Patents by Inventor Thomas Michael Lasecki

Thomas Michael Lasecki 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: 11952195
    Abstract: A drawer includes a drawer base mounted to a housing, a drawer, and a bottom tray. The drawer slides relative to the drawer base and includes a front wall and a receptacle that includes a bottom wall with a front edge and a back edge. The front edge is mounted to the front wall. The bottom wall forms a first funnel that slopes downward from the front edge to the back edge. The bottom tray is mounted to the drawer base below the receptacle not to slide relative to the drawer base. The bottom tray includes a tray wall and a drain aperture wall. The tray wall includes a front edge and a back edge and forms a second funnel that slopes downward from the front edge to the back edge. The drain aperture wall is mounted to the tray wall at a lowest elevation of the second funnel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Sub-Zero Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Keith Harold Roth, Thomas Michael Lasecki, Jeffrey Otto Zur
  • Publication number: 20240085078
    Abstract: An ice maker includes an evaporator body, an end cap, an auger, a bearing, and a bearing cup. The end cap is mounted to the evaporator body and includes a cap bottom wall and a cap sidewall mounted to extend away from the cap bottom wall. The cap sidewall is positioned within the evaporator body. The auger includes an auger body, a connector rod, and a base. A first end of the connector rod is mounted to a first end of the auger body. The base is mounted to extend away from a second end of the auger body. The bearing is mounted to the base of the auger within the cap sidewall. The bearing cup includes an auger mounting shelf wall mounted to the base and a cup sidewall mounted to extend away from the auger mounting shelf wall. The cup sidewall surrounds the bearing and the cap sidewall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2022
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Keith Harold Roth, Thomas Michael Lasecki
  • Publication number: 20240017901
    Abstract: A drawer includes a drawer base mounted to a housing, a drawer, and a bottom tray. The drawer slides relative to the drawer base and includes a front wall and a receptacle that includes a bottom wall with a front edge and a back edge. The front edge is mounted to the front wall. The bottom wall forms a first funnel that slopes downward from the front edge to the back edge. The bottom tray is mounted to the drawer base below the receptacle not to slide relative to the drawer base. The bottom tray includes a tray wall and a drain aperture wall. The tray wall includes a front edge and a back edge and forms a second funnel that slopes downward from the front edge to the back edge. The drain aperture wall is mounted to the tray wall at a lowest elevation of the second funnel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2022
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Inventors: Keith Harold Roth, Thomas Michael Lasecki, Jeffrey Otto Zur
  • Publication number: 20240019188
    Abstract: An ice maker includes an ice maker housing, an ice mold, an ice chute, and an ice stop. The ice mold is mounted to the ice maker to receive a fluid from which an ice piece is formed when the ice maker is used. The ice chute is mounted below the ice mold to receive the ice piece when the ice piece is formed. The ice chute slopes downward from a first edge to a second edge. The ice stop is formed of a sheet of material mounted to extend in a vertical direction. The ice stop is mounted a distance from the second edge of the ice chute such that, when the ice piece exits from the second edge of the ice chute, the ice piece strikes the ice stop.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2022
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Inventors: Keith Harold Roth, Thomas Michael Lasecki