Patents by Inventor Christopher Bissig

Christopher Bissig 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).

  • Apparatus for refrigerator dispenser recess integrated with door material
    Patent number: 8701940
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a refrigerator door, comprising an inner door material and an outer door material, wherein a portion of the outer door material of the refrigerator is formed into a shape of a dispenser recess. The apparatus also includes a support structure, wherein the support structure is situated behind the dispenser recess of the outer door material and in front of the inner door material, and wherein the support structure facilitates implementation of one or more dispenser features. A refrigerator using the apparatus is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Andrew Krause, Justin Berger, Christopher Bissig, David Calvert, Bernhard Klaus, Robert Lewis, Vinayak Reddy, Edward Strauss, Jarvis Ward, Joseph Wimsatt
  • APPARATUS FOR REFRIGERATOR DISPENSER RECESS INTEGRATED WITH DOOR MATERIAL
    Publication number: 20130068793
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a refrigerator door, comprising an inner door material and an outer door material, wherein a portion of the outer door material of the refrigerator is formed into a shape of a dispenser recess. The apparatus also includes a support structure, wherein the support structure is situated behind the dispenser recess of the outer door material and in front of the inner door material, and wherein the support structure facilitates implementation of one or more dispenser features. A refrigerator using the apparatus is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2011
    Publication date: March 21, 2013
    Inventors: Andrew Krause, Justin Berger, Christopher Bissig, David Calvert, Bernhard Klaus, Robert Lewis, Vinayak Reddy, Edward Strauss, Jarvis Ward, Joseph Wimsatt