Whirlpool Corporation

Eric Andrew Hill

Darryl C Bodine

Michael R Carey

Donald E Erickson

Sayer J Murphy

Andrew C Kubasiak

Patrick A McCormick

Seth E Bixby

Dennis L Kehl

Kevin B Ayers

Todd Joseph Tunzi

Anna C Schelling

Stephen D Ostdiek

Trevor R Haney

Gregg P Fitzgerald

Robert J Schneider

Mohaideen Abdul Khadaar Sikkandar Batcha

Steven John Kuehl

Michael S Seeley

Daniel Henry Quinlan

Wyndham Fairchild Gary, Jr

Rex D Wilson

Beth M Jackson

Joseph R Peters

Antony J Kirk

Mark C Graff

Joel Fletty

Erdogan Ergican

Joshua J Jun

Sara B Ulius-Sabel

Dominique Cobb

J Carroll Mays

Sara B Ulias-Sabel

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.

Laundry appliance

A door system for an appliance includes a panel and a door having an inner surface. A bracket is coupled to the door. A rail assembly is disposed on an opposing side of the panel relative to the door. The bracket engages the rail assembly through the panel to adjust the door between an opened position and a closed position via the rail assembly. The door is configured to a deployed position.

Laundry appliance with sliding door system

A laundry appliance includes a body that houses a motor that selectively operates a drum for processing laundry, wherein the body includes an aperture for selectively accessing the drum. A door panel provides selective access to the aperture. A controller is configured to operate at least the motor. A user interface is in communication with the controller for selecting a laundry-processing operation to be performed. An outer panel at least partially conceals the body from view. An outer selector is positioned proximate the outer panel, wherein the outer selector is in communication with the controller via the user interface.

User interface solutions for accessing appliance control through cosmetic outer cabinet

A water treatment apparatus that includes: at least one module which operatively and selectively treats one or both of an original household hot water received from the household hot water line and water flowing through the module and treats cold water received from an original household cold water line that flows through; a process control unit whereby a user selects a desired treatment option for the water flowing through the apparatus to be dispensed to the user; one or more plumbing connections which operatively divert the original household hot and cold water flow to the user selected water treatment module so as to dispense to the user the selected treated water; and one or more valves which operatively cooperate with the process control unit to direct the water flow within the apparatus so as to provide the user with the selected treated water.

Faucet conversion system

A method of operating a dish treating appliance includes a user interface disposed along the top edge of a door for selectively opening and closing access to a treating chamber. The user interface can be illuminated and operating the user interface can include operating a user input mode when the door is open and a status mode when the door is closed.

Methods of operating dishwasher with illuminable user interface

Cooktop with graphically-simulated three-dimensional effect

Extruded handle

A laundry machine having a front panel defining a front face with an opening therein. A pivotally attached door is arranged to selectively close the opening. The front panel has a relatively flat surface surrounding and defining the opening and has a generally annular shape. A wall projects substantially at a right angle to the flat annular surface. A hinge includes a front panel bracket secured to the wall of the front panel, a door bracket secured to the door of the laundry machine, a primary arm pivotally attached to the front panel bracket to rotate relative thereto about a first axis and pivotally attached to the door bracket to rotate relative thereto about a second axis, and a control arm pivotally attached to the front panel bracket to rotate relative thereto about a third axis and pivotally attached to the door bracket to rotate relative thereto about a fourth axis. The hinge components may extend into an interior of the door through an opening in a side of the door, leaving a rear face of the door unbroken.

Double-pivot, constrained kinematic hinge for a front-loading laundry machine

Communicating operational information to a user of an appliance regarding the operational mode of the appliance and the options available for a selected operational mode and the options selected.

Appliance information communication system

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Holland, MI, United States of America

Eric Andrew Hill