Whirlpool Corporation

Thomas L Burger

Rachel Maghas

Akshay Bhandari

Thomas Alan Latack

Eric Kenneth Farrington

Lonnie J Richman

Sylvan J Amos

Flavio Erasmo Bernardino

Mustahsen Akhter Gull

The disclosure relates to a liquid reservoir for a food waste recycling appliance. The liquid reservoir includes a reservoir body with a hollow interior and having an exterior surface bounding an interstitial space. A food waste through opening can pass through the interstitial space. The reservoir body can also include a channel on the exterior surface.

Reservoir for food waste recycling appliance

The disclosure relates to a liquid reservoir for a food waste recycling appliance including a reservoir body with a hollow interior, a first arm portion, and a second arm portion, and at least partially bounding an interstitial space exterior of the reservoir body. A food waste through opening can be defined by an exterior surface of the reservoir body.

A household appliance for treating at least one item according to at least one cycle of operation includes a treating chemistry dispenser receiving a unit dose container and having a door moveable between an opened position and a closed position, a piercing mechanism located proximate to the treating chemistry dispenser and having a piercer that is moveable between a non-piercing position and a piercing position where the piercer is moved to perforate a unit dose container received within the treating chemistry dispenser.

Household appliance having a physical alteration element

The disclosure relates to a food waste recycling appliance having a hollow reservoir which can collect liquid generated during a cycle of operation, drain the collected liquid, and provide an air flow path for the removal of odors.

An agent dispenser for a fabric treatment appliance includes a housing having a manifold and an agent compartment. The manifold may be configured to receive water and supply the water to the agent compartment through an outlet port. The agent compartment may be configured to receive an agent, such as a detergent or additive, in liquid or powder form. The outlet port may be in fluid communication with the bottom of the agent compartment to supply the water to the bottom of the agent compartment whereby the water supplied to the agent compartment mixes with the agent in the agent compartment substantially from the bottom up.

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LaPorte, IN, United States of America

Thomas L Burger