William R Nall

Address:

16903 Hidden Pond Ct, Louisville, KY 40245

VIN:

5FNRL38757B097404

Make:

HONDA

Model:

ODYSSEY

Year:

2007

US Patent:

20070119203, May 31, 2007

Filed:

Mar 27, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/389993

Inventors:

William Nall - Louisville KY, US
Robert Stromberg - Ellettsville IN, US
Pawan Maddirala - Ontario, CA
Andrew Krause - LaGrange KY, US
Ramesh Janardhanam - Louisville KY, US
Abdel Hamad - Prospect KY, US

International Classification:

F25C 1/22

US Classification:

062340000

Abstract:

An ice maker for a refrigerator having a freezer compartment with a top wall, side walls, a back wall, and a door opposite the back wall includes a mold body having at least one cavity for containing water therein for freezing into ice, and a control housing extending from the mold body. The control housing is configured to be coupled to a mounting surface of said freezer compartment, wherein the mounting surface includes at least one of the top wall, the side walls, the back wall, and the door of the freezer compartment.

US Patent:

20090166385, Jul 2, 2009

Filed:

Dec 28, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/966183

Inventors:

Matthew William Davis - Prospect KY, US
Wayne E. Lawson - LaGrange KY, US
Russell J. Fallon - Louisville KY, US
Jeffrey Mellinger - Louisville KY, US
Bipin Shaha - Louisville KY, US
William Merritt Nall - Louisville KY, US
Daniel S. Renz - Louisville KY, US
Arun Madhav Talegaonkar - Louisville KY, US
Thomas White - Louisville KY, US
Anthony Ray Brieschke - Louisville KY, US
Aaron Williamson - Cosby TN, US

Assignee:

General Electric Company - Wilton CT

International Classification:

B67D 3/00
F25C 5/18

US Classification:

222504, 62344, 222564, 2221466

Abstract:

In an embodiment of the present invention, a refrigerator with an ice dispenser is shown. The ice dispenser has a user dispense panel. The user dispense panel comprises a dispense control and an ice outlet. A ice storage compartment defines a first interior volume. An ice chute flow connects the ice storage compartment and the ice outlet. The chute comprises a first end in flow communication with the ice storage compartment and a second end in flow communication with the ice outlet. A member is configured between the first and second ends. The member comprises an interior volume in flow communication with the first and second ends. A flow axis is formed from the first end to the second end. The member has a restriction.

US Patent:

20100044391, Feb 25, 2010

Filed:

Aug 20, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/194726

Inventors:

Russell J. Fallon - Louisville KY, US
Matthew William Davis - Prospect KY, US
Richard DeVos - Goshen KY, US
Jeffrey Mellinger - Louisville KY, US
William Merritt Nall - Louisville KY, US
Daniel S. Renz - Louisville KY, US
Bipin Shaha - Mumbai, IN
Arun Madhav Talegaonkar - Louisville KY, US

International Classification:

G07F 11/00
F25C 5/18
F25D 25/04

US Classification:

221 2, 62344, 62381

Abstract:

An ice dispenser having a safety apparatus is disclosed. The ice dispenser includes a bin for storing ice to be dispensed; a chute in communication with the bin; a device for at least one of crushing the ice and moving the ice from the bin to the chute; a controller for activating the device in response to a dispensing signal; and a safety apparatus configured to determine a presence of an object in the chute and to provide an indication responsive to the determined presence to the controller. The controller deactivates the device after receiving the indication. A refrigerator incorporating such an ice dispenser is also disclosed.

US Patent:

20010027654, Oct 11, 2001

Filed:

Jun 4, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/873991

Inventors:

Andrew Shapiro - Niskayuna NY, US
Jerome Tiemann - Schenectady NY, US
Walter Whipple - Amsterdam NY, US
Timothy Shaffer - LaGrange KY, US
William Nall - Louisville KY, US
Eayre Voorhees - Sloansville NY, US
Steven Paraszczak - Clifton Park NY, US

International Classification:

F25C001/00

US Classification:

062/001000

Abstract:

An icemaker assembly is disposed within a refrigerator having a freezer compartment, a fresh food compartment and respective freezer and fresh food door assemblies. The icemaker assembly comprises a conveyor assembly positioned within the freezer compartment having a flexible conveyor belt with a multiplicity of individual ice cube molds for creation of individual ice cubes. An ice cube storage bin is positioned below the conveyor assembly for storing the ice cubes and a fullness sensor is positioned for determining the fill level of ice cubes within the ice cube storage bin.