公开(公告)号：US09731234B2

公开(公告)日：2017-08-15

申请号：US14095204

申请日：2013-12-03

申请人： Whirlpool Corporation

发明人： Nihat O. Cur ,  Kirk W. Goodwin ,  Timothy A. Kee ,  James W. Kendall ,  Steven John Kuehl ,  Verne H. Myers ,  Ginger Elayne Patera ,  Mark M. Senninger

IPC分类号： B01D27/02 ,  C02F1/28 ,  B01D35/30 ,  C02F1/00 ,  B01D15/10 ,  C02F1/42 ,  C02F1/68 ,  C02F5/10 ,  C02F101/20 ,  C02F101/30 ,  C02F101/32

CPC分类号： B01D35/30 ,  B01D15/10 ,  C02F1/001 ,  C02F1/003 ,  C02F1/281 ,  C02F1/283 ,  C02F1/42 ,  C02F1/68 ,  C02F5/10 ,  C02F2101/20 ,  C02F2101/306 ,  C02F2101/322 ,  C02F2303/185 ,  C02F2307/04

摘要： A liquid (water) pitcher that includes a pitcher having a liquid receiving aperture configured to allow a liquid (water) to be delivered into an interior liquid storage volume defined by at least one upwardly extending wall extending upward from a base and a liquid (water) filter positioned within the pitcher that includes a filter housing and at least one gravity-driven fluid treatment medium within the filter housing where the filter housing has a plurality of fluid intake apertures and at least one treated fluid outlet configured to deliver treated fluid into an internal volume of a vessel wherein the at least one fluid filtering medium treats the liquid at a rate of at least about one liter per minute while removing at least chlorine odor and chlorine taste components from the liquid (water).

公开(公告)号：US10157316B2

公开(公告)日：2018-12-18

申请号：US13832428

申请日：2013-03-15

申请人： Whirlpool Corporation

发明人： Michael S. Seeley ,  Kirk W. Goodwin

IPC分类号： G06K9/00

摘要： Interactive display and rendering device, system and method for wine bottles. are disclosed. An interactive wine management and display device and method using a scanning instrument capable of scanning information regarding a bottle of wine; an imaging instrument capable of collecting an image of at least a portion of a bottle of wine; a connection to a wine database containing information regarding wines; a connection to a database having images of wine bottles. The device is able to render the images as well as information on the wine to a display for user interaction.

公开(公告)号：US09443671B2

公开(公告)日：2016-09-13

申请号：US14493431

申请日：2014-09-23

申请人： Whirlpool Corporation

发明人： Kirk W. Goodwin ,  Duane M. Kobos ,  Michael Todd Moore ,  Karen J. Querfurth

IPC分类号： H01H3/16 ,  H01H13/14

CPC分类号： H01H13/14 ,  F25D23/065 ,  F25D29/005 ,  F25D2400/40 ,  H01H3/161 ,  H01H13/36 ,  H01H2231/012

摘要： An apparatus to pass an electrical signal within a refrigerator having a liner partially defining an interior compartment and having an opening, and a moveable member, includes first and second members not passable through the opening when the apparatus is at a first rotational orientation, at least one of the first and second members passable through the opening when the apparatus is at a second rotational orientation, a planar third member between the first and second members fitting in the opening at the first rotational orientation, an electrically conductive contact to conduct the electrical signal to the moveable member when the moveable member is at a predetermined position relative to the apparatus, and a electrical conductor electrically coupled to the contact and passing through the apparatus to conduct the electrical signal from the exterior of the liner to the contact.

摘要翻译： 在具有部分地限定内部隔间并具有开口的衬套和可移动构件的冰箱内通过电信号的装置包括当装置处于第一旋转取向时不能通过开口的第一和第二构件，至少 所述第一和第二构件中的一个，当所述装置处于第二旋转取向时可穿过所述开口;在所述第一和第二构件之间的平面第三构件，所述第一和第二构件在所述第一旋转取向处装配在所述开口中;导电接触件， 当所述可移动构件相对于所述装置处于预定位置时，移动到所述可移动构件;以及电导体，其电耦合到所述接触件并且通过所述装置以将电信号从所述衬垫的外部传导到所述接触件。

公开(公告)号：US09772135B2

公开(公告)日：2017-09-26

申请号：US14275028

申请日：2014-05-12

申请人： Whirlpool Corporation

发明人： Kirk W. Goodwin ,  Vikas Malhotra

IPC分类号： B67D1/00 ,  F25C5/00

CPC分类号： F25C5/005 ,  F25C5/22 ,  F25C2400/10 ,  F25C2600/02 ,  F25C2600/04

摘要： Example dispensers, refrigerators and methods to dispense objects are disclosed. A disclosed example dispenser includes a discharging lever to turn on/off discharge of the objects, a discharging shutter to open a discharging hole through which the objects are discharged, a discharge shutter driving part to operate the discharging shutter, a discharge driving part to discharge the objects, and a controller to sense a feedback signal from the discharge shutter driving part, and control the discharge driving part in response to the sensed feedback signal.

公开(公告)号：US20140126829A1

公开(公告)日：2014-05-08

申请号：US13832428

申请日：2013-03-15

申请人： WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

发明人： Michael S. Seeley ,  Kirk W. Goodwin

IPC分类号： G06K9/62

CPC分类号： G06K9/00671 ,  G06K2209/17

摘要： Interactive display and rendering device, system and method for wine bottles. are disclosed. An interactive wine management and display device and method using a scanning instrument capable of scanning information regarding a bottle of wine; an imaging instrument capable of collecting an image of at least a portion of a bottle of wine; a connection to a wine database containing information regarding wines; a connection to a database having images of wine bottles. The device is able to render the images as well as information on the wine to a display for user interaction.

摘要翻译： 交互式显示和渲染设备，酒瓶系统和方法。 被披露。 一种使用能够扫描关于一瓶酒的信息的扫描仪器的交互式葡萄酒管理和显示装置和方法; 能够收集葡萄酒瓶的至少一部分的图像的成像仪器; 与葡萄酒数据库的连接，其中包含有关葡萄酒的信息; 连接到具有酒瓶图像的数据库。 该设备能够将图像以及葡萄酒上的信息呈现给用户交互的显示器。