Patents by Inventor Rebecca Ann Alvord

Rebecca Ann Alvord 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: 9861260
    Abstract: A tine assembly for a dishwasher appliance is provided. The tine assembly includes a plurality of segmented tines. Each segmented tine of the plurality of segmented tines includes a plurality of tine segments. Each tine segment of the plurality of tine segments is pivotally or rotatably mounted to a respective adjacent tine segment of the plurality of tine segments such that the segmented tines of the plurality of segmented tines are compliant. A related dishwasher appliance is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Alexander Benedict, Rebecca Ann Alvord, Ryan James Diener, Brian Michael Schork
  • Patent number: 9862630
    Abstract: An under-sink waste processing unit may generally include a housing defining an inlet and an outlet. The inlet may be configured to receive water and waste discharged from a waste disposal. The housing may also define a separation chamber in fluid communication with the inlet and a processing chamber separate from the separation chamber. The waste processing unit may also include a rotatable drive shaft extending within the separation chamber and a screw thread associated with the drive shaft. The screw thread may be configured to be rotated with the drive shaft within the separation chamber so as to at least partially separate the water from the waste received within the inlet. The separated waste may be configured to be dispersed from the separation chamber into the processing chamber for further processing thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: HAIER US APPLIANCE SOLUTIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Lauren Nicole Platts, Joseph Emil Gormley, Rebecca Ann Alvord
  • Publication number: 20160200616
    Abstract: An under-sink waste processing unit may generally include a housing defining an inlet and an outlet. The inlet may be configured to receive water and waste discharged from a waste disposal. The housing may also define a separation chamber in fluid communication with the inlet and a processing chamber separate from the separation chamber. The waste processing unit may also include a rotatable drive shaft extending within the separation chamber and a screw thread associated with the drive shaft. The screw thread may be configured to be rotated with the drive shaft within the separation chamber so as to at least partially separate the water from the waste received within the inlet. The separated waste may be configured to be dispersed from the separation chamber into the processing chamber for further processing thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2015
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Inventors: Lauren Nicole Platts, Joseph Emil Gormley, Rebecca Ann Alvord
  • Publication number: 20150272421
    Abstract: A tine assembly for a dishwasher appliance is provided. The tine assembly includes a plurality of segmented tines. Each segmented tine of the plurality of segmented tines includes a plurality of tine segments. Each tine segment of the plurality of tine segments is pivotally or rotatably mounted to a respective adjacent tine segment of the plurality of tine segments such that the segmented tines of the plurality of segmented tines are compliant. A related dishwasher appliance is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2014
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Michael Alexander Benedict, Rebecca Ann Alvord, Ryan James Diener, Brian Michael Schork
  • Publication number: 20150196189
    Abstract: A dishwasher appliance is provided. The dishwasher appliance includes a tub that defines a wash chamber and a rack assembly disposed within the wash chamber. The rack assembly includes a frame, a first tray and a second tray. The first and second trays are removably mounted to the frame. The first tray is sized and configured for supporting a plurality of flatware therein. The second tray is sized and configured for supporting a plurality of cooking utensils therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2014
    Publication date: July 16, 2015
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Ryan Joseph Shaffer, Eugenio Gomez, A. Vinodh Magimai Raj, Daniel J. Hart, Brian David Sanzone, Kyle Edward Durham, Daniel Jason Bentley, Rebecca Ann Alvord, Adam Christopher Hofmann, Matthew David Mersch
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    Patent number: D730731
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2015
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Wilbur Carl Bewley, Jr., Ryan James Diener, Rebecca Ann Alvord
  • Patent number: D739619
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Matthew David Mersch, Adam Christopher Hofmann, Ryan James Diener, Rebecca Ann Alvord
  • Patent number: D745750
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Matthew David Mersch, Adam Christopher Hofmann, Ryan James Diener, Rebecca Ann Alvord, Spencer Ross Greenfeder