Patents by Inventor James C. L. Guarino

James C. L. Guarino 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).

  • Ice making and dispensing system
    Patent number: 7185507
    Abstract: An ice making and dispensing system suitable for making and dispensing ice through the refrigerator compartment door of a bottom freezer refrigerator. The ice maker and ice cube storage bin are located in an insulated sub-compartment in the refrigerator compartment. The insulated sub-compartment is maintained below 0° C. for forming and storing ice cubes. The insulated sub-compartment can be positioned adjacent the freezer compartment and can be cooled by below 0° C. air from the freezer compartment or from an auxiliary evaporator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2007
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Frank W. Maglinger, Nihat Cur, Marcus R. Fischer, Tushar Kulkarni, Jeffery J. Anselmino, Ronald L. Voglewede, James C. L. Guarino
  • Ambulance cot
    Patent number: 6125485
    Abstract: An ambulance cot having a wheeled base, a horizontally oriented patient litter support disposed on the base and having an elongate guide extending lengthwise thereof. A support mechanism is provided for supporting the patient litter support for vertical movement relative to the base while being maintained in the generally horizontal orientation. A device for selectively locking the patient litter support at selectively different vertical elevations is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2000
    Assignee: Stryker Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher B. Way, Louis A. Haddock, Jr., Christopher Gentile, Perin E. Truax, James C. L. Guarino, Steven E. Knipfel