Patents by Inventor Curtis Tremel

Curtis Tremel 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).

  • Publication number: 20050050762
    Abstract: A laundry appliance includes a cabinet, a drying chamber, a door assembly, a blower assembly and an air passage for directing an airflow to the drying chamber. A media holder is removably positioned in the air passage to suspend a volatilizable media in the path of the airflow. The media holder includes a main body having rear wall formed from a latticework frame, an interior for receiving the volatilizable material, and a door member. The door member is also formed from a latticework frame. With this arrangement, both the rear wall and door member include a plurality of openings to allow an airflow to carry a fragrance or other substance from the volatilizable material through the air passage to treat clothes placed in the drying chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2003
    Publication date: March 10, 2005
    Inventors: Lisa Hood, Troy Johnson, Joseph Keeler, Paul Maass, Jeffrey Rupe, Dean Schaffran, Stephen Schober, Curtis Tremel
  • Publication number: 20050035076
    Abstract: A hanger rod is provided for a clothes drying cabinet. The rod includes a plurality of notches, each adapted to receive a hanger. Each notch is V-shaped, with opposite side walls which converge downwardly to a substantially pointed apex. The rod has front and rear walls defining a thickness ranging between 30%-75% of the hanger hook diameter. The notches provide four contact points on the hanger hook to prevent rotation of the hanger hook on the rod during the drying process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2003
    Publication date: February 17, 2005
    Applicant: Maytag Corp.
    Inventors: Stephen Schober, Curtis Tremel
  • Publication number: 20050016016
    Abstract: An appliance with an internal working space has a door to provide access to the working space. A control panel is operatively mounted on the appliance. A seal mounted on the door sealingly engages with an upright wall on the control panel when the door is closed to prevent migration of moisture toward the components of the control panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2003
    Publication date: January 27, 2005
    Applicant: Maytag Corporation
    Inventors: Chris Lickiss, Curtis Tremel, Joseph Keeler, Troy Johnson, Michael Roberts, Burton Vander Schel, Dale Vander Heiden