Patents by Inventor CHRIS W. PARASKEVOPOULOS

CHRIS W. PARASKEVOPOULOS 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: 10585407
    Abstract: A home appliance for treating an article according to an automatic cycle of operation, includes a treating chamber having an open face, a door for closing the open face of the treating chamber, two or more sensors on a housing of the home appliance, an actuator operably coupled with the door to move the door from a closed position of the door to an opened position of the door, and a controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Darryl C. Bodine, Donald E. Erickson, Michelle K. Flachs, Terry K. Litaker, Chris W. Paraskevopoulos, Scott Albright, Robert Blake
  • Patent number: 10373770
    Abstract: A laundry treating appliance having at least one automatic cycle of operation, a plurality of components selectively operable by a controller to implement the at least one cycle of operation on a load of laundry received within a treating chamber of the appliance with the controller having a user interface for receiving input from a user and a door for closing an open face of the treating chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Darryl C. Bodine, Donald E. Erickson, Michelle K. Flachs, Terry K. Litaker, Chris W. Paraskevopoulos, Scott Albright, Robert Blake
  • Publication number: 20170248926
    Abstract: A home appliance for treating an article according to an automatic cycle of operation, includes a treating chamber having an open face, a door for closing the open face of the treating chamber, two or more sensors on a housing of the home appliance, an actuator operably coupled with the door to move the door from a closed position of the door to an opened position of the door, and a controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2017
    Publication date: August 31, 2017
    Inventors: DARRYL C. BODINE, DONALD E. ERICKSON, MICHELLE K. FLACHS, TERRY K. LITAKER, CHRIS W. PARASKEVOPOULOS, SCOTT ALBRIGHT, ROBERT BLAKE
  • Publication number: 20160376743
    Abstract: A laundry treating appliance having at least one automatic cycle of operation, a plurality of components selectively operable by a controller to implement the at least one cycle of operation on a load of laundry received within a treating chamber of the appliance with the controller having a user interface for receiving input from a user and a door for closing an open face of the treating chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2016
    Publication date: December 29, 2016
    Inventors: DARRYL C. BODINE, DONALD E. ERICKSON, MICHELLE K. FLACHS, TERRY K. LITAKER, CHRIS W. PARASKEVOPOULOS, SCOTT ALBRIGHT, ROBERT BLAKE
  • Patent number: 9466439
    Abstract: A laundry treating appliance and a method operating a laundry treating appliance having at least one automatic cycle of operation, a plurality of components selectively operable by a controller to implement the at least one cycle of operation on a load of laundry received within a treating chamber of the appliance with the controller having a user interface for receiving input from a user and a door for closing an open face of the treating chamber, the method comprising determining a movement of the door in a closing direction and actuating the user interface when it is determined the door is moved in the closing direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Darryl C. Bodine, Donald E. Erickson, Michelle K. Flachs, Terry K. Litaker, Chris W. Paraskevopoulos, Scott Albright, Robert Blake
  • Publication number: 20150019017
    Abstract: A home appliance having a treating chamber for receiving an article for treatment according to an automatic cycle of operation, a treating chamber having an open face, a door for selectively closing the open face of the treating chamber, a sensor configured to sense a user at a predetermined location with respect to the home appliance and provide a signal based thereon, an actuator operably coupled with the door and a method for operating a home appliance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2013
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Inventors: DARRYL C. BODINE, DONALD E. ERICKSON, MICHELLE K. FLACHS, TERRY K. LITAKER, CHRIS W. PARASKEVOPOULOS, SCOTT ALBRIGHT, ROBERT BLAKE
  • Publication number: 20150005943
    Abstract: A laundry treating appliance and a method operating a laundry treating appliance having at least one automatic cycle of operation, a plurality of components selectively operable by a controller to implement the at least one cycle of operation on a load of laundry received within a treating chamber of the appliance with the controller having a user interface for receiving input from a user and a door for closing an open face of the treating chamber, the method comprising determining a movement of the door in a closing direction and actuating the user interface when it is determined the door is moved in the closing direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2013
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Inventors: DARRYL C. BODINE, DONALD E. ERICKSON, MICHELLE K. FLACHS, TERRY K. LITAKER, CHRIS W. PARASKEVOPOULOS, SCOTT ALBRIGHT, ROBERT BLAKE