Patents by Inventor Damian M. Chojnacki

Damian M. Chojnacki 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).

  • Patent number: 11918167
    Abstract: An automatic dishwashing device may include a tub defining a hollow dishwashing cavity having a back, top, bottom, and two sides and is accessible via an access opening at a front of the cavity, a rack slidably disposed within the tub and moveable in a longitudinal direction between a stored position within the tub to an extended position where the rack extends outside of the tub, and a tray slidably engaged with the rack for sliding movement in the longitudinal direction, wherein the tray is configured to selectively remain partially within the tub when the rack is in the extended position or extend outside the tub when the rack is in the extended position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Damian M. Chojnacki, Mark S. Feddema
  • Publication number: 20220133125
    Abstract: An automatic dishwashing device may include a tub defining a hollow dishwashing cavity having a back, top, bottom, and two sides and is accessible via an access opening at a front of the cavity, a rack slidably disposed within the tub and moveable in a longitudinal direction between a stored position within the tub to an extended position where the rack extends outside of the tub, and a tray slidably engaged with the rack for sliding movement in the longitudinal direction, wherein the tray is configured to selectively remain partially within the tub when the rack is in the extended position or extend outside the tub when the rack is in the extended position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2021
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventors: Damian M. Chojnacki, Mark S. Feddema