Patents by Inventor Ameresh B. Viswanathan

Ameresh B. Viswanathan 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: 11624145
    Abstract: A laundry system having a first laundry appliance for washing fabric items, a second laundry appliance for drying fabric items horizontally arranged relative to the first laundry appliance, a washing module vertically arranged above one of the first laundry appliance or the second laundry appliance, and a non-tumble drying module vertically arranged above the other of the first laundry appliance or the second laundry appliance for drying fabric items.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Kristina K. Underly, Donald M. Tomasi, Daniel C. Conrad, Richard A. Sunshine, James W. Kendall, Ameresh B. Viswanathan, Lorraine L. Achterberg, Colleen M. Doyle
  • Patent number: 11612302
    Abstract: A dish rack for use in a dishwasher is provided. The dishwasher includes a tub defining a washing chamber for cleaning kitchenware and the like. The dish rack includes a wall bounding a space. A dispenser unit is mounted to the dish rack and is configured to hold an additive. A hydraulic circuit is disposed within the walls of the dish rack and is placed in fluid communication with the dispenser. Fluid pressure from the hydraulic circuit is operable to eject the additive from the dispenser unit into the washing chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Mark W. Baldwin, Paul E. Beshears, Jr., Scott D. Slabbekoorn, Elliott V. Stowe, Barry E. Tuller, Ameresh B. Viswanathan
  • Publication number: 20220127777
    Abstract: A laundry system having a first laundry appliance for washing fabric items, a second laundry appliance for drying fabric items horizontally arranged relative to the first laundry appliance, a washing module vertically arranged above one of the first laundry appliance or the second laundry appliance, and a non-tumble drying module vertically arranged above the other of the first laundry appliance or the second laundry appliance for drying fabric items.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2021
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Inventors: KRISTINA K. UNDERLY, DONALD M. TOMASI, DANIEL C. CONRAD, RICHARD A. SUNSHINE, JAMES W. KENDALL, AMERESH B. VISWANATHAN, LORRAINE L. ACHTERBERG, COLLEEN M. DOYLE
  • Patent number: 11255040
    Abstract: A modular laundry system includes a laundry appliance defining a width and a height. A module is below the laundry appliance. The module has a cabinet with an open face. A tub is provided within the cabinet. A washing or drying chamber is provided within the tub for receiving fabric items to be washed or dried.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Kristina K. Underly, Donald M. Tomasi, Daniel C. Conrad, Richard A. Sunshine, James W. Kendall, Ameresh B. Viswanathan, Lorraine L. Achterberg, Colleen M. Doyle
  • Patent number: 11229345
    Abstract: A dishwasher including a dish rack having a wire frame rack defining an interior and comprising a plurality of spaced wire frame elements defining a dish supporting surface forming at least a portion of the interior, and a bumper having a body and an elastic surface. The bumper can span at least two of the wire frame elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Jonathan D. Pugh, Ameresh B. Viswanathan, Michael Kahwaji
  • Publication number: 20210330172
    Abstract: A utensil basket for removable mounting in a dishrack of a dishwasher having a liquid distribution system. The utensil basket having a housing with a porous base member, and a non-porous cover member. A set of seats are provided within the housing. A utensil separator can separate utensils received on the seats. A sprayer can be carried by the housing and configured to emit a spray of liquid toward the multiple seats.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2021
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Inventors: Jonathan D. Pugh, Ameresh B. Viswanathan, Michael Kahwaji
  • Publication number: 20210298562
    Abstract: A dish rack for use in a dishwasher is provided. The dishwasher includes a tub defining a washing chamber for cleaning kitchenware and the like. The dish rack includes a wall bounding a space. A dispenser unit is mounted to the dish rack and is configured to hold an additive. A hydraulic circuit is disposed within the walls of the dish rack and is placed in fluid communication with the dispenser. Fluid pressure from the hydraulic circuit is operable to eject the additive from the dispenser unit into the washing chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2021
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventors: Mark W. Baldwin, Paul E. Beshears, JR., Scott D. Slabbekoorn, Elliott V. Stowe, Barry E. Tuller, Ameresh B. Viswanathan
  • Patent number: 11083360
    Abstract: An appliance, such as a dishwasher, can include a tub at least partially defining a treating chamber with an access opening, a closure moveable relative to the access opening to selectively open and close the access opening and having at least one exterior surface, and a light source located within the closure. The appliance can also include a controller communicatively coupled to the light source, and an antenna communicatively coupled to the controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Ajay Ram Narayana Pillai, Ameresh B. Viswanathan, Jonathan D. Pugh
  • Patent number: 11051675
    Abstract: A dish rack for use in a dishwasher is provided. The dishwasher includes a tub defining a washing chamber for cleaning kitchenware and the like. The dish rack includes a wall bounding a space. A dispenser unit is mounted to the dish rack and is configured to hold an additive. A hydraulic circuit is disposed within the walls of the dish rack and is placed in fluid communication with the dispenser. Fluid pressure from the hydraulic circuit is operable to eject the additive from the dispenser unit into the washing chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Mark W. Baldwin, Paul E. Beshears, Jr., Scott D. Slabbekoorn, Elliott V. Stowe, Barry E. Tuller, Ameresh B. Viswanathan
  • Publication number: 20200337523
    Abstract: An appliance, such as a dishwasher, can include a tub at least partially defining a treating chamber with an access opening, a closure moveable relative to the access opening to selectively open and close the access opening and having at least one exterior surface, and a light source located within the closure. The appliance can also include a controller communicatively coupled to the light source, and an antenna communicatively coupled to the controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2019
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Inventors: Ajay Ram Narayana Pillai, Ameresh B. Viswanathan, Jonathan D. Pugh
  • Patent number: 10765293
    Abstract: A dishwasher includes a tub at least partially defining a treating chamber, at least one dish rack in the treating chamber, and a rack height adjustment assembly. The rack height adjustment assembly includes an adjuster plate slidably coupled to the at least one dish rack and fixed vertically relative to the tub, the adjuster plate including at least one adjuster detent, a locking lever having a catch end that is biased to engage the adjuster detent to hold the dish rack in place in either a lowered or raised position, the locking lever being pivotally movable relative to the at least one dish rack between an engaging position where the catch end engages the adjuster detent and a release position where the catch end does not engage the adjuster detent and the dish rack is vertically movable between the lowered and raised positions, and an actuator configured to move the locking lever to the release position when the actuator is moved from an undepressed position to a depressed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Matthew Martin Kenneth Hansen, Ronald M. Nowell, Jr., Richard Lawrence Kretz, Kapil Gutpa, Darryl C. Bodine, Jerry M. Visin, Ameresh B. Viswanathan
  • Publication number: 20200240065
    Abstract: A modular laundry system includes a laundry appliance defining a width and a height. A module is below the laundry appliance. The module has a cabinet with an open face. A tub is provided within the cabinet. A washing or drying chamber is provided within the tub for receiving fabric items to be washed or dried.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2020
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Inventors: KRISTINA K. UNDERLY, DONALD M. TOMASI, DANIEL C. CONRAD, RICHARD A. SUNSHINE, JAMES W. KENDALL, AMERESH B. VISWANATHAN, LORRAINE L. ACHTERBERG, COLLEEN M. DOYLE
  • Patent number: D938109
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Jonathan D. Pugh, John Michael DeBoer, Ameresh B. Viswanathan, Russikant Behera, Darryl C. Bodine
  • Patent number: D956372
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Jonathan D. Pugh, Ameresh B. Viswanathan
  • Patent number: D960466
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Ameresh B. Viswanathan, Jonathan D. Pugh, Darryl C. Bodine, Mark S. Feddema, Ajay Satish Singhal
  • Patent number: D973290
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Sujit S. Naik, Floyd Jackson, Ameresh B. Viswanathan, Jonathan D. Pugh, Darryl C. Bodine
  • Patent number: D995014
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Sujit S. Naik, Floyd Jackson, Ameresh B. Viswanathan, Jonathan D. Pugh, Darryl C. Bodine
  • Patent number: D1014877
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Jonathan D. Pugh, Ameresh B. Viswanathan
  • Patent number: D1015655
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Jonathan D. Pugh, Ameresh B. Viswanathan
  • Patent number: D1017931
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Jonathan D. Pugh, John Michael DeBoer, Ameresh B. Viswanathan, Russikant Behera, Darryl C. Bodine