Patents by Inventor Scott D. Raches
Scott D. Raches 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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Patent number: 8377227Abstract: A utensil holder for use in a dishwasher includes a basket including front, rear, bottom and opposing side walls, as well as an upper opening. The rear wall has a height greater than the front wall. A lid member, having a support surface across which are arrayed a plurality of openings, is secured across the upper opening. The plurality of openings receive and arrange utensils to be exposed to a washing operation. A handle member, including first and second upstanding portions interconnected through a cross bar portion, extends from the basket. The cross bar portion includes angled sections that enable a gripping section to be offset. The utensil holder is designed to mount in various configurations to an inner liner of a dishwasher door, or alternatively be supported on a rack in the dishwasher.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2005Date of Patent: February 19, 2013Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Debra L. Bengston, Mark Britton, Heather Hagans, Scott D. Raches, Wayne M. VanLandingham, Christopher W. Vaughn, Karl R. C. Wendt
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Patent number: 8168006Abstract: A utensil holder assembly for a dishwasher includes multiple utensil baskets that can be mounted in various different configurations in the dishwasher to provide a consumer with the flexibility to construct diverse arrangements of dishware, cookware, utensils and the like for a washing operation. In a first configuration, two utensil baskets are interconnected to form an elongated basket which can be mounted to an inner liner of a dishwasher door. In a second configuration, one basket is mounted to the inner liner and the other basket is supported on a rack in the dishwasher. In a third configuration, both of the baskets are supported on the rack.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2005Date of Patent: May 1, 2012Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Debra L. Bengston, Mark Britton, Heather Hagans, Scott D. Raches, Wayne M. VanLandingham, Christopher W. Vaughn, Karl R. C. Wendt
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Patent number: 7255113Abstract: A dishwasher includes a wash and rinse system that operates to dislodge soil particles that adhere to internal surfaces of a washing chamber. During wash and rinse cycles, the washing chamber is initially filled to a first level with washing fluid. The washing fluid is drawn into a wash system through operation of a pump, that causes the washing fluid in the washing chamber to fall to a second level, and directed to a spray arm that sprays jets of washing fluid onto the kitchenware. Thereafter, the wash system enters a pause period during which the washing fluid is caused to return to the first level in the washing chamber to loosen particles from walls of the chamber. After the pause period, the trajectory of the jets of washing fluid is varied to further clean the kitchenware and the internal surfaces of the washing chamber.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2005Date of Patent: August 14, 2007Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Robert A. Elick, Scott D. Raches
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Patent number: 7073682Abstract: A dishwasher silverware basket is provided with a cage and a back wall which are snap-fit together. The cage includes a front wall, opposite side walls, and a bottom wall. The cage and back wall are both provided with mating hooks and openings which snap-fit together to form the silverware basket. In assembling the cage and back wall, hooks on the cage are fit into openings in the back wall. The cage is then moved toward the back wall so that second hooks on the back wall snap-fit into openings or recesses in the cage so as to form a permanent basket. Finally, the cage is moved downwardly with respect to the back wall so that the hooks on the cage engage with the lower edge portions of the back wall openings. Dividers may be provided in the basket to define compartments therein. The basket can be mounted on the interior surface of the dishwasher door via slots in the back wall, or can be set within a rack in the dishwasher.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2002Date of Patent: July 11, 2006Assignee: Maytag CorporationInventors: Scott D. Raches, Wayne M. VanLandingham
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Patent number: 6997193Abstract: A dishwasher includes a wash and rinse system that operates to dislodge soil particles that adhere to internal surfaces of a washing chamber. During wash and rinse cycles, the washing chamber is initially filled to a first level with washing fluid. The washing fluid is drawn into a wash system through operation of a pump, that causes the washing fluid in the washing chamber to fall to a second level, and directed to a spray arm that sprays jets of washing fluid onto the kitchenware. Thereafter, the wash system enters a pause period during which the washing fluid is caused to return to the first level in the washing chamber to loosen particles from walls of the chamber. After the pause period, the trajectory of the jets of washing fluid is varied to further clean the kitchenware and the internal surfaces of the washing chamber.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2004Date of Patent: February 14, 2006Assignee: Maytag CorporationInventors: Robert A. Elick, Scott D. Raches
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Publication number: 20040159339Abstract: A dishwasher includes a wash and rinse system that operates to dislodge soil particles that adhere to internal surfaces of a washing chamber. During wash and rinse cycles, the washing chamber is initially filled to a first level with washing fluid. The washing fluid is drawn into a wash system through operation of a pump, that causes the washing fluid in the washing chamber to fall to a second level, and directed to a spray arm that sprays jets of washing fluid onto the kitchenware. Thereafter, the wash system enters a pause period during which the washing fluid is caused to return to the first level in the washing chamber to loosen particles from walls of the chamber. After the pause period, the trajectory of the jets of washing fluid is varied to further clean the kitchenware and the internal surfaces of the washing chamber.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 13, 2004Publication date: August 19, 2004Applicant: Maytag CorporationInventors: Robert A. Elick, Scott D. Raches
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Publication number: 20040113531Abstract: A kitchen or household appliance such as a dishwasher includes a base portion, a door hingably connected to the base portion, a cord operatively connected to the door, an extension spring operatively connected to the cord and the base portion to partially balance opening of the door by exerting a force on the cord and the door, a damping pulley positioned along the cord between the extension spring and the door to further balance opening of the door by providing resistance to motion of opening the door without manual adjustment.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2002Publication date: June 17, 2004Applicant: Maytag CorporationInventor: Scott D. Raches
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Publication number: 20040094555Abstract: A dishwasher silverware basket is provided with a cage and a back wall which are snap-fit together. The cage includes a front wall, opposite side walls, and a bottom wall. The cage and back wall are both provided with mating hooks and openings which snap-fit together to form the silverware basket. In assembling the cage and back wall, hooks on the cage are fit into openings in the back wall. The cage is then moved toward the back wall so that second hooks on the back wall snap-fit into openings or recesses in the cage so as to form a permanent basket. Finally, the cage is moved downwardly with respect to the back wall so that the hooks on the cage engage with the lower edge portions of the back wall openings. Dividers may be provided in the basket to define compartments therein. The basket can be mounted on the interior surface of the dishwasher door via slots in the back wall, or can be set within a rack in the dishwasher.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 19, 2002Publication date: May 20, 2004Inventors: Scott D. Raches, Wayne M. VanLandingham
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Patent number: 6719383Abstract: A control panel is retractably received within a recess in an appliance housing. The panel may be moved from an extended position wherein the control panel is exposed outside the cabinet to a retracted position wherein the control panel is enclosed within the recess. A spring urges the control panel to its extended position, and a latch is provided for releasably holding the control panel in its retracted position.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2002Date of Patent: April 13, 2004Assignee: Maytag CorporationInventors: Robert A. Elick, Barry E. Tuller, Scott D. Raches, Rodney M. Welch, Neeraj Singh, Anthony L. Durfee
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Patent number: 6666219Abstract: A dishwasher having the advantage of fast interrupt of the operation of its dishwasher components is disclosed. The dishwasher has an openable cabinet and a washing compartment disposed within the openable cabinet. The dishwasher further includes a handle associated with the openable cabinet for opening the cabinet to provide access to the washing compartment and a sensor in operative communication with the handle such that when a user grasps the handle, the sensor senses the user's presence prior to opening the cabinet so that operation of the dishwasher can be interrupted.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2002Date of Patent: December 23, 2003Assignee: Maytag CorporationInventor: Scott D. Raches
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Publication number: 20030168080Abstract: A dishwasher having the advantage of fast interrupt of the operation of its dishwasher components is disclosed. The dishwasher has an openable cabinet and a washing compartment disposed within the openable cabinet. The dishwasher further includes a handle associated with the openable cabinet for opening the cabinet to provide access to the washing compartment and a sensor in operative communication with the handle such that when a user grasps the handle, the sensor senses the user's presence prior to opening the cabinet so that operation of the dishwasher can be interrupted.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2002Publication date: September 11, 2003Inventor: Scott D. Raches
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Publication number: 20030127954Abstract: A control panel is retractably received within a recess in an appliance housing. The panel may be moved from an extended position wherein the control panel is exposed outside the cabinet to a retracted position wherein the control panel is enclosed within the recess. A spring urges the control panel to its extended position, and a latch is provided for releasably holding the control panel in its retracted position.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 10, 2002Publication date: July 10, 2003Inventors: Robert A. Elick, Barry E. Tuller, Scott D. Raches, Rodney M. Welch, Neeraj Singh, Anthony L. Durfee
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Patent number: 6338352Abstract: A handle is provided on the interior side of a dishwasher door so as to facilitate the raising of the door from a low opened position. The handle is pivotally mounted within the door so as to move between an upstanding position when the door is open to a flush position when the door is closed. A counter weight is provided in the handle so the handle automatically rises to the upstanding position when the dishwasher door is moved from the closed position to the open position.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 1999Date of Patent: January 15, 2002Assignee: Maytag CorporationInventors: Scott D. Raches, Robert A. Elick, Cory D Howe
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Patent number: D517253Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2005Date of Patent: March 14, 2006Assignee: Maytag CorporationInventors: Scott D. Raches, Wayne M. VanLandingham, Karl R. C. Wendt