Patents by Inventor Dennis Staley
Dennis Staley 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).
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Patent number: 10143327Abstract: A domestic steaming appliance for steaming food items is provided. The domestic steamer appliance includes a base; a steamer insert mounted in the base; a steamer cup located below the steamer insert; a removable water tank configured to hold water for feeding to the steamer cup, the water tank having a top that forms an air tight seal with the water tank when the top is in place on the water tank; and a feeder tube fluidly connecting the water tank to the steamer cup, the feeder tube being connected to the steamer cup at a steamer cup inlet. The water in the water tank is fed to the steamer cup by way of the feeder tube under gravitational force only.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2015Date of Patent: December 4, 2018Assignees: BSH Home Appliances Corporation, BSH Hausgeräte GmbHInventors: John Freeman, Charlie Hanna, Jeremiah Nash, Dennis Staley
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Publication number: 20170020323Abstract: A domestic steaming appliance for steaming food items is provided. The domestic steamer appliance includes a base; a steamer insert mounted in the base; a steamer cup located below the steamer insert; a removable water tank configured to hold water for feeding to the steamer cup, the water tank having a top that forms an air tight seal with the water tank when the top is in place on the water tank; and a feeder tube fluidly connecting the water tank to the steamer cup, the feeder tube being connected to the steamer cup at a steamer cup inlet. The water in the water tank is fed to the steamer cup by way of the feeder tube under gravitational force only.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2015Publication date: January 26, 2017Inventors: John Freeman, Charlie Hanna, Jeremiah Nash, Dennis Staley
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Publication number: 20070204644Abstract: A refrigeration appliance is provided with a freezer compartment accessible through an openable door, the freezer compartment extending between two side walls. An ice bin is slidably mounted in the freezer compartment occupying a width of the freezer compartment, less than a full width between the two side walls. A food storage compartment is slidably mounted in the freezer compartment with at least a portion horizontally adjacent to the ice bin, and slidable independently of the ice bin. A non-contact ice level sensing apparatus having an emitter component and a receiver component is provided, with one of the components mounted between the ice bin and the food storage compartment and the other of the components mounted on an opposite side of the ice bin from the food storage compartment.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2006Publication date: September 6, 2007Inventors: Patrick Braun, James Dasher, Terry Goldman, Dennis Staley, John Meadway
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Patent number: 6357474Abstract: A shielding apparatus for preventing premature entry of a liquid into an overflow drain tube. The shielding apparatus has a shielding member, which may be convex, positioned over an opening of the overflow drain tube. The shielding member deflects airborne liquid and prevents the airborne liquid from passing through the opening. The shielding apparatus also has at least one stem that is inserted through the opening and into the bore of the overflow drain tube. At least one spacer provides a space between at least a portion of the shielding member and a rim that surrounds the opening. The shielding apparatus may be used in a system for cleaning semiconductor structures by preventing liquid from being splashed or projected into the opening of the overflow drain tube. Methods for shielding an overflow drain tube and for cleaning semiconductor structures are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2001Date of Patent: March 19, 2002Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.Inventor: Dennis Staley
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Publication number: 20010039967Abstract: A shielding apparatus for preventing premature entry of a liquid into an overflow drain tube. The shielding apparatus has a shielding member, which may be convex, positioned over an opening of the overflow drain tube. The shielding member deflects airborne liquid and prevents the airborne liquid from passing through the opening. The shielding apparatus also has at least one stem that is inserted through the opening and into the bore of the overflow drain tube. At least one spacer provides a space between at least a portion of the shielding member and a rim that surrounds the opening. The shielding apparatus may be used in a system for cleaning semiconductor structures by preventing liquid from being splashed or projected into the opening of the overflow drain tube. Methods for shielding an overflow drain tube and for cleaning semiconductor structures are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2001Publication date: November 15, 2001Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.Inventor: Dennis Staley
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Patent number: 6286554Abstract: A shielding apparatus for preventing premature entry of a liquid into an overflow drain tube. The shielding apparatus has a shielding member, which may be convex, positioned over an opening of the overflow drain tube. The shielding member deflects airborne liquid and prevents the airborne liquid from passing through the opening. The shielding apparatus also has at least one stem that is inserted through the opening and into the bore of the overflow drain tube. At least one spacer provides a space between at least a portion of the shielding member and a rim that surrounds the opening. The shielding apparatus may be used in a system for cleaning semiconductor structures by preventing liquid from being splashed or projected into the opening of the overflow drain tube. Methods for shielding an overflow drain tube and for cleaning semiconductor structures are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 1999Date of Patent: September 11, 2001Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.Inventor: Dennis Staley
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Patent number: 6196264Abstract: A shielding apparatus for preventing premature entry of a liquid into an overflow drain tube. The shielding apparatus has a shielding member, which may be convex, positioned over an opening of the overflow drain tube. The shielding member deflects airborne liquid and prevents the airborne liquid from passing through the opening. The shielding apparatus also has at least one stem that is inserted through the opening and into the bore of the overflow drain tube. At least one spacer provides a space between at least a portion of the shielding member and a rim that surrounds the opening. The shielding apparatus may be used in a system for cleaning semiconductor structures by preventing liquid from being splashed or projected into the opening of the overflow drain tube. Methods for shielding an overflow drain tube and for cleaning semiconductor structures are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 1999Date of Patent: March 6, 2001Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.Inventor: Dennis Staley
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Patent number: 6004401Abstract: A shielding apparatus and method of use for preventing premature entry of a liquid into an overflow drain tube. The shielding apparatus has a shielding member, which may be convex, positioned over an opening of the overflow drain tube. The shielding member deflects airborne liquid and prevents the airborne liquid from passing through the opening. The shielding apparatus also has at least one stem that is inserted through the opening and into the bore of the overflow drain tube. At least one spacer provides a space between at least a portion of the shielding member and a rim that surrounds the opening. The shielding apparatus may be used in a system for cleaning semiconductor structures by preventing liquid from being splashed or projected into the opening of the overflow drain tube. Methods for shielding an overflow drain tube and for cleaning semiconductor structures are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 1998Date of Patent: December 21, 1999Assignee: Micron Technology IncInventor: Dennis Staley