Patents by Inventor Brandon Michael Dawson

Brandon Michael Dawson 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 dispensing and detecting apparatus
    Patent number: 7743622
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an ice dispenser apparatus having an ice storage bin removably mounted to the refrigerator for receiving and storing ice pieces from an ice maker, a metering device for separating individual ice pieces, and a sensing device for detecting the presence of ice pieces. Actuation of a motor causes the metering device to separate individual ice pieces and the sensing device detects ice pieces before, after, or during dispensing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2010
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Marcus Roland Fischer, Amy Lauren Siwek, Kevin Michael Chase, Tony Lee Koenigsknecht, Randell Lee Jeffery, Larry Thomas Bashark, Jordan Robert Fountain, Brandon Michael Dawson, Ryan Dean McCollum, Matthew Russel Schwartz
  • ICE DISPENSING AND DETECTING APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20080134709
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an ice dispenser apparatus having an ice storage bin removably mounted to the refrigerator for receiving and storing ice pieces from an ice maker, a metering device for separating individual ice pieces, and a sensing device for detecting the presence of ice pieces. Actuation of a motor causes the metering device to separate individual ice pieces and the sensing device detects ice pieces before, after, or during dispensing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2006
    Publication date: June 12, 2008
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: MARCUS ROLAND FISCHER, AMY LAUREN SIWEK, KEVIN MICHAEL CHASE, TONY LEE KOENIGSKNECHT, RANDELL LEE JEFFERY, LARRY THOMAS BASHARK, JORDAN ROBERT FOUNTAIN, BRANDON MICHAEL DAWSON, RYAN DEAN MCCOLLUM, MATTHEW RUSSEL SCHWARTZ