Patents by Inventor Mahalingappa Mulimani
Mahalingappa Mulimani 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: 11435133Abstract: A shelving system includes a first shelf, rollers, hangers, and a second shelf. The first shelf has an upper surface and defines tracks below the upper surface. The rollers are disposed within the tracks. The hangers are rotatably secured to the rollers. The second shelf is rotatably secured to the hangers. The second shelf is configured to rotate about the rollers via the hangers upon engagement between the rollers and stops to transition from a lower position to an upper-forward position. The second shelf is configured to slide rearward from the upper-forward position to an upper-rearward position. The second shelf is configured to nest with the first shelf in the upper-rearward position.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2021Date of Patent: September 6, 2022Assignee: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATIONInventors: Deeptiranjan Barik, Anant Karanjikar, Vishal Marathe, Kailash Shravan More, Mahalingappa Mulimani, Samadhan Tanaji Pandhare, Kundan Shankarrao Rawate, Abinash Sarma
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Patent number: 11333422Abstract: A refrigerator includes a fresh food compartment and a mullion adjacent the fresh food compartment. The refrigerator further includes an evaporator compartment defining an exterior and an interior and containing an evaporator. The refrigerator also includes a duct in fluid communication with the evaporator compartment at a first end thereof and in communication with a second end adjacent an opening of the fresh food compartment. The duct has a first portion thereof that extends downwardly from the first end and a second portion extending through the mullion.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2018Date of Patent: May 17, 2022Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Murilo P. Almeida, Bruno Boehringer, Darci Cavali, Taylor Clark, Marcos Heinzle, Benjamin Jimenez, Dakota Kosek, Mahalingappa Mulimani, Omid Madani, Navya Mastanaiah
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Publication number: 20210262718Abstract: A refrigerator includes a cabinet structure having a refrigerator compartment and a freezer compartment. An evaporator is positioned in the freezer compartment within an evaporator housing. A door is pivotally coupled to the cabinet structure for selectively providing access to the refrigerator compartment and includes an ice maker. A duct assembly includes an ice maker feed duct operably coupled to the evaporator housing at a first end, and further coupled to the ice maker at a second end. The duct assembly further includes an ice maker return duct operably coupled to the ice maker at a first end and further coupled to the evaporator housing at a second end. First and second fans are provided in-series, wherein the first fan provides cooled air to the freezer compartment, and the second fan provides cooled air from the first fan to the ice maker during an ice making cycle.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2020Publication date: August 26, 2021Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATIONInventors: Daniel W. Burlingham, Chao-Yi Chen, Milind Devle, Rishikesh Vinayak Kulkarni, Mahalingappa Mulimani, E. C. Pickles, Richard A. Spletzer, Yan Zhang, Benjamin G. Jimenez, Vishal S. Marathe
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Patent number: 10914500Abstract: An icemaker for a refrigerated appliance is provided. The icemaker includes an ice tray having a plurality of ice-forming compartments and a duct for directing chilled air operably coupled with a diverter. The diverter includes a base having first and second sides and defining a plurality of variously sized slots. A centerline of the base is aligned with a centerline of the ice tray. At least one spacing portion extends between two of the plurality of variously sized slots. A plurality of fins extend away from a top surface of the base.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2018Date of Patent: February 9, 2021Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Jose R. Aranda, Darci Cavali, Chao-Yi Chen, Milind Devle, Dewei Guan, Benjamin G. Jimenez, Varun Deepak Kotecha, Rishikesh Vinayak Kulkarni, Mahalingappa Mulimani, N S Ayodhya Ram, Rogerio Rodrigues, Jr., Anuj Sharma, Richard A. Spletzer, Shailesh Wani
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Patent number: 10739053Abstract: An icemaker for a refrigerated appliance is provided herein. The icemaker includes an ice tray having a plurality of ice-forming compartments. Each of the ice-forming compartments includes sidewalls and a base that defines an internal freezing chamber. A duct system has upper and lower baffles. The upper baffle directs chilled air above the ice tray and the lower baffle directs chilled air below the ice tray. A deflector is operably coupled with the upper baffle. The deflector has a transition portion offset from a body portion. A diverter is disposed between the deflector and the ice tray. The diverter defines a plurality of variously sized slots therein.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2017Date of Patent: August 11, 2020Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Benjamin G. Jimenez, Anuj Sharma, Rishikesh Vinayak Kulkarni, Darci Cavali, Ayodhya Ram, Richard A. Spletzer, Mahalingappa Mulimani, Rogerio Rodrigues, Jr.
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Patent number: 10634412Abstract: A refrigerating appliance includes an evaporator for providing cooled air to a refrigerating compartment. An air tower defines an air channel for directing the cooled air from the evaporator to the refrigerating compartment. A plurality of air-directing guide vanes is positioned within the air tower and proximate a top of the air channel. The air directing guide vanes direct the cooled air from the air channel to define redirected air that is delivered in a direction toward an upper cool-air slot defined within the air tower. The redirected air from the air-directing guide vanes travels through the upper cool-air slot at substantially the same velocity as the cooled air entering the air-directing guide vanes. The redirected air is directed through the upper cool-air slot and toward at least one upper corner of the refrigerating compartment.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2018Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Bruno Boehringer, Darci Cavali, Benjamin G. Jimenez, Mahalingappa Mulimani
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Publication number: 20190145684Abstract: An icemaker for a refrigerated appliance is provided. The icemaker includes an ice tray having a plurality of ice-forming compartments and a duct for directing chilled air operably coupled with a diverter. The diverter includes a base having first and second sides and defining a plurality of variously sized slots. A centerline of the base is aligned with a centerline of the ice tray. At least one spacing portion extends between two of the plurality of variously sized slots. A plurality of fins extend away from a top surface of the base.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 4, 2018Publication date: May 16, 2019Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATIONInventors: Jose R. Aranda, Darci Cavali, Chao-Yi Chen, Milind Devle, Dewei Guan, Benjamin G. Jimenez, Varun Deepak Kotecha, Rishikesh Vinayak Kulkarni, Mahalingappa Mulimani, N S Ayodhya Ram, Rogerio Rodrigues, JR., Anuj Sharma, Richard A. Spletzer, Shailesh Wani
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Publication number: 20190145683Abstract: An icemaker for a refrigerated appliance is provided herein. The icemaker includes an ice tray having a plurality of ice-forming compartments. Each of the ice-forming compartments includes sidewalls and a base that defines an internal freezing chamber. A duct system has upper and lower baffles. The upper baffle directs chilled air above the ice tray and the lower baffle directs chilled air below the ice tray. A deflector is operably coupled with the upper baffle. The deflector has a transition portion offset from a body portion. A diverter is disposed between the deflector and the ice tray. The diverter defines a plurality of variously sized slots therein.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2017Publication date: May 16, 2019Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATIONInventors: Benjamin G. Jimenez, Anuj Sharma, Rishikesh Vinayak Kulkarni, Darci Cavali, Ayodhya Ram, Richard A. Spletzer, Mahalingappa Mulimani, Rogerio Rodrigues, Jr.
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Publication number: 20190032988Abstract: A refrigerator includes a fresh food compartment and a mullion adjacent the fresh food compartment. The refrigerator further includes an evaporator compartment defining an exterior and an interior and containing an evaporator. The refrigerator also includes a duct in fluid communication with the evaporator compartment at a first end thereof and in communication with a second end adjacent an opening of the fresh food compartment. The duct has a first portion thereof that extends downwardly from the first end and a second portion extending through the mullion.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2018Publication date: January 31, 2019Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATIONInventors: Murilo P. Almeida, Bruno Boehringer, Darci Cavali, Taylor Clark, Marcos Heinzle, Benjamin Jimenez, Dakota Kosek, Mahalingappa Mulimani, Omid Madani, Navya Mastanaiah
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Publication number: 20180292120Abstract: A refrigerating appliance includes an evaporator for providing cooled air to a refrigerating compartment. An air tower defines an air channel for directing the cooled air from the evaporator to the refrigerating compartment. A plurality of air-directing guide vanes is positioned within the air tower and proximate a top of the air channel. The air directing guide vanes direct the cooled air from the air channel to define redirected air that is delivered in a direction toward an upper cool-air slot defined within the air tower. The redirected air from the air-directing guide vanes travels through the upper cool-air slot at substantially the same velocity as the cooled air entering the air-directing guide vanes. The redirected air is directed through the upper cool-air slot and toward at least one upper corner of the refrigerating compartment.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 20, 2018Publication date: October 11, 2018Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATIONInventors: Bruno Boehringer, Darci Cavali, Benjamin G. Jimenez, Mahalingappa Mulimani