Patents by Inventor Gregory W. Bachmann

Gregory W. Bachmann 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).

  • Humidifier
    Patent number: 7377494
    Abstract: The present invention is a family of portable humidifiers. Each of the portable humidifiers has a housing, a number of wick assemblies, and a fan. The housing has an air inlet, an air outlet and a reservoir for holding water. The number of wick assemblies are positioned within the housing to contact the water in the reservoir. The wick assemblies are arranged in parallel between the air inlet and the fan. The fan is provided within the housing for creating an airflow. The airflow enters the air inlet, passes through the wick assemblies for adding moisture to the airflow from the water in the reservoir, and exits through the air outlet. The number for at least one of the portable humidifiers is different from the number for another of the portable humidifiers. Preferably each of the portable humidifiers includes a wick frame seated within the reservoir for supporting the wick assemblies. Each of the wick assemblies preferably has a wick element and a button.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2008
    Assignee: Sunbeam Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Jon French, Robert A. Barker, Don Bryce, Francis E. Marino, Tsuguji Nakano, Gregory W. Bachmann
  • Humidifier
    Patent number: 7073782
    Abstract: The present invention is a family of portable humidifiers. Each of the portable humidifiers has a housing, a number of wick assemblies, and a fan. The housing has an air inlet, an air outlet and a reservoir for holding water. The number of wick assemblies are positioned within the housing to contact the water in the reservoir. The wick assemblies are arranged in parallel between the air inlet and the fan. The fan is provided within the housing for creating an airflow. The airflow enters the air inlet, passes through the wick assemblies for adding moisture to the airflow from the water in the reservoir, and exits through the air outlet. The number for at least one of the portable humidifiers is different from the number for another of the portable humidifiers. Preferably each of the portable humidifiers includes a wick frame seated within the reservoir for supporting the wick assemblies. Each of the wick assemblies preferably has a wick element and a button.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2006
    Assignee: JCS/THG, LLC
    Inventors: Jon French, Robert A. Barker, Don Bryce, Francis E. Marino, Tsuguji Nakano, Gregory W. Bachmann