Patents by Inventor John W. McConnell

John W. McConnell 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).

  • BLENDER JAR SCRAPING UTENSIL
    Publication number: 20150258512
    Abstract: A blending appliance includes a blender jar defining a receptacle portion, an open end, and a closed end. A blender lid is configured to mate with the open end of the bender jar. The lid defines an aperture. A blender has an upper housing defining a cavity configured to accept a funnel. The blender is configured to accept the blender jar such that the funnel and the lid aperture are aligned. A scraping utensil has a scraper portion and a bulge. The bulge is configured to pivotally engage the funnel such that the scraper portion may be adjusted within the receptacle portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2015
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Edward Haney, Jason P. Kachorek, John W. McConnell, Paul S. Paget
  • 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
  • Blender scraper
    Patent number: D731864
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2015
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventor: John W. McConnell
  • Blender scraper
    Patent number: D746649
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventor: John W. McConnell
  • Cookware handle
    Patent number: D751860
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: John W. McConnell, Wenkai Wu
  • Shears
    Patent number: D755031
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: John W. McConnell, Patrick J. Schiavone, Wenkai Wu
  • Cook processor assembly
    Patent number: D757485
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Kaitlyn M. Benoit, Alexander L. Clayton, Michael I. Hirsh, John W. McConnell, Leif A Norland, Joel Graham Van Faasen, Zhaoyi Yin
  • Cookware article with handle
    Patent number: D757487
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: John W. McConnell, Wenkai Wu
  • Cookware handle
    Patent number: D757488
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: John W. McConnell, Wenkai Wu
  • Topload washing appliance
    Patent number: D758028
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Seth E. Bixby, Richard K. Gresens, John W. McConnell, Patrick J. Schiavone, Samuel B. Breneman
  • Topload washing appliance
    Patent number: D758029
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Seth E. Bixby, Richard K. Gresens, John W. McConnell, Patrick J. Schiavone, Samuel B. Breneman
  • Frontload drying appliance
    Patent number: D758030
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Seth E. Bixby, Richard K. Gresens, John W. McConnell, Patrick J. Schiavone, Samuel B. Breneman
  • Frontload drying appliance
    Patent number: D758031
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Seth E. Bixby, Richard K. Gresens, John W. McConnell, Patrick J. Schiavone, Samuel B. Breneman
  • Frontload drying appliance
    Patent number: D758032
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Seth E. Bixby, Richard K. Gresens, John W. McConnell, Patrick J. Schiavone, Samuel B. Breneman
  • Topload washing appliance
    Patent number: D758033
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Seth E. Bixby, Richard K. Gresens, John W. McConnell, Patrick J. Schiavone, Samuel B. Breneman
  • Cook processor
    Patent number: D758126
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Kaitlyn M Benoit, Alexander L. Clayton, Michael I. Hirsh, John W. McConnell, Leif A. Norland, Joel Graham Van Faasen, Zhaoyi Yin
  • Cookware article with handle
    Patent number: D758128
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: John W. McConnell, Wenkai Wu
  • Topload washing appliance
    Patent number: D759912
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Seth E. Bixby, Richard K. Gresens, John W. McConnell, Patrick J. Schiavone, Samuel B. Breneman
  • Bowl
    Patent number: D761061
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: John W. McConnell, Leif A. Norland, ZhaoYi Yin
  • 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