Patents by Inventor MICHAEL A. STAGG

MICHAEL A. STAGG 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).

  • ICE MAKER AND ICE STORAGE COMPARTMENT AIR FLOW SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20110302950
    Abstract: A refrigerator has an air duct that brings a supply of chilled air to an air flow pathway that leads to an ice maker. A low profile impeller within the pathway forces the chilled air toward the ice maker. A curved vane guides the flow of air towards the ice maker. An impinger with a plurality of nozzles focuses the air flow from the impeller onto the ice maker.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2010
    Publication date: December 15, 2011
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: TREVOR L. HAWKINS, MICHAEL A. HEAVEN, DEREK T. LEHMAN, JOSEPH M. NURRE, MICHAEL A. STAGG