Christopher Alan Campbell

US Patent:

6447586, Sep 10, 2002

Filed:

Dec 6, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/731427

Inventors:

Christopher Paul Campbell - Nashville TN

Assignee:

Whirlpool Corporation - Benton Harbor MI

International Classification:

B01D 4652

US Classification:

96415, 96416, 55471, 55472, 55473, 261DIG 65

Abstract:

An air treatment appliance having an external body at least partially constructed of a translucent material. An air inlet and an air outlet in the external body permit airflow through the device. A fan inside the body is operable to draw in air through the air inlet and to expel it through the air outlet and the air may be passed through a filter mechanism in the device. At least some components of the interior of the air treatment appliance having a condition capable of visibly changing during an operation of the appliance, such as the filter mechanism and the fan, are visible from the exterior through the translucent material of the external body such that the condition is visible from the exterior of the external body through the translucent material. The translucent material may be clear, colored, or a predetermined combination of colors.

US Patent:

6471736, Oct 29, 2002

Filed:

Dec 18, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/739422

Inventors:

Christopher Paul Campbell - Nashville TN
Jay F. Perkins - Pickerington OH

Assignee:

Whirlpool Corporation - Benton Harbor MI

International Classification:

B01D 3530

US Classification:

55356, 55357, 55471, 55490, 55496, 55501, 55511, 55DIG 34

Abstract:

An air treatment appliance having an external body with a movable portion and a main portion. An air inlet and an air outlet in the external body permit airflow through the device. A fan inside the body is operable to draw in air through the air inlet and to expel it through the air outlet, and the air may be passed through a filter mechanism in the device. An access mechanism permits convenient access to the filter mechanism and other components in the external body. The device is at least partially disabled when the movable portion is moved relative to the main portion.

US Patent:

6478838, Nov 12, 2002

Filed:

Jan 10, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/757546

Inventors:

Anne Margaret McSweeney - Murfreesboro TN
Dan Roger Maxwell - Murfreesboro TN
Guolian Wu - St. Joseph MI
Murray Malone Mallard - Mt. Juliet TN
Christopher Paul Campbell - Nashville TN

Assignee:

Whirlpool Corporation - Benton Harbor MI

International Classification:

B01D 4600

US Classification:

55467, 553851, 55437, 55447, 55472, 55473, 55482, 96380, 96384, 248603, 248629, 248638, 248674, 310 51, 310 91

Abstract:

An air treatment appliance for treating surrounding air including a body. A spider-mount mounted to the body has a motor mounted thereto in cantilever fashion. A fan attached to the motor may be a radial fan, and is operable to draw in surrounding air and cause it to flow through the appliance. A grommet between the motor and the spider-mount dampens vibrations from the motor. A filtering mechanism in the path of the airflow helps filter out undesirable material from the surrounding air. A radial airflow guide downstream from the fan efficiently guides the airflow to be expelled in a predetermined direction. The motor is at least partially accommodated by the spider-mount and the fan. The apparatus results in reduced noise and vibration during operation of the appliance.

US Patent:

D3954927, Jun 23, 1998

Filed:

Jan 24, 1997

Appl. No.:

D/065520

Inventors:

Brian J. Phillips - Smyrna TN
Christopher M. Thompson - Nashville TN
Christopher P. Campbell - Nashville TN
Laura A. Billingham - Benton Harbor MI
David M. Jackson - Murfreesboro TN
James J. Morton - Eagleville TN

Assignee:

Whirlpool Corporation - Benton Harbor MI

International Classification:

2304

US Classification:

D23359

US Patent:

D4422708, May 15, 2001

Filed:

May 25, 2000

Appl. No.:

D/123803

Inventors:

Christopher P. Campbell - Nashville TN
Anne Margaret McSweeney - Murfreesboro TN
Murray M. Mallard - Mt. Juliet TN
Alan D. Greer - Murfreesboro TN
Jay F. Perkins - Pickerington OH
Jeffery T. DeBord - Worthington OH
Michael Kopczewski - Orient OH
Guolian Wu - St. Joseph MI

Assignee:

Whirlpool Corporation - Benton Harbor MI

International Classification:

2304

US Classification:

D23364