Patents by Inventor SHANNON F. PIPIK

SHANNON F. PIPIK 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 treating appliance door with planar window element and baffle for controlling laundry movement
    Patent number: 9903059
    Abstract: A laundry treating appliance may include a tub and a rotatable drum defining a first access opening to the drum, a cabinet including a front wall having a second access opening aligned with the first access opening, a bellows extending between the front wall and the tub to form a fluid seal between the first and second access openings, and the bellows having a compliance portion to accommodate relative movement between the tub and the front wall, and a door movably mounted to the front wall having a planar window element and a baffle extending from the planar window element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Colin T. Anderson, Michael K. Lindquist, Shannon F. Pipik
  • LAUNDRY TREATING APPLIANCE DOOR WITH PLANAR WINDOW ELEMENT AND BAFFLE FOR CONTROLLING LAUNDRY MOVEMENT
    Publication number: 20170030001
    Abstract: A laundry treating appliance may include a tub and a rotatable drum defining a first access opening to the drum, a cabinet including a front wall having a second access opening aligned with the first access opening, a bellows extending between the front wall and the tub to form a fluid seal between the first and second access openings, and the bellows having a compliance portion to accommodate relative movement between the tub and the front wall, and a door movably mounted to the front wall having a planar window element and a baffle extending from the planar window element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2016
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Inventors: COLIN T. ANDERSON, MICHAEL K. LINDQUIST, SHANNON F. PIPIK
  • Laundry treating appliance door with planar window element and baffle for controlling laundry movement
    Patent number: 9469931
    Abstract: A laundry treating appliance may include a tub and a rotatable drum defining a first access opening to the drum, a cabinet including a front wall having a second access opening aligned with the first access opening, a bellows extending between the front wall and the tub to form a fluid seal between the first and second access openings, and the bellows having a compliance portion to accommodate relative movement between the tub and the front wall, and a door movably mounted to the front wall having a planar window element and a projection extending from the planar window element, the projection having at least a portion overlying the compliance portion to retard an item of laundry from entering the compliance portion during rotation of the drum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Colin T. Anderson, Michael K. Lindquist, Shannon F. Pipik
  • LAUNDRY TREATING APPLIANCE DOOR WITH PLANAR WINDOW ELEMENT AND BAFFLE FOR CONTROLLING LAUNDRY MOVEMENT
    Publication number: 20130160501
    Abstract: A laundry treating appliance may include a tub and a rotatable drum defining a first access opening to the drum, a cabinet including a front wall having a second access opening aligned with the first access opening, a bellows extending between the front wall and the tub to form a fluid seal between the first and second access openings, and the bellows having a compliance portion to accommodate relative movement between the tub and the front wall, and a door movably mounted to the front wall having a planar window element and a projection extending from the planar window element, the projection having at least a portion overlying the compliance portion to retard an item of laundry from entering the compliance portion during rotation of the drum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2012
    Publication date: June 27, 2013
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: COLIN T. ANDERSON, MICHAEL K. LINDQUIST, SHANNON F. PIPIK