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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8033486 | Waste line connector assembly A waste line connector assembly for a food waste disposer includes a tailpipe member having a first inlet connectable to an outlet of a food waste disposer, a second inlet connectable to a waste water outlet of a dishwasher, and an outlet connectable to a waste or d... | 10/11/2011 |
| 7254901 | Washer/dryer plumbing connection and method A tailpiece has been provided that includes a tubular member, a washing machine connector, and a dryer drainage connector. The washing machine connector can receive a fluid discharge from a washing machine drain line and the dryer drainage connector can receive a fl... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7100850 | Food waste disposer having mechanism and method for creating a water baffle to reduce noise The present invention provides a food waste disposer having an upper food conveying section, a motor section, a central grinding section and an inlet portion. The upper food conveying section includes a housing to receive food waste. The motor section includes a mot... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7048213 | Methods of operating a food waste disposer having a variable speed motor The present invention provides a food waste disposer having an upper food conveying section, a motor section, a central grinding section and a controller. The upper food conveying section includes a housing forming an inlet to receive food waste. The motor section i... | 05/23/2006 |
| 6471467 | Grinding device for a drain pump A grinding device for a drain pump on a dishwasher appliance includes moving elements that turn integrally with the impeller (5) of the pump (4) and fixed elements joined to the pump hydraulic body (2). The grinding is carried out by the combination of a ... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6454872 | Dishwasher with food particle chopping assembly The present invention provides a dishwasher having a wash chamber including a sump. A pump having a rotating element is supported within a pump housing wherein the pump is adapted to draw liquid from the sump through an inlet area and then pump liquid to ... | 09/24/2002 |
| 5770058 | Centrifugal separator A centrifugal soil separator for a dishwasher having a rotating centrifuge connected for rotation with a centrifugal impeller, the centrifugal impeller providing a majority of recirculating wash water for the dishwasher while the centrifuge accepts a seco... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5676319 | Garbage disposal system The invention is a garbage disposal that includes a dishwasher drain connection to allow water and waste to enter the disposal from a dishwasher, a water input port also to allow water to enter the disposal, a valve associated with the water input port to... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5628334 | Dishwasher with food particle macerator and mincer A dishwasher sump is divided into a collection chamber and a pump chamber by a filter. Food particles collect in the collection chamber while filtered wash liquid collects in the pump chamber. A pump has an inlet located in the pump chamber. The filtered ... | 05/13/1997 |
| 5579789 | Food soil handling system for a dishwasher A food soil handing system for a dishwasher is provided. A main carrier arm has two driver arms rotatably mounted thereon. Each driver arm turns a driver gear engaged with a stationary ring gear. Rotation of the driver arms results in rotation of the main... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5377707 | Dishwasher pump and filtration system A reversibly operated dual impeller pump which simultaneously pumps and filters wash liquid. The pump includes upper and lower assemblies. The upper assembly defines a recirculation impeller chamber and a filter chamber which are separated by a cylindrica... | 01/03/1995 |
| 5143306 | Waste disintegrating device for a dishwasher A device for a dishwasher includes a tub (10) in which liquid, by means of a circulation pump (17) and at least one rotating wash arm (11), is sprayed onto the dishes. The liquid is collected at the bottom (13) of the tub and discharged by a drain pump (2... | 09/01/1992 |
| 4795102 | Dishwasher pump with particle cutter A bidirectional dishwasher pump includes a particle cutter adjacent the ingress to the drain pump cavity. The particle cutter is associated with the pump drive shaft and includes a primary edge portion and a secondary edge portion. Rotation in a first dir... | 01/03/1989 |
| 4612947 | Apparatus for removing soil from the wash and rinse waters of an automatic dishwasher A food soil separation apparatus for cleaning the wash and rinse waters of an automatic dishwasher. The apparatus comprises a reversible motor and a lower pump housing with a lower impeller surmounted by an upper pump housing with an upper impeller. The l... | 09/23/1986 |
| 4448359 | Combination drain pump and grinding apparatus A combination drain pump/disposer is used with a vessel such as a dishwasher and includes a housing defining an impeller cavity, an inlet above the housing which communicates with the vessel, a pump outlet extending through a side wall of the cavity and c... | 05/15/1984 |
| 4350306 | Chopper for dishwasher soil separator A dishwasher structure having a centrifugal pump for providing dishwashing liquid to a spray arm thereof. The swirling motion of the dishwashing liquid effected by operation of the pump is utilized to divert a portion of the liquid to an accumulator where... | 09/21/1982 |
| 4228962 | Comminuting liquid swirler A liquid swirler arranged to comminute relatively large solids so as to permit the comminuted solids to pass through openings in the swirler with a liquid flow induced therethrough. In the illustrated embodiment, the apparatus is utilized in a dishwasher ... | 10/21/1980 |
| 4201345 | Food cutter for dishwasher A food cutter is driven by a dishwasher pump located at the pump inlet to reduce the size of food particles rinsed from the dishware items washed. The food cutter includes a wire element having a wound section encircling a thread formed on a rotary driven... | 05/06/1980 |
| 3981456 | Food particle macerating means A pump and motor assembly for a dishwasher including a food particle macerating means having a cutting arm attached to a helically-wound column. The cutting arm coacts with a grid-like grading element to macerate food particles to reduce them to a size wh... | 09/21/1976 |
