Patents by Inventor Jeffrey Ziminski

Jeffrey Ziminski 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: 20050194875
    Abstract: A refrigeration unit with improved storage and accessibility features has a thermally insulated cabinet and door defining a storage space with a plurality of support elements. The support elements include easily removable door shelves and horizontal cabinet shelves that can be removed or repositioned without the door being fully opened due to dished regions adjacent the shelf supports that allow the shelves to be pivoted and removed rather than slid straight out of the cabinet. Indicia on one of the shelves follows the contour of one of the door shelves to indicate approximately the shelf space occupied by an adjacent door shelf and thus where items can be set without interfering with the closure of the door. The refrigeration unit also includes a cam assembly at the lower door hinge which biases the door closed when open approximately 35 degrees or less. The refrigeration unit also includes features for attaching an overlay panel to the door easily.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2005
    Publication date: September 8, 2005
    Inventors: William Reed, Thomas Rand, Joseph Braun, Andrew Doberstein, Lawrence Moye, Jack Vaughn, Jeffrey Ziminski
  • Patent number: 6148621
    Abstract: An ice maker in which a non-metallic shroud surrounds the metal evaporator plate and has a continuous bulbous edge that engulfs the edges of the plate. The shroud further includes a roof disposed above the plate and slopes toward the front of the plate. The water distributor of the ice maker is mounted on the roof of the shroud.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2000
    Assignees: U-Line Corporation, Manitowoc Foodservice Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Dean Byczynski, Karl R. Krumbiegel, Cary J. Pierskalla, William A. Reed, Charles E. Schlosser, Jeffrey Ziminski
  • Patent number: 6058731
    Abstract: An ice maker in which a non-metallic shroud surronds the metal evaporator plate and has a continuous bulbous edge that engulfs the edges of the plate. The shroud further includes a roof disposed above the plate and slopes toward the front of the plate. The water distributor of the ice maker is mounted on the roof of the shroud.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2000
    Assignees: U-Line Corporation, Manitowoc Foodservice Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Dean Byczynski, Karl R. Krumbiegel, Cary J. Pierskalla, William A. Reed, Charles E. Schlosser, Jeffrey Ziminski