Patents by Inventor THOMAS ALAN LATACK

THOMAS ALAN LATACK 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).

  • Method and apparatus for operating a composter device
    Patent number: 10723666
    Abstract: A method for operating a composter device including directing exhaust from a composting container to a reservoir by way of a first fluid pathway, directing ambient air to the reservoir by way of a second fluid pathway, and mixing the exhaust from the first fluid pathway and the ambient air from the second fluid pathway.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Rachel Maghas, Thomas Alan Latack
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OPERATING A COMPOSTER DEVICE
    Publication number: 20180215676
    Abstract: A method for operating a composter device including directing exhaust from a composting container to a reservoir by way of a first fluid pathway, directing ambient air to the reservoir by way of a second fluid pathway, and mixing the exhaust from the first fluid pathway and the ambient air from the second fluid pathway.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2018
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Inventors: RACHEL MAGHAS, THOMAS ALAN LATACK
  • Method and apparatus for operating a composter device
    Patent number: 10000429
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for operating a composter device includes a compost container, a condensate reservoir, a first fluid pathway fluidly coupling the composting chamber and the condensate reservoir, and a fan moving air from the composting chamber to the condensate reservoir along the first fluid pathway to define a first airflow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2018
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Rachel Maghas, Thomas Alan Latack
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OPERATING A COMPOSTER DEVICE
    Publication number: 20170260111
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for operating a composter device includes a compost container, a condensate reservoir, a first fluid pathway fluidly coupling the composting chamber and the condensate reservoir, and a fan moving air from the composting chamber to the condensate reservoir along the first fluid pathway to define a first airflow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2016
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Inventors: RACHEL MAGHAS, THOMAS ALAN LATACK