Patents by Inventor John E. Duffy

John E. Duffy 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).

  • Personalization system
    Patent number: 11954718
    Abstract: An embodiment of the present disclosure a system and method for extracting items of information, such as wine from a wine list of a commercial establishment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: MWG, LLC
    Inventors: Jonathan S. Kirst, John R. Kirst, John Edward Duffy, Xiaowei Li, Kenneth E Waln
  • COOKTOP WITH HINGED GRATES
    Publication number: 20240093878
    Abstract: A cooking appliance includes a cooktop and a burner mounted on the cooktop. At least one coupling member is coupled to the cooktop. A grate, a griddle, or a reversible griddle is selectively coupled to the at least one coupling member and is operable between a raised position and a lowered position when the grate, the griddle, or the reversible griddle, is engaged with the coupling member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Alexandre Machado Bardal, Randall Vernen Crawford, Patrick J. Duffy, Ken E. Johnson, Michele Harpring Johnson, John Ryan McNally, Paul J. Neuman, Gaston A. Leoni, Leonardo Portilho Soares, Sarah Katherine Small
  • Load sensing system with flexure plate
    Patent number: 9024212
    Abstract: A load sensing system having at least one load sensing assembly, each assembly including a flexure plate with an upper region extending along a longitudinal length of the flexure plate, a lower region disposed below the upper region, and at least one flex region disposed between the upper region and the lower region. The lower region defines a mounting feature for an end of a weigh idler and is capable of substantially only lateral movement relative to the upper region. Each assembly further includes a load cell and a bracket having a first end rigidly connected to a force transmission surface of the load cell and having a second end rigidly connected at a plurality of areas to the upper region of the flexure plate to rigidly capture the upper region while suspending the remainder of the flexure plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Inventors: Frank S. Hyer, John E. Duffy
  • Load Sensing System With Flexure Plate
    Publication number: 20140332288
    Abstract: A load sensing system having at least one load sensing assembly, each assembly including a flexure plate with an upper region extending along a longitudinal length of the flexure plate, a lower region disposed below the upper region, and at least one flex region disposed between the upper region and the lower region. The lower region defines a mounting feature for an end of a weigh idler and is capable of substantially only lateral movement relative to the upper region. Each assembly further includes a load cell and a bracket having a first end rigidly connected to a force transmission surface of the load cell and having a second end rigidly connected at a plurality of areas to the upper region of the flexure plate to rigidly capture the upper region while suspending the remainder of the flexure plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2013
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Applicant: HYER INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Frank S. Hyer, John E. Duffy
  • Object oriented customer information exchange system and method
    Patent number: 6078325
    Abstract: A computer-based information exchange system permits customers to request and receive different types of information from various sources. The operation of the system is controlled by an application created using object oriented techniques. These techniques permit simple and straightforward creation and modification of complex automation tasks involving numerous action-object pairs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 1995
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2000
    Assignee: Edify Corporation
    Inventors: Charles H. Jolissaint, Elliott B. Shem, Sunny N. McRae, Kenneth E. Waln, John E. Duffy
  • Object oriented customer information exchange system and method
    Patent number: 5455903
    Abstract: A computer-based information exchange system permits customers to request and receive different types of information from various sources. The operation of the system is controlled by an application created using object oriented techniques. These techniques permit simple and straightforward creation and modification of complex automation tasks involving numerous action-object pairs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 1991
    Date of Patent: October 3, 1995
    Assignee: Edify Corp.
    Inventors: Charles H. Jolissaint, Elliott B. Shem, Xuan McRae, Kenneth E. Waln, John E. Duffy