Patents by Inventor Donald W. Bookout

Donald W. Bookout 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).

  • Temperature set point control for a refrigerator
    Patent number: 4646528
    Abstract: A refrigerator control according to the present invention allows a user to establish one or more set points for controlling the temperature of one or more refrigerated compartments. Means are provided for selecting either a normal mode of operation whereby the set points may be manually established by a user or a priority mode of operation which overrides the normal mode whereby each set point is established at a preselected value so that the refrigerator is optimally operated in anticipation of expected operating conditions. Means are additionally provided for preventing erroneous entry of manually established set points.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 1985
    Date of Patent: March 3, 1987
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Roque D. Marcade, Sandra S. Thurlow, Donald W. Bookout, Andrew T. Tershak