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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| D605446 | Wall cabinet | 12/08/2009 |
| 7591399 | Variable flow water dispenser for refrigerator freezers A variable flow rate water dispenser mounted on a refrigerator door is provided that can dispense water at user selected flow rates. The water dispenser includes a nozzle for dispensing water from a dispenser housing on a refrigerator door and a user adjustable flow... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7572097 | Impeller pump housing and impeller An impeller pump including a body and a cover assembled onto the body to form a housing. The body has a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet and an opening for receiving a rotating drive shaft. An impeller is rotatably positioned in the housing with paddles at a periphery... | 08/11/2009 |
| D597820 | Appliance handle | 08/11/2009 |
| 7568354 | Refrigerator with improved water fill tube for ice maker An insulated ice making compartment is provided in the fresh food compartment of a bottom mount refrigerator. The ice making compartment may be integrally formed with the liner of the fresh food compartment, or alternatively, may be modular for installation anywhere... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7566105 | Movable divider for a refrigerated drawer A rigid divider in a refrigerated drawer is pivotably mounted between the side walls of the drawer and is movable between a first vertical position and a second horizontal position. In the second position, the divider acts as a shelf to support food items. ... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7562543 | Vertical laundry module with backsplash A laundry system comprises a laundry appliance and a vertical laundry module. The vertical laundry module comprises a backsplash that complements a backsplash on the laundry appliance and has an effective upper surface that is located at substantially the same heigh... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7561977 | Total home energy management system A system that facilitates and implements energy savings decisions by a home owner. The system will provide a mechanism to reduce the peak level of energy demand. A controller in logical communication with energy consuming appliances responds to request for energy fr... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7559211 | Air tower with heat trap compartment for top mount freezer refrigerator An air tower is provided for a refrigeration appliance that has a first cooled compartment and a second cooled compartment. The air tower has a diffuser section with a plurality of vent outlets to communicate with the first cooled compartment. A central duct section... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7559119 | Refrigerator handle mounting arrangement A refrigerator includes a universal handle that may be selectively mounted to a front face portion or a side edge of a refrigerator door. The universal handle includes first and second handle ends separated by an intermediate portion, wherein each of the handle ends... | 07/14/2009 |
| D595983 | Wall cabinet | 07/14/2009 |
| 7556049 | Dishwasher modular exhaust vent A modular exhaust vent for use in venting a wash chamber of a dishwasher, such as during a dry cycle, comprises a housing that forms an exhaust flow path from the wash chamber to the exterior of the dishwasher and a valve operable for pivotal movement about a pivot ... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7555856 | Ironing station An ironing station comprises a cabinet defining an interior space, an accessible storage area defined within the interior space of the cabinet, an ironing board stowably mounted in the cabinet for movement between a stowed position and a use position and a docking s... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7555815 | Door hinge arrangement A door hinge arrangement for a door is provided including a hinge bearing and a hinge pin adapted to be received in the hinge bearing and being rotatable in the hinge bearing about a vertical axis of the hinge pin. The hinge pin has a protruding cam portion extendin... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7554463 | Appliance information communication system Communicating operational information to a user of an appliance regarding the operational mode of the appliance and the options available for a selected operational mode and the options selected. ... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7552594 | Refrigerator ice maker with improved air impingement An insulated ice making compartment is provided in the fresh food compartment of a bottom mount refrigerator. The ice making compartment may be integrally formed with the liner of the fresh food compartment, or alternatively, may be modular for installation anywhere... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7552545 | Ducted drying rack for clothes dryer A drying rack assembly, for use in a clothes dryer with a rotatable tumbler, is constructed with a perforated tray to support clothing in a stationary manner within the tumbler. A duct is attached to the perforated tray to direct a primary airflow through the perfor... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7549713 | Refrigerator handle mounting arrangement A refrigerator handle assembly includes a plurality of base members which are initially attached at spaced longitudinal positions to a front face portion of a refrigerator door, with tab elements of the base members extending into openings formed in the door and scr... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7549297 | Refrigerator air control damper for ice compartment An insulated icemaking compartment is provided in the fresh food compartment of a bottom mount refrigerator. The icemaking compartment may be integrally formed with the liner of the fresh food compartment, or alternatively, may be modular for installation anywhere i... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7543453 | Measured fill water dispenser for refrigerator A refrigerator with a water dispenser for dispensing water from a source of water through a user accessible water outlet. The water dispenser can include a water valve, a dispensing actuator, and a water dispensing control connected to the water valve and to the dis... | 06/09/2009 |
| D593360 | Hand mixer | 06/02/2009 |
| D593139 | Appliance handle | 05/26/2009 |
| 7534304 | Non-aqueous washing machine and methods The invention relates to a non-aqueous washing machine, methods of using the machine, methods of washing, and recycling. ... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7501594 | Self contained actuator for refrigerator dispenser functions A ready to attach actuation device module is provided for use with a dispenser, such as an ice or water dispenser in a refrigerator. The module includes an electrical actuation device, a wiring lead extending from the actuation device and an electrical connector att... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7497877 | Solvent cleaning process An improved solvent cleaning process of cleaning a non-aqueous solvent used in a dry cleaning process for fabrics including consecutive wash cycles for washing respective fabrics batches, including a basic solvent refining cycle and a first advanced solvent refining... | 03/03/2009 |
| D587503 | Wall cabinet | 03/03/2009 |
| 7494198 | Corner cover for a cabinet A cabinet includes a decorative corner cover for concealing unfinished corner regions of the cabinet. The cabinet includes laterally spaced side walls that are joined by a top wall to form corner regions having an opening. The cover member includes a main body havin... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7493774 | Control system for a refrigerator ice/water dispenser A control system for a refrigerator ice/water dispenser includes an actuation switch, at least one drive unit for releasing either ice or water, a motor activation relay that controls operation of the drive unit, and a power system having multiple power supplies for... | 02/24/2009 |
| D586960 | Appliance control panel | 02/17/2009 |
| 7491327 | Method for accessing a hinge down refrigerator water filter A refrigerator water filter assembly is provided in the ceiling of a refrigerator and is adapted to hinge downwardly from the ceiling for changing the filter cartridge. The cartridge is normally partially recessed within the ceiling so as to minimize the use of spac... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7490480 | Variable speed refrigeration system A refrigerator incorporates a variable speed refrigeration system including a variable speed compressor, a variable speed evaporator fan, a variable speed fresh food compartment stirring fan and a variable position damper. Various temperature sensors are provided to... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7490915 | Locking divider for a refrigerator storage compartment A divider for a pan, drawer or the like compartment in a refrigerator is constituted by multiple, pivotally interconnected pieces which can be selectively locked in a desired position to compartmentalize the storage compartment. The divider defines an over-center de... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7490916 | Refrigerator with multi-piece mullion having stepped offset A side-by-side refrigerator includes a cabinet defining fresh food and freezer compartments, each having upper and lower sections which vary in width and volume along with corresponding fresh food and freezer doors that vary in width. The fresh food and freezer comp... | 02/17/2009 |
| D586595 | Fold down worksurface module | 02/17/2009 |
| 7462203 | Method of disposing waste from in-home dry cleaning machine using disposable, containment system The present invention relates to a method of disposing waste from an in-home dry cleaning machine using a disposable containment system. ... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7458229 | Refrigerator with intermediate temperature icemaking compartment An icemaking compartment is provided in the refrigerator compartment of a bottom mount refrigerator. An icemaker is within the icemaking compartment. A cold air duct supplies cold air from the freezer compartment to the icemaker. The cold air duct is formed in the r... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7458133 | Refrigerator handle assembly with exchangeable end caps A handle assembly for mounting to a door of a refrigerator includes a main body portion having first and second end portions separated by an intermediate portion, wherein each of the first and second end portions includes a recessed section adapted to receive an end... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7454927 | Method and apparatus adapted for recovery and reuse of select rinse fluid in a non-aqueous wash apparatus A method and an apparatus for recovering non-aqueous wash fluid and rinse fluid from a non-aqueous fabric laundering process. The method includes removing particulates, separating the rinse fluid from the wash fluid, removing dissolved soils, and removing insoluble ... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7455085 | Water dispenser for refrigerator freezers A water dispenser mounted on a door of a refrigerator freezer that is provided with a spigot that is movable between inner and outer dispensing positions. The dispenser includes a dispenser housing having a dispensing cavity and the spigot is movably mounted in the ... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7448224 | Modular dehumidifier A smaller configuration air treatment appliance that can perform multiple air treatment functions and which has a modular design that enables the manufacturer to reduce the cost of the appliance. ... | 11/11/2008 |
