公开(公告)号：US20250059698A1

公开(公告)日：2025-02-20

申请号：US18931274

申请日：2024-10-30

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： Evan Kristopher Bauer ,  Tarun Sai Yadav Godha ,  Heather A. Hellmuth ,  Bharadwaj J ,  Skylar Rhae Kleindienst ,  Michael A. Ledford ,  Sayer James Murphy ,  Sachin Nilawar ,  Stephen D. Ostdiek ,  B. Shiva ,  Meagan K. VanderVelde ,  Ryan James Van Zoest ,  Michelle Flachs Croce ,  Karthick Kumar Dhanapal ,  Jun Young Park

IPC: D06F39/10 ,  D06F39/12 ,  D06F58/10 ,  D06F58/22

Abstract: A laundry appliance includes a cabinet. A door is operably coupled to the cabinet. A drum is disposed within the cabinet proximate to the door. A lifter is disposed within and operably coupled to the drum. A foreign substrate collector is disposed within the lifter.

公开(公告)号：US11982039B2

公开(公告)日：2024-05-14

申请号：US17584010

申请日：2022-01-25

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： Seth E. Bixby ,  Sayer J. Murphy ,  Thomas D. Spicer ,  Eric J. Vasko ,  Heather A. Hellmuth ,  Michael A. Ledford ,  Meagan K. Vandervelde

IPC: D06F39/10 ,  D06F13/02 ,  D06F17/10

CPC classification number: D06F39/10 ,  D06F13/02 ,  D06F17/10

Abstract: A removable fluid pumping and filtration apparatus for a laundry treatment machine is provided. The apparatus includes a plurality of selectively attachable and detachable stackable sections, the sections including a handle section and one or more further sections; wherein, when attached together in stacked arrangement to form an agitator, the plurality of sections collectively define: a cylindrical body, a hollow interior of the body, first and second opening about the exterior circumference of the body to define a water flow path into and out of the hollow interior, and placement within the hollow interior for a removable filter along the water flow path, and wherein the handle section including an area to grip onto and rotate the removable fluid pumping and filtration apparatus to facilitate insertion and removal of the agitator.

公开(公告)号：US12139843B2

公开(公告)日：2024-11-12

申请号：US17552461

申请日：2021-12-16

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： Evan Kristopher Bauer ,  Tarun Sai Yadav Godha ,  Bharadwaj J ,  Skylar Rhae Kleindienst ,  Sayer James Murphy ,  Sachin Nilawar ,  Stephen D. Ostdiek ,  B. Shiva ,  Ryan James Van Zoest ,  Michelle Flachs Croce ,  Karthick Kumar Dhanapal ,  Jun Young Park ,  Heather A. Hellmuth ,  Michael A. Ledford ,  Meagan K. VanderVelde

IPC: D06F39/10 ,  D06F39/12 ,  D06F58/10 ,  D06F58/22

Abstract: A laundry appliance includes a cabinet. A door is operably coupled to the cabinet. A drum is disposed within the cabinet proximate to the door. A lifter is disposed within and operably coupled to the drum. A foreign substrate collector is disposed within the lifter.

公开(公告)号：US12043944B2

公开(公告)日：2024-07-23

申请号：US17682228

申请日：2022-02-28

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： Anup Sudhir Bhavsar ,  Jalindar Suresh Dawange ,  Gregory R. Fulmer ,  James D. Jeffery ,  Benjamin D. Lowell ,  Eric W. Merrow ,  Sayer J. Murphy ,  Nicholas C. Schooley ,  Thomas D. Spicer ,  Jon. D. Strait ,  Eric J. Vasko ,  Heather A. Hellmuth ,  Michael A. Ledford ,  Meagan K. Vandervelde

IPC: D06F39/10 ,  D06F39/08

CPC classification number: D06F39/10 ,  D06F39/085 ,  D06F39/088

Abstract: A removable fluid pumping and filtration apparatus for a laundry treatment machine is provided. The apparatus includes a handle portion. A filter section is configured to selectively couple to an impeller of the laundry treatment machine, the filter section defining a hollow interior, a lower water opening to allow for the passage of water out of the interior space of the agitator, and an opening about the exterior circumference of the filter section into which a removable filter is selectively attachable. A handle pull locking post is provided within the hollow interior of the apparatus, including a handle pull portion at a top end for gripping against the handle portion and at least one pin at a bottom end configured to selectively lock the apparatus into the base.