Patents by Inventor Mark Jason Christensen

Mark Jason Christensen 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).

  • Publication number: 20230151537
    Abstract: A laundry appliance includes a cabinet. A drum disposed within the cabinet and has an inner circumferential wall. At least one lifter is operably coupled to the inner circumferential wall of the drum. A motor is operably coupled to the drum and is disposed within the cabinet. A controller is disposed within the cabinet and is communicatively coupled to the motor. A negatively-charged member selectively disposed within the drum. A negative charge is configured to attract oppositely-charged foreign substrates to the negatively-charged member. The negatively-charged member is selectively coupled to the at least one lifter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2022
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Grace K. Brown, Mark Jason Christensen, Heather Ann Hellmuth, Michael Adam Ledford, Meagan Kathleen VanderVelde, Sander Brouwer
  • Publication number: 20230146075
    Abstract: A foreign particulate removal assembly for a laundry appliance includes a cabinet and a drum that is disposed within the cabinet. The drum includes a humidity sensor. The foreign particulate removal assembly further includes a fluid emitting feature that is operably coupled to a fluid housing proximate the drum. The fluid emitting feature is configured to selectively dispense fluid into the drum. A controller is communicatively coupled with the fluid emitting feature. The controller is configured to activate the fluid emitting feature when the humidity sensor detects a predetermined wetness of clothing items disposed within the drum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2022
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Matthew Edward Borgerson, Mark Jason Christensen
  • Publication number: 20230058390
    Abstract: A laundry appliance includes a cabinet having a user interface. A drum is disposed within the cabinet and is operably coupled to a motor that rotates the drum. A blower delivers process air through an airflow path that includes the drum. A controller is communicatively coupled to the user interface, the motor, and the blower. The controller is configured to selectively operate a foreign particulate cycle that includes at least a soft-start feature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2022
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Inventors: Ryan Robert Bellinger, Timothy Noah Blatchley, Mark Jason Christensen, Ryan Douglas Kuhn, Wesley Paul Traylor
  • Publication number: 20230054143
    Abstract: A laundry appliance includes a cabinet, a drum, a housing, a foreign particulate removal assembly, and a blower. The foreign particulate removal assembly includes a first lint filter that defines a plurality of first lint filter openings, a second lint filter that defines a plurality of second lint filter openings that are smaller than the plurality of first lint filter openings, such that the second lint filter is configured to collect foreign particulates that pass through at least one of the plurality of first lint filter openings, and a binding member that couples the first lint filter to the second lint filter. The foreign particulate removal assembly is operable between a collection position and a maintenance position. In the collection position, at least the second lint filter is positioned within the housing. In the maintenance position, the second lint filter is positioned outside of the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2022
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Rachael Kelley Acker, Pawan Arora, Ryan Robert Bellinger, Timothy Noah Blatchley, Mark Jason Christensen, Alex Perry Hoffmann, Ryan Douglas Kuhn, Derek James Morgan, Wesley Paul Traylor, Mimansa Verma, Gianluca Bocchino, Justin Q. Nguyen
  • Publication number: 20230059881
    Abstract: A laundry appliance includes a cabinet that has a user interface. A drum is disposed within the cabinet and includes baffles. A blower directs process air through an airflow path that includes the drum. A lint filter is disposed within the airflow path and between the drum and the blower. A foreign particulate collector is disposed within the drum and is configured to collect foreign particulates within the drum. A controller is operably coupled to a motor for rotating the drum and the blower. The user interface and the controller cooperate to operate the drum and the blower for capturing foreign particulates at least within the foreign particulate collector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2022
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryan Robert Bellinger, Timothy Noah Blatchley, Matthew Edward Borgerson, Mark Jason Christensen, Alex Perry Hoffmann, Ryan Douglas Kuhn, Derek James Morgan, Justin Nguyen, George Frederick Seiffert, Melissa A. Traylor, Wesley Paul Traylor, Gianluca Bocchino
  • Publication number: 20230059315
    Abstract: A laundry appliance includes a cabinet that defines an opening. A rotating drum is accessible via the opening and operably coupled to the cabinet. A fluid emitting feature is proximate the rotating drum. The fluid emitting feature is configured to dispense a fluid into the rotating drum. The fluid is configured to contact foreign particulates in the rotating drum. A housing is proximate the rotating drum and includes a foreign particulate filter configured to collect the foreign particulates. The fluid and rotation of the rotating drum direct the foreign particulates toward the foreign particulate filter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2022
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Inventors: Rachael Kelley Acker, Ryan Robert Bellinger, Timothy Noah Blatchley, Mark Jason Christensen, Ryan Douglas Kuhn, Wesley Paul Traylor, Mimansa Verma
  • Publication number: 20230046936
    Abstract: A laundry appliance includes a cabinet defining an opening. A drum is disposed within the cabinet and defines a processing space. A blower directs process air through an airflow path that includes the drum. A door is operably coupled to the cabinet. The door is operable to an open position that provides selective access through the opening and into the drum. A foreign particulate collector is operably coupled to the door. The foreign particulate collector includes a collection material configured to collect foreign particulates within the drum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2022
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Inventors: Ryan Robert Bellinger, Timothy Noah Blatchley, Mark Jason Christensen, Ryan Douglas Kuhn, Nolan Robert Maryanski, Wesley Paul Traylor
  • Publication number: 20220349111
    Abstract: A laundry appliance includes a cabinet. A blower is disposed within the cabinet that delivers accessory air through an accessory airflow path. An accessory bar assembly is in fluid communication with the accessory airflow path. The accessory bar assembly is configured to suspend articles therefrom and to provide the accessory air for conditioning the articles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2022
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Seth E. Bixby, Mark Jason Christensen, Marco Ali Curti Espinosa, Yu Liu, Sergio Moreno, Sayer James Murphy, Jonathan D. Pugh, Bruno T. Ramasco, Nicholas C. Schooley, Meagan Kathleen VanderVelde