Patents by Inventor ELLIOTT V. STOWE

ELLIOTT V. STOWE 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).

  • Publication number: 20140137911
    Abstract: A dish rack for use in a dishwasher is provided. The dishwasher includes a tub defining a washing chamber for cleaning kitchenware and the like. The dish rack includes a wall bounding a space. A dispenser unit is mounted to the dish rack and is configured to hold an additive. A hydraulic circuit is disposed within the walls of the dish rack and is placed in fluid communication with the dispenser. Fluid pressure from the hydraulic circuit is operable to eject the additive from the dispenser unit into the washing chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2013
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Applicant: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: MARK W. BALDWIN, PAUL E. BESHEARS, JR., SCOTT D. SLABBEKOORN, ELLIOTT V. STOWE, BARRY E. TULLER, AMERESH B. VISWANATHAN
  • Publication number: 20140069465
    Abstract: A method of operating a dishwasher having a treating chamber for washing dishes includes dispensing a detergent, supplying liquid to mix with the detergent to form a wash liquid, storing a first portion of the wash liquid in a reuse tank and using a second portion of the wash liquid in the treating chamber, supplying the first portion of the wash liquid from the reuse tank to the treating chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2012
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: SCOTT D. SLABBEKOORN, ELLIOTT V. STOWE, BARRY E. TULLER, CHAD T. VANDERROEST
  • Publication number: 20140060579
    Abstract: Methods of operating a dishwasher having a treating chamber, a sump fluidly coupled to the treating chamber, a sprayer for spraying liquid in the treating chamber, a recirculation pump fluidly coupled to the sump and the sprayer to recirculate the sprayed liquid from the sump to the sprayer, and a reuse tank for storing liquid. The methods remove and store liquid that do not include sedimented soil particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2012
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: SCOTT D. SLABBEKOORN, ELLIOTT V. STOWE, BARRY E. TULLER, CHAD T. VANDERROEST
  • Publication number: 20140020718
    Abstract: A dishwasher comprises a treating chamber for receiving dishes therein for treatment according to a cycle of operation, at least one sprayer providing a spray of liquid into the treating chamber, and an ozone generator for selectively providing ozone gas to the treating chamber for sanitizing the dishes in the treating chamber during a cycle of operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2013
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Applicant: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: PAUL E. BESHEARS, JR., JONATHAN D. GEPHART, SAADAT HUSSAIN, MARK M. SENNINGER, ELLIOTT V. STOWE
  • Publication number: 20140014144
    Abstract: A dishwasher includes a dispenser assembly, having a top plate portion and a rear plate portion, mounted to a dishwasher liner through at least one mechanical fastener which projects through the liner, extends freely through the rear plate portion and is secured to the top plate portion. Disposed between the liner and the rear panel portion is a seal, either a flat seal or a radial seal. In addition, a trim member, which can be hinged to the top plate portion or formed as a separate component, is provided about a periphery of the top plate portion and seats upon the liner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2012
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: AARON P. BENNETT, PAUL E. BESHEARS, JR., MICHAEL F. GREGORY, RICHARD L. KRETZ, ELLIOTT V. STOWE, CHRISTOPHER C. WILCOX
  • Patent number: 8425689
    Abstract: A method of operating a dishwasher having a treating chamber for washing utensils includes executing a cycle of operation having at least one liquid supplying phase, removing at least some of the supplied liquid, storing the removed liquid, and later reusing at least some of the stored liquid in the same or subsequent phase or in the same or subsequent cycle of operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Scott D. Slabbekoorn, Elliott V. Stowe, Barry E. Tuller, Chad T. Vanderroest
  • Publication number: 20120260942
    Abstract: A method of operating a dishwasher having a treating chamber for washing utensils includes executing a cycle of operation having at least one liquid supplying phase, removing at least some of the supplied liquid, storing the removed liquid, and later reusing at least some of the stored liquid in the same or subsequent phase or in the same or subsequent cycle of operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2012
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: SCOTT D. SLABBEKOORN, ELLIOTT V. STOWE, BARRY E. TULLER, CHAD T. VANDERROEST
  • Publication number: 20120145193
    Abstract: A method of operating a dishwasher having a wash tub and a reuse tank for storing liquid for subsequent reuse, wherein the condition of the water in the reuse tank may be monitored and/or acted upon to limit the likelihood of undesired effects associated with the growth of micro-organisms in the liquid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2010
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: JOSEF A. BUSER, KRISTOPHER L. DELGADO, SCOTT D. SLABBEKOORN, CRISTIAN A. SOTO, ELLIOTT V. STOWE
  • Publication number: 20120145195
    Abstract: A method of operating a dishwasher having a wash tub and a reuse tank for storing liquid for subsequent reuse, wherein the condition of the water in the reuse tank may be monitored and/or acted upon to limit the likelihood of undesired effects associated with the growth of micro-organisms in the liquid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2010
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: JOSEF A. BUSER, KRISTOPHER L. DELGADO, ELLIOTT V. STOWE