Patents by Inventor Gloria C. Pritchard

Gloria C. Pritchard 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: 4583376
    Abstract: A refrigerator, particularly the type having a frozen compartment, having a front door and at least one refrigerated module compartment accessible when the door is opened, the compartment receiving a removable food module. The module is divided both horizontally and vertically into a plurality of tray compartments, the vertical divisions corresponding to a multiplicity of consecutive days in a period. Such tray compartments are marked with indicia for designating the days in the period corresponding to the respective tray compartments. Trays are provided for the tray compartments, preferably in stacked configuration within each tray compartment, with each tray having food for preparation on the day designated for such tray compartment. Accordingly, the module may be removed at the end of the period and replaced with a like module containing food for a subsequent period of days. Each tray preferably contains food items preselected for providing a complete meal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 1985
    Date of Patent: April 22, 1986
    Inventor: Gloria C. Pritchard