Patents by Inventor Judy K. Anderson

Judy K. Anderson 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).

  • Functional tablecloth assembly having item placement indicators and holder elements
    Patent number: 6063457
    Abstract: A functional tablecloth assembly includes a tablecloth, placement indicators and holder elements. The tablecloth covers a table. The placement indicators are attached to the tablecloth for guiding placement of place-setting items on the tablecloth. The holder elements are attached to the tablecloth for retaining the place-setting items thereon. The placement indicators includes ruffle attached to the tablecloth. The holder elements are loops and/or pockets made by attaching patches of material on the tablecloth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2000
    Inventor: Judy K. Anderson
  • Thermal convection oven conversion algorithm
    Patent number: 5756970
    Abstract: A method for converting standard conventional oven cook times and temperatures to convection oven cook times and temperatures to operate a thermal convection oven is provided. The method has the steps of providing a thermal convection oven having an oven cavity, a heating element, a control panel for inputting cooking parameters, a converter for converting a standard conventional oven cook time and temperature to a convection oven cook time and temperature, the converter being connected to the input control panel, and having controls connected to the converter and also connected to the heating element for operating the thermal convection oven.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 1995
    Date of Patent: May 26, 1998
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: James R. Barger, Edward C. Groeschel, Judy K. Anderson, John R. Bentley, Mark W. Baldwin, Sandra S. Thurlow