Patents by Inventor CHRIS S. CRAYCRAFT

CHRIS S. CRAYCRAFT 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).

  • Method of making an appliance cabinet
    Patent number: 10017971
    Abstract: An appliance cabinet may be made having at least a first metallic tub, and a mounting bracket by which a component of the appliance may be mounted to the cabinet. The bracket and the first metallic tub may be juxtaposed. The bracket may be attached to the first metallic tub by moving one of a portion of the first metallic tub or the bracket at a speed great enough to induce plastic flow of the portion of the first metallic tub about a portion of the bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Chris S. Craycraft, Steven J. Kuehl, John E. Meddles, Axel Julio Ramm
  • METHOD OF MAKING AN APPLIANCE CABINET
    Publication number: 20150107084
    Abstract: An appliance cabinet may be made having at least a first metallic tub, and a mounting bracket by which a component of the appliance may be mounted to the cabinet. The bracket and the first metallic tub may be juxtaposed. The bracket may be attached to the first metallic tub by moving one of a portion of the first metallic tub or the bracket at a speed great enough to induce plastic flow of the portion of the first metallic tub about a portion of the bracket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2014
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Inventors: CHRIS S. CRAYCRAFT, STEVEN J. KUEHL, JOHN E. MEDDLES, AXEL JULIO RAMM