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).

  • Patent number: 10722096
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Wyndham F. Gary, Jr., Jonathan D. Gephart, John Howard Lanham
  • Publication number: 20200085274
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2019
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventors: Wyndham F. Gary, JR., Jonathan D. Gephart, John Howard Lanham
  • Publication number: 20190387950
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2018
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Inventors: Wyndham F. Gary, Jr., Jonathan D. Gephart, John Howard Lanham
  • Patent number: 10499786
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Wyndham F. Gary, Jr., Jonathan D. Gephart, John Howard Lanham
  • Patent number: 9936850
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Kevin L. Becker, Nelson J. Ferragut, Jordan R. Fountain, Jonathan D. Gephart
  • Patent number: 9572475
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Jonathan D. Gephart, Andrew T. Middleton, Blayne C. Smith, Anthony B. Welsh
  • Publication number: 20160095494
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2015
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: KEVIN L. BECKER, NELSON J. FERRAGUT, JORDAN R. FOUNTAIN, JONATHAN D. GEPHART
  • Patent number: 9220393
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Kevin L. Becker, Nelson J. Ferragut, Jordan R. Fountain, Jonathan D. Gephart
  • Publication number: 20140319990
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2013
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Applicant: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: JONATHAN D. GEPHART, ANDREW T. MIDDLETON, BLAYNE C. SMITH, ANTHONY B. WELSH
  • Publication number: 20140069462
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: KEVIN L. BECKER, NELSON J. FERRAGUT, JORDAN R. FOUNTAIN, JONATHAN D. GEPHART
  • 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