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).

  • Hybrid laundry mover
    Patent number: 9739003
    Abstract: A laundry treating appliance may include a treating chamber receiving laundry for treatment and a laundry mover mounted within the treating chamber for rotation about a rotation axis. The laundry mover may have a base made of a first material and a plurality of protrusions made of a different second material. At least portions of the upper surfaces of the base and the protrusions collectively form an upper surface of the laundry mover such that the laundry mover upper surface is at least partially formed of the differing first and second materials. The first material may be metal, and the second material may be plastic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: David W. Carr, John W. McConnell, Basak Oguz, Jon D. Strait
  • Metal knife block
    Patent number: D776493
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2017
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: John W. McConnell, Leif A. Norland, Wenkai Wu
  • Coffee maker
    Patent number: D777499
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: John W. McConnell, Daniel Rellis, Joel Graham Van Faasen
  • Blender
    Patent number: D786613
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: John W. McConnell, Brandon T. Mock, Zhaoyi Yin
  • Blender and enclosure
    Patent number: D787882
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: John W. McConnell, Brandon T. Mock, Zhaoyi Yin
  • Food processing attachment
    Patent number: D790917
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Kaitlyn M. Benoit, John W. McConnell
  • Food processing attachment
    Patent number: D790918
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Kaitlyn M. Benoit, John W. McConnell
  • Topload washing appliance
    Patent number: D793012
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2017
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Seth E. Bixby, Richard K. Gresens, John W. McConnell, Patrick J. Schiavone, Samuel B. Breneman
  • Food chopper
    Patent number: D793152
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: David J. Gushwa, John W. McConnell, Joel Graham Van Faasen
  • Blender
    Patent number: D794381
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: John W. McConnell, Brandon T. Mock, Zhaoyi Yin
  • Topload washing appliance
    Patent number: D797387
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Seth E. Bixby, Richard K. Gresens, John W. McConnell, Patrick J. Schiavone, Samuel B. Breneman
  • Motorized spiralizer
    Patent number: D797495
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: John W. McConnell, Mansour Ourasanah
  • Frontload drying appliance
    Patent number: D798005
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Seth E. Bixby, Richard K. Gresens, John W. McConnell, Patrick J. Schiavone, Samuel B. Breneman
  • Toaster
    Patent number: D798098
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Fred Bournay, Jr., John W. McConnell, Joel Graham Van Faasen, ZhaoYi Yin
  • Frontload drying appliance
    Patent number: D798510
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: Whirpool Corporation
    Inventors: Seth E. Bixby, Richard K. Gresens, John W. McConnell, Patrick J. Schiavone, Samuel B. Breneman
  • Frontload drying appliance
    Patent number: D798511
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Seth E. Bixby, Richard K. Gresens, John W. McConnell, Patrick J. Schiavone, Samuel B. Breneman
  • 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
  • Cook processor bowl
    Patent number: D804890
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    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
  • Food processing attachment
    Patent number: D805348
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Kaitlyn M. Benoit, John W. McConnell
  • Food processing attachment
    Patent number: D805844
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Kaitlyn M. Benoit, John W. McConnell