Patents by Inventor KEVIN E. LICHT

KEVIN E. LICHT 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).

  • Domestic refrigerator including an ice dispenser
    Patent number: 9927163
    Abstract: An ice dispenser for a domestic refrigerator includes a lever having a housing with a passageway defined therein and a flapper door configured to pivot between a closed position in which ice is prevented from advancing into the passageway and an open position in which ice is permitted to advance into the passageway. A linkage is coupled to the lever and the flapper door such that movement of the lever causes the flapper door to move from the closed position to the open position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Kevin E. Licht, Garett L. Strandemo
  • DOMESTIC REFRIGERATOR INCLUDING AN ICE DISPENSER
    Publication number: 20170059221
    Abstract: An ice dispenser for a domestic refrigerator includes a lever having a housing with a passageway defined therein and a flapper door configured to pivot between a closed position in which ice is prevented from advancing into the passageway and an open position in which ice is permitted to advance into the passageway. A linkage is coupled to the lever and the flapper door such that movement of the lever causes the flapper door to move from the closed position to the open position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2016
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kevin E. Licht, Garett L. Strandemo
  • Domestic refrigerator including an ice dispenser
    Patent number: 9518772
    Abstract: An ice dispenser for a domestic refrigerator includes a lever having a housing with a passageway defined therein and a flapper door configured to pivot between a closed position in which ice is prevented from advancing into the passageway and an open position in which ice is permitted to advance into the passageway. A linkage is coupled to the lever and the flapper door such that movement of the lever causes the flapper door to move from the closed position to the open position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2016
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Kevin E. Licht, Garett L. Strandemo
  • DOMESTIC REFRIGERATOR INCLUDING AN ICE DISPENSER
    Publication number: 20150192339
    Abstract: An ice dispenser for a domestic refrigerator includes a lever having a housing with a passageway defined therein and a flapper door configured to pivot between a closed position in which ice is prevented from advancing into the passageway and an open position in which ice is permitted to advance into the passageway. A linkage is coupled to the lever and the flapper door such that movement of the lever causes the flapper door to move from the closed position to the open position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2015
    Publication date: July 9, 2015
    Applicant: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Kevin E. Licht, Garett L. Strandemo
  • Domestic refrigerator including an ice dispenser
    Patent number: 9004325
    Abstract: An ice dispenser for a domestic refrigerator includes a lever having a housing with a passageway defined therein and a flapper door configured to pivot between a closed position in which ice is prevented from advancing into the passageway and an open position in which ice is permitted to advance into the passageway. A linkage is coupled to the lever and the flapper door such that movement of the lever causes the flapper door to move from the closed position to the open position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Kevin E. Licht, Garett L. Strandemo
  • DOMESTIC REFRIGERATOR INCLUDING AN ICE DISPENSER
    Publication number: 20140124544
    Abstract: An ice dispenser for a domestic refrigerator includes a lever having a housing with a passageway defined therein and a flapper door configured to pivot between a closed position in which ice is prevented from advancing into the passageway and an open position in which ice is permitted to advance into the passageway. A linkage is coupled to the lever and the flapper door such that movement of the lever causes the flapper door to move from the closed position to the open position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2012
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: KEVIN E. LICHT, GARETT L. STRANDEMO