Patents by Inventor Jordan Andrew Waymeyer
Jordan Andrew Waymeyer 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).
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Publication number: 20240102720Abstract: A refrigerator appliance having a cabinet defining a chamber and a rotatably hinged door to at least partially seal the chamber or provide access to the chamber. The cabinet includes an induction coil and the door includes a heat pipe to provide a wireless anti-condensation system to a refrigerator mullion.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2022Publication date: March 28, 2024Inventors: Vineeth Vijayan, Jordan Andrew Waymeyer
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Patent number: 11920848Abstract: An icemaking appliance includes an ice storage chamber and a water jacket at least partially surrounding the ice storage chamber. A sensor assembly includes a sleeve, a conductive plug inserted into a first portion of the sleeve, and a temperature sensor inserted into a second portion of the sleeve. The first portion of the sleeve and the conductive plug are at least partially disposed within the ice storage chamber.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2021Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.Inventors: Danister Abeygunawardana, Brent Alden Junge, Jordan Andrew Waymeyer, Gregory Scott Carr, Timothy Ray Jackson
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Publication number: 20240047995Abstract: A refrigerator appliance having a cabinet defining a chamber and a rotatably hinged door to at least partially seal the chamber or provide access to the chamber. The cabinet includes a resonant LC circuit transmitter and the door includes a resonant LC receiver to transfer electric power from the cabinet to the door.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 5, 2022Publication date: February 8, 2024Inventor: Jordan Andrew Waymeyer
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Publication number: 20230389495Abstract: A method for priming a hydration system of a gardening appliance includes: activating a misting pump in order to urge a nutrient liquid from a mixing tank towards a misting nozzle oriented towards a plurality of plant pods on a grow tower rotatably mounted within a cabinet; receiving data from a pressure sensor corresponding to a pressure of the nutrient liquid between the misting pump and the misting nozzle; and switching a bypass valve open and closed in response to the pressure of the nutrient liquid being less than a threshold pressure for a predetermined period of time. The switching of the bypass valve open and closed purges air from a flow path for the nutrient liquid from the mixing tank to the misting nozzle.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2022Publication date: December 7, 2023Inventors: Jordan Andrew Waymeyer, Kira Lynn Hartlage
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Patent number: 11825786Abstract: An indoor gardening appliance includes a grow module that is seated on a turntable that is rotatably mounted within a grow chamber and is rotated by a drive assembly. A position sensing assembly monitors an angular position using two proximity sensors, such as Hall-effect sensors, mounted below the sump at the same circumferential position but at different radial positions. The turntable includes a plurality of proximity indicators, such as magnets, positioned at each of three circumferential positions on the turntable and at different radiuses to define a two-digit binary code corresponding to each of the three circumferential positions that is detectable by the proximity sensors.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2020Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.Inventors: Brian Allgeier, Jordan Andrew Waymeyer, Erik Stennis, Kira Hartlage, Collin Dietz
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Patent number: 11800841Abstract: A gardening appliance includes a liner positioned within a cabinet and defining a grow chamber, a grow tower rotatably mounted within the liner and defining a root chamber, a hydration system comprising a water supply tank for storing water, a supply conduit fluidly coupling the water supply tank to a discharge nozzle, a supply pump for selectively urging the water through the discharge nozzle and a water level sensor operably coupled to the water supply tank. A controller obtains a water level of the water in the water supply tank using the water level sensor, determines a conservative water supply schedule based at least in part on the water level, and operates the hydration system to provide the water in accordance with the conservative water supply schedule, the conservative water supply schedule providing the water at a slower average hydration rate relative to the standard water supply schedule.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2022Date of Patent: October 31, 2023Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.Inventors: Louis A. Wantland, Jordan Andrew Waymeyer, Kira Lynn Hartlage
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Patent number: 11667508Abstract: A beverage dispenser includes a casing defining a dispensing recess and a plurality of mounting pockets. The plurality of mounting pockets are distributed along a vertical direction at the dispensing recess. A fluid conduit is disposed within the casing. An outlet of the fluid conduit is disposed above the dispensing recess of the casing. A drip tray is mountable to the casing at each of the plurality of mounting pockets. A plurality of sensors is disposed within the casing. Each of the plurality of sensors is positioned at a respective one of the plurality of mounting pockets. Each of the plurality of sensors configured to detect when the drip tray is mounted at the respective one of the plurality of mounting pockets.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2021Date of Patent: June 6, 2023Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.Inventors: Danister Abeygunawardana, Jianwu Li, Gregory Scott Carr, Brent Alden Junge, Jordan Andrew Waymeyer, Timothy Ray Jackson, Michael C. Watanabe
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Publication number: 20230123955Abstract: An icemaking appliance includes an ice storage chamber and a water jacket at least partially surrounding the ice storage chamber. A sensor assembly includes a sleeve, a conductive plug inserted into a first portion of the sleeve, and a temperature sensor inserted into a second portion of the sleeve. The first portion of the sleeve and the conductive plug are at least partially disposed within the ice storage chamber.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2021Publication date: April 20, 2023Inventors: Danister Abeygunawardana, Brent Alden Junge, Jordan Andrew Waymeyer, Gregory Scott Carr, Timothy Ray Jackson
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Publication number: 20230108527Abstract: A beverage-dispensing appliance may include a carbonation tank, a carbonator jacket, a cold water line, and an ice bin. The carbonation tank may define a tank volume, a water inlet upstream from the tank volume, a carbon dioxide inlet upstream from the tank volume, and a carbonated water outlet downstream from the tank volume. The carbonator jacket may define a jacket volume disposed about the carbonation tank. The cold water line may extend to the carbonator jacket in upstream fluid communication with the tank volume to direct a cold water flow to the tank volume. The ice bin may be spaced apart from the carbonation tank. The ice bin may define a drain aperture upstream from the cold water line to direct melt water thereto.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 1, 2021Publication date: April 6, 2023Inventors: Brent Alden Junge, Danister Abeygunawardana, Gregory Scott Carr, Jordan Andrew Waymeyer, Timothy Ray Jackson
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Publication number: 20230108775Abstract: A beverage-dispensing appliance may include a cabinet, a liquid line, a liquid level sensor, and a signal shield. The cabinet may define a mutually-orthogonal vertical direction, lateral direction, and transverse direction. The cabinet may define a dispenser recess. The liquid line may be mounted to the cabinet and define a liquid outlet above the dispenser recess. The liquid level sensor may be mounted to the cabinet and directed at the dispenser recess. The signal shield may be movably mounted to the cabinet. The signal shield may be movable between a blocking position and a permissive position. The blocking position may laterally bound at least a portion of the dispenser recess. The permissive position may be transversely spaced apart from the dispenser recess to permit lateral access thereto.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 4, 2021Publication date: April 6, 2023Inventors: Danister Abeygunawardana, Jianwu Li, Gregory Scott Carr, Brent Alden Junge, Timothy Ray Jackson, Jordan Andrew Waymeyer, Michael C. Watanabe
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Publication number: 20230105394Abstract: A household appliance includes an outer casing, a water tank and an ice maker. The water tank may be attached to the outer casing. The ice maker is disposed within the outer casing. The ice maker is in fluid communication with the water tank. The household appliance may further include a pump disposed within the outer casing, at least one drain tube attached to the outer casing and a controller. The pump may be in fluid communication with the water tank and the ice maker to flow water from the water tank to the ice maker. The at least one drain tube may define an exit point, the exit point located vertically below the ice mater. The controller may initiate a cleaning cycle that includes pumping a volume of cleaning solution through the ice maker and directing the volume of cleaning solution through the at least one drain tube.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 6, 2021Publication date: April 6, 2023Inventor: Jordan Andrew Waymeyer
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Patent number: 11618665Abstract: A beverage-dispensing appliance may include a cabinet, a liquid line, a liquid level sensor, and a signal shield. The cabinet may define a mutually-orthogonal vertical direction, lateral direction, and transverse direction. The cabinet may define a dispenser recess. The liquid line may be mounted to the cabinet and define a liquid outlet above the dispenser recess. The liquid level sensor may be mounted to the cabinet and directed at the dispenser recess. The signal shield may be movably mounted to the cabinet. The signal shield may be movable between a blocking position and a permissive position. The blocking position may laterally bound at least a portion of the dispenser recess. The permissive position may be transversely spaced apart from the dispenser recess to permit lateral access thereto.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2021Date of Patent: April 4, 2023Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.Inventors: Danister Abeygunawardana, Jianwu Li, Gregory Scott Carr, Brent Alden Junge, Timothy Ray Jackson, Jordan Andrew Waymeyer, Michael C. Watanabe
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Publication number: 20230068466Abstract: A beverage dispenser includes a casing defining a dispensing recess and a plurality of mounting pockets. The plurality of mounting pockets are distributed along a vertical direction at the dispensing recess. A fluid conduit is disposed within the casing. An outlet of the fluid conduit is disposed above the dispensing recess of the casing. A drip tray is mountable to the casing at each of the plurality of mounting pockets. A plurality of sensors is disposed within the casing. Each of the plurality of sensors is positioned at a respective one of the plurality of mounting pockets. Each of the plurality of sensors configured to detect when the drip tray is mounted at the respective one of the plurality of mounting pockets.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2021Publication date: March 2, 2023Inventors: Danister Abeygunawardana, Jianwu Li, Gregory Scott Carr, Brent Alden Junge, Jordan Andrew Waymeyer, Timothy Ray Jackson, Michael C. Watanabe
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Publication number: 20230000024Abstract: An indoor gardening appliance includes a grow module that is seated on a turntable that is rotatably mounted within a grow chamber and is rotated by a drive assembly. A position sensing assembly monitors an angular position using two proximity sensors, such as Hall-effect sensors, mounted below the sump, and the turntable includes a plurality of proximity indicators, such as magnets, positioned at various circumferential positions on the turntable. A controller is configured to initiate rotation of the turntable from a first angular position, determine that the turntable should have reached a second angular position, e.g., based on the operating duration or drive signal of the drive motor, and identify a drive assembly fault upon determining that the turntable has not reached the second angular position.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2021Publication date: January 5, 2023Inventors: Kira Lynn Hartlage, Brian Allgeier, Jordan Andrew Waymeyer, Erik DeAndre Stennis
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Free-standing beverage dispensing appliance and method for operating a beverage dispensing appliance
Patent number: 11542148Abstract: A liquid supply device includes a tank, an electric heating element, a dispenser to dispense liquid from the tank, and a controller configured to initiate a user-responsive heating operation. The user-responsive heating operation includes recording data regarding dispensed liquid amount and temperature, developing an expected heating pattern for the electric heating element, detecting a user, and directing the electric heating element accordingly.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2021Date of Patent: January 3, 2023Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.Inventors: Timothy Ray Jackson, Jordan Andrew Waymeyer, Brent Alden Junge -
Patent number: 11503774Abstract: An indoor gardening appliance includes a cabinet defining a grow chamber within the cabinet. The gardening appliance further includes an artificial lighting system configured to illuminate one or more back portions of the grow chamber. The gardening appliance also includes a controller. The controller is configured for, and/or methods of operating the gardening appliance may include, operating the artificial lighting system according to a first profile for a first period of time and operating the artificial lighting system according to a second profile for a second period of time after the first period of time.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2020Date of Patent: November 22, 2022Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.Inventors: Louis A. Wantland, Jordan Andrew Waymeyer, Brian Allgeier, Eric Meyerholtz
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Patent number: 11457571Abstract: A modular lighting system is provided. The modular lighting system includes a first LED board. The first LED board includes one or more LED arrays. The one or more LED arrays include one or more ultraviolet LED light sources and one or more non-ultraviolet LED light sources. The first LED board further includes one or more constant current LED drivers configured to output a driver current for the one or more LED arrays. The modular lighting system further includes a second LED board. The second LED board includes one or more LED arrays. The one or more LED arrays include one or more non-ultraviolet LED light sources. The second LED board further includes one or more constant current LED drivers configured to output a driver current for the one or more LED arrays of the second LED board.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2020Date of Patent: October 4, 2022Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.Inventors: Jordan Andrew Waymeyer, Joseph Thomas Waugh, Erik Stennis, Darin Franks
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FREE-STANDING BEVERAGE DISPENSING APPLIANCE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A BEVERAGE DISPENSING APPLIANCE
Publication number: 20220289551Abstract: A liquid supply device includes a tank, an electric heating element, a dispenser to dispense liquid from the tank, and a controller configured to initiate a user-responsive heating operation. The user-responsive heating operation includes recording data regarding dispensed liquid amount and temperature, developing an expected heating pattern for the electric heating element, detecting a user, and directing the electric heating element accordingly.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2021Publication date: September 15, 2022Inventors: Timothy Ray Jackson, Jordan Andrew Waymeyer, Brent Alden Junge -
Publication number: 20220221212Abstract: A free-standing appliance may include a cabinet, a water source, an icemaker, an ice bin, a cold water line, and one or more other features. The icemaker may be mounted within the cabinet downstream from the water source to receive water therefrom. The ice bin may be disposed within the cabinet downstream from the icemaker to receive ice therefrom. The cold water line may be mounted to the cabinet and define a cold water outlet downstream from the water source in fluid isolation from the icemaker.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 11, 2021Publication date: July 14, 2022Inventors: Gregory Scott Carr, Danister Abeygunawardana, Ronald Gary Foster, Jordan Andrew Waymeyer, Timothy Ray Jackson, David C. McCalpin, Brent Alden Junge, Richard Devos, Michael C. Watanabe, Jianwu Li, Trent Daniel Jacobi, Paul Haney, Gregory Sergeevich Chernov
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Publication number: 20220174890Abstract: An indoor gardening appliance includes a liner defining a grow chamber and a grow module rotatably mounted within the grow chamber to divide the grow chamber into a plurality of grow chambers. A lighting system includes a first lighting assembly positioned within the liner adjacent a first grow chamber and a second lighting assembly positioned within the liner adjacent a second grow chamber. Each of these lighting assemblies may include different types of grow lighting, ultraviolet lighting, or other light sources that may be independently controlled to generate light in different colors, wavelengths, and intensities as needed to facilitate improved plant growth.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 4, 2020Publication date: June 9, 2022Inventors: Louis A. Wantland, Jordan Andrew Waymeyer