Patents by Inventor B. Shiva

B. Shiva 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).

  • LAUNDRY APPLIANCE INCLUDING A FILTERING AGITATOR HAVING AN INTERNAL FLUID PUMPING STRUCTURE
    Publication number: 20260092410
    Abstract: A washing appliance includes a tub positioned within an outer cabinet. A rotating drum rotates within the tub. A fluid flow path directs fluid through the tub and the drum. A rotator selectively rotates relative to the drum to generate at least a toroidal flow of the wash fluid through the drum and a supplemental flow of the wash fluid through a filter assembly positioned within the rotator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2025
    Publication date: April 2, 2026
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Anayancy Campos, James Jeffery, Eric W. Merrow, Sayer J. Murphy, Brian D. Peschke, Erica L. Pinto, Ryan Rutter, Aliander F. Silva, Thomas D. Spicer, Eric J. Vasko, David Walter, Mahendra S. Wankhede, B. Shiva
  • Laundry appliance including a filtering agitator having an internal fluid pumping structure
    Patent number: 12516465
    Abstract: A washing appliance includes a tub positioned within an outer cabinet. A rotating drum rotates within the tub. A fluid flow path directs fluid through the tub and the drum. A rotator selectively rotates relative to the drum to generate at least a toroidal flow of the wash fluid through the drum and a supplemental flow of the wash fluid through a filter assembly positioned within the rotator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2026
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Anayancy Campos, James Jeffery, Eric W. Merrow, Sayer J. Murphy, Brian D. Peschke, Erica L. Pinto, Ryan Rutter, Aliander F. Silva, Thomas D. Spicer, Eric J. Vasko, David Walter, Mahendra S. Wankhede, B. Shiva
  • FOREIGN SUBSTRATE COLLECTOR FOR A LAUNDRY APPLIANCE
    Publication number: 20250059698
    Abstract: A laundry appliance includes a cabinet. A door is operably coupled to the cabinet. A drum is disposed within the cabinet proximate to the door. A lifter is disposed within and operably coupled to the drum. A foreign substrate collector is disposed within the lifter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2024
    Publication date: February 20, 2025
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Evan Kristopher Bauer, Tarun Sai Yadav Godha, Heather A. Hellmuth, Bharadwaj J, Skylar Rhae Kleindienst, Michael A. Ledford, Sayer James Murphy, Sachin Nilawar, Stephen D. Ostdiek, B. Shiva, Meagan K. VanderVelde, Ryan James Van Zoest, Michelle Flachs Croce, Karthick Kumar Dhanapal, Jun Young Park
  • Foreign substrate collector for a laundry appliance
    Patent number: 12139843
    Abstract: A laundry appliance includes a cabinet. A door is operably coupled to the cabinet. A drum is disposed within the cabinet proximate to the door. A lifter is disposed within and operably coupled to the drum. A foreign substrate collector is disposed within the lifter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Evan Kristopher Bauer, Tarun Sai Yadav Godha, Bharadwaj J, Skylar Rhae Kleindienst, Sayer James Murphy, Sachin Nilawar, Stephen D. Ostdiek, B. Shiva, Ryan James Van Zoest, Michelle Flachs Croce, Karthick Kumar Dhanapal, Jun Young Park, Heather A. Hellmuth, Michael A. Ledford, Meagan K. VanderVelde
  • LIFTER FOR A LAUNDRY APPLIANCE THAT INCLUDES AN INTERNAL FILTER FOR REMOVING PET HAIR FROM LAUNDRY BEING PROCESSED
    Publication number: 20240084491
    Abstract: A filter element for a removable filter apparatus of a laundry treating appliance includes a rectangular base and a filtration surface, integral to the rectangular base, defining a particulate capture chamber extending upwards from the rectangular base, the particulate capture chamber being centered along a midpoint of the rectangular base along the length of the filter element, the particulate capture chamber having an open bottom through the rectangular base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Luis Antonio ALARCON, Charles J. GUIDARINI, Andrew C. KUBASIAK, Sergio MORENO, John Jay MYERS, Kiran D. NAKIL, Tarun Sai Yadav GODHA, B. SHIVA, Nicholas Leep, Stefano Turchi
  • LIFTER FOR A LAUNDRY APPLIANCE THAT INCLUDES AN INTERNAL FILTER FOR REMOVING PET HAIR FROM LAUNDRY BEING PROCESSED
    Publication number: 20230416967
    Abstract: A removable filter apparatus for a laundry treating appliance includes a lifter cover defining a generally trapezoidal prism shape with an open rectangular bottom. The lifter cover is configured to be slidably attachable along the rectangular bottom to a lifter base attached to an inner circumferential surface of a drum of the laundry treating appliance. The lifter cover defines through openings to allow for free flow of water. The apparatus further includes a filter element attachable to the lifter cover and sized to fit within the lifter cover to allow the filter element to capture particulate within the water flow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2023
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventors: Luis Antonio ALARCON, Charles J. GUIDARINI, Andrew C. KUBASIAK, Sergio MORENO, John Jay MYERS, Kiran D. NAKIL, Tarun Sai Yadav GODHA, B. SHIVA
  • LAUNDRY APPLIANCE INCLUDING A FILTERING AGITATOR HAVING AN INTERNAL FLUID PUMPING STRUCTURE
    Publication number: 20230160133
    Abstract: A washing appliance includes a tub positioned within an outer cabinet. A rotating drum rotates within the tub. A fluid flow path directs fluid through the tub and the drum. A rotator selectively rotates relative to the drum to generate at least a toroidal flow of the wash fluid through the drum and a supplemental flow of the wash fluid through a filter assembly positioned within the rotator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2022
    Publication date: May 25, 2023
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Anayancy Campos, James Jeffery, Eric W. Merrow, Sayer J. Murphy, Brian D. Peschke, Erica L. Pinto, Ryan Rutter, Aliander F. Silva, Thomas D. Spicer, Eric J. Vasko, David Walter, Mahendra S. Wankhede, B. Shiva
  • FOREIGN SUBSTRATE COLLECTOR FOR A LAUNDRY APPLIANCE
    Publication number: 20220220657
    Abstract: A laundry appliance includes a cabinet. A door is operably coupled to the cabinet. A drum is disposed within the cabinet proximate to the door. A lifter is disposed within and operably coupled to the drum. A foreign substrate collector is disposed within the lifter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2021
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Inventors: Evan Kristopher Bauer, Tarun Sai Yadav Godha, Bharadwaj J, Skylar Rhae Kleindienst, Sayer James Murphy, Sachin Nilawar, Stephen D. Ostdiek, B. Shiva, Ryan James Van Zoest, Michelle Flachs Croce, Karthick Kumar Dhanapal, Jun Young Park