Patents by Inventor Justin Berger

Justin Berger 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).

  • Apparatus for refrigerator dispenser recess integrated with door material
    Patent number: 8701940
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a refrigerator door, comprising an inner door material and an outer door material, wherein a portion of the outer door material of the refrigerator is formed into a shape of a dispenser recess. The apparatus also includes a support structure, wherein the support structure is situated behind the dispenser recess of the outer door material and in front of the inner door material, and wherein the support structure facilitates implementation of one or more dispenser features. A refrigerator using the apparatus is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Andrew Krause, Justin Berger, Christopher Bissig, David Calvert, Bernhard Klaus, Robert Lewis, Vinayak Reddy, Edward Strauss, Jarvis Ward, Joseph Wimsatt
  • REFRIGERATOR APPLIANCE HAVING A DRAIN PAN
    Publication number: 20130276471
    Abstract: A refrigerator appliance is provided with a drain pan mounted below a condenser of the refrigerator appliance. The drain pan includes features such as a channel for directing air through the drain pan. The channel can, e.g., increase the efficiency of the condenser and/or promote evaporation of liquid contained within the drain pan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2012
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Martin Nicholas Austin, Stephanos Kyriacou, Justin Berger
  • ICE DISPENSING APPARATUS WITH A SHAPE MEMORY ALLOY ACTUATOR
    Publication number: 20130091772
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a duct door rotatably mounted in relation to an ice dispenser recess, and a selectively energizable shape memory alloy wire coupled to the duct door such that the shape memory alloy wire causes the duct door to rotate between its open and closed positions, when the wire is energized and de-energized respectively. A method of using an apparatus is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2011
    Publication date: April 18, 2013
    Inventors: Justin BERGER, Jedediah Taylor DAWSON
  • APPARATUS FOR REFRIGERATOR DISPENSER RECESS INTEGRATED WITH DOOR MATERIAL
    Publication number: 20130068793
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a refrigerator door, comprising an inner door material and an outer door material, wherein a portion of the outer door material of the refrigerator is formed into a shape of a dispenser recess. The apparatus also includes a support structure, wherein the support structure is situated behind the dispenser recess of the outer door material and in front of the inner door material, and wherein the support structure facilitates implementation of one or more dispenser features. A refrigerator using the apparatus is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2011
    Publication date: March 21, 2013
    Inventors: Andrew Krause, Justin Berger, Christopher Bissig, David Calvert, Bernhard Klaus, Robert Lewis, Vinayak Reddy, Edward Strauss, Jarvis Ward, Joseph Wimsatt