Patents by Inventor Martin Stettinius

Martin Stettinius 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).

  • Rinse arm system for warewasher
    Patent number: 10631706
    Abstract: A rinse arm system for a warewasher includes a rinse arm (1) rotatable about a rotation axis (D), a locking mechanism (2) connected to the rinse arm (1) such that the locking mechanism (2) is rotatable with respect to the rinse arm (1), and a bushing (3). The locking mechanism (2) is latched in an interlocking manner to the bushing (3) or clamped in a force-fitting manner to the bushing (3) such that the locking mechanism (2) is fixedly connected to the bushing (3) and the rinse arm (1) is rotatable about the rotation axis (D) with respect to the bushing (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
    Inventors: Udo Bürkle, Martin Stettinius
  • RINSE ARM SYSTEM FOR WAREWASHER
    Publication number: 20170231461
    Abstract: A rinse arm system for a warewasher includes a rinse arm (1) rotatable about a rotation axis (D), a locking mechanism (2) connected to the rinse arm (1) such that the locking mechanism (2) is rotatable with respect to the rinse arm (1), and a bushing (3). The locking mechanism (2) is latched in an interlocking manner to the bushing (3) or clamped in a force-fitting manner to the bushing (3) such that the locking mechanism (2) is fixedly connected to the bushing (3) and the rinse arm (1) is rotatable about the rotation axis (D) with respect to the bushing (3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2015
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventors: Udo Bürkle, Martin Stettinius