Patents by Inventor ERIK D. RIUTTA

ERIK D. RIUTTA 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).

  • Household cleaning appliance with a dispensing system operable between a single use dispensing system and a bulk dispensing system
    Patent number: 11692297
    Abstract: A household cleaning appliance having a rotatable drum located within the interior and defining a treating chamber for receiving an article for treating and a method for operating the household cleaning appliance. The household cleaning appliance includes a dispensing system that includes and can be operated as a non-bulk dispensing system or as a bulk dispensing system in a household cleaning appliance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Colleen M. Doyle, Michael S. Hendrickson, Joel A. Luckman, Joseph W. Adams, Eric A. Gallagher, Erik D. Riutta, Ajay Singhal, Guy Stormo
  • HOUSEHOLD CLEANING APPLIANCE WITH A DISPENSING SYSTEM OPERABLE BETWEEN A SINGLE USE DISPENSING SYSTEM AND A BULK DISPENSING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20210285146
    Abstract: A household cleaning appliance having a rotatable drum located within the interior and defining a treating chamber for receiving an article for treating and a method for operating the household cleaning appliance. The household cleaning appliance includes a dispensing system that includes and can be operated as a non-bulk dispensing system or as a bulk dispensing system in a household cleaning appliance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2021
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Inventors: COLLEEN M. DOYLE, MICHAEL S. HENDRICKSON, JOEL A. LUCKMAN, JOSEPH W. ADAMS, ERIC A. GALLAGHER, ERIK D. RIUTTA, AJAY SINGHAL, GUY STORMO
  • Household cleaning appliance with a dispensing system operable between a single use dispensing system and a bulk dispensing system
    Patent number: 11035070
    Abstract: A household cleaning appliance having a rotatable drum located within the interior and defining a treating chamber for receiving an article for treating and wherein a rotational axis of the drum is vertical and a method for operating the household cleaning appliance. The household cleaning appliance includes a dispensing system that includes and can be operated as a non-bulk dispensing system or as a bulk dispensing system in a household cleaning appliance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Colleen M. Doyle, Michael S. Hendrickson, Joel A. Luckman, Joseph W. Adams, Eric A. Gallagher, Erik D. Riutta, Ajay Singhal, Guy Stormo
  • HOUSEHOLD CLEANING APPLIANCE WITH A DISPENSING SYSTEM OPERABLE BETWEEN A SINGLE USE DISPENSING SYSTEM AND A BULK DISPENSING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20180363214
    Abstract: A household cleaning appliance having a rotatable drum located within the interior and defining a treating chamber for receiving an article for treating and wherein a rotational axis of the drum is vertical and a method for operating the household cleaning appliance. The household cleaning appliance includes a dispensing system that includes and can be operated as a non-bulk dispensing system or as a bulk dispensing system in a household cleaning appliance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2018
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Inventors: COLLEEN M. DOYLE, MICHAEL S. HENDRICKSON, JOEL A. LUCKMAN, JOSEPH W. ADAMS, ERIC A. GALLAGHER, ERIK D. RIUTTA, AJAY SINGHAL, GUY STORMO
  • Household cleaning appliance with a dispensing system operable between a single use dispensing system and a bulk dispensing system
    Patent number: 10138587
    Abstract: A household cleaning appliance having a rotatable drum located within the interior and defining a treating chamber for receiving an article for treating and wherein a rotational axis of the drum is vertical and a method for operating the household cleaning appliance. The household cleaning appliance includes a dispensing system that includes and can be operated as a non-bulk dispensing system or as a bulk dispensing system in a household cleaning appliance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Colleen M. Doyle, Michael S. Hendrickson, Joel A. Luckman, Joseph W. Adams, Eric A. Gallagher, Erik D. Riutta, Ajay Singhal, Guy Stormo
  • HOUSEHOLD CLEANING APPLIANCE WITH A DISPENSING SYSTEM OPERABLE BETWEEN A SINGLE USE DISPENSING SYSTEM AND A BULK DISPENSING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20160215434
    Abstract: A household cleaning appliance having a rotatable drum located within the interior and defining a treating chamber for receiving an article for treating and wherein a rotational axis of the drum is vertical and a method for operating the household cleaning appliance. The household cleaning appliance includes a dispensing system that includes and can be operated as a non-bulk dispensing system or as a bulk dispensing system in a household cleaning appliance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2016
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Inventors: COLLEEN M. DOYLE, MICHAEL S. HENDRICKSON, JOEL A. LUCKMAN, JOSEPH W. ADAMS, ERIC A. GALLAGHER, ERIK D. RIUTTA, AJAY SINGHAL, GUY STORMO