Patents by Inventor Mark A. Gritton

Mark A. Gritton 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).

  • Publication number: 20200080768
    Abstract: A refrigerator shelf includes a support frame having left and right sideplate brackets and at least a first cross-bar extending between and attached to the sideplate brackets. A shelf panel is supported on the support frame in contact with the left and right sideplate brackets and above the first cross-bar. The shelf panel has top and bottom surfaces, left and right edges, and front and rear edges. A first trim and retention feature is attached to a selected edge of the front or rear edge of the shelf panel and mounts the shelf panel to the support frame. The first trim and retention feature includes first and second trim components cooperatively securing the selected edge of the shelf panel to the support frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2018
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Inventors: Brian J. Stewart, Matthew McMillin, Mark A. Gritton
  • Patent number: 8596076
    Abstract: The present invention provides a variable pressure ratio gas turbine. In an embodiment, the engine is configured to selectively bypass all or a portion of a high pressure compressor and a high pressure turbine. In an embodiment, during bypass operation, all or a portion of the flow that would otherwise pass through the high pressure compressor and the high pressure turbine may be routed through a respective compressor bypass duct and turbine bypass duct.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: Rolls-Royce North American Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Gritton, Matthew J. Starr, Theodore J. Fritsch