Patents by Inventor Christopher J. Eaton

Christopher J. Eaton 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).

  • Publication number: 20240122409
    Abstract: An implement attachment holder for a hand mixer includes a body defining opposed first and second surfaces and first and second mounting projections coupled with the body and extending away from the first surface of the body at respective first and second locations spaced apart at a first distance along a first direction. The attachment holder further includes a device retention projection extending away from the second surface of the body and partially along the first surface to at least partially overlie the first and second locations from which the first and second mounting projections extend. The device retention projection further defines a plurality of attachment channels extending in a second direction normal to the first direction at spaced-apart locations along the device retention projection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Christopher J. Eaton, Patrick David Feltman, Jon Patrick Morris, Nicholas Hill Schutte
  • Patent number: 11896161
    Abstract: An implement attachment holder for a hand mixer includes a body defining opposed first and second surfaces and first and second mounting projections coupled with the body and extending away from the first surface of the body at respective first and second locations spaced apart at a first distance along a first direction. The attachment holder further includes a device retention projection extending away from the second surface of the body and partially along the first surface to at least partially overlie the first and second locations from which the first and second mounting projections extend. The device retention projection further defines at least three attachment channels extending in a second direction normal to the first direction at spaced-apart locations along the device retention projection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Christopher J. Eaton, Patrick David Feltman, Jon Patrick Morris, Nicholas Hill Schutte
  • Publication number: 20230070677
    Abstract: An implement attachment holder for a hand mixer includes a body defining opposed first and second surfaces and first and second mounting projections coupled with the body and extending away from the first surface of the body at respective first and second locations spaced apart at a first distance along a first direction. The attachment holder further includes a device retention projection extending away from the second surface of the body and partially along the first surface to at least partially overlie the first and second locations from which the first and second mounting projections extend. The device retention projection further defines at least three attachment channels extending in a second direction normal to the first direction at spaced-apart locations along the device retention projection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2021
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Christopher J. Eaton, Patrick David Feltman, Jon Patrick Morris, Nicholas Hill Schutte
  • Publication number: 20210392918
    Abstract: An ice cream making assembly includes a mixing bowl having an outer housing and an inner liner defining a wall cavity therebetween. The mixing bowl further includes a radiator fin unit received within a portion of the wall cavity and a phase-change medium filling a further portion of the wall cavity surrounding at least a portion of the radiator fin unit. The radiator fin unit defines an outer chamfer extending generally along an outer cross-sectional profile of the wall cavity and a tapered inner profile extending along inner cross-sectional profile of the wall cavity and in at least partial contact with the inner liner. The assembly further includes a dasher including first and second mixing arms extending outwardly from an anchor end of the axle and upwardly and outwardly to generally follow an angled inner profile of the a food-product receiving cavity defined by the liner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2021
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Prabhjee Anand, Richard D. Arnold, Bryan Scott Burkhart, Christopher J. Eaton, Patrick David Feltman, Timothy E. Heater, Brandon Tyler Mock, Jon Patrick Morris, Nicholas Hill Schutte, Rohit Ranjan Singh
  • Publication number: 20210364035
    Abstract: A bearing assembly for a blender jar assembly includes a blender jar having a bottom wall that defines an opening. A retainer is positioned within the blender jar and defines a receiving space in communication with the opening. A jar collar is positioned exterior of the blender jar and is operably coupled with the retainer. A bearing housing is positioned within the receiving space and is spaced apart from the retainer by a first spacing. A nut is operably coupled with the bearing housing and is at least partially received by the receiving space. The nut is spaced apart from the retainer by a second spacing. A gasket is positioned to maintain at least one of the first and second spacings of the bearing housing and the nut relative to the retainer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2020
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Christopher J. Eaton, Timothy E. Heater, Paul S. Paget
  • Patent number: D990236
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Christopher J. Eaton, Naveen Jayabalan, Brandon Tyler Mock, Ryan James Rutter, Joseph Snyder, Jeremy T. Wolters