Patents by Inventor Pedro Rouin

Pedro Rouin 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: 20240392492
    Abstract: A laundry appliance includes an outer cabinet having opposing sidewalls that extend between a front panel and a rear panel. A blower is positioned within the outer cabinet and delivers process air through an airflow path. A rotating drum receives articles to be processed. The airflow path includes the rotating drum. A lint filter is selectively operable to a filtering position within a filter receptacle of the airflow path. The filtering position places a filter media of the lint filter within the airflow path. An access door is operable to a closed position within a door receptacle defined within a side panel of the opposing sidewalls. The door receptacle is aligned with the filter receptacle and the access door conceals the filter receptacle in the filtering position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2024
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Antonio Mazzarella, Justin Nguyen, Pedro Rouin, Adriano Tebaldi, Daniel Schurr
  • Patent number: 12084807
    Abstract: A laundry appliance includes an outer cabinet having opposing sidewalls that extend between a front panel and a rear panel. A blower is positioned within the outer cabinet and delivers process air through an airflow path. A rotating drum receives articles to be processed. The airflow path includes the rotating drum. A lint filter is selectively operable to a filtering position within a filter receptacle of the airflow path. The filtering position places a filter media of the lint filter within the airflow path. An access door is operable to a closed position within a door receptacle defined within a side panel of the opposing sidewalls. The door receptacle is aligned with the filter receptacle and the access door conceals the filter receptacle in the filtering position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Antonio Mazzarella, Justin Nguyen, Pedro Rouin, Adriano Tebaldi, Daniel Schurr
  • Publication number: 20220349112
    Abstract: A laundry appliance includes an outer cabinet having opposing sidewalls that extend between a front panel and a rear panel. A blower is positioned within the outer cabinet and delivers process air through an airflow path. A rotating drum receives articles to be processed. The airflow path includes the rotating drum. A lint filter is selectively operable to a filtering position within a filter receptacle of the airflow path. The filtering position places a filter media of the lint filter within the airflow path. An access door is operable to a closed position within a door receptacle defined within a side panel of the opposing sidewalls. The door receptacle is aligned with the filter receptacle and the access door conceals the filter receptacle in the filtering position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2021
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Antonio Mazzarella, Justin Nguyen, Pedro Rouin, Adriano Tebaldi, Daniel Schurr