Patents by Inventor Maciej Zienkiewicz

Maciej Zienkiewicz 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).

  • Patent number: 11272825
    Abstract: A dishwasher may include a washing chamber and a wash arm arrangement having a wash arm rotatably arranged in the washing chamber, and a satellite spray device arranged on the wash arm. The dishwasher may include at least one sensor configured to sense a rotational position of the wash arm and a control unit configured to monitor consecutive sensed rotational positions of the wash arm. The control unit may be configured to calculate a rotational speed of the wash arm based on an elapsed time and a rotational distance between two sensed rotational positions, and may be configured to estimate a current rotational position of the wash arm based on an elapsed time since a previously sensed rotational position and the calculated rotational speed. The control unit may adapt the pumping intensity of a pump of the dishwasher based on the estimated current rotational position of the wash arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Inventors: Magnus Wahlberg, Finn Svensson, David Persson, Camilla Runnquist, Maciej Zienkiewicz, David Hedberg, John Anello
  • Publication number: 20190290095
    Abstract: A dishwasher may include a washing chamber and a wash arm arrangement having a wash arm rotatably arranged in the washing chamber, and a satellite spray device arranged on the wash arm. The dishwasher may include at least one sensor configured to sense a rotational position of the wash arm and a control unit configured to monitor consecutive sensed rotational positions of the wash arm. The control unit may be configured to calculate a rotational speed of the wash arm based on an elapsed time and a rotational distance between two sensed rotational positions, and may be configured to estimate a current rotational position of the wash arm based on an elapsed time since a previously sensed rotational position and the calculated rotational speed. The control unit may adapt the pumping intensity of a pump of the dishwasher based on the estimated current rotational position of the wash arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2016
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Inventors: Magnus WAHLBERG, Finn SVENSSON, David PERSSON, Camilla RUNNQUIST, Maciej ZIENKIEWICZ, David HEDBERG, John ANELLO
  • Patent number: 10117559
    Abstract: Provided herein is an arrangement for creating a wash zone with in a dishwasher washing chamber. The arrangement may include a spray arm may rotate around an axis; a water pump may feed water to the spray arm; and a support element may rotatably support the spray arm in the washing chamber. The support element may lock the spray arm in at least one position when the pressure in the water fed from the water pump via the support element to the spray arm exceeds a predetermined level. The arrangement may include a control unit arranged to control the operation of the water pump. The control unit may increase the pressure in the water fed from the water pump to the spray arm to lock the spray arm and thereby create the wash zone. A dishwasher including the arrangement and a method for controlling the dishwasher are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: Electrolux Appliances Aktiebolag
    Inventors: Giuseppe Dreossi, Per-Erik Pers, Bartosz Dawidiak, Maciej Zienkiewicz, Finn Svensson
  • Patent number: 10039433
    Abstract: A spray arm for a dishwasher is described in which the spray arm may include an inlet for a cleaning liquid, at least one spray nozzle and a feed channel for feeding the cleaning liquid from the inlet to the spray nozzle. In order to prevent larger dirt particles from reaching any of the spray nozzles, a filter may be provided within the feed channel between the inlet and the spray nozzle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: Electrolux Appliances Aktiebolag
    Inventors: Winfried Steiner, Finn Svensson, Maciej Zienkiewicz
  • Publication number: 20160287047
    Abstract: Provided herein is an arrangement for creating a wash zone with in a dishwasher washing chamber. The arrangement may include a spray arm may rotate around an axis; a water pump may feed water to the spray arm; and a support element may rotatably support the spray arm in the washing chamber. The support element may lock the spray arm in at least one position when the pressure in the water fed from the water pump via the support element to the spray arm exceeds a predetermined level. The arrangement may include a control unit arranged to control the operation of the water pump. The control unit may increase the pressure in the water fed from the water pump to the spray arm to lock the spray arm and thereby create the wash zone. A dishwasher including the arrangement and a method for controlling the dishwasher are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2013
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Inventors: Giuseppe DREOSSI, Per-Erik PERS, Bartosz DAWIDIAK, Maciej ZIENKIEWICZ, Finn SVENSSON
  • Publication number: 20160183762
    Abstract: A spray arm for a dishwasher is described in which the spray arm may include an inlet for a cleaning liquid, at least one spray nozzle and a feed channel for feeding the cleaning liquid from the inlet to the spray nozzle. In order to prevent larger dirt particles from reaching any of the spray nozzles, a filter may be provided within the feed channel between the inlet and the spray nozzle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2013
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Applicant: Electrolux Appliances Aktiebolag
    Inventors: Winfried Steiner, Finn Svensson, Maciej Zienkiewicz
  • Publication number: 20150276455
    Abstract: A measurement arrangement for determining the liquid level in a dishwasher and a dishwasher including the measurement arrangement are provided. In one embodiment, the measurement arrangement comprises a housing having a liquid pump which is connected, at the intake end, to a pump sump which is formed in the housing and comprises a liquid space, having a liquid inlet which is provided on the housing and by means of which liquid from a dishwashing space in the dishwasher flows into the pump sump, having a liquid outlet which is formed in the housing and is connected to the delivery end of the liquid pump, wherein a sensor unit is provided for measuring the liquid level, said sensor unit being connected to the liquid space in the pump sump and being designed to measure the hydrostatic pressure which is created by the liquid level in the pump sump.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2014
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Applicant: ELECTROLUX HOME PRODUCTS CORPORATION N.V.
    Inventors: Simon Trbojevic, Maciej Zienkiewicz