Patents by Inventor John Scherr

John Scherr 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: 12378715
    Abstract: A laundry machine comprising a housing, a drum in the housing, a door movable to close and open access to the drum, and a door latch assembly. The door latch assembly has a bolt that is movable between first and second bolt positions, with first position on a first travel path of the door, and the second position on a second travel path of the door. The door has a bolt handle connected to the bolt to move the bolt between the bolt positions. A catch is mounted within the first travel path and not within the second travel path, and configured to engage the bolt to exert an opening force opposing movement of the bolt along the first travel path upon movement of the door from the closed door position towards the open door position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2025
    Assignee: Electrolux Appliances Aktiebolag
    Inventor: John Scherr
  • Publication number: 20230374719
    Abstract: A laundry dryer burner assembly having a burner chamber, a burner, and a rotatable assembly. The burner chamber extends along a longitudinal direction, and the burner is located within the burner chamber and extends along the longitudinal direction. The burner is rotationally fixed relative to the burner chamber. The rotatable assembly is connected to the burner and selectively movable about the longitudinal direction between a first position and a second position. The rotatable assembly has a mixing tube having a mixing tube outlet rotatably connected to the burner and a mixing tube inlet that is offset in a radial direction that is perpendicular to the longitudinal direction from the mixing tube outlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2020
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Applicant: Electrolux Appliances Aktiebolag
    Inventor: John Scherr
  • Publication number: 20230203743
    Abstract: A laundry machine comprising a housing, a drum in the housing, a door movable to close and open access to the drum, and a door latch assembly. The door latch assembly has a bolt that is movable between first and second bolt positions, with first position on a first travel path of the door, and the second position on a second travel path of the door. The door has a bolt handle connected to the bolt to move the bolt between the bolt positions. A catch is mounted within the first travel path and not within the second travel path, and configured to engage the bolt to exert an opening force opposing movement of the bolt along the first travel path upon movement of the door from the closed door position towards the open door position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2021
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Applicant: Electrolux Appliances Aktiebolag
    Inventor: John Scherr
  • Publication number: 20220243387
    Abstract: A laundry dryer control method comprising: setting the dryer to a default drying operation; performing the default drying operation when a user selects the default setting and does not select a dry boost setting; and performing a non-default drying operation when a user selects the default setting and does select a dry boost setting. In default operation, the dryer operates the drum and fan, and operates supplemental drying mechanism according to a predetermined schedule of “on” cycles and “off” cycles. If dry boost is selected, or if another non-default cycle is selected, the dryer operates the drum, fan and supplemental drying mechanism using a temperature feedback control loop, and operates until the laundry reaches a first dryness threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2022
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Applicant: Electrolux Home Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Ran Zhou, Brandon King, John Scherr, Pavan Honnegowda, Ian Beloved Chazarae Banks, Eduardo Palmeira