70 patents
Utility
Disposer Mounting System and Method
19 Oct 23
Mounting systems for waste disposers such as food waste disposers, waste disposers employing such systems, and related methods are disclosed herein.
Dane T. Hofmeister, Eric J. Obermeyer, Kevin P. McClory
Filed: 21 Jun 23
Utility
Baffle with Anti-reverse Stoppers
17 Aug 23
Food waste disposers, particularly food waste disposers for installation under a sink, can include a mounting assembly that has a baffle.
Matthew Sandoval
Filed: 10 Feb 23
Utility
Food Waste Disposer Throat Baffle Apparatus and Method
20 Jul 23
Baffles for food waste disposers, systems employing such baffles, and methods of assembling, manufacturing, fabricating, or operating such baffles or baffle systems are disclosed herein.
Thomas R. Berger, Brian Retzke, Mile Nikolic
Filed: 6 Jan 23
Utility
Mounting Assemblies and Methods for Disposer Installation
6 Jul 23
Mounting assemblies for waste disposers such as food waste disposers, waste disposers employing such mounting assemblies, and related methods are disclosed herein.
Dane Hofmeister, Kevin McClory, Matt Sandoval, Ron Bauer, Mohammad Hossein Ansari, Eric Schultz, Mark T. Cammarota
Filed: 14 Mar 23
Utility
System and Method for Controlling an Operational Status of a Waste Disposer
18 May 23
Systems and methods for controlling an operational status of a waste disposer are disclosed herein.
Clyde C. Verhoff, Brandon R. Blanke, Charles A. Farago, Joseph D. Rosandich
Filed: 6 Jan 23
Utility
Vacuum Preservation Device
13 May 21
The present disclosure relates to a vacuum preservation device, comprising a drawer including a drawer panel at the front end of the drawer, and a handle assembly.
An Liu, Zhicheng Liu, TongSheng Tao, Huajun Yu
Filed: 29 Dec 20
Utility
Control Knob for an Appliance Having Rotational and Axial Selection Interface
6 Jan 21
A control knob for an appliance includes a base having an axially-operated switch.
Yukai Huang, Hongqiang Wang, Fanmeng Hua, Yujin Mao
Filed: 10 Mar 20
Utility
Self Cleaning Sump Cover
26 Feb 20
A fluid flow system for a laundry appliance includes a blower that delivers process air along an airflow path having a heat exchanger.
Gianluca Bocchino, Roy E. Masters, Arun Rajendran
Filed: 13 Oct 19
Utility
Laundry Treating Appliance with Load Surface Area Detection
26 Feb 20
The invention relates to a laundry treating appliance and method for controlling the operation of the laundry treating appliance by determining the surface area of the laundry based on image data of the laundry.
FARHAD ASHRAFZADEH, JAMES P. CAROW, SHREECHARAN KANCHANAVALLY
Filed: 31 Oct 19
Utility
Dishwasher with Door Assembly
26 Feb 20
A household appliance includes a cabinet defining a chamber with an access opening.
Mihir Suresh Ponkshe, Michael E. Gatt, Jonathan David Pugh, Jayesh Prakash Borase, Russikant Behera, Darryl C. Bodine, James W. Kendall, Krzysztof Ploszaj
Filed: 23 Aug 18
Utility
Dishwasher Having a Terminal Box
26 Feb 20
A dishwasher having a tub at least partially defining a treating chamber, a chassis supporting the tub and defining a space below the tub, a terminal box located within the space and having at least one enclosure wall defining an interior, and a wire connection box located within the interior wherein the wire connection box includes a housing and multiple terminals inset within the housing and wherein the wire connection box is configured to receive an electrical connection for the dishwasher coupled to an electrical mains power line.
Richard Lawrence Kretz, Harry Wayne Dickson
Filed: 20 Aug 18
Utility
Multi-layer Gas Barrier Materials for Vacuum Insulated Structure
19 Feb 20
A vacuum insulated structure includes a multi-layer sheet of material comprising at least one layer of barrier material that is disposed between first and second outer layers.
Hua Liu, Laksha J. Deka, Mohamed Alshourbagy, Diptesh Mukherjee
Filed: 24 Oct 19
Utility
Acoustical Treatment for a Rotor of a Laundry Appliance
19 Feb 20
A drive motor for a laundry appliance includes a stator having a plurality of windings that extend around teeth of the stator.
Mark J. Christensen, Mihir Kikale, Eduardo Abraham Lopez Benitez, Sushil Sakharam Paradhe
Filed: 16 Aug 18
Utility
Vacuum Preservation Device
12 Feb 20
The present disclosure relates to a vacuum preservation device, comprising a drawer including a drawer panel at the front end of the drawer, and a handle assembly.
An Liu, Zhicheng Liu, TongSheng Tao, Huajun Yu
Filed: 7 Aug 19
Utility
Method of Manufacturing a Rotor for an Electric Motor for a Washing Machine
12 Feb 20
A method of manufacturing a rotor of an electric motor is disclosed.
Luiz V. Dokonal, Evandro J. Meurer, Orlando Starke
Filed: 17 Oct 19
Utility
Blind Attachment Interface for Filter Housing Assembly
5 Feb 20
A filter housing assembly includes a base unit configured for supporting a removable filter unit.
Narendra A. Kapure
Filed: 5 Aug 18
Utility
Snap Spring Clip for Burner Unit Mounting
5 Feb 20
A spring clip for attaching a radiant burner unit to a cooktop includes a retention tab having a portion extending in a first direction and a retention arm defining a lever portion projecting away from the retention tab to an end displaced from the tab in a second direction generally normal to the first direction.
Alexander S. Pille
Filed: 13 Oct 19
Utility
Method and Apparatus for Installation of Surface-mounted Kitchen Cooktop Units
5 Feb 20
A concealed bridge assembly is provided for supporting adjacent lateral edges of cooktop units that are mounted in a kitchen countertop.
Duane M. Kobos
Filed: 15 Oct 19
Utility
Encapsulation System for a Vacuum Insulated Structure Using an Elastic Adhesive and Barrier Coating
5 Feb 20
An appliance includes an outer wrapper, an inner liner, a trim breaker having a channel that receives at least one of a wrapper edge of the outer wrapper and a liner edge of the inner liner and a composite encapsulation system including a base elastic adhesive and an outer barrier coating.
Lakshya J. Deka, Hua Liu
Filed: 1 Oct 19
Utility
Multiple Cavity Microwave Oven Door
5 Feb 20
A microwave oven is provided herein having a cooking cavity, a dividing shelf for dividing the cooking cavity into at least two sub-cavities, and a door movable between an open and closed position for selectively providing and preventing access to the sub-cavities respectively.
Luana Spagnoli
Filed: 10 Oct 19