Patents by Inventor Paul Richard Staun

Paul Richard Staun 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).

  • Small items bag for use in dishwasher
    Patent number: 6371642
    Abstract: A mesh bag for holding small items in a dishwasher. The bag preferably includes a top frame having a resilient front rail member and a resilient rear rail member. Each rail member has opposite ends. The rail members are pivotably joined at their ends such that the rail members are disposed adjacent each other. A mesh body depends from the top frame and has a substantially flat, rectangular shape. The mesh body includes a first mesh side wall and a second mesh side wall joined together along opposite side edges and a bottom edge. The top edge of the first mesh side wall is connected to the front rail member and the top edge of the second mesh side wall is connected to the rear rail such that the frame forms a closure mechanism for the bag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2002
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: David William Nelson, Stephen Dylan Berry, Scott Harold Wilson, Thomas H. Buckleitner, Paul Richard Staun, Pamela Sue Rogers, David J. Hoyh