Patents by Inventor Charles W. Haag

Charles W. Haag 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: 4288135
    Abstract: A french door refrigerator seal having vertically extending seal elements on the juxtaposed edges of the french doors defining an air space therebetween. Closure seals are provided at the upper and lower ends of the edge seals to close the air space and thereby define an insulative dead air space between the french door edge portions when the doors are in the closed position. The closure seals illustratively may be formed as overlapping flexible flaps carried by the vertical edge seal elements which illustratively may form pairs of flexible flaps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 1979
    Date of Patent: September 8, 1981
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: William J. Buchser, Ralph Tate, Charles W. Haag
  • Patent number: 4226489
    Abstract: A door assembly having first and second pivotally mounted doors defining juxtaposed portions in a closed arrangement thereof. A seal structure is provided for sealing the juxtaposed edges of the doors in the closed arrangement. The seal structure defines inner and outer seals cooperatively forming a large closed air space therebetween. The seals may include overlapping sealing portions which may have magnetized structures therein for effecting a positive seal. The seals may include relatively stiff or rigid mounting portions secured to rearwardly projecting dikes on the doors and effectively defining opposed projections of the dikes extending a substantial portion of the distance between the dikes. The seals may include flexible sealing portions at the distal ends of the rigid mounting portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 1979
    Date of Patent: October 7, 1980
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventor: Charles W. Haag
  • Patent number: 3999820
    Abstract: A refrigeration apparatus enclosure structure wherein an inner laminate wall portion of the enclosure defines the inner sheet liner and insulation disposed within an outer cabinet portion of the enclosure and is secured to a portion of the cabinet wall with the sheet liner portion maintained spaced from the cabinet wall to provide thermal insulation therebetween. The laminate wall is secured to the cabinet by insulative support means extending through openings in the insulation to the sheet liner and means are provided for securing the sheet liner to the inner end of the insulative supports. The insulating supports may further support other elements within the enclosure inwardly of the sheet liner. In one form, the insulating support may be held in position in the laminate wall insulation by an outer plate having inturned tabs extending into the insulation and insulating support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 1975
    Date of Patent: December 28, 1976
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventor: Charles W. Haag
  • Patent number: 3954060
    Abstract: A projectile having a first plurality of flechettes arranged to be disper during the flight of the projectile by an explosive removal of a surrounding portion of the projectile casing and a second plurality of flechettes adapted to be subsequently dispersed by a movement thereof forwardly through a rear portion of the casing of the projectile and subsequent lateral displacement therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 1967
    Date of Patent: May 4, 1976
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army
    Inventors: Charles W. Haag, John Metz, Jr., John J. Voda
  • Patent number: 3933398
    Abstract: A refrigeration apparatus enclosure structure wherein an inner laminate wall portion of the enclosure defines the inner sheet liner and insulation disposed within an outer cabinet portion of the enclosure and is secured to a portion of the cabinet wall with the sheet liner portion maintained spaced from the cabinet wall to provide thermal insulation therebetween. The laminate wall is secured to the cabinet by insulative support means extending through openings in the insulation to the sheet liner and means are provided for securing the sheet liner to the inner end of the insulative supports. The insulating supports may further support other elements within the enclosure inwardly of the sheet liner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 1974
    Date of Patent: January 20, 1976
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventor: Charles W. Haag