Patents by Inventor Gloria Faye McKinney

Gloria Faye McKinney 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).

  • Dispensing assembly for a refrigerator appliance
    Patent number: 10132556
    Abstract: A dispenser for a refrigerator appliance includes a liquid outlet conduit that extends from a tank. An air conduit extends to the liquid outlet conduit, and an air pump is coupled to the air conduit. The air pump is configured for selectively pumping air into a flow of liquid in the liquid outlet conduit. A related method for operating a dispenser of a refrigerator appliance is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
    Inventor: Gloria Faye McKinney
  • DISPENSING ASSEMBLY FOR A REFRIGERATOR APPLIANCE
    Publication number: 20170057803
    Abstract: A dispenser for a refrigerator appliance includes a liquid outlet conduit that extends from a tank. An air conduit extends to the liquid outlet conduit, and an air pump is coupled to the air conduit. The air pump is configured for selectively pumping air into a flow of liquid in the liquid outlet conduit. A related method for operating a dispenser of a refrigerator appliance is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2015
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Inventor: Gloria Faye McKinney