Patents by Inventor Richard V. Oney

Richard V. Oney 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).

  • LAUNDRY TREATING APPLIANCE AND TUB ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF FORMING
    Publication number: 20180038035
    Abstract: A laundry appliance for treating a load of laundry according to a cycle of operation comprises a cabinet and a tub assembly housed within the cabinet and comprising a front tub section, a rear tub section and at least one middle tub section provided between the front and rear tub sections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2017
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventors: JOSEPH P. BIGELOW, GREGORY M. GARSTECKI, GEORGE W. MALHEIROS, RICHARD V. ONEY
  • Laundry treating appliance and tub assembly and method of forming
    Patent number: 9828717
    Abstract: A laundry appliance for treating a load of laundry according to a cycle of operation comprises a cabinet and a tub assembly housed within the cabinet and comprising a front tub section, a rear tub section and at least one middle tub section provided between the front and rear tub sections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Joseph P. Bigelow, Gregory M. Garstecki, George W. Malheiros, Richard V. Oney
  • Dynamic balancer in a laundry treating appliance
    Patent number: 9394643
    Abstract: A dynamic balancer device for a laundry treating appliance includes, among other things, a first raceway piece having an L-shaped cross section defining a first annular channel and a second raceway piece having an L-shaped cross section defining a second annular channel. The first raceway piece is attached to the second raceway piece with the first annular channel facing the second annular channel to define a raceway. The dynamic balancer device also includes a mass disposed in the annular raceway and movable therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: George W. Malheiros, Richard V. Oney, Scott T. Thalls
  • LAUNDRY TREATING APPLIANCE AND TUB ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF FORMING
    Publication number: 20150345066
    Abstract: A laundry appliance for treating a load of laundry according to a cycle of operation comprises a cabinet and a tub assembly housed within the cabinet and comprising a front tub section, a rear tub section and at least one middle tub section provided between the front and rear tub sections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2014
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Applicant: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: JOSEPH P. BIGELOW, GREGORY M. GARSTECKI, GEORGE W. MALHEIROS, RICHARD V. ONEY
  • DYNAMIC BALANCER IN A LAUNDRY TREATING APPLIANCE
    Publication number: 20150075229
    Abstract: A dynamic balancer device for a laundry treating appliance includes, among other things, a first raceway piece having an L-shaped cross section defining a first annular channel and a second raceway piece having an L-shaped cross section defining a second annular channel. The first raceway piece is attached to the second raceway piece with the first annular channel facing the second annular channel to define a raceway. The dynamic balancer device also includes a mass disposed in the annular raceway and movable therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2013
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Applicant: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: GEORGE W. MALHEIROS, RICHARD V. ONEY, SCOTT T. THALLS
  • Agitator for automatic washer
    Patent number: D423740
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2000
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: John W. Euler, Richard V. Oney, Robert Harlan Nehrig, Raymond A. Kaczmarek