Whirlpool Corporation

Anna C Schelling

Andrew C Kubasiak

Kevin B Ayers

Seth E Bixby

Richard K Gresens

Sayer J Murphy

Daniel Polonsky

Gregg P Fitzgerald

Todd William Lambkin

Darryl C Bodine

Todd Joseph Tunzi

Stephen D Ostdiek

Mark W Schulz

Robert J Schneider

Patrick A McCormick

Mohaideen Abdul Khadaar Sikkandar Batcha

Donald E Erickson

Eric Andrew Hill

Jose Aldo Ramirez

Michael R MacKay

Wei Zheng

Patrick J Schiavone

Timothy E Heater

Trevor R Haney

Dario Grasselli

Michael A Ledford

Jun Young Park

Scott T Thalls

Ndjeka K Luhahi

Giuseppe Netti

Nicholas E Mawhorr

Joel Aldebaran Salazar

Jaroslav Ridilla

Juraj Nestorik

Xuehui Nancy Liu

Haley K Rich

Meagan Kathleen VanderVelde

Lisa M Pawloski

Biagio Ludovico

A laundry appliance includes a cabinet having a front panel that defines an opening, a drum accessible via the opening and configured for processing laundry, an access panel pivotably coupled to the front panel and operable to pivot between first and second conditions, and a first lint filter pivotably coupled to the front panel and operable to pivot relative to the front panel between a use position and a maintenance position in the second condition of the access panel. The access panel covers the first lint filter in the first condition, and access to the first lint filter is provided in the second condition of the access panel.

Laundry appliance

A laundry appliance includes a cabinet defining a front opening in a front panel. The front opening is defined by a lip having a curved edge. The lip defines a plurality of apertures spaced-apart around the front opening. A tub is disposed within the cabinet. The tub defines an access opening aligned with the front opening. A drum is disposed within the tub. A bellows assembly extends between the cabinet and the tub. The bellows assembly includes a projection coupled to the curved edge of the cabinet. A deflector has a rim and a chute wherein the chute extends toward the drum. The rim is configured to snap-fit over the projection of the bellows assembly. The rim includes a plurality of hooks where each hook is configured to extend through an aperture and interlock with the cabinet.

Combined laundry treating appliance and pedestal

A laundry treating appliance for treating laundry according to an automatic cycle of operation includes a treating chamber and a dispenser fluidly coupled to the treating chamber. The dispenser has a single dose reservoir, a bulk dispensing reservoir, and an overflow fluidly coupling the single dose reservoir to the bulk dispensing reservoir.

Integrated single dose and bulk dispenser for a laundry treating appliance

Push button knob with illumination capabilities for a laundry treating appliance

Laundry treating appliance

Fabric care appliance

A laundry treating appliance includes a chassis defining an interior and having a front panel defining a front panel opening. A rotatable treating chamber is located within the interior and accessible through the front panel opening. A door assembly is movably mounted to the chassis for movement between opened and closed positions to selectively open or close the front panel opening. A compartment is movably mounted to the door assembly for movement between opened and closed positions. A basin is carried by the compartment between an accessible position and a non-accessible position.

Door assembly for a laundry treating appliance

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Stevensville, MI, United States of America

Anna C Schelling