Patents by Inventor Thomas M. Ording

Thomas M. Ording 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).

  • Household refrigerator adjustable temperature storage system
    Patent number: 5193356
    Abstract: A refrigerator includes a fresh food compartment with a rear wall, an evaporator refrigerating air and an air passageway directing a stream of refrigerated air to flow down the rear wall. An adjustable storage assembly includes a frame mounted adjacent the rear wall, a storage pan slideably mounted to the frame, a shroud surrounding the pan and an air deflector extending upwardly and upwardly of the rear of the shroud. An user operable handle mounted to the frame and connected to the shroud for adjusting the position of the shroud and the deflector relative to the stream of air.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 1991
    Date of Patent: March 16, 1993
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Thomas M. Ording, John M. Mitchell