Patents by Inventor Benjamin Jimenez

Benjamin Jimenez 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).

  • Augmented door bin cooling using a dedicated air duct in a dual-evaporator refrigerator configuration
    Patent number: 11333422
    Abstract: A refrigerator includes a fresh food compartment and a mullion adjacent the fresh food compartment. The refrigerator further includes an evaporator compartment defining an exterior and an interior and containing an evaporator. The refrigerator also includes a duct in fluid communication with the evaporator compartment at a first end thereof and in communication with a second end adjacent an opening of the fresh food compartment. The duct has a first portion thereof that extends downwardly from the first end and a second portion extending through the mullion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Murilo P. Almeida, Bruno Boehringer, Darci Cavali, Taylor Clark, Marcos Heinzle, Benjamin Jimenez, Dakota Kosek, Mahalingappa Mulimani, Omid Madani, Navya Mastanaiah
  • AUGMENTED DOOR BIN COOLING USING A DEDICATED AIR DUCT IN A DUAL-EVAPORATOR REFRIGERATOR CONFIGURATION
    Publication number: 20190032988
    Abstract: A refrigerator includes a fresh food compartment and a mullion adjacent the fresh food compartment. The refrigerator further includes an evaporator compartment defining an exterior and an interior and containing an evaporator. The refrigerator also includes a duct in fluid communication with the evaporator compartment at a first end thereof and in communication with a second end adjacent an opening of the fresh food compartment. The duct has a first portion thereof that extends downwardly from the first end and a second portion extending through the mullion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2018
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Murilo P. Almeida, Bruno Boehringer, Darci Cavali, Taylor Clark, Marcos Heinzle, Benjamin Jimenez, Dakota Kosek, Mahalingappa Mulimani, Omid Madani, Navya Mastanaiah
  • Instrument panel for an automobile
    Patent number: D616346
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2010
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Benjamin Jimenez
  • Instrument panel for an automobile
    Patent number: D863162
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Alan Robert Schneider, Benjamin Jimenez, Kwang Ha Kim
  • Instrument panel for a motor vehicle
    Patent number: D940619
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Benjamin Jimenez, Hiroyuki Imai, Kwang Ha Kim, Cristian Farcas
  • Steering wheel for a motor vehicle
    Patent number: D1015967
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Benjamin Jimenez, Cristian Farcas, Yusuke Yoshihara
  • Instrument panel for a motor vehicle
    Patent number: D1020579
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Benjamin Jimenez, Cristian Farcas, Kwang Ha Kim, Kitae Kim, IV
  • Instrument panel for an automobile
    Patent number: D1066181
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Benjamin Jimenez, Hiroyuki Imai, Kwang Ha Kim