Patents by Inventor PETER N. HOWES

PETER N. HOWES 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: 12473216
    Abstract: Laundry treatment appliances for use in a typical household include a tub that has an opening to provide access to the interior and at least partially defines a treating chamber into which fabric items such as clothes, towels, or linens can be placed to undergo a washing operation. A system can be provided for recirculating wash liquid through the tub to reduce water consumption. At least one tank or reservoir and a coagulant dosing system can be included for the chemical treatment of wash water as part of the wash liquid recirculation system. The tank can also serve to separate coagulated solids from the wash water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2024
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2025
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Mohsin Mahamadshafi Attar, Jalindar S. Dawange, Richard L. Hammond, Christopher A. Hartnett, Peter N. Howes, Eric Monville
  • Publication number: 20250064292
    Abstract: A dishwasher includes a tub at least partially defining a treating chamber with an open face. A cover is movable between an opened and a closed condition to selectively open and close the open face, respectively. The cover has an inner surface confronting the open face in the closed condition. A treating chemistry dispenser is carried by the cover and includes a housing defining a cartridge chamber with a cartridge opening and a lid assembly selectively opening and closing the cartridge opening. At least one treating chemistry cartridge inserted into the cartridge chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2024
    Publication date: February 27, 2025
    Inventors: Elliott Vernon Stowe, Akshay Sanjay Tondwal, Phillip Daniel Swanson, Joseph Allen Gregory, Mario Togawa Aparicio, Richard Lee Hammond, Gobi Krishnan Mallikarjunan, Jonathan Donald Gephart, Peter N. Howes, Bianca Marie Harris
  • Publication number: 20240400423
    Abstract: Laundry treatment appliances for use in a typical household include a tub that has an opening to provide access to the interior and at least partially defines a treating chamber into which fabric items such as clothes, towels, or linens can be placed to undergo a washing operation. A system can be provided for recirculating wash liquid through the tub to reduce water consumption. At least one tank or reservoir and a coagulant dosing system can be included for the chemical treatment of wash water as part of the wash liquid recirculation system. The tank can also serve to separate coagulated solids from the wash water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2024
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Inventors: MOHSIN MAHAMADSHAFI ATTAR, JALINDAR S. DAWANGE, RICHARD L. HAMMOND, CHRISTOPHER A. HARTNETT, PETER N. HOWES, ERIC MONVILLE
  • Patent number: 12150612
    Abstract: A dishwasher includes a tub at least partially defining a treating chamber with an open face. A cover is movable between an opened and a closed condition to selectively open and close the open face, respectively. The cover has an inner surface confronting the open face in the closed condition. A treating chemistry dispenser is carried by the cover and includes a housing defining a cartridge chamber with a cartridge opening and a lid assembly selectively opening and closing the cartridge opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Elliott Vernon Stowe, Akshay Sanjay Tondwal, Phillip Daniel Swanson, Joseph Allen Gregory, Mario Togawa Aparicio, Richard Lee Hammond, Gobi Krishnan Mallikarjunan, Jonathan Donald Gephart, Peter N. Howes, Bianca Marie Harris
  • Patent number: 12065366
    Abstract: Laundry treatment appliances for use in a typical household include a tub that has an opening to provide access to the interior and at least partially defines a treating chamber into which fabric items such as clothes, towels, or linens can be placed to undergo a washing operation. A system can be provided for recirculating wash liquid through the tub to reduce water consumption. At least one tank or reservoir and a coagulant dosing system can be included for the chemical treatment of wash water as part of the wash liquid recirculation system. The tank can also serve to separate coagulated solids from the wash water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Mohsin Mahamadshafi Attar, Jalindar S. Dawange, Richard L. Hammond, Christopher A. Hartnett, Peter N. Howes, Eric Monville
  • Publication number: 20230355074
    Abstract: A dishwasher includes a tub at least partially defining a treating chamber with an open face. A cover is movable between an opened and a closed condition to selectively open and close the open face, respectively. The cover has an inner surface confronting the open face in the closed condition. A treating chemistry dispenser is carried by the cover and includes a housing defining a cartridge chamber with a cartridge opening and a lid assembly selectively opening and closing the cartridge opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2023
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Inventors: Elliott Vernon Stowe, Akshay Sanjay Tondwal, Phillip Daniel Swanson, Joseph Allen Gregory, Mario Togawa Aparicio, Richard Lee Hammond, Gobi Krishnan Mallikarjunan, Jonathan Donald Gephart, Peter N. Howes, Bianca Marie Harris
  • Publication number: 20230295021
    Abstract: Laundry treatment appliances for use in a typical household include a tub that has an opening to provide access to the interior and at least partially defines a treating chamber into which fabric items such as clothes, towels, or linens can be placed to undergo a washing operation. A system can be provided for recirculating wash liquid through the tub to reduce water consumption. At least one tank or reservoir and a coagulant dosing system can be included for the chemical treatment of wash water as part of the wash liquid recirculation system. The tank can also serve to separate coagulated solids from the wash water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2023
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Inventors: MOHSIN MAHAMADSHAFI ATTAR, JALINDAR S. DAWANGE, RICHARD L. HAMMOND, CHRISTOPHER A. HARTNETT, PETER N. HOWES, ERIC MONVILLE
  • Patent number: 11691899
    Abstract: Laundry treatment appliances for use in a typical household include a tub that has an opening to provide access to the interior and at least partially defines a treating chamber into which fabric items such as clothes, towels, or linens can be placed to undergo a washing operation. A system can be provided for recirculating wash liquid through the tub to reduce water consumption. At least one tank or reservoir and a coagulant dosing system can be included for the chemical treatment of wash water as part of the wash liquid recirculation system. The tank can also serve to separate coagulated solids from the wash water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Mohsin Mahamadshafi Attar, Jalindar S. Dawange, Richard L. Hammond, Christopher A. Hartnett, Peter N. Howes, Eric Monville
  • Publication number: 20210188667
    Abstract: Laundry treatment appliances for use in a typical household include a tub that has an opening to provide access to the interior and at least partially defines a treating chamber into which fabric items such as clothes, towels, or linens can be placed to undergo a washing operation. A system can be provided for recirculating wash liquid through the tub to reduce water consumption. At least one tank or reservoir and a coagulant dosing system can be included for the chemical treatment of wash water as part of the wash liquid recirculation system. The tank can also serve to separate coagulated solids from the wash water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2020
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventors: MOHSIN MAHAMADSHAFI ATTAR, JALINDAR S. DAWANGE, RICHARD L. HAMMOND, CHRISTOPHER A. HARTNETT, PETER N. HOWES, ERIC MONVILLE
  • Patent number: 10648116
    Abstract: A laundry treating appliance having a tub with a tub interior that defines a liquid chamber, a rotatable drum located within the liquid chamber and rotatable about a rotational axis that at least partially defines a treating chamber, and a lifter housing carried by the drum and located within the treating chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Michael J. Bauman, Scott E. Carpenter, Peter N. Howes, Nicholas Leep, Lindsey A. Wohlgamuth
  • Publication number: 20190100865
    Abstract: A laundry treating appliance having a tub with a tub interior that defines a liquid chamber, a rotatable drum located within the liquid chamber and rotatable about a rotational axis that at least partially defines a treating chamber, and a lifter housing carried by the drum and located within the treating chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Publication date: April 4, 2019
    Inventors: MICHAEL J. BAUMAN, SCOTT E. CARPENTER, PETER N. HOWES, NICHOLAS LEEP, LINDSEY A. WOHLGAMUTH
  • Patent number: D852441
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Michael J. Bauman, Scott E. Carpenter, Peter N. Howes, Nicholas E. Leep, Eric J. Walsh, Lindsey A. Wohlgamuth
  • Patent number: D876737
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Michael J. Bauman, Scott E. Carpenter, Peter N. Howes, Nicholas E. Leep, Eric J. Walsh, Lindsey A. Wohlgamuth
  • Patent number: D897060
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Michael J. Bauman, Scott E. Carpenter, Peter N. Howes, Nicholas E. Leep, Eric J. Walsh, Lindsey A. Wohlgamuth