Patents by Inventor Tremitchell Wright
Tremitchell Wright 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).
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Patent number: 9469927Abstract: A laundry treating appliance having a tub having an open face and at least partially defining a treating chamber in which laundry may be received for treatment according to an automatic cycle of operation, a door for closing the open face of the tub, a perforated rotatable drum located within the tub and a method of operating such that the rotation of the drum is accelerated at a rate sufficient to cause an inrush of supplied liquid into the treating chamber from the tub via the perforations that locates a unit dose treating chemistry within the treating chamber.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2013Date of Patent: October 18, 2016Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Brandon R. Hengesbach, Tremitchell Wright
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Patent number: 9451867Abstract: A dishwasher comprising a tub at least partially defining a treating chamber in which liquid may be sprayed from at least one sprayer for the treating of dishes within the treating chamber. A liquid recirculation system may be provided for recirculating the sprayed liquid back to the at least one sprayer. An ozone generator may be provided in communication with the treating chamber to supply ozone to the treating chamber.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2013Date of Patent: September 27, 2016Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Paul E. Beshears, Jr., Jacob R. Karhoff, Prithi Rao, Mark M. Senninger, Elliott V. Stowe, Tremitchell Wright
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Publication number: 20160237612Abstract: A laundry treating appliance, such as a washing machine, either vertical or horizontal axis, can have a bulk dispenser assembly capable of dispensing multiple doses of treating chemistry from a bulk supply of treating chemistry. The bulk supply may be a solid block of treating chemistry held within a removable cartridge. A sensing assembly can be provided for determining the amount of treating chemistry that is dispensed from the bulk supply for a non-uniform dosing of treating chemistry.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 16, 2016Publication date: August 18, 2016Inventors: KAUSTAV GHOSH, NICHOLAS E. LEEP, KURT L. MASCIOVECCHIO, MATTHEW C. PARSONS, ROBERT J. PINKOWSKI, MIR A. QUDDUS, BRIAN K. ROGERS, RICARDO N. SCHIESSER, TREMITCHELL WRIGHT
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Patent number: 9091010Abstract: A washer and a control for an automatic washer to operate the washer through a wash cycle selected based upon a range of conditions of a fabric load to be washed. The control has a plurality of selectable stain type entrées, each with a particular dedicated wash cycle. The control also has dispensing control over at least two wash liquor additives, one being a detergent and the other being an oxidizing agent. The control operates the dedicated wash cycles, as selected, using both the detergent and the oxidizing agent, however, the detergent and the oxidizing agent may be dispensed in different orders and at different times and in different amounts, depending on the stain type selected.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2007Date of Patent: July 28, 2015Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Joel Adam Luckman, Timothy Nicholas Aykroyd, Tremitchell Wright, Michael Stephen Hendrickson, Colleen M. Doyle, Joseph W. Adams, Robert D. Riehle
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Patent number: 9045851Abstract: A method of operating a laundry treating appliance by capturing and reusing at least a portion of the liquid supplied during a cycle of operation.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2010Date of Patent: June 2, 2015Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Timothy N. Aykroyd, Dennis L. Kehl, Andrew E. Leitert, Karl David McAllister, Tremitchell Wright
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Publication number: 20150089979Abstract: A laundry treating appliance having a tub having an open face and at least partially defining a treating chamber in which laundry may be received for treatment according to an automatic cycle of operation, a door for closing the open face of the tub, a perforated rotatable drum located within the tub and a method of operating such that the rotation of the drum is accelerated at a rate sufficient to cause an inrush of supplied liquid into the treating chamber from the tub via the perforations that locates a unit dose treating chemistry within the treating chamber.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 2, 2013Publication date: April 2, 2015Applicant: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: BRANDON R. HENGESBACH, TREMITCHELL WRIGHT
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Patent number: 8844160Abstract: A modular system according to one embodiment of the invention for treating a fabric load comprises a first module and a second module. The first module can include a chamber having an interior for holding a fabric load, and the second module can have at least one of a fluid delivery system, a fluid removal system, and a fluid recycling system. The modular system can further include conduits for coupling the systems of the second module with the first module.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2010Date of Patent: September 30, 2014Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Bruce C. Beihoff, Karl D. McAllister, Janice M. Kaeding, Tremitchell Wright, Alexander V. Minkin, Joel A. Luckman, Colleen M. Doyle
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Patent number: 8756738Abstract: A wash cycle for a clothes washer with a wash zone defined within a rotating drum having an outer wall, for receiving a fabric load. The steps include dispensing a volume of a first wash liquor to the wash zone, rotating the drum to move the fabric load toward the outer wall and recirculating the first wash liquor through the fabric load and wash zone, all during a first time period. The fabric load is flexed during a second time period. The cycle continues with dispensing a volume of a second, different wash liquor to the wash zone, rotating the drum to move the fabric load toward the outer wall and recirculating the second liquor through the fabric load and wash zone during a third time period. One of the two wash liquors is an oxidizing agent wash liquor. Then the remainder of the wash cycle is completed.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2012Date of Patent: June 24, 2014Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Joel Adam Luckman, Michael Stephen Hendrickson, Tremitchell Wright, Katherine E. Warner
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Publication number: 20130263387Abstract: A control for an automatic washer to operate the washer through a wash cycle determined based upon various soils and stains in the substrate load to be washed with a wash liquor in a wash zone of the washer. The control has a plurality of stain/soil type entrées, which can be at least one of selected and detected, and cleaned with a particular wash cycle. The control has dispensing control over at least one wash liquor additive. The control has a user input to permit the user to customize the operation of the control with regard to the dispensing of the various wash liquor additive and a timing mechanism. The control has operational control over the particular wash cycles using the dispensing control to dispense additives to the wash liquor at selected times during the wash cycle.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 13, 2013Publication date: October 10, 2013Inventors: TIMOTHY N. AYKROYD, COLLEEN M. DOYLE, JANICE M. KAEDING, JOEL A. LUCKMAN, TREMITCHELL WRIGHT
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Publication number: 20130219630Abstract: A wash cycle for a clothes washer with a wash zone defined within a rotating drum having an outer wall, for receiving a fabric load. The steps include dispensing a volume of a first wash liquor to the wash zone, rotating the drum to move the fabric load toward the outer wall and recirculating the first wash liquor through the fabric load and wash zone, all during a first time period. The fabric load is flexed during a second time period. The cycle continues with dispensing a volume of a second, different wash liquor to the wash zone, rotating the drum to move the fabric load toward the outer wall and recirculating the second liquor through the fabric load and wash zone during a third time period. One of the two wash liquors is an oxidizing agent wash liquor. Then the remainder of the wash cycle is completed.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 13, 2012Publication date: August 29, 2013Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATIONInventors: JOEL ADAM LUCKMAN, MICHAEL STEPHEN HENDRICKSON, TREMITCHELL WRIGHT, KATHERINE E. WARNER
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Patent number: 8490440Abstract: A control for an automatic washer to operate the washer through a wash cycle determined based upon various soils and stains in the substrate load to be washed with a wash liquor in a wash zone of the washer. The control has a plurality of stain/soil type entrées, which can be at least one of selected and detected, and cleaned with a particular wash cycle. The control has dispensing control over at least one wash liquor additive. The control has a user input to permit the user to customize the operation of the control with regard to the dispensing of the various wash liquor additive and a timing mechanism. The control has operational control over the particular wash cycles using the dispensing control to dispense additives to the wash liquor at selected times during the wash cycle.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2007Date of Patent: July 23, 2013Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Timothy Nicholas Aykroyd, Colleen M. Doyle, Tremitchell Wright, Joel Adam Luckman, Janice M. Kaeding, Michael Stephen Hendrickson
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Publication number: 20130025072Abstract: A laundry treating appliance and method for increasing chemical action in a load of laundry associated with the supplying water and treating chemistry to the load of laundry.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2011Publication date: January 31, 2013Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATIONInventors: MICHAEL J. BAUMAN, AMY CHEN, KAUSTAV GHOSH, ANDREW J. LEITERT, TREMITCHELL WRIGHT
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Publication number: 20120312321Abstract: An apparatus and method for cleaning a laundry treating appliance using mechanical and chemical cleaning action.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 13, 2011Publication date: December 13, 2012Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATIONInventors: SHAWN A. ARMSTRONG, TREMITCHELL WRIGHT
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Patent number: 8281439Abstract: A control for an automatic washer to operate the washer through a wash cycle determined based upon various soils and stains in the substrate load to be washed with a wash liquor in a wash zone of the washer. The control has a plurality of stain/soil type entrées, which can be at least one of selected and detected, and cleaned with a particular wash cycle. The control has dispensing control over at least one wash liquor additive. The control has operational control over activators and deactivators for members of the additives group. The control has operational control over the particular wash cycles using the dispensing control to dispense additives to the wash liquor at selected times during the wash cycle and operating the activators and deactivators at selected times during the wash cycle.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2011Date of Patent: October 9, 2012Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Zaki Yusuf, Joel Adam Luckman, Tremitchell Wright, Janice M. Kaeding, Timothy Nicholas Aykroyd, Michael Stephen Hendrickson, Colleen M. Doyle, Robert D. Riehle
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Patent number: 8261391Abstract: A wash cycle for a clothes washer, the clothes washer having a wash zone defined within a rotating drum having an outer wall, for receiving a load of fabric. The steps include dispensing a volume of a first wash liquor to the wash zone, rotating the drum to move the fabric load toward the outer wall and recirculating the first wash liquor through the fabric load and wash zone, all during a first period of time. The fabric load is then flexed during a second period of time. The cycle continues with the steps of dispensing a volume of a second, different wash liquor to the wash zone, rotating the drum to move the fabric load toward the outer wall and recirculating the second liquor through the fabric load and wash zone during a third period of time. One of the two wash liquors is an oxidizing agent wash liquor. Then the remainder of the wash cycle is completed.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2007Date of Patent: September 11, 2012Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Joel Adam Luckman, Michael Stephen Hendrickson, Tremitchell Wright, Katherine E. Warner
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Publication number: 20120137447Abstract: A method of operating a laundry treating appliance by capturing and reusing at least a portion of the liquid supplied during a cycle of operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2010Publication date: June 7, 2012Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATIONInventors: TIMOTHY N. AYKROYD, DENNIS L. KEHL, ANDREW E. LEITERT, KARL DAVID MCALLISTER, TREMITCHELL WRIGHT
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Publication number: 20120011662Abstract: A control for an automatic washer to operate the washer through a wash cycle determined based upon various soils and stains in the substrate load to be washed with a wash liquor in a wash zone of the washer. The control has a plurality of stain/soil type entrées, which can be at least one of selected and detected, and cleaned with a particular wash cycle. The control has dispensing control over at least one wash liquor additive. The control has operational control over activators and deactivators for members of the additives group. The control has operational control over the particular wash cycles using the dispensing control to dispense additives to the wash liquor at selected times during the wash cycle and operating the activators and deactivators at selected times during the wash cycle.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2011Publication date: January 19, 2012Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATIONInventors: ZAKI YUSUF, JOEL ADAM LUCKMAN, TREMITCHELL WRIGHT, JANICE M. KAEDING, TIMOTHY NICHOLAS AYKROYD, MICHAEL STEPHEN HENDRICKSON, COLLEEN M. DOYLE, ROBERT D. RIEHLE
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Patent number: 8047024Abstract: A control for an automatic washer to operate the washer through a wash cycle determined based upon various soils and stains in the substrate load to be washed with a wash liquor in a wash zone of the washer. The control has a plurality of stain/soil type entrées, which can be at least one of selected and detected, and cleaned with a particular wash cycle. The control has dispensing control over at least one wash liquor additive. The control has operational control over activators and deactivators for members of the additives group. The control has operational control over the particular wash cycles using the dispensing control to dispense additives to the wash liquor at selected times during the wash cycle and operating the activators and deactivators at selected times during the wash cycle.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2007Date of Patent: November 1, 2011Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Zaki Yusuf, Joel Adam Luckman, Tremitchell Wright, Janice M. Kaeding, Timothy Nicholas Aykroyd, Michael Stephen Hendrickson, Colleen M. Doyle, Robert D. Riehle
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Patent number: 7904985Abstract: A substrate treating appliance utilizing a plurality of different chemistries for different cycles or different wash loads with a plurality of receptacles for receiving a plurality of cartridges containing the different chemistries. Each receptacle has one half of a lock and key connection arrangement providing a unique interconnection configuration at each receptacle, relative to the remaining receptacles, permitting only a selected type of chemistry cartridge to be accepted at a particular receptacle. A connection effected between the cartridge and the receptacle occurs by rotation of the cartridge relative to the receptacle between an insertion orientation and a locking orientation. Each receptacle is shaped to receive a cylindrical mouth wall of a particular type of chemistry cartridge. Each receptacle may also be uniquely sized, relative to the remaining receptacles, to accept only a selected type of chemistry cartridge.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2007Date of Patent: March 15, 2011Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Michael Stephen Hendrickson, Timothy Nicholas Aykroyd, Tremitchell Wright, Joel Adam Luckman, Colleen M. Doyle
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Publication number: 20110016928Abstract: A modular system according to one embodiment of the invention for treating a fabric load comprises a first module and a second module. The first module can include a chamber having an interior for holding a fabric load, and the second module can have at least one of a fluid delivery system, a fluid removal system, and a fluid recycling system. The modular system can further include conduits for coupling the systems of the second module with the first module.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2010Publication date: January 27, 2011Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATIONInventors: Bruce C. Beihoff, Karl D. McAllister, Janice M. Kaeding, Tremitchell Wright, Alexander V. Minkin, Joel A. Luckman, Colleen M. Doyle