Patents by Inventor Wendeline Rodriguez

Wendeline Rodriguez 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).

  • CONTROL PANEL FOR AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE
    Publication number: 20070159454
    Abstract: A control panel for an electronic device includes a sensor array capable of sensing a location along the sensor array of a finger proximate to the sensor array. A channel on the control panel defines a guide path in register with at least a portion of the sensor array and is sized to receive a portion of a finger. The channel is operable to guide a finger of a user along the sensor array, and the sensed location of the finger along the sensor array can be used as an indication of an input selection by the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2006
    Publication date: July 12, 2007
    Inventors: Wendeline Rodriguez, Darryl Bodine
  • Power bus for removable refrigerator shelves
    Patent number: 6813896
    Abstract: A power bus, connected to a 24V isolated power supply, is provided in a refrigerator where removable shelves can be selectively connected to it. Each shelf has a user interface and a circuit to control a microenvironment within the refrigerator, partially bounded by the shelf. Data between the shelf and a control circuit in the refrigerator can be transmitted over the power bus, or by other methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2004
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Donald E. Janke, Steven J. Kuehl, Michele E. Emig, Wendeline Rodriguez
  • Appliance control panel
    Patent number: D586960
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2009
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Wendeline Rodriguez, Darryl C. Bodine