Patents by Inventor Morounkeji Fatunde

Morounkeji Fatunde 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).

  • Sensor system for a refrigerator dispenser
    Patent number: 7673661
    Abstract: A sensing system for a refrigerator dispensing system is used to sense the presence, positioning, height and shape of a container placed in a dispensing well. When the presence of the container is sensed in the dispensing well and the container is properly positioned relative to a dispensing nozzle of the well, a dispensing operation can be performed. The actual dispensing operation is regulated based on the height and shape of the container. In this manner, dispensing operations can only be performed when a container is appropriately arranged in the dispensing well and the dispensing operation will be timely terminated based the size and shape of particular container employed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2010
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Kevin M. Chase, Randell L. Jeffery, Matthew J. Nibbelink, Brian Wendling, Rahul Mehta, Vashishtha Kadchhud, Greg Hatch, Morounkeji Fatunde
  • SENSOR SYSTEM FOR A REFRIGERATOR DISPENSER
    Publication number: 20080264092
    Abstract: A sensing system for a refrigerator dispensing system is used to sense the presence, positioning, height and shape of a container placed in a dispensing well. When the presence of the container is sensed in the dispensing well and the container is properly positioned relative to a dispensing nozzle of the well, a dispensing operation can be performed. The actual dispensing operation is regulated based on the height and shape of the container. In this manner, dispensing operations can only be performed when a container is appropriately arranged in the dispensing well and the dispensing operation will be timely terminated based the size and shape of particular container employed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2008
    Publication date: October 30, 2008
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: KEVIN M. CHASE, RANDELL L. JEFFERY, MATTHEW J. NIBBELINK, BRIAN WENDLING, RAHUL MEHTA, VASHISHTHA KADCHHUD, GREG HATCH, MOROUNKEJI FATUNDE