Patents by Inventor Louis A. Wantland

Louis A. Wantland 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).

  • Patent number: 10165859
    Abstract: A refrigerator appliance includes a drawer slide synchronizer with a first cable and a second cable. A first bearing is mounted to a first one of a pair of drawer slides, and a second bearing is mounted to a second one of the pair of drawer slides. The first and second cables contact the first bearing, and the first and second cables also contact the second bearing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Alisa Marie Dickerson, Louis A. Wantland, Bagawathkumar Chellappan
  • Patent number: 10151526
    Abstract: A storage assembly for an appliance, such as a refrigerator appliance, is generally provided herein. The storage assembly may include a bracket attached to the appliance and a storage bin rotatably mounted to the bracket. The storage bin may rotate about a rotation axis, such as between a home position and a distal position angularly spaced apart from the home position when mounted to the bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Madan Gopal Reddy Pathapati, Bagawathkumar Chellappan, Louis A. Wantland
  • Publication number: 20180335249
    Abstract: A storage assembly for an appliance, such as a refrigerator appliance, is generally provided herein. The storage assembly may include a bracket attached to the appliance and a storage bin rotatably mounted to the bracket. The storage bin may rotate about a rotation axis, such as between a home position and a distal position angularly spaced apart from the home position when mounted to the bracket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2017
    Publication date: November 22, 2018
    Inventors: Madan Gopal Reddy Pathapati, Bagawathkumar Chellappan, Louis A. Wantland
  • Patent number: 10012431
    Abstract: A refrigerator appliance includes a drawer slide synchronizer with a first cable and a second cable. A first bearing is mounted to a first one of a pair of drawer slides, and a second bearing is mounted to a second one of the pair of drawer slides. The first and second cables contact the first bearing, and the first and second cables also contact the second bearing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Alisa Marie Dickerson, Louis A. Wantland, Bagawathkumar Chellappan
  • Publication number: 20180156529
    Abstract: A locking assembly for a refrigerator appliance having inner and outer doors includes a catch mounted to an inner door of the refrigerator. The catch includes a body having a support surface and a locking member. The support surface may be positioned between an outer surface of the inner door and an inner surface of the outer door. The locking assembly also includes a latch coupled to the outer door and operable to engage the latch member. In addition, the locking assembly includes a magnet positioned on the support surface, and the magnet is operable to exert a magnetic bias on the outer door towards the inner door along the transverse direction to compress a gasket that is operable to seal against the outer surface of the inner door or the inner surface of the outer door.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2016
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Inventors: Louis A. Wantland, Bagawathkumar Chellappan
  • Patent number: 9989298
    Abstract: A refrigerator appliance includes a cabinet and a powered track disposed within the cabinet for receiving adjustable shelves at various shelf mounting positions. The powered track can include a first and a second power bus in electrical communication with a power source. The adjustable shelf can include a first electrical connector and a second electrical connector that are biased in electrical communication with the first and second power bus, respectively, when the adjustable shelf is mounted to the powered track.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Louis A. Wantland, Bagawathkumar Chellappan, William Jeremy Leachman
  • Publication number: 20170367480
    Abstract: A refrigerator appliance includes a drawer slide synchronizer with a first cable and a second cable. A first bearing is mounted to a first one of a pair of drawer slides, and a second bearing is mounted to a second one of the pair of drawer slides. The first and second cables contact the first bearing, and the first and second cables also contact the second bearing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2017
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Inventors: Alisa Marie Dickerson, Louis A. Wantland, Bagawathkumar Chellappan
  • Patent number: 9823012
    Abstract: A storage assembly for an appliance includes a shaft mounted to the bracket. A hinge is slidably mounted to the shaft, and a container is mounted to the hinge such that the container is movable relative to the shaft on the hinge. The container has a projection that is receivable within each opening of a series of openings of the shaft. A related refrigerator appliance is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Louis A. Wantland, Bagawathkumar Chellappan, Satish Gundala
  • Publication number: 20170299257
    Abstract: An adjustable door lighting assembly for a refrigerator appliance is provided. In one embodiment, the refrigerator appliance can include a chilled chamber and a door rotatably hinged to the cabinet to provide selective access to the chilled chamber. The adjustable door lighting assembly can include a power track disposed on the door. The adjustable door lighting assembly can include at least one storage bin. The storage bin can include a light emitting device disposed on the storage bin The power track can be configured to deliver power to each respective light emitting device when the storage bin is engaged with the power track.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2016
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Inventors: Louis A. Wantland, Bagawathkumar Chellappan
  • Publication number: 20170276424
    Abstract: A storage assembly for an appliance includes a shaft mounted to the bracket. A hinge is slidably mounted to the shaft, and a container is mounted to the hinge such that the container is movable relative to the shaft on the hinge. The container has a projection that is receivable within each opening of a series of openings of the shaft. A related refrigerator appliance is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2016
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Inventors: Louis A. Wantland, Bagawathkumar Chellappan, Satish Gundala
  • Publication number: 20170254585
    Abstract: A refrigerator appliance includes a drawer slide synchronizer with a first cable and a second cable. A first bearing is mounted to a first one of a pair of drawer slides, and a second bearing is mounted to a second one of the pair of drawer slides. The first and second cables contact the first bearing, and the first and second cables also contact the second bearing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2016
    Publication date: September 7, 2017
    Inventors: Alisa Marie Dickerson, Louis A. Wantland, Bagawathkumar Chellappan