Patents by Inventor Matthew G. Czach

Matthew G. Czach 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: 20230218111
    Abstract: A grill device may include an accessory rail assembly including at least one accessory rail. Each accessory rail may include an upper flange, a lower flange, and a web extending between and connected to the upper flange and the lower flange. Additionally, a plurality of brackets may connect the web to a cooking portion assembly of the grill device. An accessory may include at least one attachment structure. The attachment structure may include an upper feature sized and shaped to wrap around and conform to a portion of a surface of an upper flange of an accessory rail, and a lower feature sized and shaped to wrap around and conform to a portion of a surface of a lower flange of the accessory rail. A shelf accessory may include a shelf, a first bracket, and a second bracket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2023
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Inventors: Matthew G. Czach, Kevin Alexander, Katarzyna Sutherland, Patrick Fratesi, Joseph Dieudonne Morin, Bradley T. Smith
  • Patent number: 10213051
    Abstract: A grilling device includes an oven section having an outer wall with opposing side portions and an encircling body portion extending therebetween. The body portion has an access opening and the grilling device includes a lid that selectively covers the access opening by means of a handle attached thereto. The grilling device also includes opposing hinge elements connected to opposite sides of the lid and to the side portions of the outer wall, as opposed to the encircling body portion. In particular, the hinge elements are connected to respective rear areas of the side portions. Accordingly, the path of opening the lid has a different shape or curvature and thereby positions the handle substantially lower than if the hinge elements were connected to the body portion adjacent to the access opening. The opposing side portions have a substantially oval shape and the hinge elements have an elongated configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: Traeger Pellet Grills, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Colston, Daniel A. C. Altenritter, Matthew G. Czach
  • Patent number: 8616665
    Abstract: A door bin for a refrigerator includes a metallic main body, a first endcap positioned at a first side of the main body, a second endcap positioned at a second side of the main body, an upper rail connecting an upper front corner of the first endcap to an upper front corner of the second endcap, and a glass panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Matthew G. Czach, Matthew E. Herr, Scott E. Roales, Michael S. Seeley
  • Publication number: 20120297816
    Abstract: A door bin for a refrigerator includes a metallic main body, a first endcap positioned at a first side of the main body, a second endcap positioned at a second side of the main body, an upper rail connecting an upper front corner of the first endcap to an upper front corner of the second endcap, and a glass panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2011
    Publication date: November 29, 2012
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: MATTHEW G. CZACH, MATTHEW E. HERR, SCOTT E. ROALES, MICHAEL S. SEELEY
  • Patent number: 8282178
    Abstract: A refrigerator includes support rails which are positioned adjacent a back wall for supporting a plurality of removable shelf assemblies. First and second shelf support brackets project from the rails and include rear shelf support flanges spaced from support arms. A shelf panel has a back frame member including at least one support hook adapted to engage the shelf support flanges such that the back edge portion of the shelf panel is positively engaged with the shelf support brackets. At the same time, a section of a central portion of the shelf panel is supported on the support arms, while both another section of the central portion and a forward portion of the shelf panel extends in a cantilevered manner beyond the brackets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Ryan R. Bradley, Matthew G. Czach, Sagar P. Kanagali
  • Publication number: 20110198976
    Abstract: A refrigerator includes support rails which are positioned adjacent a back wall for supporting a plurality of removable shelf assemblies. First and second shelf support brackets project from the rails and include rear shelf support flanges spaced from support arms. A shelf panel has a back frame member including at least one support hook adapted to engage the shelf support flanges such that the back edge portion of the shelf panel is positively engaged with the shelf support brackets. At the same time, a section of a central portion of the shelf panel is supported on the support arms, while both another section of the central portion and a forward portion of the shelf panel extends in a cantilevered manner beyond the brackets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2010
    Publication date: August 18, 2011
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: RYAN R. BRADLEY, MATTHEW G. CZACH, SAGAR P. KANAGALI
  • Patent number: 7472974
    Abstract: A storage bin assembly for mounting to a household refrigerator door comprises a storage bin defining a recess and having an opening to provide access to the recess. The storage bin is movably mounted to the door for movement between an opened position where the recess can be accessed through the opening and a closed position where the opening is sealed with the door. The door can comprise a housing that supports the storage bin and seals with the storage bin when the storage bin is in the closed position. The storage bin can comprise a peripheral wall that defines the recess and terminates at an upper edge defining the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2009
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Matthew G. Czach, Jonathan P. Van Dore, Marcus W. Franck, Kenneth N. Whah, Richard B. Mills, David L. Meese
  • Patent number: D616787
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2010
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Matthew G. Czach, Wyatt A. Cline, Brian J. Edlefson
  • Patent number: D644478
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventor: Matthew G. Czach
  • Patent number: D644480
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Matthew G. Czach, Leif A. Norland
  • Patent number: D667683
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Matthew G. Czach, Jimmy Quang Doan, Brandon T. Mock
  • Patent number: D669506
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Matthew G. Czach, Matthew E. Herr, Scott E. Roales, Michael S. Seeley
  • Patent number: D700538
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Matthew G. Czach, Wyatt A. Cline, Brian J. Edlefson
  • Patent number: D825990
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: Traeger Pellet Grills, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Colston, Daniel A. C. Altenritter, Matthew G. Czach
  • Patent number: D913747
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: Traeger Pellet Grills, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Colston, Matthew G. Czach
  • Patent number: D947589
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: Traeger Pellet Grills, LLC
    Inventors: Matthew G. Czach, Kevin Alexander, Fredric James Biddle
  • Patent number: D948272
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: Traeger Pellet Grills, LLC
    Inventors: Matthew G. Czach, Kevin Alexander, Patrick McEneany, Fredric James Biddle
  • Patent number: D948918
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Traeger Pellet Grills, LLC
    Inventors: Matthew G. Czach, Kevin Alexander, Patrick McEneany
  • Patent number: D953791
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: Traeger Pellet Grills, LLC
    Inventors: Matthew G. Czach, Kevin Alexander, Patrick McEneany
  • Patent number: D959188
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: Traeger Pellet Grills, LLC
    Inventors: Matthew G. Czach, Kevin Alexander, Patrick McEneany, Fredric James Biddle