Patents by Inventor Darryl C. Bodine
Darryl C. Bodine 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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Patent number: 12215451Abstract: A laundry appliance includes a cabinet defining a front opening in a front panel. The front opening is defined by a lip having a curved edge. The lip defines a plurality of apertures spaced-apart around the front opening. A tub is disposed within the cabinet. The tub defines an access opening aligned with the front opening. A drum is disposed within the tub. A bellows assembly extends between the cabinet and the tub. The bellows assembly includes a projection coupled to the curved edge of the cabinet. A deflector has a rim and a chute wherein the chute extends toward the drum. The rim is configured to snap-fit over the projection of the bellows assembly. The rim includes a plurality of hooks where each hook is configured to extend through an aperture and interlock with the cabinet.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2023Date of Patent: February 4, 2025Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Darryl C. Bodine, Donald Erickson, Gregg P. Fitzgerald, Eric A. Hill, Patrick A. McCormick, Stephen D. Ostdiek, Anna C. Schelling, Robert J. Schneider, Mohaideen Abdul Khadaar Sikkandar Batcha, Todd J. Tunzi, Andrew C. Kubasiak
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Publication number: 20240254682Abstract: A laundry treating appliance includes a chassis defining an interior and having a front panel defining a front panel opening. A rotatable treating chamber is located within the interior and accessible through the front panel opening. A door assembly is mounted to the chassis for movement between opened and closed positions to selectively open or close the front panel opening. The door assembly includes a window or panel slidable between first and second positions.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2024Publication date: August 1, 2024Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATIONInventors: Darryl C. Bodine, Gregg P. Fitzgerald, Stephen D. Ostdiek, Marcel Schmidt, Todd Tunzi
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Publication number: 20240218583Abstract: A laundry appliance includes a cabinet defining an aperture in a front surface thereof. A drum is disposed within the cabinet. The drum defines an access opening that aligns with the aperture. A door is coupled to the cabinet and is operable between closed and opened positions relative to the aperture. A bellows extends along a perimeter of the aperture and proximate the access opening. A deflector extends along at least a portion of the perimeter of the aperture. The deflector extends into an interior of the drum over the bellows.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2024Publication date: July 4, 2024Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATIONInventors: Darryl C. Bodine, Donald E. Erickson, Gregg P. Fitzgerald, Stephen D. Ostdiek, Marcel Schmidt, Todd J. Tunzi
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Patent number: 11982042Abstract: A laundry treating appliance includes a chassis defining an interior and having a front panel defining a front panel opening. A rotatable treating chamber is located within the interior and accessible through the front panel opening. A door assembly is mounted to the chassis for movement between opened and closed positions to selectively open or close the front panel opening. The door assembly includes a window or panel slidable between first and second positions.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2021Date of Patent: May 14, 2024Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Darryl C. Bodine, Gregg P. Fitzgerald, Stephen D. Ostdiek, Marcel Schmidt, Todd Tunzi
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Patent number: 11946184Abstract: A laundry appliance includes a cabinet that has a front panel. A tub is positioned within the cabinet. A door is coupled to the front panel of the cabinet. The door moves vertically between a closed position and an opened position. A bellows assembly is coupled to the front panel. The bellows assembly extends between the cabinet and the tub. A sealing assembly includes a first seal and a second seal that are each coupled to the bellows assembly.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2022Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Darryl C. Bodine, Gregg P. Fitzgerald, Stephen D. Ostdiek, Marcel Schmidt, Todd J. Tunzi
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Patent number: 11946186Abstract: A laundry appliance includes a cabinet defining an aperture in a front surface thereof. A drum is disposed within the cabinet. The drum defines an access opening that aligns with the aperture. A door is coupled to the cabinet and is operable between closed and opened positions relative to the aperture. A bellows extends along a perimeter of the aperture and proximate the access opening. A deflector extends along at least a portion of the perimeter of the aperture. The deflector extends into an interior of the drum over the bellows.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2021Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Darryl C. Bodine, Donald E. Erickson, Gregg P. Fitzgerald, Stephen D. Ostdiek, Marcel Schmidt, Todd J. Tunzi
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Publication number: 20240102224Abstract: A laundry appliance includes a cabinet that has a front panel. A tub is positioned within the cabinet. A door is coupled to the front panel of the cabinet. The door moves vertically between a closed position and an opened position. A bellows assembly is coupled to the front panel. The bellows assembly extends between the cabinet and the tub. A sealing assembly includes a first seal and a second seal that are each coupled to the bellows assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2023Publication date: March 28, 2024Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATIONInventors: Darryl C. Bodine, Gregg P. Fitzgerald, Stephen D. Ostdiek, Marcel Schmidt, Todd J. Tunzi
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Patent number: 11851805Abstract: A deflector assembly for an appliance includes a deflector having a rim forming a geometric shape and configured to engage a panel and a chute extending from a portion of the rim. The chute includes an upper surface that extends at an oblique angle from the rim. A lighting unit has a light source. The light source is disposed proximate to a junction between the rim and the chute.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2021Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Darryl C. Bodine, Ryan James Rutter
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Publication number: 20230383456Abstract: A laundry appliance includes a cabinet with a front panel defining a front opening. A tub is disposed within the cabinet and has an access opening. The access opening is aligned with the front opening. A deflector has a rim and a chute. The rim is coupled to the front panel and extends along the front opening. The chute extends from the rim and toward the tub. A bellows is coupled to the deflector and the tub. The bellows extends along an inner edge of the rim and an interior edge of the chute and along the access opening of the tub. The deflector is disposed between the bellows and the front panel.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 25, 2023Publication date: November 30, 2023Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATIONInventors: Darryl C. Bodine, Lorenzo Cordella
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Publication number: 20230374717Abstract: A laundry appliance includes a cabinet defining a front opening in a front panel. The front opening is defined by a lip having a curved edge. The lip defines a plurality of apertures spaced-apart around the front opening. A tub is disposed within the cabinet. The tub defines an access opening aligned with the front opening. A drum is disposed within the tub. A bellows assembly extends between the cabinet and the tub. The bellows assembly includes a projection coupled to the curved edge of the cabinet. A deflector has a rim and a chute wherein the chute extends toward the drum. The rim is configured to snap-fit over the projection of the bellows assembly. The rim includes a plurality of hooks where each hook is configured to extend through an aperture and interlock with the cabinet.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2023Publication date: November 23, 2023Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATIONInventors: Darryl C. Bodine, Donald Erickson, Gregg P. Fitzgerald, Eric A. Hill, Patrick A. McCormick, Stephen D. Ostdiek, Anna C. Schelling, Robert J. Schneider, Mohaideen Abdul Khadaar Sikkandar Batcha, Todd J. Tunzi, Andrew C. Kubasiak
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Patent number: 11761134Abstract: A laundry appliance includes a cabinet defining a front opening in a front panel. The front opening is defined by a lip having a curved edge. The lip defines a plurality of apertures spaced-apart around the front opening. A tub is disposed within the cabinet. The tub defines an access opening aligned with the front opening. A drum is disposed within the tub. A bellows assembly extends between the cabinet and the tub. The bellows assembly includes a projection coupled to the curved edge of the cabinet. A deflector has a rim and a chute wherein the chute extends toward the drum. The rim is configured to snap-fit over the projection of the bellows assembly. The rim includes a plurality of hooks where each hook is configured to extend through an aperture and interlock with the cabinet.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2022Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Darryl C. Bodine, Gregg P. Fitzgerald, Eric A. Hill, Patrick A. McCormick, Stephen D. Ostdiek, Anna C. Schelling, Robert J. Schneider, Mohaideen Abdul Khadaar Sikkandar Batcha, Todd J. Tunzi
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Publication number: 20230160134Abstract: A deflector assembly for an appliance includes a deflector having a rim forming a geometric shape and configured to engage a panel and a chute extending from a portion of the rim. The chute includes an upper surface that extends at an oblique angle from the rim. A lighting unit has a light source. The light source is disposed proximate to a junction between the rim and the chute.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2021Publication date: May 25, 2023Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATIONInventors: Darryl C. Bodine, Ryan James Rutter
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Patent number: 11622665Abstract: A household appliance includes a housing; a treating chamber located within the housing and having an access opening; a closure element movable relative to the access opening between opened and closed positions to selectively provide access to the treating chamber through the access opening; a controller associated with the housing and implementing a treating cycle on at least one item in the treating chamber; and a human-machine interface. The HMI includes a first portion associated with the housing and a second portion associated with the closure element. The first portion includes non-touch sensitive indicia. The second portion includes an electrically conductive layer having a touch-sensitive area corresponding to the indicia of the first portion and is arranged to be in register with a corresponding selection area when the closure element is in the closed position.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2020Date of Patent: April 11, 2023Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Darryl C. Bodine, Randell L. Jeffery, Eric Schuh
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Patent number: D973290Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2019Date of Patent: December 20, 2022Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Sujit S. Naik, Floyd Jackson, Ameresh B. Viswanathan, Jonathan D. Pugh, Darryl C. Bodine
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Patent number: D995014Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2022Date of Patent: August 8, 2023Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Sujit S. Naik, Floyd Jackson, Ameresh B. Viswanathan, Jonathan D. Pugh, Darryl C. Bodine
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Patent number: D1012386Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2021Date of Patent: January 23, 2024Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Russikant Behera, Darryl C. Bodine, John Michael Deboer, Krzysztof Ploszaj, Jonathan D. Pugh
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Patent number: D1017930Type: GrantFiled: November 23, 2021Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: James W. Kendall, Darryl C. Bodine, Jonathan D. Pugh
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Patent number: D1017931Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2021Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Jonathan D. Pugh, John Michael DeBoer, Ameresh B. Viswanathan, Russikant Behera, Darryl C. Bodine
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Patent number: D1020139Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2021Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: James W. Kendall, Darryl C. Bodine, Jonathan D. Pugh
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Patent number: D1020140Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2021Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: James W. Kendall, Darryl C. Bodine, Jonathan D. Pugh