Patents by Inventor Jocelyn Leia Pollack

Jocelyn Leia Pollack 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).

  • Refrigerator ice storage bin with lid
    Patent number: 7437886
    Abstract: A refrigerator having a freezer compartment having an ice maker disposed within the freezer compartment for forming ice pieces and an ice storage bin removably mounted to freezer compartment door below the ice maker having an open top receptacle for receiving ice pieces from the ice maker. The ice storage bin has a movable lid assembly including a frame removably mounted to the top of the ice storage bin and two lid members mounted to the frame. At least one lid member is pivotally mounted to the frame to close the receptacle when pivoted to a generally horizontal position and to open the receptacle when pivoted to a generally vertical position. The pivotal lid member is biased to the generally horizontal position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2008
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Steven J. Kuehl, Luis Antonio D. Lopes, Guolian Wu, Jocelyn Leia Pollack, Gregory R. Garavalia
  • Refrigerator ice storage bin with lid
    Patent number: 7210307
    Abstract: A refrigerator having a freezer compartment having an ice maker disposed within the freezer compartment for forming ice pieces and an ice storage bin removably mounted to freezer compartment door below the ice maker having an open top receptacle for receiving ice pieces from the ice maker. The ice storage bin has a movable lid assembly including a frame removably mounted to the top of the ice storage bin and two lid members mounted to the frame. At least one lid member is pivotally mounted to the frame to close the receptacle when pivoted to a generally horizontal position and to open the receptacle when pivoted to a generally vertical position. The pivotal lid member is biased to the generally horizontal position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2007
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Steven J. Kuehl, Luis Antonio D. Lopes, Guolian Wu, Jocelyn Leia Pollack, Gregory R. Garavalia