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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Patent No.:

US 11377772 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 2022

Filed:

Mar. 31, 2020

Laundry appliance

Applicant:

Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);

Inventors:

Darryl C. Bodine, St. Joseph, MI (US);

Gregg P. Fitzgerald, Eau Claire, MI (US);

Stephen D. Ostdiek, St. Joseph, MI (US);

Marcel Schmidt, Poprad, SK;

Todd J. Tunzi, St. Joseph, MI (US);

Assignee:

Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);

Attorney:

Price Heneveld LLP

Primary Examiner:

Jason Y Ko

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 34/28 (2020.01); D06F 34/26 (2020.01); D06F 34/24 (2020.01); D06F 39/08 (2006.01); G10L 15/22 (2006.01); D06F 37/04 (2006.01); D06F 37/26 (2006.01); D06F 39/06 (2006.01); D06F 39/14 (2006.01); D06F 103/66 (2020.01); D06F 33/00 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 34/28 (2020.02); D06F 34/24 (2020.02); D06F 34/26 (2020.02); D06F 37/04 (2013.01); D06F 37/266 (2013.01); D06F 39/06 (2013.01); D06F 39/083 (2013.01); D06F 39/14 (2013.01); G10L 15/22 (2013.01); D06F 33/00 (2013.01); D06F 2103/66 (2020.02);
Abstract

A laundry appliance includes a cabinet that has a front panel. A tub is positioned within the cabinet. A door is coupled to the front panel of the cabinet. The door moves vertically between a closed position and an opened position. A bellows assembly is coupled to the front panel. The bellows assembly extends between the cabinet and the tub. A sealing assembly includes a first seal and a second seal that are each coupled to the bellows assembly.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Bodine, Darryl. (2022). Laundry appliance (U.S. Patent No. 11377772). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/11377772

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