Patents by Inventor Kyle A. Kozinski

Kyle A. Kozinski 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).

  • Dishwasher appliance with a detachable door
    Patent number: 9072422
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to consumer appliance having a door that may be selectively detached from a cabinet of the appliance. More specifically, the door can be detached by sliding a hinge out of a bracket. To attach the door, the hinge is inserted into the bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Kyle A. Kozinski, Alan Lucas, Bradley Nicholas Gilkey
  • Consumer appliance such as dishwasher with soft open door mechanism
    Patent number: 8931859
    Abstract: A consumer appliance has a soft open door mechanism. The mechanism may include a damping device with a first end mounted to the cabinet and a second end mounted so as to move with the door. The damping device includes a partial fill damper activatable by an opening movement of the door toward the horizontal position to provide an opposing force to slow the door motion. The damper may be configured so as to initiate the opposing force only when the door has moved at least about 45 degrees from the upright position toward the horizontal position, and/or may be configured so that the damper includes a damping coefficient of about 200 to about 240 lb*s/ft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2015
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Kyle A. Kozinski, Ryan Ellis Leonard, John Alexander Gardner, Aaron Matthew McDaniel
  • Chlorine generating device and related dishwasher
    Patent number: 8702873
    Abstract: An electrolytic sanitizer is disclosed for use in a dishwasher holding a salt solution, the dishwasher having a water rinse cycle. A spaced anode and cathode are provided in contact with the salt solution in the dishwasher. A source of current provides a voltage across the anode and cathode to generate chlorine from the salt solution, the chlorine being introduced into the water rinse cycle to sanitize objects in the dishwasher. Related dishwasher designs are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Timothy Scott Shaffer, Ronald Scott Tarr, Matthew David Mersch, James Quentin Pollett, Kyle Kozinski
  • DISHWASHER APPLIANCE WITH A DETACHABLE DOOR
    Publication number: 20130193819
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to consumer appliance having a door that may be selectively detached from a cabinet of the appliance. More specifically, the door can be detached by sliding a hinge out of a bracket. To attach the door, the hinge is inserted into the bracket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2012
    Publication date: August 1, 2013
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Kyle A. Kozinski, Alan Lucas, Bradley Nicholas Gilkey
  • CHLORINE GENERATING DEVICE AND RELATED DISHWASHER
    Publication number: 20120180825
    Abstract: An electrolytic sanitizer is disclosed for use in a dishwasher holding a salt solution, the dishwasher having a water rinse cycle. A spaced anode and cathode are provided in contact with the salt solution in the dishwasher. A source of current provides a voltage across the anode and cathode to generate chlorine from the salt solution, the chlorine being introduced into the water rinse cycle to sanitize objects in the dishwasher. Related dishwasher designs are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2011
    Publication date: July 19, 2012
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Timothy Scott Shaffer, Ronald Scott Tarr, Matthew David Mersch, James Quentin Pollett, Kyle Kozinski