Patents by Inventor Todd Charles Hansen

Todd Charles Hansen 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).

  • Machine readable ice cube mold and maker
    Patent number: 11808505
    Abstract: Ice making appliances and methods for making ice using a machine-readable ice cube mold are provided herein. The ice making appliances and methods of making ice may include obtaining ice mold identifier data from the ice mold. Ice mold identifier may be used to acquire operating parameters of the ice making appliance specific to that ice mold from an external communication network. The operating parameters may be used to adjust operation of the appliance, such as the volume of water to dispense for that particular mold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Caleb Farrel, Todd Charles Hansen, Joshua Adam Mayne, Daniel Ian Moore
  • CONCAVE RECESS FOR FLUSH MOUNT OF A BUILT-IN APPLIANCE
    Publication number: 20230243513
    Abstract: An appliance, such as a built-in kitchen appliance installed within kitchen cabinetry, includes a cabinet having a top wall, a rear wall, a sidewall, and a concave wall, wherein the concave wall defines a cutout volume proximate a corner of the cabinet where the top wall, the rear wall, and the sidewall meet, and a power cord extending through the concave wall for providing electric power to the appliance to facilitate appliance operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2022
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Inventor: Todd Charles Hansen
  • MACHINE READABLE ICE CUBE MOLD AND MAKER
    Publication number: 20230123970
    Abstract: Ice making appliances and methods for making ice using a machine-readable ice cube mold are provided herein. The ice making appliances and methods of making ice may include obtaining ice mold identifier data from the ice mold. Ice mold identifier may be used to acquire operating parameters of the ice making appliance specific to that ice mold from an external communication network. The operating parameters may be used to adjust operation of the appliance, such as the volume of water to dispense for that particular mold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2021
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Inventors: Caleb Farrel, Todd Charles Hansen, Joshua Adam Mayne, Daniel Ian Moore