Patents by Inventor MICHAEL L. JACKEMEYER

MICHAEL L. JACKEMEYER 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).

  • METHOD OF BRAKING A ROTATING DRUM
    Publication number: 20160060801
    Abstract: A method of braking a rotating drum in a laundry treating apparatus having a rotating drum rotatably driven by a single-phase permanent split capacitor (PSC) motor includes energizing a first winding of the PSC motor to apply a first rotational force to the drum to effect a rotation of the drum in a first direction and energizing a second winding of the PSC motor to apply a braking force.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2014
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: MICHAEL L. JACKEMEYER, GUILHERME MARTINHON, TIAGO A. MELITO, DANIEL P. PEREIRA, MARK B. SAWYER, PAUL F. SPINDLER
  • Laundry treating appliance with load amount detection
    Patent number: 8914930
    Abstract: A method and apparatus determines a load size of a laundry load located in a laundry treating appliance having a drum defining a treatment chamber that is rotated by a motor based on a given amount of energy applied to the motor, and a measurement of coast time after the given amount of energy is removed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2014
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Hirak Chanda, Michael L. Jackemeyer, Christoph J. Miller, James A. Oskins, Andre Petronilho, Robert A. Scheitlin, Jon D. Strait, Matthew S. Wasson
  • LAUNDRY TREATING APPLIANCE WITH AUTOMATIC PUMP SHUTOFF
    Publication number: 20140311192
    Abstract: A laundry treating appliance having a pump, such as a drain pump, with an automatic shutoff, and a method for controlling the shut off of the pump.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2014
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: HIRAK CHANDA, MICHAEL L. JACKEMEYER, JAMES A. OSKINS, JON D. STRAIT
  • Laundry treating appliance with automatic pump shutoff
    Patent number: 8793828
    Abstract: A laundry treating appliance having a pump, such as a drain pump, with an automatic shutoff, and a method for controlling the shut off of the pump.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Hirak Chanda, Michael L. Jackemeyer, James A. Oskins, Jon D. Strait
  • LAUNDRY TREATING APPLIANCE WITH AUTOMATIC PUMP SHUTOFF
    Publication number: 20110247145
    Abstract: A laundry treating appliance having a pump, such as a drain pump, with an automatic shutoff, and a method for controlling the shut off of the pump.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2010
    Publication date: October 13, 2011
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: HIRAK CHANDA, MICHAEL L. JACKEMEYER, JAMES A. OSKINS, JON D. STRAIT
  • LAUNDRY TREATING APPLIANCE WITH LOAD AMOUNT DETECTION
    Publication number: 20110247148
    Abstract: A method and apparatus determines a load size of a laundry load located in a laundry treating appliance having a drum defining a treatment chamber that is rotated by a motor based on a given amount of energy applied to the motor, and a measurement of coast time after the given amount of energy is removed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2011
    Publication date: October 13, 2011
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: HIRAK CHANDA, MICHAEL L. JACKEMEYER, CHRISTOPH J. MILLER, JAMES A. OSKINS, ANDRE PETRONILHO, ROBERT A. SCHEITLIN, JON D. STRAIT, MATTHEW S. WASSON