Patents by Inventor Marcus Roland Fischer

Marcus Roland Fischer 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).

  • Method and apparatus for forming asymmetrical ice cubes
    Patent number: 7765828
    Abstract: A refrigerator includes a freezer compartment provided with an automatic icemaker incorporating a mold configured to produce truncated, crescent-shaped ice cubes. With this arrangement, the icemaker produces cubes that are shorter than full, standard crescent-shaped cubes. The reduced mold size advantageously enables the icemaker to take less space in a freezer compartment, without a significant reduction in ice cube volume.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2010
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Guolian Wu, Kevin Michael Chase, Marcus Roland Fischer
  • Ice dispensing and detecting apparatus
    Patent number: 7743622
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an ice dispenser apparatus having an ice storage bin removably mounted to the refrigerator for receiving and storing ice pieces from an ice maker, a metering device for separating individual ice pieces, and a sensing device for detecting the presence of ice pieces. Actuation of a motor causes the metering device to separate individual ice pieces and the sensing device detects ice pieces before, after, or during dispensing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2010
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Marcus Roland Fischer, Amy Lauren Siwek, Kevin Michael Chase, Tony Lee Koenigsknecht, Randell Lee Jeffery, Larry Thomas Bashark, Jordan Robert Fountain, Brandon Michael Dawson, Ryan Dean McCollum, Matthew Russel Schwartz
  • Ice making and storing system
    Patent number: 7743623
    Abstract: An ice making and storing system which may be mounted in a refrigeration appliance. The ice making and storing system includes an ice making mechanism, a removable ice storage receptacle positioned adjacent to the ice making mechanism, an insulated cover for the ice making mechanism with a portion engageable with the ice storage receptacle to provide a thermally tight seal between the cover and the ice storage receptacle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2010
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: James Charles Leslie Guarino, Marcus Roland Fischer, Jeffrey J. Anselmino
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FORMING ASYMMETRICAL ICE CUBES
    Publication number: 20080155998
    Abstract: A refrigerator includes a freezer compartment provided with an automatic icemaker incorporating a mold configured to produce truncated, crescent-shaped ice cubes. With this arrangement, the icemaker produces cubes that are shorter than full, standard crescent-shaped cubes. The reduced mold size advantageously enables the icemaker to take less space in a freezer compartment, without a significant reduction in ice cube volume.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2007
    Publication date: July 3, 2008
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: GUOLIAN WU, KEVIN MICHAEL CHASE, MARCUS ROLAND FISCHER
  • ICE MAKING AND STORING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20080148762
    Abstract: An ice making and storing system which may be mounted in a refrigeration appliance. The ice making and storing system includes an ice making mechanism, a removable ice storage receptacle positioned adjacent to the ice making mechanism, an insulated cover for the ice making mechanism with a portion engageable with the ice storage receptacle to provide a thermally tight seal between the cover and the ice storage receptacle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2007
    Publication date: June 26, 2008
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: JAMES CHARLES LESLIE GUARINO, MARCUS ROLAND FISCHER, JEFFREY J. ANSELMINO
  • ICE DISPENSING AND DETECTING APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20080134709
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an ice dispenser apparatus having an ice storage bin removably mounted to the refrigerator for receiving and storing ice pieces from an ice maker, a metering device for separating individual ice pieces, and a sensing device for detecting the presence of ice pieces. Actuation of a motor causes the metering device to separate individual ice pieces and the sensing device detects ice pieces before, after, or during dispensing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2006
    Publication date: June 12, 2008
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: MARCUS ROLAND FISCHER, AMY LAUREN SIWEK, KEVIN MICHAEL CHASE, TONY LEE KOENIGSKNECHT, RANDELL LEE JEFFERY, LARRY THOMAS BASHARK, JORDAN ROBERT FOUNTAIN, BRANDON MICHAEL DAWSON, RYAN DEAN MCCOLLUM, MATTHEW RUSSEL SCHWARTZ