Patents by Inventor ROBERT J. MESSERSMITH

ROBERT J. MESSERSMITH 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 door with planar window element and projection
    Patent number: 8875416
    Abstract: A laundry treating appliance treats a laundry load according to at least one cycle of operation. A rotatable drum defines a treating chamber and includes an open face through which access is provided to the treating chamber. An air system supplies air to and exhausts air from the treating chamber and includes an airflow portal adjacent the open face and in fluid communication with the treating chamber. A door includes a panel with a flat surface, the door selectively movable to prevent access through the open face, and the flat surface facing the treating chamber when the door closes the open face. A deflector extends away from the flat surface and at least partially overlies the airflow portal when the door closes the open face. The deflector deflects items in the laundry load away from the airflow portal when the door is closed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Colin T. Anderson, Michael K. Lindquist, Robert J. Messersmith
  • Integrated hanging solution
    Patent number: 8595952
    Abstract: A laundry apparatus comprising a housing having an exterior and defining a recess opening to the exterior and a hanging assembly slidably disposed in the recess. In a stored position the hanging assembly is disposed at least partially in the recess and in a use position the hanging assembly is disposed at least partially exteriorly of the recess.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Jeffrey M. Browne, Benjamin D. Lowell, Robert J. Messersmith, Christopher A. Warner
  • LAUNDRY TREATING APPLIANCE DOOR WITH PLANAR WINDOW ELEMENT AND PROJECTION
    Publication number: 20130276322
    Abstract: A laundry treating appliance treats a laundry load according to at least one cycle of operation. A rotatable drum defines a treating chamber and includes an open face through which access is provided to the treating chamber. An air system supplies air to and exhausts air from the treating chamber and includes an airflow portal adjacent the open face and in fluid communication with the treating chamber. A door includes a panel with a flat surface, the door selectively movable to prevent access through the open face, and the flat surface facing the treating chamber when the door closes the open face. A deflector extends away from the flat surface and at least partially overlies the airflow portal when the door closes the open face. The deflector deflects items in the laundry load away from the airflow portal when the door is closed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2012
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Colin T. ANDERSON, Michael K. LINDQUIST, Robert J. MESSERSMITH
  • INTEGRATED HANGING SOLUTION
    Publication number: 20120000086
    Abstract: A laundry apparatus comprising a housing having an exterior and defining a recess opening to the exterior and a hanging assembly slidably disposed in the recess. In a stored position the hanging assembly is disposed at least partially in the recess and in a use position the hanging assembly is disposed at least partially exteriorly of the recess.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2010
    Publication date: January 5, 2012
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: JEFFREY M. BROWNE, BENJAMIN D. LOWELL, ROBERT J. MESSERSMITH, CHRISTOPHER A. WARNER