Patents by Inventor Mark W. Zimmerman
Mark W. Zimmerman 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).
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Publication number: 20180080163Abstract: This disclosure is directed to an industrial washer permitting operation only when secured. In exemplary embodiment, a body including a cylinder is located inside a stationary tub weldment, the cylinder defines a plurality of inner compartments and including a plurality loading openings, each loading opening is dimensioned to permit the placement of laundry within a respective inner compartment of the plurality of inner compartments; a cylinder door is configured to move between an open position and a closed position within the stationary tub weldment, the cylinder door covering at least one the plurality of loading openings in the closed position; a sensor is disposed on the stationary tub weldment; a sensor target bracket is mounted on the cylinder door; and a sensor target is positioned on the sensor target bracket such that the sensor only detects the sensor target when the cylinder door is in the closed position.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2017Publication date: March 22, 2018Applicant: G.A. Braun, Inc.Inventors: Mark W. Zimmerman, Matthew D. Fenn, Ryan J. Blair, Diedrich D. Willers
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Patent number: 9840802Abstract: This disclosure is directed to a washer that will not start the wash sequence until each door is securely fastened shut. In exemplary embodiment, the washer may include at least one door having a locking mechanism that has at least one locking pin. The locking pin may be moved from an unlocked position to a locked position. When the door is shut, the locking pin may be received in a locking pin slot that is disposed in the body of the washer. The locking mechanism may also include a locking bracket that may be engaged with a locking hasp only when the locking pin is in the locked position. The washer may also include a sensor in communication with the controller. The controller only permits the operation of the washer when the sensor detects the locking bracket is engaged with the locking hasp.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2017Date of Patent: December 12, 2017Assignee: G.A. Braun, Inc.Inventors: Mark W. Zimmerman, Matthew D. Fenn, Ryan J. Blair, Diedrich D. Willers
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Publication number: 20170306546Abstract: This disclosure is directed to a washer that will not start the wash sequence until each door is securely fastened shut. In exemplary embodiment, the washer may include at least one door having a locking mechanism that has at least one locking pin. The locking pin may be moved from an unlocked position to a locked position. When the door is shut, the locking pin may be received in a locking pin slot that is disposed in the body of the washer. The locking mechanism may also include a locking bracket that may be engaged with a locking hasp only when the locking pin is in the locked position. The washer may also include a sensor in communication with the controller. The controller only permits the operation of the washer when the sensor detects the locking bracket is engaged with the locking hasp.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 7, 2017Publication date: October 26, 2017Applicant: G.A. Braun, Inc.Inventors: Mark W. Zimmerman, Matthew D. Fenn, Ryan J. Blair, Diedrich D. Willers
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Publication number: 20170268149Abstract: This disclosure is directed to a washer that will not start the wash sequence until each door is securely fastened shut. In exemplary embodiment, the washer may include at least one door having a locking mechanism that has at least one locking pin. The locking pin may be moved from an unlocked position to a locked position. When the door is shut, the locking pin may be received in a locking pin slot that is disposed in the body of the washer. The locking mechanism may also include a locking bracket that may be engaged with a locking hasp only when the locking pin is in the locked position. The washer may also include a sensor in communication with the controller. The controller only permits the operation of the washer when the sensor detects the locking bracket is engaged with the locking hasp.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2017Publication date: September 21, 2017Applicant: G.A. Braun, Inc.Inventors: Mark W. Zimmerman, Matthew D. Fenn, Ryan J. Blair, Diedrich D. Willers
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Patent number: 9689103Abstract: This disclosure is directed to a washer that will not start the wash sequence until each door is securely fastened shut. In exemplary embodiment, the washer may include at least one door having a locking mechanism that has at least one locking pin. The locking pin may be moved from an unlocked position to a locked position. When the door is shut, the locking pin may be received in a locking pin slot that is disposed in the body of the washer. The locking mechanism may also include a locking bracket that may be engaged with a locking hasp only when the locking pin is in the locked position. The washer may also include a sensor in communication with the controller. The controller only permits the operation of the washer when the sensor detects the locking bracket is engaged with the locking hasp.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2015Date of Patent: June 27, 2017Assignee: G.A. BRAUN, INC.Inventors: Mark W. Zimmerman, Matthew D. Fenn, Ryan J. Blair, Diedrich D. Willers
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Publication number: 20160326680Abstract: This disclosure is directed to a washer that will not start the wash sequence until each door is securely fastened shut. In exemplary embodiment, the washer may include at least one door having a locking mechanism that has at least one locking pin. The locking pin may be moved from an unlocked position to a locked position. When the door is shut, the locking pin may be received in a locking pin slot that is disposed in the body of the washer. The locking mechanism may also include a locking bracket that may be engaged with a locking hasp only when the locking pin is in the locked position. The washer may also include a sensor in communication with the controller. The controller only permits the operation of the washer when the sensor detects the locking bracket is engaged with the locking hasp.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 9, 2015Publication date: November 10, 2016Applicant: G.A. BRAUN, INC.Inventors: Mark W. Zimmerman, Matthew D. Fenn, Ryan J. Blair, Diedrich D. Willers
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Publication number: 20160273145Abstract: An industrial washer/extractor with an automated step, components thereof, and applications thereof. The industrial washer/extractor can include at least one opening within which goods are loaded to be washed, and an automated step positioned underneath the at least one opening. The automated step can be structured, configured, or programmed to: automatically move from a first retracted position to a second extended position upon a first predetermined interval; and automatically move from the second extended position to the first retracted position upon a second predetermined interval.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 2, 2016Publication date: September 22, 2016Applicant: G.A. Braun, Inc.Inventors: Mark W. Zimmerman, Ryan J. Blair, Diedrich D. Willers