Patents by Inventor Shannon Wayne Ames

Shannon Wayne Ames 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).

  • Removable glass encapsulated shelves
    Patent number: 6729704
    Abstract: An extendible refrigerator shelf assembly includes a shelf and a support frame including gussets forming shelf stops to engage forward tabs laterally extending from the shelf. The support frame includes side supports having a sliding surface of different widths to retain and release the forward and rear tabs of the shelf. In an extended position, a front edge of the shelf may be lifted to release the front tabs, and the shelf may pulled slightly outward until the rear tabs reach a release position where they may be lifted through the side support ledges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2004
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventor: Shannon Wayne Ames
  • Removable glass encapsulated shelves
    Publication number: 20030132691
    Abstract: An extendible refrigerator shelf assembly includes a shelf and a support frame including gussets forming shelf stops to engage forward tabs laterally extending from the shelf. The support frame includes side supports having a sliding surface of different widths to retain and release the forward and rear tabs of the shelf. In an extended position, a front edge of the shelf may be lifted to release the front tabs, and the shelf may pulled slightly outward until the rear tabs reach a release position where they may be lifted through the side support ledges.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2000
    Publication date: July 17, 2003
    Inventor: Shannon Wayne Ames