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).

  • Immersion blender
    Patent number: 10165899
    Abstract: A mixing appliance assembly includes a housing, which includes a motor and shaft operably coupled with the motor and extending outwardly from the housing. A top handle is operably coupled with a top end of the housing and includes a pulse button and a continuous run switch. A side port is disposed in the housing and configured to receive a port connecting member and includes an interlocking feature. An interlock switch is disposed inside the side port. A switch engagement member is configured to engage the interlock switch such that the continuous run switch can be depressed. A bowl clamp is engageable with the side port and configured to removably secure the housing to a bowl and includes the switch engagement member. A side handle is engageable with the side port and is configured to be removably coupled with the housing and aid a user in handling the mixing appliance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Fred Bournay, Jr., John W. McConnell, Joel Graham Van Faasen, ZhaoYi Yin
  • 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
  • Kettle
    Patent number: D808207
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Kevin J. Beber, Nancy E. Chandrasekaran, John W. McConnell, Ben C. Shao, ZhaoYi Yin
  • Toaster
    Patent number: D810492
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher L. Carpenter, John W. McConnell, Joel Graham Van Faasen
  • Frontload drying appliance
    Patent number: D812323
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Seth E. Bixby, Richard K. Gresens, John W. McConnell, Patrick J. Schiavone, Samuel B. Breneman
  • Frontload drying appliance
    Patent number: D812325
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Seth E. Bixby, Richard K. Gresens, John W. McConnell, Patrick J. Schiavone, Samuel B. Breneman
  • Carafe
    Patent number: D813588
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: John W. McConnell, Ben C. Shao, Zhaoyi Yin
  • Frontload drying appliance
    Patent number: D818219
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Seth E. Bixby, Richard K. Gresens, John W. McConnell, Patrick J. Schiavone, Samuel B. Breneman
  • Cutlery block
    Patent number: D824220
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: John W. McConnell, Anne Wessel
  • Topload washing appliance
    Patent number: D824607
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Seth E. Bixby, Samuel B. Breneman, Richard K. Gresens, John W. McConnell, Patrick J. Schiavone
  • Topload washing appliance
    Patent number: D824608
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Seth E. Bixby, Richard K. Gresens, John W. McConnell, Patrick J. Schiavone, Samuel B. Breneman
  • Brewer
    Patent number: D825245
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: John W. McConnell, Joel Graham Van Faasen, ZhaoYi Yin
  • Tasting cup
    Patent number: D825994
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: John W. McConnell, Anne Wessel
  • 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
  • Food processing attachment
    Patent number: D831421
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: John W. McConnell, Wenkai Wu
  • Frontload drying appliance
    Patent number: D831907
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Seth E. Bixby, Richard K. Gresens, John W. McConnell, Patrick J. Schiavone, Samuel B. Breneman
  • Kettle
    Patent number: D834884
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: John W. McConnell, Brandon T. Mock, Ben C. Shao, ZhaoYi Yin
  • Frontload drying appliance
    Patent number: D840614
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Seth E. Bixby, Richard K. Gresens, John W. McConnell, Patrick J. Schiavone, Samuel B. Breneman
  • Toaster
    Patent number: D841386
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: John W. McConnell, Ben C. Shao, Wenkai Wu
  • Blender base
    Patent number: D844374
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: John W. McConnell, Brandon T. Mock