Patents by Inventor Douglas LeClear

Douglas LeClear 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).

  • Publication number: 20120006047
    Abstract: A dispensing system suitable for dispensing ice through the refrigerator compartment door of a bottom-mount refrigerator is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2011
    Publication date: January 12, 2012
    Inventors: JEFFERY ANSELMINO, NIHAT CUR, MARCUS FISCHER, TUSHAR KULKARNI, DOUGLAS LECLEAR, FRANK MAGLINGER, JIM PASTRYK, ANDREW TENBARGE
  • Publication number: 20080016899
    Abstract: An dispensing system suitable for lifting and dispensing ice through the refrigerator compartment door of a bottom-mount refrigerator or lifting and dispensing ice from an undercounter ice maker to a dispenser on the countertop.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2007
    Publication date: January 24, 2008
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: JEFFERY ANSELMINO, JIM PASTRYK, NIHAT CUR, ANDREW TENBARGE, KAREN QUERFURTH, DOUGLAS LECLEAR
  • Publication number: 20060086131
    Abstract: An ice making and dispensing system suitable for making and dispensing ice through the refrigerator compartment door of a bottom freezer refrigerator. The bottom freezer refrigerator includes an automatic ice maker in an insulated module positioned outside the freezer compartment. The insulated module can be mounted to the exterior of the refrigerator cabinet. An ice cube storage bin can be provided in the insulated compartment or on the inside of the refrigerator compartment door. A passage can connect the insulated module with the ice dispenser on the refrigerator compartment door.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2004
    Publication date: April 27, 2006
    Inventors: Jim Pastryk, Douglas LeClear, Nihat Cur, Marcus Fischer, Tushar Kulkarni, James Guarino, Jeffery Anselmino
  • Publication number: 20060086127
    Abstract: An dispensing system suitable for lifting and dispensing ice through the refrigerator compartment door of a bottom-mount refrigerator or lifting and dispensing ice from an undercounter ice maker to a dispenser on the countertop.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2004
    Publication date: April 27, 2006
    Inventors: Jeffery Anselmino, Jim Pastryk, Nihat Cur, Andrew Tenbarge, Karen Querfurth, Douglas LeClear
  • Publication number: 20060086132
    Abstract: An ice making and dispensing system suitable for making and dispensing ice through the refrigerator compartment door of a bottom freezer refrigerator. The ice maker is positioned in an insulated sub-compartment in the refrigerator compartment maintained at a temperature below 0° C. An insulated ice cube storage bin and ice dispenser are positioned on the refrigerator compartment door for dispensing ice cubes through the face of the refrigerator compartment door.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2004
    Publication date: April 27, 2006
    Inventors: Frank Maglinger, J. Jim, Douglas LeClear, Marcus Fischer, Nihat Cur, Tushar Kulkarni, James Guarino, Jeffery Anselmino
  • Publication number: 20060086134
    Abstract: A refrigerator/freezer with an ice maker having an ice cube tray in which are formed multiple ice cube recesses. The ice cube tray is movable between a fill position and a harvest position. The ice cube tray has a composite construction comprising a base layer and a top layer, with the base layer being made of a flexible material and the top layer being made of a low friction material. The ice cubes are harvested by deflecting or deforming the ice cube recesses to expel the ice cube therefrom when the tray is moved into the harvest position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2004
    Publication date: April 27, 2006
    Inventors: Ronald Voglewede, Jerry Visin, Douglas LeClear
  • Publication number: 20050236946
    Abstract: A modular cabinet for a family of drawer appliances including an insulated liner defining a drawer space, a machine compartment, a wiring harness leading from the machine compartment to the drawer space, a passage leading from the machine compartment to the drawer space and an air passage leading from the machine compartment to the front of the cabinet and a drain leading from the liner space to the machine compartment. The family of drawer appliances can include refrigerator, freezer, ice maker, wine and warming drawers. A drawer can have two compartments and can be maintained at two temperatures. The drawers include an insulated front and a bin and can be slidably carried in the drawer space. The modular cabinet and control can be used for each member of the family of drawer appliances.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2005
    Publication date: October 27, 2005
    Inventors: Douglas LeClear, Paul Allard, Karen Querfurth, Andrew Tenbarge, Michele Wilcox, Chad Lange
  • Publication number: 20050236947
    Abstract: A modular cabinet for a family of drawer appliances including an insulated liner defining a drawer space, a machine compartment, a wiring harness leading from the machine compartment to the drawer space, a passage leading from the machine compartment to the drawer space and an air passage leading from the machine compartment to the front of the cabinet and a drain leading from the liner space to the machine compartment. The family of drawer appliances can include refrigerator, freezer, ice maker, wine and warming drawers. A drawer can have two compartments and can be maintained at two temperatures. The drawers include an insulated front and a bin and can be slidably carried in the drawer space. The modular cabinet and control can be used for each member of the family of drawer appliances.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2005
    Publication date: October 27, 2005
    Inventors: Douglas LeClear, Paul Allard, Karen Querfurth, Andrew Tenbarge, Michele Wilcox, Chad Lange