Patents by Inventor Richard K. Gresens

Richard K. Gresens 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: 11739469
    Abstract: A laundry treating appliance for treating laundry according to an automatic cycle of operation includes a treating chamber and a dispenser fluidly coupled to the treating chamber. The dispenser has a single dose reservoir, a bulk dispensing reservoir, and an overflow fluidly coupling the single dose reservoir to the bulk dispensing reservoir.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Kevin B. Ayers, Seth E. Bixby, Richard K. Gresens, Sayer J. Murphy, Anna C. Schelling
  • Publication number: 20210363682
    Abstract: A laundry treating appliance for treating laundry according to an automatic cycle of operation includes a treating chamber and a dispenser fluidly coupled to the treating chamber. The dispenser has a single dose reservoir, a bulk dispensing reservoir, and an overflow fluidly coupling the single dose reservoir to the bulk dispensing reservoir.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2021
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Inventors: KEVIN B. AYERS, SETH E. BIXBY, RICHARD K. GRESENS, SAYER J. MURPHY, ANNA C. SCHELLING
  • Patent number: 11105033
    Abstract: A laundry treating appliance for treating laundry according to an automatic cycle of operation includes a treating chamber and a dispenser fluidly coupled to the treating chamber. The dispenser has a single dose reservoir, a bulk dispensing reservoir, and an overflow fluidly coupling the single dose reservoir to the bulk dispensing reservoir.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Kevin B. Ayers, Seth E. Bixby, Richard K. Gresens, Sayer J. Murphy, Anna C. Schelling
  • Patent number: 10422070
    Abstract: A laundry treating appliance having a housing defining an interior that terminates in an upper edge that defines a door profile. A treating chamber is located within the interior and is mounted to the housing. A dispenser door is pivotally mounted to the housing for pivoting movement between closed and opened positions. At least one dispenser cup is fluidly coupled to the treating chamber and is slidably mounted to the housing for sliding movement between extended and retracted positions. The at least one dispenser cup is operably coupled to the dispenser door such that pivotal movement of the dispenser door between the closed and opened positions effects a corresponding sliding movement of the at least one dispenser cup between the retracted and extended positions while maintaining the dispenser cup in an upright position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Seth E. Bixby, Richard K. Gresens, Todd Lambkin, Michael R. MacKay, Sayer J. Murphy, Anna C. Schelling
  • Publication number: 20190194858
    Abstract: A laundry treating appliance for treating laundry according to an automatic cycle of operation includes a treating chamber and a dispenser fluidly coupled to the treating chamber. The dispenser has a single dose reservoir, a bulk dispensing reservoir, and an overflow fluidly coupling the single dose reservoir to the bulk dispensing reservoir.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2019
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Inventors: KEVIN B. AYERS, SETH E. BIXBY, RICHARD K. GRESENS, SAYER J. MURPHY, ANNA C. SCHELLING
  • Patent number: 10253444
    Abstract: A laundry treating appliance for treating laundry according to an automatic cycle of operation includes a treating chamber and a dispenser fluidly coupled to the treating chamber. The dispenser has a single dose reservoir, a bulk dispensing reservoir, and an overflow fluidly coupling the single dose reservoir to the bulk dispensing reservoir.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Kevin B. Ayers, Seth E. Bixby, Richard K. Gresens, Sayer J. Murphy, Anna C. Schelling
  • Patent number: D858015
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Seth E. Bixby, Richard K. Gresens, John W. McConnell, Patrick J. Schiavone, Samuel B. Breneman
  • Patent number: D858914
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Seth E. Bixby, Richard K. Gresens, John W. McConnell, Patrick J. Schiavone, Samuel B. Breneman
  • Patent number: D858916
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Seth E. Bixby, Richard K. Gresens, John W. McConnell, Patrick J. Schiavone, Samuel B. Breneman
  • Patent number: D873515
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Seth E. Bixby, Richard K. Gresens, John W. McConnell, Patrick J. Schiavone, Samuel B. Breneman
  • Patent number: D877431
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Anna C. Schelling, Scott T. Thalls, Daniel Polonsky, Richard K. Gresens, Patrick J. Schiavone, Wei Zheng
  • Patent number: D878686
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Luis Alarcon, Seth E. Bixby, Marco Ali Curti Espinosa, Richard K. Gresens, Brandon Hengesbach, Sayer J. Murphy, Andres Palomino, Nicholas Schooley
  • Patent number: D899720
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Anna C. Schelling, Gregg P. Fitzgerald, Jose Aldo Ramirez, Richard K. Gresens, Seth E. Bixby
  • Patent number: D916401
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Seth E. Bixby, Samuel B. Breneman, Richard K. Gresens, John W. McConnell, Patrick J. Schiavone
  • Patent number: D942716
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Seth E. Bixby, Richard K. Gresens, John W. McConnell, Patrick J. Schiavone, Samuel B. Breneman
  • Patent number: D949496
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Seth E. Bixby, Samuel B. Breneman, Richard K. Gresens, John W. McConnell, Patrick J. Schiavone
  • Patent number: D958479
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Anna C. Schelling, Gregg P. Fitzgerald, Jose Aldo Ramirez, Richard K. Gresens, Seth E. Bixby
  • Patent number: D1015654
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Seth E. Bixby, Richard K. Gresens, John W. McConnell, Patrick J. Schiavone, Samuel B. Breneman
  • Patent number: D1022358
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Luis Alarcon, Seth E. Bixby, Marco Ali Curti Espinosa, Richard K. Gresens, Brandon Hengesbach, Sayer J. Murphy, Andres Palomino, Nicholas Schooley
  • Patent number: D1022359
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Seth E. Bixby, Samuel B. Breneman, Richard K. Gresens, John W. McConnell, Patrick J. Schiavone