Patents by Inventor DANIEL S. MEAD

DANIEL S. MEAD 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).

  • Dishwasher with a pivot system for a dish rack
    Patent number: 11116380
    Abstract: A dishwasher has a tub defining a wash chamber with an open face, a pivoting door having an open position and a closed position, a slide system having a first rail including a transition element, a second rail slidably interconnected with the first rail for relative sliding, and a dish rack rotatably connected to the slide system by a pivot system. The pivot system is attached to the transition element to cooperatively pivot with the door as the door is moving from the open position to the closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Marcus R. Fischer, Christopher C. Wilcox, Daniel S. Mead, Jamie T. Weinert
  • DISHWASHER WITH A PIVOT SYSTEM FOR A DISH RACK
    Publication number: 20190069754
    Abstract: A dishwasher has a tub defining a wash chamber with an open face, a pivoting door having an open position and a closed position, a slide system having a first rail including a transition element, a second rail slidably interconnected with the first rail for relative sliding, and a dish rack rotatably connected to the slide system by a pivot system. The pivot system is attached to the transition element to cooperatively pivot with the door as the door is moving from the open position to the closed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2018
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Inventors: Marcus R. Fischer, Christopher C. Wilcox, Daniel S. Mead, Jamie T. Weinert
  • Dishwasher with a pivot system for a dish rack
    Patent number: 10123677
    Abstract: A dishwasher includes a slide system for sliding movement of a dish rack in and out of a wash chamber, and a pivot system to enable cooperative pivoting of the dish rack and an access door when the dish rack at least partially overlies the door and the door is pivoted from an opened to a closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Marcus R. Fischer, Christopher C. Wilcox, Daniel S. Mead, Jamie T. Weinert
  • DISHWASHER WITH A PIVOT SYSTEM FOR A DISH RACK
    Publication number: 20160174805
    Abstract: A dishwasher includes a slide system for sliding movement of a dish rack in and out of a wash chamber, and a pivot system to enable cooperative pivoting of the dish rack and an access door when the dish rack at least partially overlies the door and the door is pivoted from an opened to a closed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2016
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Inventors: MARCUS R. FISCHER, Christopher C. Wilcox, Daniel S. Mead, Jamie T. Weinert
  • Dishwasher with a pivot system for a dish rack
    Patent number: 9282877
    Abstract: A dishwasher includes a slide system for sliding movement of a dish rack in and out of a wash chamber, and a pivot system to enable cooperative pivoting of the dish rack and an access door when the dish rack at least partially overlies the door and the door is pivoted from an opened to a closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Marcus R. Fischer, Christopher C. Wilcox, Daniel S. Mead, Jamie T. Weinert
  • DISHWASHER WITH A PIVOT SYSTEM FOR A DISH RACK
    Publication number: 20130247944
    Abstract: A dishwasher includes a slide system for sliding movement of a dish rack in and out of a wash chamber, and a pivot system to enable cooperative pivoting of the dish rack and an access door when the dish rack at least partially overlies the door and the door is pivoted from an opened to a closed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2012
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: MARCUS R. FISCHER, CHRISTOPHER C. WILCOX, DANIEL S. MEAD, JAMIE T. WEINERT