Patents by Inventor Aditya Kumar

Aditya Kumar 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).

  • Apparatus and method for detecting vessel movement on a cooktop surface
    Patent number: 6350971
    Abstract: An apparatus is provided for detecting movement of a vessel positioned on a cooktop surface. The apparatus includes a resonant circuit that has at least an inductive loop positioned proximate to the cooktop surface. A signal conditioner is connected to the resonant circuit for conditioning signals received from the resonant circuit. A processor is connected to the signal conditioner and compares the conditioned signals received from the signal conditioner to a reference signal whereby detecting movement of the vessel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2002
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Joseph Lucian Smolenski, Allan John Connolly, Austars Raymond Schnore, Jr., Aditya Kumar, Walter Whipple, III