Patents by Inventor Jeffrey Michael Colyer

Jeffrey Michael Colyer 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: 9297573
    Abstract: An appliance includes a main body defining an access opening; a door movably attached to the main body and configured to close the access opening in a closed position, the door comprising a front, a back, a side surface extending from the front to the back, and a recess formed in the side surface, the back facing the main body when the door is in the closed position; and a water filtration system comprising a filter disposed in the recess.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Andrew Reinhard Krause, Jeffrey Michael Colyer, Russell J Fallon, Vinayak Reddy, Lorina June White
  • Publication number: 20150211784
    Abstract: An appliance includes a main body defining an access opening; a door movably attached to the main body and configured to close the access opening in a closed position, the door comprising a front, a back, a side surface extending from the front to the back, and a recess formed in the side surface, the back facing the main body when the door is in the closed position; and a water filtration system comprising a filter disposed in the recess.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2014
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Inventors: Andrew Reinhard KRAUSE, Jeffrey Michael COLYER, Russell J. FALLON, Vinayak REDDY, Lorina June WHITE
  • Patent number: 8844307
    Abstract: An appliance includes a main body, and a door movably attached to the main body. The door includes a front, a back, a side surface extending from the front to the back, and a recess formed on the side surface. The appliance further includes a water filtration system including a filter that is disposed in the recess.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Andrew Reinhard Krause, Jeffrey Michael Colyer, Russell James Fallon, Vinayak Reddy, Lorina June White
  • Patent number: 8813509
    Abstract: An ice making assembly for a refrigeration appliance includes an ice maker having a mold body defining a plurality of compartments for forming ice cubes therein, a heating element for heating the ice cubes to create a melted portion to assist in removal of the ice cubes from the compartment, and a harvesting assembly including a plurality of elements attached to a rotatable rod. Each element is movable via rotation of the rod through a respective one of the compartments to remove an ice cube from the compartment. Rotation of the rod stopping for a period of time at a stop position in which a removed ice cube can rest atop the harvesting assembly to refreeze the melted portion. Related refrigeration appliances are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Lorina June White, Alan Joseph Mitchell, Jeffrey Michael Colyer, Joseph Michael Hauser
  • Patent number: 8651330
    Abstract: A refrigeration appliance with a hot water dispenser includes a refrigerated cabinet having a dispenser area, a cabinet water inlet in the refrigerated cabinet connectable to a premises water line, and a hot water storage tank. The tank has a tank body, a heater in the tank body, an inlet for admitting water into the tank body supplied via the cabinet water inlet, and an outlet for providing water via a dispensing conduit to a dispenser in the dispenser area. The inlet includes a venturi portion for creating a reduced pressure within the hot water storage tank via flow of water into the hot water storage tank. The reduced pressure communicates with the dispensing conduit via the outlet so that, after dispensing water remaining in the dispensing conduit is drawn toward the tank body. Refrigeration devices with premises line pressure water distribution systems are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Andrew Reinhard Krause, Robert Lee Lewis, Jr., Kevin Farrelly Nolan, Arun Talegaonkar, Alan Joseph Mitchell, Jeffrey Martin Wood, Lorina June White, Russell James Fallon, Jeffrey Michael Colyer, Jason Andrew May
  • Publication number: 20130108249
    Abstract: A refrigeration appliance with a hot water dispenser includes a refrigerated cabinet having a dispenser area, a cabinet water inlet in the refrigerated cabinet connectable to a premises water line, and a hot water storage tank. The tank has a tank body, a heater in the tank body, an inlet for admitting water into the tank body supplied via the cabinet water inlet, and an outlet for providing water via a dispensing conduit to a dispenser in the dispenser area. The inlet includes a venturi portion for creating a reduced pressure within the hot water storage tank via flow of water into the hot water storage tank. The reduced pressure communicates with the dispensing conduit via the outlet so that, after dispensing water remaining in the dispensing conduit is drawn toward the tank body. Refrigeration devices with premises line pressure water distribution systems are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2011
    Publication date: May 2, 2013
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Andrew Reinhard Krause, Robert Lee Lewis, JR., Kevin Farrelly Nolan, Arun Talegaonkar, Alan Joseph Mitchell, Jeffrey Martin Wood, Lorina June White, Russell James Fallon, Jeffrey Michael Colyer, Jason Andrew May
  • Publication number: 20120304679
    Abstract: An appliance includes a main body, and a door movably attached to the main body. The door includes a front, a back, a side surface extending from the front to the back, and a recess formed on the side surface. The appliance further includes a water filtration system including a filter that is disposed in the recess.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2011
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Inventors: Andrew Reinhard KRAUSE, Jeffrey Michael Colyer, Russell James Fallon, Vinayak Reddy, Lorina June White
  • Publication number: 20120304676
    Abstract: An ice making assembly for a refrigeration appliance includes an ice maker having a mold body defining a plurality of compartments for forming ice cubes therein, a heating element for heating the ice cubes to create a melted portion to assist in removal of the ice cubes from the compartment, and a harvesting assembly including a plurality of elements attached to a rotatable rod. Each element is movable via rotation of the rod through a respective one of the compartments to remove an ice cube from the compartment. Rotation of the rod stopping for a period of time at a stop position in which a removed ice cube can rest atop the harvesting assembly to refreeze the melted portion. Related refrigeration appliances are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2011
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Lorina June White, Alan Joseph Mitchell, Jeffrey Michael Colyer, Joseph Michael Hauser