Patents by Inventor Joshua A. Fortman

Joshua A. Fortman 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).

  • Box-type warewasher including heat recovery system for reducing air moisture level at the end of cycle
    Patent number: 8679261
    Abstract: A box-type warewasher includes a housing defining an internal treatment space for receiving wares to be washed and a liquid sump below the treatment space. A wash liquid delivery system includes a wash pump having an input connected to the liquid sump and an output connected to deliver liquid to one or more spray nozzles of the treatment space. A rinse liquid delivery system includes a rinse pump for delivering rinse water to one or more spray nozzles of the treatment space. A condensing system includes a heat exchanger external of the treatment space, and a blower for moving hot moist air from the treatment space across the heat exchanger and back to the treatment space. A controller effects operation of each of the wash liquid delivery system, the rinse liquid deliver system and the condensing system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: Premark FEG L.L.C.
    Inventors: Brian A. Brunswick, Michael S. D'Fantis, David Lawrence Fischer, Joshua A. Fortman, Thomas A. Grueser, Todd M. Kerlin, Catherine A. Mencsik Lucas, James D. Rice, Jr., Craig S. Rohren, Benjamin J. Shappie, Benjamin A. Stroup, John D. Thompson, Charles E. Warner
  • BOX-TYPE WAREWASHER INCLUDING HEAT RECOVERY SYSTEM FOR REDUCING AIR MOISTURE LEVEL AT THE END OF CYCLE
    Publication number: 20100294323
    Abstract: A box-type warewasher includes a housing defining an internal treatment space for receiving wares to be washed and a liquid sump below the treatment space. A wash liquid delivery system includes a wash pump having an input connected to the liquid sump and an output connected to deliver liquid to one or more spray nozzles of the treatment space. A rinse liquid delivery system includes a rinse pump for delivering rinse water to one or more spray nozzles of the treatment space. A condensing system includes a heat exchanger external of the treatment space, and a blower for moving hot moist air from the treatment space across the heat exchanger and back to the treatment space. A controller effects operation of each of the wash liquid delivery system, the rinse liquid deliver system and the condensing system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2010
    Publication date: November 25, 2010
    Inventors: Brian A. Brunswick, Michael S. D'Fantis, David L. Fischer, Joshua A. Fortman, Thomas A. Grueser, Todd M. Kerlin, Catherine A. Mencsik Lucas, James D. Rice, JR., Craig S. Rohren, Benjamin J. Shappie, Benjamin A. Stroup, John D. Thompson, Charles E. Warner