Patents by Inventor Tarun Sai Yadav Godha

Tarun Sai Yadav Godha 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: 12139843
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: 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, Heather A. Hellmuth, Michael A. Ledford, Meagan K. VanderVelde
  • Publication number: 20240337063
    Abstract: A laundry appliance includes a tub having a rear wall that includes a plurality of structural ribs. A drive hub has a bearing housing insert injection molded into the rear wall. A stator is attached to the drive hub at stator fastening portions exposed through the rear wall of the tub. A reinforcing cap is fixed to the structural ribs of the rear wall of the tub. The bearing housing of the drive hub extends rearwards through a portion of the reinforcing cap. The stator fastening portions are exposed through the reinforcing cap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2024
    Publication date: October 10, 2024
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Steven Fricke, Tarun Sai Yadav Godha, James B. Hull, Peter A. Wagoner, Eric J. Walsh, Christoph J. Miller
  • Patent number: 12031260
    Abstract: A laundry appliance includes a tub having a rear wall that includes a plurality of structural ribs. A drive hub has a bearing housing insert injection molded into the rear wall. A stator is attached to the drive hub at stator fastening portions exposed through the rear wall of the tub. A reinforcing cap is fixed to the structural ribs of the rear wall of the tub. The bearing housing of the drive hub extends rearwards through a portion of the reinforcing cap. The stator fastening portions are exposed through the reinforcing cap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Steven Fricke, Tarun Sai Yadav Godha, James B. Hull, Peter A. Wagoner, Eric J. Walsh, Christoph J. Miller
  • Publication number: 20240084491
    Abstract: A filter element for a removable filter apparatus of a laundry treating appliance includes a rectangular base and a filtration surface, integral to the rectangular base, defining a particulate capture chamber extending upwards from the rectangular base, the particulate capture chamber being centered along a midpoint of the rectangular base along the length of the filter element, the particulate capture chamber having an open bottom through the rectangular base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Luis Antonio ALARCON, Charles J. GUIDARINI, Andrew C. KUBASIAK, Sergio MORENO, John Jay MYERS, Kiran D. NAKIL, Tarun Sai Yadav GODHA, B. SHIVA, Nicholas Leep, Stefano Turchi
  • Publication number: 20230416967
    Abstract: A removable filter apparatus for a laundry treating appliance includes a lifter cover defining a generally trapezoidal prism shape with an open rectangular bottom. The lifter cover is configured to be slidably attachable along the rectangular bottom to a lifter base attached to an inner circumferential surface of a drum of the laundry treating appliance. The lifter cover defines through openings to allow for free flow of water. The apparatus further includes a filter element attachable to the lifter cover and sized to fit within the lifter cover to allow the filter element to capture particulate within the water flow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2023
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventors: Luis Antonio ALARCON, Charles J. GUIDARINI, Andrew C. KUBASIAK, Sergio MORENO, John Jay MYERS, Kiran D. NAKIL, Tarun Sai Yadav GODHA, B. SHIVA
  • Publication number: 20230002950
    Abstract: A laundry appliance includes a tub having a rear wall that includes a plurality of structural ribs. A drive hub has a bearing housing insert injection molded into the rear wall. A stator is attached to the drive hub at stator fastening portions exposed through the rear wall of the tub. A reinforcing cap is fixed to the structural ribs of the rear wall of the tub. The bearing housing of the drive hub extends rearwards through a portion of the reinforcing cap. The stator fastening portions are exposed through the reinforcing cap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2022
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Steven Fricke, Tarun Sai Yadav Godha, James B. Hull, Peter A. Wagoner, Eric J. Walsh, Christoph J. Miller
  • Patent number: 11473231
    Abstract: A laundry appliance includes a tub having a rear wall that includes a plurality of structural ribs. A drive hub has a bearing housing insert injection molded into the rear wall. A stator is attached to the drive hub at stator fastening portions exposed through the rear wall of the tub. A reinforcing cap is fixed to the structural ribs of the rear wall of the tub. The bearing housing of the drive hub extends rearwards through a portion of the reinforcing cap. The stator fastening portions are exposed through the reinforcing cap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Steven Fricke, Tarun Sai Yadav Godha, James B. Hull, Peter A. Wagoner, Eric J. Walsh, Christoph J. Miller
  • Publication number: 20220220657
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2021
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Inventors: 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
  • Publication number: 20200283943
    Abstract: A laundry appliance includes a tub having a rear wall that includes a plurality of structural ribs. A drive hub has a bearing housing insert injection molded into the rear wall. A stator is attached to the drive hub at stator fastening portions exposed through the rear wall of the tub. A reinforcing cap is fixed to the structural ribs of the rear wall of the tub. The bearing housing of the drive hub extends rearwards through a portion of the reinforcing cap. The stator fastening portions are exposed through the reinforcing cap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2020
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Steven Fricke, Tarun Sai Yadav Godha, James B. Hull, Peter A. Wagoner, Eric J. Walsh, Christoph J. Miller
  • Patent number: 10704180
    Abstract: A laundry appliance includes a tub having a rear wall that includes a plurality of structural ribs. A drive hub has a bearing housing insert injection molded into the rear wall. A stator is attached to the drive hub at stator fastening portions exposed through the rear wall of the tub. A reinforcing cap is fixed to the structural ribs of the rear wall of the tub. The bearing housing of the drive hub extends rearwards through a portion of the reinforcing cap. The stator fastening portions are exposed through the reinforcing cap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Steven Fricke, Tarun Sai Yadav Godha, James B. Hull, Peter A. Wagoner, Eric J. Walsh, Christoph J. Miller
  • Publication number: 20180080161
    Abstract: A laundry appliance includes a tub having a rear wall that includes a plurality of structural ribs. A drive hub has a bearing housing insert injection molded into the rear wall. A stator is attached to the drive hub at stator fastening portions exposed through the rear wall of the tub. A reinforcing cap is fixed to the structural ribs of the rear wall of the tub. The bearing housing of the drive hub extends rearwards through a portion of the reinforcing cap. The stator fastening portions are exposed through the reinforcing cap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2017
    Publication date: March 22, 2018
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Steven Fricke, Tarun Sai Yadav Godha, James B. Hull, Peter A. Wagoner, Eric J. Walsh, Christoph J. Miller