Patents by Inventor Jeffrey D. Rupe

Jeffrey D. Rupe 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).

  • Patent number: 6922913
    Abstract: A laundry appliance includes a cabinet, a drying chamber, a door assembly, a blower assembly and an air passage for directing an airflow to the drying chamber. A media holder is removably positioned in the air passage to suspend a volatilizable media in the path of the airflow. The media holder includes a main body having rear wall formed from a latticework frame, an interior for receiving the volatilizable material, and a door member. The door member is also formed from a latticework frame. With this arrangement, both the rear wall and door member include a plurality of openings to allow an airflow to carry a fragrance or other substance from the volatilizable material through the air passage to treat clothes placed in the drying chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2005
    Assignee: Maytag Corporation
    Inventors: Lisa J. Hood, Troy A. Johnson, Joseph M. Keeler, Paul E. Maass, Jeffrey D. Rupe, Dean L. Schaffran, Stephen D. Schober, Curtis J. Tremel