Patents by Inventor JAMES JOHNCOCK

JAMES JOHNCOCK 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).

  • Patent number: 11166598
    Abstract: A cooking system includes a kitchen utensil and a cooking hob, wherein the kitchen utensil is provided with one or more sensors arranged on the kitchen utensil. The sensors include acceleration sensors, gyroscopic sensors, and inclination sensors. The cooking appliance is provided with a control unit configured to receive data from the sensors and to elaborate information on how the kitchen utensil is being used, and to control the cooking appliance accordingly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: James Johncock, Alberto Morandotti, Cristiano Vito Pastore
  • Publication number: 20200000286
    Abstract: A cooking system includes a kitchen utensil and a cooking hob, wherein the kitchen utensil is provided with one or more sensors arranged on the kitchen utensil. The sensors include acceleration sensors, gyroscopic sensors, and inclination sensors. The cooking appliance is provided with a control unit configured to receive data from the sensors and to elaborate information on how the kitchen utensil is being used, and to control the cooking appliance accordingly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2019
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: JAMES JOHNCOCK, ALBERTO MORANDOTTI, CRISTIANO VITO PASTORE
  • Patent number: 10448776
    Abstract: A cooking system includes a kitchen utensil and a cooking hob, wherein the kitchen utensil is provided with one or more sensors arranged on the kitchen utensil. The sensors include acceleration sensors, gyroscopic sensors, and inclination sensors. The cooking appliance is provided with a control unit configured to receive data from the sensors and to elaborate information on how the kitchen utensil is being used, and to control the cooking appliance accordingly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: James Johncock, Alberto Morandotti, Cristiano Vito Pastore
  • Publication number: 20170150841
    Abstract: A cooking system includes a kitchen utensil and a cooking hob, wherein the kitchen utensil is provided with one or more sensors arranged on the kitchen utensil. The sensors include acceleration sensors, gyroscopic sensors, and inclination sensors. The cooking appliance is provided with a control unit configured to receive data from the sensors and to elaborate information on how the kitchen utensil is being used, and to control the cooking appliance accordingly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2016
    Publication date: June 1, 2017
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: JAMES JOHNCOCK, ALBERTO MORANDOTTI, CRISTIANO VITO PASTORE