Patents by Inventor Ryan R. Bradley

Ryan R. Bradley 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).

  • Non-encapsulated refrigerator shelf
    Patent number: 8282178
    Abstract: A refrigerator includes support rails which are positioned adjacent a back wall for supporting a plurality of removable shelf assemblies. First and second shelf support brackets project from the rails and include rear shelf support flanges spaced from support arms. A shelf panel has a back frame member including at least one support hook adapted to engage the shelf support flanges such that the back edge portion of the shelf panel is positively engaged with the shelf support brackets. At the same time, a section of a central portion of the shelf panel is supported on the support arms, while both another section of the central portion and a forward portion of the shelf panel extends in a cantilevered manner beyond the brackets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Ryan R. Bradley, Matthew G. Czach, Sagar P. Kanagali
  • NON-ENCAPSULATED REFRIGERATOR SHELF
    Publication number: 20110198976
    Abstract: A refrigerator includes support rails which are positioned adjacent a back wall for supporting a plurality of removable shelf assemblies. First and second shelf support brackets project from the rails and include rear shelf support flanges spaced from support arms. A shelf panel has a back frame member including at least one support hook adapted to engage the shelf support flanges such that the back edge portion of the shelf panel is positively engaged with the shelf support brackets. At the same time, a section of a central portion of the shelf panel is supported on the support arms, while both another section of the central portion and a forward portion of the shelf panel extends in a cantilevered manner beyond the brackets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2010
    Publication date: August 18, 2011
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: RYAN R. BRADLEY, MATTHEW G. CZACH, SAGAR P. KANAGALI