Patents by Inventor Melanie Calabria

Melanie Calabria 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).

  • Storage bin with lifting mechanism
    Patent number: 7794027
    Abstract: A lifting mechanism for a storage bin is positioned in a cabinet having a countertop. The lifting mechanism has a base adapted to be supported in the cabinet, a moveable member operably connected to the base, a support member connected to the moveable member, and a storage bin supported by the support member. The moveable member is moveable between a first position, wherein the storage bin is adapted to be positioned within the cabinet, and a second position wherein the storage bin is raised such that the storage bin is adapted to be positioned out of the cabinet. When the storage bin is raised, a top of the storage bin is adapted to be positioned proximate the countertop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2010
    Assignee: Newell Operating Company
    Inventors: Melanie Calabria, Joseph Edward Jasinski, Kevin Owen Roughton, Sherry Eckholm, Brian Joseph Wismann, William Myles Riley, Bruce Seymour Ferris, Paul Gilbert Rockwell
  • Storage bin with lifting mechanism
    Publication number: 20070018545
    Abstract: A lifting mechanism for a storage bin is positioned in a cabinet having a countertop. The lifting mechanism has a base adapted to be supported in the cabinet, a moveable member operably connected to the base, a support member connected to the moveable member, and a storage bin supported by the support member. The moveable member is moveable between a first position, wherein the storage bin is adapted to be positioned within the cabinet, and a second position wherein the storage bin is raised such that the storage bin is adapted to be positioned out of the cabinet. When the storage bin is raised, a top of the storage bin is adapted to be positioned proximate the countertop.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2006
    Publication date: January 25, 2007
    Inventors: Melanie Calabria, Joseph Jasinski, Kevin Roughton, Sherry Eckholm, Brian Wismann, William Riley, Bruce Ferris, Paul Rockwell
  • Bin
    Patent number: D532215
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2006
    Assignee: Newell Operating Company
    Inventors: Melanie Calabria, Joseph Edward Jasinski, Kevin Owen Roughton, Jeannette Anne Gatlin, Rebecca Blount Pezdek, Xiao Gang Guo
  • Bin
    Patent number: D532216
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2006
    Assignee: Newell Operating Company
    Inventors: Melanie Calabria, Joseph Edward Jasinski, Kevin Owen Roughton, Jeanette Anne Gatlin, Rebecca Blount Pezdek
  • Bin
    Patent number: D532993
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2006
    Assignee: Newell Operating Company
    Inventors: Melanie Calabria, Joseph Edward Jasinski, Kevin Owen Roughton, Jeannette Anne Gatlin, Rebecca Blount Pezdek, Xiao Gang Guo
  • Bin
    Patent number: D574631
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2008
    Assignee: Newell Operating Company
    Inventors: Melanie Calabria, Joseph Edward Jasinski, Kevin Owen Roughton, Jeannette Anne Gatlin, Rebecca Blount Pezdek, Xiao Gang Guo
  • Bin
    Patent number: D575554
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2008
    Assignee: Newell Operating Company
    Inventors: Melanie Calabria, Joseph Edward Jasinski, Kevin Owen Roughton, Jeannette Anne Gatlin, Rebecca Blount Pezdek, Xiao Gang Guo