Patents by Inventor Monica Martinez Mendez

Monica Martinez Mendez 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).

  • Patent number: 11918166
    Abstract: A dispensing apparatus for an appliance includes a housing. The housing defines a loading chamber. A corkscrew coil is rotatably mounted in the loading chamber, and a motor is coupled to the corkscrew coil. Additionally, a chute defines an opening at an end of the corkscrew coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Monica Martinez Mendez, Rose Marie Connelly
  • Patent number: 11805964
    Abstract: A dispensing apparatus for an appliance includes a housing assembly which defines a loading chamber and a dispensing chamber. The dispensing chamber is separate from the loading chamber within the housing assembly. The dispensing apparatus includes a corkscrew coil rotatably mounted in the loading chamber of the housing. A motor is coupled to the corkscrew coil. Additionally, there is a first door positioned at a first opening defined by the housing assembly at the loading chamber. The first door is configured to selectively open and close the first opening. A second door positioned at a second opening is defined by the housing assembly at the chute. The second door is configured to selectively open and close the second opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Monica Martinez Mendez, Rose Marie Connelly
  • Publication number: 20230292982
    Abstract: A dispensing apparatus for an appliance includes a housing. The housing defines a loading chamber. A corkscrew coil is rotatably mounted in the loading chamber, and a motor is coupled to the corkscrew coil. Additionally, a chute defines an opening at an end of the corkscrew coil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2022
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Inventors: Monica Martinez Mendez, Rose Marie Connelly
  • Publication number: 20230292983
    Abstract: A dispensing apparatus for an appliance includes a housing assembly which defines a loading chamber and a dispensing chamber. The dispensing chamber is separate from the loading chamber within the housing assembly. The dispensing apparatus includes a corkscrew coil rotatably mounted in the loading chamber of the housing. A motor is coupled to the corkscrew coil. Additionally, there is a first door positioned at a first opening defined by the housing assembly at the loading chamber. The first door is configured to selectively open and close the first opening. A second door positioned at a second opening is defined by the housing assembly at the chute. The second door is configured to selectively open and close the second opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2022
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Inventors: Monica Martinez Mendez, Rose Marie Connelly
  • Publication number: 20230288074
    Abstract: An oven appliance includes a cabinet defining a cooking chamber to receive items to be cooked, a cooktop situated above the cooking chamber, and a door. A user interface panel is situated above the door and in front of the cooktop. A gasket occupies the space between the user interface panel and the cooktop, wherein the gasket includes several protrusions on its ends and central body that serve as both locators for consistently orienting the gasket with respect to the user interface panel during assembly and connectors for securing the gasket to the user interface panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2022
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Inventors: Mariana Miranda, Daniel Ian Moore, Lydia Stempky, Monica Martinez Mendez