geisen, Stephen D. Hatcher
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Patent number: 7798355Abstract: A water softener system cover assembly includes a cover removably coupled to the water softener system, the cover includes a control panel opening and a salt pour area opening. The assembly also includes a control panel cover portion slidably coupled to the cover for selective movement between a closed position covering the control panel opening and an open position exposing the control panel opening, and wherein the control panel cover portion is at least partially positioned between the salt pour area opening and the salt pour area cover portion when in the open position. The assembly further includes a salt pour area cover portion slidably coupled to the cover for selective movement between a closed position covering the salt pour area opening and an open position exposing the salt pour area opening, the salt pour area cover portion is configured such that said salt pour area cover portion is positioned at least partially above the control panel cover portion when in the open position.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2005Date of Patent: September 21, 2010Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Christopher Raymond Geisen, Norman J. Boulard
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Publication number: 20090250397Abstract: Systems and methods for filtering and softening water in combination are disclosed. The systems may include a water filtering system, having a water filter and a water softening system connected to the water filtering system. In addition, a controller may be connected to the water filtering system and the water softening system via wired or wireless connections. The methods may include filtering incoming water, monitoring the hardness of the incoming water, and softening the incoming water when the water hardness is above a maximum level. Furthermore, the performance of the water filtering system may be altered in response to the performance of the water softening system. In addition, the performance of the water softening system may be altered in response to the performance of the water filtering system.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 3, 2008Publication date: October 8, 2009Inventors: Christopher Raymond Geisen, Michael Thomas Beyerle, Mark Allen Banta, Samuel Vincent DuPlessis, Norman Jacques Beulard, Daniel Ryan Capelle, Mark Anthony Copelli
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Patent number: 6893061Abstract: A latch assembly for a door including a door retainer projection is provided. The latch assembly includes a handle pivotally mounted to the door for rotation about a first end, and a latch actuator contacting the handle and mounted to the door for rotation about a first end. The handle rotates in one direction when actuated and the latch actuator rotates in a second direction opposite the first direction. A keeper is engaged to the door retainer projection in a closed position, and the latch actuator is configured to disengage the keeper from the door retainer projection when the handle is actuated.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2001Date of Patent: May 17, 2005Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Gregory Owen Miller, Christopher Raymond Geisen, Wenfeng Lu
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Patent number: 6761381Abstract: A latch assembly includes a handle, a handle retainer, and a keeper. The keeper includes a biasing mechanism and a head comprising a catch, a lock release projection, and a switch actuator. The keeper biasing member configured to facilitate engaging the catch with the door. The handle biasing member configured to facilitate maintaining the handle in a first position. The handle includes a contact surface slidingly coupled to the lock release projection to facilitate coupling the door to the tub assembly.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2001Date of Patent: July 13, 2004Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Luis Esteban Prada, Gregory Owen Miller, Christopher Raymond Geisen, Wenfeng Lu
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Patent number: 6752875Abstract: In one aspect, a dishwasher comprising a control mechanism coupled to a sensor for generating an output representative of whether sufficient water has flowed into the dishwasher during a fill operation is described. The dishwasher comprises a tub and a fluid circulation assembly for circulating water in the tub. The control mechanism is configured to determine whether terminate a current wash cycle based on a signal output by the sensor.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2001Date of Patent: June 22, 2004Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Jeffrey Thomas Kiesler, Arjan Johannes Hegeman, Michael Lee McIntyre, Gregory Alan Meyer, Christopher Raymond Geisen, Gregory Owen Miller
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Patent number: 6622896Abstract: A dispenser is provided which includes a body including a trough, and a cover attached to the body and including a flow path extending into the trough.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2001Date of Patent: September 23, 2003Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Arjan Johannes Hegeman, Jeffrey Thomas Kiesler, Gregory Alan Meyer, Gregory Owen Miller, Christopher Raymond Geisen, Glenn Leon Graham
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Publication number: 20030080162Abstract: A dispenser is provided which includes a body including a trough, and a cover attached to the body and including a flow path extending into the trough.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2001Publication date: May 1, 2003Inventors: Arjan Johannes Hegeman, Jeffrey Thomas Kiesler, Gregory Alan Meyer, Gregory Owen Miller, Christopher Raymond Geisen, Glenn Leon Graham
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Publication number: 20030034052Abstract: In one aspect, a dishwasher comprising a control mechanism coupled to a sensor for generating an output representative of whether sufficient water has flowed into the dishwasher during a fill operation is described. The dishwasher comprises a tub and a fluid circulation assembly for circulating water in the tub. The control mechanism is configured to determine whether terminate a current wash cycle based on a signal output by the sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 15, 2001Publication date: February 20, 2003Inventors: Jeffrey Thomas Kiesler, Arjan Johannes Hegeman, Michael Lee McIntyre, Gregory Alan Meyer, Christopher Raymond Geisen, Gregory Owen Miller
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Publication number: 20030030288Abstract: A latch assembly for a door including a door retainer projection is provided. The latch assembly includes a handle pivotally mounted to the door for rotation about a first end, and a latch actuator contacting said handle and mounted to the door for rotation about a first end. The handle rotates in one direction when actuated and said latch actuator rotates in a second direction opposite the first direction. A keeper is engaged to the door retainer projection in a closed position, and the latch actuator is configured to disengage said keeper from the door retainer projection when said handle is actuated.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2001Publication date: February 13, 2003Inventors: Gregory Owen Miller, Christopher Raymond Geisen, Wenfeng Lu
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Publication number: 20030030284Abstract: A latch assembly includes a handle, a handle retainer, and a keeper. The keeper includes a biasing mechanism and a head comprising a catch, a lock release projection, and a switch actuator. The keeper biasing member configured to facilitate engaging the catch with the door. The handle biasing member configured to facilitate maintaining the handle in a first position. The handle includes a contact surface slidingly coupled to the lock release projection to facilitate coupling the door to the tub assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 9, 2001Publication date: February 13, 2003Inventors: Luis Esteban Prada, Gregory Owen Miller, Christopher Raymond Geisen, Wenfeng Lu
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Patent number: D695877Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2012Date of Patent: December 17, 2013Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Christopher Raymond Geisen, Frankie Sue Lawson Gardner, David Clay Calvert