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).

  • Patent number: 11774136
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen D. Hatcher, Logan Chayse Dunaway, Richard Michael Phillips, Christopher Raymond Geisen, Robert T. Mills, Cody Ewing
  • Publication number: 20220146145
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2020
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Inventors: Stephen D. Hatcher, Logan Chayse Dunaway, Richard Michael Phillips, Christopher Raymond Geisen, Robert T. Mills, Cody Ewing
  • Patent number: 11226115
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Michael Phillips, Christopher Raymond Geisen, Stephen D. Hatcher, Robert T. Mills
  • Patent number: 11226116
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Michael Phillips, Stephen D. Hatcher, Christopher Raymond Geisen
  • Patent number: 11047594
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Michael Phillips, Christopher Raymond Geisen, Stephen D. Hatcher
  • Publication number: 20210148582
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2019
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Inventors: Stephen D. Hatcher, Richard Michael Phillips, Christopher Raymond Geisen
  • Publication number: 20210063027
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2019
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Inventors: Richard Michael Phillips, Christopher Raymond Geisen, Stephen D. Hatcher, Robert T. Mills
  • Publication number: 20210063028
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2019
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Inventors: Richard Michael Phillips, Stephen D. Hatcher, Christopher Raymond Geisen
  • Publication number: 20200393163
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2019
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Inventors: Richard Michael Phillips, Christopher Raymond Geisen, Stephen D. Hatcher
  • Patent number: 7798355
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2010
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Christopher Raymond Geisen, Norman J. Boulard
  • Publication number: 20090250397
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2008
    Publication date: October 8, 2009
    Inventors: Christopher Raymond Geisen, Michael Thomas Beyerle, Mark Allen Banta, Samuel Vincent DuPlessis, Norman Jacques Beulard, Daniel Ryan Capelle, Mark Anthony Copelli
  • Patent number: 6893061
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2005
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Gregory Owen Miller, Christopher Raymond Geisen, Wenfeng Lu
  • Patent number: 6761381
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2004
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Luis Esteban Prada, Gregory Owen Miller, Christopher Raymond Geisen, Wenfeng Lu
  • Patent number: 6752875
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2004
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Jeffrey Thomas Kiesler, Arjan Johannes Hegeman, Michael Lee McIntyre, Gregory Alan Meyer, Christopher Raymond Geisen, Gregory Owen Miller
  • Patent number: 6622896
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2003
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Arjan Johannes Hegeman, Jeffrey Thomas Kiesler, Gregory Alan Meyer, Gregory Owen Miller, Christopher Raymond Geisen, Glenn Leon Graham
  • Publication number: 20030080162
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2001
    Publication date: May 1, 2003
    Inventors: Arjan Johannes Hegeman, Jeffrey Thomas Kiesler, Gregory Alan Meyer, Gregory Owen Miller, Christopher Raymond Geisen, Glenn Leon Graham
  • Publication number: 20030034052
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2001
    Publication date: February 20, 2003
    Inventors: Jeffrey Thomas Kiesler, Arjan Johannes Hegeman, Michael Lee McIntyre, Gregory Alan Meyer, Christopher Raymond Geisen, Gregory Owen Miller
  • Publication number: 20030030288
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2001
    Publication date: February 13, 2003
    Inventors: Gregory Owen Miller, Christopher Raymond Geisen, Wenfeng Lu
  • Publication number: 20030030284
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2001
    Publication date: February 13, 2003
    Inventors: Luis Esteban Prada, Gregory Owen Miller, Christopher Raymond Geisen, Wenfeng Lu
  • Patent number: D695877
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Christopher Raymond Geisen, Frankie Sue Lawson Gardner, David Clay Calvert