Patents by Inventor Jeffrey Thomas Kiesler

Jeffrey Thomas Kiesler 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).

  • Publication number: 20230371190
    Abstract: A control panel for an appliance defines a display direction and includes a console cover defining a display surface and an inner surface, a printed circuit board defining a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface along the display direction, wherein the first surface of the printed circuit board is positioned against the inner surface of the console cover, a retention bracket mounted over the second surface of the printed circuit board to secure the printed circuit board to the console cover, and a resilient member that extends from the retention bracket toward the printed circuit board and is biased against the second surface of the printed circuit board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2023
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Inventors: Michelle Diana Gross Berry, Kyle James Brewer, Aldo Vincent Kremmel, Zachary Wiles, Jeffrey Thomas Kiesler
  • Publication number: 20230065270
    Abstract: A dishwasher appliance including at least one rack assembly. At least two tub mounts spaced apart from each other along the lateral direction. Each tub mount may include a base attached to the tub and at least one fixed disc connected to the base. The dishwasher further includes a pair of slide rails, one each attached to one of the opposing sides of the at least one rack assembly and in receipt of at least one of the fixed discs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2021
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: Arpit Singhal, Justin Paul Mudd, Jeffrey Thomas Kiesler
  • Patent number: 10772481
    Abstract: A dishwasher appliance includes a carrier roller assembly for supporting a rack within a wash chamber. The carrier roller assembly includes a carrier body defining a receiving slot for receiving a wire of the rack. A first and a second retention clip extend from the carrier body into the receiving slot for securely locking the wire in position after it is fully inserted into the receiving slot. The first retention clip and the second clip are different sizes for snapping around and securing wires having different diameters such that the carrier roller assembly is versatile and may be universally used with dishwasher appliances using differing wire sizes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Abhisek Agrawal, Jeffrey Thomas Kiesler, Sukumar Arrojula
  • Patent number: 10456006
    Abstract: A rack mounting assembly for supporting an upper rack assembly within a tub of a dishwasher appliance is provided. The tub defines an alignment feature and a screw hole. The rack mounting assembly includes a mounting body defining a mounting boss and a complementary feature configured for engaging the alignment feature of the tub when the mounting body is properly aligned. When the mounting body is properly aligned, the mounting boss is substantially aligned with a screw hole in the tub such that a screw can pass through the mounting boss and into the screw hole to secure the mounting body to the tub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin Carl Maddux, Jeffrey Thomas Kiesler
  • Publication number: 20190254499
    Abstract: A dishwasher appliance includes a carrier roller assembly for supporting a rack within a wash chamber. The carrier roller assembly includes a carrier body defining a receiving slot for receiving a wire of the rack. A first and a second retention clip extend from the carrier body into the receiving slot for securely locking the wire in position after it is fully inserted into the receiving slot. The first retention clip and the second clip are different sizes for snapping around and securing wires having different diameters such that the carrier roller assembly is versatile and may be universally used with dishwasher appliances using differing wire sizes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2018
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Inventors: Abhisek Agrawal, Jeffrey Thomas Kiesler, Sukumar Arrojula
  • Patent number: 10231595
    Abstract: An appliance with a case and a door is provided. A bracket of the appliance is mounted to the case and includes a hinge slot. The hinge slot of the bracket has a channel, a tapered pin retainer and a pin opening. A pin of the door is disposed within the pin opening of the hinge slot in order to pivotally mount the door to the case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeremy Joseph Ryan, Jeffrey Thomas Kiesler
  • Publication number: 20190069753
    Abstract: A rack mounting assembly for supporting an upper rack assembly within a tub of a dishwasher appliance is provided. The tub defines an alignment feature and a screw hole. The rack mounting assembly includes a mounting body defining a mounting boss and a complementary feature configured for engaging the alignment feature of the tub when the mounting body is properly aligned. When the mounting body is properly aligned, the mounting boss is substantially aligned with a screw hole in the tub such that a screw can pass through the mounting boss and into the screw hole to secure the mounting body to the tub.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2017
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Inventors: Benjamin Carl Maddux, Jeffrey Thomas Kiesler
  • Publication number: 20170086644
    Abstract: An appliance with a case and a door is provided. A bracket of the appliance is mounted to the case and includes a hinge slot. The hinge slot of the bracket has a channel, a tapered pin retainer and a pin opening. A pin of the door is disposed within the pin opening of the hinge slot in order to pivotally mount the door to the case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2015
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Inventors: Jeremy Joseph Ryan, Jeffrey Thomas Kiesler
  • Patent number: 7578566
    Abstract: An escutcheon for an appliance door assembly is provided. The escutcheon includes a control panel mounting surface comprising a lower edge, and a plurality of formations depending from said lower edge and defining a retaining slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2009
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: John Joseph DiEnno, Roger Shawn Nelson, Jeffrey Thomas Kiesler, Deryl Craig York, Raymond Edward Yuenger
  • Patent number: 7216944
    Abstract: An outer door panel for an appliance door assembly is provided which includes a frame comprising opposite lateral sides, an outer surface extending from the frame and bowed between the lateral sides, and a recessed control mounting surface extending from the outer surface between the lateral sides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2007
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Max Douglas Oyler, Jeffrey Thomas Kiesler, Deryl Craig York, Lance Alan Wolf
  • Patent number: 6752875
    Abstract: In one aspect, a dishwasher comprising a control mechanism coupled to a sensor for generating an output representative of whether sufficient water has flowed into the dishwasher during a fill operation is described. The dishwasher comprises a tub and a fluid circulation assembly for circulating water in the tub. The control mechanism is configured to determine whether terminate a current wash cycle based on a signal output by the sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2004
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Jeffrey Thomas Kiesler, Arjan Johannes Hegeman, Michael Lee McIntyre, Gregory Alan Meyer, Christopher Raymond Geisen, Gregory Owen Miller
  • Publication number: 20030205952
    Abstract: An escutcheon for an appliance door assembly is provided. The escutcheon includes a control panel mounting surface comprising a lower edge, and a plurality of formations depending from said lower edge and defining a retaining slot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2001
    Publication date: November 6, 2003
    Inventors: John Joseph DiEnno, Roger Shawn Nelson, Jeffrey Thomas Kiesler, Deryl Craig York, Raymond Edward Yuenger
  • Publication number: 20030205954
    Abstract: An outer door panel for an appliance door assembly is provided which includes a frame comprising opposite lateral sides, an outer surface extending from the frame and bowed between the lateral sides, and a recessed control mounting surface extending from the outer surface between the lateral sides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2001
    Publication date: November 6, 2003
    Inventors: Max Douglas Oyler, Jeffrey Thomas Kiesler, Deryl Craig York, Lance Alan Wolf
  • Patent number: 6622896
    Abstract: A dispenser is provided which includes a body including a trough, and a cover attached to the body and including a flow path extending into the trough.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2003
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Arjan Johannes Hegeman, Jeffrey Thomas Kiesler, Gregory Alan Meyer, Gregory Owen Miller, Christopher Raymond Geisen, Glenn Leon Graham
  • Publication number: 20030080162
    Abstract: A dispenser is provided which includes a body including a trough, and a cover attached to the body and including a flow path extending into the trough.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2001
    Publication date: May 1, 2003
    Inventors: Arjan Johannes Hegeman, Jeffrey Thomas Kiesler, Gregory Alan Meyer, Gregory Owen Miller, Christopher Raymond Geisen, Glenn Leon Graham
  • Publication number: 20030041523
    Abstract: A door panel assembly for a dishwasher includes an inner door panel having a formation extending therefrom, and a seal member having a head portion and an opening therethrough. The opening receives the formation and attaches the seal member to the formation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2001
    Publication date: March 6, 2003
    Inventors: Jeffrey Thomas Kiesler, Roger Shawn Nelson, Deryl Craig York, John Joseph DiEnno, Raymond Edward Yuenger
  • Publication number: 20030034052
    Abstract: In one aspect, a dishwasher comprising a control mechanism coupled to a sensor for generating an output representative of whether sufficient water has flowed into the dishwasher during a fill operation is described. The dishwasher comprises a tub and a fluid circulation assembly for circulating water in the tub. The control mechanism is configured to determine whether terminate a current wash cycle based on a signal output by the sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2001
    Publication date: February 20, 2003
    Inventors: Jeffrey Thomas Kiesler, Arjan Johannes Hegeman, Michael Lee McIntyre, Gregory Alan Meyer, Christopher Raymond Geisen, Gregory Owen Miller