Patents by Inventor Lonnie J. Richman
Lonnie J. Richman 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).
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Patent number: 11479901Abstract: A laundry treating appliance comprising a treating chamber for holding clothes for treatment according to a cycle of operation, a treating chemistry dispenser that forms a housing with a first chamber with a port and a deflector and the dispenser is fluidly coupled to the treating chamber, and an air supply that has an inlet and outlet fluidly coupled to the treating chamber. A liquid bath is defined by a portion of the housing and a retaining wall in the treating chemistry dispenser. A free surface of the bath forms a gap with an edge of the deflector. Air supplied from the treating chamber is exhausted through the port into the first chamber of the treating chemistry dispenser and impinged upon the deflector which deflects the exhausted air through the gap between the bath and the deflector, where the bath removes lint contained within the exhausted air.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2020Date of Patent: October 25, 2022Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Dennis Kehl, Andrew Leitert, Lonnie J. Richman
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Publication number: 20200340166Abstract: A laundry treating appliance comprising a treating chamber for holding clothes for treatment according to a cycle of operation, a treating chemistry dispenser that forms a housing with a first chamber with a port and a deflector and the dispenser is fluidly coupled to the treating chamber, and an air supply that has an inlet and outlet fluidly coupled to the treating chamber. A liquid bath is defined by a portion of the housing and a retaining wall in the treating chemistry dispenser. A free surface of the bath forms a gap with an edge of the deflector. Air supplied from the treating chamber is exhausted through the port into the first chamber of the treating chemistry dispenser and impinged upon the deflector which deflects the exhausted air through the gap between the bath and the deflector, where the bath removes lint contained within the exhausted air.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2020Publication date: October 29, 2020Inventors: DENNIS KEHL, ANDREW LEITERT, LONNIE J. RICHMAN
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Patent number: 10738407Abstract: A method of removing lint from drying air in a laundry treating appliance having a treating chamber for holding clothes for treatment according to a cycle of operation, a treating chemistry dispenser fluidly coupled to the treating chamber, and an air supply having an inlet and outlet fluidly coupled to the treating chamber is disclosed. The method includes a laundry treating phase including supplying treating chemistry from the treating chemistry dispenser to the treating chamber and leaving a portion of the treating chemistry within the treating chamber to form a bath of treating chemistry, a laundry drying phase including supplying air to the treating chamber through the inlet and exhausting the supplied air from the treating chamber.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2019Date of Patent: August 11, 2020Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Dennis Kehl, Andrew Leitert, Lonnie J. Richman
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Publication number: 20190330787Abstract: A method of removing lint from drying air in a laundry treating appliance having a treating chamber for holding clothes for treatment according to a cycle of operation, a treating chemistry dispenser fluidly coupled to the treating chamber, and an air supply having an inlet and outlet fluidly coupled to the treating chamber is disclosed. The method includes a laundry treating phase including supplying treating chemistry from the treating chemistry dispenser to the treating chamber and leaving a portion of the treating chemistry within the treating chamber to form a bath of treating chemistry, a laundry drying phase including supplying air to the treating chamber through the inlet and exhausting the supplied air from the treating chamber.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 19, 2019Publication date: October 31, 2019Inventors: DENNIS KEHL, ANDREW LEITERT, LONNIE J. RICHMAN
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Patent number: 10364525Abstract: A method of removing lint from drying air in a laundry treating appliance having a treating chamber for holding clothes for treatment according to a cycle of operation, a treating chemistry dispenser fluidly coupled to the treating chamber, and an air supply having an inlet and outlet fluidly coupled to the treating chamber is disclosed. The method includes a laundry treating phase including supplying treating chemistry from the treating chemistry dispenser to the treating chamber and leaving a portion of the treating chemistry within the treating chamber to form a bath of treating chemistry, a laundry drying phase including supplying air to the treating chamber through the inlet and exhausting the supplied air from the treating chamber.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2017Date of Patent: July 30, 2019Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Dennis Kehl, Andrew Leitert, Lonnie J. Richman
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Patent number: 10053808Abstract: A fabric treating appliance includes a chassis defining an interior. A two-piece tub is provided in the interior defining a liquid chamber including an upper section and a lower section. A seam is formed at the junction between the upper section and the lower section. A rotatable drum is located within the tub to define a treating chamber rotatable about an axis of rotation.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2016Date of Patent: August 21, 2018Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Donald Erickson, Lonnie J. Richman
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Publication number: 20170298561Abstract: A method of removing lint from drying air in a laundry treating appliance having a treating chamber for holding clothes for treatment according to a cycle of operation, a treating chemistry dispenser fluidly coupled to the treating chamber, and an air supply having an inlet and outlet fluidly coupled to the treating chamber is disclosed. The method includes a laundry treating phase including supplying treating chemistry from the treating chemistry dispenser to the treating chamber and leaving a portion of the treating chemistry within the treating chamber to form a bath of treating chemistry, a laundry drying phase including supplying air to the treating chamber through the inlet and exhausting the supplied air from the treating chamber.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2017Publication date: October 19, 2017Inventors: DENNIS KEHL, ANDREW LEITERT, LONNIE J. RICHMAN
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Patent number: 9725845Abstract: A method of removing lint from drying air in a laundry treating appliance having a treating chamber for holding clothes for treatment according to a cycle of operation, a treating chemistry dispenser fluidly coupled to the treating chamber, and an air supply having an inlet and outlet fluidly coupled to the treating chamber is disclosed. The method comprises a laundry treating phase comprising supplying treating chemistry from the treating chemistry dispenser to the treating chamber and leaving a portion of the treating chemistry within the treating chamber to form a bath of treating chemistry, a laundry drying phase comprising supplying air to the treating chamber through the inlet and exhausting the supplied air from the treating chamber.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2015Date of Patent: August 8, 2017Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Dennis Kehl, Andrew Leitert, Lonnie J. Richman
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Publication number: 20170152624Abstract: A fabric treating appliance includes a chassis defining an interior. A two-piece tub is provided in the interior defining a liquid chamber including an upper section and a lower section. A seam is formed at the junction between the upper section and the lower section. A rotatable drum is located within the tub to define a treating chamber rotatable about an axis of rotation.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2016Publication date: June 1, 2017Inventors: DONALD ERICKSON, LONNIE J. RICHMAN
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Publication number: 20160305060Abstract: A method of removing lint from drying air in a laundry treating appliance having a treating chamber for holding clothes for treatment according to a cycle of operation, a treating chemistry dispenser fluidly coupled to the treating chamber, and an air supply having an inlet and outlet fluidly coupled to the treating chamber is disclosed. The method comprises a laundry treating phase comprising supplying treating chemistry from the treating chemistry dispenser to the treating chamber and leaving a portion of the treating chemistry within the treating chamber to form a bath of treating chemistry, a laundry drying phase comprising supplying air to the treating chamber through the inlet and exhausting the supplied air from the treating chamber.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2015Publication date: October 20, 2016Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATIONInventors: DENNIS KEHL, ANDREW LEITERT, LONNIE J. RICHMAN
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Patent number: 4732281Abstract: A mounting bracket assembly for electronic instrument mounting which also provides for heat dissipation and environmental protection. Side slots in the sides of the mounting bracket permit natural convection air currents to circulate through a plurality of openings in the top and bottom sides of the housing module secured by the assembly to a control panel, but prevent direct entry of liquids, particle contaminents or projections from coming into contact with the electronics contained therein.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 1986Date of Patent: March 22, 1988Assignee: The Babcock & Wilcox CompanyInventors: George R. Hall, II, Lonnie J. Richman
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Patent number: 4561558Abstract: A vent cover that permits venting of an enclosure and prevents the entry of contaminants into the enclosure is disclosed. The vent cover is integrally formed from an elastomeric material and has a cup-shaped main portion and an outwardly extending stem member which is received within an aperture in the enclosure. The stem member is slidingly movable within the enclosure causing the main portion of the vent cover to be in a non-contacting relationship with the enclosure when venting is required and to be in a contacting relationship with the enclosure when sealing of the enclosure from external contaminants is required.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 1984Date of Patent: December 31, 1985Assignee: The Babcock & Wilcox CompanyInventors: Lonnie J. Richman, Edward F. Stockmaster
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Patent number: D312622Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 1988Date of Patent: December 4, 1990Assignee: Elsag International B.V.Inventors: Jerome S. Alden, Lonnie J. Richman
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Patent number: D355136Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 1994Date of Patent: February 7, 1995Assignee: Elsag International N.V.Inventors: Eric Highman, Lonnie J. Richman
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Patent number: D358559Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 1994Date of Patent: May 23, 1995Assignee: Elsag International N.V.Inventors: Eric Highman, Lonnie J. Richman
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Patent number: D398585Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 1997Date of Patent: September 22, 1998Assignee: Elsag International N.V.Inventors: Lonnie J. Richman, Leonard R. Polinski, Jr., deceased
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Patent number: D398586Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 1997Date of Patent: September 22, 1998Assignee: Elsag International N.V.Inventors: Lonnie J. Richman, Leonard R. Polinski, Jr., deceased
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Patent number: D400863Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 1997Date of Patent: November 10, 1998Assignee: Elsag International N.V.Inventors: Lonnie J. Richman, Leonard R. Polinski, Jr., deceased
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Patent number: D401909Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 1996Date of Patent: December 1, 1998Assignee: Elsag International N.V.Inventors: Lonnie J. Richman, Leonard R. Polinski, Jr.