Patents by Inventor Ryan Rutter

Ryan 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).

  • LAUNDRY APPLIANCE INCLUDING A FILTERING AGITATOR HAVING AN INTERNAL FLUID PUMPING STRUCTURE
    Publication number: 20260092410
    Abstract: A washing appliance includes a tub positioned within an outer cabinet. A rotating drum rotates within the tub. A fluid flow path directs fluid through the tub and the drum. A rotator selectively rotates relative to the drum to generate at least a toroidal flow of the wash fluid through the drum and a supplemental flow of the wash fluid through a filter assembly positioned within the rotator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2025
    Publication date: April 2, 2026
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Anayancy Campos, James Jeffery, Eric W. Merrow, Sayer J. Murphy, Brian D. Peschke, Erica L. Pinto, Ryan Rutter, Aliander F. Silva, Thomas D. Spicer, Eric J. Vasko, David Walter, Mahendra S. Wankhede, B. Shiva
  • Laundry appliance including a filtering agitator having an internal fluid pumping structure
    Patent number: 12516465
    Abstract: A washing appliance includes a tub positioned within an outer cabinet. A rotating drum rotates within the tub. A fluid flow path directs fluid through the tub and the drum. A rotator selectively rotates relative to the drum to generate at least a toroidal flow of the wash fluid through the drum and a supplemental flow of the wash fluid through a filter assembly positioned within the rotator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2026
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Anayancy Campos, James Jeffery, Eric W. Merrow, Sayer J. Murphy, Brian D. Peschke, Erica L. Pinto, Ryan Rutter, Aliander F. Silva, Thomas D. Spicer, Eric J. Vasko, David Walter, Mahendra S. Wankhede, B. Shiva
  • LAUNDRY APPLIANCE INCLUDING A FILTERING AGITATOR HAVING AN INTERNAL FLUID PUMPING STRUCTURE
    Publication number: 20230160133
    Abstract: A washing appliance includes a tub positioned within an outer cabinet. A rotating drum rotates within the tub. A fluid flow path directs fluid through the tub and the drum. A rotator selectively rotates relative to the drum to generate at least a toroidal flow of the wash fluid through the drum and a supplemental flow of the wash fluid through a filter assembly positioned within the rotator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2022
    Publication date: May 25, 2023
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Anayancy Campos, James Jeffery, Eric W. Merrow, Sayer J. Murphy, Brian D. Peschke, Erica L. Pinto, Ryan Rutter, Aliander F. Silva, Thomas D. Spicer, Eric J. Vasko, David Walter, Mahendra S. Wankhede, B. Shiva