Patents by Inventor Robert Catlett

Robert Catlett 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).

  • Ice in bucket detection for an icemaker
    Patent number: 7841192
    Abstract: In an embodiment of the invention, a refrigerator comprising an ice storage bucket and a cooling system in thermal communication with the ice storage bucket is shown. A first transmitter is configured in the ice storage bucket. A first pulse signal is transmitted from the first transmitter. A first receiver is configured in the ice storage bucket and is further configured to receive the first pulse signal. A first pre-signal response from the first receiver is generated before the first pulse signal. A first pulse signal response from the first receiver generated during the first pulse signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2010
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Alexander Pinkus Rafalovich, Robert Catlett, John Kenneth Hooker, Toby Whitaker
  • ICE IN BUCKET DETECTION FOR AN ICEMAKER
    Publication number: 20090165471
    Abstract: In an embodiment of the invention, a refrigerator comprising an ice storage bucket and a cooling system in thermal communication with the ice storage bucket is shown. A first transmitter is configured in the ice storage bucket. A first pulse signal is transmitted from the first transmitter. A first receiver is configured in the ice storage bucket and is further configured to receive the first pulse signal. A first pre-signal response from the first receiver is generated before the first pulse signal. A first pulse signal response from the first receiver generated during the first pulse signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2007
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Inventors: Alexander Pinkus Rafalovich, Robert Catlett, John Kenneth Hooker, Toby Whitaker