Patents by Inventor Christopher Hartnett
Christopher Hartnett 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).
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Publication number: 20240059474Abstract: A food-storage container includes a container body defining a storage area and a rim. A removable lid is connectable to the rim to seal the storage area. The lid defines a vent hole. A latch assembly of the container has a latch and a vent flap. The latch is pivotally attached to the lid and is configured to engage with the container body to secure the lid to the rim when in a latched position. The vent flap is pivotal relative to the latch between an open position in which the flap is spaced from the vent hole and a sealing position in which the flap seals the vent hole.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 17, 2022Publication date: February 22, 2024Inventors: Brent BURGESS, Scott E. CARPENTER, Christopher HARTNETT, Zachary Saylor, Joel M. Sells
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Publication number: 20230416970Abstract: A chemistry dispensing assembly for a laundry appliance includes a reservoir that dispenses a laundry chemistry to a treatment chamber. A mixing channel is positioned below the reservoir that receives the laundry chemistry dispensed from the reservoir. A fluid assembly delivers a fluid carrier through a flow path that includes the mixing channel. The mixing channel is defined between an underside of the reservoir and an upper surface of the mixing channel.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 6, 2023Publication date: December 28, 2023Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATIONInventors: Christopher A. Hartnett, James Jeffery, Bruno T. Ramasco, Guy M. Kazmierzak
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Patent number: 11850549Abstract: A dehumidification mechanism for an appliance includes a blower that delivers humid process air along an airflow path. A drum is positioned along the airflow path. A condensing apparatus dehumidifies the humid air to define dehumidified air. A membrane has a plurality of nanopores that define a portion of the airflow path within the condensing apparatus. The humid air is delivered along the membrane having the plurality of nanopores and the nanopores operate through capillary condensation to dehumidify the humid air and separate condensate away from the humid air to define the dehumidified air. The condensate removed by the nanopore membrane is delivered away from the airflow path and to a condensate collection area within the appliance.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2022Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventor: Christopher A Hartnett
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Patent number: 11788225Abstract: A chemistry dispensing assembly for a laundry appliance includes a reservoir that dispenses a laundry chemistry to a treatment chamber. A mixing channel is positioned below the reservoir that receives the laundry chemistry dispensed from the reservoir. A fluid assembly delivers a fluid carrier through a flow path that includes the mixing channel. The mixing channel is defined between an underside of the reservoir and an upper surface of the mixing channel.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2021Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Christopher A. Hartnett, James Jeffery, Bruno T. Ramasco, Guy M. Kazmierzak
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Publication number: 20230295021Abstract: Laundry treatment appliances for use in a typical household include a tub that has an opening to provide access to the interior and at least partially defines a treating chamber into which fabric items such as clothes, towels, or linens can be placed to undergo a washing operation. A system can be provided for recirculating wash liquid through the tub to reduce water consumption. At least one tank or reservoir and a coagulant dosing system can be included for the chemical treatment of wash water as part of the wash liquid recirculation system. The tank can also serve to separate coagulated solids from the wash water.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 25, 2023Publication date: September 21, 2023Inventors: MOHSIN MAHAMADSHAFI ATTAR, JALINDAR S. DAWANGE, RICHARD L. HAMMOND, CHRISTOPHER A. HARTNETT, PETER N. HOWES, ERIC MONVILLE
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Patent number: 11691899Abstract: Laundry treatment appliances for use in a typical household include a tub that has an opening to provide access to the interior and at least partially defines a treating chamber into which fabric items such as clothes, towels, or linens can be placed to undergo a washing operation. A system can be provided for recirculating wash liquid through the tub to reduce water consumption. At least one tank or reservoir and a coagulant dosing system can be included for the chemical treatment of wash water as part of the wash liquid recirculation system. The tank can also serve to separate coagulated solids from the wash water.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2020Date of Patent: July 4, 2023Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Mohsin Mahamadshafi Attar, Jalindar S. Dawange, Richard L. Hammond, Christopher A. Hartnett, Peter N. Howes, Eric Monville
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Patent number: 11655582Abstract: A laundry appliance includes a cabinet having a rotating drum operably positioned therein for processing fabric. At least one transducer is positioned proximate the drum that provides an ultrasonic resonance that is directed into an interior chamber of the drum. The ultrasonic resonance is adapted to be directed into damp fabric being treated within the interior chamber. The ultrasonic resonance serves to modify water trapped within the damp fabric into a substantially gaseous form.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2021Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Mark J. Christensen, Donald Erickson, Jordan M. Grider, Alexander Halbleib, Christopher A. Hartnett, Christopher A. Jones, K. David McAllister, Rodney M. Welch, Erica L. Roberts
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Publication number: 20220395775Abstract: A dehumidification mechanism for an appliance includes a blower that delivers humid process air along an airflow path. A drum is positioned along the airflow path. A condensing apparatus dehumidifies the humid air to define dehumidified air. A membrane has a plurality of nanopores that define a portion of the airflow path within the condensing apparatus. The humid air is delivered along the membrane having the plurality of nanopores and the nanopores operate through capillary condensation to dehumidify the humid air and separate condensate away from the humid air to define the dehumidified air. The condensate removed by the nanopore membrane is delivered away from the airflow path and to a condensate collection area within the appliance.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2022Publication date: December 15, 2022Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATIONInventor: Christopher A. Hartnett
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Publication number: 20220372688Abstract: A cartridge for a laundry appliance includes an outer housing having an interior chamber therein. The outer housing includes a primary axis and a secondary axis that is perpendicular to the primary axis. A pump is contained within the outer housing that selectively delivers a laundry chemistry from the interior chamber to a dispensing outlet of the outer housing. The dispensing outlet is defined within a contoured edge of the outer housing and orients the dispensing outlet at an oblique angle with respect to the primary and secondary axes. A rotational drive is operated by an external actuator. The rotational drive is positioned within the outer housing and in operable communication with the pump. The rotational drive aligns with a drive aperture defined within a wall of the outer housing for receiving the external actuator.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2020Publication date: November 24, 2022Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATIONInventors: Moshin Attar, Brent Burgess, Chloe Condon, Marcus Fischer, Christopher Hartnett, Peter Howes, Gobi Krishnan Mallikarjunan, Eric Monville, Sayer J. Murphy, Natasha Paulinski, Tristan VanFossen, Michael Vriezema, Anne Wessel, Sann Naing, Demetrius Schaaf
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Patent number: 11465097Abstract: A dehumidification mechanism for an appliance includes a blower that delivers humid process air along an airflow path. A drum is positioned along the airflow path. A condensing apparatus dehumidifies the humid air to define dehumidified air. A membrane has a plurality of nanopores that define a portion of the airflow path within the condensing apparatus. The humid air is delivered along the membrane having the plurality of nanopores and the nanopores operate through capillary condensation to dehumidify the humid air and separate condensate away from the humid air to define the dehumidified air. The condensate removed by the nanopore membrane is delivered away from the airflow path and to a condensate collection area within the appliance.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2019Date of Patent: October 11, 2022Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventor: Christopher A. Hartnett
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Publication number: 20220235511Abstract: A chemistry dispensing assembly for a laundry appliance includes a reservoir that dispenses a laundry chemistry to a treatment chamber. A mixing channel is positioned below the reservoir that receives the laundry chemistry dispensed from the reservoir. A fluid assembly delivers a fluid carrier through a flow path that includes the mixing channel. The mixing channel is defined between an underside of the reservoir and an upper surface of the mixing channel.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2021Publication date: July 28, 2022Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATIONInventors: Christopher A. Hartnett, James Jeffery, Bruno T. Ramasco, Guy M. Kazmierzak
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Publication number: 20220064845Abstract: A laundry appliance includes a cabinet having a rotating drum operably positioned therein for processing fabric. At least one transducer is positioned proximate the drum that provides an ultrasonic resonance that is directed into an interior chamber of the drum. The ultrasonic resonance is adapted to be directed into damp fabric being treated within the interior chamber. The ultrasonic resonance serves to modify water trapped within the damp fabric into a substantially gaseous form.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2021Publication date: March 3, 2022Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATIONInventors: Mark J. Christensen, Donald Erickson, Jordan M. Grider, Alexander Halbleib, Christopher A. Hartnett, Christopher A. Jones, K. David McAllister, Rodney M. Welch, Erica L. Roberts
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Patent number: 11203834Abstract: A laundry appliance includes a cabinet having a rotating drum operably positioned therein for processing fabric. At least one transducer is positioned proximate the drum that provides an ultrasonic resonance that is directed into an interior chamber of the drum. The ultrasonic resonance is adapted to be directed into damp fabric being treated within the interior chamber. The ultrasonic resonance serves to modify water trapped within the damp fabric into a substantially gaseous form.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2020Date of Patent: December 21, 2021Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Mark J. Christensen, Donald Erickson, Jordan M. Grider, Alexander Halbleib, Christopher A. Hartnett, Christopher A. Jones, K. David McAllister, Rodney M. Welch, Erica L. Roberts
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Publication number: 20210188667Abstract: Laundry treatment appliances for use in a typical household include a tub that has an opening to provide access to the interior and at least partially defines a treating chamber into which fabric items such as clothes, towels, or linens can be placed to undergo a washing operation. A system can be provided for recirculating wash liquid through the tub to reduce water consumption. At least one tank or reservoir and a coagulant dosing system can be included for the chemical treatment of wash water as part of the wash liquid recirculation system. The tank can also serve to separate coagulated solids from the wash water.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2020Publication date: June 24, 2021Inventors: MOHSIN MAHAMADSHAFI ATTAR, JALINDAR S. DAWANGE, RICHARD L. HAMMOND, CHRISTOPHER A. HARTNETT, PETER N. HOWES, ERIC MONVILLE
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Publication number: 20200318282Abstract: A laundry appliance includes a cabinet having a rotating drum operably positioned therein for processing fabric. At least one transducer is positioned proximate the drum that provides an ultrasonic resonance that is directed into an interior chamber of the drum. The ultrasonic resonance is adapted to be directed into damp fabric being treated within the interior chamber. The ultrasonic resonance serves to modify water trapped within the damp fabric into a substantially gaseous form.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 28, 2020Publication date: October 8, 2020Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATIONInventors: Mark J. Christensen, Donald Erickson, Jordan M. Grider, Alexander Halbleib, Christopher A. Hartnett, Christopher A. Jones, K. David McAllister, Rodney M. Welch, Erica L. Roberts
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Patent number: 10704189Abstract: A laundry appliance includes a cabinet having a rotating drum operably positioned therein for processing fabric. At least one transducer is positioned proximate the drum that provides an ultrasonic resonance that is directed into an interior chamber of the drum. The ultrasonic resonance is adapted to be directed into damp fabric being treated within the interior chamber. The ultrasonic resonance serves to modify water trapped within the damp fabric into a substantially gaseous form.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2018Date of Patent: July 7, 2020Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Mark J. Christensen, Donald Erickson, Jordan M. Grider, Alexander Halbleib, Christopher A. Hartnett, Christopher A. Jones, K. David McAllister, Rodney M. Welch, Erica L. Roberts
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Publication number: 20200206681Abstract: A dehumidification mechanism for an appliance includes a blower that delivers humid process air along an airflow path. A drum is positioned along the airflow path. A condensing apparatus dehumidifies the humid air to define dehumidified air. A membrane has a plurality of nanopores that define a portion of the airflow path within the condensing apparatus. The humid air is delivered along the membrane having the plurality of nanopores and the nanopores operate through capillary condensation to dehumidify the humid air and separate condensate away from the humid air to define the dehumidified air. The condensate removed by the nanopore membrane is delivered away from the airflow path and to a condensate collection area within the appliance.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2019Publication date: July 2, 2020Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATIONInventor: Christopher A. Hartnett
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Publication number: 20190062985Abstract: A laundry appliance includes a cabinet having a rotating drum operably positioned therein for processing fabric. At least one transducer is positioned proximate the drum that provides an ultrasonic resonance that is directed into an interior chamber of the drum. The ultrasonic resonance is adapted to be directed into damp fabric being treated within the interior chamber. The ultrasonic resonance serves to modify water trapped within the damp fabric into a substantially gaseous form.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 9, 2018Publication date: February 28, 2019Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATIONInventors: Mark J. Christensen, Donald Erickson, Jordan M. Grider, Alexander Halbleib, Christopher A. Hartnett, Christopher A. Jones, K. David McAllister, Rodney M. Welch, Erica L. Roberts