Patents by Inventor Sayer James Murphy
Sayer James Murphy 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: 20230240476Abstract: An assembly of mixing bowls for a stand mixer includes a first mixing bowl having a first base configured for mounting with a bowl coupling of the stand mixer and a first body extending from the first base to a first rim disposed at a first height above the base to define a first interior cavity. The assembly further includes a second mixing bowl having a second base configured for mounting with the bowl coupling of the stand mixer and a second body extending from the second base to a second rim disposed at a second height above the second base to define a second interior cavity. The second base and the second body of the second mixing bowl are received within the first mixing bowl with the second rim in supporting contact with the first rim of the first mixing bowl.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2022Publication date: August 3, 2023Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATIONInventors: Brandon Tyler Mock, John W. McConnell, John Jay Myers, Sayer James Murphy
-
Publication number: 20230211299Abstract: A mixer for combining food constituents into a homogeneous mass includes an eccentric drive mounted on a mixing head of the mixer, where the eccentric drive is configured to rotate around a central axis of a mixing area and rotate an offset rotational axis of a drive shaft in an orbit about the central axis of the mixing area. An angled beater attachment for the mixer further includes a top mounting portion operably coupled to the drive shaft of the stand mixer, a bottom beater portion disposed above the mixing area, and a beater support member operably coupled with a support shaft of the bottom beater portion. The bottom beater portion is driven by the drive shaft about an angled rotational axis that extends at an acute angle relative to the central axis of the mixing area.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 4, 2022Publication date: July 6, 2023Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATONInventors: Brandon T. Mock, Sayer James Murphy
-
Publication number: 20230210308Abstract: A mixer includes an eccentric drive mounted on a mixing head of the mixer and configured to orbit around a central axis of a mixing area and rotate an offset rotational axis of a drive shaft about the central axis of the mixing area. A dual whisk beater attachment includes a housing operably coupled to the eccentric drive, a first whisk rotatably mounted within the housing and operably coupled to the drive shaft of the eccentric drive of the mixer, and a second whisk rotatably mounted within the housing and operably coupled to the drive shaft of the eccentric drive of the mixer via a plurality of gears disposed within the housing. The first whisk is configured to rotate about a first whisk rotational axis and orbit the central axis of a mixing area, and the second whisk is configured to rotate about a second whisk rotational axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 4, 2022Publication date: July 6, 2023Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATIONInventors: Brandon T. Mock, Sayer James Murphy
-
Publication number: 20230027381Abstract: A laundry appliance includes a cabinet that defines an opening, a drum accessible via the opening and configured for processing laundry, a blower that conveys process air along an airflow path, and a vortex lint filter coupled to the cabinet and at least selectively disposed within the airflow path. The vortex lint filter has a receptacle that includes an outer side wall that defines an inlet, a floor that extends inboard from the outer side wall, and a tower that extends upward from the floor and defines an outlet. The blower is configured to deliver process air into the receptacle via the inlet, along the outer side wall to create a process air vortex, and out of the receptacle via the outlet, such that particulate matter is separated from the process air and collects within the receptacle.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2022Publication date: January 26, 2023Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATIONInventor: Sayer James Murphy
-
Publication number: 20230016957Abstract: A laundry appliance includes a first lint filter operable between a use position and a maintenance position, a second lint filter proximate to the first lint filter, a switch operable between a first condition and a second condition, and a blower. Movement of the first lint filter from the use position to the maintenance position prompts the switch to enter the second condition from the first condition. The blower is operable to deliver process air through the first and second lint filters in the first condition of the switch and is configured to activate to deliver process air through the second lint filter based on the switch entering the second condition.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2022Publication date: January 19, 2023Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATIONInventors: Sayer James Murphy, Anne Wessel
-
Publication number: 20220396910Abstract: A laundry appliance includes a cabinet having a front panel that defines an opening, a drum accessible via the opening and configured for processing laundry, an access panel pivotably coupled to the front panel and operable to pivot between first and second conditions, and a first lint filter pivotably coupled to the front panel and operable to pivot relative to the front panel between a use position and a maintenance position in the second condition of the access panel. The access panel covers the first lint filter in the first condition, and access to the first lint filter is provided in the second condition of the access panel.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 9, 2021Publication date: December 15, 2022Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATIONInventors: Darryl C. Bodine, Michael Adam Ledford, Sayer James Murphy, Anna C. Schelling, Meagan Kathleen VanderVelde
-
Publication number: 20220396909Abstract: A door system for an appliance includes a panel and a door having an inner surface. A bracket is coupled to the door. A rail assembly is disposed on an opposing side of the panel relative to the door. The bracket engages the rail assembly through the panel to adjust the door between an opened position and a closed position via the rail assembly. The door is configured to a deployed position.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2022Publication date: December 15, 2022Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATIONInventors: Darryl Cedric Bodine, Eric Andrew Hill, J. Carroll Mays, Patrick Aaron McCormick, Sayer James Murphy
-
Publication number: 20220356633Abstract: A debris collection apparatus includes a blower assembly and a collection assembly. The collection assembly defines an upper aperture, a lower aperture, and a hollow structure extending between the upper and lower apertures. A wiper is positioned within the hollow structure. A flapper valve is coupled to the lower aperture. A filter is coupled to an inner surface of the hollow structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 2, 2022Publication date: November 10, 2022Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATIONInventor: Sayer James Murphy
-
Publication number: 20220349111Abstract: A laundry appliance includes a cabinet. A blower is disposed within the cabinet that delivers accessory air through an accessory airflow path. An accessory bar assembly is in fluid communication with the accessory airflow path. The accessory bar assembly is configured to suspend articles therefrom and to provide the accessory air for conditioning the articles.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2022Publication date: November 3, 2022Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATIONInventors: Seth E. Bixby, Mark Jason Christensen, Marco Ali Curti Espinosa, Yu Liu, Sergio Moreno, Sayer James Murphy, Jonathan D. Pugh, Bruno T. Ramasco, Nicholas C. Schooley, Meagan Kathleen VanderVelde
-
Publication number: 20220243383Abstract: A dispensing assembly for a laundry appliance includes a cabinet defining a cartridge port. A dispensing device is coupled to the cabinet and extends into the cartridge port. A dispensing cartridge is selectively received by the cartridge port. The dispensing cartridge selectively engages the dispensing device when in an installed position within the cartridge port. The dispensing cartridge includes a nesting portion configured to house a first laundry chemistry. An insert portion is configured to house a second laundry chemistry. The nesting portion selectively receives the insert portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 1, 2021Publication date: August 4, 2022Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATIONInventors: Sayer James Murphy, Christopher Aidan Hartnett, Tristan James VanFossen, Scott E. Carpenter, Joel Matthew Sells, Brent Michael Burgess, Richard Lee Hammond, Gregory Edward Bauman, Demetrius Schaaf
-
Publication number: 20220220657Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2021Publication date: July 14, 2022Inventors: 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