Patents by Inventor John M. Hunnell

John M. Hunnell 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).

  • Laundry treating appliance with a tub ring
    Patent number: 10655262
    Abstract: A tub ring mountable to an upper end of a liquid holding tub in a laundry treating appliance may include a circumferential side wall, a top wall extending radially inward from the side wall, and a plurality of radial stiffening ribs extending between the top wall and the side wall. The ribs may have a bottom edge with at least a portion inclined relative to horizontal. At least a portion of the bottom edge may also be complementary to a top wall of a balance ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: John M. Hunnell, Pradeep Kumar, Brenner M. Sharp, Christine L. Strain
  • Laundry treating appliance
    Patent number: 10266978
    Abstract: A laundry treating appliance includes a rotatable basket defining a treating chamber for receiving a load of laundry items for treatment, and two annular balance rings coupled with the basket for rotation therewith. Each balance ring includes a sump for holding balancing fluid when the rotational speed of the basket is below a critical speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Benjamin E. Alexander, Michael K. Cluskey, John M. Hunnell, Christopher A. Jones, Brenner M. Sharp
  • Laundry treating appliance with embossed container
    Patent number: 10036113
    Abstract: A laundry treating appliance for treating laundry according to a cycle of operation, includes a container rotatable about a rotational axis and having a peripheral wall, a plurality of arranged embossments, and a plurality of arranged holes, wherein the plurality of embossments may be oriented at an angle to both of the rotational axis and the plurality of arranged holes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Gregg P. Fitzgerald, John M. Hunnell, John W. McConnell, Stephen D. Ostdiek, Dean L. Tietz
  • LAUNDRY TREATING APPLIANCE WITH A TUB RING
    Publication number: 20180142402
    Abstract: A tub ring mountable to an upper end of a liquid holding tub in a laundry treating appliance may include a circumferential side wall, a top wall extending radially inward from the side wall, and a plurality of radial stiffening ribs extending between the top wall and the side wall. The ribs may have a bottom edge with at least a portion inclined relative to horizontal. At least a portion of the bottom edge may also be complementary to a top wall of a balance ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2018
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Inventors: JOHN M. HUNNELL, PRADEEP KUMAR, BRENNER M. SHARP, CHRISTINE L. STRAIN
  • Laundry treating appliance with a tub ring
    Patent number: 9951457
    Abstract: A tub ring mountable to an upper end of a liquid holding tub in a laundry treating appliance may include a circumferential side wall, a top wall extending radially inward from the side wall, and a plurality of radial stiffening ribs extending between the top wall and the side wall. The ribs may have a bottom edge with at least a portion inclined relative to horizontal. At least a portion of the bottom edge may also be complementary to a top wall of a balance ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: John M. Hunnell, Pradeep Kumar, Brenner M. Sharp, Christine L. Strain
  • Laundry treating appliance with a static tub
    Patent number: 9828714
    Abstract: A laundry treating appliance having a cabinet, a static wash tub fixed in position relative to the cabinet, a wash basket mounted within the wash tub for rotation about a vertical axis and having at least one drain hole, a drive motor within the cabinet for rotating the wash basket, a catch basin fixed to the wash tub and spaced from the drive motor, a recirculation pump, and a closure between the drive motor and the catch basin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Donald E. Erickson, John M. Hunnell, Lauren M. Lalonde, Kenneth L. McConnell, Bradley D. Morrow, David Scharich, III, Brenner M. Sharp, Christine L. Strain, Dean L. Tietz
  • LAUNDRY TREATING APPLIANCE
    Publication number: 20170029999
    Abstract: A laundry treating appliance includes a rotatable basket defining a treating chamber for receiving a load of laundry items for treatment, and two annular balance rings coupled with the basket for rotation therewith. Each balance ring includes a sump for holding balancing fluid when the rotational speed of the basket is below a critical speed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2015
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Applicant: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: BENJAMIN E. ALEXANDER, MICHAEL K. CLUSKEY, JOHN M. HUNNELL, CHRISTOPHER A. JONES, BRENNER M. SHARP
  • Laundry treating appliance with a dynamic balancer
    Patent number: 9453297
    Abstract: A dynamic balancer device for mounting to and balancing a rotatable drum in a laundry treating appliance. The dynamic balancer device comprises an enclosed annular housing having a radial circumferential wall, a plurality of internal baffles in the enclosed annular housing and a fluid disposed in the annular race and movable therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Benjamin E. Alexander, Michael K. Cluskey, John M. Hunnell, Christopher A. Jones, Brenner M. Sharp
  • LAUNDRY TREATING APPLIANCE WITH A TUB RING
    Publication number: 20160258103
    Abstract: A tub ring mountable to an upper end of a liquid holding tub in a laundry treating appliance may include a circumferential side wall, a top wall extending radially inward from the side wall, and a plurality of radial stiffening ribs extending between the top wall and the side wall. The ribs may have a bottom edge with at least a portion inclined relative to horizontal. At least a portion of the bottom edge may also be complementary to a top wall of a balance ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2015
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: JOHN M. HUNNELL, PRADEEP KUMAR, BRENNER M. SHARP, CHRISTINE L. STRAIN
  • LAUNDRY TREATING APPLIANCE WITH A DYNAMIC BALANCER
    Publication number: 20160160421
    Abstract: A dynamic balancer device for mounting to and balancing a rotatable drum in a laundry treating appliance. The dynamic balancer device comprises an enclosed annular housing having a radial circumferential wall, a plurality of internal baffles in the enclosed annular housing and a fluid disposed in the annular race and movable therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2014
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Applicant: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: BENJAMIN E. ALEXANDER, MICHAEL K. CLUSKEY, JOHN M. HUNNELL, CHRISTOPHER A. JONES, BRENNER M. SHARP
  • LAUNDRY TREATING APPLIANCE WITH A STATIC TUB
    Publication number: 20150052953
    Abstract: A laundry treating appliance having a cabinet, a static wash tub fixed in position relative to the cabinet, a wash basket mounted within the wash tub for rotation about a vertical axis and having at least one drain hole, a drive motor within the cabinet for rotating the wash basket, a catch basin fixed to the wash tub and spaced from the drive motor, a recirculation pump, and a closure between the drive motor and the catch basin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2013
    Publication date: February 26, 2015
    Applicant: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: DONALD E. ERICKSON, JOHN M. HUNNELL, LAUREN M. LALONDE, KENNETH L. MCCONNELL, BRADLEY D. MORROW, DAVID SCHARICH, III, BRENNER M. SHARP, CHRISTINE L. STRAIN, DEAN L. TIETZ
  • LAUNDRY TREATING APPLIANCE WITH EMBOSSED CONTAINER
    Publication number: 20150020553
    Abstract: A laundry treating appliance for treating laundry according to a cycle of operation, includes a container rotatable about a rotational axis and having a peripheral wall, a plurality of arranged embossments, and a plurality of arranged holes, wherein the plurality of embossments may be oriented at an angle to both of the rotational axis and the plurality of arranged holes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2013
    Publication date: January 22, 2015
    Inventors: GREGG P. FITZGERALD, JOHN M. HUNNELL, JOHN W. MCCONNELL, STEPHEN D. OSTDIEK, DEAN L. TIETZ
  • 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
  • Container for clothes washing machine
    Patent number: D761501
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Gregg P. Fitzgerald, John M. Hunnell, John W. McConnell, Stephen D. Ostdiek, Dean L. Tietz
  • Container for clothes washing machine
    Patent number: D801603
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Gregg P. Fitzgerald, John M. Hunnell, John W. McConnell, Stephen D. Ostdiek, Dean L. Tietz
  • Container for clothes washing machine
    Patent number: D830654
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Gregg P. Fitzgerald, John M. Hunnell, John W. McConnell, Stephen D. Ostdiek, Dean L. Tietz
  • Container for clothes washing machine
    Patent number: D867700
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Gregg P. Fitzgerald, John M. Hunnell, John W. McConnell, Stephen D. Ostdiek, Dean L. Tietz
  • Container for a clothes washing machine
    Patent number: D878690
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Gregg P. Fitzgerald, John M. Hunnell, John W. McConnell, Stephen D. Ostdiek, Dean L. Tietz