Patents by Inventor Adam S. Erickson

Adam S. Erickson 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).

  • Laundry treating appliance having a removable clothes mover
    Patent number: 11932979
    Abstract: A laundry treating appliance for treating laundry items according to an automatic cycle of operation can include a cabinet defining an interior and having an access opening providing access to the interior. A tub can be located within the interior and can at least partially define a liquid chamber. A drum is rotatably mounted within the liquid chamber and at least partially defines a treating chamber. A clothes mover is located within the treating chamber and rotatable about a vertical axis. The clothes mover can include a base and a barrel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jonathan A. Andrejczuk, Adam Gary, Philip J. Czarnecki, Benjamin D. Lowell, Sayer J. Murphy, James Jeffery, Eric W. Merrow, Emmanuel F. Gonzaga, Thomas R. Scott, Donald E. Erickson, Bradley D. Morrow, Jason S. Burnette, Kevin Peralta, Corinne M. Gorenchan, Kenneth L. McConnell
  • Tone wheel assembly, an axle assembly made therewith, and a method of manufacturing an axle assembly
    Patent number: 11498362
    Abstract: A tone wheel assembly includes a tone wheel. A first member is attached to the tone wheel. A second member is at least partially disposed around a portion of the first member. The second member includes a collar portion, one or more first leg portions extending axially from the collar portion, and one or more second leg portions extending axially from the collar portion. The one or more first leg portions include a first leg portion protuberance that extends radially from an outer surface of the one or more first leg portions. The one or more second leg portions include a second leg portion protuberance that extends radially from an outer surface of the one or more second leg portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: Dana Heavy Vehicle Systems Group, LLC
    Inventors: Robert E. Crepas, Aaron D. Gries, Mark W. Leber, Jared T. Reichert, Adam S. Erickson
  • TONE WHEEL ASSEMBLY, AN AXLE ASSEMBLY MADE THEREWITH, AND A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING AN AXLE ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20210180993
    Abstract: A tone wheel assembly includes a tone wheel. A first member is attached to the tone wheel. A second member is at least partially disposed around a portion of the first member. The second member includes a collar portion, one or more first leg portions extending axially from the collar portion, and one or more second leg portions extending axially from the collar portion. The one or more first leg portions include a first leg portion protuberance that extends radially from an outer surface of the one or more first leg portions. The one or more second leg portions include a second leg portion protuberance that extends radially from an outer surface of the one or more second leg portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Inventors: Robert E. Crepas, Aaron D. Gries, Mark W. Leber, Jared T. Reichert, Adam S. Erickson