Patents by Inventor Antonio Cortez-Garcia

Antonio Cortez-Garcia 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: 6582038
    Abstract: A storage bin mounting system is used in a refrigerator door having an inner liner formed by supporting side walls, which extend forwardly of a back wall defining a cavity. At least a vertically extending rib is formed integrally in each side wall and a plurality of retention elements are selectively aligned in different locations in the back wall. A storage bin includes an extending vertically slot between opposite side walls. The storage bin is mounted within the cavity of the refrigerator door, assembling the slot of the inner liner with each vertically extending rib. The height of the storage bin is adjusted within the cavity with an upwardly or downwardly slidable movement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2003
    Assignee: Comercial Acros Whirlpool, S.A. de C.V.
    Inventors: Arturo Moreno-Olguin, José Angel Avalos-Barcenas, Guilherme Nehring, Antonio Cortez-Garcia
  • Publication number: 20030011291
    Abstract: A storage bin mounting system for a refrigerator door is disclosed in which the refrigerator door has an inner liner formed by supporting side walls, which extend forwardly of a back wall defining a cavity. At least a vertically extending rib is formed integrally in each side wall and a plurality of retention elements are selectively aligned in different locations in back wall. A storage bin includes an extending vertically slot between opposite side walls, as well as, resilient coupling means connected in a rear wall of said storage bin. The storage bin is mounted within the cavity of the refrigerator door, assembling the vertically slot of the inner liner with each vertically extending rib, as well as, the plurality of retention elements with the resilient coupling means of the storage bin. The height of the storage bin is adjusted within the cavity with an upwardly or downwardly slidable movement, engaging and disengaging the resilient coupling means and the retention means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2001
    Publication date: January 16, 2003
    Inventors: Arturo Moreno-Olguin, Jose Angel Avalos-Barcenas, Guilherme Nehring, Antonio Cortez-Garcia