Patents by Inventor Erin Louise Hall

Erin Louise Hall 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).

  • Laundry appliance
    Patent number: 9534328
    Abstract: A laundry machine configured to supply a first amount of water to the wash tub wherein a wash plate can be oscillated such that clothes items directly above and in contact with the impeller are frictionally dragged in a oscillatory manner with the wash chamber while continuing to oscillate said wash plate, an additional supply of water is added to said wash tub such that as cloth items lost frictional engagement with the wash plate, the cloth items continue to move along an inverse toroidal rollover path at higher water levels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Anna Kathryn Duncan, Erin Louise Hall, Geoffrey Walker, Gerald David Duncan, Flavio E. Bernardino, Mary Ellen Zeitler, David Wayne Carr
  • LAUNDRY APPLIANCE
    Publication number: 20160215428
    Abstract: A laundry machine configured to supply a first amount of water to the wash tub wherein a wash plate can be oscillated such that clothes items directly above and in contact with the impeller are frictionally dragged in a oscillatory manner with the wash chamber while continuing to oscillate said wash plate, an additional supply of water is added to said wash tub such that as cloth items lost frictional engagement with the wash plate, the cloth items continue to move along an inverse toroidal rollover path at higher water levels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2016
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Inventors: ANNA KATHRYN DUNCAN, ERIN LOUISE HALL, GEOFFREY WALKER, GERALD DAVID DUNCAN, FLAVIO E. BERNARDINO, MARY ELLEN ZEITLER, DAVID WAYNE CARR
  • LAUNDRY APPLIANCE
    Publication number: 20120227189
    Abstract: A laundry machine configured to supply a first amount of water to the wash tub wherein a wash plate can be oscillated such that clothes items directly above and in contact with the impeller are frictionally dragged in a oscillatory manner with the wash chamber while continuing to oscillate said wash plate, an additional supply of water is added to said wash tub such that as cloth items lost frictional engagement with the wash plate, the cloth items continue to move along an inverse toroidal rollover path at higher water levels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2012
    Publication date: September 13, 2012
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: ANNA KATHRYN DUNCAN, ERIN LOUISE HALL, GEOFFREY WALKER, GERALD DAVID DUNCAN, FLAVIO E. BERNARDINO, MARY ELLEN ZEITLER, DAVID WAYNE CARR
  • LAUNDRY APPLIANCE
    Publication number: 20120017647
    Abstract: A laundry machine configured to supply a first amount of water to the wash tub wherein a wash plate can be oscillated such that clothes items directly above and in contact with the impeller are frictionally dragged in a oscillatory manner with the wash chamber while continuing to oscillate said wash plate, an additional supply of water is added to said wash tub such that as cloth items lost frictional engagement with the wash plate, the cloth items continue to move along an inverse toroidal rollover path at higher water levels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2011
    Publication date: January 26, 2012
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: ANNA KATHRYN DUNCAN, ERIN LOUISE HALL, GEOFFREY WALKER, GERALD DAVID DUNCAN, FLAVIO E. BERNARDINO, MARY ELLEN ZEITLER, DAVID WAYNE CARR
  • Laundry appliance
    Patent number: 8028550
    Abstract: A laundry machine configured to supply a first amount of water to the wash tub wherein a wash plate can be oscillated such that clothes items directly above and in contact with the impeller are frictionally dragged in a oscillatory manner with the wash chamber while continuing to oscillate said wash plate, an additional supply of water is added to said wash tub such that as cloth items lost frictional engagement with the wash plate, the cloth items continue to move along an inverse toroidal rollover path at higher water levels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2011
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Anna Kathryn Duncan, Erin Louise Hall, Geoffrey Walker, Gerald David Duncan, Flavio E. Bernardino, Mary Ellen Zeitler, David Wayne Carr
  • LAUNDRY APPLIANCE
    Publication number: 20110107799
    Abstract: A laundry machine configured to supply a first amount of water to the wash tub wherein a wash plate can be oscillated such that clothes items directly above and in contact with the impeller are frictionally dragged in a oscillatory manner with the wash chamber while continuing to oscillate said wash plate, an additional supply of water is added to said wash tub such that as cloth items lost frictional engagement with the wash plate, the cloth items continue to move along an inverse toroidal rollover path at higher water levels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2011
    Publication date: May 12, 2011
    Applicant: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Anna Kathryn Duncan, Erin Louise Hall, Geoffrey Walker, Gerald David Duncan, Flavio E. Bernardino, Mary Ellen Zeitler, David Wayne Carr
  • Laundry appliance
    Patent number: 7874187
    Abstract: A laundry machine configured to supply a first amount of water to the wash tub wherein a wash plate can be oscillated such that clothes items directly above and in contact with the impeller are frictionally dragged in a oscillatory manner with the wash chamber while continuing to oscillate said wash plate, an additional supply of water is added to said wash tub such that as cloth items lost frictional engagement with the wash plate, the cloth items continue to move along an inverse toroidal rollover path at higher water levels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2011
    Assignees: Whirlpool Corporation, Fisher & Paykel
    Inventors: Anna Kathryn Duncan, Erin Louise Hall, Geoffrey Walker, Gerald David Duncan, Flavio E. Bernardino, Mary Ellen Zeitler, David Wayne Carr