Patents by Inventor Kevin B. Ayers

Kevin B. Ayers 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: 11739469
    Abstract: A laundry treating appliance for treating laundry according to an automatic cycle of operation includes a treating chamber and a dispenser fluidly coupled to the treating chamber. The dispenser has a single dose reservoir, a bulk dispensing reservoir, and an overflow fluidly coupling the single dose reservoir to the bulk dispensing reservoir.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Kevin B. Ayers, Seth E. Bixby, Richard K. Gresens, Sayer J. Murphy, Anna C. Schelling
  • Publication number: 20220042233
    Abstract: A laundry appliance includes a body that houses a motor that selectively operates a drum for processing laundry, wherein the body includes an aperture for selectively accessing the drum. A door panel provides selective access to the aperture. A controller is configured to operate at least the motor. A user interface is in communication with the controller for selecting a laundry-processing operation to be performed. An outer panel at least partially conceals the body from view. An outer selector is positioned proximate the outer panel, wherein the outer selector is in communication with the controller via the user interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2021
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kevin B. Ayers, Seth E. Bixby, Donald E. Erickson, Eric A. Hill, Dennis Kehl, Andrew C. Kubasiak, Sayer J. Murphy, Trevor R. Haney
  • Patent number: 11193229
    Abstract: A laundry appliance includes a body that houses a motor that selectively operates a drum for processing laundry, wherein the body includes an aperture for selectively accessing the drum. A door panel provides selective access to the aperture. A controller is configured to operate at least the motor. A user interface is in communication with the controller for selecting a laundry-processing operation to be performed. An outer panel at least partially conceals the body from view. An outer selector is positioned proximate the outer panel, wherein the outer selector is in communication with the controller via the user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Kevin B. Ayers, Seth E. Bixby, Donald E. Erickson, Eric A. Hill, Dennis Kehl, Andrew C. Kubasiak, Sayer J. Murphy, Trevor R. Haney
  • Publication number: 20210363682
    Abstract: A laundry treating appliance for treating laundry according to an automatic cycle of operation includes a treating chamber and a dispenser fluidly coupled to the treating chamber. The dispenser has a single dose reservoir, a bulk dispensing reservoir, and an overflow fluidly coupling the single dose reservoir to the bulk dispensing reservoir.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2021
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Inventors: KEVIN B. AYERS, SETH E. BIXBY, RICHARD K. GRESENS, SAYER J. MURPHY, ANNA C. SCHELLING
  • Patent number: 11105033
    Abstract: A laundry treating appliance for treating laundry according to an automatic cycle of operation includes a treating chamber and a dispenser fluidly coupled to the treating chamber. The dispenser has a single dose reservoir, a bulk dispensing reservoir, and an overflow fluidly coupling the single dose reservoir to the bulk dispensing reservoir.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Kevin B. Ayers, Seth E. Bixby, Richard K. Gresens, Sayer J. Murphy, Anna C. Schelling
  • Patent number: 10774462
    Abstract: An apparatus and method towards a laundry treating appliance for drying laundry comprising a rotatable drum at least partially defining a treating chamber and having a front and a rear and a motor rotating the drum that tumbles laundry within the treating chamber while also including a separate container for drying a second load of laundry simultaneously.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Kevin B. Ayers, Seth E. Bixby, Trevor R. Haney, Sayer J. Murphy, Haley K. Rich, Anna C. Schelling
  • Publication number: 20200121158
    Abstract: A laundry appliance includes a body that houses a motor that selectively operates a drum for processing laundry, wherein the body includes an aperture for selectively accessing the drum. A door panel provides selective access to the aperture. A controller is configured to operate at least the motor. A user interface is in communication with the controller for selecting a laundry-processing operation to be performed. An outer panel at least partially conceals the body from view. An outer selector is positioned proximate the outer panel, wherein the outer selector is in communication with the controller via the user interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2019
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kevin B. Ayers, Seth E. Bixby, Donald E. Erickson, Eric A. Hill, Dennis Kehl, Andrew C. Kubasiak, Sayer J. Murphy, Trevor R. Haney
  • Patent number: D867692
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Kevin B. Ayers, Michael R. Mackay
  • Patent number: D869799
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Kevin B. Ayers, Abhijeet Bhattacharya, Seth E. Bixby, Andrew Kubasiak, Michael R. Mackay, David Miller
  • Patent number: D870997
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Kevin B. Ayers, Abhijeet Bhattacharya, Seth E. Bixby, Andrew Kubasiak, Michael R. Mackay, Dave Miller
  • Patent number: D882891
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventor: Kevin B. Ayers
  • Patent number: D899018
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Kevin B. Ayers, Abhijeet Bhattacharya, Seth E. Bixby, Andrew Kubasiak, Michael R. Mackay, David Miller
  • Patent number: D909316
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Kevin B. Ayers, Andrew C. Kubasiak, Todd W. Lambkin, Daniel Polonsky, Anna C. Schelling
  • Patent number: D909694
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Kevin B. Ayers, Andrew C. Kubasiak, Anna C. Schelling, Mark W. Schulz
  • Patent number: D938110
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Kevin B. Ayers, Andrew C. Kubasiak, Anna C. Schelling, Mark W. Schulz
  • Patent number: D957766
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Kevin B. Ayers, Andrew C. Kubasiak, Anna C. Schelling, Mark W. Schulz
  • Patent number: D961871
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Kevin B. Ayers, Abhijeet Bhattacharya, Seth E. Bixby, Andrew Kubasiak, Michael R. Mackay, David Miller
  • Patent number: D975390
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventor: Kevin B. Ayers
  • Patent number: D980809
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Kevin B. Ayers, Andrew C. Kubasiak, Todd W. Lambkin, Daniel Polonsky, Anna C. Schelling
  • Patent number: D1012394
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventor: Kevin B. Ayers