Patents by Inventor Marita Louise Bragg

Marita Louise Bragg 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).

  • Control device for a dishwasher appliance and associated method
    Patent number: 8157920
    Abstract: A dishwasher appliance is provided, and includes a control device configured to direct one of a series of automatic wash programs to be executed by the dishwasher appliance. Each successive automatic wash program within the series corresponds to an increased soil level of dishware to be washed with respect to the previous automatic wash program within the series. The control device is further configured to determine an elapsed time between a first and second uses of the dishwasher appliance and to select the one of the series of automatic wash programs in response thereto upon the second use, whereby, as the determined elapsed time between first and second uses increases, the selected automatic wash program within the series correspondingly progresses along the series. Associated methods are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: Electrolux Home Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Marita Louise Bragg
  • CONTROL DEVICE FOR A DISHWASHER APPLIANCE AND ASSOCIATED METHOD
    Publication number: 20090151751
    Abstract: A dishwasher appliance is provided, and includes a control device configured to direct one of a series of automatic wash programs to be executed by the dishwasher appliance. Each successive automatic wash program within the series corresponds to an increased soil level of dishware to be washed with respect to the previous automatic wash program within the series. The control device is further configured to determine an elapsed time between a first and second uses of the dishwasher appliance and to select the one of the series of automatic wash programs in response thereto upon the second use, whereby, as the determined elapsed time between first and second uses increases, the selected automatic wash program within the series correspondingly progresses along the series. Associated methods are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2007
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Inventor: Marita Louise Bragg