Patents by Inventor Chad Jonathan Rotter

Chad Jonathan Rotter 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: 8020949
    Abstract: A kitchen appliance includes a door having an outer panel portion and an inner panel portion, with a plurality of mounting members being spaced about the outer panel portion of the door. A glass panel assembly, including a glass panel and a plurality of mounting elements, is detachably mounted to the door through the interengagement of the plurality of mounting elements with the plurality of mounting members. The mounting elements are adhesively secured to the glass panel. Neither the plurality of mounting members nor the plurality of mounting elements are readily visible normally when viewing the kitchen appliance such that the glass panel appears to float relative to the door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2011
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Norman B. Davis, Lawrence J. Ertz, Jon Freesmeier, Steven M. Haring, Chad Jonathan Rotter, Barry E. Tuller
  • Publication number: 20100270895
    Abstract: A kitchen appliance includes a door having an outer panel portion and an inner panel portion, with a plurality of mounting members being spaced about the outer panel portion of the door. A glass panel assembly, including a glass panel and a plurality of mounting elements, is detachably mounted to the door through the interengagement of the plurality of mounting elements with the plurality of mounting members. The mounting elements are adhesively secured to the glass panel. Neither the plurality of mounting members nor the plurality of mounting elements are readily visible normally when viewing the kitchen appliance such that the glass panel appears to float relative to the door.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2010
    Publication date: October 28, 2010
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: NORMAN B. DAVIS, LAWRENCE J. ERTZ, JON FREESMEIER, STEVEN M. HARING, CHAD JONATHAN ROTTER, BARRY E. TULLER
  • Patent number: 7770985
    Abstract: A kitchen appliance includes a door having an outer panel portion and an inner panel portion, with a plurality of mounting members being spaced about the outer panel portion of the door. A glass panel assembly, including a glass panel and a plurality of mounting elements, is detachably mounted to the door through the interengagement of the plurality of mounting elements with the plurality of mounting members. The mounting elements are adhesively secured to the glass panel. Neither the plurality of mounting members nor the plurality of mounting elements are readily visible normally when viewing the kitchen appliance such that the glass panel appears to float relative to the door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2010
    Assignee: Maytag Corporation
    Inventors: Norman B. Davis, Lawrence J. Ertz, Jon Freesmeier, Steven M. Haring, Chad Jonathan Rotter, Barry E. Tuller
  • Patent number: 7008032
    Abstract: A refrigerator includes French-style doors and a rotating mullion. The rotating mullion is mounted to one of the French-style doors through first and second hinge members. Each of the first and second hinge members include first and second hinge elements having corresponding cam members. The cam members include multiple lobes and extend about hinge pins that define an axis of rotation for the mullion. The multiple lobes actually define first and second detent positions for the rotating mullion. A spring biases the first cam member against the second cam member so that the rotating mullion is positively maintained in either the first or second position. The mullion is formed from mating halves, each including a portion of an integrally formed pin element. The pin element travels within a guide element to automatically rotate the mullion between the first and second positions during use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2006
    Assignee: Maytag Corporation
    Inventors: Raymond J. Chekal, Richard Allan Kirchner, Jeffrey Michael O'Halloran, Chad Jonathan Rotter, Greg A. Scorpil, Jack J. Standefer, David Allen Stauffer