Patents by Inventor Cody Topp

Cody Topp 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).

  • Warewasher and associated spray arm assembly
    Patent number: 11000174
    Abstract: A warewash machine includes a chamber for receiving wares, the chamber having at least one spray zone in which a liquid is recirculated from a tank to a spray tube assembly having a plurality of spray nozzles. The spray tube assembly includes a plurality of spray tubes, each including an input end and a distal end connected to a tube support, which has a fixed part and a cover movable between a closed and open positions. Each distal end has an opening that is covered in the closed position and uncovered, perhaps fully, in the open position. The tube support may include at least one latching assembly for holding the cover in the closed position. The cover and the access door may be cooperatively configured such that, when the cover is in the open position, the cover prevents the access door from moving to the closed operating position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
    Inventors: Alexander R. Anim-Mensah, Mary E. Paulus, Michael T. James, Shawn D. Waterman, Cody Topp, Robert Petrick, Vincenzo Violi, Philip Stone
  • WAREWASHER AND ASSOCIATED SPRAY ARM ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20190298144
    Abstract: A warewash machine includes a chamber for receiving wares, the chamber having at least one spray zone in which a liquid is recirculated from a tank to a spray tube assembly having a plurality of spray nozzles. The spray tube assembly includes a plurality of spray tubes, each including an input end and a distal end connected to a tube support, which has a fixed part and a cover movable between a closed and open positions. Each distal end has an opening that is covered in the closed position and uncovered, perhaps fully, in the open position. The tube support may include at least one latching assembly for holding the cover in the closed position. The cover and the access door may be cooperatively configured such that, when the cover is in the open position, the cover prevents the access door from moving to the closed operating position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2019
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Inventors: Alexander R. Anim-Mensah, Mary E. Paulus, Michael T. James, Shawn D. Waterman, Cody Topp, Robert Petrick, Vincenzo Violi, Philip Stone