Patents by Inventor Tim A. Hamel

Tim A. Hamel 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).

  • Soft freeze assembly for a freezer storage compartment
    Patent number: 7762102
    Abstract: A soft freeze assembly for a refrigerator including a freezer storage compartment having a first temperature includes a second storage compartment positioned within the freezer storage compartment. A heat source is positioned with respect to the second storage compartment and configured to heat air within the second storage compartment to a second temperature greater than the first temperature within the freezer storage compartment. A controller is in operational control communication with the heat source and configured to operate the heat source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2010
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Tim A. Hamel, Mark W. Wilson, Alexander Pinkus Rafalovich, Sathi Bandaru
  • Soft freeze assembly for a freezer storage compartment
    Publication number: 20080156006
    Abstract: A soft freeze assembly for a refrigerator including a freezer storage compartment having a first temperature includes a second storage compartment positioned within the freezer storage compartment. A heat source is positioned with respect to the second storage compartment and configured to heat air within the second storage compartment to a second temperature greater than the first temperature within the freezer storage compartment. A controller is in operational control communication with the heat source and configured to operate the heat source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2006
    Publication date: July 3, 2008
    Inventors: Tim A. Hamel, Mark W. Wilson, Alexander Pinkus Rafalovich, Sathi Bandaru