Patents by Inventor Edward P. Wuesthoff

Edward P. Wuesthoff 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: 8516845
    Abstract: A refrigeration apparatus is provided having improved access to ice. The refrigeration apparatus includes a freezer compartment, a slidable support, an ice maker and an ice bin. The slidable support occupies a portion of the freezer compartment and is configured to open to an extended position. The ice bin is moveable with the slidable support and occupies at least a portion of the slidable support. The stationary ice maker is attached to the freezer compartment and located above the portion of the slidable support. When the slidable support is pulled opened to the extended position, access to the ice bin is unobstructed by the ice maker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: Haier America Refrigerators Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Edward P. Wuesthoff, Dongning Wang
  • Publication number: 20120240612
    Abstract: The present invention provides a refrigeration apparatus having improved access to ice comprising a freezer compartment, a freezer drawer occupying a portion of the freezer compartment and configured to open to an extended position, an ice bin moveable with the freezer drawer and occupying at least a portion of the freezer drawer, and a stationary ice maker attached to the freezer compartment and located above the portion of the freezer drawer, wherein when the freezer drawer is pulled opened to the extended position, access to the ice bin is unobstructed by the ice maker.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2012
    Publication date: September 27, 2012
    Applicant: HAIER AMERICA REFRIGERATORS COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Edward P. Wuesthoff, Dongning Wang
  • Patent number: 8191379
    Abstract: The present invention provides a refrigeration apparatus having improved access to ice comprising a freezer compartment, a slidable support occupying a portion of the freezer compartment and configured to open to an extended position, an ice bin moveable with the slidable support and occupying at least a portion of the slidable support, and a stationary ice maker attached to the freezer compartment and located above the portion of the slidable support, wherein when the slidable support is pulled opened to the extended position, access to the ice bin is unobstructed by the ice maker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignee: Haier America Refrigerators Company, Ltd
    Inventors: Edward P. Wuesthoff, Dongning Wang
  • Publication number: 20080271475
    Abstract: ABSTRACT A refrigerator comprising a refrigerator housing defining first, second, and third compartments separated by insulated walls, a refrigeration system supplying cold air to the first, second, and third compartments, first, second, and third sensors operative to detect temperature in a respective one of the first, second, and third compartments and control circuitry in electrical communication with the sensors, the control circuitry controlling flow of the cold air into each of the first, second, and third compartments so as to facilitate maintaining a respective desired temperature therein, where the desired temperature of each of the first, second, and third compartments is variable and may be set by a user independently with respect to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2008
    Publication date: November 6, 2008
    Inventors: Edward P. Wuesthoff, Dongning Wang
  • Publication number: 20080272679
    Abstract: The present invention provides a refrigeration apparatus having improved access to ice comprising a freezer compartment, a slidable support occupying a portion of the freezer compartment and configured to open to an extended position, an ice bin moveable with the slidable support and occupying at least a portion of the slidable support, and a stationary ice maker attached to the freezer compartment and located above the portion of the slidable support, wherein when the slidable support is pulled opened to the extended position, access to the ice bin is unobstructed by the ice maker.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2008
    Publication date: November 6, 2008
    Inventors: Edward P. Wuesthoff, Dongning Wang
  • Patent number: 4936106
    Abstract: A retractable temperature control for refrigeration units includes a control panel pivoted for movement between an extended, accessible position and a retracted position in which it is enclosed within one of the insulated walls of the unit. Mounted on the panel are two operators, one of which controls the temperature of a thermostat and the other of which controls the position of a damper. Adjustment of the operator associated with the thermostat controls the temperature of one compartment in the refrigeration unit and adjustment of the other operator controls the position of a damper, and in turn controls the differential temperature between the two compartments provided by the refrigeration unit. The thermostat and the damper control are structured so that movement of the control panel between the retracted and extended positions does not affect the adjustment thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 1989
    Date of Patent: June 26, 1990
    Assignee: White Consolidated Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Sammie C. Beach, Jr., Donald J. Olsen, Edward P. Wuesthoff, Terry Mitchell
  • Patent number: D665827
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: Haier America Refrigerators Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Edward P. Wuesthoff, Dongning Wang