Patents by Inventor TODD LAMBKIN

TODD LAMBKIN 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: 10422070
    Abstract: A laundry treating appliance having a housing defining an interior that terminates in an upper edge that defines a door profile. A treating chamber is located within the interior and is mounted to the housing. A dispenser door is pivotally mounted to the housing for pivoting movement between closed and opened positions. At least one dispenser cup is fluidly coupled to the treating chamber and is slidably mounted to the housing for sliding movement between extended and retracted positions. The at least one dispenser cup is operably coupled to the dispenser door such that pivotal movement of the dispenser door between the closed and opened positions effects a corresponding sliding movement of the at least one dispenser cup between the retracted and extended positions while maintaining the dispenser cup in an upright position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Seth E. Bixby, Richard K. Gresens, Todd Lambkin, Michael R. MacKay, Sayer J. Murphy, Anna C. Schelling
  • Publication number: 20180313019
    Abstract: A laundry treating appliance having a housing defining an interior that terminates in an upper edge that defines a door profile. A treating chamber is located within the interior and is mounted to the housing. A dispenser door is pivotally mounted to the housing for pivoting movement between closed and opened positions. At least one dispenser cup is fluidly coupled to the treating chamber and is slidably mounted to the housing for sliding movement between extended and retracted positions. The at least one dispenser cup is operably coupled to the dispenser door such that pivotal movement of the dispenser door between the closed and opened positions effects a corresponding sliding movement of the at least one dispenser cup between the retracted and extended positions while maintaining the dispenser cup in an upright position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2018
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Inventors: SETH E. BIXBY, RICHARD K. GRESENS, TODD LAMBKIN, MICHAEL R. MACKAY, SAYER J. MURPHY, ANNA C. SCHELLING
  • Patent number: 10077526
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a washing machine including a cabinet defining a housing with internal components of a conventional automated clothes washer, a door mounted to the cabinet to selectively open/close the opening to the cabinet, and a dispenser in the form of a drawer having at least one cup in which doses of treating chemistry can be received. The dispenser includes a door pivotally mounted to the housing for pivoting movement between closed and opened positions. The dispenser drawer is pivotally mounted to the dispenser door and slidably mounted to the housing such that pivotal movement of the dispenser door between the closed and opened position effects a corresponding sliding movement of the at least one dispenser cup between the extended and retracted position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2018
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Seth E. Bixby, Richard K. Gresens, Todd Lambkin, Michael R. MacKay, Sayer J. Murphy, Anna C. Schelling
  • Publication number: 20180073183
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a washing machine including a cabinet defining a housing with internal components of a conventional automated clothes washer, a door mounted to the cabinet to selectively open/close the opening to the cabinet, and a dispenser in the form of a drawer having at least one cup in which doses of treating chemistry can be received. The dispenser includes a door pivotally mounted to the housing for pivoting movement between closed and opened positions. The dispenser drawer is pivotally mounted to the dispenser door and slidably mounted to the housing such that pivotal movement of the dispenser door between the closed and opened position effects a corresponding sliding movement of the at least one dispenser cup between the extended and retracted position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2016
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Inventors: SETH E. BIXBY, RICHARD K. GRESENS, TODD LAMBKIN, MICHAEL R. MACKAY, SAYER J. MURPHY, ANNA C. SCHELLING