Patents by Inventor Chris R. Rieger

Chris R. Rieger 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 level sensor
    Patent number: 5119639
    Abstract: An ice sensing assembly for an ice making apparatus having a mold for making ice pieces and a bin for collecting ice pieces from the ice making apparatus, the ice sensing member including a bale and a triangularly shaped plastic member affixed to said bale to engage the ice pieces and having a minimal thickness and converging edges terminating at an apex for sensing the level of ice pieces in the bin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 1991
    Date of Patent: June 9, 1992
    Assignee: Sub-Zero Freezer Company Inc.
    Inventors: David L. Bein, Chris R. Rieger