Patents by Inventor Robert L. Deatherage

Robert L. Deatherage 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: 4288133
    Abstract: An appliance is provided with a control housing secured to the cabinet top cover. The control housing includes a front opening which is closed by a control panel assembly engageable with the lower portion of the housing front and rearwardly pivotable for engagement with the top of the housing front. The control panel assembly includes a support panel and an overlying decorative panel which is biased toward the frontal surface of the support panel. This biasing maintains the rear of the face portion of the fascia panel in contact with the support panel. The control panel assembly ends are enclosed by a pair of rearwardly extending end caps which combine with the upper edge of the fascia panel to provide a continuous unbroken line at the top of the panel assembly and form a frame having a mitered corner appearance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 1980
    Date of Patent: September 8, 1981
    Assignee: The Maytag Company
    Inventor: Robert L. Deatherage
  • Patent number: D288737
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 1984
    Date of Patent: March 10, 1987
    Assignee: The Maytag Company
    Inventors: Robert L. Deatherage, Stephen D. Schober, William J. Swartz
  • Patent number: D359602
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 1993
    Date of Patent: June 20, 1995
    Assignee: Maytag Corporation
    Inventors: William J. Swartz, Robert L. Deatherage, Gary B. Jackovin