Inventor

Joseph Duane Tobbe

Inventor

Taylorsville, KY, US

Overview

20→

Patents

1990–2020

Patent span

Human necessities

Primary field (CPC A)

Patents· 20 as inventor

Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.

A47Lprimary

A47LDomestic washing or cleaning68%

C02FTreatment of water, waste water, sewage, or sludge8%

D06FLaundering, drying, ironing, pressing or folding textile articles8%

B65DContainers for storage or transport of articles or materials, e.g. bags, barrels, bottles, boxes, cans, cartons, crates, drums, jars, tanks, hoppers, forwarding containers4%

E05BLocks4%

F25DRefrigerators4%

Y10TTechnical subjects covered by former us classification4%

PatentTitleYear

10,876,244Method for forming a shipping support for a washing machine appliance2020 9,918,610'Fluid circulation assembly for a dishwasher appliance'2018 8,931,310'Bulk dispensing system for washing machine'2015 8,757,179'Dishwasher assembly having an air conduit'2014 8,377,228'Wash fluid distribution and filtration assembly and method'2013 7,867,341'Methods and systems for performing an upper rack wash in a dishwasher'2011 7,776,159'Methods and apparatus for controlling a dishwasher'2010 7,681,582'Multiple spray arm dishwashing apparatus and method for assembling same'2010 7,571,734'Fluid dispensing system for a washing device'2009 7,464,718'Dishwasher liquid delivery systems'2008 7,168,578'Dishwasher rack assemblies'2007 6,662,814'Mid-level spray-arm assembly'2003 6,343,611'Reduced energy cleaning appliance'2002 6,001,190'Reduced energy cleaning appliance'1999 5,954,073'Wash apparatus for a dishwasher'1999 5,810,035'Non-symmetric heating element/spray-arm alignment within a dishwasher'1998 5,727,581'Dishwasher spray-arm assembly'1998 5,320,120'Dishwasher with dual pumps'1994 5,249,590'Article retaining mechanism'1993 4,926,523'Door handle of a household refrigerator'1990

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

1990–2018Patents assigned to GEN ELECTRIC (19)· patent assignee history

1990–1994Based in Louisville, KY, US· patent location history

1993–2020Based in Taylorsville, KY, US· patent location history

2013–2015Patents assigned to TOBBE JOSEPH DUANE (3)· patent assignee history

2013Patents assigned to MERSCH MATT D (1)· patent assignee history

2015Patents assigned to KAPPLER JERROD A (1)· patent assignee history

2018–2020Patents assigned to HAIER US APPLIANCE SOLUTIONS INC (2)· patent assignee history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees

Assignee	Patents	Span
GEN ELECTRIC	19	1990–2018
TOBBE JOSEPH DUANEself	3	2013–2015
HAIER US APPLIANCE SOLUTIONS INC	2	2018–2020
KAPPLER JERROD A	1	2015
MERSCH MATT D	1	2013

Locations

Location	Patents	Span
Taylorsville, KY, US	18	1993–2020
Louisville, KY, US	2	1990–1994