Patents by Inventor Ben J. Vallor

Ben J. Vallor 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 for pre-conditioning a warewasher
    Patent number: 4289543
    Abstract: Water is first introduced into a warewasher in a static fill, statically heated to an effective washing temperature, and then circulated and sprayed onto the food ware items to precondition them and the warewasher for effective soil removal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 1979
    Date of Patent: September 15, 1981
    Assignee: Hobart Corporation
    Inventor: Ben J. Vallor
  • Upper level wash arm system
    Patent number: 4064887
    Abstract: A rotating spray arm is supported by a removable and vertically adjustable upper rack of a dishwasher. The fluid coupling for the spray arm is not affected by changes in the upper rack vertical position. The spray arm is also protected by a guard which forms a stand for the rack when removed from the dishwasher.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 1976
    Date of Patent: December 27, 1977
    Assignee: Hobart Corporation
    Inventors: Paul B. Geiger, Ernst Grunewald, Ben J. Vallor