Patents by Inventor Mark P. GIEBEL

Mark P. GIEBEL 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: 9625199
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for adjusting and controlling ice bridge slab thickness and/or initiation of ice harvest following a freeze cycle. This adjusting and controlling is performed through the use of adjustable float clip assemblies which set the amount of water available for ice making in a batch process. The adjustable float clip assemblies provide an ice machine user with the ability to easily adjust the ice slab bridge thickness to a single or plurality of settings, and allow for changes in ice bridge slab thickness at the site of installation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: MAINITOWOC FOODSERVICE COMPANIES, LLC
    Inventors: Thomas H. Antoine, Curt R. Cayemberg, Dean M. Petersen, Mark P. Giebel
  • Patent number: 9351571
    Abstract: A connection assembly is disclosed for an ice maker that includes a base having a rail and a cabinet assembly having a glide. The glide slides onto the rail to removably connect the base and the cabinet assembly while aligning the cabinet assembly vertically and horizontally relative to the base. Preferably, the rail and glide have complementary geometries wherein the base and rail fit together such that the complementary geometries limit the relative vertical and horizontal movement of the rail and the glide to each other. In alternative configurations, the base may have a glide and the cabinet may have a rail. The connection assembly may also include a stop limiting the relative linear movement between the rail and the glide, further assuring proper alignment of the cabinet and the base. The connection assembly may also include a locking mechanism limiting relative linear movement of the base and the cabinet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: Manitowoc Foodservice Companies, LLC
    Inventors: John P. Myers, Curt R. Cayemberg, Dean M. Petersen, Mark P. Giebel
  • Publication number: 20140015393
    Abstract: A connection assembly is disclosed for an ice maker that includes a base having a rail and a cabinet assembly having a glide. The glide slides onto the rail to removably connect the base and the cabinet assembly while aligning the cabinet assembly vertically and horizontally relative to the base. Preferably, the rail and glide have complementary geometries wherein the base and rail fit together such that the complementary geometries limit the relative vertical and horizontal movement of the rail and the glide to each other. In alternative configurations, the base may have a glide and the cabinet may have a rail. The connection assembly may also include a stop limiting the relative linear movement between the rail and the glide, further assuring proper alignment of the cabinet and the base. The connection assembly may also include a locking mechanism limiting relative linear movement of the base and the cabinet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2013
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Inventors: John P. Meyers, Curt R. CAYEMBERG, Dean M. PETERSEN, Mark P. GIEBEL
  • Publication number: 20140013781
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for adjusting and controlling ice bridge slab thickness and/or initiation of ice harvest following a freeze cycle. This adjusting and controlling is performed through the use of adjustable float clip assemblies which set the amount of water available for ice making in a batch process. The adjustable float clip assemblies provide an ice machine user with the ability to easily adjust the ice slab bridge thickness to a single or plurality of settings, and allow for changes in ice bridge slab thickness at the site of installation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2013
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Inventors: Thomas H. ANTOINE, Curt R. CAYEMBERG, Dean M. PETERSEN, Mark P. GIEBEL