Patents by Inventor Joseph E. Braun
Joseph E. Braun 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).
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Patent number: 7874176Abstract: A drawer refrigerator has a partitioned cabinet with one or more pull-out drawers. The pull-out drawer(s) can have an adjustable divider fence for dividing the storage space of the drawer. The divider fence can have two dividers each defined by two spaced apart elongated rods that are coupled together at a hub and have end pieces with flat surfaces that abut inside surfaces of the drawer walls. A hand operated screw knob mounted to the hub can be used to lock the position of the divider fence.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2009Date of Patent: January 25, 2011Assignee: U-Line CorporationInventors: Philip J. Uihlein, Jennifer U. Straszewski, William A. Reed, Thomas W. Rand, Joseph E. Braun, Jack L. Vaughn, Andrew J. Doberstein, Ami M. Verhalen, Daniel R. Bullis, Jr.
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Publication number: 20090133434Abstract: A drawer refrigerator has a partitioned cabinet with one or more pull-out drawers. The pull-out drawer(s) can have an adjustable divider fence for dividing the storage space of the drawer. The divider fence can have two dividers each defined by two spaced apart elongated rods that are coupled together at a hub and have end pieces with flat surfaces that abut inside surfaces of the drawer walls. A hand operated screw knob mounted to the hub can be used to lock the position of the divider fence.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 2, 2009Publication date: May 28, 2009Inventors: Philip J. Uihlein, Jennifer U. Straszewski, William A. Reed, Thomas W. Rand, Joseph E. Braun, Jack L. Vaughn, Andrew J. Doberstein, Ami M. Verhalen, Daniel R. Bullis, JR.
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Patent number: 7429091Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: February 23, 2005Date of Patent: September 30, 2008Assignee: U-Line CorporationInventors: William A. Reed, Thomas W. Rand, Joseph E. Braun, Andrew J. Doberstein, Lawrence D. Moye, Jack L. Vaughn, Jeffrey A. Ziminski
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Patent number: 7296433Abstract: A drawer refrigerator, including an evaporator, compressor and condenser, has a partitioned cabinet with two vertically stacked pull-out drawers having drawer bins. A single evaporator is located adjacent both drawer cavities and is partitioned to keep the temperature in both drawer bins approximately equal. The pull-out drawers can have a bottle bin with recesses holding the necks of wine, soda or like bottles. The bottle bin slides on the top edges of the drawer bin at its sides and can be moved front to back. The pull-out drawers can have an underside compartment opening at both sides of the drawer containing a removable storage bin. The pull-out drawers can also have an adjustable divider fence with pairs of lateral and transverse divider rods extending between the side walls and between the door panels and the rear walls of the drawer bins. The rods are coupled by a hub having a hand operated screw knob for locking the position of the fence.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2006Date of Patent: November 20, 2007Assignee: U-Line CorporationInventors: Philip J. Uihlein, Jennifer U. Strazewski, William A. Reed, Thomas W. Rand, Joseph E. Braun, Jack L. Vaughn, Andrew J. Doberstein, Ami M. Verhalen, Daniel R. Bullis, Jr.
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Patent number: 7228704Abstract: A drawer refrigeration unit provides two distinct zones of cooling in a single cabinet for two pull-out drawers. The refrigeration system includes an evaporator, a compressor and a condenser. The single evaporator system is aided by a damperless air circulation system to maintain the temperature zones at a temperature differential that is at least 10 degrees Fahrenheit. The present invention can thus be used as a combination refrigerator and freezer drawer unit using only one evaporator in a cross-ventilated cabinet.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2005Date of Patent: June 12, 2007Assignee: U-Line CorporationInventors: Thomas W. Rand, Andrew J. Doberstein, Joseph E. Braun
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Patent number: 7082783Abstract: A drawer refrigerator, including an evaporator, compressor and condenser, has a partitioned cabinet with two vertically stacked pull-out drawers having drawer bins. A single evaporator is located adjacent both drawer cavities and is partitioned to keep the temperature in both drawer bins approximately equal. The pull-out drawers can have a bottle bin with recesses holding the necks of wine, soda or like bottles. The bottle bin slides on the top edges of the drawer bin at its sides and can be moved front to back. The pull-out drawers can have an underside compartment opening at both sides of the drawer containing a removable storage bin. The pull-out drawers can also have an adjustable divider fence with pairs of lateral and transverse divider rods extending between the side walls and between the door panels and the rear walls of the drawer bins. The rods are coupled by a hub having a hand operated screw knob for locking the position of the fence.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2003Date of Patent: August 1, 2006Assignee: U-Line CorporationInventors: Philip J. Uihlein, Jennifer U. Strazewski, William A. Reed, Thomas W. Rand, Joseph E. Braun, Jack L. Vaughn, Andrew J. Doberstein, Ami M. Verhalen, Daniel R. Bullis, Jr.
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Patent number: 6935712Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: February 14, 2002Date of Patent: August 30, 2005Assignee: U-Line CorporationInventors: William A. Reed, Thomas W. Rand, Dean G. Byczynski, Joseph E. Braun, Andrew J. Doberstein, Lawrence D. Moye, Jack L. Vaughn, Jeffrey A. Ziminski
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Patent number: D500659Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2002Date of Patent: January 11, 2005Assignee: U-Line CorporationInventors: William A. Reed, Thomas W. Rand, Joseph E. Braun, Jeffrey A. Ziminski, Michael J. Nickel, David H. Roland, Brett J. Vladika
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Patent number: D505140Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2003Date of Patent: May 17, 2005Assignee: U-Line CorporationInventors: William A. Reed, Joseph E. Braun, Michael J. Nickel, David H. Roland, Brett J. Vladika
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Patent number: D506870Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2003Date of Patent: July 5, 2005Assignee: U-Line CorporationInventors: Philip J. Uihlein, Jennifer U. Strazewski, William A. Reed, Thomas W. Rand, Joseph E. Braun, Ami M. Verhalen, Richard A. Nelipovich
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Patent number: D551264Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2006Date of Patent: September 18, 2007Assignee: U-Line CorporationInventors: William A. Reed, Jack L. Vaughn, Joseph E. Braun, Thomas W. Rand
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Patent number: D556793Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2006Date of Patent: December 4, 2007Assignee: U-Line CorporationInventors: Joseph E. Braun, Jack L. Vaughn
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Patent number: D571828Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2006Date of Patent: June 24, 2008Assignee: U-Line CorporationInventors: Joseph E. Braun, Jack L. Vaughn, Thomas W. Rand
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Patent number: D573612Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2007Date of Patent: July 22, 2008Assignee: U-Line CorporationInventors: Joseph E. Braun, Jack L. Vaughn
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Patent number: D573613Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2007Date of Patent: July 22, 2008Assignee: U-Line CorporationInventors: Joseph E. Braun, Jack L. Vaughn
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Patent number: D573614Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2007Date of Patent: July 22, 2008Assignee: U-Line CorporationInventors: William A. Reed, Jack L. Vaughn, Joseph E. Braun, Thomas W. Rand
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Patent number: D492149Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2003Date of Patent: June 29, 2004Assignee: U-Line CorporationInventors: Philip J. Uihlein, Jennifer U. Strazewski, William A. Reed, Thomas W. Rand, Joseph E. Braun, Ami M. Verhalen, Cory R. Boudreau, Daniel R. Bullis, Jr., Richard A. Nelipovich
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Patent number: D492328Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2003Date of Patent: June 29, 2004Assignee: U-Line CorporationInventors: Philip J. Uihlein, Jennifer U. Strazewski, William A. Reed, Thomas W. Rand, Joseph E. Braun, Cory R. Boudreau, Richard A. Nelipovich, Ami M. Verhalen, Daniel R. Bullis, Jr.
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Patent number: D583214Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2008Date of Patent: December 23, 2008Assignee: U-Line CorporationInventors: Joseph E. Braun, Andrew J. Doberstein, Jennifer U. Straszewski, Thomas W. Rand
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Patent number: D495346Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2003Date of Patent: August 31, 2004Assignee: U-Line CorporationInventors: William A. Reed, Joseph E. Braun, Lawrence D. Moye, Michael J. Nickel, David H. Roland, Brett J. Vladika