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  • 2490 Orchard View Dr, Grand Rapids, MI 49505 (616) 732-6343

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Company: Steelcase Jul 2011 Position: Senior engineer / engineering team leader - seating

Education

Degree: Graduate or professional degree

Skills

Product Design • Design For Manufacturing • Injection Molding • Product Development • Pro Engineer • Cross Functional Team Leadership • Fmea • Windchill • Consumer Products • Engineering • Manufacturing • Cad • Continuous Improvement • Root Cause Analysis • Dfmea • Solid Modeling • Six Sigma • Gd&T • Plastics • Solidworks • Manufacturing Operations Management • Kaizen

Languages

English

Interests

Football • Casinos • Exercise • Sweepstakes • Home Improvement • Reading • Sports • Watching Basketball • Hockey • Golf • Watching Hockey • Fishing • Home Decoration • Health • Watching Sports • Cooking • Electronics • Outdoors • Baseball • Fitness • Music • Camping • Movies • Kids • Medicine • Joggin • Automobiles • Cats • Walking • Travel • Boating • Watching Baseball • Investing • Traveling • Television • Basketball • Watching Football

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Consumer Goods

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Associate Director - Engineering

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Location:
2490 Orchard View Dr northeast, Grand Rapids, MI 49505
Industry:
Consumer Goods
Work:
Steelcase since Jul 2011
Senior Engineer / Engineering Team Leader - Seating
Skills:
Product Design
Design For Manufacturing
Injection Molding
Product Development
Pro Engineer
Cross Functional Team Leadership
Fmea
Windchill
Consumer Products
Engineering
Manufacturing
Cad
Continuous Improvement
Root Cause Analysis
Dfmea
Solid Modeling
Six Sigma
Gd&T
Plastics
Solidworks
Manufacturing Operations Management
Kaizen
Interests:
Football
Casinos
Exercise
Sweepstakes
Home Improvement
Reading
Sports
Watching Basketball
Hockey
Golf
Watching Hockey
Fishing
Home Decoration
Health
Watching Sports
Cooking
Electronics
Outdoors
Baseball
Fitness
Music
Camping
Movies
Kids
Medicine
Joggin
Automobiles
Cats
Walking
Travel
Boating
Watching Baseball
Investing
Traveling
Television
Basketball
Watching Football
Languages:
English

Publications

Us Patents

Upright Extraction Cleaning Machine

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US Patent:
6412141, Jul 2, 2002
Filed:
Jan 2, 2001
Appl. No.:
09/753349
Inventors:
Gary A. Kasper - Grand Rapids MI
Jonathan A. Miner - Rockford MI
Timothy E. Kasen - Jenison MI
Kenneth M. Lenkiewicz - Grand Rapids MI
Eric C. Huffman - Lowell MI
Luke E. Kelly - Kentwood MI
Assignee:
Bissell Homecare, Inc. - Grand Rapids MI
International Classification:
A47L 700
US Classification:
15320, 15410
Abstract:
A portable surface cleaning apparatus including a base module for movement along a surface, an upright handle pivotally attached to the base module, a liquid dispensing system including a flexible bladder defining a fluid supply chamber for holding a supply of cleaning fluid, a fluid recovery system including a tank on the base module having a fluid recovery chamber for holding recovered fluid and housing the flexible bladder, and a fluid passageway between the fluid supply chamber and the recovery chamber, whereby the recovery chamber is in fluid communication with the fluid supply chamber and the pressure in the flexible bladder is equalized with the pressure in the tank as the cleaning fluid is dispensed from the supply chamber and the dirty liquid is collected in the recovery chamber. In a further embodiment the tank has an outlet opening in a bottom portion thereof and a drain plug is removably mounted in the outlet opening. In another embodiment a lid mounted on the tank defines an expansion chamber having an inlet opening, an outlet passage, and first and second diverters against which the working air flow reverses direction twice between the inlet opening of the expansion chamber and the tank.

Deep Cleaner With Tool Mount

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US Patent:
6467122, Oct 22, 2002
Filed:
Jan 5, 2001
Appl. No.:
09/755724
Inventors:
Kenneth M. Lenkiewicz - Grand Rapids MI
Alan J. Krebs - Pierson MI
Assignee:
Bissell Homecare, Inc. - Grand Rapids MI
International Classification:
A47L 1130
US Classification:
15320, 15338, 15365, 15414
Abstract:
An upright deep cleaner including a base housing pivotally connected to an upright handle, the upright handle carrying a liquid supply tank and the base housing including a recovery tank. The liquid supply tank includes an internal siphon tube for ensuring liquid flow to a feed valve when the upright handle is in the inclined position. The base housing includes a suction nozzle adjacent a spray bar, and removable floating brush for contacting a surface being cleaned, the brush being interchangeable with a bare floor tool including a sponge, brush, and squeegee. The recovery tank includes an internal baffle for preventing foaming of solution and a tank vent housing including a sponge-type filter to prevent spray from exiting the recovery tank.

Small Area Deep Cleaner

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US Patent:
6658692, Dec 9, 2003
Filed:
Sep 12, 2002
Appl. No.:
10/064604
Inventors:
Kenneth M. Lenkiewicz - Grand Rapids MI
Alan J. Krebs - Pierson MI
Timothy E. Kasen - Jenison MI
Assignee:
Bissell Homecare, Inc. - Grand Rapids MI
International Classification:
A47L 1130
US Classification:
15320, 15339
Abstract:
An upright deep cleaner including a base housing pivotally connected to an upright handle, the upright handle carrying a liquid supply tank and the base housing including a recovery tank. The liquid supply tank includes an internal siphon tube for ensuring liquid flow to a feed valve when the upright handle is in the inclined position. The base housing includes a suction nozzle adjacent a spray bar, and removable floating brush for contacting a surface being cleaned, the brush being interchangeable with a bare floor tool including a sponge, brush, and squeegee. The recovery tank includes an internal baffle for preventing foaming of solution and a tank vent housing including a sponge-type filter to prevent spray from exiting the recovery tank.

Hand-Held Deep Cleaner

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US Patent:
6968593, Nov 29, 2005
Filed:
Aug 13, 2002
Appl. No.:
10/064752
Inventors:
Kenneth M. Lenkiewicz - Grand Rapids MI, US
Alan J. Krebs - Pierson MI, US
Phong Hoang Tran - Caledonia MI, US
Jonathan Miner - Rockford MI, US
Gary A. Kasper - Grand Rapids MI, US
Eric C. Huffman - Lowell MI, US
Eric J. Hansen - Ada MI, US
Assignee:
Bissell Homecare, Inc. - Grand Rapids MI
International Classification:
A47L007/02
US Classification:
15320, 15324, 15344, 15353, 15377, 15384
Abstract:
A liquid extraction cleaner comprises a solution dispensing system, a liquid recovery system, and an agitation brush assembly. The solution dispensing system includes a cleaning solution supply tank affixed to the cleaner and fluidly connected to a solution spray nozzle through a trigger-operated manual solution spray pump. The supply conduit interconnecting the cleaning fluid supply tank and the spray nozzle traverses a passage formed integrally with the air-liquid separator housing, spray nozzle being mounted in the passage at a front portion of the cleaner. The liquid recovery system includes a air-liquid separator fluidly connected with a suction nozzle and a suction source for drawing liquid and debris into the air-liquid separator, and a recovery tank releasably mounted to the air-liquid separator for collecting recovered liquid. The agitation brush assembly is mounted in a lower forward portion of the cleaner for contact with a surface being cleaned.

Portable Extraction Cleaner

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US Patent:
7073226, Jul 11, 2006
Filed:
Nov 27, 2002
Appl. No.:
10/065891
Inventors:
Kenneth M. Lenkiewicz - Grand Rapids MI, US
Alan J. Krebs - Pierson MI, US
Assignee:
Bissell Homecare, Inc. - Grand Rapids MI
International Classification:
A47L 9/00
US Classification:
15320, 15321, 15344, 15323, 153272, 15353
Abstract:
A portable extraction cleaning machine has a housing assembly including a housing enclosure centrally mounted on a housing base and a handle adapted for user carrying of the extraction cleaner, a suction motor and impeller assembly sealed within the housing enclosure and a solution tank for cleaning solution and a recovery tank removably mounted to the housing base in a fore and aft position. The recovery tank has an integrally molded spout and an air/liquid separator comprising a riser tube having an internal divider separating the riser tube into fluidly isolated first and second conduits. A plurality of different decorative face plates are adapted to be removably mounted to the housing enclosure and each of which is adapted to cover at least a substantial visible portion of the visible surface of the housing enclosure when mounted on the housing enclosure.

Hand-Held Deep Cleaner

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US Patent:
7225503, Jun 5, 2007
Filed:
Nov 26, 2003
Appl. No.:
10/707212
Inventors:
Kenneth M. Lenkiewicz - Grand Rapids MI, US
Alan J. Krebs - Pierson MI, US
Assignee:
Bissell Homecare, Inc. - Grand Rapids MI
International Classification:
A47L 11/30
A47L 5/26
US Classification:
15320, 15344, 15352, 15353, 15384, 15390
Abstract:
A liquid extraction cleaner includes a solution dispensing system, a liquid recovery system, and an agitation brush assembly. The solution dispensing system includes a supply tank removably affixed to a housing and fluidly connected to a fluid distributor through a trigger-operated manual spray pump. The liquid recovery system includes a recovery tank removably mounted to the housing adjacent to the supply tank. An air liquid separator is provided within the recovery tank. Another assembly within the housing provides a vacuum source, where working air comes from the recovery tank to an inlet between a motor and an impeller. The agitation brush assembly is removably mounted in a lower forward portion of the housing.

Extraction With Air Venting

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US Patent:
7475451, Jan 13, 2009
Filed:
Oct 28, 2004
Appl. No.:
10/904205
Inventors:
Kenneth M. Lenkiewicz - Grand Rapids MI, US
Alan J. Krebs - Pierson MI, US
Timothy E. Kasen - Jenison MI, US
Assignee:
BISSELL Homecare, Inc. - Grand Rapids MI
International Classification:
A47L 11/00
US Classification:
15413, 15320
Abstract:
An upright deep cleaner including a base housing pivotally connected to an upright handle, the upright handle carrying a liquid supply tank and the base housing including a recovery tank. The liquid supply tank includes an internal siphon tube for ensuring liquid flow to a feed valve when the upright handle is in the inclined position. The base housing includes a suction nozzle adjacent a spray bar, and removable floating brush for contacting a surface being cleaned, the brush being interchangeable with a bare floor tool including a sponge, brush, and squeegee. The recovery tank includes an internal baffle for preventing foaming of solution and a tank vent housing including a sponge-type filter to prevent spray from exiting the recovery tank. A vacuum motor cooling outlet is positioned on underside of the base housing to distribute air heated by the motor onto the surface to be cleaned.

Extraction With Air Venting

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US Patent:
7845045, Dec 7, 2010
Filed:
Dec 19, 2008
Appl. No.:
12/339954
Inventors:
Kenneth M. Lenkiewicz - Grand Rapids MI, US
Alan J. Krebs - Pierson MI, US
Assignee:
Bissell Homecare, Inc. - Grand Rapids MI
International Classification:
A47L 7/00
US Classification:
15320, 15389
Abstract:
An upright deep cleaner including a base housing pivotally connected to an upright handle, the upright handle carrying a liquid supply tank and the base housing including a recovery tank. The liquid supply tank includes an internal siphon tube for ensuring liquid flow to a feed valve when the upright handle is in the inclined position. The base housing includes a suction nozzle adjacent a spray bar, and removable floating brush for contacting a surface being cleaned, the brush being interchangeable with a bare floor tool including a sponge, brush, and squeegee. The recovery tank includes an internal baffle for preventing foaming of solution and a tank vent housing including a sponge-type filter to prevent spray from exiting the recovery tank. A vacuum motor cooling outlet is positioned on underside of the base housing to distribute air heated by the motor onto the surface to be cleaned.
Kenneth M Lenkiewicz from Grand Rapids, MI, age ~50 Get Report