Patents by Inventor VIJAY SHAHAJI PAWAR

VIJAY SHAHAJI PAWAR 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: 9970697
    Abstract: Example multi-part icemaker bail arms are disclosed. An example multi-art icemaker bail arm includes a first member having a first end rotationally attached to the icemaker, and a second member attached to an opposite end of the first member, the second member moveable relative to the first member in response to a lateral force applied to the second member. An example icemaker includes a bail arm, a power source monitor to provide a signal representative of a power source state, a direct-current motor to retract the bail arm when the signal represents a power source interruption, and a battery to power the motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventor: Vijay Shahaji Pawar
  • Patent number: 9488406
    Abstract: A refrigerator dispenser includes a housing assembly having a fascia and a spout, the spout being located so that a dispensed substance passes through the spout when the dispenser is activated. The dispenser also includes a printed circuit board coupled to the housing assembly and a plurality of light sources coupled to the printed circuit board. A plurality of light guides is located adjacent to the plurality of light sources, the plurality of light guides being configured to be illuminated by the plurality of light sources. A rear wall, bottom wall and sidewalls of the dispenser define a dispensing area, and the plurality of light guides provides illumination to the dispensing area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Piotr Jozef Grzyb, Vijay Shahaji Pawar, Kunal A. Shambharkar
  • Publication number: 20160209105
    Abstract: A refrigerator dispenser includes a housing assembly having a fascia and a spout, the spout being located so that a dispensed substance passes through the spout when the dispenser is activated. The dispenser also includes a printed circuit board coupled to the housing assembly and a plurality of light sources coupled to the printed circuit board. A plurality of light guides is located adjacent to the plurality of light sources, the plurality of light guides being configured to be illuminated by the plurality of light sources. A rear wall, bottom wall and sidewalls of the dispenser define a dispensing area, and the plurality of light guides provides illumination to the dispensing area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2015
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Applicant: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: PIOTR JOZEF GRZYB, VIJAY SHAHAJI PAWAR, KUNAL A. SHAMBHARKAR
  • Publication number: 20160076803
    Abstract: Example multi-part icemaker bail arms are disclosed. An example multi-art icemaker bail arm includes a first member having a first end rotationally attached to the icemaker, and a second member attached to an opposite end of the first member, the second member moveable relative to the first member in response to a lateral force applied to the second member. An example icemaker includes a bail arm, a power source monitor to provide a signal representative of a power source state, a direct-current motor to retract the bail arm when the signal represents a power source interruption, and a battery to power the motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2014
    Publication date: March 17, 2016
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventor: VIJAY SHAHAJI PAWAR