Patents by Inventor Mark Wayne Wilson
Mark Wayne Wilson 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).
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Patent number: 9335083Abstract: A pivotable guard includes a guard surface configured to be mounted to a bin such that the guard surface is pivotable about an axis; and the bin including at least one side wall and a rear wall. The guard surface is configured to pivot between a lowered position relative to the bin and a raised position relative to the bin higher than the lowered position.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2010Date of Patent: May 10, 2016Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Cory Jerome Tafoya, Kyle Pfeffenberger, Matthew Keith Sease, Barry Waddilove, Mark Wayne Wilson
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Patent number: 9283591Abstract: Refrigerator appliances for use with single serve dispensers, and methods for operating refrigerator appliances, are provided. A refrigerator appliance includes a cabinet defining a chilled chamber for receiving food or beverage items for storage, the cabinet defining an opening for accessing the chilled chamber, and a door mounted to the cabinet at the opening of the cabinet, the door defining a dispenser recess. The refrigerator appliance further includes a dispensing assembly. The dispensing assembly includes an outlet conduit configured for flowing a liquid therefrom, the outlet conduit disposed in the dispenser recess, and a housing for supporting the single serve dispenser, the housing disposed in the dispenser recess. One of the outlet conduit and the housing is movable along a direction towards the other of the outlet conduit and the housing.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2013Date of Patent: March 15, 2016Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventor: Mark Wayne Wilson
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Publication number: 20150107460Abstract: Refrigerator appliances for use with single serve dispensers, and methods for operating refrigerator appliances, are provided. A refrigerator appliance includes a cabinet defining a chilled chamber for receiving food or beverage items for storage, the cabinet defining an opening for accessing the chilled chamber, and a door mounted to the cabinet at the opening of the cabinet, the door defining a dispenser recess. The refrigerator appliance further includes a dispensing assembly. The dispensing assembly includes an outlet conduit configured for flowing a liquid therefrom, the outlet conduit disposed in the dispenser recess, and a housing for supporting the single serve dispenser, the housing disposed in the dispenser recess. One of the outlet conduit and the housing is movable along a direction towards the other of the outlet conduit and the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2013Publication date: April 23, 2015Applicant: General Electric CompanyInventor: Mark Wayne Wilson
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Patent number: 8757743Abstract: A support system for use in an appliance includes at least one brace including a locking bar and at least one substantially vertical track configured to support the at least one brace. The at least one track includes a first side wall and a second side wall defining a channel therebetween, and a first series of teeth extending from the first side wall into the channel. The locking bar is configured to be supported at a first end on a tooth of the first series of teeth at a selected height within the appliance.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2011Date of Patent: June 24, 2014Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventor: Mark Wayne Wilson
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Patent number: 8678530Abstract: A manifold receives and distributes insulating foam to an interior of a consumer appliance case. The manifold includes an inlet attachable to a source of insulating foam exterior to the consumer appliance case, at least two outlets disposed at different locations within the consumer appliance case, an inlet passageway leading from the inlet further into the consumer appliance case interior, and at least two outlet passageways, each outlet passageway providing communication between the inlet passageway and a respective one of the outlets. Insulating foam received by the inlet is distributed to the interior of the consumer appliance case via the inlet passageway, outlet passageways and outlets. Related foamed-in case designs and methods of foaming-in a case are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2011Date of Patent: March 25, 2014Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Mark Wayne Wilson, Cory J. Tafoya, Matthew Keith Sease
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Patent number: 8651590Abstract: A leveling assembly for an appliance door is described. The leveling assembly causes vertical movement of a decorative door panel relative to an appliance door.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2011Date of Patent: February 18, 2014Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Mark Wayne Wilson, Cory J. Tafoya, Matthew Keith Sease
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Publication number: 20120306336Abstract: A support system for use in an appliance includes at least one brace including a locking bar and at least one substantially vertical track configured to support the at least one brace. The at least one track includes a first side wall and a second side wall defining a channel therebetween, and a first series of teeth extending from the first side wall into the channel. The locking bar is configured to be supported at a first end on a tooth of the first series of teeth at a selected height within the appliance.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2011Publication date: December 6, 2012Inventor: Mark Wayne Wilson
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Publication number: 20120286632Abstract: In certain embodiments of the present disclosure, a leveling assembly for an appliance door is described. The leveling assembly causes vertical movement of a decorative door panel relative to an appliance door.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 10, 2011Publication date: November 15, 2012Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYInventors: Mark Wayne Wilson, Cory J. Tafoya, Matthew Keith Sease
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Publication number: 20120266962Abstract: A manifold receives and distributes insulating foam to an interior of a consumer appliance case. The manifold includes an inlet attachable to a source of insulating foam exterior to the consumer appliance case, at least two outlets disposed at different locations within the consumer appliance case, an inlet passageway leading from the inlet further into the consumer appliance case interior, and at least two outlet passageways, each outlet passageway providing communication between the inlet passageway and a respective one of the outlets. Insulating foam received by the inlet is distributed to the interior of the consumer appliance case via the inlet passageway, outlet passageways and outlets. Related foamed-in case designs and methods of foaming-in a case are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2011Publication date: October 25, 2012Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYInventors: Mark Wayne Wilson, Cory J. Tafoya, Matthew Keith Sease
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Patent number: 8266922Abstract: A liquid dispensing apparatus for a refrigerator includes a storage tank in fluid communication with a water inlet. The storage tank is configured to retain water flowing into the water inlet. An auxiliary tank is in fluid communication with the storage tank. The auxiliary tank includes a housing with a piston disposed therein. The piston is movable in a first direction to fill a portion of an interior volume of the housing with water and in a second direction to expel water from the interior volume of the housing.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2006Date of Patent: September 18, 2012Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Toby Whitaker, Mark Wayne Wilson, John Joseph Roetker
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Publication number: 20120102985Abstract: A heater is provided for elevating the temperature of a surface of a refrigerator above the dew point of air surrounding the surface so as to avoid condensation. Heat energy is recovered from the refrigeration cycle of the refrigerator by using a portion of the appliance's refrigeration loop to provide heat to the desired surface. A conductive element is connected with the desired surface and also placed into contact with a heated portion of the refrigeration loop to conduct heat energy therebetween. The surface and conductive element may be selectively removed and replaced from the refrigerator without the use of electric heating elements as conventionally required for removable surfaces.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2010Publication date: May 3, 2012Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYInventors: Cory J. Tafoya, Mark Wayne Wilson, Brent Alden Junge
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Publication number: 20120080991Abstract: A consumer appliance, such as a refrigerator, includes a door attached to the casing along a hinge side of the door. An elongated finger guard is pivotally mounted to a back surface of the door along the hinge side of the door. The finger guard has an extension portion with a floating edge and is pivotally biased to swing away from the appliance casing so that the floating edge of the extension portion engages against an item, such as a cabinet, adjacent to the appliance casing. The extension portion has a transverse width so as to slide along and remain engaged against the item adjacent to the appliance in all positions of the door.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 5, 2010Publication date: April 5, 2012Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYInventor: Mark Wayne Wilson
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Publication number: 20110314860Abstract: A pivotable guard includes a guard surface configured to be mounted to a bin such that the guard surface is pivotable about an axis; and the bin including at least one side wall and a rear wall. The guard surface is configured to pivot between a lowered position relative to the bin and a raised position relative to the bin higher than the lowered position.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2010Publication date: December 29, 2011Inventors: Cory Jerome TAFOYA, Kyle Pfeffenberger, Matthew Keith Sease, Barry Waddilove, Mark Wayne Wilson
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Patent number: 7707847Abstract: A refrigerator includes a housing having at least one refrigerator compartment, a door for accessing the at least one refrigerator compartment, and an ice-dispensing assembly. The ice-dispensing assembly includes an insulated housing arranged within the at least one refrigerator compartment, an ice-making device arranged within the insulated housing and configured to produce ice, an ice-storage container arranged within the insulated housing, and a dispenser arranged within the door and communicating with the ice-storage container, wherein the dispenser is configured to transfer ice from the ice-storage container to an external portion of the refrigerator.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2005Date of Patent: May 4, 2010Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Matthew William Davis, Alexander Pinkus Rafalovich, Mark Wayne Wilson, Gautam Subbarao, Anil Kumar Tummala, Thiruvalan Venkatesan, Anand Ganesh Joshi, Hemachandran Umakanthan, Sanjay Manohar Anikhindi
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Patent number: 7652265Abstract: An air treatment system includes a housing defining a chamber, and an ultraviolet lamp positioned within the chamber. The housing further defines an air inlet at a first end portion of the housing and an air outlet at a second end portion of the housing opposing the first end portion. The chamber provides flow communication between the air inlet and the air outlet. At least one ultraviolet lamp is positioned within the chamber. The at least one ultraviolet lamp is positioned about a first axis and includes a first end and a second end spaced with respect to the first end along the first axis. The at least one ultraviolet lamp is configured for facilitating inactivating contaminants within air channeled through the chamber.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2006Date of Patent: January 26, 2010Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Gautam Subbarao, Mark Wayne Wilson, Anand Ganesh Joshi, Hemachandran Umakanthan, Ramnath Vaidyanathan
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Publication number: 20090293508Abstract: In accordance with an aspect of the disclosure, there is provided an ice service refrigerator comprising an ice maker and a food preservation compartment containing an evaporator. The ice maker includes a mold, an ejector for discharging ice pieces from the mold and a controller for periodically initiating operation of the ice maker through an ice making cycle and an ice harvesting cycle. The refrigerator further comprises a refrigeration system including a compressor, a condenser, a conduit flow line, a first valve, a second valve, an ice maker coil, a first cap tube, a second cap tube, and at least one evaporator connected in selectively closed series flow relationship. The ice maker coil is attached to the ice maker mold and includes a heat exchange relationship with the ice maker mold.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2008Publication date: December 3, 2009Inventors: Alexander Pinkus Rafalovich, Mark Wayne Wilson, Timothy Allen Hamel
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Publication number: 20090165492Abstract: In accordance with the present disclosure, an icemaker combination assembly is provided and comprises a refrigerator having a freezer compartment and a fresh food compartment. The freezer compartment can have a freezer door assembly and the fresh food compartment can have a fresh food door assembly. The icemaker combination further comprises a first icemaker having a first ice cube storage bin disposed within the freezer compartment and a second icemaker having a second ice cube storage bin disposed within the fresh food compartment. The first and second icemakers having a production activation level selected from the group consisting of the first icemaker active only, the second icemaker active only, the first and the second icemakers both active, and the first and the second icemakers both inactive. The first and second icemakers can selectively and simultaneously produce and independently store ice.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2007Publication date: July 2, 2009Inventors: Mark Wayne Wilson, William T. Moon, Paul Robert Surowiec
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Publication number: 20090031733Abstract: A refrigeration system is provided. The refrigeration system includes at least one thermal blocking thermotunneling device. The thermal blocking thermotunneling device comprises a first and a second surface separated by a nanoscale gap of less than about 20 nm, such that tunneling of electrons causes a unidirectional transfer of heat from the first surface to the second surface. Further, the at least one thermal blocking thermotunneling device has a thermal back path of less than about 70 percent.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2007Publication date: February 5, 2009Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYInventors: Stanton Earl Weaver, JR., Mehmet Arik, James William Bray, Ahmed Elasser, Robert John Wojnarowski, Mark Wayne Wilson, Jason Knud Klindtworth, Surajit Atha
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Patent number: 7401469Abstract: System and method for preserving food. Embodiments of the system include a food compartment to store food and a user interface configured to receive user input relating to the preservation of the food stored. The system also includes a humidity sensor configured to sense a humidity level, an ozone generator configured to generate ozone gas, an ozone sensor configured to sense an ozone level and a gas sensor configured to sense a level of residual gases inside the food compartment. The system further includes a controller, responsive to the user interface, the humidity sensor, the ozone sensor and the gas sensor. In one embodiment, the controller preserves the food stored in the food compartment as a function of the user input, the humidity level, the ozone level, the residual gas level and as a function of a type of the food stored in the food compartment.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2004Date of Patent: July 22, 2008Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Anand Ganesh Joshi, Mark Wayne Wilson, Sheena Leigh Ritchie
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Publication number: 20080134899Abstract: An air treatment system includes a housing defining a chamber, and an ultraviolet lamp positioned within the chamber. The housing further defines an air inlet at a first end portion of the housing and an air outlet at a second end portion of the housing opposing the first end portion. The chamber provides flow communication between the air inlet and the air outlet. At least one ultraviolet lamp is positioned within the chamber. The at least one ultraviolet lamp is positioned about a first axis and includes a first end and a second end spaced with respect to the first end along the first axis. The at least one ultraviolet lamp is configured for facilitating inactivating contaminants within air channeled through the chamber.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2006Publication date: June 12, 2008Inventors: Gautam Subbarao, Mark Wayne Wilson, Anand Ganesh Joshi, Hemachandran Umakanthan, Ramanth Vaidyanathan