Patents by Inventor Eric Andrew Hill

Eric Andrew Hill 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).

  • Publication number: 20220396909
    Abstract: A door system for an appliance includes a panel and a door having an inner surface. A bracket is coupled to the door. A rail assembly is disposed on an opposing side of the panel relative to the door. The bracket engages the rail assembly through the panel to adjust the door between an opened position and a closed position via the rail assembly. The door is configured to a deployed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2022
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Darryl Cedric Bodine, Eric Andrew Hill, J. Carroll Mays, Patrick Aaron McCormick, Sayer James Murphy
  • Publication number: 20180031310
    Abstract: A shelf for supporting items including but not limited to in refrigerated appliances includes in an integrated fashion a supporting surface and around the perimeter of the supporting surface of similar dimensions. A lighting subassembly is mountable to or integrated in the framing. Electrical power can be through touchless or contact electrical communication. In one form the supporting surface is a single substantially clear plate. In another form the supporting surface is a thin glass top layer and a bottom layer overmolded with the framing to the thin glass top layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2017
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Inventors: James W. Kendall, Matthew P. Ebrom, Eric Andrew Hill, Timothy T. Murphy, Hari Nair, Brian N. Radford
  • Publication number: 20150023000
    Abstract: A shelf for supporting items including but not limited to in refrigerated appliances includes in an integrated fashion a supporting surface and around the perimeter of the supporting surface of similar dimensions. A lighting subassembly is mountable to or integrated in the framing. Electrical power can be through touchless or contact electrical communication. In one form the supporting surface is a single substantially clear plate. In another form the supporting surface is a thin glass top layer and a bottom layer overmolded with the framing to the thin glass top layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2013
    Publication date: January 22, 2015
    Inventors: JAMES W. KENDALL, MATTHEW P. EBROM, ERIC ANDREW HILL, TIMOTHY T. MURPHY, HARI NAIR, BRIAN N. RADFORD
  • Patent number: 7617570
    Abstract: A laundry machine having a front panel defining a front face with an opening therein. A pivotally attached door is arranged to selectively close the opening. The front panel has a relatively flat surface surrounding and defining the opening and has a generally annular shape. A wall projects substantially at a right angle to the flat annular surface. A hinge includes a front panel bracket secured to the wall of the front panel, a door bracket secured to the door of the laundry machine, a primary arm pivotally attached to the front panel bracket to rotate relative thereto about a first axis and pivotally attached to the door bracket to rotate relative thereto about a second axis, and a control arm pivotally attached to the front panel bracket to rotate relative thereto about a third axis and pivotally attached to the door bracket to rotate relative thereto about a fourth axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2009
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventor: Eric Andrew Hill
  • Patent number: D523595
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2006
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Robert Carey, Darryl C. Bodine, Eric Andrew Hill
  • Patent number: D527853
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2006
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Robert Carey, Darryl C. Bodine, Eric Andrew Hill
  • Patent number: D532941
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2006
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Robert Carey, Darryl C. Bodine, Eric Andrew Hill
  • Patent number: D538488
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2007
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Robert Carey, Darryl C. Bodine, Eric Andrew Hill
  • Patent number: D697092
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Eric Andrew Hill, Daniel Henry Quinlan, Joshua Jun
  • Patent number: D701413
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventor: Eric Andrew Hill
  • Patent number: D701414
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventor: Eric Andrew Hill
  • Patent number: D707072
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventor: Eric Andrew Hill
  • Patent number: D707073
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventor: Eric Andrew Hill