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Patent No.:

US 12790737 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 2026

Filed:

Aug. 30, 2023

Particles press reservoir

Applicant:

Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);

Inventors:

Rodrigo Strzelecki Berndsen, Fabriano, IT;

Tibor Budicky, Mlynica, SK;

Brent M. Burgess, Edwardsburg, MI (US);

Jalindar S. Dawange, Maharashtra, IN;

Sean P. Fitzgerald, Sodus, MI (US);

Richard L. Hammond, Mattawan, MI (US);

Omar R. Murad, Rio Claro, BR;

Bruno T. Ramasco, Stevensville, MI (US);

Ryan J. Van Zoest, Benton Harbor, MI (US);

Wei Zheng, Benton Harbor, MI (US);

Rachael K. Acker, East Lansing, MI (US);

Eric J. Vasko, Ann Arbor, MI (US);

Assignee:

Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);

Attorney:

Price Heneveld LLP

Primary Examiner:

Joseph L Perrin

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 39/10 (2006.01); B01D 29/76 (2006.01); D06F 103/42 (2020.01); D06F 105/34 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 39/10 (2013.01); B01D 29/76 (2013.01); D06F 2103/42 (2020.02); D06F 2105/34 (2020.02);
Abstract

A laundry appliance is provided and includes a cabinet, a tub disposed within the cabinet, and a drum disposed within the tub. The drum is rotatable within the tub and a fluid flow system disposed within the cabinet. The fluid flow system includes a separator configured to separate microplastics from fluid within the fluid flow system. The laundry appliance also includes a particulate reservoir disposed within the cabinet and operable between a static condition and a compressed condition. The particulate reservoir including a capsule disposed within the cabinet and configured to receive microplastics, a cap coupled to the capsule, and a nozzle extending outward from the capsule. The nozzle is configured to permit flow of the microplastics into the capsule in the static condition.

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Berndsen, Rodrigo. (2026). Particles press reservoir (U.S. Patent No. 12790737). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12790737

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