Patents by Inventor James J. Beaudreault
James J. Beaudreault 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).
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Patent number: 11629450Abstract: A laundry appliance includes a drum that is rotationally operable within a wash tub. A chemistry receptacle is located proximate the drum. A chemistry dispensing module is coupled to the chemistry receptacle and has a prewash portion and a main wash portion. A first fluid inlet is coupled with the prewash portion and a second fluid inlet is coupled to the main wash portion. An outlet extends from the chemistry dispensing module to a laundry treating chamber. A prewash nozzle is coupled to the first fluid inlet and the prewash portion. The prewash nozzle includes an elongated arcuate body that follows a curvature of the prewash portion and defines a cyclonic flow path from the prewash nozzle to the outlet.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2021Date of Patent: April 18, 2023Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Vinayak A. Afajalpurkar, James J. Beaudreault, Prabhath KV, Eamon C. Lyons
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Publication number: 20220120015Abstract: A laundry appliance includes a drum that is rotationally operable within a wash tub. A chemistry receptacle is located proximate the drum. A chemistry dispensing module is coupled to the chemistry receptacle and has a prewash portion and a main wash portion. A first fluid inlet is coupled with the prewash portion and a second fluid inlet is coupled to the main wash portion. An outlet extends from the chemistry dispensing module to a laundry treating chamber. A prewash nozzle is coupled to the first fluid inlet and the prewash portion. The prewash nozzle includes an elongated arcuate body that follows a curvature of the prewash portion and defines a cyclonic flow path from the prewash nozzle to the outlet.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2021Publication date: April 21, 2022Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATIONInventors: Vinayak A. Afajalpurkar, James J. Beaudreault, Prabhath KV, Eamon C. Lyons
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Patent number: 11242641Abstract: A laundry appliance includes a drum that is rotationally operable within a wash tub. A chemistry receptacle is located proximate the drum. A chemistry dispensing module is coupled to the chemistry receptacle and has a prewash portion and a main wash portion. A first fluid inlet is coupled with the prewash portion and a second fluid inlet is coupled to the main wash portion. An outlet extends from the chemistry dispensing module to a laundry treating chamber. A prewash nozzle is coupled to the first fluid inlet and the prewash portion. The prewash nozzle includes an elongated arcuate body that follows a curvature of the prewash portion and defines a cyclonic flow path from the prewash nozzle to the outlet.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2020Date of Patent: February 8, 2022Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Vinayak A. Afajalpurkar, James J. Beaudreault, Prabhath KV, Eamon C. Lyons
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Publication number: 20210025101Abstract: A laundry appliance includes a drum that is rotationally operable within a wash tub. A chemistry receptacle is located proximate the drum. A chemistry dispensing module is coupled to the chemistry receptacle and has a prewash portion and a main wash portion. A first fluid inlet is coupled with the prewash portion and a second fluid inlet is coupled to the main wash portion. An outlet extends from the chemistry dispensing module to a laundry treating chamber. A prewash nozzle is coupled to the first fluid inlet and the prewash portion. The prewash nozzle includes an elongated arcuate body that follows a curvature of the prewash portion and defines a cyclonic flow path from the prewash nozzle to the outlet.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2020Publication date: January 28, 2021Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATIONInventors: Vinayak A. Afajalpurkar, James J. Beaudreault, Prabhath KV, Eamon C. Lyons
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Patent number: 10829883Abstract: A laundry appliance includes a drum that is rotationally operable within a wash tub. A chemistry receptacle is located proximate the drum. A chemistry dispensing module is coupled to the chemistry receptacle and has a prewash portion and a main wash portion. A first fluid inlet is coupled with the prewash portion and a second fluid inlet is coupled to the main wash portion. An outlet extends from the chemistry dispensing module to a laundry treating chamber. A prewash nozzle is coupled to the first fluid inlet and the prewash portion. The prewash nozzle includes an elongated arcuate body that follows a curvature of the prewash portion and defines a cyclonic flow path from the prewash nozzle to the outlet.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2019Date of Patent: November 10, 2020Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Vinayak A. Afajalpurkar, James J. Beaudreault, Prabhath Kv, Eamon C. Lyons
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Publication number: 20200232144Abstract: A laundry appliance includes a drum that is rotationally operable within a wash tub. A chemistry receptacle is located proximate the drum. A chemistry dispensing module is coupled to the chemistry receptacle and has a prewash portion and a main wash portion. A first fluid inlet is coupled with the prewash portion and a second fluid inlet is coupled to the main wash portion. An outlet extends from the chemistry dispensing module to a laundry treating chamber. A prewash nozzle is coupled to the first fluid inlet and the prewash portion. The prewash nozzle includes an elongated arcuate body that follows a curvature of the prewash portion and defines a cyclonic flow path from the prewash nozzle to the outlet.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 21, 2019Publication date: July 23, 2020Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATIONInventors: Vinayak A. Afajalpurkar, James J. Beaudreault, Prabhath KV, Eamon C. Lyons
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Patent number: 10612181Abstract: A laundry treating appliance includes a cabinet, a treating chamber, and a treating chemistry dispenser provided with the cabinet and fluidly coupled to the treating chamber. The dispenser includes at least one dispenser pocket having a domed bottom and a side wall extending upwardly from the domed bottom. A plurality of outlets for a water/chemistry mixture can be defined between the domed bottom and the side wall. An angled inlet duct can project into the dispenser pocket in opposition to the domed bottom.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2017Date of Patent: April 7, 2020Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: James J. Beaudreault, Gaurav Bhardwaj, Adam Brown, Pushkar P. Gijare, Eamon C. Lyons, Thibaut Viguier
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Patent number: 10584438Abstract: A laundry treating appliance includes a cabinet, a treating chamber, and a treating chemistry dispenser provided with the cabinet and fluidly coupled to the treating chamber. The dispenser includes multiple compartments for treating chemistry, including multiple powder chemistry compartments and multiple liquid chemistry compartments. A cover for the dispenser includes a first lid selectively covering the multiple power chemistry compartments and a second lid selectively covering the multiple liquid chemistry compartments.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2017Date of Patent: March 10, 2020Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: James J. Beaudreault, Gaurav Bhardwaj, Adam Brown, Pushkar P. Gijare, Eamon C. Lyons, Thibaut Viguier
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Publication number: 20180298543Abstract: A laundry treating appliance includes a cabinet, a treating chamber, and a treating chemistry dispenser provided with the cabinet and fluidly coupled to the treating chamber. The dispenser includes multiple compartments for treating chemistry, including multiple powder chemistry compartments and multiple liquid chemistry compartments. A cover for the dispenser includes a first lid selectively covering the multiple power chemistry compartments and a second lid selectively covering the multiple liquid chemistry compartments.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2017Publication date: October 18, 2018Inventors: JAMES J. BEAUDREAULT, GAURAV BHARDWAJ, ADAM BROWN, PUSHKAR P. GIJARE, EAMON C. LYONS, THIBAUT VIGUIER
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Publication number: 20180298542Abstract: A laundry treating appliance includes a cabinet, a treating chamber, and a treating chemistry dispenser provided with the cabinet and fluidly coupled to the treating chamber. The dispenser includes at least one dispenser pocket having a domed bottom and a side wall extending upwardly from the domed bottom. A plurality of outlets for a water/chemistry mixture can be defined between the domed bottom and the side wall. An angled inlet duct can project into the dispenser pocket in opposition to the domed bottom.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2017Publication date: October 18, 2018Inventors: JAMES J. BEAUDREAULT, GAURAV BHARDWAJ, ADAM BROWN, PUSHKAR P. GIJARE, EAMON C. LYONS, THIBAUT VIGUIER
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Patent number: 9885136Abstract: A laundry treating appliance includes a cabinet, a treating chamber, and a treating chemistry dispenser provided with the cabinet and fluidly coupled to the treating chamber. The dispenser includes a dispenser container having multiple dispenser pockets configured to receive a dose of treating chemistry and a water inlet duct configured to supply water to one of the dispenser pockets to flush treating chemistry from the pocket. The water inlet duct can be slidingly coupled with the dispenser container and can project into an interior of the pocket.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2017Date of Patent: February 6, 2018Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: James J. Beaudreault, Gaurav Bhardwaj, Adam Brown, Pushkar P. Gijare, Eamon C. Lyons, Thibaut Viguier
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Patent number: 5133187Abstract: A fluid circuit assembly for maintaining substantially constant pressure between two abutting solid objects, the circuit assembly comprising a master cylinder assembly, a plurality of working cylinder assemblies, piston rods extending from the working cylinder assemblies, a spool on distal ends of the piston rods adapted to engage a surface against which it is desired to maintain constant pressure, the master cylinder and the working cylinders having first chambers in communication with a first fluid circuit, the master cylinder having a second chamber in communication with a source of gas under a selected substantially constant pressure, said gas being in communication with a gas reservoir portion of a liquid/gas tank, a liquid reservoir portion of said tank being in communication with second chambers of said working cylinder assemblies, such that upon change of pressure on the spool by the surface, a reaction is generated in the circuit assembly, such as to move the spool to restore a selected pressure betwType: GrantFiled: December 14, 1990Date of Patent: July 28, 1992Assignee: SW Industries, Inc.Inventors: James J. Beaudreault, James O. Gallant
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Patent number: 5111565Abstract: A compensating roll assembly for flexible web material, the roll assembly comprising a central axle member and two end axle members fixed one to each end of the central axle member, support rings disposed around the end axle members, spools disposed on the support rings and the central axle member, roll surface material disposed upon the spools and adapted to engage the web material, and mechanisms disposed within the end axle members to automatically move the support rings during a rolling operation to cause movement of the surface material to maintain substantially constant pressure on the web material by the roll surface material.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 1990Date of Patent: May 12, 1992Assignee: S.W. Industries, Inc.Inventors: James J. Beaudreault, James O. Gallant