Patents by Inventor Curtis E. Riechman

Curtis E. Riechman 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).

  • System for controlling energy and water use in an automatic washer
    Patent number: 6125490
    Abstract: An automatic washer including an automatic liquid temperature control system having a control panel which includes selector means for selecting between a normal wash cycle and a soak cycle. The control panel further includes means for selecting a desired wash water temperature in the soak cycle and means for selecting a desired wash water temperature during the normal wash cycle. The temperature selection means for the normal wash cycle is independent from the temperature selection means for the soak cycle. The temperature selection means for the normal cycle limits the maximum temperature setting during the normal wash to less than the maximum temperature setting for the soak cycle. The reduced temperature wash system is further combined with a spray rinse process. Specifically, after the wash step, the clothes load is rinsed by a plurality of recirculating spray rinse steps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2000
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Curtis E. Riechman, John W Kurtz, Michael L. Huie