Patents by Inventor Henry F. Doersam

Henry F. Doersam 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).

  • Fluid supply and reservoir for a clothes refreshing appliance
    Patent number: 6427365
    Abstract: A fluid supply and reservoir is proved which may be used in conjunction with a clothes refreshing appliance. A fluid cartridge has a top wall to which the nozzle assembly may be secured, and a supply of pressurized air is connected to the nozzle assembly to draw fluid from the reservoir into the nozzle assembly through a siphon tube by a venturi action. The air supply may be provided through an air supply arrangement which includes guide walls for positioning the nozzle assembly relative to the air supply, and a resiliently mounted air supply tube for mating with an air supply opening in the nozzle assembly. An arrangement may also be provided in the reservoir to assure a constant fluid pressure therein to provide a constant flow of fluid through the nozzle assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2002
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Bruce Grant MacGregor, Alex Kazaks, Bradford W. Flora, Henry F. Doersam, George Crothall, Ana Taiyuan Chang
  • Fluid supply and reservoir for a clothes refreshing appliance
    Publication number: 20010037590
    Abstract: A fluid supply and reservoir is proved which may be used in conjunction with a clothes refreshing appliance. A fluid cartridge has a top wall to which the nozzle assembly may be secured, and a supply of pressurized air is connected to the nozzle assembly to draw fluid from the reservoir into the nozzle assembly through a siphon tube by a venturi action. The air supply may be provided through an air supply arrangement which includes guide walls for positioning the nozzle assembly relative to the air supply, and a resiliently mounted air supply tube for mating with an air supply opening in the nozzle assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2001
    Publication date: November 8, 2001
    Inventors: Bruce Grant MacGregor, Alex Kazaks, Bradford W. Flora, Henry F. Doersam, George Crothall, Ana Taiyuan Chang