Patents by Inventor Donald Joseph Breit

Donald Joseph Breit 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: 8534783
    Abstract: A shelf assembly includes a shelf pane having perimeter edges. A single-piece frame structure is fitted around the perimeter of the shelf pane. The frame structure includes a unitary upper frame member that extends inwardly from the pane edges along a top surface of the shelf pane. A respective lower frame member is connected to the upper frame member along each edge of the shelf pane and is pivotally configured with the upper frame member. The lower frame members are folded under and extend inwardly along a bottom surface of the shelf pane. An attachment mechanism is configured between the respective lower frame members and the upper frame member outward of the edges of the shelf pane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Jonathan Ian Nash, Donald Joseph Breit
  • Publication number: 20120104925
    Abstract: A shelf assembly is provided that is particularly suited for use in a refrigeration appliance. The shelf assembly includes a pane having edges that define a perimeter around the pane. A single-piece frame structure is fitted around the perimeter of the pane. The frame structure includes a unitary upper frame member having a flange portion extending inwardly from the pane edges and sealed against a top surface of the pane. A unitary lower frame member is connected to the upper frame member along a hinge line such that the upper and lower frame members are closed on each other with the pane seated between opposed flange portions of the frame members. An attachment mechanism is configured between the upper and lower frame members outward of the pane edges.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2010
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Jonathan Ian Nash, Donald Joseph Breit
  • Publication number: 20120104924
    Abstract: A shelf assembly is provided that is particularly suited as a spill-proof shelf for a refrigeration appliance. The shelf assembly includes a shelf pane having perimeter edges. A single-piece frame structure is fitted around the perimeter of the shelf pane. The frame structure includes a unitary upper frame member that extends inwardly from the pane edges along a top surface of the shelf pane. A respective lower frame member is connected to the upper frame member along each edge of the shelf pane and is pivotally configured with the upper frame member. The lower frame members are folded under and extend inwardly along a bottom surface of the shelf pane. An attachment mechanism is configured between the respective lower frame members and the upper frame member outward of the edges of the shelf pane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2010
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Jonathan Ian Nash, Donald Joseph Breit
  • Publication number: 20110139141
    Abstract: An oven cavity for an oven or range appliance includes a heat-stable base substrate, and a hard ceramic coating disposed on the base substrate. The hard ceramic coating is a poly-condensated silicone, polymeric silazane or poly-ceramic coating composition. A method of forming a surface for an oven or range appliance is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2009
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Inventors: Timothy Scott Shaffer, Donald Joseph Breit, John Mark Smith, Brian M. Steurer, Daniel Joseph Trice