Patents by Inventor Seana Michelle Hopson

Seana Michelle Hopson 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: 5738424
    Abstract: An appliance backsplash assembly includes an appliance housing with a top member. A control housing assembly includes a rear wall and a pair of end caps mounted adjacent the rear portion of the top member. The control housing also includes a control panel assembly with a mounting plate and a cover. The mounting plate has tabs spaced across its bottom edge with slots therein. The cover includes tabs spaced apart across its bottom edge and received in the slots in the mounting plate tabs. The mounting plate tabs are received slots in the rear portion of the top member so that the mounting plate can be pivoted to a position exposing one of its faces. Controls are mounted to the mounting plate through that face to be removable when that face is exposed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 14, 1998
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Jonathan Marc Katz, Scott Alan Calvert, Seana Michelle Hopson, Reynaldo Estrellado, Jr., Lowell Douglas Hughes