Patents by Inventor RYAN JAMES VAN ZOEST

RYAN JAMES VAN ZOEST 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).

  • Publication number: 20240102228
    Abstract: A laundry appliance including a cabinet, a wash unit tub inside the cabinet, and a drum rotatably supported within the wash unit tub. The wash unit tub includes a front tub wall having a front tub opening. The drum defines a laundry compartment therein and includes a front drum opening that provides access to the laundry compartment. A front facia is mounted to the front tub wall of the wash unit tub. A recirculation hose extends between a pump that is positioned inside the cabinet at a location below the wash unit tub and a recirculation nozzle that is mounted to the wash unit tub at a position near the top of the front tub opening. The recirculation hose passes through a window in the front facia and is routed through a gap that is disposed between the front tub wall and the front facia to the recirculation nozzle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2022
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Ajiket Patil, Ryan James VAN ZOEST, Chris Borlin, Mohsin M. Attar, John Meisner
  • Publication number: 20230349088
    Abstract: A method of operating a laundry treating appliance having a tub, a rotatable drum at least partially defining a treating chamber, and a treating chemistry dispenser comprising multiple treating chemistry cups configured to dispense treating chemistry to the treating chamber. The method comprises performing a first wash cycle and dispensing a first dose of treating chemistry from one of the treating chemistry cups, receiving at a controller a user selection of an activation of a performance enhancement selector, and upon activation of the performance enhancement selector, activating a second wash cycle comprising dispensing a second dose of treating chemistry from another of treating chemistry cups.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2023
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Inventors: AMBERDEEP S. AURORA, MICHAEL J. BAUMAN, DONALD ERICKSON, SARAH E. IHNE, NICHOLAS LEEP, KARL DAVID MCALLISTER, DANIEL POLONSKY, RYAN JAMES VAN ZOEST
  • Patent number: 11725326
    Abstract: A method of operating a laundry treating appliance having a tub, a rotatable drum at least partially defining a treating chamber, and a treating chemistry dispenser comprising multiple treating chemistry cups configured to dispense treating chemistry to the treating chamber. The method comprises performing a first wash cycle and dispensing a first dose of treating chemistry from one of the treating chemistry cups, receiving at a controller a user selection of an activation of a performance enhancement selector, and upon activation of the performance enhancement selector, activating a second wash cycle comprising dispensing a second dose of treating chemistry from another of treating chemistry cups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Amberdeep S. Aurora, Michael J. Bauman, Donald Erickson, Sarah E. Ihne, Nicholas Leep, Karl David McAllister, Daniel Polonsky, Ryan James Van Zoest
  • Publication number: 20220220657
    Abstract: A laundry appliance includes a cabinet. A door is operably coupled to the cabinet. A drum is disposed within the cabinet proximate to the door. A lifter is disposed within and operably coupled to the drum. A foreign substrate collector is disposed within the lifter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2021
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Inventors: Evan Kristopher Bauer, Tarun Sai Yadav Godha, Bharadwaj J, Skylar Rhae Kleindienst, Sayer James Murphy, Sachin Nilawar, Stephen D. Ostdiek, B. Shiva, Ryan James Van Zoest, Michelle Flachs Croce, Karthick Kumar Dhanapal, Jun Young Park
  • Publication number: 20220018053
    Abstract: A laundry treating appliance includes a cabinet defining an interior. A drum is located within the interior and defines a treating chamber. The laundry treating appliance includes a recirculation circuit including a recirculation pump having an inlet and an outlet. The laundry treating appliance further includes a bulk treating chemistry dispenser. A method for rinsing or cleaning the bulk treating chemistry dispenser can be included.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2021
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Inventors: ROMMY MARIANA BUENO, NDJEKA K. LUHAHI, ERIC G. GRISWOLD, JOEL ALDEBARAN SALAZAR, DENNIS KEHL, ALEJANDRO GUZMAN, STEVEN KEY, RYAN JAMES VAN ZOEST
  • Patent number: 11162207
    Abstract: A laundry treating appliance includes a cabinet defining an interior. A drum is located within the interior and defines a treating chamber. The laundry treating appliance includes a recirculation circuit including a recirculation pump having an inlet and an outlet. The laundry treating appliance further includes a bulk treating chemistry dispenser. A method for rinsing or cleaning the bulk treating chemistry dispenser can be included.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Rommy Mariana Bueno, Ndjeka K. Luhahi, Eric G. Griswold, Joel Aldebaran Salazar, Dennis Kehl, Alejandro Guzman, Steven Key, Ryan James Van Zoest
  • Publication number: 20210214873
    Abstract: A method of operating a laundry treating appliance having a tub, a rotatable drum at least partially defining a treating chamber, and a treating chemistry dispenser comprising multiple treating chemistry cups configured to dispense treating chemistry to the treating chamber. The method comprises performing a first wash cycle and dispensing a first dose of treating chemistry from one of the treating chemistry cups, receiving at a controller a user selection of an activation of a performance enhancement selector, and upon activation of the performance enhancement selector, activating a second wash cycle comprising dispensing a second dose of treating chemistry from another of treating chemistry cups.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2021
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Inventors: AMBERDEEP S. AURORA, MICHAEL J. BAUMAN, DONALD ERICKSON, SARAH E. IHNE, NICHOLAS LEEP, KARL DAVID MCALLISTER, DANIEL POLONSKY, RYAN JAMES VAN ZOEST
  • Patent number: 10988881
    Abstract: The laundry treating device has a user interface configured to receive a user selection of a preprogrammed wash cycle. A treating chemistry dispenser has multiple treating chemistry cups configured to dispense treating chemistry to the treating chamber during the selected washing cycle. A controller configured to activate dispensing from each of the treating chemistry cups at preprogrammed times during the wash cycle. A performance enhancement selector configured to receive a user selection such that activation of the performance enhancement selector causes the controller to dispense one of the treating chemistry cups at a different time than the preprogrammed time during the wash cycle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Amberdeep S. Aurora, Michael J. Bauman, Donald Erickson, Sarah E. Ihne, Nicholas Leep, Karl David McAllister, Daniel Polonsky, Ryan James Van Zoest
  • Publication number: 20210010185
    Abstract: A laundry treating appliance includes a cabinet defining an interior. A drum is located within the interior and defines a treating chamber. The laundry treating appliance includes a recirculation circuit including a recirculation pump having an inlet and an outlet. The laundry treating appliance further includes a bulk treating chemistry dispenser. A method for rinsing or cleaning the bulk treating chemistry dispenser can be included.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Inventors: ROMMY MARIANA BUENO, NDJEKA K. LUHAHI, ERIC G. GRISWOLD, JOEL ALDEBARAN SALAZAR, DENNIS KEHL, ALEJANDRO GUZMAN, STEVEN KEY, RYAN JAMES VAN ZOEST
  • Patent number: 10815605
    Abstract: A laundry treating appliance includes a cabinet defining an interior. A drum is located within the interior and defines a treating chamber. The laundry treating appliance includes a bulk treating chemistry dispenser. A method for rinsing or cleaning the bulk treating chemistry dispenser can be included. The method includes monitoring an operation of the laundry treating appliance and determining by a controller that a rinse or cleaning cycle for the bulk treating chemistry dispenser is due.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Rommy Mariana Bueno, Ndjeka K. Luhahi, Eric G. Griswold, Joel Aldebaran Salazar, Dennis Kehl, Alejandro Guzman, Steven Key, Ryan James Van Zoest
  • Publication number: 20190106829
    Abstract: A laundry treating appliance includes a cabinet defining an interior. A drum is located within the interior and defines a treating chamber. The laundry treating appliance includes a bulk treating chemistry dispenser. A method for rinsing or cleaning the bulk treating chemistry dispenser can be included. The method includes monitoring an operation of the laundry treating appliance and determining by a controller that a rinse or cleaning cycle for the bulk treating chemistry dispenser is due.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2018
    Publication date: April 11, 2019
    Inventors: ROMMY MARIANA BUENO, NDJEKA K. LUHAHI, ERIC G. GRISWOLD, JOEL ALDEBARAN SALAZAR, DENNIS KEHL, ALEJANDRO GUZMAN, STEVEN KEY, RYAN JAMES VAN ZOEST
  • Publication number: 20190010647
    Abstract: The laundry treating device has a user interface configured to receive a user selection of a preprogrammed wash cycle. A treating chemistry dispenser has multiple treating chemistry cups configured to dispense treating chemistry to the treating chamber during the selected washing cycle. A controller configured to activate dispensing from each of the treating chemistry cups at preprogrammed times during the wash cycle. A performance enhancement selector configured to receive a user selection such that activation of the performance enhancement selector causes the controller to dispense one of the treating chemistry cups at a different time than the preprogrammed time during the wash cycle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2018
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Inventors: AMBERDEEP S. AURORA, MICHAEL J. BAUMAN, DONALD ERICKSON, SARAH E. IHNE, NICHOLAS LEEP, KARL DAVID MCALLISTER, DANIEL POLONSKY, RYAN JAMES VAN ZOEST