Patents by Inventor Louis Anthony Wantland

Louis Anthony Wantland 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: 9513047
    Abstract: A door module assembly for a refrigerator door of a refrigerator appliance may generally include a mounting bracket configured to be removably coupled to the refrigerator door to allow the mounting bracket to be moveable between a plurality of mounting locations defined along a height of the refrigerator door. The door module assembly may also include a door tray movable relative to the mounting bracket and at least one translation device configured in operative association with adjacent walls of the door tray and the mounting bracket. The translation device may be configured such that the door tray is movable relative to the mounting bracket in a horizontal direction between a retracted position and an extended position. Moreover, an open tray volume defined by the door tray may be accessible when the door tray is in both the retracted position and the extended position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Bagawathkumar Chellappan, Madan Gopal Reddy Pathapati, Louis Anthony Wantland, Ratnakar Sahasrabudhe
  • Publication number: 20150198365
    Abstract: A door module assembly for a refrigerator door of a refrigerator appliance may generally include a mounting bracket configured to be removably coupled to the refrigerator door to allow the mounting bracket to be moveable between a plurality of mounting locations defined along a height of the refrigerator door. The door module assembly may also include a door tray movable relative to the mounting bracket and at least one translation device configured in operative association with adjacent walls of the door tray and the mounting bracket. The translation device may be configured such that the door tray is movable relative to the mounting bracket in a horizontal direction between a retracted position and an extended position. Moreover, an open tray volume defined by the door tray may be accessible when the door tray is in both the retracted position and the extended position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2014
    Publication date: July 16, 2015
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Bagawathkumar Chellappan, Madan Gopal Reddy Pathapati, Louis Anthony Wantland, Ratnakar Sahasrabudhe
  • Patent number: 8840205
    Abstract: A shelf assembly for a refrigerator appliance is provided. The shelf assembly includes a pair of brackets, a fixed shelf mounted to the pair of brackets, and a movable shelf. The shelf assembly also includes features for slidably mounting the movable shelf to said fixed shelf and for limiting movement of the movable shelf along a transverse direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Bagawathkumar Chellappan, Louis Anthony Wantland
  • Publication number: 20140239792
    Abstract: A shelf assembly for a refrigerator appliance is provided. The shelf assembly includes a pair of brackets, a fixed shelf mounted to the pair of brackets, and a movable shelf. The shelf assembly also includes features for slidably mounting the movable shelf to said fixed shelf and for limiting movement of the movable shelf along a transverse direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2013
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Bagawathkumar Chellappan, Louis Anthony Wantland
  • Patent number: 8319813
    Abstract: A mounting assembly, for mounting a reflection mirror within a laser scanning unit, includes a mounting structure, and a pair of urging members. The mounting structure includes a base member, and a first pair of support protrusions and a second pair of support protrusions configured on the base member. Each of the first pair of support protrusions and the second pair of support protrusions includes a first support protrusion having a first top surface, and a second support protrusion having a second top surface. The first support protrusion is capable of supporting an end portion of the reflection mirror on the first top surface. Each urging member of the pair of urging members is adapted to be secured over the second top surface of the second support protrusion for urging the end portion of the reflection mirror on the first support protrusion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Lexmark International Inc.
    Inventors: Randall Lee Hudson, Louis Anthony Wantland
  • Patent number: 8044988
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for attaching a mirror to a housing with a spring clip such that the spring clip applies a substantially constant force to the mirror when a fastener for attaching the spring clip to a mounting structure of the housing has an axis defining an angle with a surface of the mounting structure that is within a predetermined range of angles. An arched contact surface with an aperture for receiving the fastener is provided on the spring clip such that the fastener contacts the contact surface tangentially.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignee: Lexmark International, Inc.
    Inventors: Danny Wayne Peters, Louis Anthony Wantland
  • Publication number: 20110025815
    Abstract: A mounting assembly, for mounting a reflection mirror within a laser scanning unit, includes a mounting structure, and a pair of urging members. The mounting structure includes a base member, and a first pair of support protrusions and a second pair of support protrusions configured on the base member. Each of the first pair of support protrusions and the second pair of support protrusions includes a first support protrusion having a first top surface, and a second support protrusion having a second top surface. The first support protrusion is capable of supporting an end portion of the reflection mirror on the first top surface. Each urging member of the pair of urging members is adapted to be secured over the second top surface of the second support protrusion for urging the end portion of the reflection mirror on the first support protrusion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2009
    Publication date: February 3, 2011
    Inventors: Randall Lee Hudson, Louis Anthony Wantland
  • Patent number: 7692882
    Abstract: A laser diode assembly and a tens assembly associated with a pre-scan unit for use in a laser printer are presented. Further presented is a laser diode/collimation lens apparatus. Each of the laser diode assembly, the lens assembly and the laser diode/collimation lens apparatus includes a mounting bracket comprising a compressible section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2010
    Assignee: Lexmark International, Inc.
    Inventors: Brent Steven Dupree, Danny Wayne Peters, Louis Anthony Wantland
  • Publication number: 20090027478
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for attaching a mirror to a housing with a spring clip such that the spring clip applies a substantially constant force to the mirror when a fastener for attaching the spring clip to a mounting structure of the housing has an axis defining an angle with a surface of the mounting structure that is within a predetermined range of angles. An arched contact surface with an aperture for receiving the fastener is provided on the spring clip such that the fastener contacts the contact surface tangentially.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2007
    Publication date: January 29, 2009
    Inventors: Danny Wayne Peters, Louis Anthony Wantland
  • Publication number: 20090015931
    Abstract: A laser diode assembly and a tens assembly associated with a pre-scan unit for use in a laser printer are presented. Further presented is a laser diode/collimation lens apparatus. Each of the laser diode assembly, the lens assembly and the laser diode/collimation lens apparatus includes a mounting bracket comprising a compressible section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2007
    Publication date: January 15, 2009
    Inventors: Brent Steven Dupree, Danny Wayne Peters, Louis Anthony Wantland