Patents by Inventor Jeffrey N. Wilson

Jeffrey N. Wilson 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).

  • Publication number: 20130257254
    Abstract: A domestic refrigerator includes a cabinet having a temperature-controlled compartment defined therein, and a plate positioned in the temperature-controlled compartment including a first rail and a first roller secured to an inner surface of the plate. A pan is positioned adjacent to the inner side of the plate. The pan includes an outer flange extending toward the inner surface of the plate, and a second rail extending vertically from the outer flange. The second rail is positioned in the groove defined in the first roller. A second roller is secured to the pan, and the second roller has a groove defined therein. The first rail of the plate is positioned in the groove of the second roller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2012
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: KERRY O. AUSTIN, ANTHONY D. HAMILTON, FRANK W. MAGLINGER, JEFFREY N. WILSON
  • Patent number: 5486046
    Abstract: A storage basket assembly for a refrigerator includes a pair of ladder tracks secured to the rear wall of a storage compartment and a pair of supports with bases secured to the tracks, vertical walls extending forward of the bases; basket support surfaces above the vertical walls and flanges projecting inward of the support surfaces. The bottom wall of a storage basket has spaced apart elongated rods extending front to rear of the compartment. A pair of mounting members interfit with adjacent pairs of rods along the lateral edges of the basket bottom wall. Each mounting member has a mounting surface resting on the support surface of the corresponding support for sliding movement of the basket. Each mounting member has lips which extend down inside and outward under the flange of the corresponding support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 1994
    Date of Patent: January 23, 1996
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Nana B. Jernstrom, Jeffrey N. Wilson