Matthew E Parsons

US Patent:

8413279, Apr 9, 2013

Filed:

Dec 1, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/308827

Inventors:

Jenn-Yeu Nieh - Saint Joseph MI, US
Matthew Craig Parsons - Dowagiac MI, US
Jon D. Strait - Saint Joseph MI, US
Nyik Siong Wong - Saint Joseph MI, US

Assignee:

Whirlpool Corporation - Benton Harbor MI

International Classification:

D06F 35/00

US Classification:

8158

Abstract:

A method for deflecting a spray of wash liquid to a desired location in either a drum or tub of a cleaning appliance along different flow paths and/or flow patterns according to the velocity of the wash liquid.

US Patent:

20100064444, Mar 18, 2010

Filed:

Sep 12, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/209398

Inventors:

JENN-YEU NIEH - SAINT JOSEPH MI, US
MATTHEW CRAIG PARSONS - DOWAGIAC MI, US
JON D. STRAIT - SAINT JOSEPH MI, US
NYIK SIONG WONG - SAINT JOSEPH MI, US

Assignee:

WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION - BENTON HARBOR MI

International Classification:

D06F 39/02

US Classification:

8158, 68 17 R

Abstract:

A method and apparatus for deflecting a spray of wash liquid to a desired location in either a drum or tub of a cleaning appliance along different flow paths and/or flow patterns according to the velocity of the wash liquid.

US Patent:

62127225, Apr 10, 2001

Filed:

Jul 13, 1999

Appl. No.:

9/351391

Inventors:

Robert J. Pinkowski - Baroda MI
Kathleen M. La Belle - Lawrence MI
Matthew Craig Parsons - Dowagiac MI

Assignee:

Whirpool Corporation - Benton Harbor MI

International Classification:

D06F 1706

US Classification:

8158

Abstract:

A method and apparatus for washing cloth items in an automatic washer is provided wherein the automatic washer includes a wash basket defining a wash chamber and an impeller located within the bottom of the wash chamber. The method includes loading cloth items into the wash chamber and then supplying a quantity of wash liquid into the wash chamber sufficient to moisten the cloth items but insufficient to cause the cloth items to lose frictional engagement with the impeller as the impeller oscillates. The impeller is oscillated to apply a drag force to the cloth items in contact with the impeller such that the cloth items in contact with the impeller move angularly along an arc-like path. Angular movement of the cloth items disposed along the bottom of the wash chamber beyond the outer periphery of the impeller is impeded such that relative angular motion is created between the cloth items disposed along the periphery of the impeller and the cloth items disposed immediately above the impeller. Cloth items move radially inward along the impeller, move upwardly in the center of the wash chamber, move radially outwardly along the top of the wash chamber and move downwardly along the side wall of the wash chamber in a pattern which may be referred to as an inverse toroidal rollover path or pattern.

US Patent:

20160237612, Aug 18, 2016

Filed:

Feb 16, 2016

Appl. No.:

15/044579

Inventors:

- Benton Harbor MI, US
NICHOLAS E. LEEP - SAINT JOSEPH MI, US
KURT L. MASCIOVECCHIO - RIVERVIEW MI, US
MATTHEW C. PARSONS - DOWAGIAC MI, US
ROBERT J. PINKOWSKI - BARODA MI, US
MIR A. QUDDUS - SAINT JOSEPH MI, US
BRIAN K. ROGERS - WATERVLIET MI, US
RICARDO N. SCHIESSER - SAINT JOSEPH MI, US
TREMITCHELL WRIGHT - ELKHART IN, US

International Classification:

D06F 39/02

Abstract:

A laundry treating appliance, such as a washing machine, either vertical or horizontal axis, can have a bulk dispenser assembly capable of dispensing multiple doses of treating chemistry from a bulk supply of treating chemistry. The bulk supply may be a solid block of treating chemistry held within a removable cartridge. A sensing assembly can be provided for determining the amount of treating chemistry that is dispensed from the bulk supply for a non-uniform dosing of treating chemistry.