Patents by Inventor RAFAEL G. REYES
RAFAEL G. REYES 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: 11460195Abstract: A cooking appliance includes sidewalls and a rear wall defining a heating cavity. At least one heat source is in thermal communication with the heating cavity. An oven cavity connector is disposed within an interior surface of the heating cavity. The oven cavity connector is in communication with the heating cavity. A first tray sliding structure is disposed proximate opposing vertical sidewalls of the heating cavity. A second tray sliding structure is disposed proximate the opposing vertical sidewalls and is vertically offset relative to the first tray sliding structure. A powered accessory tray has a connecting plug, the powered accessory tray being alternatively and selectively engaged with one of the first and second sliding tray structures, and the connecting plug is in selective communication with oven cavity connector when the powered accessory tray is engaged with any one of the first and second tray sliding structures.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2020Date of Patent: October 4, 2022Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Zachary J. Bruin-Slot, Christopher A. Gregory, Darrin H. McGee, Rafael G. Reyes, Nathan C. Wier
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Publication number: 20210025597Abstract: A cooking appliance includes sidewalls and a rear wall defining a heating cavity. At least one heat source is in thermal communication with the heating cavity. An oven cavity connector is disposed within an interior surface of the heating cavity. The oven cavity connector is in communication with the heating cavity. A first tray sliding structure is disposed proximate opposing vertical sidewalls of the heating cavity. A second tray sliding structure is disposed proximate the opposing vertical sidewalls and is vertically offset relative to the first tray sliding structure. A powered accessory tray has a connecting plug, the powered accessory tray being alternatively and selectively engaged with one of the first and second sliding tray structures, and the connecting plug is in selective communication with oven cavity connector when the powered accessory tray is engaged with any one of the first and second tray sliding structures.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 9, 2020Publication date: January 28, 2021Applicant: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Zachary J. Bruin-Slot, Christopher A. Gregory, Darrin H. McGee, Rafael G. Reyes, Nathan C. Wier
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Patent number: 10837651Abstract: A cooking appliance includes sidewalls and a rear wall defining a heating cavity. At least one heat source is in thermal communication with the heating cavity. An oven cavity connector is disposed within an interior surface of the heating cavity. The oven cavity connector is in communication with the heating cavity. A first tray sliding structure is disposed proximate opposing vertical sidewalls of the heating cavity. A second tray sliding structure is disposed proximate the opposing vertical sidewalls and is vertically offset relative to the first tray sliding structure. A powered accessory tray has a connecting plug, the powered accessory tray being alternatively and selectively engaged with one of the first and second sliding tray structures, and the connecting plug is in selective communication with oven cavity connector when the powered accessory tray is engaged with any one of the first and second tray sliding structures.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2015Date of Patent: November 17, 2020Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Zachary J. Bruin-Slot, Christopher A. Gregory, Darrin H. McGee, Rafael G. Reyes, Nathan C. Wier
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Patent number: 10813529Abstract: A dishwasher includes a tub at least partially defining a treating chamber with an access opening receiving dishes for treatment, a door moveable between an opened position and a closed position along a predetermined arc for selectively closing the access opening, the door having an interior side that faces the treating chamber in the closed position and an exterior side opposite the interior side and a handle extending from the exterior side of the door where a user may grasp the handle to move the door, and a method of using thereof.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2018Date of Patent: October 27, 2020Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Michael W. Lagness, Rafael G. Reyes, Michael S. Seeley, Anthony B. Welsh
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Patent number: 10691334Abstract: A cooking device is provided herein. The cooking device includes a touch-sensitive display configured to register user-input via one or more touch events to enable a user to make selections related to the operation of the cooking device. The user-input is provided to a controller, and in response, the controller controls the operation of the cooking device based on the user-input.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2016Date of Patent: June 23, 2020Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Zachary J. Bruin-Slot, John P. Levandowski, Rafael G. Reyes, Brandon L. Satanek
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Publication number: 20180188947Abstract: A cooking device is provided herein. The cooking device includes a touch-sensitive display configured to register user-input via one or more touch events to enable a user to make selections related to the operation of the cooking device. The user-input is provided to a controller, and in response, the controller controls the operation of the cooking device based on the user-input.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2016Publication date: July 5, 2018Applicant: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Zachary J. Bruin-Slot, John P. Levandowski, Rafael G. Reyes, Brandon L. Satanek
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Publication number: 20180132695Abstract: A dishwasher includes a tub at least partially defining a treating chamber with an access opening receiving dishes for treatment, a door moveable between an opened position and a closed position along a predetermined arc for selectively closing the access opening, the door having an interior side that faces the treating chamber in the closed position and an exterior side opposite the interior side and a handle extending from the exterior side of the door where a user may grasp the handle to move the door, and a method of using thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 11, 2018Publication date: May 17, 2018Inventors: Michael W. Lagness, Rafael G. Reyes, Michael S. Seeley, Anthony B. Welsh
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Patent number: 9888828Abstract: A dishwasher includes a tub at least partially defining a treating chamber with an access opening receiving dishes for treatment, a door moveable between an opened position and a closed position for selectively closing the access opening, the door having an interior side that faces the treating chamber in the closed position and an exterior side opposite the interior side and a handle extending from the exterior side of the door where a user may grasp the handle to move the door.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2015Date of Patent: February 13, 2018Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Michael W. Lagness, Rafael G. Reyes, Michael S. Seeley, Anthony B. Welsh
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Patent number: 9717393Abstract: A household appliance, such as dishwasher, includes a bulk unit-dose dispenser configured to hold multiple unit doses of treating chemistry and dispense the treating chemistry at the appropriate time in a cycle of operation. The bulk unit-dose dispenser can include a multiple compartments moveable along a track, and the compartments can be sequentially moved into registry with a dispensing opening of the appliance.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2015Date of Patent: August 1, 2017Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Kristopher L. Delgado, Michael I Hirsh, Nathan W. Kryglowski, Rafael G. Reyes, Michael S. Seeley, Barry E. Tuller, Chad T. Vanderroest
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Publication number: 20170089590Abstract: A cooking appliance includes sidewalls and a rear wall defining a heating cavity. At least one heat source is in thermal communication with the heating cavity. An oven cavity connector is disposed within an interior surface of the heating cavity. The oven cavity connector is in communication with the heating cavity. A first tray sliding structure is disposed proximate opposing vertical sidewalls of the heating cavity. A second tray sliding structure is disposed proximate the opposing vertical sidewalls and is vertically offset relative to the first tray sliding structure. A powered accessory tray has a connecting plug, the powered accessory tray being alternatively and selectively engaged with one of the first and second sliding tray structures, and the connecting plug is in selective communication with oven cavity connector when the powered accessory tray is engaged with any one of the first and second tray sliding structures.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2015Publication date: March 30, 2017Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATIONInventors: Zachary J. Bruin-Slot, Christopher A. Gregory, Darrin H. McGee, Rafael G. Reyes, Nathan C. Wier
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Publication number: 20170049295Abstract: A dishwasher includes a tub at least partially defining a treating chamber with an access opening receiving dishes for treatment, a door moveable between an opened position and a closed position for selectively closing the access opening, the door having an interior side that faces the treating chamber in the closed position and an exterior side opposite the interior side and a handle extending from the exterior side of the door where a user may grasp the handle to move the door, and a method of using thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 20, 2015Publication date: February 23, 2017Inventors: Michael W. Lagness, Rafael G. Reyes, Michael S. Seeley, Anthony B. Welsh
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Publication number: 20150359412Abstract: A household appliance, such as dishwasher, includes a bulk unit-dose dispenser configured to hold multiple unit doses of treating chemistry and dispense the treating chemistry at the appropriate time in a cycle of operation. The bulk unit-dose dispenser can include a multiple compartments moveable along a track, and the compartments can be sequentially moved into registry with a dispensing opening of the appliance.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 11, 2015Publication date: December 17, 2015Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATIONInventors: KRISTOPHER L. DELGADO, MICHAEL I. HIRSH, NATHAN W. KRYGLOWSKI, RAFAEL G. REYES, MICHAEL S. SEELEY, BARRY E. TULLER, CHAD T. VANDERROEST