Patents by Inventor Jeffrey Neil Wilson

Jeffrey Neil 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).

  • Water routing system for reversible door refrigerator with dispenser
    Patent number: 7578141
    Abstract: A refrigerator having an in-door water dispenser and a water routing system is provided with a cabinet. A door is reversibly hinged to the cabinet at either a first edge or a second edge. A water supply line leads from a water reservoir and has a first connection at a first top front corner of the cabinet and a second connection at a second top front corner. A feeder line leads from the dispenser to a top surface of the door with an end at one of the first door edge and the second door edge. When the door is hinged along the first edge, the end of the feeder line is connected to the first connection and when the door is hinged along the second edge, the end of the feeder line is connected to the second connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2009
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Sooraj Puthiyaveetil, Sinuhé Argumedo, Jeffrey Neil Wilson, Frank W. Klitzing, Matthew P. Dieg, Kevin R. Leatherwood, Jeffrey J. Smale, Mark G. Steffenhagen