Patents by Inventor William P. Crowe

William P. Crowe 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: 4196952
    Abstract: A cabinet corner cap assembly for insertion into a space at the junction of two panels of a cabinet. The corner cap assembly includes a corner cap that has a top and two downwardly projecting breakable studs inserted through the cabinet space. A foam seal element through which the studs pass is also provided. There is a clip having two openings to receive therethrough the corner cap studs with the clip openings being dimensioned to frictionally grip the studs. The clip is retained in a housing which housing abuts the junction of the cabinet panels and also has a projection with two openings to also receive therethrough the corner cap studs. A corner bracket shaped correspondingly to the cabinet panels and secured thereto has a tang spaced from the junction of the cabinet panels and positioned such that the clip housing projection abuts the top of the tang.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 1978
    Date of Patent: April 8, 1980
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventor: William P. Crowe
  • Patent number: 4084291
    Abstract: Door mounting structure for reversibly mounting two vertically aligned doors on a cabinet such as a combined refrigerator/freezer. Upper and lower removably mounted hinge pins are disposed at the top and bottom of the cabinet adjacent a first side thereof. An intermediate hinge bracket is located adjacent the bottom edge of the upper door and the top edge of the lower door. This hinge bracket has a mounting portion and a support portion. The support portion is adapted to extend between the two doors and it includes a pivot hole for a slip fit with a double hinge pin. This intermediate hinge bracket is inverted in one side hinge position as compared with the opposite side hinge position. This hinge bracket also includes a side arm that has a lost-motion connection to a front frame of the cabinet to stabilize the mounting portion of the bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 1976
    Date of Patent: April 18, 1978
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventor: William P. Crowe
  • Patent number: 3996699
    Abstract: A door of a household refrigerator has a cam cooperating with a striker. The cam is biased into forcible contact with the striker and is of a configuration for urging the door toward the closed position in response to contacting of a first cam portion and the striker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 1975
    Date of Patent: December 14, 1976
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventor: William P. Crowe