Patents by Inventor Peter Wooding

Peter Wooding 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: 6375257
    Abstract: A tablet arm apparatus providing a re-positionable and stowable tablet work surface which is easily mounted on a chair or integrated into a chair design is described in which movement in each axis is independent and is accomplished by an articulating arm assembly or a single inexpensive two-axis hub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2002
    Assignee: JOFCO, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Wooding, Joan Burgasser, Mark Blackgrave, John Stutsman, Gregory Saul
  • Patent number: 6231137
    Abstract: A cooling or support rack is embedded into a work surface of a countertop at a position generally, directly in front of one or more doors of an oven arranged above the countertop. Preferably, the oven incorporates a pair of arcuate, sliding doors which are movable from a closed position to an open position wherein the doors do not extend over the cooling rack. The upper surface of the cooling rack is substantially flush with both the countertop and a lowermost cookware support surface within the oven such that cookware can be readily slid into and out of the oven.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2001
    Assignee: Maytag Corporation
    Inventors: Michael T. Lye, Luke N. Michas, Jeremy C. Howard, Edgar L. Laguinia, Elizabeth Akers, Seung Park, Marc S. Harrison, Peter Wooding, Jane K. Langmuir
  • Patent number: 6227636
    Abstract: A combination shelf and serving tray assembly includes a tray provided with a platform removably supported upon a frame mounted within a refrigerator cabinet. The platform can be removed from the cabinet and used as a serving tray. A lower end of the platform is provided with various spaced projections in the form of legs or nubs, preferably having elastomeric tips. The frame includes fore-to-aft extending rails having slots formed therein into which the legs are adapted to extend. The length of the slots and the spacing between the legs permit sliding of the tray between extended and retracted positions within the refrigerator cabinet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2001
    Assignee: Maytag Corporation
    Inventors: Michael T. Lye, Angela R. Thalls, John P. Flannery, Nathan A. Dean, Peter Wooding, Jane K. Langmuir
  • Patent number: 6126252
    Abstract: A workstation includes a countertop having a substantially planar upper surface below which extends an upstanding post that defines a substantially vertical axis. Further arranged under the countertop is a drawer that is interconnected to the upstanding post through a set of rail members. The set of rail members includes a first rail member fixed to the drawer and a second rail member which is slidably interconnected with the first rail member. The second rail member is further rotatably mounted to the upstanding post such that a drawer can slide between extended and retracted positions and also pivot about the vertical axis of the post. The drawer includes a handle which extends across both front and side wall portions of the drawer to enhance maneuvering of the drawer to a desired position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2000
    Assignee: Maytag Corporation
    Inventors: John P. Flannery, Michael T. Lye, Marc S. Harrison, deceased, Jane K. Langmuir, Peter Wooding