Patents by Inventor Frank Nekic

Frank Nekic 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).

  • Apparatus and method for controlling laundering cycle by sensing wash aid concentration
    Patent number: 10066331
    Abstract: An automatic washing machine can be operated in accordance with a selected wash cycle by receiving an input indicative of a concentration of a wash aid prior to a dispensing of the wash aid into at least one of a tub and a drum, and selecting an operating parameter of the automatic washing machine in response to the determined concentration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Michael S. Hendrickson, Colleen M. Doyle, Frank Nekic, Dennis L. Kehl, Joel A. Luckman, Ayomide Fawole
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING LAUNDERING CYCLE BY SENSING WASH AID CONCENTRATION
    Publication number: 20170044703
    Abstract: An automatic washing machine can be operated in accordance with a selected wash cycle by receiving an input indicative of a concentration of a wash aid prior to a dispensing of the wash aid into at least one of a tub and a drum, and selecting an operating parameter of the automatic washing machine in response to the determined concentration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2016
    Publication date: February 16, 2017
    Inventors: MICHAEL S. HENDRICKSON, COLLEEN M. DOYLE, FRANK NEKIC, DENNIS L. KEHL, JOEL A. LUCKMAN, AYOMIDE FAWOLE
  • Apparatus and method for controlling concentration of wash aid in wash liquid
    Patent number: 8397328
    Abstract: An apparatus and method of using an automatic washing machine to determine a concentration of a wash aid in a wash liquid, and implementing a controlled flushing of the wash aid in response to the determined concentration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Stephen Hendrickson, Colleen M. Doyle, Frank Nekic, Joel Adam Luckman, Ayomide Fawole
  • Apparatus and method for controlling laundering cycle by sensing wash aid concentration
    Patent number: 8388695
    Abstract: An automatic washing machine can be operated in accordance with a selected wash cycle by determining a concentration of a wash aid prior to a dispensing of the wash aid into at least one of a tub and a drum, and selecting an operating parameter of the automatic washing machine in response to the determined concentration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Stephen Hendrickson, Colleen M. Doyle, Frank Nekic, Dennis L. Kehl, Joel Adam Luckman, Ayomide Fawole
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING CONCENTRATION OF WASH AID IN WASH LIQUID
    Publication number: 20100000573
    Abstract: An apparatus and method of using an automatic washing machine to determine a concentration of a wash aid in a wash liquid, and implementing a controlled flushing of the wash aid in response to the determined concentration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2008
    Publication date: January 7, 2010
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: MICHAEL STEPHEN HENDRICKSON, COLLEEN M. DOYLE, FRANK NEKIC, JOEL ADAM LUCKMAN, AYOMIDE FAWOLE
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING LAUNDERING CYCLE BY SENSING WASH AID CONCENTRATION
    Publication number: 20100000024
    Abstract: An automatic washing machine can be operated in accordance with a selected wash cycle by determining a concentration of a wash aid prior to a dispensing of the wash aid into at least one of a tub and a drum, and selecting an operating parameter of the automatic washing machine in response to the determined concentration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2008
    Publication date: January 7, 2010
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: MICHAEL STEPHEN HENDRICKSON, COLLEEN M. DOYLE, FRANK NEKIC, DENNIS L. KEHL, JOEL ADAM LUCKMAN, AYOMIDE FAWOLE