Patents by Inventor Karlarrious Dawain Donar, JR.

Karlarrious Dawain Donar, JR. 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).

  • Publication number: 20240035223
    Abstract: A laundry treatment appliance includes a cabinet defining a drawer receiving space, a tub accommodated within the cabinet, the tub storing water, a basket rotatably mounted within the tub to rotate about a rotation axis, and a dispenser drawer slidably received within the drawer receiving space, the dispenser drawer being fluidly coupled to the tub. The dispenser drawer includes a base plate, a plurality of body walls extending from the base plate along the vertical direction to define a detergent chamber, and a plurality of inner partition portions protruding from the base plate along the vertical direction, wherein the plurality of inner partition portions defines a pod compartment within the detergent chamber, the pod compartment being in fluid communication with the detergent chamber through one or more portions of the plurality of inner partition portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2022
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventors: Christopher Jaynes, Karlarrious Dawain Donar, Jr., Christopher Gene Vowels, V V Subrahmanyeswara Rao Kasa, Troy Marshall Wright
  • Patent number: 11859339
    Abstract: A washing machine appliance defines a mutually perpendicular vertical direction, lateral direction, and transverse direction. The washing machine appliance includes a cabinet and a top cover. A wash tub is mounted within the cabinet and a wash basket is mounted rotatably within the wash tub. The wash basket is accessible through an opening in the top cover. A bulk tank is mounted inside the top cover. The washing machine appliance further includes a dispensing pump spaced apart from the bulk tank and in fluid communication with the bulk tank. The dispensing pump is operable to draw a liquid additive from the bulk tank. The washing machine appliance also includes a dispenser box downstream of the dispensing pump and upstream of the wash tub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Karlarrious Dawain Donar, Jr., Christopher Gene Vowels, Troy Marshall Wright
  • Patent number: 11795604
    Abstract: A washing machine appliance defines a mutually perpendicular vertical direction, lateral direction, and transverse direction. The washing machine appliance includes a cabinet having an opening defined in and through a top cover thereof. A wash tub is mounted within the cabinet and a wash basket is mounted rotatably within the wash tub. The wash basket is accessible through the opening in the top cover. A dispensing assembly includes a dispenser box mounted above the wash tub, a shower plate positioned within the dispenser box and defining a plurality of water supply apertures, lateral suspension arms that extend downward from the shower plate along a vertical direction, and a detergent drawer defining one or more detergent reservoirs, the detergent drawer being directly supported by the lateral suspension arms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Karlarrious Dawain Donar, Jr., Christopher Gene Vowels, Troy Marshall Wright
  • Publication number: 20230050502
    Abstract: A washing machine appliance defines a mutually perpendicular vertical direction, lateral direction, and transverse direction. The washing machine appliance includes a cabinet having an opening defined in and through a top cover thereof. A wash tub is mounted within the cabinet and a wash basket is mounted rotatably within the wash tub. The wash basket is accessible through the opening in the top cover. A dispensing assembly includes a dispenser box mounted above the wash tub, a shower plate positioned within the dispenser box and defining a plurality of water supply apertures, lateral suspension arms that extend downward from the shower plate along a vertical direction, and a detergent drawer defining one or more detergent reservoirs, the detergent drawer being directly supported by the lateral suspension arms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2021
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Inventors: Karlarrious Dawain Donar, JR., Christopher Gene Vowels, Troy Marshall Wright
  • Publication number: 20230040628
    Abstract: A washing machine appliance defines a mutually perpendicular vertical direction, lateral direction, and transverse direction. The washing machine appliance includes a cabinet and a top cover. A wash tub is mounted within the cabinet and a wash basket is mounted rotatably within the wash tub. The wash basket is accessible through an opening in the top cover. A bulk tank is mounted inside the top cover. The washing machine appliance further includes a dispensing pump spaced apart from the bulk tank and in fluid communication with the bulk tank. The dispensing pump is operable to draw a liquid additive from the bulk tank. The washing machine appliance also includes a dispenser box downstream of the dispensing pump and upstream of the wash tub.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2021
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Inventors: Karlarrious Dawain Donar, Jr., Christopher Gene Vowels, Troy Marshall Wright
  • Patent number: 10988889
    Abstract: An additive dispenser of a washing appliance is provided herein. The additive dispenser may include a water inlet and a drawer frame. The water inlet may be positioned upstream from a wash chamber. The drawer frame may define a compartment to receive an additive pod. The compartment may be positioned in downstream fluid communication with the water inlet. The drawer frame may include a sidewall at least partially enclosing the compartment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Hans Bensel, Karlarrious Dawain Donar, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20200095720
    Abstract: An additive dispenser of a washing appliance is provided herein. The additive dispenser may include a water inlet and a drawer frame. The water inlet may be positioned upstream from a wash chamber. The drawer frame may define a compartment to receive an additive pod. The compartment may be positioned in downstream fluid communication with the water inlet. The drawer frame may include a sidewall at least partially enclosing the compartment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2018
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Inventors: Peter Hans Bensel, Karlarrious Dawain Donar, JR.