Patents by Inventor Josef Arnold Buser

Josef Arnold Buser 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).

  • Steam generator for a dishwasher
    Patent number: 8303727
    Abstract: A dishwasher includes a steam-generating vessel positioned in the wash chamber of the dishwasher's tub. A heating element heats water contained in the vessel to generate steam. The heating element may be embodied as thick-film heating element. The steam-generating vessel may be formed in the dishwasher's tub or embodied as a separate component that is secured to the tub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Brent M. Burgess, Josef Arnold Buser, Jordan Robert Fountain, Sathish Andrea Sundaram
  • Household washing appliance with biocide element in a wash chamber
    Patent number: 7871472
    Abstract: A household washing appliance having a wash chamber with a sump region at the bottom is disclosed. The sump region is in communication with a filter housed in a filter chamber is disclosed. The appliance further includes a biocide element in communication with the wash chamber. The wash chamber operatively receives wash liquid from a wash pump downstream of the filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2011
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventor: Josef Arnold Buser
  • Dishwashing machine
    Patent number: 7850787
    Abstract: A dishwashing machine is capable of carrying out a normal washing program with a powder detergent as well as programs using solid detergents with additives having rinse aid properties and/or water softening properties. The machine includes a detergent dispenser having three chambers. Each chamber is adapted for a specific kind of detergent. The chambers include a sensor for detecting the presence of loaded detergent and for adjusting the washing program accordingly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventor: Josef Arnold Buser
  • STEAM GENERATOR FOR A DISHWASHER
    Publication number: 20100154842
    Abstract: A dishwasher includes a steam-generating vessel positioned in the wash chamber of the dishwasher's tub. A heating element heats water contained in the vessel to generate steam. The heating element may be embodied as thick-film heating element. The steam-generating vessel may be formed in the dishwasher's tub or embodied as a separate component that is secured to the tub.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2008
    Publication date: June 24, 2010
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: BRENT M. BURGESS, JOSEF ARNOLD BUSER, JORDAN ROBERT FOUNTAIN, SATHISH ANDREA SUNDARAM
  • DISHWASHING MACHINE
    Publication number: 20080060688
    Abstract: A dishwashing machine is capable of carrying out a normal washing program with a powder detergent as well as programs using solid detergents with additives having rinse aid properties and/or water softening properties. The machine includes a detergent dispenser having three chambers. Each chamber is adapted for a specific kind of detergent. The chambers include a sensor for detecting the presence of loaded detergent and for adjusting the washing program accordingly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2007
    Publication date: March 13, 2008
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventor: JOSEF ARNOLD BUSER
  • HOUSEHOLD WASHING APPLIANCE WITH BIOCIDE ELEMENT IN A WASH CHAMBER
    Publication number: 20080060690
    Abstract: A household washing appliance having a wash chamber with a sump region at the bottom is disclosed. The sump region is in communication with a filter housed in a filter chamber is disclosed. The appliance further includes a biocide element in communication with the wash chamber. The wash chamber operatively receives wash liquid from a wash pump downstream of the filter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2007
    Publication date: March 13, 2008
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventor: JOSEF ARNOLD BUSER