Patents by Inventor Michael A. Fiori
Michael A. Fiori 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: 11353256Abstract: An appliance is provided herein. The appliance includes a cabinet having a wrapper, a liner, and a trim breaker. The wrapper, the liner, and the trim breaker define an insulating cavity therebetween. An insulating material is disposed within the insulating cavity. A frame includes an upper frame portion, a vertical frame portion, and a lower frame portion. The lower portion includes a top section, a bottom section, an inner section, and a front section. A door is rotationally mounted to the cabinet via an upper hinge and a lower hinge mounted to the frame.Type: GrantFiled: December 31, 2020Date of Patent: June 7, 2022Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Eric J. Dherde, Michael A. Fiori, Lynne F. Hunter
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Publication number: 20210123659Abstract: An appliance is provided herein. The appliance includes a cabinet having a wrapper, a liner, and a trim breaker. The wrapper, the liner, and the trim breaker define an insulating cavity therebetween. An insulating material is disposed within the insulating cavity. A frame includes an upper frame portion, a vertical frame portion, and a lower frame portion. The lower portion includes a top section, a bottom section, an inner section, and a front section. A door is rotationally mounted to the cabinet via an upper hinge and a lower hinge mounted to the frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 31, 2020Publication date: April 29, 2021Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATIONInventors: Eric J. Dherde, Michael A. Fiori, Lynne F. Hunter
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Patent number: 10907883Abstract: An appliance is provided herein. The appliance includes a cabinet having a wrapper, a liner, and a trim breaker. The wrapper, the liner, and the trim breaker define an insulating cavity therebetween. An insulating material is disposed within the insulating cavity. A frame includes an upper frame portion, a vertical frame portion, and a lower frame portion. The lower portion includes a top section, a bottom section, an inner section, and a front section. A door is rotationally mounted to the cabinet via an upper hinge and a lower hinge mounted to the frame.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2016Date of Patent: February 2, 2021Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Eric J. Dherde, Michael A. Fiori, Lynne F. Hunter
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Patent number: 10753669Abstract: An appliance includes a cabinet having an outer wrapper, an inner liner and a trim breaker defining a joint therebetween. The outer wrapper, inner liner and trim breaker define an insulating cavity. A vacuum insulated structure is disposed within the insulating cavity. A metallic frame is in communication with the outer wrapper and includes an upper hinge mount and a lower hinge mount that are connected by a vertical frame member. The metallic frame is at least partially disposed within the insulating cavity. A door panel is rotationally mounted to the cabinet via an upper hinge mounted to the upper hinge mount and a lower hinge mounted to the lower hinge mount.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2016Date of Patent: August 25, 2020Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Eric J. Dherde, Michael A. Fiori, Lynne F. Hunter
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Patent number: 10598424Abstract: An appliance is provided herein. The appliance includes a cabinet having a wrapper, a liner, and a trim breaker. The wrapper, the liner, and the trim breaker define an insulating cavity therebetween. An insulating material is disposed within the insulating cavity. A frame includes an upper frame portion, a vertical frame portion, and a lower frame portion. The frame is at least partially disposed within the insulating cavity. An upper hinge mount is disposed on the upper frame portion. A lower hinge mount is disposed on the lower frame portion. The lower frame portion has a closed outer periphery. A door is rotationally mounted to the cabinet via an upper hinge mounted to the upper hinge mount and a lower hinge mounted to the lower hinge mount.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2016Date of Patent: March 24, 2020Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Eric J. Dherde, Michael A. Fiori, Lynne F. Hunter
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Publication number: 20200033049Abstract: A vacuum insulated refrigerator structure includes a shell having a liner and a wrapper where the shell defines an internal vacuum cavity, and a refrigerator and/or freezer compartment. The vacuum insulated refrigerator structure additionally includes an elongated pass-through defining an elongated internal space having a central portion disposed in the internal vacuum cavity. The elongated pass-through has opposite end portions that are sealingly connected to the shell, each opposite end portion having an opening that permits access to the elongated internal space from the outside of the shell. The vacuum insulated refrigerator structure also includes a vacuum core material fill positioned in the internal vacuum cavity and one or more utility lines disposed in one or more elongated internal passageways extending out of the openings at the opposite end portions of the elongated pass-through.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2016Publication date: January 30, 2020Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATIONInventors: Eric J. Dherde, Michael A. Fiori, Gustavo Frattini, Giulia Marinello, Lynne F. Hunter, Sunil S. Ekshinge, Sanjesh Kumar Pathak
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Publication number: 20190154328Abstract: An appliance is provided herein. The appliance includes a cabinet having a wrapper, a liner, and a trim breaker. The wrapper, the liner, and the trim breaker define an insulating cavity therebetween. An insulating material is disposed within the insulating cavity. A frame includes an upper frame portion, a vertical frame portion, and a lower frame portion. The lower portion includes a top section, a bottom section, an inner section, and a front section. A door is rotationally mounted to the cabinet via an upper hinge and a lower hinge mounted to the frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2016Publication date: May 23, 2019Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATIONInventors: Eric J. Dherde, Michael A. Fiori, Lynne F. Hunter
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Publication number: 20190101320Abstract: An appliance includes a cabinet having an outer wrapper, an inner liner and a trim breaker defining a joint therebetween. The outer wrapper, inner liner and trim breaker define an insulating cavity. A vacuum insulated structure is disposed within the insulating cavity. A metallic frame is in communication with the outer wrapper and includes an upper hinge mount and a lower hinge mount that are connected by a vertical frame member. The metallic frame is at least partially disposed within the insulating cavity. A door panel is rotationally mounted to the cabinet via an upper hinge mounted to the upper hinge mount and a lower hinge mounted to the lower hinge mount.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 3, 2016Publication date: April 4, 2019Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATIONInventors: Eric J. Dherde, Michael A. Fiori, Lynne F. Hunter
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Publication number: 20190011174Abstract: An appliance is provided herein. The appliance includes a cabinet having a wrapper, a liner, and a trim breaker. The wrapper, the liner, and the trim breaker define an insulating cavity therebetween. An insulating material is disposed within the insulating cavity. A frame includes an upper frame portion, a vertical frame portion, and a lower frame portion. The frame is at least partially disposed within the insulating cavity. An upper hinge mount is disposed on the upper frame portion. A lower hinge mount is disposed on the lower frame portion. The lower frame portion has a closed outer periphery. A door is rotationally mounted to the cabinet via an upper hinge mounted to the upper hinge mount and a lower hinge mounted to the lower hinge mount.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2016Publication date: January 10, 2019Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATIONInventors: Eric J. Dherde, Michael A. Fiori, Lynne F. Hunter
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Publication number: 20130154464Abstract: A cam plate for door hinge assembly of a domestic refrigerator includes a plate body having a cam surface that is configured to engage a corresponding cam surface positioned at an end of a refrigerator door. The plate body has a plug that extends from the plate body and a resilient tongue including a catch extending outwardly therefrom.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2011Publication date: June 20, 2013Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATIONInventors: MICHAEL A. FIORI, DOUGLAS P. SPRAGUE, PATRICIA ANKIR WILSON
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Patent number: 5558419Abstract: A sliding platform for a cabinet for refrigerator and/or freezer having a stationary base secured to a floor of the cabinet and a sliding platform guided and facilitated for sliding by a plurality of loosely captured rollers between the platform and the base and prevented from tipping by anti-tip tabs. Both the platform and base have air entry air holes for delivering return air to an air passage beneath a top surface of the base.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 1995Date of Patent: September 24, 1996Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: James F. Dasher, Michael A. Fiori