Patents by Inventor Jason S. Sabel

Jason S. Sabel 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).

  • Structural block for supporting a rotating drum within a laundry appliance
    Patent number: 11668040
    Abstract: A laundry appliance includes a rotating drum that receives laundry to be treated. A motor rotates a drive shaft about a vertical axis and engages the rotating drum at a base. A coupler is disposed within an upper portion of the base and that rests upon the drive shaft to transfer rotational forces from the drive shaft to the drum. A lower portion of the base engages an outer surface of the shaft to resist moment forces that are exerted against the drive shaft in an off-axis direction relative to the vertical axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Nicholas C. Fugal, Bradley D. Morrow, Joseph C. O'Connor, Prabhath KV, Jason S. Sabel, Christine L. Strain, Meredith A. Wagner, Robert C. Williams
  • STRUCTURAL BLOCK FOR SUPPORTING A ROTATING DRUM WITHIN A LAUNDRY APPLIANCE
    Publication number: 20210079580
    Abstract: A laundry appliance includes a rotating drum that receives laundry to be treated. A motor rotates a drive shaft about a vertical axis and engages the rotating drum at a base. A coupler is disposed within an upper portion of the base and that rests upon the drive shaft to transfer rotational forces from the drive shaft to the drum. A lower portion of the base engages an outer surface of the shaft to resist moment forces that are exerted against the drive shaft in an off-axis direction relative to the vertical axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2020
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nicholas C. Fugal, Bradley D. Morrow, Joseph C. O'Connor, Prabhath KV, Jason S. Sabel, Christine L. Strain, Meredith A. Wagner, Robert C. Williams
  • Structural block for supporting a rotating drum within a laundry appliance
    Patent number: 10907293
    Abstract: A laundry appliance includes a rotating drum that receives laundry to be treated. A motor rotates a drive shaft about a vertical axis and engages the rotating drum at a base. A coupler is disposed within an upper portion of the base and that rests upon the drive shaft to transfer rotational forces from the drive shaft to the drum. A lower portion of the base engages an outer surface of the shaft to resist moment forces that are exerted against the drive shaft in an off-axis direction relative to the vertical axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Nicholas C. Fugal, Bradley D. Morrow, Joseph C. O'Connor, Prabhath KV, Jason S. Sabel, Christine L. Strain, Meredith A. Wagner, Robert C. Williams
  • STRUCTURAL BLOCK FOR SUPPORTING A ROTATING DRUM WITHIN A LAUNDRY APPLIANCE
    Publication number: 20190161899
    Abstract: A laundry appliance includes a rotating drum that receives laundry to be treated. A motor rotates a drive shaft about a vertical axis and engages the rotating drum at a base. A coupler is disposed within an upper portion of the base and that rests upon the drive shaft to transfer rotational forces from the drive shaft to the drum. A lower portion of the base engages an outer surface of the shaft to resist moment forces that are exerted against the drive shaft in an off-axis direction relative to the vertical axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2017
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nicholas C. Fugal, Bradley D. Morrow, Joseph C. O'Connor, Prabhath KV, Jason S. Sabel, Christine L. Strain, Meredith A. Wagner, Robert C. Williams
  • Appliance cabinet and method of assembling same
    Patent number: 8550577
    Abstract: An appliance cabinet, such as a laundry treating appliance cabinet, having a chassis and a cover removably mounted to the chassis, and a labyrinth coupler connecting the cover and the chassis, wherein the coupler is physically configured to define a path requiring a specific sequence of movements between the cover and the chassis to couple or uncouple the cover from the chassis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: John M. Hunnell, Jason S. Sabel, James R. Sawyer
  • APPLIANCE CABINET AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING SAME
    Publication number: 20120217853
    Abstract: An appliance cabinet, such as a laundry treating appliance cabinet, having a chassis and a cover removably mounted to the chassis, and a labyrinth coupler connecting the cover and the chassis, wherein the coupler is physically configured to define a path requiring a specific sequence of movements between the cover and the chassis to couple or uncouple the cover from the chassis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2012
    Publication date: August 30, 2012
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: JOHN M. HUNNELL, JASON S. SABEL, JAMES R. SAWYER
  • Appliance cabinet and method of assembling same
    Patent number: 8215729
    Abstract: An appliance cabinet, such as a laundry treating appliance cabinet, having a chassis and a cover removably mounted to the chassis, and a labyrinth coupler connecting the cover and the chassis, wherein the coupler is physically configured to define a path requiring a specific sequence of movements between the cover and the chassis to couple or uncouple the cover from the chassis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: John M. Hunnell, Jason S. Sabel, James R. Sawyer
  • APPLIANCE CABINET AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING SAME
    Publication number: 20110248611
    Abstract: An appliance cabinet, such as a laundry treating appliance cabinet, having a chassis and a cover removably mounted to the chassis, and a labyrinth coupler connecting the cover and the chassis, wherein the coupler is physically configured to define a path requiring a specific sequence of movements between the cover and the chassis to couple or uncouple the cover from the chassis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2010
    Publication date: October 13, 2011
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: JOHN M. HUNNELL, JASON S. SABEL, JAMES R. SAWYER