Patents by Inventor Carl J. Goodhouse

Carl J. Goodhouse has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Control panel unit and timer unit and method therefor
    Patent number: 4287583
    Abstract: A control panel unit for a cooking apparatus having a clock construction for indicating the time of day and a timer control unit for selecting a delayed time period and a cooking time period for causing the apparatus to provide a cooking operation for the cooking time period following the elapsing of the delay time period, the clock construction comprising an electronic clock unit and the timer control unit comprising an electromechanical control unit operating independently of the electronic clock unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 1979
    Date of Patent: September 1, 1981
    Assignee: Robertshaw Controls Company
    Inventors: Robert Strachan, Carl J. Goodhouse
  • Control panel unit and timer unit and method therefor
    Patent number: 4182112
    Abstract: A control panel unit for a cooking apparatus having a clock construction for indicating the time of day and a timer control unit for selecting a delayed time period and a cooking time period for causing the apparatus to provide a cooking operation for the cooking time period following the elapsing of the delay time period, the clock construction comprising an electronic clock unit and the timer control unit comprising an electromechanical control unit operating independently of the electronic clock unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 1978
    Date of Patent: January 8, 1980
    Assignee: Robertshaw Controls Company
    Inventors: Robert Strachan, Carl J. Goodhouse
  • Presettable defrost timer
    Patent number: 4056948
    Abstract: An automatic defrost timing circuit includes facilities for selectively varying the compressor running time between defrost cycles to allow the circuit to be set in accordance with varying factors such as a humid or a dry climate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 1976
    Date of Patent: November 8, 1977
    Assignee: Robertshaw Controls Company
    Inventor: Carl J. Goodhouse
  • Time variable thermostat
    Patent number: 3948441
    Abstract: A self-powered set-back electrical thermostatic device for use in a control circuit of a temperature control system requiring no additional wiring that includes a battery powered, motor driven timing mechanism for changing the ambient temperature setting of a thermostat at selected times.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 1974
    Date of Patent: April 6, 1976
    Assignee: Robertshaw Controls Company
    Inventors: Charles H. Perkins, Richard K. Nurnberg, Carl J. Goodhouse