Patents by Inventor Layne Heilman

Layne Heilman 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).

  • Product Demonstration System and Method
    Publication number: 20080109243
    Abstract: A method of demonstrating an appliance by customizing a multimedia presentation in real time based on the consumer information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Publication date: May 8, 2008
    Applicant: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Matthew Ebrom, Mark Glotzbach, Layne Heilman, Richard McCoy, Phillip Molloy
  • Product Demonstration Systems
    Publication number: 20080109312
    Abstract: An appliance having a smart device in communication with multiple components of the appliance and a user interface of the appliance, the smart device having an updatable demonstration software that takes over control of the multiple components from the controller when executing the demonstration software to implement a demonstration of the appliance by controlling the actuation of the components and display related multimedia information on the multimedia user interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Publication date: May 8, 2008
    Applicant: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Matthew Ebrom, Mark Glotzbach, Layne Heilman, Richard McCoy, Phillip Molloy
  • APPLIANCE NETWORK FOR A NETWORKED APPLIANCE AND A COOKING SENSOR ACCESSORY
    Publication number: 20080105134
    Abstract: An appliance network has a networked appliance configured to perform a food preparation operation on an article and a cooking sensor accessory in communication with the networked appliance and configured to sense a state of at least one of the article, the cooking sensor accessory, and the networked appliance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2007
    Publication date: May 8, 2008
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Wallace Elston III, Layne Heilman, Anthony Jenkins, Richard McCoy