Patents by Inventor JONATHAN D. GEPHART
JONATHAN D. GEPHART 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: 10722096Abstract: A household appliance includes a selectively mountable wireless communication module. The selectively mountable wireless communication module can be selectively mounted in a toe kick area of the household appliance. The household appliance can be, but is not limited to, a dishwasher, an oven, a refrigerator, a freezer, a microwave, a washing machine, a dryer, or a combo washer-dryer.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2019Date of Patent: July 28, 2020Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Wyndham F. Gary, Jr., Jonathan D. Gephart, John Howard Lanham
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Publication number: 20200085274Abstract: A household appliance includes a selectively mountable wireless communication module. The selectively mountable wireless communication module can be selectively mounted in a toe kick area of the household appliance. The household appliance can be, but is not limited to, a dishwasher, an oven, a refrigerator, a freezer, a microwave, a washing machine, a dryer, or a combo washer-dryer.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 19, 2019Publication date: March 19, 2020Inventors: Wyndham F. Gary, JR., Jonathan D. Gephart, John Howard Lanham
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Publication number: 20190387950Abstract: A household appliance that includes a selectively mountable wireless communication module. The selectively mountable wireless communication module can be selectively mounted in a toe kick area of the household appliance. The household appliance can be, but is not limited to, a dishwasher, an oven, a refrigerator, a freezer, a microwave, a washing machine, a dryer, or a combo washer-dryer.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2018Publication date: December 26, 2019Inventors: Wyndham F. Gary, Jr., Jonathan D. Gephart, John Howard Lanham
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Patent number: 10499786Abstract: A household appliance that includes a selectively mountable wireless communication module. The selectively mountable wireless communication module can be selectively mounted in a toe kick area of the household appliance. The household appliance can be, but is not limited to, a dishwasher, an oven, a refrigerator, a freezer, a microwave, a washing machine, a dryer, or a combo washer-dryer.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2018Date of Patent: December 10, 2019Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Wyndham F. Gary, Jr., Jonathan D. Gephart, John Howard Lanham
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Patent number: 9936850Abstract: A dishwasher for treating dishes according to at least one cycle of operation and methods for operating a dishwasher. The dishwasher may have a tub at least partially defining a treating chamber, a rotatable sprayer, a drive system operably coupled to the rotatable sprayer to effect movement of the rotatable sprayer, and a liquid recirculation system for recirculating sprayed liquid. The dishwasher may have a sump including a sensor enclosure, a first sensor element located within the sensor enclosure and configured to sense at least a portion of the rotatable sprayer, and a controller configured to receive output from the first sensor element and control the drive system and the liquid recirculation system to rotate the rotatable sprayer while selectively supplying liquid to the rotatable sprayer.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2015Date of Patent: April 10, 2018Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Kevin L. Becker, Nelson J. Ferragut, Jordan R. Fountain, Jonathan D. Gephart
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Patent number: 9572475Abstract: An appliance that conducts a useful cycle of operation on an article comprises a treating chamber receiving the article and having an access opening. A first closure element selectively closes at least a first portion of the access opening, and a second closure element movable relative to the first closure element selectively closes at least a second portion of the access opening. An operative device can be coupled to the second closure element. A cable providing at least one of electrical or data communication to the device is routed through the first closure element to the second closure element and is operatively connected to the device on the second closure element.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2013Date of Patent: February 21, 2017Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Jonathan D. Gephart, Andrew T. Middleton, Blayne C. Smith, Anthony B. Welsh
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Publication number: 20160095494Abstract: A dishwasher for treating dishes according to at least one cycle of operation and methods for operating a dishwasher. The dishwasher may have a tub at least partially defining a treating chamber, a rotatable sprayer, a drive system operably coupled to the rotatable sprayer to effect movement of the rotatable sprayer, and a liquid recirculation system for recirculating sprayed liquid. The dishwasher may have a sump including a sensor enclosure, a first sensor element located within the sensor enclosure and configured to sense at least a portion of the rotatable sprayer, and a controller configured to receive output from the first sensor element and control the drive system and the liquid recirculation system to rotate the rotatable sprayer while selectively supplying liquid to the rotatable sprayer.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2015Publication date: April 7, 2016Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATIONInventors: KEVIN L. BECKER, NELSON J. FERRAGUT, JORDAN R. FOUNTAIN, JONATHAN D. GEPHART
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Patent number: 9220393Abstract: A dishwasher for treating dishes according to at least one cycle of operation and methods for operating a dishwasher. The dishwasher may have a tub at least partially defining a treating chamber, a rotatable sprayer, a drive system operably coupled to the rotatable sprayer to effect movement of the rotatable sprayer, and a liquid recirculation system for recirculating sprayed liquid. The dishwasher may have a sump including a sensor enclosure, a first sensor element located within the sensor enclosure and configured to sense at least a portion of the rotatable sprayer, and a controller configured to receive output from the first sensor element and control the drive system and the liquid recirculation system to rotate the rotatable sprayer while selectively supplying liquid to the rotatable sprayer.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2012Date of Patent: December 29, 2015Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Kevin L. Becker, Nelson J. Ferragut, Jordan R. Fountain, Jonathan D. Gephart
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Publication number: 20140319990Abstract: An appliance that conducts a useful cycle of operation on an article comprises a treating chamber receiving the article and having an access opening. A first closure element selectively closes at least a first portion of the access opening, and a second closure element movable relative to the first closure element selectively closes at least a second portion of the access opening. An operative device can be coupled to the second closure element. A cable providing at least one of electrical or data communication to the device is routed through the first closure element to the second closure element and is operatively connected to the device on the second closure element.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2013Publication date: October 30, 2014Applicant: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: JONATHAN D. GEPHART, ANDREW T. MIDDLETON, BLAYNE C. SMITH, ANTHONY B. WELSH
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Publication number: 20140069462Abstract: A dishwasher for treating dishes according to at least one cycle of operation and methods for operating a dishwasher. The dishwasher may have a tub at least partially defining a treating chamber, a rotatable sprayer, a drive system operably coupled to the rotatable sprayer to effect movement of the rotatable sprayer, and a liquid recirculation system for recirculating sprayed liquid. The dishwasher may have a sump including a sensor enclosure, a first sensor element located within the sensor enclosure and configured to sense at least a portion of the rotatable sprayer, and a controller configured to receive output from the first sensor element and control the drive system and the liquid recirculation system to rotate the rotatable sprayer while selectively supplying liquid to the rotatable sprayer.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2012Publication date: March 13, 2014Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATIONInventors: KEVIN L. BECKER, NELSON J. FERRAGUT, JORDAN R. FOUNTAIN, JONATHAN D. GEPHART
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Publication number: 20140020718Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 9, 2013Publication date: January 23, 2014Applicant: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: PAUL E. BESHEARS, JR., JONATHAN D. GEPHART, SAADAT HUSSAIN, MARK M. SENNINGER, ELLIOTT V. STOWE