Patents by Inventor KUNAL A. SHAMBHARKAR

KUNAL A. SHAMBHARKAR 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).

  • Refrigerator dispenser and method of illuminating the dispenser
    Patent number: 9488406
    Abstract: A refrigerator dispenser includes a housing assembly having a fascia and a spout, the spout being located so that a dispensed substance passes through the spout when the dispenser is activated. The dispenser also includes a printed circuit board coupled to the housing assembly and a plurality of light sources coupled to the printed circuit board. A plurality of light guides is located adjacent to the plurality of light sources, the plurality of light guides being configured to be illuminated by the plurality of light sources. A rear wall, bottom wall and sidewalls of the dispenser define a dispensing area, and the plurality of light guides provides illumination to the dispensing area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Piotr Jozef Grzyb, Vijay Shahaji Pawar, Kunal A. Shambharkar
  • REFRIGERATOR DISPENSER AND METHOD OF ILLUMINATING THE DISPENSER
    Publication number: 20160209105
    Abstract: A refrigerator dispenser includes a housing assembly having a fascia and a spout, the spout being located so that a dispensed substance passes through the spout when the dispenser is activated. The dispenser also includes a printed circuit board coupled to the housing assembly and a plurality of light sources coupled to the printed circuit board. A plurality of light guides is located adjacent to the plurality of light sources, the plurality of light guides being configured to be illuminated by the plurality of light sources. A rear wall, bottom wall and sidewalls of the dispenser define a dispensing area, and the plurality of light guides provides illumination to the dispensing area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2015
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Applicant: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: PIOTR JOZEF GRZYB, VIJAY SHAHAJI PAWAR, KUNAL A. SHAMBHARKAR