Patents by Inventor Sunil Shivaji Ekshinge

Sunil Shivaji Ekshinge 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).

  • Patent number: 12385690
    Abstract: A vacuum insulated appliance includes a cabinet with an outer wrapper and an inner liner coupled to the outer wrapper. A vacuum insulated cavity is defined between the outer wrapper and the inner liner. A trim breaker is coupled to the outer wrapper and the inner liner and seals the vacuum insulated cavity. An evacuation port is defined by the outer wrapper. An insulation powder is disposed in the vacuum insulated cavity. An open-cell foam is coupled to at least one of an inner surface of the outer wrapper and an inner surface of the inner liner. The open-cell foam defines a first plurality of pores that define a first plurality of airflow paths in fluid communication with the vacuum insulated cavity and the evacuation port for evacuating air from the vacuum insulated cavity, through the first plurality of airflow paths, and through the evacuation port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2025
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Paul Bennett Allard, Sunil Shivaji Ekshinge, Chad Eric McCray, Jose Guizoni, Jr.
  • Patent number: 12281950
    Abstract: An insulated structure for an appliance includes a plurality of walls, a cavity defined by the plurality of walls, and an aperture defined by one of the plurality of walls. The aperture is employed in evacuating the cavity to establish a less-than-atmospheric pressure within the cavity. A base structure is coupled to an interior surface of the one of the plurality of walls that defines the aperture. The base structure is aligned with the aperture. A pressure sensor is received by the base structure. The base structure and the pressure sensor together define a pressure-sensing assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Sunil Shivaji Ekshinge, Omkar Sunil Mithari, Caroline Paiva Torres, Sanjesh Kumar Pathak, Paul Bennett Allard
  • Publication number: 20240361068
    Abstract: A vacuum insulated appliance includes a cabinet with an outer wrapper and an inner liner coupled to the outer wrapper. A vacuum insulated cavity is defined between the outer wrapper and the inner liner. A trim breaker is coupled to the outer wrapper and the inner liner and seals the vacuum insulated cavity. An evacuation port is defined by the outer wrapper. An insulation powder is disposed in the vacuum insulated cavity. An open-cell foam is coupled to at least one of an inner surface of the outer wrapper and an inner surface of the inner liner. The open-cell foam defines a first plurality of pores that define a first plurality of airflow paths in fluid communication with the vacuum insulated cavity and the evacuation port for evacuating air from the vacuum insulated cavity, through the first plurality of airflow paths, and through the evacuation port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2023
    Publication date: October 31, 2024
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Paul Bennett Allard, Sunil Shivaji Ekshinge, Chad Eric McCray, Jose Guizoni, JR.
  • Publication number: 20240319032
    Abstract: A door assembly includes a structural wrapper defining an insulating cavity. The structural wrapper defines a sensor port. A sensor assembly is coupled to an outer surface of the structural wrapper proximate to the sensor port. The sensor assembly includes a connector having a base coupled to a housing. The base is coupled to the structural wrapper. The connector defines an interior in fluid communication with the insulating cavity. A pressure sensor is disposed within the housing. The pressure sensor is configured to sense a pressure within the insulating cavity. At least one plate is disposed at an open end of the housing. The pressure sensor includes sensor pins that extend through the at least one plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2024
    Publication date: September 26, 2024
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Paul Bennett Allard, Sunil Shivaji Ekshinge, Dustin M. Miller, Omkar Mithari, Abhay Naik, Rafael Dutra Nunes
  • Patent number: 12038340
    Abstract: A door assembly includes a structural wrapper defining an insulating cavity. The structural wrapper defines a sensor port. A sensor assembly is coupled to an outer surface of the structural wrapper proximate to the sensor port. The sensor assembly includes a connector having a base coupled to a housing. The base is coupled to the structural wrapper. The connector defines an interior in fluid communication with the insulating cavity. A pressure sensor is disposed within the housing. The pressure sensor is configured to sense a pressure within the insulating cavity. At least one plate is disposed at an open end of the housing. The pressure sensor includes sensor pins that extend through the at least one plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Paul Bennett Allard, Sunil Shivaji Ekshinge, Dustin M. Miller, Omkar Mithari, Abhay Naik, Rafael Dutra Nunes
  • Publication number: 20240151604
    Abstract: An insulated structure for an appliance includes a plurality of walls, a cavity defined by the plurality of walls, and an aperture defined by one of the plurality of walls. The aperture is employed in evacuating the cavity to establish a less-than-atmospheric pressure within the cavity. A base structure is coupled to an interior surface of the one of the plurality of walls that defines the aperture. The base structure is aligned with the aperture. A pressure sensor is received by the base structure. The base structure and the pressure sensor together define a pressure-sensing assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2024
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sunil Shivaji Ekshinge, Omkar Sunil Mithari, Caroline Paiva Torres, Sanjesh Kumar Pathak, Paul Bennett Allard
  • Patent number: 11906379
    Abstract: An insulated structure for an appliance includes a plurality of walls, a cavity defined by the plurality of walls, and an aperture defined by one of the plurality of walls. The aperture is employed in evacuating the cavity to establish a less-than-atmospheric pressure within the cavity. A base structure is coupled to an interior surface of the one of the plurality of walls that defines the aperture. The base structure is aligned with the aperture. A pressure sensor is received by the base structure. The base structure and the pressure sensor together define a pressure-sensing assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Sunil Shivaji Ekshinge, Omkar Sunil Mithari, Caroline Paiva Torres, Sanjesh Kumar Pathak, Paul Bennett Allard
  • Publication number: 20230194372
    Abstract: A door assembly includes a structural wrapper defining an insulating cavity. The structural wrapper defines a sensor port. A sensor assembly is coupled to an outer surface of the structural wrapper proximate to the sensor port. The sensor assembly includes a connector having a base coupled to a housing. The base is coupled to the structural wrapper. The connector defines an interior in fluid communication with the insulating cavity. A pressure sensor is disposed within the housing. The pressure sensor is configured to sense a pressure within the insulating cavity. At least one plate is disposed at an open end of the housing. The pressure sensor includes sensor pins that extend through the at least one plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2021
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Paul Bennett Allard, Sunil Shivaji Ekshinge, Dustin M. Miller, Omkar Mithari, Abhay Naik, Rafael Dutra Nunes
  • Publication number: 20230175912
    Abstract: An insulated structure for an appliance includes a plurality of walls, a cavity defined by the plurality of walls, and an aperture defined by one of the plurality of walls. The aperture is employed in evacuating the cavity to establish a less-than-atmospheric pressure within the cavity. A base structure is coupled to an interior surface of the one of the plurality of walls that defines the aperture. The base structure is aligned with the aperture. A pressure sensor is received by the base structure. The base structure and the pressure sensor together define a pressure-sensing assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2021
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sunil Shivaji Ekshinge, Omkar Sunil Mithari, Caroline Paiva Torres, Sanjesh Kumar Pathak, Paul Bennett Allard