Patents by Inventor Larry L. Janke

Larry L. Janke 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).

  • Removable article holder for a dishwasher
    Patent number: 4927033
    Abstract: An article holder for the dish rack of a dishwasher is provided for securely holding cup-shaped articles. The article holder includes a hinge member for removably interconnecting said article holder to a horizontally extending tine of the dish rack. The article holder also includes an article engaging member that extends generally vertically with respect to the interconnecting member of the article holder. A curvelinear biasing member of the article holder is interposed between the interconnecting member and the article engaging member for resiliently biasing the article engaging member against an article, holding a wall of the article between the holder's article engaging member and a dish rack member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 1988
    Date of Patent: May 22, 1990
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Ginger E. Patera, Larry L. Janke, William T. Lampman
  • Removable article holder for a dishwasher
    Patent number: D314256
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 1988
    Date of Patent: January 29, 1991
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Ginger E. Patera, Larry L. Janke, William T. Lampman