Whirlpool Corporation

Joel Matthew Sells

Benjamin E Alexander

Eric Joseph Schuh

Scott E Carpenter

Christoph J Miller

Douglas Lynn Mikkelsen

Ethan Harbrecht

Prasath M Thirukonda

Marcus Roland Fischer

Jason Randall Savage

Karen M Embury

Kevin Michael Chase

Neomar Giacomini

James Charles Johncock

Brent M Burgess

Joshua George Abdoo

Alexander Joseph Halbleib

Christopher A Hartnett

Ariana Bruno

Marcus A Cannon

Gregory R Fulmer

Thomas Dell Spicer

Todd William Lambkin

Maria Paola Pirovano

Aaron Edward Showers

Rahul Dudhe

Shawn F Olsson

Marco Poma

James Mann

Paul M Dunn

Aravind Nagarajan

Matthew G Voglewede

Sayer J Murphy

Richard L Hammond

Michael Jon Vriezema

Demetrius J Schaaf

Tamara Distaso

Gregory Edward Bauman

Zachary J Saylor

Stefania Fraccon

Ryan S Murrin

Logan R Urbanski

Tristan James VanFossen

Dwain Francis Moore

Thomas N Robinson

A dispensing assembly for a laundry appliance includes a cabinet defining a cartridge port. A dispensing device is coupled to the cabinet and extends into the cartridge port. A dispensing cartridge is selectively received by the cartridge port. The dispensing cartridge selectively engages the dispensing device when in an installed position within the cartridge port. The dispensing cartridge includes a nesting portion configured to house a first laundry chemistry. An insert portion is configured to house a second laundry chemistry. The nesting portion selectively receives the insert portion.

Dispensing assembly for appliance

An appliance includes a temperature control system, a light source, and a spectrometer. The spectrometer works in conjunction with the light source to obtain a measured value of a foodstuff. The measured value is at least one of an absorbance value, a transmittance value, and a reflectance value. The measured value from the foodstuff is compared to a reference value for the foodstuff.

Foodstuff sensing appliance

A food-storage container includes a container body defining a storage area and a rim. A removable lid is connectable to the rim to seal the storage area. The lid defines a vent hole. A latch assembly of the container has a latch and a vent flap. The latch is pivotally attached to the lid and is configured to engage with the container body to secure the lid to the rim when in a latched position. The vent flap is pivotal relative to the latch between an open position in which the flap is spaced from the vent hole and a sealing position in which the flap seals the vent hole.

Food-storage container

A combination washer/dryer () has a cabinet () with an opening enabling access inside the cabinet (). A drum and tub assembly () is positioned within the cabinet (). A washing circuit () washes items in the drum and tub assembly (). A drying circuit () dries the items in the drum and tub assembly (). A door assembly () includes an outer door () and a floating inner door () sealing the drum and tub assembly ().

Floating inner door of a combination washer/dryer

A retrofit auxiliary device that supports operations of at least one cleaning appliance. The retrofit auxiliary device including at least one fluid channel and a device controller. The device controller being communicatively coupled to the at least one cleaning appliance to monitor or control the operation of the at least one cleaning appliance, and a user display.

Retrofit auxiliary device for supporting operations of a cleaning appliance

A method of cooling an oven door assembly having an inner frame and an outer frame together forming a portion of an oven door for an oven, the method comprising sealing an inner glass panel against the inner frame of the oven door and spacing an outer glass panel from the inner glass panel to define an air gap between the inner glass panel and the outer glass panel.

Oven door assembly

A laundry appliance includes a cabinet. A door is coupled to the cabinet. The door is operable between an opened position and a closed position. An audio interface is disposed on the door. The audio interface includes a microphone for receiving a voice command and a speaker for projecting an audio output. A visual interface is disposed on the door. The visual interface is configured to display a message in response to at least one of the voice command and the audio output. A microcontroller is disposed on the door. The microcontroller is operably coupled to the audio interface and the visual interface. A proximity sensor is configured to communicate sensed information to the microcontroller. The microcontroller is configured to activate at least one of the audio interface and the visual interface in response to the sensed information.

User-interface system for a laundry appliance

A laundry treating appliance includes a chassis defining an interior. A rotatable treating chamber is located within the interior and has an access opening. A cover is movably mounted to the chassis for selective movement between opened and closed positions to open and close the access opening. The laundry treating appliance further comprises a spray arm assembly having a spray head.

Laundry treating appliance having a spray arm assembly

Aspects of the disclosure relate to a laundry treating appliance including a chassis defining an interior and a treating chamber located within the interior. A dispenser of the laundry treating appliance can include at least one treating chemistry reservoir fluidly coupled to the treating chamber. The laundry treating appliance can further include a treating tool.

Laundry treating appliance having a treating tool

A retrofit auxiliary device for supporting washing operations in various makes and models of multiple household appliances is described wherein the retrofit auxiliary device can monitor appliance health, regulate appliance function, and send the user useful data. Each of the multiple household appliances has a water line and a power line operably coupled to an appliance controller with at least one pre-programmed cycle of operation.

Retrofittable bulk dispensing system for household appliances

A laundry treating appliance door assembly comprises a plastic fishbowl. Typically, laundry treating appliances, such as dryers, have door assemblies comprising glass fishbowls. Utilizing plastic enables a fishbowl to have a sharper radius of curvature than that of a glass fishbowl due to manufacturing constraints of glass. A shaper radius of curvature allows for greater capacity in the treating chamber in a laundry treating appliance.

Laundry treating appliance door assembly comprising a plastic fishbowl

A retrofit auxiliary device for distributing cleaning resources to a household cleaning appliance having a treating chamber is described wherein the device can connect to various household cleaning appliances of different makes and models and can learn the flow of water and detergent during various stages of operation and then perform the dispensing itself.

Learning dispensing system for water inlet hose

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Watervliet, MI, United States of America

Joel Matthew Sells