Patents by Inventor Thomas Haft

Thomas Haft 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).

  • CONNECTOR FOR A DISHWASHER MIDDLE SPRAY ARM
    Publication number: 20140373883
    Abstract: A docking system includes basket and wall conduit systems. The basket conduit system includes a conduit and first and second nozzles mounted to opposite ends of the conduit. The second nozzle has a first funnel shape with a first circumference that decreases from an open end of the second nozzle towards the conduit. The wall conduit system includes front and back housings, a sliding plate, and a third nozzle. A sliding aperture is formed through a front plate of the front housing. A nozzle aperture is formed through a back plate of the back housing. The sliding plate slides within a space formed by the front housing and the back housing. The third nozzle is sized and shaped to slide within the sliding aperture and includes a generally cylindrical shape and a second funnel shape with a second circumference that decreases from the sliding plate towards the generally cylindrical shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2013
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Inventors: Thomas Haft, Janusz Sendor, Colin R. Clerkin, Gerry Lippincott, Brian Wylie, Randall Koplin, Stephen Latham, Kent Kallsen
  • Air treatment system
    Patent number: 7824480
    Abstract: A storage compartment comprises an enclosure defining a storage space and an air treatment system in fluid communication with the interior space. The air treatment system includes a light source and a catalyst and configured to treat air without the use of ozone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2010
    Assignee: Sub-Zero, Inc.
    Inventors: Randy W. Hurlebaus, Curtis J. Scadden, Curtis Leroy Cruver, IV, Chris Rieger, James E. Pelkey, Ronald M. Austin, Mark J. Blahnik, Colin R. Clerkin, Brian Wylie, Thomas Haft
  • Air treatment system
    Publication number: 20080168790
    Abstract: A storage compartment comprises an enclosure defining a storage space and an air treatment system in fluid communication with the interior space. The air treatment system includes a light source and a catalyst and configured to treat air without the use of ozone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2007
    Publication date: July 17, 2008
    Inventors: Randy W. Hurlebaus, Curtis J. Scadden, Curtis Leroy Cruver, Chris Rieger, James E. Pelkey, Ronald M. Austin, Mark J. Blahnik, Colin R. Clerkin, Brian Wylie, Thomas Haft
  • Dishwasher with bulk wash aid dispenser
    Patent number: 7275552
    Abstract: A dishwasher comprises a bulk wash aid dispenser than can store both solid and liquid bulk wash aids and dispense controllable amounts therefrom during dishwashing cycles. The controllable amounts are typically single charges, the amount required during a selected dishwashing cycle. The single charges can be dispensed individually or simultaneously and all at once or at various intervals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2007
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Brent A. DeWeerd, Thomas Haft, Jeff M. Borah
  • Dishwasher liquid delivery system
    Publication number: 20050126607
    Abstract: The invention relates to a household dishwasher having a liquid delivery system for transporting liquid from an external supply or a dishwasher wash chamber to a liquid-using washing accessory preferably located on the inner face of the dishwasher door.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2003
    Publication date: June 16, 2005
    Inventors: Thomas Haft, David Romig, Jeff Borah
  • Dishwasher with bulk wash aid dispenser
    Publication number: 20050126608
    Abstract: A dishwasher comprises a bulk wash aid dispenser than can store both solid and liquid bulk wash aids and dispense controllable amounts therefrom during dishwashing cycles. The controllable amounts are typically single charges, the amount required during a selected dishwashing cycle. The single charges can be dispensed individually or simultaneously and all at once or at various intervals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2003
    Publication date: June 16, 2005
    Inventors: Brent DeWeerd, Thomas Haft, Jeff Borah
  • Dishwasher door
    Patent number: D710557
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: Wolf Appliance, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Haft, Colin R. Clerkin, Gerry Lippincott, Brian Wylie, Dan Yokes, Randy Campbell, Curtis Leroy Cruver, IV