Patents by Inventor Nihat Cur

Nihat Cur 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).

  • Publication number: 20080011008
    Abstract: A water dispenser in a refrigerator door can include a filter casing in the door opening into the bottom of the dispenser housing. The filter casing can include a top wall positioned in the bottom of the dispenser housing, a head assembly at the bottom of the filter casing connected to the water supply and to a water outlet in the dispenser, and can include a filter casing drain. A filter cartridge in the filter casing can connect to the head assembly. The filter casing can include a filter retainer mounted adjacent the opening into the filter casing and can hold the filter cartridge connected to the head assembly in a first position and can release the filter cartridge in a second position. The filter casing can include a drain line leading from the filter casing drain to a pan outside the refrigerated space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2007
    Publication date: January 17, 2008
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: NIHAT CUR, TIMOTHY MURPHY, MICHAEL KAHWAJI, PAUL ALLARD, GUOLIAN WU, CLAITON AMARAL, MARCOS HEINZLE
  • Patent number: 7266972
    Abstract: An ice making and dispensing system suitable for making and dispensing ice through the refrigerator compartment door of a bottom freezer refrigerator. The ice maker and ice cube storage bin can be positioned in an insulated module in the refrigerator compartment opposite an ice dispenser positioned on the refrigerator compartment door. The insulated module is maintained at temperatures below 0° C. for forming and storing ice cubes. Air ducts from the evaporator compartment or an auxiliary ice maker evaporator can be provided to maintain below 0° C. temperatures in the insulated module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2007
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Jeffery J. Anselmino, Nihat Cur, Marcus R. Fischer, Tushar Kulkarni, James C. L. Guarino
  • Patent number: 7266951
    Abstract: An dispensing system suitable for lifting and dispensing ice through the refrigerator compartment door of a bottom-mount refrigerator or lifting and dispensing ice from an undercounter ice maker to a dispenser on the countertop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2007
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Jeffery J. Anselmino, Jim J. Pastryk, Nihat Cur, Andrew M. Tenbarge, Karen J. Querfurth, Douglas D. LeClear
  • Patent number: 7228702
    Abstract: An ice making and dispensing system suitable for making and dispensing ice through the refrigerator compartment door of a bottom freezer refrigerator. The ice maker is positioned in an insulated sub-compartment in the refrigerator compartment maintained at a temperature below 0° C. An insulated ice cube storage bin and ice dispenser are positioned on the refrigerator compartment door for dispensing ice cubes through the face of the refrigerator compartment door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2007
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Frank W. Maglinger, J. Pastryk Jim, Douglas D. LeClear, Marcus R. Fischer, Nihat Cur, Tushar Kulkarni, James C. L. Guarino, Jeffery J. Anselmino
  • Patent number: 7219509
    Abstract: An ice making and dispensing system suitable for making and dispensing ice through the refrigerator compartment door of a bottom freezer refrigerator. The bottom freezer refrigerator includes an automatic ice maker in an insulated module positioned outside the freezer compartment. The insulated module can be mounted to the exterior of the refrigerator cabinet. An ice cube storage bin can be provided in the insulated compartment or on the inside of the refrigerator compartment door. A passage can connect the insulated module with the ice dispenser on the refrigerator compartment door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2007
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Jim J. Pastryk, Douglas D. LeClear, Nihat Cur, Marcus R. Fischer, Tushar Kulkarni, James C. L. Guarino, Jeffery J. Anselmino
  • Publication number: 20070080102
    Abstract: A water dispenser in a refrigerator door can include a filter casing in the door opening into the bottom of the dispenser housing. The filter casing can include a top wall positioned in the bottom of the dispenser housing, a head assembly at the bottom of the filter casing connected to the water supply and to a water outlet in the dispenser, and can include a filter casing drain. A filter cartridge in the filter casing can connect to the head assembly. The filter casing can include a filter retainer mounted adjacent the opening into the filter casing and can hold the filter cartridge connected to the head assembly in a first position and can release the filter cartridge in a second position. The filter casing can include a drain line leading from the filter casing drain to a pan outside the refrigerated space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2005
    Publication date: April 12, 2007
    Inventors: Nihat Cur, Timothy Murphy, Michael Kahwaji, Paul Allard, Guolian Wu, Claiton Amaral, Marcos Heinzle
  • Patent number: 7185507
    Abstract: An ice making and dispensing system suitable for making and dispensing ice through the refrigerator compartment door of a bottom freezer refrigerator. The ice maker and ice cube storage bin are located in an insulated sub-compartment in the refrigerator compartment. The insulated sub-compartment is maintained below 0° C. for forming and storing ice cubes. The insulated sub-compartment can be positioned adjacent the freezer compartment and can be cooled by below 0° C. air from the freezer compartment or from an auxiliary evaporator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2007
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Frank W. Maglinger, Nihat Cur, Marcus R. Fischer, Tushar Kulkarni, Jeffery J. Anselmino, Ronald L. Voglewede, James C. L. Guarino
  • Publication number: 20060086132
    Abstract: An ice making and dispensing system suitable for making and dispensing ice through the refrigerator compartment door of a bottom freezer refrigerator. The ice maker is positioned in an insulated sub-compartment in the refrigerator compartment maintained at a temperature below 0° C. An insulated ice cube storage bin and ice dispenser are positioned on the refrigerator compartment door for dispensing ice cubes through the face of the refrigerator compartment door.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2004
    Publication date: April 27, 2006
    Inventors: Frank Maglinger, J. Jim, Douglas LeClear, Marcus Fischer, Nihat Cur, Tushar Kulkarni, James Guarino, Jeffery Anselmino
  • Publication number: 20060086129
    Abstract: An ice making and dispensing system suitable for making and dispensing ice through the refrigerator compartment door of a bottom freezer refrigerator. The ice maker and ice cube storage bin can be positioned in an insulated module in the refrigerator compartment opposite an ice dispenser positioned on the refrigerator compartment door. The insulated module is maintained at temperatures below 0° C. for forming and storing ice cubes. Air ducts from the evaporator compartment or an auxiliary ice maker evaporator can be provided to maintain below 0° C. temperatures in the insulated module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2004
    Publication date: April 27, 2006
    Inventors: Jeffery Anselmino, Nihat Cur, Marcus Fischer, Tushar Kulkarni, James Guarino
  • Publication number: 20060086131
    Abstract: An ice making and dispensing system suitable for making and dispensing ice through the refrigerator compartment door of a bottom freezer refrigerator. The bottom freezer refrigerator includes an automatic ice maker in an insulated module positioned outside the freezer compartment. The insulated module can be mounted to the exterior of the refrigerator cabinet. An ice cube storage bin can be provided in the insulated compartment or on the inside of the refrigerator compartment door. A passage can connect the insulated module with the ice dispenser on the refrigerator compartment door.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2004
    Publication date: April 27, 2006
    Inventors: Jim Pastryk, Douglas LeClear, Nihat Cur, Marcus Fischer, Tushar Kulkarni, James Guarino, Jeffery Anselmino
  • Publication number: 20060086127
    Abstract: An dispensing system suitable for lifting and dispensing ice through the refrigerator compartment door of a bottom-mount refrigerator or lifting and dispensing ice from an undercounter ice maker to a dispenser on the countertop.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2004
    Publication date: April 27, 2006
    Inventors: Jeffery Anselmino, Jim Pastryk, Nihat Cur, Andrew Tenbarge, Karen Querfurth, Douglas LeClear
  • Publication number: 20060086128
    Abstract: An ice making and dispensing system suitable for making and dispensing ice through the refrigerator compartment door of a bottom freezer refrigerator. The ice maker and ice cube storage bin are located in an insulated sub-compartment in the refrigerator compartment. The insulated sub-compartment is maintained below 0° C. for forming and storing ice cubes. The insulated sub-compartment can be positioned adjacent the freezer compartment and can be cooled by below 0° C. air from the freezer compartment or from an auxiliary evaporator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2004
    Publication date: April 27, 2006
    Inventors: Frank Maglinger, Nihat Cur, Marcus Fischer, Tushar Kulkarni, Jeffery Anselmino, Ronald Voglewede, James Guarino
  • Publication number: 20060053819
    Abstract: A smaller configuration air treatment appliance that can perform multiple air treatment functions and which has a modular design that enables the manufacturer to reduce the cost of the appliance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2004
    Publication date: March 16, 2006
    Inventors: Guolian Wu, Nihat Cur, Andrew Litch