Patents by Inventor Omkar Sunil MITHARI

Omkar Sunil MITHARI 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: 20240318894
    Abstract: An insulated structure includes a door that has a liner and a wrapper. The liner defines at least one channel. At least one attachment member is disposed within the at least one channel defined by the liner and coupled to the door. The at least one attachment member includes a body that has a plurality of apertures that are defined along a length of the body. A bin is operably coupled to the door via the at least one attachment member. The bin includes a coupling feature that extends through at least one of the plurality of apertures that are defined by the body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2024
    Publication date: September 26, 2024
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sunil S. Ekshinge, Lynne Foster Hunter, Sai B. Krishna, Omkar Sunil Mithari, Abhay Naik, Abinash Sarma
  • Patent number: 12031769
    Abstract: An insulated structure includes a door that has a liner and a wrapper. The liner defines at least one channel. At least one attachment feature is disposed within the at least one channel defined by the liner and coupled to the door. The at least one attachment feature includes a body that has a plurality of apertures that are defined along a length of the body. A bin is operably coupled to the door via the at least one attachment feature. The bin includes a coupling feature that extends through at least one of the plurality of apertures that are defined by the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Sunil S. Ekshinge, Lynne Foster Hunter, Sai B. Krishna, Omkar Sunil Mithari, Abhay Naik, Abinash Sarma
  • Publication number: 20240151604
    Abstract: An insulated structure for an appliance includes a plurality of walls, a cavity defined by the plurality of walls, and an aperture defined by one of the plurality of walls. The aperture is employed in evacuating the cavity to establish a less-than-atmospheric pressure within the cavity. A base structure is coupled to an interior surface of the one of the plurality of walls that defines the aperture. The base structure is aligned with the aperture. A pressure sensor is received by the base structure. The base structure and the pressure sensor together define a pressure-sensing assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2024
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sunil Shivaji Ekshinge, Omkar Sunil Mithari, Caroline Paiva Torres, Sanjesh Kumar Pathak, Paul Bennett Allard
  • Patent number: 11906379
    Abstract: An insulated structure for an appliance includes a plurality of walls, a cavity defined by the plurality of walls, and an aperture defined by one of the plurality of walls. The aperture is employed in evacuating the cavity to establish a less-than-atmospheric pressure within the cavity. A base structure is coupled to an interior surface of the one of the plurality of walls that defines the aperture. The base structure is aligned with the aperture. A pressure sensor is received by the base structure. The base structure and the pressure sensor together define a pressure-sensing assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Sunil Shivaji Ekshinge, Omkar Sunil Mithari, Caroline Paiva Torres, Sanjesh Kumar Pathak, Paul Bennett Allard
  • Patent number: 11873596
    Abstract: A pedestal assembly for a laundry appliance configured to operably connect to a water supply and drain of the laundry appliance arranged above the pedestal, the pedestal may include a cabinet defining a cavity configured to receive items to be laundered; and a shoe holder having at least one shaft configured to maintain at least one shoe thereon, wherein the shoe holder is configured to rotate within the cavity during a pedestal wash cycle and the shoe holder is configured to maintain a fixed position within the cavity for storage when the pedestal is not operating in a wash cycle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Mansi Gajanan Katkar, Omkar Sunil Mithari, Shrinivas V. Pawar, Mohit Akhilesh Singh, Vivek Singh
  • Publication number: 20230175912
    Abstract: An insulated structure for an appliance includes a plurality of walls, a cavity defined by the plurality of walls, and an aperture defined by one of the plurality of walls. The aperture is employed in evacuating the cavity to establish a less-than-atmospheric pressure within the cavity. A base structure is coupled to an interior surface of the one of the plurality of walls that defines the aperture. The base structure is aligned with the aperture. A pressure sensor is received by the base structure. The base structure and the pressure sensor together define a pressure-sensing assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2021
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sunil Shivaji Ekshinge, Omkar Sunil Mithari, Caroline Paiva Torres, Sanjesh Kumar Pathak, Paul Bennett Allard
  • Publication number: 20230078837
    Abstract: An insulated structure includes a door that has a liner and a wrapper. The liner defines at least one channel. At least one attachment feature is disposed within the at least one channel defined by the liner and coupled to the door. The at least one attachment feature includes a body that has a plurality of apertures that are defined along a length of the body. A bin is operably coupled to the door via the at least one attachment feature. The bin includes a coupling feature that extends through at least one of the plurality of apertures that are defined by the body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2021
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sunil S. Ekshinge, Lynne Foster Hunter, Sai B. Krishna, Omkar Sunil Mithari, Abhay Naik, Abinash Sarma
  • Publication number: 20230076023
    Abstract: A pedestal assembly for a laundry appliance configured to operably connect to a water supply and drain of the laundry appliance arranged above the pedestal, the pedestal may include a cabinet defining a cavity configured to receive items to be laundered; and a shoe holder having at least one shaft configured to maintain at least one shoe thereon, wherein the shoe holder is configured to rotate within the cavity during a pedestal wash cycle and the shoe holder is configured to maintain a fixed position within the cavity for storage when the pedestal is not operating in a wash cycle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2021
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Inventors: Mansi Gajanan KATKAR, Omkar Sunil MITHARI, Shrinivas V. PAWAR, Mohit Akhilesh SINGH, Vivek SINGH