Patents by Inventor Matthew E. Pennington

Matthew E. Pennington 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: 10302115
    Abstract: A spring clip upright connection for rack shelving includes one upright with tabs and square cutouts and another upright with slots with metal spring clips. As the tabs of one upright are inserted into the slots of the other upright, the uprights are aligned and the spring metal clips open up. When the tabs are fully inserted, the clips latch into the cutouts of the slots of the other upright thereby engaging the upright sections together. This latching prevents one upright from being removed from the other upright while the slots and tabs maintain the appropriate alignment of the uprights.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Brian S. Bickers, Matthew E. Pennington, Zachary J. Saylor, Christina Schuette
  • Publication number: 20180106284
    Abstract: A spring clip upright connection for rack shelving includes one upright with tabs and square cutouts and another upright with slots with metal spring clips. As the tabs of one upright are inserted into the slots of the other upright, the uprights are aligned and the spring metal clips open up. When the tabs are fully inserted, the clips latch into the cutouts of the slots of the other upright thereby engaging the upright sections together. This latching prevents one upright from being removed from the other upright while the slots and tabs maintain the appropriate alignment of the uprights.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2016
    Publication date: April 19, 2018
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Brian S. Bickers, Matthew E. Pennington, Zachary J. Saylor, Christina Schuette
  • Publication number: 20170280875
    Abstract: A shelving support member includes a unitary member of a bent sheet material and defining a support portion extending along an axis to a first end and a retention portion disposed at the first end of the support portion. The retention portion defines a base extending congruently with the support portion at least partially along the axis and to a first fold in the member. A reinforcement portion extends from the first fold along and in contact with the base. A first punched area is defined in an aligned manner through both the base and the reinforcement portion of the retention portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2016
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Thomas I. Buckley, Patrick J. Duffy, Zachary A. Lownds, Matthew E. Pennington
  • Patent number: D888460
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Brian S. Bickers, Sarah Jane Clinard, Allan Hasse, Jr., Matthew E. Pennington, Christina L. Schuette, Alethea Swiecicki, Deborah VanDrasek Visin
  • Patent number: D1004347
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sarah J. Clinard, Matthew E. Pennington, Martin Sheng, Dana R. Cooperhayes, Brian S. Bickers