Patents by Inventor Pierce R. Woodling

Pierce R. Woodling 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: 12209793
    Abstract: An appliance having at least a freezer compartment. The appliance may include a at least one freezer door accessing the freezer compartment. The freezer door may include one or more pocket recesses. The freezer door may include one or more articulating feet positionable between a stowed position and a deployed position. The appliance may include one or more freezer racks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: MIDEA GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Pierce R. Woodling, Eric Scalf
  • Publication number: 20240200861
    Abstract: An appliance or basket having one or more dividers. The dividers may include a stowed position and a deployed position relative to each other. A divider may include one or more engagement mechanisms to engage portions of the basket in the deployed position and/or engage portions of another divider in the stowed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2022
    Publication date: June 20, 2024
    Inventors: Pierce R. Woodling, Eric L. Scalf
  • Publication number: 20240200852
    Abstract: An appliance having at least a freezer compartment. The appliance may include a at least one freezer door accessing the freezer compartment. The freezer door may include one or more pocket recesses. The freezer door may include one or more articulating feet positionable between a stowed position and a deployed position. The appliance may include one or more freezer racks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2022
    Publication date: June 20, 2024
    Inventors: Pierce R. Woodling, Eric Scalf
  • Publication number: 20240015861
    Abstract: A microwave cooking appliance for increasing visibility into the cooking cavity. The microwave cooking appliance may include a door. The door may include a conductive mesh layer. The door may include a frame supporting the conductive mesh layer. The door may include a conductive and/or sealing engagement between the conductive mesh layer and the frame. The door may include a leak detection device. The leak detection device may be adjacent the conductive and/or sealing engagement. The door may include a user interface display and/or a touch screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2023
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Inventors: Daniel J. Trice, Brian Langness, Pierce R. Woodling