Patents by Inventor Darrell W. Shewmaker

Darrell W. Shewmaker 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 appliance
    Patent number: 9579010
    Abstract: A dishwasher appliance includes a rack assembly. A bracket of the rack assembly has a post and a support projection that defines a plurality of slots. The post of the bracket extends through a tub of the dishwasher appliance, and a sleeve engages the post such that the sleeve hinders the post from retracting through the tub. A slide rail is mounted on the support projection of the bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
    Inventor: Darrell W. Shewmaker
  • DISHWASHER APPLIANCE
    Publication number: 20160360946
    Abstract: A dishwasher appliance includes a rack assembly. A bracket of the rack assembly has a post and a support projection that defines a plurality of slots. The post of the bracket extends through a tub of the dishwasher appliance, and a sleeve engages the post such that the sleeve hinders the post from retracting through the tub. A slide rail is mounted on the support projection of the bracket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2015
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Inventor: Darrell W. Shewmaker
  • Dishwasher appliance with rack assembly projections
    Patent number: 9119523
    Abstract: A dishwasher appliance with a tub that defines a wash chamber is provided. A rack assembly is received within the wash chamber and includes a projection that extends from a front of the rack assembly. The projection is configured to engage a door of the dishwasher appliance and position the rack assembly in a retracted position when the door is in a closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Aaron Matthew McDaniel, Darrell W. Shewmaker, Ryan James Diener, William Nathan Garnett, Daniel J. Hart, Carl Joseph Rhodes, Jr., Rebecca Ann Eakins
  • Silverware basket for a dishwasher appliance
    Patent number: 8733859
    Abstract: A silverware basket for a dishwasher appliance is provided. The silverware basket appliance includes features for selectively securing a cover of the silverware basket in an open position. To selectively secure the cover in an open position, the silverware basket can include a pin with a noncircular cross-section that rotatably mounts the cover to the silverware basket or a recess defined by a brace that can receive a portion of the cover in the open position or both.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Darrell W. Shewmaker, Ryan James Diener, William Nathan Garnett, Daniel J. Hart
  • DISHWASHER APPLIANCE WITH RACK ASSEMBLY PROJECTIONS
    Publication number: 20140000663
    Abstract: A dishwasher appliance with a tub that defines a wash chamber is provided. A rack assembly is received within the wash chamber and includes a projection that extends from a front of the rack assembly. The projection is configured to engage a door of the dishwasher appliance and position the rack assembly in a retracted position when the door is in a closed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2012
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Aaron Matthew McDaniel, Darrell W. Shewmaker, Ryan James Diener, William Nathan Garnett, Daniel J. Hart, Carl Joseph Rhodes, JR., Rebecca Ann Eakins
  • SILVERWARE BASKET FOR A DISHWASHER APPLIANCE
    Publication number: 20130328465
    Abstract: A silverware basket for a dishwasher appliance is provided. The silverware basket appliance includes features for selectively securing a cover of the silverware basket in an open position. To selectively secure the cover in an open position, the silverware basket can include a pin with a noncircular cross-section that rotatably mounts the cover to the silverware basket or a recess defined by a brace that can receive a portion of the cover in the open position or both.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2012
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Darrell W. Shewmaker, Ryan James Diener, William Nathan Garnett, Daniel J. Hart