Patents by Inventor Michael A. Bowen, Jr.

Michael A. Bowen, Jr. 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).

  • Refrigerator with diagonal ice chute dispenser
    Patent number: 7418831
    Abstract: A refrigerator having a dispenser in a front panel of the door. The door has an outer door pan with an outer door cavity and an inner liner having an inner liner cavity. An angled ice chute may be placed through both the inner liner cavity and the outer door cavity to move ice to the dispenser. The inner liner has more storage space over conventional ice chute dispensers. The dispenser may have a housing that positions a control panel and water outlet forward the front panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2008
    Assignee: Maytag Corporation
    Inventors: Michael A. Bowen, Jr., Lawrence J. Ertz, Bruce A. Kopf