Patents Examined by Jared Newton
  • Patent number: 7168578
    Abstract: An adjustable rack assembly configured to couple to a sidewall of a dishwasher rack is provided. The sidewall having at least one horizontal wire member and at least one vertical wire member. The adjustable rack assembly includes a bracket on one side of the sidewall, the bracket supporting the at least one horizontal wire member in a first rack position and a support plate on another side of the sidewall, the support plate coupled to the bracket, the support plate having at least one arm with a catch member on a distal end thereof for receiving the at least one horizontal wire member in a second rack position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2007
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Matthew David Mersch, Joseph Duane Tobbe, Michael John Utschig, Kevin Farrelly Nolan, Gregory Owen Miller