Patents by Inventor Ryan J. Rutter

Ryan J. Rutter 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).

  • CORD HOLDER FOR A KITCHEN APPLIANCE
    Publication number: 20250031906
    Abstract: A kitchen appliance includes a body, a power cord extending outward from the body, and a cord holder configured to receive the power cord via wrapping of the power cord about the cord holder. The cord holder is operable between an attached condition and a detached condition. In the attached condition, the cord holder is attached to the body via magnetic attraction. In the detached condition, the cord holder is detached from the body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2023
    Publication date: January 30, 2025
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Eric A. Hill, Brandon T. Mock, Ryan J. Rutter
  • Retention device for supporting a component and method of use
    Patent number: 11421720
    Abstract: A retention device for supporting a component relative to a wall of a home appliance is provided. The retention device includes a backing nut and a core piece that can be installed from a single side of the wall. The backing nut defines a central bore and includes a threaded surface. The core piece includes a body having a threaded portion configured to mate with the threaded surface of the backing nut and at least one flange projecting outwardly from a body of the core piece. The core piece is configured to be inserted into an aperture in the wall and rotated to engage the at least one flange with the wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Michael S. Richards, Ryan J. Rutter, Anthony F. Wojtowicz
  • RETENTION DEVICE FOR SUPPORTING A COMPONENT AND METHOD OF USE
    Publication number: 20200224689
    Abstract: A retention device for supporting a component relative to a wall of a home appliance is provided. The retention device includes a backing nut and a core piece that can be installed from a single side of the wall. The backing nut defines a central bore and includes a threaded surface. The core piece includes a body having a threaded portion configured to mate with the threaded surface of the backing nut and at least one flange projecting outwardly from a body of the core piece. The core piece is configured to be inserted into an aperture in the wall and rotated to engage the at least one flange with the wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2019
    Publication date: July 16, 2020
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michael S. Richards, Ryan J. Rutter, Anthony F. Wojtowicz
  • Two-sided griddle and grill
    Patent number: D959907
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Jessica Buschman, Tushar A. Kalbande, Michael C. Lah, John R. McNally, Binesh R. Pillai, Ryan J. Rutter, Timothy P. VanAntwerp
  • Two-sided griddle and grill
    Patent number: D980674
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Jessica Buschman, Tushar A. Kalbande, Michael C. Lah, John R. McNally, Binesh R. Pillai, Ryan J. Rutter, Timothy P. VanAntwerp
  • Filter for filtering agitator
    Patent number: D1062122
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Seth E. Bixby, Chloe P. Condon, James D. Jeffery, Sayer J. Murphy, Jonathan D. Pugh, Ryan J. Rutter, Eric J. Vasko, David Walter, III