Patents by Inventor Curtis W. Sisson

Curtis W. Sisson 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: 5913584
    Abstract: A vertically adjustable shelf for a refrigerator includes a mounting assembly which cooperates with a pair of vertically extending tracks to position the adjustable shelf at a plurality of predetermined positions, a support assembly is carried by the mounting assembly and movable relative to the mounting assembly so that the support assembly can be positioned at each position between the plurality of predetermined positions, and an encapsulated shelf carried by the support assembly. The mounting assembly has a pair of vertical rack gears and a pair of track mounting brackets which engage the tracks. The support assembly includes a knob centrally located at a forward end of the shelf and a gear box connecting the knob with the rack gears so that the support assembly moves relative to the mounting assembly when the knob is turned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 22, 1999
    Assignee: White Consolidated Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas R. Swindell, Curtis W. Sisson, Daniel James Ocharzak
  • Patent number: 5619858
    Abstract: An ice maker is provided which ejects ice pieces into a storage receptacle disposed beneath the ice maker during an ice harvesting cycle. The ice maker includes a rotatable bail arm which initiates the ice harvesting cycle to supply the ice pieces to the receptacle and has a generally horizontal first portion which extends over the receptacle and a second portion which extends at an angle to the first portion. The ice maker also includes a molded plastic sensing element having a pair of spaced apart eyelets adapted to receive the first portion of said bail arm and pivotally support the sensing arm on the bail arm between a "high ice" position and a "low ice" position. The sensing element is pivoted between the "high ice" and "low ice" positions to adjust the level of the ice pieces which is maintained in the receptacle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 15, 1997
    Assignee: White Consolidated Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard L. Gunderson, Timothy L. Varney, Curtis W. Sisson