Patents by Inventor Thomas Haft

Thomas Haft 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).

  • Publication number: 20230346193
    Abstract: An exhaust duct includes a nozzle duct and a cone duct. The nozzle duct includes a first wall forming a first aperture and including a reducing section and an expanding section. The reducing section includes a first edge and a second edge. The expanding section is mounted to the reducing section and includes a third edge and a fourth edge. The reducing section has a circumference that decreases from the first edge to the second edge. The second edge is mounted to the third edge of the expanding section. The expanding section has a circumference that increases from the third edge to the fourth edge. The cone duct includes a second wall forming a second aperture. The nozzle duct is mounted within the second aperture. An air gap is provided between an interior of the second wall and an exterior of the nozzle duct.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2022
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Inventors: Thomas Haft, Jon J. Auringer, Joel Andrew Schmidt
  • Publication number: 20200329947
    Abstract: A dual tine system includes a gear hub including a hub body, right teeth and left teeth, a right gear tooth device mounted to the hub body to rotate the right gear tooth device relative to the gear hub, a left gear tooth device mounted to the hub body to rotate the left gear tooth device relative to the gear hub, a right tine arm, right tines, a left tine arm, and left tines. The right gear tooth device includes a right gear tooth body and a right gear tooth extending from the right gear tooth body to fit within a right valley defined between a pair of the right teeth. The left gear tooth device includes a left gear tooth body and a left gear tooth extending from the left gear tooth body to fit within a left valley defined between a pair of the left teeth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2019
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Inventors: Colin R. Clerkin, Joel Andrew Schmidt, Thomas Haft, Curtis Leroy Cruver, IV, William Cesare Cesaroni
  • Patent number: 9655494
    Abstract: A liquid filtration system includes a sump screen, a filter, and a cap. The sump screen mounts to a tub bottom wall and includes a plate and a filter aperture edge mounted through the plate. The plate includes a sump mesh having a sump mesh size of less than approximately 0.1 inches. The filter mounts to the filter aperture edge and includes a sidewall and a plurality of posts mounted to extend up from the sidewall. The sidewall includes a filter mesh having a filter mesh size of less than approximately 0.1 inches. At least a portion of each post extends above the filter aperture edge when the filter is mounted to the filter aperture edge. The cap mounts above the plurality of posts. The plurality of posts and the cap form a conduit sized to allow material that cannot pass through the sump mesh to flow through the conduit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: Wolf Appliance, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Haft, Gerry Lippincott, Colin R. Clerkin, Brian Wylie
  • Patent number: 9480389
    Abstract: A docking system includes basket and wall conduit systems. The basket conduit system includes a conduit and first and second nozzles mounted to opposite ends of the conduit. The second nozzle has a first funnel shape with a first circumference that decreases from an open end of the second nozzle towards the conduit. The wall conduit system includes front and back housings, a sliding plate, and a third nozzle. A sliding aperture is formed through a front plate of the front housing. A nozzle aperture is formed through a back plate of the back housing. The sliding plate slides within a space formed by the front housing and the back housing. The third nozzle is sized and shaped to slide within the sliding aperture and includes a generally cylindrical shape and a second funnel shape with a second circumference that decreases from the sliding plate towards the generally cylindrical shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: Wolf Appliance, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Haft, Janusz Sendor, Colin R. Clerkin, Gerry Lippincott, Brian Wylie, Randall Koplin, Stephen Latham, Kent Kallsen
  • Publication number: 20150352472
    Abstract: A liquid filtration system includes a sump screen, a filter, and a cap. The sump screen mounts to a tub bottom wall and includes a plate and a filter aperture edge mounted through the plate. The plate includes a sump mesh having a sump mesh size of less than approximately 0.1 inches. The filter mounts to the filter aperture edge and includes a sidewall and a plurality of posts mounted to extend up from the sidewall. The sidewall includes a filter mesh having a filter mesh size of less than approximately 0.1 inches. At least a portion of each post extends above the filter aperture edge when the filter is mounted to the filter aperture edge. The cap mounts above the plurality of posts. The plurality of posts and the cap form a conduit sized to allow material that cannot pass through the sump mesh to flow through the conduit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2014
    Publication date: December 10, 2015
    Inventors: Thomas Haft, Gerry Lippincott, Colin R. Clerkin, Brian Wylie
  • Patent number: 9084527
    Abstract: A door includes a first door assembly, a second door assembly mounted to the first door assembly, a left hinge, and a right hinge. The first door assembly includes a first panel, a first brace, and a plurality of tabs that extend from the first brace. The second door assembly includes a second panel, a second brace, and a plurality of slots formed in the second brace. The first brace is mounted between a left side flange of the first panel assembly and a right side flange of the first panel assembly. The second brace is mounted between a left side flange of the second panel assembly and a right side flange of the second panel assembly. The plurality of tabs are configured to align with and to slide down into respective ones of the plurality of slots to mount the first door assembly to the second door assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2015
    Assignee: Wolf Appliances, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Haft, Colin R. Clerkin, Gerry Lippincott, Brian Wylie, Dan Yokes, Randy Campbell, Curtis Leroy Cruver, IV
  • Patent number: 8944530
    Abstract: A door balancing system includes an adjustment block, a single adjustment screw, a first pulley system, and a second pulley system. The adjustment block includes a threaded orifice and mounts within a bearing housing that includes a bearing surface. The single adjustment screw threads into the threaded orifice and abuts the bearing surface. The first pulley system includes a first pulley, a first cable, and a first spring. The second pulley system includes a second pulley, a second cable, and a second spring. The first cable mounts between a first hinge and the adjustment block using the first pulley and the first spring. The second cable mounts between a second hinge and the adjustment block using the second pulley and the second spring. The first spring and the second spring exert a force on the door to control a rate of movement of the door relative to the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Wolf Appliance, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Haft, Colin R. Clerkin, Gerry Lippincott
  • Publication number: 20140373455
    Abstract: A door includes a first door assembly, a second door assembly mounted to the first door assembly, a left hinge, and a right hinge. The first door assembly includes a first panel, a first brace, and a plurality of tabs that extend from the first brace. The second door assembly includes a second panel, a second brace, and a plurality of slots formed in the second brace. The first brace is mounted between a left side flange of the first panel assembly and a right side flange of the first panel assembly. The second brace is mounted between a left side flange of the second panel assembly and a right side flange of the second panel assembly. The plurality of tabs are configured to align with and to slide down into respective ones of the plurality of slots to mount the first door assembly to the second door assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2013
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Inventors: Thomas Haft, Colin R. Clerkin, Gerry Lippincott, Brian Wylie, Dan Yokes, Randy Campbell, Curtis Leroy Cruver, IV
  • Publication number: 20140375192
    Abstract: A door balancing system includes an adjustment block, a single adjustment screw, a first pulley system, and a second pulley system. The adjustment block includes a threaded orifice and mounts within a bearing housing that includes a bearing surface. The single adjustment screw threads into the threaded orifice and abuts the bearing surface. The first pulley system includes a first pulley, a first cable, and a first spring. The second pulley system includes a second pulley, a second cable, and a second spring. The first cable mounts between a first hinge and the adjustment block using the first pulley and the first spring. The second cable mounts between a second hinge and the adjustment block using the second pulley and the second spring. The first spring and the second spring exert a force on the door to control a rate of movement of the door relative to the body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2013
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Inventors: Thomas Haft, Colin R. Clerkin, Gerry Lippincott
  • Patent number: D729464
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: Wolf Appliance, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Haft, Colin R. Clerkin, Gerry Lippincott, Brian Wylie, Dan Yokes, Randy Campbell, Curtis Leroy Cruver, IV
  • Patent number: D729992
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: Wolf Appliance, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Haft, Colin R. Clerkin, Gerry Lippincott, Brian Wylie, Dan Yokes, Randy Campbell, Curtis Leroy Cruver, IV
  • Patent number: D776372
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: Wolf Appliance, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Haft, Gerry Lippincott, Colin R. Clerkin, Brian Wylie
  • Patent number: D799763
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: Wolf Appliance, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Haft, Gerry Lippincott, Colin R. Clerkin, Brian Wylie
  • Patent number: D799764
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: Wolf Appliance, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Haft, Gerry Lippincott, Colin R. Clerkin, Brian Wylie
  • Patent number: D799765
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: Wolf Appliance, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Haft, Gerry Lippincott, Colin R. Clerkin, Brian Wylie
  • Patent number: D799766
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: Wolf Appliance, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Haft, Gerry Lippincott, Colin R. Clerkin, Brian Wylie
  • Patent number: D800398
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: Wolf Appliance, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Haft, Gerry Lippincott, Colin R. Clerkin, Brian Wylie
  • Patent number: D840117
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: WOLF APPLIANCE, INC.
    Inventors: Thomas Haft, Joel Andrew Schmidt, Jacob Tyler Riggs, L Tuck Foree, Jr.
  • Patent number: D842558
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: Wolf Appliance, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Haft, Joel Andrew Schmidt, Jacob Tyler Riggs, L Tuck Foree, Jr.
  • Patent number: D858008
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: WOLF APPLIANCE, INC.
    Inventors: Thomas Haft, Joel Andrew Schmidt, Jacob Tyler Riggs, L Tuck Foree, Jr.