Patents by Inventor Lucien Bourbeau

Lucien Bourbeau 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).

  • Dual drain system with Y-hose
    Patent number: 11814768
    Abstract: The disclosure provides for a drain system for an appliance. The drain system can include a Y-hose having a flexible end coupled to a supply of water from tub, a recirculating end, and a drain end, a recirculating valve coupled with the recirculating end, a drain valve spaced from the recirculating valve and coupled with the drain end, and wherein the recirculating end and the drain end are connected via a continuous connecting wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Vinayak A. Afajalpurkar, Lucien Bourbeau, Eamon C. Lyons
  • DUAL DRAIN SYSTEM WITH Y-HOSE
    Publication number: 20200385913
    Abstract: The disclosure provides for a drain system for an appliance. The drain system can include a Y-hose having a flexible end coupled to a supply of water from tub, a recirculating end, and a drain end, a recirculating valve coupled with the recirculating end, a drain valve spaced from the recirculating valve and coupled with the drain end, and wherein the recirculating end and the drain end are connected via a continuous connecting wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2020
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Vinayak A. Afajalpurkar, Lucien Bourbeau, Eamon C. Lyons
  • Dual drain system with Y-hose
    Patent number: 10781549
    Abstract: The disclosure provides for a drain system for an appliance. The drain system can include a Y-hose having a flexible end coupled to a supply of water from tub, a recirculating end, and a drain end, a recirculating valve coupled with the recirculating end, a drain valve spaced from the recirculating valve and coupled with the drain end, and wherein the recirculating end and the drain end are connected via a continuous connecting wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Vinayak A. Afajalpurkar, Lucien Bourbeau, Eamon C. Lyons
  • DUAL DRAIN SYSTEM WITH Y-HOSE
    Publication number: 20200248380
    Abstract: The disclosure provides for a drain system for an appliance. The drain system can include a Y-hose having a flexible end coupled to a supply of water from tub, a recirculating end, and a drain end, a recirculating valve coupled with the recirculating end, a drain valve spaced from the recirculating valve and coupled with the drain end, and wherein the recirculating end and the drain end are connected via a continuous connecting wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2019
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Vinayak A. Afajalpurkar, Lucien Bourbeau, Eamon C. Lyons
  • Fabric care appliance
    Patent number: D826490
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: James Beaudreault, Lucien Bourbeau, Matthew B. Conn, Gregory A. Ferro, Christopher A. Gregory, Nicholas Koukourakis, Andrew S. Lawrence, Eamon C. Lyons, Mark W. Schulz, Adam Richard Brown
  • Fabric care appliance
    Patent number: D858915
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: James Beaudreault, Adam Richard Brown, Lucien Bourbeau, Matthew B. Conn, Gregory A. Ferro, Christopher A. Gregory, Nicholas Koukourakis, Andrew S. Lawrence, Eamon C. Lyons, Mark W. Schulz