Patents by Inventor James T. Reier

James T. Reier 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).

  • Evaporator fan control system for a multi-compartment refrigerator
    Patent number: 6622503
    Abstract: An evaporator fan control system is provided for a multi-compartment refrigerator that coordinates operation of the evaporator fan among a cooling cycle for a freezer compartment, a cooling cycle for a fresh food compartment, and an adaptive defrost cycle. An adaptive defrost timer control module is utilized to coordinate operation of the evaporator fan. This control module includes an embedded electronic controller having control logic programmed to operate the evaporator fan whenever either of the thermostats requires cooling, and to lock out operation of the evaporator fan whenever the system is performing a defrost cycle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2003
    Assignee: Ranco Inc. of Delaware
    Inventors: William B. Bennett, James T. Reier
  • EVAPORATOR FAN CONTROL SYSTEM FOR A MULTI-COMPARTMENT REFRIGERATOR
    Publication number: 20030163999
    Abstract: An evaporator fan control system is provided for a multi-compartment refrigerator that coordinates operation of the evaporator fan among a cooling cycle for a freezer compartment, a cooling cycle for a fresh food compartment, and an adaptive defrost cycle. An adaptive defrost timer control module is utilized to coordinate operation of the evaporator fan. This control module includes an embedded electronic controller having control logic programmed to operate the evaporator fan whenever either of the thermostats requires cooling, and to lock out operation of the evaporator fan whenever the system is performing a defrost cycle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2002
    Publication date: September 4, 2003
    Applicant: Ranco Incorporated of Delaware
    Inventors: William B. Bennett, James T. Reier