Patents by Inventor Santosh WINFRED

Santosh WINFRED 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 MACHINE
    Publication number: 20250122663
    Abstract: A laundry machine includes an agitator, an electric machine, a first pulley, a second pulley, and a belt. The electric machine is configured to generate power. The first pulley is connected to the electric machine. The second pulley is connected to the agitator. The belt connects the first pulley to the second pulley. The first pulley, the second pulley, and the belt are configured to collectively (i) deliver power from the electric machine to the agitator and (ii) reduce a rotational speed of the agitator relative to a rotational speed of the electric machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2023
    Publication date: April 17, 2025
    Inventors: Robison ALVES, Samuel Bozzi BACO, Fernando GONZALEZ NOGUEIRA, Varadharajan J, Eduardo LOPEZ, Anderson L. MOREIRA, Bradley D. MORROW, Leonardo VITALETTI, Santosh WINFRED
  • Washing machine
    Patent number: 11629449
    Abstract: A washing machine includes a power source, a drum, and a transmission. The transmission is configured to deliver power from the power source to the drum. The transmission includes a housing, a shaft, and a bushing. The housing defines a cavity. The shaft is disposed within the cavity and is configured to receive power from the power source. The bushing is disposed about the shaft. The bushing defines grooves that establish fluid communication between the cavity and a space that is defined between an inner diameter of the bushing and an outer diameter of the input shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: David P. Goshgarian, Robert Jordan Rush, Santosh Winfred
  • WASHING MACHINE
    Publication number: 20230060426
    Abstract: A washing machine includes a power source, a drum, and a transmission. The transmission is configured to deliver power from the power source to the drum. The transmission includes a housing, a shaft, and a bushing. The housing defines a cavity. The shaft is disposed within the cavity and is configured to receive power from the power source. The bushing is disposed about the shaft. The bushing defines grooves that establish fluid communication between the cavity and a space that is defined between an inner diameter of the bushing and an outer diameter of the input shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2021
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: David P. GOSHGARIAN, Robert Jordan RUSH, Santosh WINFRED