Patents by Inventor Aidan Carl Kunkle

Aidan Carl Kunkle 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).

  • Snap-in bearing rack and pinion system
    Patent number: 7594707
    Abstract: A snap-in rack and pinion stabilizing system for a cabinet drawer including first and second slide assemblies mounted in the cabinet, a rack gear connected to each of the first and second slide assemblies, and spaced mounting brackets connected to the drawer having opposite sides and a bottom edge. The rack and pinion stabilizing system also includes a snap-on pinion gear assembly including a shaft, first and second pinion gears mounted on opposite ends of the shaft, and first and second bearing brackets. The bearing brackets rotatably support the shaft and are arranged to snap-in to latch surfaces on the mounting brackets with the pinion gears engaging the rack gears.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2009
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Aidan Carl Kunkle, Frank Weston Maglinger, Richard Bruce Mills, Daryl Lee Reuter
  • SNAP-IN BEARING RACK AND PINION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20090045713
    Abstract: A snap-in rack and pinion stabilizing system for a cabinet drawer including first and second slide assemblies mounted in the cabinet, a rack gear connected to each of the first and second slide assemblies, and spaced mounting brackets connected to the drawer having opposite sides and a bottom edge. The rack and pinion stabilizing system also includes a snap-on pinion gear assembly including a shaft, first and second pinion gears mounted on opposite ends of the shaft, and first and second bearing brackets. The bearing brackets rotatably support the shaft and are arranged to snap-in to latch surfaces on the mounting brackets with the pinion gears engaging the rack gears.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2007
    Publication date: February 19, 2009
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: AIDAN CARL KUNKLE, FRANK WESTON MAGLINGER, RICHARD BRUCE MILLS, DARYL LEE REUTER