Patents by Inventor Janice M. Kaeding

Janice M. Kaeding 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).

  • Patent number: 11560666
    Abstract: An appliance and method of operating a laundry treating appliance having a treating chamber for receiving laundry for treatment and a dispensing system having a dispensing pump for dispensing a treating chemistry for use in treating the laundry, the method comprising determining a soil level of laundry in the treating chamber and determining a dispensing parameter based on the determined soil level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Michael S. Hendrickson, Janice M. Kaeding
  • Publication number: 20210062384
    Abstract: An appliance and method of operating a laundry treating appliance having a treating chamber for receiving laundry for treatment and a dispensing system having a dispensing pump for dispensing a treating chemistry for use in treating the laundry, the method comprising determining a soil level of laundry in the treating chamber and determining a dispensing parameter based on the determined soil level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2020
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Inventors: MICHAEL S. HENDRICKSON, JANICE M. KAEDING
  • Patent number: 10837135
    Abstract: An appliance and method of operating a laundry treating appliance having a treating chamber for receiving laundry for treatment and a dispensing system having a dispensing pump for dispensing a treating chemistry for use in treating the laundry, the method comprising determining a soil level of laundry in the treating chamber and determining a dispensing parameter based on the determined soil level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Michael S. Hendrickson, Janice M. Kaeding
  • Publication number: 20190382939
    Abstract: An appliance and method of operating a laundry treating appliance having a treating chamber for receiving laundry for treatment and a dispensing system having a dispensing pump for dispensing a treating chemistry for use in treating the laundry, the method comprising determining a soil level of laundry in the treating chamber and determining a dispensing parameter based on the determined soil level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2019
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Inventors: MICHAEL S. HENDRICKSON, JANICE M. KAEDING
  • Patent number: 10385499
    Abstract: An appliance and method of operating a laundry treating appliance having a treating chamber for receiving laundry for treatment and a dispensing system having a dispensing pump for dispensing a treating chemistry for use in treating the laundry, the method comprising determining a soil level of laundry in the treating chamber and determining a dispensing parameter based on the determined soil level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Michael S. Hendrickson, Janice M. Kaeding
  • Publication number: 20180135225
    Abstract: An appliance and method of operating a laundry treating appliance having a treating chamber for receiving laundry for treatment and a dispensing system having a dispensing pump for dispensing a treating chemistry for use in treating the laundry, the method comprising determining a soil level of laundry in the treating chamber and determining a dispensing parameter based on the determined soil level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2018
    Publication date: May 17, 2018
    Inventors: MICHAEL S. HENDRICKSON, JANICE M. KAEDING
  • Patent number: 9890493
    Abstract: A method of operating a laundry treating appliance having a treating chamber for receiving laundry for treatment and a dispensing system for dispensing treating chemistry for use in treating the laundry comprises, determining an amount of laundry in the treating chamber, setting at least one of a dilution and a delivery rate for the treating chemistry based on the determined amount of laundry to define a dispensing parameter and controlling the dispensing system to dispense the treating chemistry according to the dispensing parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Michael S. Hendrickson, Janice M. Kaeding
  • Publication number: 20170058449
    Abstract: A method of operating a laundry treating appliance having a treating chamber for receiving laundry for treatment and a dispensing system for dispensing treating chemistry for use in treating the laundry comprises, determining an amount of laundry in the treating chamber, setting at least one of a dilution and a delivery rate for the treating chemistry based on the determined amount of laundry to define a dispensing parameter and controlling the dispensing system to dispense the treating chemistry according to the dispensing parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2016
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Inventors: MICHAEL S. HENDRICKSON, JANICE M. KAEDING
  • Patent number: 9534336
    Abstract: A method of operating a laundry treating appliance having a treating chamber for receiving laundry for treatment and a dispensing system for dispensing treating chemistry for use in treating the laundry comprises, determining an amount of laundry in the treating chamber, setting at least one of a dilution and a delivery rate for the treating chemistry based on the determined amount of laundry to define a dispensing parameter and controlling the dispensing system to dispense the treating chemistry according to the dispensing parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Michael S. Hendrickson, Janice M. Kaeding
  • Patent number: 9265398
    Abstract: A dishwasher includes a main sump that holds the main wash fluid supply, and a separate sump formed in the bottom wall of the tub away from the main sump. The separate sump holds a concentrated wash fluid supply. The separate sump supplies wash fluid for washing periods in which a highly concentrated chemistry mixture is desired.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Boma M. Brown-West, Kristopher L. Delgado, Janice M. Kaeding, Jamie M. McQueen, Sathish A. Sundaram, Tremitchel Wright
  • Patent number: 8844160
    Abstract: A modular system according to one embodiment of the invention for treating a fabric load comprises a first module and a second module. The first module can include a chamber having an interior for holding a fabric load, and the second module can have at least one of a fluid delivery system, a fluid removal system, and a fluid recycling system. The modular system can further include conduits for coupling the systems of the second module with the first module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Bruce C. Beihoff, Karl D. McAllister, Janice M. Kaeding, Tremitchell Wright, Alexander V. Minkin, Joel A. Luckman, Colleen M. Doyle
  • Publication number: 20130263387
    Abstract: A control for an automatic washer to operate the washer through a wash cycle determined based upon various soils and stains in the substrate load to be washed with a wash liquor in a wash zone of the washer. The control has a plurality of stain/soil type entrées, which can be at least one of selected and detected, and cleaned with a particular wash cycle. The control has dispensing control over at least one wash liquor additive. The control has a user input to permit the user to customize the operation of the control with regard to the dispensing of the various wash liquor additive and a timing mechanism. The control has operational control over the particular wash cycles using the dispensing control to dispense additives to the wash liquor at selected times during the wash cycle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2013
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Inventors: TIMOTHY N. AYKROYD, COLLEEN M. DOYLE, JANICE M. KAEDING, JOEL A. LUCKMAN, TREMITCHELL WRIGHT
  • Patent number: 8490440
    Abstract: A control for an automatic washer to operate the washer through a wash cycle determined based upon various soils and stains in the substrate load to be washed with a wash liquor in a wash zone of the washer. The control has a plurality of stain/soil type entrées, which can be at least one of selected and detected, and cleaned with a particular wash cycle. The control has dispensing control over at least one wash liquor additive. The control has a user input to permit the user to customize the operation of the control with regard to the dispensing of the various wash liquor additive and a timing mechanism. The control has operational control over the particular wash cycles using the dispensing control to dispense additives to the wash liquor at selected times during the wash cycle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Timothy Nicholas Aykroyd, Colleen M. Doyle, Tremitchell Wright, Joel Adam Luckman, Janice M. Kaeding, Michael Stephen Hendrickson
  • Publication number: 20130086754
    Abstract: A method of operating a laundry treating appliance having a treating chamber for receiving laundry for treatment and a dispensing system for dispensing treating chemistry for use in treating the laundry comprises, determining an amount of laundry in the treating chamber, setting at least one of a dilution and a delivery rate for the treating chemistry based on the determined amount of laundry to define a dispensing parameter and controlling the dispensing system to dispense the treating chemistry according to the dispensing parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2011
    Publication date: April 11, 2013
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: MICHAEL S. HENDRICKSON, JANICE M. KAEDING
  • Patent number: 8337631
    Abstract: A dishwasher includes a main sump that holds the main wash fluid supply, and a separate sump formed in the bottom wall of the tub away from the main sump. The separate sump holds a concentrated wash fluid supply. The separate sump supplies wash fluid for washing periods in which a highly concentrated chemistry mixture is desired.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Boma M. Brown-West, Kristopher L. Delgado, Janice M. Kaeding, Jamie M. McQueen, Sathish A. Sundaram, Tremitchel Wright
  • Patent number: 8281439
    Abstract: A control for an automatic washer to operate the washer through a wash cycle determined based upon various soils and stains in the substrate load to be washed with a wash liquor in a wash zone of the washer. The control has a plurality of stain/soil type entrées, which can be at least one of selected and detected, and cleaned with a particular wash cycle. The control has dispensing control over at least one wash liquor additive. The control has operational control over activators and deactivators for members of the additives group. The control has operational control over the particular wash cycles using the dispensing control to dispense additives to the wash liquor at selected times during the wash cycle and operating the activators and deactivators at selected times during the wash cycle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Zaki Yusuf, Joel Adam Luckman, Tremitchell Wright, Janice M. Kaeding, Timothy Nicholas Aykroyd, Michael Stephen Hendrickson, Colleen M. Doyle, Robert D. Riehle
  • Publication number: 20120011662
    Abstract: A control for an automatic washer to operate the washer through a wash cycle determined based upon various soils and stains in the substrate load to be washed with a wash liquor in a wash zone of the washer. The control has a plurality of stain/soil type entrées, which can be at least one of selected and detected, and cleaned with a particular wash cycle. The control has dispensing control over at least one wash liquor additive. The control has operational control over activators and deactivators for members of the additives group. The control has operational control over the particular wash cycles using the dispensing control to dispense additives to the wash liquor at selected times during the wash cycle and operating the activators and deactivators at selected times during the wash cycle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2011
    Publication date: January 19, 2012
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: ZAKI YUSUF, JOEL ADAM LUCKMAN, TREMITCHELL WRIGHT, JANICE M. KAEDING, TIMOTHY NICHOLAS AYKROYD, MICHAEL STEPHEN HENDRICKSON, COLLEEN M. DOYLE, ROBERT D. RIEHLE
  • Patent number: 8047024
    Abstract: A control for an automatic washer to operate the washer through a wash cycle determined based upon various soils and stains in the substrate load to be washed with a wash liquor in a wash zone of the washer. The control has a plurality of stain/soil type entrées, which can be at least one of selected and detected, and cleaned with a particular wash cycle. The control has dispensing control over at least one wash liquor additive. The control has operational control over activators and deactivators for members of the additives group. The control has operational control over the particular wash cycles using the dispensing control to dispense additives to the wash liquor at selected times during the wash cycle and operating the activators and deactivators at selected times during the wash cycle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2011
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Zaki Yusuf, Joel Adam Luckman, Tremitchell Wright, Janice M. Kaeding, Timothy Nicholas Aykroyd, Michael Stephen Hendrickson, Colleen M. Doyle, Robert D. Riehle
  • Publication number: 20110214702
    Abstract: A dishwasher includes a main sump that holds the main wash fluid supply, and a separate sump formed in the bottom wall of the tub away from the main sump. The separate sump holds a concentrated wash fluid supply. The separate sump supplies wash fluid for washing periods in which a highly concentrated chemistry mixture is desired.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2010
    Publication date: September 8, 2011
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Boma M. Brown-West, Kristopher L. Delgado, Janice M. Kaeding, Jamie M. Mcqueen, Sathish A. Sundaram, Tremitchel Wright
  • Publication number: 20110214695
    Abstract: A dishwasher includes a main sump that holds the main wash fluid supply, and a separate sump formed in the bottom wall of the tub away from the main sump. The separate sump holds a concentrated wash fluid supply. The separate sump supplies wash fluid for washing periods in which a highly concentrated chemistry mixture is desired.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2010
    Publication date: September 8, 2011
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: BOMA M. BROWN-WEST, KRISTOPHER L. DELGADO, JANICE M. KAEDING, JAMIE M. MCQUEEN, SATHISH A. SUNDARAM, TREMITCHEL WRIGHT