Patents by Inventor Mark W. Baldwin

Mark W. Baldwin 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).

  • DISH RACK WITH DISPENSER UNIT
    Publication number: 20140137911
    Abstract: A dish rack for use in a dishwasher is provided. The dishwasher includes a tub defining a washing chamber for cleaning kitchenware and the like. The dish rack includes a wall bounding a space. A dispenser unit is mounted to the dish rack and is configured to hold an additive. A hydraulic circuit is disposed within the walls of the dish rack and is placed in fluid communication with the dispenser. Fluid pressure from the hydraulic circuit is operable to eject the additive from the dispenser unit into the washing chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2013
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Applicant: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: MARK W. BALDWIN, PAUL E. BESHEARS, JR., SCOTT D. SLABBEKOORN, ELLIOTT V. STOWE, BARRY E. TULLER, AMERESH B. VISWANATHAN
  • DISHWASHER WITH SPRAYER
    Publication number: 20140137909
    Abstract: A dishwasher for treating dishes according to at least one automatic cycle of operation and including a tub at least partially defining a treating chamber in which dishes may be received for treatment, at least one sprayer having at least one opening through which liquid is emitted into the treating chamber and having a through passage, and a recirculation system fluidly coupling the treating chamber to the at least one sprayer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2013
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Applicant: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: MARK W. BALDWIN, BRIAN L. GREENHAW, PRAVEEN POOJARY, BARRY E. TULLER, CHAD T. VANDERROEST, AMERESH B. VISWANATHAN, RODNEY M. WELCH
  • DISH RACK WITH INTEGRAL HYDRAULIC CIRCUIT
    Publication number: 20140130834
    Abstract: A dish rack for use in a dishwasher is provided. The dish rack includes a front wall, a pair of spaced apart and opposite side walls, and a back wall interconnected so as to bound a space. A hydraulic circuit is disposed within the walls of the dish rack and a spray nozzle is mounted on the wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2013
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Applicant: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: MARK W. BALDWIN, BARRY E. TULLER, AMERESH B. VISWANATHAN
  • ADJUSTABLE MULTI-COMPARTMENT DISHWASHER
    Publication number: 20140083472
    Abstract: A dishwasher may include a tub and a divider located within the tub to divide the interior into a first treating chamber and a second treating chamber. The relative size of the first and second treating chambers may be adjusted by moving the divider relative to the tub.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2012
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: MARK W. BALDWIN, BARRY E. TULLER
  • DISHWASHER WITH DISK SPRAYER
    Publication number: 20140069473
    Abstract: A dishwasher for treating dishes according to at least one automatic cycle of operation and including a tub having a bottom wall for at least partially defining a treating chamber in which dishes may be received for treatment, at least one disk sprayer provided on the bottom wall, and having at least one opening through which liquid is emitted into the treating chamber, and a recirculation circuit fluidly coupling the treating chamber to the at least one disk sprayer such that liquid emitted into the treating chamber may be directed back to the disk sprayer for recirculation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: MARK W. BALDWIN, MIKE S. HEMRY, BARRY E. TULLER, AMERESH B. VISWANATHAN
  • DISHWASHER WITH SPRAYER
    Publication number: 20140069470
    Abstract: A dishwasher for treating dishes according to at least one automatic cycle of operation and including a tub having a bottom wall for at least partially defining a treating chamber in which dishes may be received for treatment, at least one sprayer provided on the bottom wall, and having at least one opening through which liquid is emitted into the treating chamber, and a recirculation circuit fluidly coupling the treating chamber to the at least one sprayer such that liquid emitted into the treating chamber may be directed back to the sprayer for recirculation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2012
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Applicant: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Mark W. Baldwin, Mike S. Hemry, Barry E. Tuller, Ameresh B. Viswanathan
  • DISPENSER FOR MULTI-COMPARTMENT DISHWASHER
    Publication number: 20130269736
    Abstract: A multi-compartment dishwasher may include a treating chemistry dispenser for storing and dispensing treating chemistry into the multiple compartments of the dishwasher. In one embodiment, the treating chemistry may be dispensed into a liquid recirculation circuit. In another embodiment, the treating chemistry dispenser may be located between the multiple chambers of the dishwasher.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2012
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: MARK W. BALDWIN, MIKE S. HEMRY, BARRY E. TULLER, AMERESH B. VISWANATHAN
  • Lever handle mechanism for a dishwasher
    Patent number: 8347902
    Abstract: A dishwasher includes a tub, a door coupled to the tub, and a hand lever coupled to the door. The tub has an access opening that permits access to a washing chamber defined therein. The door has a closed position in which access to the washing chamber is prevented. When the door is positioned in the closed position, the rotation of the lever in a first direction about a laterally extending axis advances the lever into contact with the tub such that the door is urged away from the tub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventor: Mark W. Baldwin
  • APPLIANCE WITH HANDLE INTERFACE
    Publication number: 20120111366
    Abstract: An appliance having a handle for grasping and moving a movable element of the appliance, with a user interface mounted to the handle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2010
    Publication date: May 10, 2012
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: MARK W. BALDWIN, BALAKRISHNA CHENNUPATI, REXFORD W. CORDILL, SUJIT SURESH NAIK
  • SLIDE ASSEMBLY FOR A DISHWASHER RACK
    Publication number: 20110266935
    Abstract: A dishwasher includes a tub having a retractable upper dish rack secured to the tub by a slide assembly. The slide assembly includes a pair of telescoping cylinder assemblies, each of which includes a number of hollow, cylindrical, metal rods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2010
    Publication date: November 3, 2011
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: MARK W. BALDWIN, REXFORD W. CORDILL, JEFFREY R. TAYLOR
  • LEVER HANDLE MECHANISM FOR A DISHWASHER
    Publication number: 20110192430
    Abstract: A dishwasher includes a tub, a door coupled to the tub, and a hand lever coupled to the door. The tub has an access opening that permits access to a washing chamber defined therein. The door has a closed position in which access to the washing chamber is prevented. When the door is positioned in the closed position, the rotation of the lever in a first direction about a laterally extending axis advances the lever into contact with the tub such that the door is urged away from the tub.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2010
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventor: MARK W. BALDWIN
  • Dishwasher front panel
    Patent number: D560863
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2008
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventor: Mark W. Baldwin
  • Dishwasher front panel
    Patent number: D561956
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2008
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventor: Mark W. Baldwin
  • Cooktop grate
    Patent number: D577255
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2008
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Mark W. Baldwin, Alan D. Bengtson
  • Utensil basket handle
    Patent number: D636952
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2011
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Mark W. Baldwin, Michael T. Zitkovic, Jr.
  • Appliance door latch
    Patent number: D644500
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventor: Mark W. Baldwin
  • Appliance rack handle with badge
    Patent number: D644804
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventor: Mark W. Baldwin
  • Appliance rack handle
    Patent number: D645219
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2011
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventor: Mark W. Baldwin
  • Caddy
    Patent number: D697309
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2014
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Mark W. Baldwin, Thomas C. Meier, Kayo M. Roehm, Cynthia A. Timmerman, Caroline A. Sazama, Valentina Tronconi, Lorenzo Ruggieri, Roberto Manzari, Antonio Pugliese
  • Disc sprayer assembly disposed on a wall of a dishwasher
    Patent number: D718007
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Mark W. Baldwin, Mike S. Hemry, Barry E. Tuller, Ameresh B. Viswanathan