Patents by Inventor Darrin S. Manke

Darrin S. Manke 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).

  • Molded plastic dishwasher door assembly
    Patent number: 6736470
    Abstract: A dishwasher door assembly includes a frame, an inner door panel and a decorative outer door panel. The door is assembled by snap-fitting the inner door panel to the frame and then further snap-fitting the decorative outer panel over the frame. Thereafter, mechanical fasteners are inserted in aligned openings formed in the outer door panel, frame and inner door panel. This overall arrangement enables a consumer to select between various decorative outer door panels available to a retailer such that an outer door panel of a desired color and/or style can be sold with the overall dishwasher. The overall door assembly is preferably formed from plastic so as to be lightweight, yet structurally sound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2004
    Assignee: Maytag Corporation
    Inventors: Darrin S. Manke, Stephen D. Schober
  • Molded plastic dishwasher door assembly
    Publication number: 20030067254
    Abstract: A dishwasher door assembly includes a frame, an inner door panel and a decorative outer door panel. The door is assembled by snap-fitting the inner door panel to the frame and then further snap-fitting the decorative outer panel over the frame. Thereafter, mechanical fasteners are inserted in aligned openings formed in the outer door panel, frame and inner door panel. This overall arrangement enables a consumer to select between various decorative outer door panels available to a retailer such that an outer door panel of a desired color and/or style can be sold with the overall dishwasher. The overall door assembly is preferably formed from plastic so as to be lightweight, yet structurally sound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2001
    Publication date: April 10, 2003
    Applicant: Maytag Corporation
    Inventors: Darrin S. Manke, Stephen D. Schober
  • Selective back lighting of appliance control panel
    Patent number: 5698826
    Abstract: An appliance control panel having selective backlighting includes a selection area that is normally visible to the operator including an "OPTIONS" switch. By pressing the "OPTIONS" switch, a plurality of lamps are illuminated. The light from the lamps passes through an assembly of overlays and illuminates a set of optional switches that are not normally visible. The incandescent lamps are positioned partially within a clear plastic mounting plate with a lamp on each side of the optional switches. The clear mounting plate is masked on both sides except for areas on the plate that form depressions around each optional switch. The light is trapped between the masks and escapes through the overlay assembly, illuminating the optional switches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 16, 1997
    Assignee: Maytag Corporation
    Inventors: Mark A. Cracraft, Randall L. Cooper, Darrin S. Manke
  • Humidifier
    Patent number: D500847
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2005
    Assignee: The Holmes Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Darrin S. Manke, Matthew James Ibarra, Chris A. Chang, Stephen Paul Bourque
  • Aroma dispensing device
    Patent number: D504171
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2005
    Assignee: The Holmes Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew James Ibarra, Darrin S. Manke, Stanley O. Thompson, David Bossa, Naomi Ruth Nelson, Brice Daniel Westring
  • Patient monitoring device
    Patent number: D549831
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2007
    Assignee: Welch Allyn, Inc.
    Inventors: Suzanne M. Ward, Darrin S. Manke, Derek A. Verhoorn, Young Hwan Oh, I Ung Kim, Eong Suk Kim, Dong Won Kang
  • Fan
    Patent number: D482438
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2003
    Assignee: The Holmes Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert A. Barker, Darrin S. Manke, Matthew Ibarra
  • Hair trimmer with vacuum system
    Patent number: D489487
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2004
    Assignee: Remington Corporation, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Matthew James Ibarra, James Joseph Kennedy, III, Darrin S. Manke, Stanley O. Thompson
  • Medical monitor
    Patent number: D600814
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2009
    Assignee: Welch Allyn, Inc.
    Inventors: Braxton L. Lathrop, Michael D. McAtamney, Brian J. Skelton, William J. Smirles, James J. Shortt, Stephen A. Montgomery, Ah Leen Neo, Darrin S. Manke, Erin-Anne A. Lemieux
  • Medical monitor with a defibrillator
    Patent number: D621511
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2010
    Assignee: Zoll Medical Corporation
    Inventors: Braxton L. Lathrop, Michael D. McAtamney, Brian J. Skelton, William J. Smirles, James J. Shortt, Stephen A. Montgomery, Ah Leen Neo, Darrin S. Manke, Erin-Anne A. Lemieux
  • Control panel for dishwasher
    Patent number: D373860
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 1994
    Date of Patent: September 17, 1996
    Assignee: Maytag Corporation
    Inventor: Darrin S. Manke