Patents by Inventor William Stanley Garrett

William Stanley Garrett 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).

  • Method and apparatus for operating a water cooler
    Patent number: 7287392
    Abstract: A method for operating a water cooler, wherein the water cooler includes a cooling system, a storage compartment assembly, a water dispenser assembly, and a climate control assembly including a thermostat and a control capillary, includes coupling the control capillary to the thermostat, and coupling the thermostat to the cooling system such that the thermostat controls the operational state of the cooling system. The method includes positioning the control capillary adjacent each of the storage compartment assembly and the water dispenser assembly, determining the temperature of the storage compartment assembly and the water dispenser assembly using the control capillary, and cooling the storage compartment assembly and the water dispenser assembly using the cooling system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2007
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Peter Brand, Jeffery Wayne Borden, Virginia Lee Castillo, John Joseph Roetker, Mark Anthony Copelli, William Stanley Garrett