Patents by Inventor Robert Jacob Rolek

Robert Jacob Rolek 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).

  • Dishwasher with targeted sensing
    Patent number: 7935194
    Abstract: An automatic dishwasher comprises a housing defining a wash chamber for holding utensils to be washed, a movable sensor for determining a utensil load within at least one preselected location within the wash chamber, and a controller operably coupled to the movable sensor to control the direction of movement of the movable sensor to determine the presence and size of a utensil load in the at least one preselected location within the wash chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2011
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventor: Robert Jacob Rolek
  • DISHWASHER WITH TARGETED SENSING
    Publication number: 20090056754
    Abstract: An automatic dishwasher comprises a housing defining a wash chamber for holding utensils to be washed, a movable sensor for determining a utensil load within at least one preselected location within the wash chamber, and a controller operably coupled to the movable sensor to control the direction of movement of the movable sensor to determine the presence and size of a utensil load in the at least one preselected location within the wash chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2007
    Publication date: March 5, 2009
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventor: ROBERT JACOB ROLEK