Patents by Inventor Mark Jonathan Banfield

Mark Jonathan Banfield 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).

  • Automatic door for dishwasher with multi-position sensing
    Patent number: 10813528
    Abstract: A dishwasher (10) provides a motorized latch element extending to open the dishwasher door (18) for venting according to sense positions. A robust rack and pinion mechanism driven by a DC motor (50) provides flexible positioning of the door for different applications while ensuring sufficient force to compress the dishwasher gasket for sealing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventors: Dino Chirumbolo, Mark Jonathan Banfield
  • Automatic Door for Dishwasher with Multi-Position Sensing
    Publication number: 20190150701
    Abstract: A dishwasher (10) provides a motorized latch element extending to open the dishwasher door (18) for venting according to sense positions. A robust rack and pinion mechanism driven by a DC motor (50) provides flexible positioning of the door for different applications while ensuring sufficient force to compress the dishwasher gasket for sealing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2017
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Inventors: Dino CHIRUMBOLO, Mark Jonathan BANFIELD
  • Slide actuated switch
    Patent number: 6605793
    Abstract: The switch includes a microswitch switching mechanism having a biassed plunger. The body of the switching mechanism is covered by a lid having a user-operated slider mounted thereon. Movement of the slider is confined to a track formed in the lid. A cam surface is provided on a part of the slider which is engageable with the plunger of the switching mechanism. The “over-centre” profile of the cam surface is such that movement of the slider in one direction causes the plunger to be depressed and then released. Inadvertent operation of the switch is avoided due to the cam profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2003
    Assignee: ITW Limited
    Inventors: Mark Jonathan Banfield, Barry Voss
  • Slide actuated switch
    Publication number: 20020088700
    Abstract: The switch includes a microswitch switching mechanism having a biassed plunger. The body of the switching mechanism is covered by a lid having a user-operated slider mounted thereon. Movement of the slider is confined to a track formed in the lid. A cam surface is provided on a part of the slider which is engageable with the plunger of the switching mechanism. The “over-centre” profile of the cam surface is such that movement of the slider in one direction causes the plunger to be depressed and then released. Inadvertent operation of the switch is avoided due to the cam profile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2002
    Publication date: July 11, 2002
    Inventors: Mark Jonathan Banfield, Barry Voss