Patents by Inventor Errin W. Gnadinger

Errin W. Gnadinger 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).

  • Refrigerator and ice maker methods and apparatus
    Patent number: 6912870
    Abstract: A refrigerator includes a fresh food compartment, a freezer compartment separated from the fresh food compartment by a mullion, a water dispenser coupled to at least one of the fresh food compartment and the freezer compartment, a user interface coupled to at least one of the fresh food compartment and the freezer compartment, and a controller operationally coupled to the water dispenser. The controller is configured to receive a signal representative of a user desired amount of water, and dispense an amount of water equal to the desired amount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2005
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventor: Errin W. Gnadinger
  • Refrigerator and ice maker methods and apparatus
    Publication number: 20040261433
    Abstract: A refrigerator includes a fresh food compartment, a freezer compartment separated from the fresh food compartment by a mullion, a water dispenser coupled to at least one of the fresh food compartment and the freezer compartment, a user interface coupled to at least one of the fresh food compartment and the freezer compartment, and a controller operationally coupled to the water dispenser. The controller is configured to receive a signal representative of a user desired amount of water, and dispense an amount of water equal to the desired amount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2003
    Publication date: December 30, 2004
    Inventor: Errin W. Gnadinger