Patents by Inventor NICHOLAS B. VAIVE

NICHOLAS B. VAIVE 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: 11905638
    Abstract: A method of operating a laundry treating appliance with a combination washer/dryer having a cabinet defining an interior, a tub located within the interior, and a rotatable drum located within the tub interior and defining a treating chamber, and an air recirculation conduit, the method comprising supplying water to the treating chamber, rotating the drum, and draining the water from the laundry treating appliance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Marcos Javier Rios Acebal, Eric G. Griswold, Brooke M. Gundersen, Nicholas Leep, Adrian A. Rodriguez, Brian K. Rogers, James B. Sutton, Nicholas B. Vaive
  • Patent number: 11828018
    Abstract: A liquid-cooled condenser for use within a laundry treating appliance for treating laundry according to an automatic cycle of operation includes an air flow passage. The air flow passage is fluidly coupled with an air recirculation circuit. A plurality of fins is spaced from the air flow passage. The liquid-cooled condenser also includes a liquid flow passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Marcos Javier Rios Acebal, Jenn-Yeu Nieh, Brian Keith Rogers, Nicholas B. Vaive
  • Publication number: 20230295863
    Abstract: A method of operating a laundry treating appliance with a treating chamber for treating a load of laundry the method comprising supplying a rinse to the treating chamber during a rinse cycle, spinning the treating chamber in an extraction cycle to remove excess moisture from the load of laundry, sensing a parameter indicative of a remaining moisture content value in the load of laundry, comparing the remaining moisture content value to a pre-determined remaining moisture content value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2023
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Inventor: NICHOLAS B. VAIVE
  • Patent number: 11692300
    Abstract: A method of operating a laundry treating appliance with a treating chamber for treating a load of laundry the method comprising supplying a rinse to the treating chamber during a rinse cycle, rotating the treating chamber at a tumbling speed, spinning the treating chamber in an extraction cycle to remove excess moisture from the load of laundry, sensing a parameter indicative of a remaining moisture content value in the load of laundry, comparing the remaining moisture content value to a pre-determined remaining moisture content value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventor: Nicholas B. Vaive
  • Publication number: 20230193551
    Abstract: A dryer includes a drum configured to accommodate an article; a blower configured to propel air to form an air circulation path into the drum, wherein the blower is upstream along the air circulation path from the drum; a condenser downstream from the drum along the air circulation path and configured to extract moisture from the air of the air circulation path; and a venting inlet located between the condenser and the blower along the air circulation path and configured to provide a first air pathway between the drum and an external atmosphere.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2021
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: Eric W. MERROW, Marcos Javier RIOS, Brian K. ROGERS, Dennis J. TUCKOWSKI, Nicholas B. VAIVE
  • Publication number: 20230183907
    Abstract: A laundry washing appliance includes a drum that is rotationally operable within a tub. A sanitization mechanism delivers ozone into a processing space defined within the drum for sanitizing laundry within the drum. An ozone generator of the sanitization mechanism generates ozone gas wherein the sanitization mechanism includes an injection device that injects the ozone into the drum during a specific rotational operation of the drum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2022
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Marco Cagliani, Karl David McAllister, Omar R. Murad, Sadasivam Narayanan, Nicholas B. Vaive
  • Publication number: 20220372693
    Abstract: A liquid-cooled condenser for use within a laundry treating appliance for treating laundry according to an automatic cycle of operation includes an air flow passage. The air flow passage is fluidly coupled with an air recirculation circuit. A plurality of fins is spaced from the air flow passage. The liquid-cooled condenser also includes a liquid flow passage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2022
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Inventors: MARCOS JAVIER RIOS ACEBAL, JENN-YEU NIEH, BRIAN KEITH ROGERS, NICHOLAS B. VAIVE
  • Patent number: 11434601
    Abstract: A laundry treating appliance for treating laundry according to an automatic cycle of operation includes a cabinet defining a cabinet interior. A container is rotatable within the cabinet interior, and at least partially defines a treating chamber. The treating chamber has a treating chamber air inlet and a treating chamber air outlet. An air recirculation circuit fluidly couples the treating chamber air outlet to the treating chamber air inlet. The laundry treating appliance includes a condenser.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Marcos Javier Rios Acebal, Jenn-Yeu Nieh, Brian Keith Rogers, Nicholas B. Vaive
  • Publication number: 20210262152
    Abstract: A method of operating a laundry treating appliance with a treating chamber for treating a load of laundry the method comprising supplying a rinse to the treating chamber during a rinse cycle, rotating the treating chamber at a tumbling speed, spinning the treating chamber in an extraction cycle to remove excess moisture from the load of laundry, sensing a parameter indicative of a remaining moisture content value in the load of laundry, comparing the remaining moisture content value to a pre-determined remaining moisture content value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2021
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Inventor: NICHOLAS B. VAIVE
  • Publication number: 20210189636
    Abstract: A laundry treating appliance for treating laundry according to an automatic cycle of operation includes a cabinet defining a cabinet interior. A container is rotatable within the cabinet interior, and at least partially defines a treating chamber. The treating chamber has a treating chamber air inlet and a treating chamber air outlet. An air recirculation circuit fluidly couples the treating chamber air outlet to the treating chamber air inlet. The laundry treating appliance includes a condenser.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventors: MARCOS JAVIER RIOS ACEBAL, JENN-YEU NIEH, BRIAN KEITH ROGERS, NICHOLAS B. VAIVE
  • Patent number: 11028527
    Abstract: A method of operating a laundry treating appliance with a treating chamber for treating a load of laundry the method comprising supplying a rinse to the treating chamber during a rinse cycle, rotating the treating chamber at a tumbling speed, spinning the treating chamber in an extraction cycle to remove excess moisture from the load of laundry, sensing a parameter indicative of a remaining moisture content value in the load of laundry, comparing the remaining moisture content value to a pre-determined remaining moisture content value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventor: Nicholas B. Vaive
  • Publication number: 20210156067
    Abstract: A method of operating a laundry treating appliance with a combination washer/dryer having a cabinet defining an interior, a tub located within the interior, and a rotatable drum located within the tub interior and defining a treating chamber, and an air recirculation conduit, the method comprising supplying water to the treating chamber, rotating the drum, and draining the water from the laundry treating appliance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2020
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Inventors: MARCOS JAVIER RIOS ACEBAL, ERIC G. GRISWOLD, BROOKE M. GUNDERSEN, NICHOLAS LEEP, ADRIAN A. RODRIGUEZ, BRIAN K. ROGERS, JAMES B. SUTTON, NICHOLAS B. VAIVE
  • Publication number: 20210095417
    Abstract: A method of operating a laundry treating appliance with a treating chamber for treating a load of laundry the method comprising supplying a rinse to the treating chamber during a rinse cycle, rotating the treating chamber at a tumbling speed, spinning the treating chamber in an extraction cycle to remove excess moisture from the load of laundry, sensing a parameter indicative of a remaining moisture content value in the load of laundry, comparing the remaining moisture content value to a pre-determined remaining moisture content value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2019
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Inventor: NICHOLAS B. VAIVE