Patents by Inventor Robert Edward Fields

Robert Edward Fields 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).

  • Method of forming refrigerator liner and shelf supports
    Patent number: 4026004
    Abstract: A method of forming an insulated cabinet wall structure wherein a body of insulation is foamed in situ against an outer face of a liner sheet strip to define a laminate. A plurality of holes are formed in the laminate extending through the liner and into the insulation, and a plurality of supports are installed on the laminate by insertion of a mounting portion thereof in the mounting holes. The laminate with the supports secured thereto is subsequently formed into a preselected cabinet configuration to define a chamber with the supports projecting inwardly from the liner into the chamber. This structure may then be inserted into a formed outer cabinet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 1975
    Date of Patent: May 31, 1977
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Robert Edward Fields, Charles Walter Haag, Robert Edward Lindenschmidt