Patents by Inventor Heather Ann Hellmuth

Heather Ann Hellmuth 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).

  • FOREIGN SUBSTRATE COLLECTOR FOR A LAUNDRY APPLIANCE
    Publication number: 20230151537
    Abstract: A laundry appliance includes a cabinet. A drum disposed within the cabinet and has an inner circumferential wall. At least one lifter is operably coupled to the inner circumferential wall of the drum. A motor is operably coupled to the drum and is disposed within the cabinet. A controller is disposed within the cabinet and is communicatively coupled to the motor. A negatively-charged member selectively disposed within the drum. A negative charge is configured to attract oppositely-charged foreign substrates to the negatively-charged member. The negatively-charged member is selectively coupled to the at least one lifter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2022
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Grace K. Brown, Mark Jason Christensen, Heather Ann Hellmuth, Michael Adam Ledford, Meagan Kathleen VanderVelde, Sander Brouwer