Patents by Inventor Eric R. Meyerholtz

Eric R. Meyerholtz 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: 8833100
    Abstract: Refrigeration devices that have a water dispensing system to dispense water to an exterior water dispenser from a water supply line have need of a water vessel for storing water under pressure within the refrigeration device until dispensed. The water vessel has an inlet for receiving water from the water supply line and an outlet for dispensing water to the exterior water dispenser. A plurality of pressure resistant walls are formed between the inlet and the outlet to form an internal volume to reservoir water within the water vessel. The water vessel is constructed to reservoir water within the vessel under hydrostatic pressure from the water supply line until dispensed through the outlet when requested by the exterior water dispenser and/or the icemaker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Eric R. Meyerholtz, Manoj K. Shrestha, Jeffrey J. Smale, Larry A. Lutz
  • Patent number: 8388074
    Abstract: A kitchen appliance includes a cabinet with an access opening with a door proximate to the opening. A panel is adjustably attached to a bracket on the back side of the panel and the bracket is adjustably attached to the top edge of the door. The bracket provides for attachment of the panel to the door as well as vertical, horizontal and rotational adjustment of the panel in relation to the door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Travis Donberger, Eric R. Meyerholtz
  • Patent number: 8220283
    Abstract: An ice making and storing system which may be mounted in a refrigeration appliance. The ice making and storing system includes an ice making mechanism, a removable ice storage receptacle positioned adjacent to the ice making mechanism, an insulated cover for the ice making mechanism with a portion engageable with the ice storage receptacle to provide a thermally tight seal between the cover and the ice storage receptacle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Eric R. Meyerholtz, Richard A. Webster, Dawn M. Kracker, Patrick J. Boarman, Gary W. Wilson
  • Publication number: 20080156015
    Abstract: Refrigeration devices that have a water dispensing system to dispense water to an exterior water dispenser from a water supply line have need of a water vessel for storing water under pressure within the refrigeration device until dispensed. The water vessel has an inlet for receiving water from the water supply line and an outlet for dispensing water to the exterior water dispenser. A plurality of pressure resistant walls are formed between the inlet and the outlet to form an internal volume to reservoir water within the water vessel. The water vessel is constructed to reservoir water within the vessel under hydrostatic pressure from the water supply line until dispensed through the outlet when requested by the exterior water dispenser and/or the icemaker.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2007
    Publication date: July 3, 2008
    Inventors: ERIC R. MEYERHOLTZ, MANOJ K. SHRESTHA, JEFFREY J. SMALE, LARRY A. LUTZ
  • Publication number: 20080148759
    Abstract: An ice making and storing system which may be mounted in a refrigeration appliance. The ice making and storing system includes an ice making mechanism, a removable ice storage receptacle positioned adjacent to the ice making mechanism, an insulated cover for the ice making mechanism with a portion engageable with the ice storage receptacle to provide a thermally tight seal between the cover and the ice storage receptacle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2007
    Publication date: June 26, 2008
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: ERIC R. MEYERHOLTZ, RICHARD A. WEBSTER, DAWN M. KRACKER, PATRICK J. BOARMAN, GARY W. WILSON