Patents by Inventor Mark Glotzbach
Mark Glotzbach 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: 20080109310Abstract: A method of demonstrating a household appliance by executing a demonstration software to cause demonstration of at least one component of the appliance and to display related information on a user interface of the appliance by a multimedia program.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2007Publication date: May 8, 2008Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATIONInventors: Matthew Ebrom, Mark Glotzbach, Richard McCoy, Phillip Molloy
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Publication number: 20080109312Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2007Publication date: May 8, 2008Applicant: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Matthew Ebrom, Mark Glotzbach, Layne Heilman, Richard McCoy, Phillip Molloy
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Publication number: 20080109311Abstract: A method of enabling adaptable demonstrations of a household appliance comprising providing consumer-specific updates to a demonstration software at a location remote from an appliance and downloading the consumer-specific updates to the appliance over an information network in response to a determined characteristic of the consumer or enabling a video conference over multimedia interface during the demonstration.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2007Publication date: May 8, 2008Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATIONInventors: Matthew Ebrom, Wallace Elston, Mark Glotzbach, Anthony Jenkins, Richard McCoy, Phillip Molloy
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Publication number: 20080108388Abstract: An appliance network to establish communication between a first networked appliance and a cellular phone.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2007Publication date: May 8, 2008Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATIONInventors: Matthew Ebrom, Wallace Elston III, Mark Glotzbach, Anthony Jenkins, Richard McCoy
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Publication number: 20080109243Abstract: A method of demonstrating an appliance by customizing a multimedia presentation in real time based on the consumer information.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2007Publication date: May 8, 2008Applicant: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Matthew Ebrom, Mark Glotzbach, Layne Heilman, Richard McCoy, Phillip Molloy
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Publication number: 20080103610Abstract: A taxonomy engine in a software architecture generates a taxonomy dataset establishing the group of well formed commands, and at least one command generator of the system is adapted to generate a well formed command using the taxonomy dataset. The taxonomy engine is configured to deliver the taxonomy dataset to the command generator, and the command generator is configured to deliver the well formed command to the controller.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2007Publication date: May 1, 2008Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATIONInventors: Matthew Ebrom, Mark Glotzbach, Richard McCoy, Steve Pearson
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Publication number: 20080104212Abstract: The invention relates to a network system of at least two appliances, each appliance configured to perform a cycle of operation on an article, and each appliance having its own software architecture. An embedded virtual router enables communication among appliance components independent of the architecture of the software.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2007Publication date: May 1, 2008Applicant: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Matthew Ebrom, Mark Glotzbach, Richard McCoy
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Publication number: 20080100695Abstract: Conducting a video conference as part of the operation or demonstration of an appliance.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2007Publication date: May 1, 2008Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATIONInventors: Matthew Ebrom, Mark Glotzbach, Richard McCoy
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Publication number: 20080034611Abstract: An automatic clothes dryer comprises a cabinet defining an interior space in which is rotatably mounted a drum that defines a drying chamber, a heater assembly having a heating element for heating air, and a motor for rotating the drum. A blower is mounted within the interior space and is fluidly coupled to the drying chamber for moving heated air through the drying chamber. A first temperature sensor is mounted upstream of the heating element. A second temperature sensor is mounted downstream of the blower. Outputs from the temperature sensors are utilized with one or more methods to determine the air flow characteristics through the dryer.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2007Publication date: February 14, 2008Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATIONInventors: JAMES CAROW, MARK GLOTZBACH
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Publication number: 20070156864Abstract: In one embodiment, a system for controlling a plurality of devices having at least two operating modes comprises a first software operating layer configured to control the operation of at least one of the devices in a first operational mode and a second software operating layer configured to control the operation of at least one of the devices in a second operational mode. In another embodiment, a control system for controlling a plurality of devices connected by a communications network comprises a user interface configured to receive the selection of a cycle of operation; a first system element isolated from the network and configured to implement the selected cycle of operation to define a first control state; and a second system element exposed to the network and configured to implement the selected cycle of operation to define a second control state.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2006Publication date: July 5, 2007Applicant: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Richard McCoy, Matthew Ebrom, Mark Glotzbach, Andrew Whipple, Patrick Glotzbach
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Publication number: 20060288608Abstract: An automatic clothes dryer comprises a cabinet defining an interior space in which is rotatably mounted a drum that defines a drying chamber, a heater assembly having a heating element for heating air, and a motor for rotating the drum. A blower is mounted within the interior space and is fluidly coupled to the drying chamber for moving heated air through the drying chamber. A first temperature sensor is mounted upstream of the heating element. A second temperature sensor is mounted downstream of the blower. Outputs from the temperature sensors are utilized with one or more algorithms to determine the air flow characteristics through the dryer.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2005Publication date: December 28, 2006Inventors: James Carow, Mark Glotzbach
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Publication number: 20060288605Abstract: An automatic clothes dryer comprises a cabinet defining an interior space in which is rotatably mounted a drum that defines a drying chamber, a heater assembly having a heating element for heating air, and a motor for rotating the drum. A blower is mounted within the interior space and is fluidly coupled to the drying chamber for moving heated air through the drying chamber. A first temperature sensor is mounted upstream of the heating element. A second temperature sensor is mounted downstream of the blower. Outputs from the temperature sensors are utilized with one or more methods to determine the air flow characteristics through the dryer.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2005Publication date: December 28, 2006Inventors: James Carow, Mark Glotzbach
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Publication number: 20060201019Abstract: A clothes dryer has a system for regulating the inlet air temperature. The system includes a first sensor located in an inlet of the dryer and including a thermistor and a thermostat, a heat source located in a heater box adjacent the first sensor, and a second sensor located in an exhaust of the dryer. The thermistor measures the inlet air temperature of the dryer and cooperates with the controller to prevent the thermostat from reaching its trip temperature and turning off the heat source. Thus, damage due to excessive air temperatures in the dryer is prevented.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2005Publication date: September 14, 2006Inventors: Andrew Reck, Shawn Oltz, Steven Ficke, Michele Paustian, Christopher Woerdehoff, Joshua Carroll, Mark Glotzbach, James Carow