Patents by Inventor Alexander B. Leibman

Alexander B. Leibman 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: 11098436
    Abstract: An additive dispenser for an appliance includes a rotatable door, a clip and a manifold. The clip is positioned on the rotatable door. The clip is configured for receipt of an additive bottle with a valve. The clip is positioned on the rotatable door such that the valve of the additive bottle is opened by the manifold when the additive bottle is received by the clip and the rotatable door is closed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
    Inventor: Alexander B. Leibman
  • Patent number: 11091871
    Abstract: A top-loading washing machine appliance with a pivoted faucet mounted on the underside of the lid of the washing machine appliance is provided herein. The washing machine appliance may include a cabinet, a tub positioned within the cabinet, a wash basket, a lid, a position sensor, and a faucet mounted to the lid. The position sensor may be operable to sense whether the lid is in the closed position or the open position. The faucet may be mounted to the lid with a pivotable joint such that the faucet may pivot between a retracted position and an extended position. The retracted position of the faucet may be such that the faucet does not extend within the wash basket when the lid is in the closed position. The extended position of the faucet may be such that the outlet of the faucet is over the wash basket when the lid is in the open position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Alexander B. Leibman, Wayne E. Lawson
  • Publication number: 20210172109
    Abstract: A dryer appliance includes a cabinet and a drum rotatably mounted within the cabinet. The drum defines a chamber for the receipt of articles for drying. A door is movably mounted to the cabinet adjacent to an opening in the drum. The door is movable relative to the cabinet between an open position and a closed position. The chamber in the drum is accessible through the opening when the door is in the open position and the chamber is enclosed when the door is in the closed position. A liner is disposed within the chamber in the drum when the door is in the closed position. The liner may be porous. The liner may include an electron acceptor material and an electron donor material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2019
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Inventor: Alexander B. Leibman
  • Patent number: 10982376
    Abstract: A washing machine appliance is provided herein. The washing machine appliance may include a cabinet, a tub, a wash basket, a lid, and a nozzle assembly. The tub may be positioned within the cabinet. The wash basket may be rotatably mounted within the tub and define a wash chamber. The lid may be rotatably mounted to the cabinet above the wash basket. The nozzle assembly may be mounted in part within the lid. The nozzle assembly may include an extendable nozzle and a retractable fluid supply conduit. The extendable nozzle may be movable between a retracted position at which the extendable nozzle is held on the lid and an extended position in which the extendable nozzle is spaced apart from the lid. The retractable fluid supply conduit may be selectively wound on the lid in the retracted position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Alexander B. Leibman, Wayne E. Lawson
  • Patent number: 10900162
    Abstract: A washing machine appliance includes a diverter assembly for selectively directing a flow of water to a primary dispenser and an auxiliary spray device. The diverter assembly includes a diverter body defining a diverter body defining a chamber inlet, a primary outlet in fluid communication with the primary dispenser, and an auxiliary outlet in fluid communication with the auxiliary spray device. A diverter valve moves between a first and second position based on a pressure differential relative to a diverter chamber. During standard operation, a spring urges the diverter valve to seal the auxiliary outlet and direct the flow to the primary dispenser. When a button is depressed to activate the auxiliary spray device, the pressure differential across the auxiliary outlet urges the diverter valve to a second position that seals the primary outlet and directs the flow to the auxiliary spray device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Alexander B. Leibman, Peter Hans Bensel, Naveena Heddanahally Lakshmegowda, Manidhar V V S Yandamuri
  • Publication number: 20210010184
    Abstract: An additive dispenser for an appliance includes a rotatable door, a clip and a manifold. The clip is positioned on the rotatable door. The clip is configured for receipt of an additive bottle with a valve. The clip is positioned on the rotatable door such that the valve of the additive bottle is opened by the manifold when the additive bottle is received by the clip and the rotatable door is closed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2019
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Inventor: Alexander B. Leibman
  • Patent number: 10889934
    Abstract: An additive supply system for a laundry appliance is provided. The laundry appliance includes a cabinet defining an interior volume and a drum rotatably mounted within the interior volume of the cabinet. The drum defines a chamber for the receipt of clothes. The additive supply system includes a container configured to be removably mounted in the cabinet at a front panel of the cabinet. The container is configured for receipt of an additive. The container is in fluid communication with the chamber to provide the additive from the container to the chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Alexander B. Leibman, Manidhar V V S Yandamuri
  • Publication number: 20200406284
    Abstract: A laundry center, as provided herein, may include a washing machine appliance, a dryer appliance, and a dispensing assembly. The dryer appliance may be vertically-aligned with the washing machine appliance. The dispensing assembly may be disposed between the washing machine appliance and the dryer appliance. The dispensing assembly may include a flexible hose and a dispensing nozzle. The flexible hose may extend between a water supply and a region above the washing machine appliance. The flexible hose may be movable between an extended position and a retracted position. The dispensing nozzle may be fluidly coupled to the flexible hose for selectively dispensing water from the water supply.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2019
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventors: Alexander B. Leibman, Wayne E. Lawson
  • Publication number: 20200370229
    Abstract: A washing machine appliance may include a base is mounted within a wash chamber and a bulk tank assembly is mounted to a top side of the base, the bulk tank assembly comprising an elongated reservoir for receiving and storing a cleaning agent and a reservoir cap removably mounted to the elongated reservoir and comprising a manual hand pump for selectively motivating a portion of the cleaning agent from the elongated reservoir.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2019
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Inventors: Peter Hans Bensel, Alexander B. Leibman
  • Publication number: 20200308755
    Abstract: An additive supply system for a laundry appliance is provided. The laundry appliance includes a cabinet defining an interior volume and a drum rotatably mounted within the interior volume of the cabinet. The drum defines a chamber for the receipt of clothes. The additive supply system includes a container configured to be removably mounted in the cabinet at a front panel of the cabinet. The container is configured for receipt of an additive. The container is in fluid communication with the chamber to provide the additive from the container to the chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2019
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: Alexander B. Leibman, Manidhar VVS Yandamuri
  • Patent number: 10760201
    Abstract: A washing machine appliance includes a cabinet and a wash tub mounted within the cabinet. The washing machine appliance also includes a spray hose assembly fluidly connected to a wash fluid source and configured for selectively providing a flow of wash fluid in a desired direction and location. The spray hose assembly includes a retractable hose mounted within the cabinet and a spray head attached to the retractable hose. The retractable hose of the spray hose assembly may be retractable by one or both of a coiled section of the retractable hose or a torsion spring configured to provide a return force to the retractable hose.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Alexander B. Leibman, Manidhar V V S Yandamuri
  • Patent number: 10753026
    Abstract: A washing machine appliance includes a cabinet having a top panel defining an aperture, a wash tub mounted within the cabinet below the top panel and configured for containing fluid during operation of the washing machine appliance, and a wash basket rotatably mounted within the wash tub directly below the aperture of the top panel. The wash basket defines a wash chamber configured for receiving laundry articles via the aperture in the top panel. A door is mounted to the cabinet at the top of the top panel. A pretreatment area is defined in the top panel between the door and the aperture. An elongated nozzle is positioned in the top panel proximate to and below the door. The elongated nozzle is configured to provide a sheet flow of wash fluid over the pretreatment area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Manidhar VVS Yandamuri, Hanuman Devadatha Seela, Alexander B. Leibman
  • Publication number: 20200263344
    Abstract: A top-loading washing machine appliance with a pivoted faucet mounted on the underside of the lid of the washing machine appliance is provided herein. The washing machine appliance may include a cabinet, a tub positioned within the cabinet, a wash basket, a lid, a position sensor, and a faucet mounted to the lid. The position sensor may be operable to sense whether the lid is in the closed position or the open position. The faucet may be mounted to the lid with a pivotable joint such that the faucet may pivot between a retracted position and an extended position. The retracted position of the faucet may be such that the faucet does not extend within the wash basket when the lid is in the closed position. The extended position of the faucet may be such that the outlet of the faucet is over the wash basket when the lid is in the open position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2019
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Inventors: Alexander B. Leibman, Wayne E. Lawson
  • Patent number: 10745847
    Abstract: A washing machine appliance includes a cabinet having a top panel and a wash tub positioned within the cabinet and defining a wash chamber for receipt of articles for washing. A bulk tank is positioned below the top panel and defines a reservoir for storing wash additive, the reservoir defining a primary outlet for supplying wash additive into the wash chamber. In addition, a dispensing device, which may include a manual pump, a gravity fed supply valve, or an electronic pump, is fluidly coupled to the reservoir and conveniently positioned for selectively dispensing wash additive, e.g., for pretreating an article of clothing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric Ormsby Sakal, Alexander B. Leibman, James Quentin Pollett
  • Patent number: 10745853
    Abstract: A dryer appliance and a method of operating the same to introduce a fragrance into the drying chamber include positioning a reservoir within the cabinet of the dryer appliance. The reservoir contains a fragrant additive and is positioned such that a flow of air may pass through the fragrant additive and into the drying chamber to improve the smell of the drying chamber and articles placed therein. The reservoir may be positioned within the cabinet and covered with a selectively positioned lid or may be placed in fluid communication with an air handler of the dryer appliance to permit the intermingling of the flow of air and the fragrant additive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Alexander B. Leibman, Nemetalla Salameh, Zhiquan Yu
  • Publication number: 20200232152
    Abstract: A washing machine appliance includes a cabinet, a tub, and a basket. The washing machine appliance further includes a valve manifold. The valve manifold includes a first inlet port configured to fluidly connect to a first water source, a second inlet port configured to fluidly connect to a second water source, and an auxiliary inlet port configured to fluidly connect to an auxiliary fluid source. The valve manifold also includes an auxiliary outlet port downstream of the auxiliary inlet port and an auxiliary valve downstream of the first inlet port and the second inlet port and upstream of the auxiliary inlet. The auxiliary valve is configured to selectively provide fluid communication from the auxiliary inlet and at least one of the first inlet port and the second inlet port to the auxiliary outlet port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2019
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Inventors: Alexander B. Leibman, Michael Glenn Mattingly
  • Publication number: 20200224357
    Abstract: A washing machine appliance is provided herein. The washing machine appliance may include a cabinet, a tub, a wash basket, a lid, and a nozzle assembly. The tub may be positioned within the cabinet. The wash basket may be rotatably mounted within the tub and define a wash chamber. The lid may be rotatably mounted to the cabinet above the wash basket. The nozzle assembly may be mounted in part within the lid. The nozzle assembly may include an extendable nozzle and a retractable fluid supply conduit. The extendable nozzle may be movable between a retracted position at which the extendable nozzle is held on the lid and an extended position in which the extendable nozzle is spaced apart from the lid. The retractable fluid supply conduit may be selectively wound on the lid in the retracted position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2019
    Publication date: July 16, 2020
    Inventors: Alexander B. Leibman, Wayne E. Lawson
  • Publication number: 20200217006
    Abstract: A dryer appliance defines a vertical direction, a lateral direction, and a transverse direction. The vertical, lateral, and transverse directions are mutually perpendicular. The dryer appliance includes a cabinet extending along the transverse direction from a rear panel to a front panel, along the lateral direction from a left side panel to a right side panel, and along the vertical direction from a bottom panel to a top cover. The cabinet defines an interior volume. A drum is rotatably mounted within the interior volume of the cabinet. The drum defines a chamber for the receipt of clothes for drying. A reservoir is mounted in the cabinet at the front panel of the cabinet. The reservoir is configured for receipt of an additive. The reservoir is in fluid communication with the chamber to provide the additive from the reservoir to the chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2019
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventors: Alexander B. Leibman, Manidhar VVS Yandamuri, Richard Faultless, Nemetalla Salameh
  • Patent number: 10693333
    Abstract: A washing machine appliance and a regulator assembly therefor are generally provided. The regulator assembly may include inductive regulator may be positioned along a fluid supply conduit downstream from a water supply. The inductive regulator may include a regulator body, a rotor, a magnetic element, and an electrical stator. The regulator body may define an enclosed cavity extending between a regulator inlet and a regulator outlet. The rotor may be rotatably disposed within the regulator body. The magnetic element may be rotationally attached to the rotor. The electrical stator may be disposed outside of the enclosed cavity in selective magnetic communication with the magnetic element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Alexander B. Leibman, Mark Anthony Didat
  • Publication number: 20200131687
    Abstract: A scent dispensing assembly for a washing machine appliance includes a scent dispensing box defining a reservoir for receiving a scented material, such as aromatic oil. An ultrasonic diffuser may be mounted to a bottom of the scent dispensing box for generating a flow of scented vapor from the scented material which may pass into the wash chamber through an aperture in the scent dispensing box. The flow of scented vapor may be drawn into the wash chamber by spinning the wash basket to generate air circulation. In addition, a fan may be fluidly coupled with the reservoir for urging the flow of scented vapor into the wash chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2018
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventors: Troy Marshall Wright, Alexander Kopf-Moore, Alexander B. Leibman