Patents by Inventor Frank Klitzing

Frank Klitzing 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: 9250010
    Abstract: An encapsulated refrigerator shelf is assembled by interconnecting a platform, such as a glass panel, within a peripheral frame. More specifically, a peripheral shelf frame is formed with a split side portion defining upper and lower frame portions which are spaced by an elongated slot. The encapsulated glass refrigerator shelf is made by slidably inserting the platform onto peripheral frame support structure through the slot formed between the upper and lower frame portions. The frame is also formed with retaining structure to maintain the platform in place once the platform is inserted a requisite amount within the peripheral frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Rogelio De La Garza, Frank Klitzing, Carlos Lopez, Rafael Rivera
  • Publication number: 20100181884
    Abstract: An encapsulated refrigerator shelf is assembled by interconnecting a platform, such as a glass panel, within a peripheral frame. More specifically, a peripheral shelf frame is formed with a split side portion defining upper and lower frame portions which are spaced by an elongated slot. The encapsulated glass refrigerator shelf is made by slidably inserting the platform onto peripheral frame support structure through the slot formed between the upper and lower frame portions. The frame is also formed with retaining structure to maintain the platform in place once the platform is inserted a requisite amount within the peripheral frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2009
    Publication date: July 22, 2010
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: ROGELIO DE LA GARZA, FRANK KLITZING, CARLOS LOPEZ, RAFAEL RIVERA
  • Publication number: 20070204647
    Abstract: A refrigerator having an in-door water dispenser and a water routing system is provided with a cabinet. A door is reversibly hinged to the cabinet at either a first edge or a second edge. A water supply line leads from a water reservoir and has a first connection at a first top front corner of the cabinet and a second connection at a second top front corner. A feeder line leads from the dispenser to a top surface of the door with an end at one of the first door edge and the second door edge. When the door is hinged along the first edge, the end of the feeder line is connected to the first connection and when the door is hinged along the second edge, the end of the feeder line is connected to the second connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2006
    Publication date: September 6, 2007
    Inventors: Sooraj Puthiyaveetil, Sinuhe Argumedo, Jeffrey Wilson, Frank Klitzing, Matthew Deig, Kevin Leatherwood