Patents by Inventor Anna M. Jones

Anna M. Jones 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).

  • Ice dispenser for refrigerator with bottom mount freezer
    Patent number: 7065975
    Abstract: An ice dispensing system is provided for a refrigerator having a bottom freezer. The system includes an ice maker in the freezer compartment and an ice bucket in the refrigerator compartment. A shuttle carries ice from the ice maker to the bucket through a tube extending upwardly through the dividing wall between the freezer and refrigerator compartments. The bucket includes an auger in communication with an ice dispensing opening in the refrigerator door for ice on demand by a user. The shuttle is raised and lowered by a motor-driven cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2006
    Assignees: Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc., Maytag Corporation
    Inventors: Steven G. Herndon, Bill Koons, Steven L. Devlin, John A. Roberts, Anna M. Jones