Patents by Inventor Karen Querfurth

Karen Querfurth 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).

  • ICE MAKING AND DISPENSING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20080016899
    Abstract: An dispensing system suitable for lifting and dispensing ice through the refrigerator compartment door of a bottom-mount refrigerator or lifting and dispensing ice from an undercounter ice maker to a dispenser on the countertop.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2007
    Publication date: January 24, 2008
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: JEFFERY ANSELMINO, JIM PASTRYK, NIHAT CUR, ANDREW TENBARGE, KAREN QUERFURTH, DOUGLAS LECLEAR
  • MOVABLE DIVIDER FOR A REFRIGERATED DRAWER
    Publication number: 20060250062
    Abstract: A rigid divider in a refrigerated drawer is pivotably mounted between the side walls of the drawer and is movable between a first vertical position and a second horizontal position. In the second position, the divider acts as a shelf to support food items.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2005
    Publication date: November 9, 2006
    Inventors: Timothy Janda, Michele Wilcox, Andrew Tenbarge, Karen Querfurth, Paul Allard
  • Ice making and dispensing system
    Publication number: 20060086127
    Abstract: An dispensing system suitable for lifting and dispensing ice through the refrigerator compartment door of a bottom-mount refrigerator or lifting and dispensing ice from an undercounter ice maker to a dispenser on the countertop.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2004
    Publication date: April 27, 2006
    Inventors: Jeffery Anselmino, Jim Pastryk, Nihat Cur, Andrew Tenbarge, Karen Querfurth, Douglas LeClear
  • Drawer appliance
    Publication number: 20050236946
    Abstract: A modular cabinet for a family of drawer appliances including an insulated liner defining a drawer space, a machine compartment, a wiring harness leading from the machine compartment to the drawer space, a passage leading from the machine compartment to the drawer space and an air passage leading from the machine compartment to the front of the cabinet and a drain leading from the liner space to the machine compartment. The family of drawer appliances can include refrigerator, freezer, ice maker, wine and warming drawers. A drawer can have two compartments and can be maintained at two temperatures. The drawers include an insulated front and a bin and can be slidably carried in the drawer space. The modular cabinet and control can be used for each member of the family of drawer appliances.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2005
    Publication date: October 27, 2005
    Inventors: Douglas LeClear, Paul Allard, Karen Querfurth, Andrew Tenbarge, Michele Wilcox, Chad Lange
  • Drawer appliance
    Publication number: 20050236947
    Abstract: A modular cabinet for a family of drawer appliances including an insulated liner defining a drawer space, a machine compartment, a wiring harness leading from the machine compartment to the drawer space, a passage leading from the machine compartment to the drawer space and an air passage leading from the machine compartment to the front of the cabinet and a drain leading from the liner space to the machine compartment. The family of drawer appliances can include refrigerator, freezer, ice maker, wine and warming drawers. A drawer can have two compartments and can be maintained at two temperatures. The drawers include an insulated front and a bin and can be slidably carried in the drawer space. The modular cabinet and control can be used for each member of the family of drawer appliances.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2005
    Publication date: October 27, 2005
    Inventors: Douglas LeClear, Paul Allard, Karen Querfurth, Andrew Tenbarge, Michele Wilcox, Chad Lange