Patents by Inventor Daniel H. Smith

Daniel H. Smith 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).

  • Shelf mounting support arrangement
    Patent number: 6612671
    Abstract: A shelf mounting support includes an annular flange portion having a side surface from which projects a cavity defining body portion. The mounting support is adapted to extend through an aperture formed in a liner of an appliance with the body portion of the mounting support being inserted in a respective aperture from an outer insulation zone side of the liner. Each mounting support is initially retained in the aperture through the use of an adhesive element that attaches the flange portion of the mounting support to the liner. Thereafter, the liner is positioned within an outer shell of the appliance and foamed insulation is then injected into the insulation zone and into the internal cavity of the mounting support to anchor the mounting support in position. To support a shelf, a plurality of mounting supports are arranged in a common plane upon which the shelf is adapted to rest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2003
    Assignee: Maytag Corporation
    Inventors: Walter I. Disbennett, John C. Ellingwood, Daniel H. Smith, Virgil R. Thompson
  • Shelf mounting support arrangement
    Publication number: 20020149303
    Abstract: A shelf mounting support includes an annular flange portion having a side surface from which projects a cavity defining body portion. The mounting support is adapted to extend through an aperture formed in a liner of an appliance with the body portion of the mounting support being inserted in a respective aperture from an outer insulation zone side of the liner. Each mounting support is initially retained in the aperture through the use of an adhesive element that attaches the flange portion of the mounting support to the liner. Thereafter, the liner is positioned within an outer shell of the appliance and foamed insulation is then injected into the insulation zone and into the internal cavity of the mounting support to anchor the mounting support in position. To support a shelf, a plurality of mounting supports are arranged in a common plane upon which the shelf is adapted to rest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2002
    Publication date: October 17, 2002
    Inventors: Walter I. Disbennett, John C. Ellingwood, Daniel H. Smith, Virgil R. Thompson
  • Shelf mounting support arrangement
    Patent number: 6460956
    Abstract: A shelf mounting support includes an annular flange portion having a side surface from which projects a cavity defining body portion. The mounting support is adapted to extend through an aperture formed in a liner of an appliance with the body portion of the mounting support being inserted in a respective aperture from an outer insulation zone side of the liner. Each mounting support is initially retained in the aperture through the use of an adhesive element that attaches the flange portion of the mounting support to the liner. Thereafter, the liner is positioned within an outer shell of the appliance and foamed insulation is then injected into the insulation zone and into the internal cavity of the mounting support to anchor the mounting support in position. To support a shelf, a plurality of mounting supports are arranged in a common plane upon which the shelf is adapted to rest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2002
    Assignee: Maytag Corporation
    Inventors: Walter I. Disbennett, John C. Ellingwood, Daniel H. Smith, Virgil R. Thompson