Patents by Inventor Matthew Ricket

Matthew Ricket 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: 8925341
    Abstract: An ice cube container of an ice maker for household purposes includes a bottom, front and rear wall sections arranged on opposite ends of the bottom, and two sidewall sections interconnecting the end wall sections. The front and rear wall sections have each a length which is shorter than a length of the side wall sections. Arranged on one of the sidewall sections is a removal handle to allow easy removal of ice cubes. The ice cube container is removably received in a receptacle of a freezer compartment drawer of a refrigeration appliance in only one way in which the removal handle of the ice cube container faces the center of the freezer compartment drawer when the ice cube container is inserted in the receptacle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgerate GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Benz, Alexander Görz, James Jenkins, Matthew Ricket
  • Patent number: 8657132
    Abstract: A moveable bin divider is provided for use in a door bin. The divider includes a divider plate extending at least a portion of the width and depth of a bin within which it is used. The divider plate includes a panel integral and perpendicular thereto which extends vertically and includes a first portion connected by a bridge over a wall of a bin with which it is used to a second portion which terminates at an engagement mechanism such as a tongue or groove. The engagement mechanism is received or receives a corresponding tongue or groove on a wall of a bin in which the bin divider is received for securely holding the divider within the bin. The engagement mechanism is biased against the bin wall to prevent undesired movement of the moveable bin divider. A combination bin and bin divider is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeraete GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Benz, Matthew Ricket
  • Publication number: 20110239688
    Abstract: An ice cube container of an ice maker for household purposes includes a bottom, front and rear wall sections arranged on opposite ends of the bottom, and two sidewall sections interconnecting the end wall sections. The front and rear wall sections have each a length which is shorter than a length of the side wall sections. Arranged on one of the sidewall sections is a removal handle to allow easy removal of ice cubes. The ice cube container is removably received in a receptacle of a freezer compartment drawer of a refrigeration appliance in only one way in which the removal handle of the ice cube container faces the center of the freezer compartment drawer when the ice cube container is inserted in the receptacle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2009
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Applicant: BSH BOSCH UND SIEMENS HAUSGERÄTE GMBH
    Inventors: Thomas Benz, Alexander Görz, James Jenkins, Matthew Ricket
  • Patent number: 7703866
    Abstract: An article support divider system includes a base for supporting articles thereon. The base includes a matrix of openings. Supporting members include a lower portion sized for being press fit into selected respective ones of the openings. A receiving slot is also provided on the receiving members to receive at least one divider plate in a substantially vertical orientation on the surface of the base for dividing the base into different storage regions. In a more specific aspect, a divider system is provided for use within a refrigerator, including at least one of the freezer compartment or refrigerator compartment thereof. The divider system also can be utilized in walls or the ceiling of the compartment with a plurality of openings formed therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2010
    Assignee: BSH Home Appliances Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas Benz, Jonathan Grey, Matthew Ricket, Martin Wagner
  • Publication number: 20100050677
    Abstract: A refrigerator includes an ice maker arranged in an interior compartment, and an illuminant integrated into a housing of the ice maker that illuminates a part of the interior compartment above the ice maker.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2009
    Publication date: March 4, 2010
    Applicant: BSH BOSCH UND SIEMENS HAUSGERÄTE GMBH
    Inventors: Songtao Lu, Matthew Ricket, Alexander Rupp, Zhong Yang, Lisheng Zhang
  • Publication number: 20090314026
    Abstract: The invention relates to a cooled goods apparatus with cool circulating air and having a cooling compartment for receiving the goods to be cooled, a duct for cooling air and, a low temperature generator for generating cooling air. The low temperature generator is in fluid communication with the cooling compartment via the duct that leads into the cooling compartment via an outlet opening. A jet forming means is formed by a nozzle element and/or a spacer that is arranged at the outlet opening and that keeps the goods to be cooled at a distance from the outlet opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2006
    Publication date: December 24, 2009
    Applicant: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgerate GmbH
    Inventors: Alexander Görz, Hans Ihle, Matthew Ricket, Ralf Spiller, Martin Wagner
  • Patent number: D580603
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2008
    Assignee: BSH Home Appliances Corporation
    Inventors: Gerhard Busalt, Joachim Gruetzke, James Jenkins, Matthew Ricket
  • Patent number: D590424
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2009
    Assignee: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeraete GmbH
    Inventors: Sven Baacke, Christoph Becke, Matthew Ricket, Hermann-Reinhard Segers, Roland Vetter
  • Patent number: D591313
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2009
    Assignee: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeraete GmbH
    Inventors: Sven Baacke, Christoph Becke, Matthew Ricket, Hermann-Reinhard Segers, Roland Vetter
  • Patent number: D591314
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2009
    Assignee: BSH Bosch und Siemens Haugeraete GmbH
    Inventors: Sven Baacke, Christoph Becke, Matthew Ricket, Hermann-Reinhard Segers, Roland Vetter
  • Patent number: D591315
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2009
    Assignee: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeraete GmbH
    Inventors: Sven Baacke, Christoph Becke, Matthew Ricket, Hermann-Reinhard Segers, Roland Vetter
  • Patent number: D604341
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2009
    Assignee: BSH Home Appliances Corporation
    Inventors: Gerhard Busalt, Joachim Gruetzke, Daniel Lentz, Matthew Ricket
  • Patent number: D607021
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2009
    Assignee: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeraete GmbH
    Inventors: Sven Baacke, Christoph Becke, Matthew Ricket, Hermann-Reinhard Segers, Roland Vetter
  • Patent number: D607022
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2009
    Assignee: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeraete GmbH
    Inventors: Sven Baacke, Christoph Becke, Matthew Ricket, Hermann-Reinhard Segers, Roland Vetter
  • Patent number: D612872
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2010
    Assignee: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeraete GmbH
    Inventors: Sven Baacke, Christoph Becke, Matthew Ricket, Hermann-Reinhard Segers, Roland Vetter
  • Patent number: D613317
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2010
    Assignee: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeraete GmbH
    Inventors: Sven Baacke, Christoph Becke, Matthew Ricket, Hermann-Reinhard Segers, Roland Vetter
  • Patent number: D616470
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2010
    Assignee: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeraete GmbH
    Inventors: Sven Baacke, Christoph Becke, Matthew Ricket, Hermann-Reinhard Segers, Roland Vetter
  • Patent number: D616471
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2010
    Assignee: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeraete GmbH
    Inventors: Sven Baacke, Christoph Becke, Matthew Ricket, Hermann-Reinhard Segers, Roland Vetter
  • Patent number: D620505
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2010
    Assignee: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeraete GmbH
    Inventors: Sven Baacke, Christoph Becke, Matthew Ricket, Hermann-Reinhard Segers, Roland Vetter
  • Patent number: D620507
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2010
    Assignee: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeraete GmbH
    Inventors: Sven Baacke, Christoph Becke, Matthew Ricket, Hermann-Reinhard Segers, Roland Vetter