Patents by Inventor KYLE J. SZTYKIEL

KYLE J. SZTYKIEL 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).

  • Laundry treating appliance with magnetic latch
    Patent number: 10584441
    Abstract: A laundry treating appliance, such as a clothes dryer, comprises a door having a magnetic composite and a cabinet having a strike plate in order to open and close the door. The magnetic composite comprises a ferrous metal shim, a magnet, and a non-magnetic cover, having an increased magnetic field strength from the magnetic field strength of the magnet alone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Ariana M. Bruno, Arunkumar Harikrishnasamy, Rachel C. Matyastik, Jason R. Spears, Kyle J. Sztykiel
  • LAUNDRY TREATING APPLIANCE WITH MAGNETIC LATCH
    Publication number: 20180051408
    Abstract: A laundry treating appliance, such as a clothes dryer, comprises a door having a magnetic composite and a cabinet having a strike plate in order to open and close the door. The magnetic composite comprises a ferrous metal shim, a magnet, and a non-magnetic cover, having an increased magnetic field strength from the magnetic field strength of the magnet alone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2016
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Inventors: ARIANA M. BRUNO, ARUNKUMAR HARIKRISHNASAMY, RACHEL C. MATYASTIK, JASON R. SPEARS, KYLE J. SZTYKIEL