Patents by Inventor David W. Dickey

David W. Dickey 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).

  • DOOR HOLD OPEN MECHANISM FOR A MERCHANDISER
    Publication number: 20130334938
    Abstract: A merchandiser including a case defining a product display area for supporting and displaying food product. The case includes a case frame having at least one mullion that defines an opening into the product display area. A door is positioned over the opening and is pivotably coupled to the case frame for movement between a closed position and an open position. A door hold open mechanism includes a housing attached to one of the mullion and the door, while the other of the mullion and the door defines a channel. The door hold open mechanism further includes an engagement member outwardly biased from the housing and is engageable with the other of the mullion and the door within the channel to hold the door in the open position to provide access to the product display area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2013
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Applicant: Hussmann Corporation
    Inventors: David W. Dickey, Paul D. Fogarty, Garrick N. McFarland, Denise Slatton, Raymond P. Twohy
  • Door hold open mechanism for a merchandiser
    Patent number: 8517477
    Abstract: A merchandiser including a case defining a product display area for supporting and displaying food product. The case includes a case frame that has at least one mullion defining an opening into the product display area, a door that is positioned over the opening and pivotably coupled to the case frame for movement between a closed position and an open position, and a door hold open mechanism attached to either the mullion or the door. The other of the mullion and the door defines a channel, and the door hold open mechanism includes an engagement member that is outwardly biased from the mullion or the door to which the door hold open mechanism is attached such that the engagement member is engageable with the other of the mullion and the door within the channel to hold the door in the open position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: Hussmann Corporation
    Inventors: David W. Dickey, Paul D. Fogarty, Garrick N. McFarland, Denise Slatton, Raymond P. Twohy
  • DOOR HOLD OPEN MECHANISM FOR A MERCHANDISER
    Publication number: 20110273065
    Abstract: A merchandiser including a case defining a product display area for supporting and displaying food product. The case includes a case frame that has at least one mullion defining an opening into the product display area, a door that is positioned over the opening and pivotably coupled to the case frame for movement between a closed position and an open position, and a door hold open mechanism attached to either the mullion or the door. The other of the mullion and the door defines a channel, and the door hold open mechanism includes an engagement member that is outwardly biased from the mullion or the door to which the door hold open mechanism is attached such that the engagement member is engageable with the other of the mullion and the door within the channel to hold the door in the open position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2010
    Publication date: November 10, 2011
    Applicant: HUSSMANN CORPORATION
    Inventors: David W. Dickey, Paul D. Fogarty, Garrick N. McFarland, Denise Slatton, Raymond P. Twohy