Patents by Inventor Donald Gapko

Donald Gapko 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).

  • Food waste disposer with food deflecting housing
    Patent number: 8985489
    Abstract: A food waste disposer has a food conveying section that receives food waste and water; a grinding section including a grinding mechanism, and a motor section including a motor. The grinding section is disposed between the food conveying section and the motor section. The grinding mechanism includes a stationary grind ring and a rotating shredder plate assembly that rotates in the grind ring to grind food waste to form ground matter that combines with the water to form a slurry. The slurry passes into a discharge area in an upper end bell below the shredder plate assembly. The food conveying section includes a housing having a food waste deflecting band with an angular profile at a lower end of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: Emerson Electric Co.
    Inventors: Cynthia C. Jara-Almonte, Donald Gapko, Randall E. Hammer, Dane Hofmeister
  • FOOD WASTE DISPOSER WITH FOOD DEFLECTING HOUSING
    Publication number: 20130175375
    Abstract: A food waste disposer has a food conveying section that receives food waste and water; a grinding section including a grinding mechanism, and a motor section including a motor. The grinding section is disposed between the food conveying section and the motor section. The grinding mechanism includes a stationary grind ring and a rotating shredder plate assembly that rotates in the grind ring to grind food waste to form ground matter that combines with the water to form a slurry. The slurry passes into a discharge area in an upper end bell below the shredder plate assembly. The food conveying section includes a housing having a food waste deflecting band with an angular profile at a lower end of the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2012
    Publication date: July 11, 2013
    Applicant: Emerson Electric Co.
    Inventors: Cynthia C. Jara-Almonte, Donald Gapko, Randall E. Hammer, Dane Hofmeister