Patents by Inventor Christopher S. Garrett

Christopher S. Garrett 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: 7309116
    Abstract: A refrigerator includes a dairy compartment for supporting items on an inner liner of a fresh food door. The compartment includes a first end section, a second end section and an intermediate section. The intermediate section includes an item support platform and a rear wall. An aperture is formed in one of the central web and the rear wall adjacent the second end. An anchor is mounted to another of the central web and the rear wall adjacent the second end section. The anchor extends through the aperture to hang the compartment on the inner liner of the door with the item support portion in a substantially non-horizontal orientation. The compartment is then rotated such that the item support portion placed in a substantially horizontal orientation whereupon the first end is supported by a lug member formed on the inner liner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2007
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher S. Garrett, Dennis E. Winders
  • Patent number: 6869004
    Abstract: The fiber feed assembly includes one or more dampening bars arranged between a fiber source and an intake assembly that guides the fiber into an elongated feed tube through which the fiber is transferred for additional processing. The spacing and orientation of the dampening bar(s) relative to both the fiber source and the intake assembly may adjusted to control the fiber tension and remove fiber loops before the fiber enters the feed tube to reduce fiber breakage and machine downtime.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2005
    Assignee: Neptco JV LLC
    Inventors: James R. Priest, Frederick R. Vees, Christopher S. Garrett, David V. Stotler
  • Publication number: 20040011843
    Abstract: An improved high-speed fiber assembly is provided comprising one or more dampening bars, an intake assembly, and feed tubes for transferring one or more fibers from an intermediate winding into one or more mechanisms for additional processing such as tensioning, prepregging, rewinding, weaving, or pultrusion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2002
    Publication date: January 22, 2004
    Inventors: James R. Priest, Frederick R. Vees, Christopher S. Garrett, David V. Stotler