Patents by Inventor Aaron Michael Stewart
Aaron Michael Stewart 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: 20240418436Abstract: A standoff feature for an appliance includes a connecting member having a first end and a second end. A first side member extends in a first direction from the first end of the connecting member. A second side member is spaced from the first side member. The second side member extends in the first direction from the second end of the connecting member. A first flange extends from a first side edge of the connecting member. The first side edge extends between the first end and the second end. The first flange extends in a second direction from the connecting member. A second flange extends from a second side edge of the connecting member. The second side edge extends between the first end and the second end and opposes the first side edge. The second flange extends in the second direction from the connecting member.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2024Publication date: December 19, 2024Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATIONInventors: Jacob Charles Ickes, Dustin Michael Miller, Abhay Naik, Aaron Michael Stewart
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Publication number: 20240369289Abstract: A refrigerating appliance includes a cabinet including an outer wrapper defining opposing first and second sidewalls, a rear wall coupling the first and second sidewalls and an access opening, and an inner liner defining an upper compartment and a lower compartment. The outer wrapper and the inner liner define a sealed insulating cavity therebetween. At least one T-bracket may be coupled to one of the first and second sidewalls. The at least one T-bracket may include a vertical portion and a horizontal portion. The upper compartment and the lower compartment are vertically spaced and include a horizontal plane therebetween. The vertical portion may be disposed across the horizontal plane and the horizontal portion may extend towards the rear wall along the horizontal plane.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 17, 2024Publication date: November 7, 2024Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATIONInventors: Arunkumar Harikrishnasamy, Lynne F. Hunter, Abhay Naik, Sanket Vivek Phalak, Aaron Michael Stewart
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Patent number: 12104845Abstract: A standoff feature for an appliance includes a connecting member having a first end and a second end. A first side member extends in a first direction from the first end of the connecting member. A second side member is spaced from the first side member. The second side member extends in the first direction from the second end of the connecting member. A first flange extends from a first side edge of the connecting member. The first side edge extends between the first end and the second end. The first flange extends in a second direction from the connecting member. A second flange extends from a second side edge of the connecting member. The second side edge extends between the first end and the second end and opposes the first side edge. The second flange extends in the second direction from the connecting member.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2023Date of Patent: October 1, 2024Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Jacob Charles Ickes, Dustin Michael Miller, Abhay Naik, Aaron Michael Stewart
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Patent number: 12078411Abstract: A refrigerating appliance includes a cabinet including an outer wrapper defining opposing first and second sidewalls, a rear wall coupling the first and second sidewalls, and an inner liner. An insulating cavity that is under vacuum is defined between the outer wrapper and inner liner. A trim breaker forms a seal between the outer wrapper and the inner liner. A mullion extends across an access opening. A mullion bracket extends across the access opening where the mullion bracket includes first and second ends having engagement portions coupled with an exterior surface of the outer wrapper. A pair of recesses on the exterior surface of the outer wrapper provide corresponding gaps between the first and second ends of the mullion bracket and the first and second sidewalls, respectively.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2023Date of Patent: September 3, 2024Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Arunkumar Harikrishnasamy, Lynne F. Hunter, Abhay Naik, Sanket Vivek Phalak, Aaron Michael Stewart
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Patent number: 11997421Abstract: A device can include a video cable that includes opposing ends; and a human presence sensor operatively coupled to the video cable between the opposing ends.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2020Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.Inventors: Aaron Michael Stewart, Ellis Anderson
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Patent number: 11899840Abstract: One embodiment provides a method, including: detecting, using a processor of an information handling device and in a virtual environment, a user input directed to a virtual human input device; accessing, from a data store, sensation data associated with user interaction with a real-world counterpart device of the virtual human input device; and providing, based on the sensation data and using a wearable haptic device, a haptic output responsive to the user input, wherein the haptic output emulates an interaction feel of the user input provided to the real-world counterpart device. Other aspects are described and claimed.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2021Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.Inventors: Kevin Wayne Beck, Russell Speight VanBlon, Thorsten Peter Stremlau, Aaron Michael Stewart
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Publication number: 20230332826Abstract: A standoff feature for an appliance includes a connecting member having a first end and a second end. A first side member extends in a first direction from the first end of the connecting member. A second side member is spaced from the first side member. The second side member extends in the first direction from the second end of the connecting member. A first flange extends from a first side edge of the connecting member. The first side edge extends between the first end and the second end. The first flange extends in a second direction from the connecting member. A second flange extends from a second side edge of the connecting member. The second side edge extends between the first end and the second end and opposes the first side edge. The second flange extends in the second direction from the connecting member.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2023Publication date: October 19, 2023Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATIONInventors: Jacob Charles Ickes, Dustin Michael Miller, Abhay Naik, Aaron Michael Stewart
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Publication number: 20230332829Abstract: A refrigerating appliance includes a cabinet including an outer wrapper defining opposing first and second sidewalls, a rear wall coupling the first and second sidewalls, and an inner liner. An insulating cavity that is under vacuum is defined between the outer wrapper and inner liner. A trim breaker forms a seal between the outer wrapper and the inner liner. A mullion extends across an access opening. A mullion bracket extends across the access opening where the mullion bracket includes first and second ends having engagement portions coupled with an exterior surface of the outer wrapper. A pair of recesses on the exterior surface of the outer wrapper provide corresponding gaps between the first and second ends of the mullion bracket and the first and second sidewalls, respectively.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 20, 2023Publication date: October 19, 2023Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATIONInventors: Arunkumar Harikrishnasamy, Lynne F. Hunter, Abhay Naik, Sanket Vivek Phalak, Aaron Michael Stewart
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Patent number: 11725868Abstract: A standoff feature for an appliance includes a connecting member having a first end and a second end. A first side member extends in a first direction from the first end of the connecting member. A second side member is spaced from the first side member. The second side member extends in the first direction from the second end of the connecting member. A first flange extends from a first side edge of the connecting member. The first side edge extends between the first end and the second end. The first flange extends in a second direction from the connecting member. A second flange extends from a second side edge of the connecting member. The second side edge extends between the first end and the second end and opposes the first side edge. The second flange extends in the second direction from the connecting member.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2022Date of Patent: August 15, 2023Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Jacob Charles Ickes, Dustin Michael Miller, Abhay Naik, Aaron Michael Stewart
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Patent number: 11725869Abstract: A cabinet of an appliance includes an outer wrapper defining opposing first and second sidewalls, a rear wall coupling the first and second sidewalls and an access opening and an inner liner defining an interior. The outer wrapper and the inner liner may define a sealed insulating cavity therebetween that is under vacuum. A plurality of reinforcement brackets may be disposed on the outer wrapper. The plurality of reinforcement brackets are configured to prevent deformation of the cabinet during application of the vacuum to the insulating cavity.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2021Date of Patent: August 15, 2023Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Arunkumar Harikrishnasamy, Lynne F. Hunter, Abhay Naik, Sanket Vivek Phalak, Aaron Michael Stewart
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Patent number: 11624908Abstract: A device can include a display that includes a display area; and an optical assembly that includes an optical element that defines an origin of a view of a camera, where the optical element is positionable directly in front of the display area of the display.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2019Date of Patent: April 11, 2023Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.Inventors: Aaron Michael Stewart, Lincoln Penn Hancock, Jeffrey Earle Skinner, Jonathan Jen-Wei Yu
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Publication number: 20230019553Abstract: A standoff feature for an appliance includes a connecting member having a first end and a second end. A first side member extends in a first direction from the first end of the connecting member. A second side member is spaced from the first side member. The second side member extends in the first direction from the second end of the connecting member. A first flange extends from a first side edge of the connecting member. The first side edge extends between the first end and the second end. The first flange extends in a second direction from the connecting member. A second flange extends from a second side edge of the connecting member. The second side edge extends between the first end and the second end and opposes the first side edge. The second flange extends in the second direction from the connecting member.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2022Publication date: January 19, 2023Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATIONInventors: Jacob Charles Ickes, Dustin Michael Miller, Abhay Naik, Aaron Michael Stewart
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Patent number: 11558848Abstract: One embodiment provides a method, including: detecting, at an electronic device, an event has occurred; detecting, using a device sensor, that the electronic device is proximate to at least one other person; accessing, in a storage location, a rule set including a rule regarding the detecting that the electronic device is proximate to at least one other person; identifying, using a processor of the electronic device, a type of notification for the event based on the rule set; and providing, using an output device of the electronic device, a notification of the type identified. Other aspects are described and claimed.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2016Date of Patent: January 17, 2023Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.Inventors: John Carl Mese, Scott Edwards Kelso, Aaron Michael Stewart, Russell Speight VanBlon, Nathan J. Peterson, Arnold S. Weksler
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Patent number: 11500421Abstract: An apparatus can include a processor; memory accessible to the processor; a base housing; a display housing that includes a center panel and folding wings that fold over the center panel to form a recess for the base housing; and a hinge assembly that couples the display housing to the base housing.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2020Date of Patent: November 15, 2022Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.Inventors: Thomas Perelli, Ashley Martin Cichocki, Alden Rose, Aaron Michael Stewart, Jonathan Jen-Wei Yu
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Patent number: 11486626Abstract: A standoff feature for an appliance includes a connecting member having a first end and a second end. A first side member extends in a first direction from the first end of the connecting member. A second side member is spaced from the first side member. The second side member extends in the first direction from the second end of the connecting member. A first flange extends from a first side edge of the connecting member. The first side edge extends between the first end and the second end. The first flange extends in a second direction from the connecting member. A second flange extends from a second side edge of the connecting member. The second side edge extends between the first end and the second end and opposes the first side edge. The second flange extends in the second direction from the connecting member.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2021Date of Patent: November 1, 2022Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Jacob Charles Ickes, Dustin Michael Miller, Abhay Naik, Aaron Michael Stewart
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Publication number: 20220308669Abstract: One embodiment provides a method, including: detecting, using a processor of an information handling device and in a virtual environment, a user input directed to a virtual human input device; accessing, from a data store, sensation data associated with user interaction with a real-world counterpart device of the virtual human input device; and providing, based on the sensation data and using a wearable haptic device, a haptic output responsive to the user input, wherein the haptic output emulates an interaction feel of the user input provided to the real-world counterpart device. Other aspects are described and claimed.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2021Publication date: September 29, 2022Inventors: Kevin Wayne Beck, Russell Speight VanBlon, Thorsten Peter Stremlau, Aaron Michael Stewart
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Patent number: 11455015Abstract: A system can include a processor; memory accessible to the processor; a first display housing that includes a first display, a first display surface and a recess; a second display housing that includes a second display, a second display surface, where the second display housing is translatable at least partially out of the recess to expose at least a portion of the second display surface adjacent to the first display surface; a sensor that generates a position signal for position of the second display; and circuitry that controls rendering of information to the second display based at least in part on the position signal.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2020Date of Patent: September 27, 2022Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.Inventors: Aaron Michael Stewart, Alden Rose
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Publication number: 20220278892Abstract: An electronic device is provided that includes a housing that has a sensor mounting panel, and first and second sensors mounted in the housing and oriented to extend through the sensor mounting panel to face an environment of interest. The electronic device is operable to change an operating state, of the first sensor, between first, second and third operating states. The first operating state represents a network sharing state in which the first type of information collected by the first sensor is shared with the network resource through the communications interface. The second operating state represents a local state in which the first type of information is maintained locally on, and is solely accessible to, the one or more processors of the electronic device and is not shared with the network resource.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2021Publication date: September 1, 2022Inventors: Alden Dixon Rose, Ellis Anderson, Dhruvi Suresh Fulfagar, Rebecca Megan Frankosky, Aaron Michael Stewart, Hallie Elizabeth Clark MacEldowney
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Publication number: 20220210367Abstract: A device can include a video cable that includes opposing ends; and a human presence sensor operatively coupled to the video cable between the opposing ends.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2020Publication date: June 30, 2022Inventors: Aaron Michael Stewart, Ellis Anderson
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Publication number: 20220163999Abstract: An apparatus can include a processor; memory accessible to the processor; a base housing; a display housing that includes a center panel and folding wings that fold over the center panel to form a recess for the base housing; and a hinge assembly that couples the display housing to the base housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2020Publication date: May 26, 2022Inventors: Thomas Perelli, Ashley Martin Cichocki, Alden Rose, Aaron Michael Stewart, Jonathan Jen-Wei Yu