Patents by Inventor Timothy Paul Doyal

Timothy Paul Doyal 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: 8646444
    Abstract: A rack for an appliance includes a main section having a support frame, and an arm coupled to the support frame and movable relative to the support frame between a first position and a second position. In one example, the arm is movable towards the first position and is configured for engagement with a stop portion of an appliance cavity for inhibiting removal of the main section therefrom. In another example, the appliance cavity includes at least one stop portion, and the arm is movable towards engagement with the stop portion for inhibiting removal of the main section from the appliance cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignee: Electrolux Home Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Wayne Williams, Jason Paul Norberg, Bryan Thomas Phillips, Julie Anne Robinson, Timothy Paul Doyal, Jeffrey A. Ambrose, Jason Robert Yochum
  • Publication number: 20080237166
    Abstract: A rack for an appliance includes a main section having a support frame, and an arm coupled to the support frame and movable relative to the support frame between a first position and a second position. In one example, the arm is movable towards the first position and is configured for engagement with a stop portion of an appliance cavity for inhibiting removal of the main section therefrom. In another example, the appliance cavity includes at least one stop portion, and the arm is movable towards engagement with the stop portion for inhibiting removal of the main section from the appliance cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2007
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Applicant: ELECTROLUX HOME PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventors: Daniel Wayne Williams, Jason Paul Norberg, Bryan Thomas Phillips, Julie Anne Robinson, Timothy Paul Doyal
  • Publication number: 20080217266
    Abstract: A rack for an appliance is provided. The rack includes a main support platform having a first support frame, an auxiliary support platform having a second support frame, and a plurality of elongated support members attached to the second support frame for form an auxiliary support surface. The auxiliary support platform is rotatable relative to the main support platform. In one example, the auxiliary support platform is rotatably connected to the main support platform. In addition or alternatively, a rotational drive member is operatively attached to the main support platform and operatively attached to the auxiliary support platform for causing rotational movement of the auxiliary support platform relative to the main support platform. Further, an appliance is provided including a main body having an interior cavity bounded by at least one wall section, and the main support platform is configured to be supported within the interior cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2007
    Publication date: September 11, 2008
    Applicant: ELECTROLUX HOME PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventor: Timothy Paul Doyal
  • Patent number: 7405374
    Abstract: A plunger switch comprises a switch body housing a first contact element, a second contact element and an elongate plunger. The first contact element is partially housed in the switch body and extends out for operative communication with a circuit. The second contact element is movable along a longitudinal axis of the switch body and is aligned to contact the first contact element through movement. The elongate plunger is movable along the longitudinal axis of the switch body, and is able to be completely recessed in the switch body. Movement of the plunger in a first direction facilitates contact between the first and second contact elements. The contact elements contact at contact portions. At least a pair of the contact portions may have ridged surfaces that are oriented so as to have intersecting points at contact and configured to perform oxidation cleanup. At least a pair of the contact portions may include silver nitride.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2008
    Assignee: Electrolux Home Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Frederick Scot Thomas, Timothy Paul Doyal, James L. Ayres