Patents by Inventor Alex Perry Hoffmann

Alex Perry Hoffmann 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).

  • Foreign particulate removal assembly of a laundry appliance
    Patent number: 12630967
    Abstract: A laundry appliance includes a cabinet, a drum, a housing, a foreign particulate removal assembly, and a blower. The foreign particulate removal assembly includes a first lint filter that defines a plurality of first lint filter openings, a second lint filter that defines a plurality of second lint filter openings that are smaller than the plurality of first lint filter openings, such that the second lint filter is configured to collect foreign particulates that pass through at least one of the plurality of first lint filter openings, and a binding member that couples the first lint filter to the second lint filter. The foreign particulate removal assembly is operable between a collection position and a maintenance position. In the collection position, at least the second lint filter is positioned within the housing. In the maintenance position, the second lint filter is positioned outside of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2026
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Rachael Kelley Acker, Pawan Arora, Ryan Robert Bellinger, Timothy Noah Blatchley, Mark Jason Christensen, Alex Perry Hoffmann, Ryan Douglas Kuhn, Derek James Morgan, Wesley Paul Traylor, Mimansa Verma, Gianluca Bocchino, Justin Q. Nguyen
  • FOREIGN PARTICULATE REMOVAL ASSEMBLY OF A LAUNDRY APPLIANCE
    Publication number: 20230054143
    Abstract: A laundry appliance includes a cabinet, a drum, a housing, a foreign particulate removal assembly, and a blower. The foreign particulate removal assembly includes a first lint filter that defines a plurality of first lint filter openings, a second lint filter that defines a plurality of second lint filter openings that are smaller than the plurality of first lint filter openings, such that the second lint filter is configured to collect foreign particulates that pass through at least one of the plurality of first lint filter openings, and a binding member that couples the first lint filter to the second lint filter. The foreign particulate removal assembly is operable between a collection position and a maintenance position. In the collection position, at least the second lint filter is positioned within the housing. In the maintenance position, the second lint filter is positioned outside of the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2022
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Rachael Kelley Acker, Pawan Arora, Ryan Robert Bellinger, Timothy Noah Blatchley, Mark Jason Christensen, Alex Perry Hoffmann, Ryan Douglas Kuhn, Derek James Morgan, Wesley Paul Traylor, Mimansa Verma, Gianluca Bocchino, Justin Q. Nguyen
  • FOREIGN PARTICULATE COLLECTOR FOR A LAUNDRY APPLIANCE
    Publication number: 20230059881
    Abstract: A laundry appliance includes a cabinet that has a user interface. A drum is disposed within the cabinet and includes baffles. A blower directs process air through an airflow path that includes the drum. A lint filter is disposed within the airflow path and between the drum and the blower. A foreign particulate collector is disposed within the drum and is configured to collect foreign particulates within the drum. A controller is operably coupled to a motor for rotating the drum and the blower. The user interface and the controller cooperate to operate the drum and the blower for capturing foreign particulates at least within the foreign particulate collector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2022
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryan Robert Bellinger, Timothy Noah Blatchley, Matthew Edward Borgerson, Mark Jason Christensen, Alex Perry Hoffmann, Ryan Douglas Kuhn, Derek James Morgan, Justin Nguyen, George Frederick Seiffert, Melissa A. Traylor, Wesley Paul Traylor, Gianluca Bocchino