Patents by Inventor KURT L. MASCIOVECCHIO
KURT L. MASCIOVECCHIO 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: 12000074Abstract: A laundry treating appliance can include a chassis defining an interior and having at least a front wall, with the front wall having a component access port providing access to an internal component of the laundry treating appliance. The laundry treating appliance can also have a panel coupled to the front wall, with the panel movable between a first position and a second position. The panel can also include a pocket handle.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2021Date of Patent: June 4, 2024Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Kurt L. Masciovecchio, Daniel Polonsky, Mark Schulz, Anne Wessel
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Patent number: 11970813Abstract: A laundry appliance including an appliance housing, a wash unit tub disposed inside the appliance housing, a drum rotatably supported within the wash unit tub, and a wash water dispenser assembly. A laundry compartment is provided inside the drum and the drum is rotatable about a drum axis. The wash water dispenser assembly includes a dispenser hose and a mating interface assembly. The dispenser hose includes a dispenser hose inlet and a dispenser hose outlet. The mating interface assembly connects the dispenser hose outlet to the wash unit tub. The mating interface assembly includes a tub port adapter on the tub sidewall that extends outwardly away from the drum axis to provide a mechanical connection with the dispenser hose outlet.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2021Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Rajwardhan Deshmukh, Mohsin M. Attar, Arun Rajendran, Kurt L. Masciovecchio, Jason R. Spears, Michael Vriezema, Kristian N. Engelsen
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Publication number: 20240060349Abstract: A door assembly and laundry treating appliance with a door assembly can include a door selectively closing an open face defined by a chassis. A hinge can be mounted to the door and define a first rotation axis. An actuator can be operably coupled to the hinge and define a rotational motion path to rotate the door about the first rotation axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 19, 2022Publication date: February 22, 2024Inventors: VENKATESH G. AJARI, MOHSIN MAHAMADSHAFI ATTAR, MARCUS R. FISCHER, KURT L. MASCIOVECCHIO, AJIKET JITENDRASINGH PATIL, MICHAEL VRIEZEMA
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Publication number: 20230193549Abstract: A laundry appliance including an appliance housing, a wash unit tub disposed inside the appliance housing, a drum rotatably supported within the wash unit tub, and a wash water dispenser assembly. A laundry compartment is provided inside the drum and the drum is rotatable about a drum axis. The wash water dispenser assembly includes a dispenser hose and a mating interface assembly. The dispenser hose includes a dispenser hose inlet and a dispenser hose outlet. The mating interface assembly connects the dispenser hose outlet to the wash unit tub. The mating interface assembly includes a tub port adapter on the tub sidewall that extends outwardly away from the drum axis to provide a mechanical connection with the dispenser hose outlet.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2021Publication date: June 22, 2023Applicant: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Rajwardhan DESHMUKH, Mohsin M. ATTAR, Arun RAJENDRAN, Kurt L. MASCIOVECCHIO, Jason R. SPEARS, Michael VRIEZEMA, Kristian N. ENGELSEN
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Publication number: 20230193546Abstract: A laundry treating appliance can include a chassis defining an interior and having at least a front wall, with the front wall having a component access port providing access to an internal component of the laundry treating appliance. The laundry treating appliance can also have a panel coupled to the front wall, with the panel movable between a first position and a second position. The panel can also include a pocket handle.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2021Publication date: June 22, 2023Inventors: KURT L. MASCIOVECCHIO, DANIEL POLONSKY, MARK SCHULZ, ANNE WESSEL
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Publication number: 20230183902Abstract: A combination washing and drying machine including a chassis defining a chassis interior and a chassis opening, a tub located within the chassis interior and defining a access opening, a drying air circuit, a wash liquid circuit, a closure selectively movable relative to the chassis between an opened position, where the access opening is accessible, and a closed position, where the access opening is inaccessible, a fluid seal, and a thermal seal. The fluid seal configured to seal the tub relative to the closure when the closure is in the closed position. The thermal seal configured to seal the closure relative to the chassis when in the closed position.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2021Publication date: June 15, 2023Inventors: MOHSIN MAHAMADSHAFI ATTAR, KOTESWARA RAO GOCHIKA, VISHAL SHANKAR MARATHE, KURT L. MASCIOVECCHIO, MICHAEL VRIEZEMA
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Patent number: 11639576Abstract: A dispenser box assembly for a laundry appliance that includes a dispenser housing and a lid. The dispenser housing includes one or more housing walls that define a main chamber. The lid is attached to the housing walls and includes an in-lid reservoir. The in-lid reservoir includes an inlet section that is arranged in fluid communication with water inlet ports in the dispenser housing and a diffuser section with an outlet that is arranged in fluid communication with the main chamber. An air port that is open to the atmosphere is arranged in fluid communication with the main chamber such that the main chamber is open to atmospheric pressure and produces a water pressure drop between the water inlet ports and a water outlet port at the bottom of the main chamber.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2021Date of Patent: May 2, 2023Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Rajwardhan Deshmukh, Jason R. Spears, Kurt L. Masciovecchio
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Publication number: 20220389640Abstract: A dispenser box assembly for a laundry appliance that includes a dispenser housing and a lid. The dispenser housing includes one or more housing walls that define a main chamber. The lid is attached to the housing walls and includes an in-lid reservoir. The in-lid reservoir includes an inlet section that is arranged in fluid communication with water inlet ports in the dispenser housing and a diffuser section with an outlet that is arranged in fluid communication with the main chamber. An air port that is open to the atmosphere is arranged in fluid communication with the main chamber such that the main chamber is open to atmospheric pressure and produces a water pressure drop between the water inlet ports and a water outlet port at the bottom of the main chamber.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2021Publication date: December 8, 2022Applicant: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Rajwardhan DESHMUKH, Jason R. SPEARS, Kurt L. MASCIOVECCHIO
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Publication number: 20220341081Abstract: A horizontal mount laundry treatment machine having a housing and a drum inside the housing, the drum defining a treatment chamber configured to spin laundry placed therein. A front ring assembly surrounds an opening of the treatment chamber. At least one counterweight is mounted to the front ring assembly or positioned between a front surface of the front ring assembly and a fascia that substantially covers the front ring assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2021Publication date: October 27, 2022Applicant: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Mohsin M. Attar, Kurt L. Masciovecchio, Roy E. Masters, Jason R. Spears, Michael Vriezema
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Publication number: 20220282417Abstract: An automatic laundry treating appliance having at least one sensor configured to detect the height of laundry in a treating chamber of the automatic laundry treating appliance is disclosed. Based upon the output of the sensors, a human-perceptible signal is generated to indicate whether the laundry load is below, within or above an optimal range for the laundry load. Further, the automatic laundry treating appliance may communicate to the user after completion of a drying function information related to whether the amount of laundry treated during the drying function exceeded an upper limit for an optimal amount of laundry based upon data acquired during the drying function.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 4, 2021Publication date: September 8, 2022Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATIONInventors: Kurt L. Masciovecchio, Joel M. Sells, Joel Dennison, Luke Paul, Ryan Johnson, Bonnie VanVolkinburg
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Publication number: 20210131016Abstract: A laundry treating appliance, such as a clothes washer, either vertical or horizontal axis, can have a bulk dispenser capable of dispensing multiple doses of treating chemistry from a reservoir of treating chemistry. A housing fluidly couples a supply of water and the treating chemistry for supplying both to a treating chamber within the laundry treating appliance.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 14, 2021Publication date: May 6, 2021Inventors: ERIC A. GALLAGHER, KURT L. MASCIOVECCHIO, MICHAEL T. MOORE, ROBERT J. PINKOWSKI, BRIAN ROGERS, DAVID SCHARICH, III, GUY STORMO, RAY THOMPSON
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Patent number: 10914028Abstract: A laundry treating appliance, such as a clothes washer, either vertical or horizontal axis, can have a bulk dispenser capable of dispensing multiple doses of treating chemistry from a reservoir of treating chemistry. A housing fluidly couples a supply of water and the treating chemistry for supplying both to a treating chamber within the laundry treating appliance.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2016Date of Patent: February 9, 2021Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Eric A. Gallagher, Kurt L. Masciovecchio, Michael T. Moore, Robert J. Pinkowski, Brian Rogers, David Scharich, III, Guy Stormo, Ray Thompson
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Publication number: 20170037559Abstract: A laundry treating appliance, such as a clothes washer, either vertical or horizontal axis, can have a bulk dispenser capable of dispensing multiple doses of treating chemistry from a reservoir of treating chemistry. A housing fluidly couples a supply of water and the treating chemistry for supplying both to a treating chamber within the laundry treating appliance.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2016Publication date: February 9, 2017Inventors: ERIC A. GALLAGHER, KURT L. MASCIOVECCHIO, MICHAEL T. MOORE, ROBERT J. PINKOWSKI, BRIAN ROGERS, DAVID SCHARICH, III, GUY STORMO, RAY THOMPSON
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Publication number: 20160237612Abstract: A laundry treating appliance, such as a washing machine, either vertical or horizontal axis, can have a bulk dispenser assembly capable of dispensing multiple doses of treating chemistry from a bulk supply of treating chemistry. The bulk supply may be a solid block of treating chemistry held within a removable cartridge. A sensing assembly can be provided for determining the amount of treating chemistry that is dispensed from the bulk supply for a non-uniform dosing of treating chemistry.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 16, 2016Publication date: August 18, 2016Inventors: KAUSTAV GHOSH, NICHOLAS E. LEEP, KURT L. MASCIOVECCHIO, MATTHEW C. PARSONS, ROBERT J. PINKOWSKI, MIR A. QUDDUS, BRIAN K. ROGERS, RICARDO N. SCHIESSER, TREMITCHELL WRIGHT