Patents by Inventor Jesse de FREITAS GONCALVES

Jesse de FREITAS GONCALVES 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).

  • Overmolded basket base assembly
    Patent number: 11970811
    Abstract: A hub for an overmolded basket base assembly of a laundry appliance is provided. The hub includes a central core defining an opening along an axis configured to receive a drive shaft. The hub further includes a disc, extending radially outwardly from the core about the axis, the disc configured to be overmolded in polymeric material that forms an overmolded plastic base, the disc including a plurality of posts arranged around the core and extending upward from a top surface of the disc to form a circumferentially-extending array to align the hub when applying torque to the hub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jesse de Freitas Goncalves, Kenneth McConnell, Steven Fricke, Marcos H. Herrmann, Bradley D. Morrow, Eric J. Walsh, Christine L. Strain, Peter A. Wagoner
  • OVERMOLDED BASKET BASE ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20220389636
    Abstract: A hub for an overmolded basket base assembly of a laundry appliance is provided. The hub includes a central core defining an opening along an axis configured to receive a drive shaft. The hub further includes a disc, extending radially outwardly from the core about the axis, the disc configured to be overmolded in polymeric material that forms an overmolded plastic base, the disc including a plurality of posts arranged around the core and extending upward from a top surface of the disc to form a circumferentially-extending array to align the hub when applying torque to the hub.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2021
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Inventors: Jesse de FREITAS GONCALVES, Kenneth McCONNELL, Steven FRICKE, Marcos H. HERRMANN, Bradley D. MORROW, Eric J. WALSH, Christine L. STRAIN, Peter A. WAGONER