Patents by Inventor Rick M. LaMontagne
Rick M. LaMontagne 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: 11864669Abstract: A refrigerated merchandiser includes a case defining and separating a product display area from an ambient environment, the case having a frame defining one or more openings to the product display area. An upper track is connected to the case and extends at least partially along the frame. A first door and a second door are moveably connected to the upper track. The first door is configured to move between a closed positioned adjacent the frame and a first open position where the first door is positioned over the second door. The second door is configured to move between a closed positioned adjacent the frame and a second open position where the second door is positioned over the first door.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 2021Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: Hussmann CorporationInventors: Rick M. LaMontagne, Ye Tian
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Publication number: 20230109417Abstract: A handle for a door. The handle includes a door mount that has a first end and a second end with a first mating feature, and a handle section that is coupled to the door mount by a fastener. The handle section has a second mating feature that is complementary to the first mating feature. The handle section is in a first state when the first mating feature and the second mating feature are engaged with each other, and the handle section is in a second state when the first mating feature and the second mating feature are at least partially disengaged from each other. In response to a force acting on the handle section, the handle section is movable from the first state to the second state.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2022Publication date: April 6, 2023Inventors: Rick M. LaMontagne, Ye Tian
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Publication number: 20220160146Abstract: A refrigerated merchandiser includes a case defining and separating a product display area from an ambient environment, the case having a frame defining one or more openings to the product display area. An upper track is connected to the case and extends at least partially along the frame. A first door and a second door are moveably connected to the upper track. The first door is configured to move between a closed positioned adjacent the frame and a first open position where the first door is positioned over the second door. The second door is configured to move between a closed positioned adjacent the frame and a second open position where the second door is positioned over the first door.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 24, 2021Publication date: May 26, 2022Inventors: Rick M. LaMontagne, Ye Tian
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Publication number: 20220142379Abstract: A door assembly including a first glass pane, a second glass pane, and a spacer positioned between the first glass pane and the second glass pane such that the first pane and the second pane are separated by the spacer. The door assembly also includes an element that is coupled to the first glass pane and the second glass pane and positioned exterior of the spacer. The spacer and the element cooperate to at least partially define a seal passage, and a clear material is disposed in the seal passage to seal the space, the clear material configured to provide structural support to the assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 11, 2021Publication date: May 12, 2022Inventors: Rick M. LaMontagne, Michael S. Estes, Stephen Pew, Saicharan Sunkara
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Patent number: 10117525Abstract: A merchandiser including a case defining a product display area and having a base and a rear wall coupled to the base. The rear wall has a rear wall component that defines a channel. The case further includes a plurality of shoes partially disposed in the rear wall component within the channel and positioned below the base to support the case on a surface. Load-bearing foam insulation material is disposed in the channel and partially encloses the shoes. The shoes and the rear wall component are coupled together by the load-bearing foam insulation material.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2013Date of Patent: November 6, 2018Assignee: Hussmann CorporationInventors: Rick M. LaMontagne, David Dickey, Denise Slatton, Ed Sample
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Patent number: 9289064Abstract: A shelf for a merchandiser. The shelf includes a skin that defines a support surface of the shelf, and a skeleton structure to which the skin is attached. The skeleton structure includes a first end bracket and a second end bracket that is spaced from and disposed opposite the first end bracket. The skeleton structure further includes an internal bracket that has a first end coupled to the first end bracket adjacent a rear end of the first end bracket, and a second end coupled to the second end bracket adjacent a rear end of the second end bracket. The internal bracket extends forward from the respective rear ends toward a front of the shelf.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2014Date of Patent: March 22, 2016Assignee: Hussmann CorporationInventors: Rick M. LaMontagne, Tom Wind
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Patent number: 9101208Abstract: A merchandiser includes a base and a rear wall component extending above the base. The rear wall component includes a protruding rib. Foam insulation material is disposed in the protruding rib. The rear wall component has a first wall panel and a second wall panel spaced from the first wall panel. The first and second wall panel cooperatively define an air passageway configured for containing an evaporator. The base and second wall panel at least partially define a product display area. A spray nozzle is disposed within the air passageway and configured to spray fluid onto the evaporator. A portion of tubing fluidly couples the spray nozzle to a supply of water. The portion of tubing is disposed within the foam insulation material.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2013Date of Patent: August 11, 2015Assignee: Hussmann CorporationInventors: Rick M. LaMontagne, Cherrie Bommarito
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Publication number: 20140263114Abstract: A shelf for a merchandiser. The shelf includes a skin that defines a support surface of the shelf, and a skeleton structure to which the skin is attached. The skeleton structure includes a first end bracket and a second end bracket that is spaced from and disposed opposite the first end bracket. The skeleton structure further includes an internal bracket that has a first end coupled to the first end bracket adjacent a rear end of the first end bracket, and a second end coupled to the second end bracket adjacent a rear end of the second end bracket. The internal bracket extends forward from the respective rear ends toward a front of the shelf.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2014Publication date: September 18, 2014Inventors: Rick M. LaMontagne, Tom Wind
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Publication number: 20140263126Abstract: A merchandiser including a case defining a product display area and having a base and a rear wall coupled to the base. The rear wall has a rear wall component that defines a channel. The case further includes a plurality of shoes partially disposed in the rear wall component within the channel and positioned below the base to support the case on a surface. Load-bearing foam insulation material is disposed in the channel and partially encloses the shoes. The shoes and the rear wall component are coupled together by the load-bearing foam insulation material.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2013Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicant: HUSSMANN CORPORATIONInventors: Rick M. LaMontagne, David Dickey, Denise Slatton, Ed Sample
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Publication number: 20140265756Abstract: A refrigerated merchandiser including a case defining a product display area and a door coupled to the case to provide access to the product display area. The door includes a glass panel assembly including a glass panel, and a conductive coating applied to the glass panel and defining a serpentine conductive path on the glass panel. The merchandiser also includes a power supply in electrical communication with the conductive coating to heat the glass panel along the serpentine conductive path.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2013Publication date: September 18, 2014Inventors: John M. Rasch, Rick M. LaMontagne