Patents by Inventor Mary E. Zeitler

Mary E. Zeitler 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: 20230357975
    Abstract: A laundry treating system includes a laundry treating appliance having a first basket for receiving a first laundry load and a first clothes mover disposed in the first basket. The laundry treating system is user configurable between first, second, and third configurations. A kit for customizing a laundry treating appliance can include a second clothes mover and a second basket configured to removably couple with the laundry treating appliance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2023
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Inventors: Philip J. CZARNECKI, Pamela R. KLYN, Eric W. MERROW, Jon STRAIT, Mary E. ZEITLER
  • Patent number: 11746454
    Abstract: A laundry treating system includes a laundry treating appliance having a first basket for receiving a first laundry load and a first clothes mover disposed in the first basket. The laundry treating system is user configurable between first, second, and third configurations. A kit for customizing a laundry treating appliance can include a second clothes mover and a second basket configured to removably couple with the laundry treating appliance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Philip J. Czarnecki, Pamela R. Klyn, Eric W. Merrow, Jon Strait, Mary E. Zeitler
  • Patent number: 11566359
    Abstract: A laundry treating system includes a laundry treating appliance having a first basket for receiving a first laundry load and a first clothes mover disposed in the first basket. The laundry treating system is user configurable between first, second, and third configurations. A kit for customizing a laundry treating appliance can include a second clothes mover and a second basket configured to removably couple with the laundry treating appliance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Philip J. Czarnecki, Pamela R. Klyn, Eric W. Merrow, Jon Strait, Mary E. Zeitler
  • Publication number: 20220411982
    Abstract: A laundry treating system includes a laundry treating appliance having a first basket for receiving a first laundry load and a first clothes mover disposed in the first basket. The laundry treating system is user configurable between first, second, and third configurations. A kit for customizing a laundry treating appliance can include a second clothes mover and a second basket configured to removably couple with the laundry treating appliance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2022
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: Philip J. CZARNECKI, Pamela R. KLYN, Eric W. MERROW, Jon STRAIT, Mary E. ZEITLER
  • Publication number: 20200399811
    Abstract: A laundry treating system includes a laundry treating appliance having a first basket for receiving a first laundry load and a first clothes mover disposed in the first basket. The laundry treating system is user configurable between first, second, and third configurations. A kit for customizing a laundry treating appliance can include a second clothes mover and a second basket configured to removably couple with the laundry treating appliance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2020
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Inventors: Philip J. CZARNECKI, Pamela R. KLYN, Eric W. MERROW, Jon STRAIT, Mary E. ZEITLER
  • Patent number: 10787761
    Abstract: A laundry treating system includes a laundry treating appliance having a first basket for receiving a first laundry load and a first clothes mover disposed in the first basket. The laundry treating system is user configurable between first, second, and third configurations. A kit for customizing a laundry treating appliance can include a second clothes mover and a second basket configured to removably couple with the laundry treating appliance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Philip J. Czarnecki, Pamela R. Klyn, Eric W. Merrow, Jon Strait, Mary E. Zeitler
  • Patent number: 10760199
    Abstract: A household appliance includes a cabinet defining an interior, a tub located within the interior, and a basket located within the tub and having a loading opening confronting the tub opening. The appliance also includes a bulk dispenser with a dispensing opening, a first chamber in fluid communication with the dispensing opening, and a second chamber fluidly coupled to the first chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Marcus A. Cannon, Eric A. Gallagher, Jenn-Yeu Nieh, Bruno T. Ramasco, Mary E. Zeitler
  • Patent number: 10450686
    Abstract: A laundry mover for a laundry treating appliance may include a protrusion located on an upper side of the laundry mover and forming an open-bottom cavity. The protrusion may have at least one opening fluidly communicating the cavity with a portion of the treating chamber above the protrusion. A diverter may be located on a lower side of the laundry mover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: David W. Carr, Dale E. Mueller, Mary E. Zeitler
  • Publication number: 20190177901
    Abstract: A household appliance includes a cabinet defining an interior, a tub located within the interior, and a basket located within the tub and having a loading opening confronting the tub opening. The appliance also includes a bulk dispenser with a dispensing opening, a first chamber in fluid communication with the dispensing opening, and a second chamber fluidly coupled to the first chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2017
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Inventors: MARCUS A. CANNON, ERIC A. GALLAGHER, JENN-YEU NIEH, BRUNO T. RAMASCO, MARY E. ZEITLER
  • Publication number: 20190093272
    Abstract: A laundry mover for a laundry treating appliance may include a protrusion located on an upper side of the laundry mover and forming an open-bottom cavity. The protrusion may have at least one opening fluidly communicating the cavity with a portion of the treating chamber above the protrusion. A diverter may be located on a lower side of the laundry mover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2018
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Inventors: DAVID W. CARR, DALE E. MUELLER, MARY E. ZEITLER
  • Publication number: 20190062978
    Abstract: A laundry treating system includes a laundry treating appliance having a first basket for receiving a first laundry load and a first clothes mover disposed in the first basket. The laundry treating system is user configurable between first, second, and third configurations. A kit for customizing a laundry treating appliance can include a second clothes mover and a second basket configured to removably couple with the laundry treating appliance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2017
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventors: PHILIP J. CZARNECKI, PAMELA R. KLYN, ERIC W. MERROW, JON STRAIT, MARY E. ZEITLER
  • Patent number: 10179962
    Abstract: A laundry mover for a laundry treating appliance may include a protrusion located on an upper side of the laundry mover and forming an open-bottom cavity. The protrusion may have at least one opening fluidly communicating the cavity with a portion of the treating chamber above the protrusion. A diverter may be located on a lower side of the laundry mover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: David W. Carr, Dale E. Mueller, Mary E. Zeitler
  • Publication number: 20170342620
    Abstract: A laundry mover for a laundry treating appliance may include a protrusion located on an upper side of the laundry mover and forming an open-bottom cavity. The protrusion may have at least one opening fluidly communicating the cavity with a portion of the treating chamber above the protrusion. A diverter may be located on a lower side of the laundry mover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2017
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Inventors: DAVID W. CARR, DALE E. MUELLER, MARY E. ZEITLER
  • Patent number: 9777418
    Abstract: A laundry mover for a laundry treating appliance may include a protrusion located on an upper side of the laundry mover and forming an open-bottom cavity. The protrusion may have at least one opening fluidly communicating the cavity with a portion of the treating chamber above the protrusion. A diverter may be located on a lower side of the laundry mover such that rotation of the laundry mover brings the diverter into contact with liquid in a portion of the treating chamber underneath the laundry mover, and the diverter directs the liquid through the cavity to expel the liquid through the at least one opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: David W. Carr, Dale E. Mueller, Mary E. Zeitler
  • Publication number: 20150033803
    Abstract: A laundry mover for a laundry treating appliance may include a protrusion located on an upper side of the laundry mover and forming an open-bottom cavity. The protrusion may have at least one opening fluidly communicating the cavity with a portion of the treating chamber above the protrusion. A diverter may be located on a lower side of the laundry mover such that rotation of the laundry mover brings the diverter into contact with liquid in a portion of the treating chamber underneath the laundry mover, and the diverter directs the liquid through the cavity to expel the liquid through the at least one opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2013
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Applicant: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: DAVID W. CARR, DALE E. MUELLER, MARY E. ZEITLER
  • Patent number: 7793525
    Abstract: A clothes mover in a washing machine comprises a body mounted for reciprocal rotational movement about a generally vertical axis and at least one vane, which comprises a base mounted to the body and a tail extending from the base and having an upper edge that transitions into a tip. The tail can be free of the body for side-to-side flexing and can be configured such that a portion of the tail extending between the upper edge and the tip can flex from a generally vertical position toward the body. The body can be made of a first material, and the vane can be made of a second material different from the first material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2010
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Viktor N. Kopyrin, Robert J. Pinkowski, James J. Visin, Raveendran Vaidhyanathan, Mary E. Zeitler, Dale E. Mueller