Patents by Inventor Angela R. Thalls

Angela R. Thalls 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: 6227636
    Abstract: A combination shelf and serving tray assembly includes a tray provided with a platform removably supported upon a frame mounted within a refrigerator cabinet. The platform can be removed from the cabinet and used as a serving tray. A lower end of the platform is provided with various spaced projections in the form of legs or nubs, preferably having elastomeric tips. The frame includes fore-to-aft extending rails having slots formed therein into which the legs are adapted to extend. The length of the slots and the spacing between the legs permit sliding of the tray between extended and retracted positions within the refrigerator cabinet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2001
    Assignee: Maytag Corporation
    Inventors: Michael T. Lye, Angela R. Thalls, John P. Flannery, Nathan A. Dean, Peter Wooding, Jane K. Langmuir