Patents by Inventor GEORGE W. MALHEIROS

GEORGE W. MALHEIROS 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).

  • Publication number: 20150345066
    Abstract: A laundry appliance for treating a load of laundry according to a cycle of operation comprises a cabinet and a tub assembly housed within the cabinet and comprising a front tub section, a rear tub section and at least one middle tub section provided between the front and rear tub sections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2014
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Applicant: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: JOSEPH P. BIGELOW, GREGORY M. GARSTECKI, GEORGE W. MALHEIROS, RICHARD V. ONEY
  • Publication number: 20150322613
    Abstract: A laundry treating appliance includes a rotatable drum for receiving a laundry load. The rotatable drum includes a cylindrical body with a cylindrical wall about a longitudinal axis, and a metal cover at one end thereof, the metal cover having an annular groove formed by a first wall, a second wall spaced from the first wall, a third wall extending between the first and second walls, and a fourth wall extending from the second wall. A metal adjoining piece having a first adjoining wall is coupled with the third wall and a second adjoining wall is coupled with the fourth wall, wherein a hollow annular raceway is defined by the second wall, the third wall, the first adjoining wall, and the second adjoining wall. A sound dampener is disposed adjacent at least one of the walls.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2014
    Publication date: November 12, 2015
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: CHRISTOPER L. BORLIN, MARK R. HASLANGER, GEORGE W. MALHEIROS, STEPHEN D. OSTDIEK
  • Publication number: 20150322614
    Abstract: A dynamic balancer device for mounting to and balancing a rotatable drum in a laundry treating appliance comprises an enclosed non-metal annular housing having a radial circumferential wall, an annular metal race within the non-metal annular housing disposed against the radial circumferential wall, and a mass disposed in the annular race and movable therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2015
    Publication date: November 12, 2015
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: CHRISTOPHER L. BORLIN, MARK R. HASLANGER, GEORGE W. MALHEIROS, STEPHEN D. OSTDIEK
  • Publication number: 20150322615
    Abstract: A laundry treating appliance includes a rotatable drum for receiving a laundry load. The rotatable drum includes a cylindrical body with a cylindrical wall about a longitudinal axis, and a metal cover at one end thereof, the metal cover having an annular groove formed by a first wall, a second wall spaced from the first wall, a third wall extending between the first and second walls, and a fourth wall extending from the second wall. A first land is secured to the third wall and has a leg extending toward the second wall adjacent to the third wall, and a second land is secured to the fourth wall. A non-metal adjoining piece is coupled with the first and second land. A hollow annular raceway is defined by the second wall, the leg, the first adjoining wall, and the second adjoining wall and includes a moveable mass disposed therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2014
    Publication date: November 12, 2015
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: CHRISTOPHER L. BORLIN, DONALD E. ERICKSON, MARK R. HASLANGER, GEORGE W. MALHEIROS, STEPHEN D. OSTDIEK
  • Publication number: 20150267340
    Abstract: A laundry treating appliance may comprise a tub at least partially defining a treating chamber and having an opening at least partially aligned with an opening in the appliance front panel, thus providing access to the treating chamber through the front panel opening and the tub opening. A bellows may connect the front panel and the tub at their respective openings, and a treating chemistry dispenser may be located on the bellows.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2014
    Publication date: September 24, 2015
    Applicant: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventor: GEORGE W. MALHEIROS
  • Publication number: 20150082837
    Abstract: A laundry treating appliance includes a rotatable drum for receiving a laundry load. The rotatable drum includes a cylindrical body with an cylindrical wall, and a cover at one or both ends. The cover has an annular groove formed by a first, second, and third walls. A fourth wall extends from the second wall. A first land is secured to the third wall and a second land is secured to the fourth wall. An adjoining piece has an adjoining wall that is attached to and extends between the first and second lands. A hollow space is bounded by the adjoining wall and the second and third walls. A movable mass is disposed in the space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2013
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Applicant: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: GEORGE W. MALHEIROS, SCOTT T. THALLS, CLIFTON G. GREEN
  • Publication number: 20150075229
    Abstract: A dynamic balancer device for a laundry treating appliance includes, among other things, a first raceway piece having an L-shaped cross section defining a first annular channel and a second raceway piece having an L-shaped cross section defining a second annular channel. The first raceway piece is attached to the second raceway piece with the first annular channel facing the second annular channel to define a raceway. The dynamic balancer device also includes a mass disposed in the annular raceway and movable therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2013
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Applicant: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: GEORGE W. MALHEIROS, RICHARD V. ONEY, SCOTT T. THALLS