Patents by Inventor Vinayak A. Afajalpurkar
Vinayak A. Afajalpurkar 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: 11814768Abstract: The disclosure provides for a drain system for an appliance. The drain system can include a Y-hose having a flexible end coupled to a supply of water from tub, a recirculating end, and a drain end, a recirculating valve coupled with the recirculating end, a drain valve spaced from the recirculating valve and coupled with the drain end, and wherein the recirculating end and the drain end are connected via a continuous connecting wall.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2020Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Vinayak A. Afajalpurkar, Lucien Bourbeau, Eamon C. Lyons
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Patent number: 11629450Abstract: A laundry appliance includes a drum that is rotationally operable within a wash tub. A chemistry receptacle is located proximate the drum. A chemistry dispensing module is coupled to the chemistry receptacle and has a prewash portion and a main wash portion. A first fluid inlet is coupled with the prewash portion and a second fluid inlet is coupled to the main wash portion. An outlet extends from the chemistry dispensing module to a laundry treating chamber. A prewash nozzle is coupled to the first fluid inlet and the prewash portion. The prewash nozzle includes an elongated arcuate body that follows a curvature of the prewash portion and defines a cyclonic flow path from the prewash nozzle to the outlet.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2021Date of Patent: April 18, 2023Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Vinayak A. Afajalpurkar, James J. Beaudreault, Prabhath KV, Eamon C. Lyons
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Publication number: 20220120015Abstract: A laundry appliance includes a drum that is rotationally operable within a wash tub. A chemistry receptacle is located proximate the drum. A chemistry dispensing module is coupled to the chemistry receptacle and has a prewash portion and a main wash portion. A first fluid inlet is coupled with the prewash portion and a second fluid inlet is coupled to the main wash portion. An outlet extends from the chemistry dispensing module to a laundry treating chamber. A prewash nozzle is coupled to the first fluid inlet and the prewash portion. The prewash nozzle includes an elongated arcuate body that follows a curvature of the prewash portion and defines a cyclonic flow path from the prewash nozzle to the outlet.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2021Publication date: April 21, 2022Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATIONInventors: Vinayak A. Afajalpurkar, James J. Beaudreault, Prabhath KV, Eamon C. Lyons
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Patent number: 11242641Abstract: A laundry appliance includes a drum that is rotationally operable within a wash tub. A chemistry receptacle is located proximate the drum. A chemistry dispensing module is coupled to the chemistry receptacle and has a prewash portion and a main wash portion. A first fluid inlet is coupled with the prewash portion and a second fluid inlet is coupled to the main wash portion. An outlet extends from the chemistry dispensing module to a laundry treating chamber. A prewash nozzle is coupled to the first fluid inlet and the prewash portion. The prewash nozzle includes an elongated arcuate body that follows a curvature of the prewash portion and defines a cyclonic flow path from the prewash nozzle to the outlet.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2020Date of Patent: February 8, 2022Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Vinayak A. Afajalpurkar, James J. Beaudreault, Prabhath KV, Eamon C. Lyons
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Publication number: 20210025101Abstract: A laundry appliance includes a drum that is rotationally operable within a wash tub. A chemistry receptacle is located proximate the drum. A chemistry dispensing module is coupled to the chemistry receptacle and has a prewash portion and a main wash portion. A first fluid inlet is coupled with the prewash portion and a second fluid inlet is coupled to the main wash portion. An outlet extends from the chemistry dispensing module to a laundry treating chamber. A prewash nozzle is coupled to the first fluid inlet and the prewash portion. The prewash nozzle includes an elongated arcuate body that follows a curvature of the prewash portion and defines a cyclonic flow path from the prewash nozzle to the outlet.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2020Publication date: January 28, 2021Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATIONInventors: Vinayak A. Afajalpurkar, James J. Beaudreault, Prabhath KV, Eamon C. Lyons
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Publication number: 20200385913Abstract: The disclosure provides for a drain system for an appliance. The drain system can include a Y-hose having a flexible end coupled to a supply of water from tub, a recirculating end, and a drain end, a recirculating valve coupled with the recirculating end, a drain valve spaced from the recirculating valve and coupled with the drain end, and wherein the recirculating end and the drain end are connected via a continuous connecting wall.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2020Publication date: December 10, 2020Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATIONInventors: Vinayak A. Afajalpurkar, Lucien Bourbeau, Eamon C. Lyons
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Patent number: 10829883Abstract: A laundry appliance includes a drum that is rotationally operable within a wash tub. A chemistry receptacle is located proximate the drum. A chemistry dispensing module is coupled to the chemistry receptacle and has a prewash portion and a main wash portion. A first fluid inlet is coupled with the prewash portion and a second fluid inlet is coupled to the main wash portion. An outlet extends from the chemistry dispensing module to a laundry treating chamber. A prewash nozzle is coupled to the first fluid inlet and the prewash portion. The prewash nozzle includes an elongated arcuate body that follows a curvature of the prewash portion and defines a cyclonic flow path from the prewash nozzle to the outlet.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2019Date of Patent: November 10, 2020Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Vinayak A. Afajalpurkar, James J. Beaudreault, Prabhath Kv, Eamon C. Lyons
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Patent number: 10781549Abstract: The disclosure provides for a drain system for an appliance. The drain system can include a Y-hose having a flexible end coupled to a supply of water from tub, a recirculating end, and a drain end, a recirculating valve coupled with the recirculating end, a drain valve spaced from the recirculating valve and coupled with the drain end, and wherein the recirculating end and the drain end are connected via a continuous connecting wall.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2019Date of Patent: September 22, 2020Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Vinayak A. Afajalpurkar, Lucien Bourbeau, Eamon C. Lyons
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Publication number: 20200248380Abstract: The disclosure provides for a drain system for an appliance. The drain system can include a Y-hose having a flexible end coupled to a supply of water from tub, a recirculating end, and a drain end, a recirculating valve coupled with the recirculating end, a drain valve spaced from the recirculating valve and coupled with the drain end, and wherein the recirculating end and the drain end are connected via a continuous connecting wall.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2019Publication date: August 6, 2020Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATIONInventors: Vinayak A. Afajalpurkar, Lucien Bourbeau, Eamon C. Lyons
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Publication number: 20200232144Abstract: A laundry appliance includes a drum that is rotationally operable within a wash tub. A chemistry receptacle is located proximate the drum. A chemistry dispensing module is coupled to the chemistry receptacle and has a prewash portion and a main wash portion. A first fluid inlet is coupled with the prewash portion and a second fluid inlet is coupled to the main wash portion. An outlet extends from the chemistry dispensing module to a laundry treating chamber. A prewash nozzle is coupled to the first fluid inlet and the prewash portion. The prewash nozzle includes an elongated arcuate body that follows a curvature of the prewash portion and defines a cyclonic flow path from the prewash nozzle to the outlet.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 21, 2019Publication date: July 23, 2020Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATIONInventors: Vinayak A. Afajalpurkar, James J. Beaudreault, Prabhath KV, Eamon C. Lyons