Patents by Inventor Nicholas J. Cottrell

Nicholas J. Cottrell 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).

  • Household appliance having antennas
    Patent number: 10631705
    Abstract: A household appliance, such as a dishwasher, for treating an item, such as a dish, in a treating chamber according to at least one automatic cycle of operation includes multiple antennas for transmitting and receiving data with an external network. The multiple antennas can be coupled with a radio also located within the appliance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Nicholas J. Cottrell, Jason R. Gries, Vince A. Ireland, Blayne C. Smith
  • Household appliance having antennas
    Patent number: 10307034
    Abstract: A household appliance, such as a dishwasher, for treating an item, such as a dish, in a treating chamber according to at least one automatic cycle of operation includes multiple antennas for transmitting and receiving data with an external network. The multiple antennas can be coupled with a radio also located within the appliance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Nicholas J. Cottrell, Jason R. Gries, Vince A. Ireland, Blayne C. Smith
  • Household appliance having antennas
    Patent number: 10004376
    Abstract: A household appliance, such as a dishwasher, for treating an item according to at least one automatic cycle of operation includes multiple antennas for transmitting and receiving data with an external network. The multiple antennas can be coupled with a radio also located within the appliance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Nicholas J. Cottrell, Jason R. Gries, Vince A. Ireland, Blayne C. Smith
  • Household appliance having antennas
    Patent number: 9510723
    Abstract: A household appliance, such as a dishwasher, for treating an item according to at least one automatic cycle of operation includes multiple antennas for transmitting and receiving data with an external network. The multiple antennas can be coupled with a radio also located within the appliance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Nicholas J. Cottrell, Jason R. Gries, Vince A. Ireland, Blayne C. Smith
  • Household appliance having antennas
    Patent number: 9375125
    Abstract: A household appliance for treating an item according to at least one automatic cycle of operation includes multiple antennas for transmitting and receiving data with an external network. The multiple antennas can be coupled with a radio also located within the appliance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Nicholas J. Cottrell, Jason R. Gries, Vince A. Ireland, Gregory S. Lieto, Daniel Plach, Robert E. Porter, Blayne C. Smith
  • Dishwasher with food particle chopping assembly
    Patent number: 6454872
    Abstract: The present invention provides a dishwasher having a wash chamber including a sump. A pump having a rotating element is supported within a pump housing wherein the pump is adapted to draw liquid from the sump through an inlet area and then pump liquid to the wash chamber. A particle chopping assembly is supported in the inlet area upstream of the rotating element, the particle sizing assembly including a particle screen rotatably supporting drive shaft which drivingly supports a chopping blade adjacent the particle screen. The drive shaft has a coupling end which detachably couples to the rotating element. The coupling between the chopping blade and the rotating element is capable of accommodating axial tolerance with regard to the axial position of the rotating element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2002
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Claude W. Miller, Geoffrey L. Dingler, Todd M. Jozwiak, John A. Miller, Nicholas J. Cottrell