Patents by Inventor KEVIN L. NOEL

KEVIN L. NOEL 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).

  • Upper freezer basket guided by lower freezer basket divider
    Patent number: 8671712
    Abstract: A refrigerator includes a refrigerator cabinet, a fresh food compartment disposed within the refrigerator compartment, a freezer compartment disposed within the refrigerator cabinet, a freezer door for providing access to the freezer compartment, a lower freezer basket, an upper freezer basket, a divider operatively connected to the lower freezer basket to divide the lower freezer basket, and guide surfaces on a top portion of the divider to allow for guiding the upper freezer basket forward and back.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Kevin L. Noel, Chad J. Rotter
  • UPPER FREEZER BASKET GUIDED BY LOWER FREEZER BASKET DIVIDER
    Publication number: 20110232322
    Abstract: A refrigerator includes a refrigerator cabinet, a fresh food compartment disposed within the refrigerator compartment, a freezer compartment disposed within the refrigerator cabinet, a freezer door for providing access to the freezer compartment, a lower freezer basket, an upper freezer basket, a divider operatively connected to the lower freezer basket to divide the lower freezer basket, and guide surfaces on a top portion of the divider to allow for guiding the upper freezer basket forward and back.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2010
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: KEVIN L. NOEL, CHAD J. ROTTER