Patents by Inventor ERIC G. GRISWOLD

ERIC G. GRISWOLD 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 treating appliance for drying laundry
    Patent number: 11905638
    Abstract: A method of operating a laundry treating appliance with a combination washer/dryer having a cabinet defining an interior, a tub located within the interior, and a rotatable drum located within the tub interior and defining a treating chamber, and an air recirculation conduit, the method comprising supplying water to the treating chamber, rotating the drum, and draining the water from the laundry treating appliance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Marcos Javier Rios Acebal, Eric G. Griswold, Brooke M. Gundersen, Nicholas Leep, Adrian A. Rodriguez, Brian K. Rogers, James B. Sutton, Nicholas B. Vaive
  • APPLIANCES WITH SUDSING-REDUCING FLUSHABLE DETERGENT DISPENSERS
    Publication number: 20220112650
    Abstract: A fabric treating appliance having a treating chamber for receiving fabric for treatment and a treating chemistry dispenser that may be flushed with a water flow for removal of residual treating chemistry while reducing sudsing. A method of supplying liquid in the treating chemistry dispenser includes distributing water from a liquid distribution header fluidly coupled with at least one water inlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2021
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Inventors: SYLVAN J. AMOS, ERIC G. GRISWOLD, RYAN K. STRAIN
  • LAUNDRY TREATING APPLIANCE HAVING A BULK DISPENSING ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20220018053
    Abstract: A laundry treating appliance includes a cabinet defining an interior. A drum is located within the interior and defines a treating chamber. The laundry treating appliance includes a recirculation circuit including a recirculation pump having an inlet and an outlet. The laundry treating appliance further includes a bulk treating chemistry dispenser. A method for rinsing or cleaning the bulk treating chemistry dispenser can be included.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2021
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Inventors: ROMMY MARIANA BUENO, NDJEKA K. LUHAHI, ERIC G. GRISWOLD, JOEL ALDEBARAN SALAZAR, DENNIS KEHL, ALEJANDRO GUZMAN, STEVEN KEY, RYAN JAMES VAN ZOEST
  • Appliances with sudsing-reducing flushable detergent dispensers
    Patent number: 11214914
    Abstract: A laundry treating appliance having a detergent dispenser that may be flushed with a water flow for removal of residual powder while reducing sudsing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Sylvan J. Amos, Eric G. Griswold, Ryan K. Strain
  • Laundry treating appliance having a bulk dispensing assembly
    Patent number: 11162207
    Abstract: A laundry treating appliance includes a cabinet defining an interior. A drum is located within the interior and defines a treating chamber. The laundry treating appliance includes a recirculation circuit including a recirculation pump having an inlet and an outlet. The laundry treating appliance further includes a bulk treating chemistry dispenser. A method for rinsing or cleaning the bulk treating chemistry dispenser can be included.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Rommy Mariana Bueno, Ndjeka K. Luhahi, Eric G. Griswold, Joel Aldebaran Salazar, Dennis Kehl, Alejandro Guzman, Steven Key, Ryan James Van Zoest
  • Appliances with sudsing-reducing flushable detergent dispensers
    Patent number: 11142861
    Abstract: A laundry treating appliance having a detergent dispenser that may be flushed with a water flow for removal of residual powder while reducing sudsing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Sylvan J. Amos, Eric G. Griswold, Ryan K. Strain
  • LAUNDRY TREATING APPLIANCE FOR DRYING LAUNDRY
    Publication number: 20210156067
    Abstract: A method of operating a laundry treating appliance with a combination washer/dryer having a cabinet defining an interior, a tub located within the interior, and a rotatable drum located within the tub interior and defining a treating chamber, and an air recirculation conduit, the method comprising supplying water to the treating chamber, rotating the drum, and draining the water from the laundry treating appliance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2020
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Inventors: MARCOS JAVIER RIOS ACEBAL, ERIC G. GRISWOLD, BROOKE M. GUNDERSEN, NICHOLAS LEEP, ADRIAN A. RODRIGUEZ, BRIAN K. ROGERS, JAMES B. SUTTON, NICHOLAS B. VAIVE
  • LAUNDRY TREATING APPLIANCE HAVING A BULK DISPENSING ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20210010185
    Abstract: A laundry treating appliance includes a cabinet defining an interior. A drum is located within the interior and defines a treating chamber. The laundry treating appliance includes a recirculation circuit including a recirculation pump having an inlet and an outlet. The laundry treating appliance further includes a bulk treating chemistry dispenser. A method for rinsing or cleaning the bulk treating chemistry dispenser can be included.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Inventors: ROMMY MARIANA BUENO, NDJEKA K. LUHAHI, ERIC G. GRISWOLD, JOEL ALDEBARAN SALAZAR, DENNIS KEHL, ALEJANDRO GUZMAN, STEVEN KEY, RYAN JAMES VAN ZOEST
  • Laundry treating appliance having a bulk dispensing assembly
    Patent number: 10815605
    Abstract: A laundry treating appliance includes a cabinet defining an interior. A drum is located within the interior and defines a treating chamber. The laundry treating appliance includes a bulk treating chemistry dispenser. A method for rinsing or cleaning the bulk treating chemistry dispenser can be included. The method includes monitoring an operation of the laundry treating appliance and determining by a controller that a rinse or cleaning cycle for the bulk treating chemistry dispenser is due.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Rommy Mariana Bueno, Ndjeka K. Luhahi, Eric G. Griswold, Joel Aldebaran Salazar, Dennis Kehl, Alejandro Guzman, Steven Key, Ryan James Van Zoest
  • APPLIANCES WITH SUDSING-REDUCING FLUSHABLE DETERGENT DISPENSERS
    Publication number: 20200123693
    Abstract: A laundry treating appliance having a detergent dispenser that may be flushed with a water flow for removal of residual powder while reducing sudsing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Inventors: SYLVAN J. AMOS, ERIC G. GRISWOLD, RYAN K. STRAIN
  • APPLIANCES WITH SUDSING-REDUCING FLUSHABLE DETERGENT DISPENSERS
    Publication number: 20200123694
    Abstract: A laundry treating appliance having a detergent dispenser that may be flushed with a water flow for removal of residual powder while reducing sudsing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Inventors: SYLVAN J. AMOS, ERIC G. GRISWOLD, RYAN K. STRAIN
  • Appliances with sudsing-reducing flushable detergent dispensers
    Patent number: 10538873
    Abstract: A fabric treating appliance comprising a treating chamber for receiving fabric for treatment and a treating chemistry dispenser, the treating chemistry dispenser comprising at least one cup with a bottom wall, a siphon tube with a cover, at least one water inlet, and a liquid distribution header coupled with the at least one water inlet for distributing water to the at least one cup.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Sylvan J. Amos, Eric G. Griswold, Ryan K. Strain
  • LAUNDRY TREATING APPLIANCE HAVING A BULK DISPENSING ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20190106829
    Abstract: A laundry treating appliance includes a cabinet defining an interior. A drum is located within the interior and defines a treating chamber. The laundry treating appliance includes a bulk treating chemistry dispenser. A method for rinsing or cleaning the bulk treating chemistry dispenser can be included. The method includes monitoring an operation of the laundry treating appliance and determining by a controller that a rinse or cleaning cycle for the bulk treating chemistry dispenser is due.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2018
    Publication date: April 11, 2019
    Inventors: ROMMY MARIANA BUENO, NDJEKA K. LUHAHI, ERIC G. GRISWOLD, JOEL ALDEBARAN SALAZAR, DENNIS KEHL, ALEJANDRO GUZMAN, STEVEN KEY, RYAN JAMES VAN ZOEST
  • APPLIANCES WITH SUDSING-REDUCING FLUSHABLE DETERGENT DISPENSERS
    Publication number: 20170275806
    Abstract: A laundry treating appliance having a detergent dispenser that may be flushed with a water flow for removal of residual powder while reducing sudsing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2017
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Inventors: SYLVAN J. AMOS, ERIC G. GRISWOLD, RYAN K. STRAIN
  • Appliances with sudsing-reducing flushable detergent dispensers
    Patent number: 9695539
    Abstract: A laundry treating appliance having a detergent dispenser that may be flushed with a water flow for removal of residual powder while reducing sudsing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Sylvan J. Amos, Eric G. Griswold, Ryan K. Strain
  • Automatic temperature control for a laundry treating appliance
    Patent number: 9212444
    Abstract: A method for controlling the operation of a laundry treating appliance that includes alternately supplying hot and cold water to maintain the temperature of the mixed water to a preset temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Eric G. Griswold, Jon D. Strait
  • APPLIANCES WITH SUDSING-REDUCING FLUSHABLE DETERGENT DISPENSERS
    Publication number: 20150159313
    Abstract: A laundry treating appliance having a detergent dispenser that may be flushed with a water flow for removal of residual powder while reducing sudsing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2015
    Publication date: June 11, 2015
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: SYLVAN J. AMOS, ERIC G. GRISWOLD, RYAN K. STRAIN
  • Appliances with sudsing-reducing flushable detergent dispensers
    Patent number: 9003588
    Abstract: Appliances having a detergent dispenser that may be flushed with a water flow for removal of residual treating chemistry while reducing sudsing are disclosed. An example dispenser includes a cup with a bottom wall, a siphon tube projecting upwardly from the bottom wall, a cover for the siphon tube, an opening configured to introduce a liquid stream into the cup from a position above and beyond a periphery of the cover, wherein substantially all of the liquid stream flows downwardly along a trajectory defined by the opening and terminating below and within the periphery of the cover, and wherein the liquid stream directly impinges a portion of at least one of the cup or the siphon tube below the cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Sylvan J. Amos, Eric G. Griswold, Ryan K. Strain
  • AUTOMATIC TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR A LAUNDRY TREATING APPLIANCE
    Publication number: 20120304395
    Abstract: A method for controlling the operation of a laundry treating appliance that includes alternately supplying hot and cold water to maintain the temperature of the mixed water to a preset temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2011
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: ERIC G. GRISWOLD, JON D. STRAIT
  • FABRIC TREATING APPLIANCE WITH DETERGENT DISPENSER
    Publication number: 20110247147
    Abstract: A laundry treating appliance having a detergent dispenser that may be flushed with a water flow for removal of residual powder while reducing sudsing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2010
    Publication date: October 13, 2011
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: SYLVAN J. AMOS, ERIC G. GRISWOLD, RYAN K. STRAIN