Patents by Inventor Chris MEISNER

Chris MEISNER 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).

  • Publication number: 20240102228
    Abstract: A laundry appliance including a cabinet, a wash unit tub inside the cabinet, and a drum rotatably supported within the wash unit tub. The wash unit tub includes a front tub wall having a front tub opening. The drum defines a laundry compartment therein and includes a front drum opening that provides access to the laundry compartment. A front facia is mounted to the front tub wall of the wash unit tub. A recirculation hose extends between a pump that is positioned inside the cabinet at a location below the wash unit tub and a recirculation nozzle that is mounted to the wash unit tub at a position near the top of the front tub opening. The recirculation hose passes through a window in the front facia and is routed through a gap that is disposed between the front tub wall and the front facia to the recirculation nozzle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2022
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Ajiket Patil, Ryan James VAN ZOEST, Chris Borlin, Mohsin M. Attar, John Meisner
  • Patent number: 10012965
    Abstract: An exemplary aspect comprises an air conditioning apparatus comprising: (a) a controller comprising a microprocessor; (b) a wireless transceiver in communication with the microprocessor and operable to communicate over a wireless network with an application on a mobile device; (c) a compressor controlled by the controller; (d) a fan controlled by the controller; and (e) a front panel that allows a user to interface with the controller. Another exemplary aspect comprises a mobile device comprising a processor and a memory, the memory storing an application that enables a user of the mobile device to adjust settings for an air conditioning apparatus operable to communicate via a wireless network with the mobile device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: QUIRKY IP LICENSING LLC
    Inventors: Jeff Bartenbach, Matt Bornski, Benjamin Kaufman, Alex Limpaecher, Chris Meisner, Adam Paskow, Nathan Smith, Joshua Wright
  • Publication number: 20150184881
    Abstract: An exemplary aspect comprises an air conditioning apparatus comprising: (a) a controller comprising a microprocessor; (b) a wireless transceiver in communication with the microprocessor and operable to communicate over a wireless network with an application on a mobile device; (c) a compressor controlled by the controller; (d) a fan controlled by the controller; and (e) a front panel that allows a user to interface with the controller. Another exemplary aspect comprises a mobile device comprising a processor and a memory, the memory storing an application that enables a user of the mobile device to adjust settings for an air conditioning apparatus operable to communicate via a wireless network with the mobile device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2014
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Inventors: Jeff BARTENBACH, Matt BORNSKI, Benjamin KAUFMAN, Alex LIMPAECHER, Chris MEISNER, Adam PASKOW, Nathan SMITH, Joshua WRIGHT