Patents by Inventor Ameresh Babu Viswanathan

Ameresh Babu 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).

  • Modular Laundry System with Work Surface Having a Functional Insert
    Publication number: 20090260403
    Abstract: A modular laundry system comprises at least one laundry appliance with a closed top and a worksurface that extends over the closed top of the at least one laundry appliance and comprises a functional insert provided on the worksurface. The modular laundry system can further comprise a second laundry appliance with a closed top, and the work surface can extend over both laundry appliances.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2009
    Publication date: October 22, 2009
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: James William Kendall, Lorraine J. Achterberg, Ameresh Babu Viswanathan
  • Modular Laundry System with Vertical Laundry Module
    Publication number: 20090260405
    Abstract: A laundry system comprises a first laundry appliance, a second laundry appliance, and a vertical laundry module. The vertical laundry module can have a housing with a width less than the width of each of the first and second laundry appliances. The vertical laundry module can have a drawer that slidably opens from a face of the housing and/or a door that opens from the face of the housing. The vertical laundry module can further have a functional element that can be a laundry care function or a non-laundry care function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2009
    Publication date: October 22, 2009
    Applicant: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: JAMES WILLIAM KENDALL, LORRAINE L. ACHTERBERG, AMERESH BABU VISWANATHAN, COLLEEN MARIE DOYLE, RICHARD A. SUNSHINE
  • Modular Laundry System with Work Surface Having a Functional Element
    Publication number: 20090255300
    Abstract: A modular laundry system comprises at least one laundry appliance and a worksurface provided on the at least one laundry appliance. The worksurface can optionally have one or more different features and/or functional elements, including a backsplash with a recess formed therein, a functional element extending from a side of the perimeter of the worksurface and providing a storage and/or staging function, or a hanging function element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2009
    Publication date: October 15, 2009
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Colleen Marie Doyle, James William Kendall, Lorraine L. Achterberg, Ameresh Babu Viswanathan, Joel A. Luckman
  • Modular laundry system with shelf module
    Patent number: 7587917
    Abstract: A modular laundry system comprises at least one laundry appliance and a module adjacent to the at least one laundry appliance. The module comprises a vertically oriented housing and a shelf assembly comprising a shelf and movably mounted to the housing. The shelf can move between a first position, where the shelf is vertically oriented and at least partially received within the housing, and a second position, where the shelf is horizontally oriented and located exteriorly of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2009
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Kevin James Gilboe, Lorraine L. Achterberg, James William Kendall, Ameresh Babu Viswanathan
  • Vertical laundry module with backsplash
    Patent number: 7562543
    Abstract: A laundry system comprises a laundry appliance and a vertical laundry module. The vertical laundry module comprises a backsplash that complements a backsplash on the laundry appliance and has an effective upper surface that is located at substantially the same height as an effective upper surface of the laundry appliance. The backsplash can further comprise a function element that can be a laundry care function or a non-laundry care function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2009
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: James William Kendall, Ameresh Babu Viswanathan, Colleen Marie Doyle, Lorraine L. Achterberg
  • Ironing station
    Patent number: 7555856
    Abstract: An ironing station comprises a cabinet defining an interior space, an accessible storage area defined within the interior space of the cabinet, an ironing board stowably mounted in the cabinet for movement between a stowed position and a use position and a docking station provided on the top wall of the cabinet for receiving an iron. The ironing board can be at least partially stored within the interior space in the stowed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2009
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Richard A. Sunshine, James William Kendall, Lorraine L. Achterberg, Vicki Lyn Wyatt, Ameresh Babu Viswanathan