Patents by Inventor Jackson Felipe Karl

Jackson Felipe Karl 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: 20240318897
    Abstract: An appliance includes a door adjustment feature with a housing that defines a cavity. A driven member is slidably movable within the cavity of the housing and a driving member is rotatably engaged with the driven member and configured to adjust a position of the driven member relative to the housing. A bracket is coupled with the door adjustment feature. The driven member is slidably movable relative to the door adjustment feature to a position where the bracket abuts the door adjustment feature and a position where the bracket is spaced from the door adjustment feature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2024
    Publication date: September 26, 2024
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jackson Felipe Karl, Kailash Shravan More, Sunil Patil, Vinay M. Patil, Chad J. Rotter
  • Patent number: 12018881
    Abstract: An appliance door assembly includes a front panel spaced apart from a rear panel. A door adjustment assembly is coupled with the rear panel and includes a housing that defines a cavity. A driven member is positioned within the cavity and extends at least partially from the housing. The driven member is movable between a first position and a second position. A driving member is rotatably engaged with the driven member and is configured to rotate the driven member. A bracket is coupled with the door adjustment assembly at a first end and coupled with the rear panel at a second end. The bracket abuts the housing of the door adjustment assembly when the driven member is in the first position and is spaced apart from the housing of the door adjustment assembly when the driven member is in the second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Jackson Felipe Karl, Kailash Shravan More, Sunil Mahadev Patil, Vinay M. Patil, Chad J. Rotter
  • Publication number: 20240159452
    Abstract: A vacuum-insulated door comprises a door skin having a perimeter defined by a top edge, a pair of side edges, and a bottom edge spaced from the top edge by the pair of side edges. A vacuum-insulated cell is located in the vacuum-insulated door. A frame assembly includes a top bracket coupled to the top edge, a bottom bracket coupled to the bottom edge, and at least one top hinge pin connected to the top bracket and at least one bottom hinge pin connected to the bottom bracket. The at least one top hinge pin and the at least one bottom hinge pin are configured to connect to a hinge assembly of a cooling appliance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2022
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Lynne Foster Hunter, Jackson Felipe Karl, Marcel Bögger Lessa, Abhay Naik, Sanket Vivek Phalak
  • Patent number: 11859895
    Abstract: A refrigeration unit includes a cabinet, a door coupled to the cabinet, at least one gasket coupled to the door, and a heat loop conduit. The cabinet includes a front perimeter that surrounds an opening to a storage compartment within the cabinet. The door is operable between an open position to provide access to the storage compartment and a closed position to conceal the opening to the storage compartment. The at least one gasket is configured to be compressed between the door and the front perimeter of the cabinet in the closed position of the door. The heat loop conduit has a first conduit portion that extends around a majority of the opening along the front perimeter of the cabinet and a second conduit portion that extends around the majority of the opening along the front perimeter of the cabinet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Rahul Subhash Chhajed, Narendra Ashok Kapure, Jackson Felipe Karl, Abhay Naik, Abinash Sarma, Subrata Shannigrahi
  • Patent number: 11768029
    Abstract: A refrigerator appliance includes an icemaker that is selectively closeable by a door. An outer gasket is positioned about an edge of the door and a sealing gasket is positioned around a center portion of the door inside the outer gasket. A plurality of protrusions extend from a rim of the icemaker. A liner is aligned with and spaced apart from the rim. A first gasket and a second gasket are positioned between the rim and the liner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Jose R. Aranda, Alexa N. Brown, Jackson Felipe Karl, Dakota E. Kosek, Rishikesh Vinayak Kulkarni, E. C. Pickles, Antonio Sanchez, Richard A. Spletzer
  • Publication number: 20230251026
    Abstract: A refrigeration unit includes a cabinet, a door coupled to the cabinet, at least one gasket coupled to the door, and a heat loop conduit. The cabinet includes a front perimeter that surrounds an opening to a storage compartment within the cabinet. The door is operable between an open position to provide access to the storage compartment and a closed position to conceal the opening to the storage compartment. The at least one gasket is configured to be compressed between the door and the front perimeter of the cabinet in the closed position of the door. The heat loop conduit has a first conduit portion that extends around a majority of the opening along the front perimeter of the cabinet and a second conduit portion that extends around the majority of the opening along the front perimeter of the cabinet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2022
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Applicant: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Rahul Subhash Chhajed, Narendra Ashok Kapure, Jackson Felipe Karl, Abhay Naik, Abinash Sarma, Subrata Shannigrahi
  • Patent number: 11703273
    Abstract: A refrigerator drawer includes a front wall, a rear wall, first and second opposing sides walls, an adjustable partition wall, and first and second rollers. The front and rear walls define first and second slots, respectively. The first and second opposing sides walls each extend between the front and rear walls such that the front, rear wall, and side walls define an internal storage space. The partition wall is disposed within the storage space. The partition wall has first and second ends extending outward and through the first and second slots, respectively. The first and second rollers are attached to the first and second ends on opposing sides of the front and rear walls, respectively. The first and second rollers are configured to roll along exterior surfaces of the front wall and rear wall, respectively, to adjust distances between the partition wall and the side walls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Jackson Felipe Karl, Anup R. Khandekar, Kailash More, Nilesh Zanwar
  • Patent number: 11635249
    Abstract: A method including forming a housing configured to house a number of first magnets; fixing the number of first magnets to the housing to form a magnetic sub-assembly; and attaching the magnetic sub-assembly to at least one of the closure or the body. The magnetic sub-assembly being configured to cooperate with a number of second magnets disposed on either the closure or the body, so that when the closure is in the closed position, a magnetic force between the magnetic sub-assembly and the number of second magnets biases the closure towards the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventor: Jackson Felipe Karl
  • Publication number: 20230114849
    Abstract: A hinge assembly for a vacuum insulated door includes a hinge plate that defines an aperture, and a bracket has a body and is configured to be welded with the vacuum insulated door. A hinge pin is operably coupled to the body of the bracket and rotatably coupled within the hinge plate. A bushing is disposed within the aperture defined by the hinge plate and rotatably coupled to the hinge pin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2021
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Lynne Foster Hunter, Jackson Felipe Karl, Abhay Naik, Sanket Vivek Phalak
  • Publication number: 20220163253
    Abstract: An appliance door assembly includes a front panel spaced apart from a rear panel. A door adjustment assembly is coupled with the rear panel and includes a housing that defines a cavity. A driven member is positioned within the cavity and extends at least partially from the housing. The driven member is movable between a first position and a second position. A driving member is rotatably engaged with the driven member and is configured to rotate the driven member. A bracket is coupled with the door adjustment assembly at a first end and coupled with the rear panel at a second end. The bracket abuts the housing of the door adjustment assembly when the driven member is in the first position and is spaced apart from the housing of the door adjustment assembly when the driven member is in the second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2021
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jackson Felipe Karl, Kailash Shravan More, Sunil Mahadev Patil, Vinay M. Patil, Chad J. Rotter
  • Publication number: 20220042737
    Abstract: A refrigerator appliance includes an icemaker that is selectively closeable by a door. An outer gasket is positioned about an edge of the door and a sealing gasket is positioned around a center portion of the door inside the outer gasket. A plurality of protrusions extend from a rim of the icemaker. A liner is aligned with and spaced apart from the rim. A first gasket and a second gasket are positioned between the box and the liner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2021
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jose R. Aranda, Alexa N. Brown, Jackson Felipe Karl, Dakota E. Kosek, Rishikesh Vinayak Kulkarni, E.C. Pickles, Antonio Sanchez, Richard A. Spletzer
  • Patent number: 11162731
    Abstract: An icemaker for a refrigerator appliance is provided. The icemaker includes an icemaker box selectively closeable by a door. An outer gasket is positioned about an inner edge of the door. A sealing gasket is positioned around a center portion of the door. A plurality of protrusions extend from a box rim of the icemaker box. A liner is aligned with and spaced apart from the box rim. A first gasket and a second gasket are positioned between the box rim and the liner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corportation
    Inventors: Jose R. Aranda, Alexa N. Brown, Jackson Felipe Karl, Dakota E. Kosek, Rishikesh Vinayak Kulkarni, E. C. Pickles, Antonio Sanchez, Richard A. Spletzer
  • Publication number: 20200284500
    Abstract: An icemaker for a refrigerator appliance is provided. The icemaker includes an icemaker box selectively closeable by a door. An outer gasket is positioned about an inner edge of the door. A sealing gasket is positioned around a center portion of the door. A plurality of protrusions extend from a box rim of the icemaker box. A liner is aligned with and spaced apart from the box rim. A first gasket and a second gasket are positioned between the box rim and the liner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2019
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jose R. Aranda, Alexa N. Brown, Jackson Felipe Karl, Dakota E. Kosek, Rishikesh Vinayak Kulkarni, E. C. Pickles, Antonio Sanchez, Richard A. Spletzer