Patents by Inventor Amirkhan Modi

Amirkhan Modi 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).

  • Dishwasher with pump hangar to reduce motor noise
    Patent number: 10499788
    Abstract: A dishwasher with reduced motor noise having a frame, a tub coupled to the frame and a sump on the bottom portion of the tub. The dishwasher has a door for providing selective access to the tub and a bracket having a bracket aperture coupled to the frame, an isolator coupled to the bracket and within the bracket aperture, the isolator having an isolator aperture. The dishwasher also has a recirculation pump coupled to the sump, the pump having a housing, a motor within the housing, the motor configured to rotate about an axis, an impeller connected to the motor an inlet in fluid communication with the sump, and an outlet in fluid communication with the tub, wherein the housing has a boss that nests with the isolator aperture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Matthew Borgerson, Amirkhan Modi
  • DISHWASHER WITH PUMP HANGAR TO REDUCE MOTOR NOISE
    Publication number: 20190150700
    Abstract: A dishwasher with reduced motor noise having a frame, a tub coupled to the frame and a sump on the bottom portion of the tub. The dishwasher has a door for providing selective access to the tub and a bracket having a bracket aperture coupled to the frame, an isolator coupled to the bracket and within the bracket aperture, the isolator having an isolator aperture. The dishwasher also has a recirculation pump coupled to the sump, the pump having a housing, a motor within the housing, the motor configured to rotate about an axis, an impeller connected to the motor an inlet in fluid communication with the sump, and an outlet in fluid communication with the tub, wherein the housing has a boss that nests with the isolator aperture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2017
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Inventors: Matthew Borgerson, Amirkhan Modi