Patents by Inventor JONATHAN GEPHART

JONATHAN 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).

  • Dish treating appliance with diverter valve position sensing
    Patent number: 10694919
    Abstract: A diverter valve assembly includes a manifold defining a plenum with an inlet and multiple outlets, a membrane movably mounted within the plenum and having at least one through opening, which is sequentially aligned with the multiple outlets upon movement of the membrane, indicia provided on the membrane corresponding to each of the multiple outlets, and a sensor configured to sense the indicia and provide an output of the sensed indicia.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Jonathan Gephart, Antony Rappette, Peter Richmond, Steven Vornsand, Rodney Welch
  • DISH TREATING APPLIANCE WITH DIVERTER VALVE POSITION SENSING
    Publication number: 20180220863
    Abstract: A diverter valve assembly includes a manifold defining a plenum with an inlet and multiple outlets, a membrane movably mounted within the plenum and having at least one through opening, which is sequentially aligned with the multiple outlets upon movement of the membrane, indicia provided on the membrane corresponding to each of the multiple outlets, and a sensor configured to sense the indicia and provide an output of the sensed indicia.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2018
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Inventors: JONATHAN GEPHART, ANTONY RAPPETTE, PETER RICHMOND, STEVEN VORNSAND, RODNEY WELCH
  • Dish treating appliance with diverter valve position sensing
    Patent number: 10010235
    Abstract: A dish treating appliance for treating dishes according to an automatic cycle of operation and including a tub at least partially defining a treating chamber receiving dishes for treatment according to the automatic cycle of operation, multiple sprayers emitting a liquid into the treating chamber, and a diverter valve having a manifold defining a plenum with an inlet and multiple outlets and a membrane movably mounted within the plenum and having at least one through opening, which is sequentially aligned with the multiple outlets upon movement of the membrane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Jonathan Gephart, Antony Rappette, Peter Richmond, Steven Vornsand, Rodney Welch
  • DISH TREATING APPLIANCE WITH DIVERTER VALVE POSITION SENSING
    Publication number: 20170172373
    Abstract: A dish treating appliance for treating dishes according to an automatic cycle of operation and including a tub at least partially defining a treating chamber receiving dishes for treatment according to the automatic cycle of operation, multiple sprayers emitting a liquid into the treating chamber, and a diverter valve having a manifold defining a plenum with an inlet and multiple outlets and a membrane movably mounted within the plenum and having at least one through opening, which is sequentially aligned with the multiple outlets upon movement of the membrane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2015
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Inventors: JONATHAN GEPHART, ANTONY RAPPETTE, PETER RICHMOND, STEVEN VORNSAND, RODNEY WELCH