Patents by Inventor Michael Carden

Michael Carden 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: 20070227176
    Abstract: An icemaker assembly for a refrigerator includes a support bracket having at least one support arm and a rear panel section, a bin slidably attached to the at least one support arm, an icemaker unit having an ice mold is also supported by the at least one support arm within the freezer compartment. The icemaker assembly also includes a fan mounted to the rear panel portion of the support bracket. The fan is selectively operable to direct an airflow onto the icemaker unit in order to speed ice production. Operation of the fan is tied to activation of a water inlet valve. A controller is coupled to the fan and the water inlet valve such that once the water inlet valve opens, fresh water enters the ice mold and the control activates the fan to hasten the production of ice.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2006
    Publication date: October 4, 2007
    Inventors: Thomas Anell, Michael Carden, Kenton Widmer
  • Publication number: 20050086851
    Abstract: A mesh liner for a bait container that enables the bait to move along the liner with the live bait spread out along the sides of the container as well as on the bottom, thereby preventing the bait from smothering each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2003
    Publication date: April 28, 2005
    Inventors: Michael Carden, Bryant McCue