Patents by Inventor Michael S. Seeley

Michael S. Seeley 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).

  • Patent number: 9222723
    Abstract: A refrigerator comprising a cabinet, a liner disposed within the cabinet and defining an interior fresh food compartment, a wine rack rotatably mounted within the fresh food compartment, the wine rack comprising a substantially planar plate having a first end and a second end with at least one aperture sized to receive a neck portion of a bottle to hold the bottle substantially horizontally in a cantilever fashion; a pair of attachment elements disposed on the first end and second end of the substantially planar plate to support the substantially planar plate and configured to secure the substantially plate to the refrigerator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventor: Michael S. Seeley
  • Publication number: 20150359412
    Abstract: A household appliance, such as dishwasher, includes a bulk unit-dose dispenser configured to hold multiple unit doses of treating chemistry and dispense the treating chemistry at the appropriate time in a cycle of operation. The bulk unit-dose dispenser can include a multiple compartments moveable along a track, and the compartments can be sequentially moved into registry with a dispensing opening of the appliance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2015
    Publication date: December 17, 2015
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: KRISTOPHER L. DELGADO, MICHAEL I. HIRSH, NATHAN W. KRYGLOWSKI, RAFAEL G. REYES, MICHAEL S. SEELEY, BARRY E. TULLER, CHAD T. VANDERROEST
  • Patent number: 9144328
    Abstract: Interactive transparent touch screen doors for wine cabinets are disclosed. An interactive touch screen door for use with a wine cabinet having a refrigerated compartment and a rack in the refrigerated compartment to hold bottles of wine provides access to the refrigerated compartment and includes a transparent touch display embedded in the door having a size at least corresponding to a portion of the refrigerated compartment intended to store wine, and a controller operatively connected to the transparent touch display configured to provide information associated with wine stored in the cabinet on the transparent touch display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2015
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventor: Michael S. Seeley
  • Patent number: 9113773
    Abstract: A rack assembly for supporting dishes in a dishwasher may comprise a wire frame rack having a plurality of wire elements and a trim assembly having at least one trim element and at least one tolerance adjuster mounted to the wire frame rack. The at least one trim element and the at least one tolerance adjuster may cooperate to alter the effective length of the trim assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: William F. Bartloff, Rexford W. Cordill, Joseph T. Ferencevich, Richard L. Hammond, Matthew J. Herman, Susan K. Schuman-Kerr, Michael S. Seeley, Jeffrey R. Taylor
  • Publication number: 20150208897
    Abstract: A dishwasher for treating dishes includes a tub at least partially defining a treating chamber, a spraying system having a distribution header and at least one aperture provided on the distribution header for spraying wash liquid into the treating chamber, and a recirculation system for recirculating liquid sprayed in the treating chamber to the spraying system. A light assembly is provided on the distribution header, and includes a light source that emits light to a light guide, which in turn distributes light to the treating chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2014
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Applicant: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: WILLIAM K. KANGAS, PRAVEEN POOJARY, MICHAEL S. SEELEY, BLAYNE C. SMITH
  • Publication number: 20150167955
    Abstract: An appliance with a treating chamber and an illumination source selectively actuable to illuminate at least a portion of the treating chamber may include a closure element, such as a door, with a window located on the closure element for viewing of the treating chamber through the window when the closure element closes the treating chamber. A frame for the window may include a touch switch operably coupled to the illumination source such that contact of the frame by a user actuates the touch switch and thereby the illumination source to illuminate at least a portion of the treating chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2013
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Applicant: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventor: MICHAEL S. SEELEY
  • Publication number: 20150164301
    Abstract: A rack assembly for supporting dishes in a dishwasher may comprise a wire frame rack having a plurality of wire elements and a trim assembly having at least one trim element and at least one tolerance adjuster mounted to the wire frame rack. The at least one trim element and the at least one tolerance adjuster may cooperate to alter the effective length of the trim assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2013
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Applicant: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: WILLIAM F. BARTLOFF, REXFORD W. CORDILL, JOSEPH T. FERENCEVICH, RICHARD L. HAMMOND, MATTHEW J. HERMAN, SUSAN K. SCHUMAN-KERR, MICHAEL S. SEELEY, JEFFREY R. TAYLOR
  • Publication number: 20150035432
    Abstract: An apparatus, system, and method of illumination relative to an appliance. A programmable controller activates one or more light sources automatically based on a trigger or sensed condition. The controller dynamically adjusts the one or more light sources in a closed loop fashion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2013
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Applicant: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: JAMES W. KENDALL, RANDELL L. JEFFERY, MICHAEL S. SEELEY
  • Publication number: 20150015132
    Abstract: A refrigerator comprising a cabinet, a liner disposed within the cabinet and defining an interior fresh food compartment, a wine rack rotatably mounted within the fresh food compartment, the wine rack comprising a substantially planar plate having a first end and a second end with at least one aperture sized to receive a neck portion of a bottle to hold the bottle substantially horizontally in a cantilever fashion; a pair of attachment elements disposed on the first end and second end of the substantially planar plate to support the substantially planar plate and configured to secure the substantially plate to the refrigerator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2013
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Inventor: MICHAEL S. SEELEY
  • Publication number: 20140139088
    Abstract: Transparent touch displays for refrigerator drawers are disclosed. An example refrigerator drawer compartment to hold a refrigerator drawer includes a transparent panel forming a portion of the refrigerator drawer compartment, a transparent touch display embedded in the transparent panel to provide a user interface to control a function associated with the refrigerator drawer while allowing viewing of contents of the refrigerator drawer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2012
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Applicant: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventor: MICHAEL S. SEELEY
  • Publication number: 20140125599
    Abstract: Interactive transparent touch screen doors for wine cabinets are disclosed. An interactive touch screen door for use with a wine cabinet having a refrigerated compartment and a rack in the refrigerated compartment to hold bottles of wine provides access to the refrigerated compartment and includes a transparent touch display embedded in the door having a size at least corresponding to a portion of the refrigerated compartment intended to store wine, and a controller operatively connected to the transparent touch display configured to provide information associated with wine stored in the cabinet on the transparent touch display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2012
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventor: MICHAEL S. SEELEY
  • Publication number: 20140126829
    Abstract: Interactive display and rendering device, system and method for wine bottles. are disclosed. An interactive wine management and display device and method using a scanning instrument capable of scanning information regarding a bottle of wine; an imaging instrument capable of collecting an image of at least a portion of a bottle of wine; a connection to a wine database containing information regarding wines; a connection to a database having images of wine bottles. The device is able to render the images as well as information on the wine to a display for user interaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michael S. Seeley, Kirk W. Goodwin
  • Patent number: 8616665
    Abstract: A door bin for a refrigerator includes a metallic main body, a first endcap positioned at a first side of the main body, a second endcap positioned at a second side of the main body, an upper rail connecting an upper front corner of the first endcap to an upper front corner of the second endcap, and a glass panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Matthew G. Czach, Matthew E. Herr, Scott E. Roales, Michael S. Seeley
  • Publication number: 20120297816
    Abstract: A door bin for a refrigerator includes a metallic main body, a first endcap positioned at a first side of the main body, a second endcap positioned at a second side of the main body, an upper rail connecting an upper front corner of the first endcap to an upper front corner of the second endcap, and a glass panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2011
    Publication date: November 29, 2012
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: MATTHEW G. CZACH, MATTHEW E. HERR, SCOTT E. ROALES, MICHAEL S. SEELEY
  • Patent number: D669506
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Matthew G. Czach, Matthew E. Herr, Scott E. Roales, Michael S. Seeley
  • Patent number: D747369
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2016
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Jessica R. McConnell, Daniel Henry Quinlan, Kelly E. Roche, Michael S. Seeley
  • Patent number: D748162
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Jessica R. McConnell, Daniel Henry Quinlan, Kelly E. Roche, Michael S. Seeley