Patents by Inventor Russ B. Peter

Russ B. Peter 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).

  • Beverage container storage and dispensing compartment for a refrigerator
    Patent number: 8608263
    Abstract: A storage/dispensing compartment includes a front wall portion, a rear wall portion, a bottom wall portion and opposing side wall portions that collectively define a storage zone. The storage/dispensing compartment further includes a mounting element that is arranged on an underside of the bottom wall portion. The mounting element cooperates with a mounting member to position and secure the storage compartment in a storage cavity of a chiller compartment arranged on a refrigerator door. The storage/dispensing compartment, constructed in accordance with one embodiment, includes first and second, laterally arranged storage zones, each having respective inlet and outlet portions and a plurality of divider walls. The divider walls establish a serpentine path that extends from the inlet portion to the outlet portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Michael J. Eveland, Russ B. Peter, Dennis E. Winders
  • Can storage and dispensing container for a refrigerator
    Patent number: D527749
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2006
    Assignee: Maytag Corporation
    Inventors: Michael J. Eveland, Russ B. Peter, Dennis E. Winders