Patents by Inventor Nicholas Hill

Nicholas Hill 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).

  • Publication number: 20230280779
    Abstract: An appliance includes a base unit having a sidewall surrounding an interior cavity. A shaft assembly includes a first portion extending outwardly from the sidewall of the base unit. The shaft assembly further includes a second portion positioned within the interior cavity. A weighted member is operably coupled to the second portion of the shaft assembly for rotation therewith. The weighted member outwardly extends from the shaft assembly. A knob is positioned on the first portion of the shaft assembly for rotation therewith. The weighted member increases the rotational inertia of the knob assembly as operably coupled thereto through the shaft assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2023
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Brandon Tyler Mock, John Jay Myers, Nicholas Hill Schutte, Andrea Hutchins
  • Publication number: 20230277004
    Abstract: A food processor includes a base unit including a housing enclosing a drive motor. The housing defines a battery-receiving cavity along a portion thereof with a plurality of terminals exposed therein. The food processor further includes a jar assembly mountable on the base unit and enclosing a food-processing cavity, a food processing implement rotatably mounted within the jar assembly and configured to be driven by the motor when the jar assembly is mounted on the base, and a battery mountable in the battery receiving cavity in electrical connection with the plurality of terminals. The base unit is configured to operably power the drive motor using the battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2023
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Antonius K. Aditjandra, Richard D. Arnold, Lynsey A. Howse, Rebecca K. Kasner, Joy Kathleen Kempic, Brandon Tyler Mock, John Jay Myers, Nicholas Hill Schutte, Yifan Wang, Rex Wilson
  • Publication number: 20230276997
    Abstract: A lid assembly includes a body portion with a head portion and a stem portion downwardly extending from the head portion. A receiving channel is circumferentially disposed around the stem portion. An aperture is disposed through the head portion. A cap member is removeably received on the aperture. A seal member is removably received in the receiving channel. The seal member includes a body portion including at least one sweep member outwardly extending therefrom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2023
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Antonius K. Aditjandra, Richard D. Arnold, Lynsey A. Howse, Rebecca K. Kasner, Brandon Tyler Mock, John Jay Myers, Nicholas Hill Schutte, Yifan Wang, Joy Kathleen Kempic
  • Publication number: 20230283092
    Abstract: A rechargeable battery assembly for a kitchen appliance includes a charging base with a plug according to a standardized connection specification and a body having a pair of notches disposed adjacent a perimeter thereof. The battery assembly also includes a battery with a receptacle, a plurality of battery terminals, a plurality of tabs, and first and second buttons. The plurality of tabs are configured to move inwardly by initial engagement with corresponding notches in the charging receptacle and to move outward behind the corresponding notches when the battery is fully received in the charging receptacle, thereby defining a charging position. The first and second buttons are associated with respective ones of the plurality of tabs. The first and second buttons each are configured to move the respective tabs inward for release from the notches to remove the battery from the charging position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2023
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Antonius K. Aditjandra, Richard D. Arnold, Lynsey A. Howse, Rebecca K. Kasner, Joy Kathleen Kempic, Brandon Tyler Mock, John Jay Myers, Nicholas Hill Schutte, Yifan Wang, Rex D. Wilson
  • Patent number: 11702926
    Abstract: A technique facilitates use of sensor data, e.g. pressure data, associated with hydraulic control lines. According to an embodiment, a well string is deployed in a borehole and comprises a tool coupled with a hydraulic control line and operated via hydraulic inputs delivered through the hydraulic control line. Additionally, a sensor is coupled to the hydraulic control line to monitor pressure in the hydraulic control line. The sensor may be located permanently downhole proximate the tool. A control module is configured to collect data from the sensor and to compare the data to a baseline pressure profile associated with the tool. The sensor data may be used to determine characteristics related to operation of the tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Steven Nicholas Hill, Darcio Aparecido Braga, Geoffrey Pinard, Mannix Flores-Cruz
  • Publication number: 20230070677
    Abstract: An implement attachment holder for a hand mixer includes a body defining opposed first and second surfaces and first and second mounting projections coupled with the body and extending away from the first surface of the body at respective first and second locations spaced apart at a first distance along a first direction. The attachment holder further includes a device retention projection extending away from the second surface of the body and partially along the first surface to at least partially overlie the first and second locations from which the first and second mounting projections extend. The device retention projection further defines at least three attachment channels extending in a second direction normal to the first direction at spaced-apart locations along the device retention projection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2021
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Christopher J. Eaton, Patrick David Feltman, Jon Patrick Morris, Nicholas Hill Schutte
  • Publication number: 20230055273
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and media for identifying automatically refreshed advertisements are provided. In some embodiments, a method for modifying advertisement spending is provided, the method comprising: receiving advertisement delivery information associated with a plurality of advertisements displayed on a web page; generating a distribution of an amount of time that the plurality of advertisements were displayed on the web page using the advertisement delivery information; identifying a deviation in the generated distribution; determining whether the deviation correlates to an automatic refresh command performed by one or more browser applications; and providing an indication corresponding to the plurality of advertisements that were displayed on the web page in response to the automatic refresh command based on the determination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2022
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Inventors: Daniel Nicholas Hill, Kiril Tsemekhman
  • Publication number: 20230047574
    Abstract: A mixing bowl for a stand mixer includes a body defining an interior and an exterior. The body has first and second mounting flanges extending outwardly from opposite sides of the exterior and defining respective cavities open at least on bottom sides of the mounting flanges. The mixing bowl further includes first and second inserts fixedly received in the respective cavities of the first and second mounting flanges. The inserts define respective pin holes for receiving mounting pins of a bowl-lift mechanism of the stand mixer, the first and second pin holes being located relative to each other at a first tolerance and relative to the respective first and second flanges at a second tolerance lower than the first tolerance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2021
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Prabhjee Anand, John W. McConnell, Brandon Tyler Mock, John Jay Myers, Nicholas Hill Schutte, Ben C. Shao
  • Patent number: 11301903
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and media for identifying automatically refreshed advertisements are provided. In some embodiments, a method for modifying advertisement spending is provided, the method comprising: receiving advertisement delivery information associated with a plurality of advertisements displayed on a web page; generating a distribution of an amount of time that the plurality of advertisements were displayed on the web page using the advertisement delivery information; identifying a deviation in the generated distribution; determining whether the deviation correlates to an automatic refresh command performed by one or more browser applications; and providing an indication corresponding to the plurality of advertisements that were displayed on the web page in response to the automatic refresh command based on the determination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: Integral Ad Science, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Nicholas Hill, Kiril Tsemekhman
  • Publication number: 20210392918
    Abstract: An ice cream making assembly includes a mixing bowl having an outer housing and an inner liner defining a wall cavity therebetween. The mixing bowl further includes a radiator fin unit received within a portion of the wall cavity and a phase-change medium filling a further portion of the wall cavity surrounding at least a portion of the radiator fin unit. The radiator fin unit defines an outer chamfer extending generally along an outer cross-sectional profile of the wall cavity and a tapered inner profile extending along inner cross-sectional profile of the wall cavity and in at least partial contact with the inner liner. The assembly further includes a dasher including first and second mixing arms extending outwardly from an anchor end of the axle and upwardly and outwardly to generally follow an angled inner profile of the a food-product receiving cavity defined by the liner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2021
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Prabhjee Anand, Richard D. Arnold, Bryan Scott Burkhart, Christopher J. Eaton, Patrick David Feltman, Timothy E. Heater, Brandon Tyler Mock, Jon Patrick Morris, Nicholas Hill Schutte, Rohit Ranjan Singh
  • Publication number: 20210297741
    Abstract: A method includes receiving, at a server, a first content item and a second content item from a content source. The first content item is distinct from the second content item. The method includes generating, at the server, a modified content item by combining a first portion of the first content item and a second portion of the second content item. The method includes initiating transmission of the modified content from the server to a first device. The method also includes, after a first portion of the modified content item is transmitted, initiating transmission of a second portion of the modified content item from the server to a second device distinct from the first device. The second portion is subsequent to the first portion in a playback order of the modified content item.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2021
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Dale Malik, Nicholas Hill
  • Patent number: 11057677
    Abstract: A method includes receiving, at a server, a first content item and a second content item from a content source. The first content item is distinct from the second content item. The method includes generating, at the server, a modified content item by combining a first portion of the first content item and a second portion of the second content item. The method includes initiating transmission of the modified content from the server to a first device. The method also includes, after a first portion of the modified content item is transmitted, initiating transmission of a second portion of the modified content item from the server to a second device distinct from the first device. The second portion is subsequent to the first portion in a playback order of the modified content item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.
    Inventors: Dale Malik, Nicholas Hill
  • Publication number: 20210049643
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and media for identifying automatically refreshed advertisements are provided. In some embodiments, a method for modifying advertisement spending is provided, the method comprising: receiving advertisement delivery information associated with a plurality of advertisements displayed on a web page; generating a distribution of an amount of time that the plurality of advertisements were displayed on the web page using the advertisement delivery information; identifying a deviation in the generated distribution; determining whether the deviation correlates to an automatic refresh command performed by one or more browser applications; and providing an indication corresponding to the plurality of advertisements that were displayed on the web page in response to the automatic refresh command based on the determination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2020
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Inventors: Daniel Nicholas Hill, Kiril Tsemekhman
  • Publication number: 20210035669
    Abstract: A system for maintaining accurate health data and for providing rewards to data market participants. A marketplace platform based on Blockchain technology leverages smart contracts to provide rewards to sellers of data assets that provide corrections or updates to medical data, such as provider demographics. A URL API is provided to a buyer of the data with an encrypted password that is used to access the data from the URL API.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2020
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Inventors: Kyle Culver, Rohit Wason, Nicholas Hill, Zachary A. Stout, Matthew A. Plappert, Chulmin Lee, Benjamin Singer, Norman Leach, Emily Braun
  • Patent number: 10825050
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and media for identifying automatically refreshed advertisements are provided. In some embodiments, a method for modifying advertisement spending is provided, the method comprising: receiving advertisement delivery information associated with a plurality of advertisements displayed on a web page; generating a distribution of an amount of time that the plurality of advertisements were displayed on the web page using the advertisement delivery information; identifying a deviation in the generated distribution; determining whether the deviation correlates to an automatic refresh command performed by one or more browser applications; and providing an indication corresponding to the plurality of advertisements that were displayed on the web page in response to the automatic refresh command based on the determination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: Integral Ad Science, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Nicholas Hill, Kiril Tsemekhman
  • Publication number: 20200182045
    Abstract: A technique facilitates use of sensor data, e.g. pressure data, associated with hydraulic control lines. According to an embodiment, a well string is deployed in a borehole and comprises a tool coupled with a hydraulic control line and operated via hydraulic inputs delivered through the hydraulic control line. Additionally, a sensor is coupled to the hydraulic control line to monitor pressure in the hydraulic control line. The sensor may be located permanently downhole proximate the tool. A control module is configured to collect data from the sensor and to compare the data to a baseline pressure profile associated with the tool. The sensor data may be used to determine characteristics related to operation of the tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2019
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Inventors: Steven Nicholas Hill, Darcio Aparecido Braga, Geoffrey Pinard, Mannix Flores-Cruz
  • Publication number: 20190279252
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and media for identifying automatically refreshed advertisements are provided. In some embodiments, a method for modifying advertisement spending is provided, the method comprising: receiving advertisement delivery information associated with a plurality of advertisements displayed on a web page; generating a distribution of an amount of time that the plurality of advertisements were displayed on the web page using the advertisement delivery information; identifying a deviation in the generated distribution; determining whether the deviation correlates to an automatic refresh command performed by one or more browser applications; and providing an indication corresponding to the plurality of advertisements that were displayed on the web page in response to the automatic refresh command based on the determination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2019
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Inventors: Daniel Nicholas Hill, Kiril Tsemekhman
  • Patent number: D985024
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Lynsey Alexandra Howse, Tyler Douglas Mathews, Brandon Tyler Mock, John Jay Myers, Nicholas Hill Schutte, Joseph Snyder
  • Patent number: D986678
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Prabhjee Anand, John W. McConnell, Brandon Tyler Mock, John Jay Myers, Nicholas Hill Schutte, Ben C. Shao, Katie Remaly
  • Patent number: D987372
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Timothy Eric Heater, Naveen Jayabalan, John W. McConnell, Brandon Tyler Mock, Nicholas Hill Schutte, Rohit Ranjan Singh