Patents by Inventor Bryan A. Collins

Bryan A. Collins 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).

  • Crisper drawers with rollers and ramp
    Patent number: 9115927
    Abstract: A crisper drawer for a refrigerator is provided. The crisper drawer includes a crisper pan and a shelf. The crisper pan has a pair of pan rolling surfaces with a ramp portion. The shelf is fixed to the storage compartment, and has a pair of fixed shelf rollers. Each of the pair of the fixed shelf rollers rolls on each of the pan rolling surfaces, and each of the pair of the pan rear rollers rolls on each of the shelf rolling surfaces. As the user pushes the crisper drawer closed, both the shelf rollers and the pan rollers roll on the rolling surfaces. When the shelf rollers reach a ramp portion, the crisper drawer is self-closed without the user's pushing operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: ELECTROLUX HOME PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventors: Timothy Bryan Rackley, Bryan A. Collins, Paul H. Kelly
  • CRISPER DRAWERS WITH ROLLERS AND RAMP
    Publication number: 20120273504
    Abstract: A crisper drawer for a refrigerator is provided. The crisper drawer includes a crisper pan and a shelf. The crisper pan has a pair of pan rolling surfaces with a ramp portion. The shelf is fixed to the storage compartment, and has a pair of fixed shelf rollers. Each of the pair of the fixed shelf rollers rolls on each of the pan rolling surfaces, and each of the pair of the pan rear rollers rolls on each of the shelf rolling surfaces. As the user pushes the crisper drawer closed, both the shelf rollers and the pan rollers roll on the rolling surfaces. When the shelf rollers reach a ramp portion, the crisper drawer is self-closed without the user's pushing operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2011
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Applicant: ELECTROLUX HOME PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventors: Timothy Bryan Rackley, Bryan A. Collins, Paul H. Kelly
  • Drop-down shelf
    Patent number: 7950756
    Abstract: Storage systems are provided with a first shelf and a drop-down shelf. In one example, the storage system includes first and second link members that are each slidably and pivotably attached with respect to the first shelf. Each of the link members is also pivotably attached with respect to the drop-down shelf. In another example, the storage system includes first and second stationary track guides that each extend away from the first shelf. The drop-down shelf includes first and second support structures that are each slidably received in a respective one of the stationary track guides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2011
    Assignee: Electrolux Home products, Inc.
    Inventors: Bryan A. Collins, Richard B. Moulder, Christopher W. Baum, Paul H. Kelly
  • DROP-DOWN SHELF
    Publication number: 20090058247
    Abstract: Storage systems are provided with a first shelf and a drop-down shelf. In one example, the storage system includes first and second link members that are each slidably and pivotably attached with respect to the first shelf. Each of the link members is also pivotably attached with respect to the drop-down shelf. In another example, the storage system includes first and second stationary track guides that each extend away from the first shelf. The drop-down shelf includes first and second support structures that are each slidably received in a respective one of the stationary track guides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2007
    Publication date: March 5, 2009
    Applicant: ELECTROLUX HOME PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventors: Bryan A. Collins, Richard B. Moulder, Christopher W. Baum, Paul H. Kelly