Patents by Inventor Kenneth Todd Shelley

Kenneth Todd Shelley 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).

  • In-sink dishwasher with a cutting board
    Patent number: 6814090
    Abstract: A dish-cleaning appliance comprising a sink having a bowl with an open top for providing access to the bowl. A rack for holding dishes is provided and is received within the bowl and a liquid recirculation system is provided for spraying liquid onto the dish rack to effect the cleaning of any dishes along the rack. The lid is mounted to the sink and is movable to selectively cover the open top of the bowl. A cutting board is positioned on top of the lid and a releasable coupling secures the cutting board to the lid to limit relative movement of the cutting board and the lid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2004
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: John M. DeBoer, Jeffery Allen Fries, Kenneth Todd Shelley
  • In-sink dishwasher with a cutting board
    Publication number: 20030205256
    Abstract: A dish-cleaning appliance comprising a sink having a bowl with an open top for providing access to the bowl. A rack for holding dishes is provided and is received within the bowl and a liquid recirculation system is provided for spraying liquid onto the dish rack to effect the cleaning of any dishes along the rack. The lid is mounted to the sink and is movable to selectively cover the open top of the bowl. A cutting board is positioned on top of the lid and a releasable coupling secures the cutting board to the lid to limit relative movement of the cutting board and the lid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2002
    Publication date: November 6, 2003
    Inventors: John M. DeBoer, Jeffery Allen Fries, Kenneth Todd Shelley
  • Removable ice bucket for an ice maker
    Patent number: 6425259
    Abstract: A removable ice bucket for an ice making system for a refrigerator and more particularly a removable ice bucket disposable in a refrigerator for receipt of ice pieces from an ice maker disposed in the freezer compartment of the refrigerator. The ice bucket has a base and a plurality of upwardly extending side walls cooperating to form a storage bin. A first handle is formed in an upper portion of a first side walls and a second handle is formed in a lower portion of a second of said side walls. A spout is formed above the first handle. The handles facilitate quick and sanitary removal of the ice bucket from the freezer and dispensing of the ice pieces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2002
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Mark H. Nelson, Daniel H. Quinlan, Kenneth Todd Shelley, Sandra C. Steward, Jim J. Pastryk
  • Removable ice bucket for an ice maker
    Publication number: 20010025505
    Abstract: A removable ice bucket for an ice making system for a refrigerator and more particularly a removable ice bucket disposable in a refrigerator for receipt of ice pieces from an ice maker disposed in the freezer compartment of the refrigerator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2001
    Publication date: October 4, 2001
    Inventors: Mark H. Nelson, Daniel H. Quinlan, Kenneth Todd Shelley, Sandra C. Steward, Jim J. Pastryk
  • Removable ice bucket
    Patent number: D447493
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2001
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Kenneth Todd Shelley, Daniel H. Quinlan, Sandra C. Steward
  • In-sink dishwasher
    Patent number: D483531
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2003
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventor: Kenneth Todd Shelley
  • In-sink dishwasher with single bowl
    Patent number: D483532
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2003
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventor: Kenneth Todd Shelley
  • Detergent dispenser
    Patent number: D393333
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 7, 1998
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Lawrence R. Kibler, David W. Carr, Kenneth Todd Shelley