Patents by Inventor Marc Eric Hottenroth

Marc Eric Hottenroth 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: 10260790
    Abstract: A refrigerator appliance having an ice storage bin is generally provided herein. A door may define a bin opening and a dispenser recess to a cabinet of the refrigerator appliance. A dispensing assembly may be positioned within the dispenser recess and define an ice delivery passage. The ice storage bin may define a storage cavity in selective communication with an icemaker to receive ice therefrom. The ice storage bin may be in further communication with the dispensing assembly to direct ice to the ice delivery passage. The ice storage bin may be mounted to the door and selectively accessible through the bin opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: Haier US Applicance Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Marc Eric Hottenroth, Lauren Nicole Platts
  • Publication number: 20180363966
    Abstract: A refrigerator appliance having an ice storage bin is generally provided herein. A door may define a bin opening and a dispenser recess to a cabinet of the refrigerator appliance. A dispensing assembly may be positioned within the dispenser recess and define an ice delivery passage. The ice storage bin may define a storage cavity in selective communication with an icemaker to receive ice therefrom. The ice storage bin may be in further communication with the dispensing assembly to direct ice to the ice delivery passage. The ice storage bin may be mounted to the door and selectively accessible through the bin opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2017
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Inventors: Marc Eric Hottenroth, Lauren Nicole Platts
  • Publication number: 20170059235
    Abstract: A refrigerator appliance having a cabinet that includes a freezer chamber. A freezer drawer is slidably received within the cabinet. A pair of freezer doors is mounted at the front of the freezer drawer. The doors facilitate improved access to food items stored within the freezer chamber by providing quicker access to frequently used items, increased visibility to items stored in compartments on the doors, and reduced energy losses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2015
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Inventors: David Ramirez Dixon, Marc Eric Hottenroth, Jarvis Ward, Amie Michelle Barnes
  • Patent number: 8814393
    Abstract: A lighting assembly is provided. The lighting assembly includes a bracket and a frusto-spherical housing received by the bracket and mounted for rotation relative to the bracket. By rotating the frusto-spherical housing within the bracket, light emitted by the lighting assembly can be focused or directed in a selected direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Stephen Bernard Froelicher, Marc Eric Hottenroth, Justin Tyler Brown
  • Publication number: 20140133157
    Abstract: A lighting assembly is provided. The lighting assembly includes a bracket and a frusto-spherical housing received by the bracket and mounted for rotation relative to the bracket. By rotating the frusto-spherical housing within the bracket, light emitted by the lighting assembly can be focused or directed in a selected direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2012
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Stephen Bernard Froelicher, Marc Eric Hottenroth, Justin Tyler Brown
  • Patent number: 7871138
    Abstract: An appliance includes a chassis defining a cavity and having an opening for accessing the cavity and a door assembly joined to the chassis. The door assembly includes a door for closing access to the opening, and the door assembly further includes a door lift sub-assembly having a horizontal slide and a vertical slide. The door is coupled to one of the horizontal slide and the vertical slide. The horizontal slide is moveable between a recessed position and an extended position and is configured to move the door in a substantially horizontal direction. The vertical slide is moveable between a closed position and an open position and is configured to move the door in a substantially vertical direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2011
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Sanjay Manohar Anikhindi, David Joseph Najewicz, Marc Eric Hottenroth
  • Patent number: 6198080
    Abstract: A control system for a glass touch cooktop includes a control panel including a plurality of touch control areas with touch toggle controls that correspond to a plurality of surface heater elements, and a toggle lock control that disables the touch controls areas when activated. The toggle lock control is separated from the touch control, identified with a conspicuous icon, and includes an integral indicator to readily alert a user that the system is locked. Graphical icons and integral indicators are incorporated into touch controls for user-friendly operation of the heating elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2001
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Steven Andrew Rice, Marc Eric Hottenroth
  • Patent number: D867852
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Bagawathkumar Chellappan, Marc Eric Hottenroth, Randall Calmeise, Sarah Currie, Christopher George Bissig, Jackeline Morales-Trice, Mary Bellinger, Rebecca Alvord, Wenkai Yu