Patents by Inventor Alexander Daniel James

Alexander Daniel James 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).

  • Publication number: 20250027262
    Abstract: A laundry appliance includes a cabinet, a tub positioned within the cabinet, and a basket supported for rotation within the tub. The laundry appliance includes a recirculating air flow system having a fan fluidly coupled to the tub and a vent tube with a first end fluidly coupled to a pressure side of the fan and a second end of the vent tube in fluid communication with an external atmosphere.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2023
    Publication date: January 23, 2025
    Inventors: Alexander Daniel James, Wayne E. Lawson, David Scott Dunn, Jivko Ognianov Djerekarov
  • Publication number: 20250011993
    Abstract: A laundry appliance includes a wash basket rotatably mounted within a cabinet, a conditioning system configured to heat and remove moisture from air flowing therethrough, the conditioning system comprising a compressor, an evaporator, and a condenser, a duct system for providing fluid communication between the chamber and the conditioning system, wherein the duct system, the conditioning system, and the wash basket define a process air flowpath, a blower fan operable to move a flow of process air through the process air flowpath, and a controller operably coupled to the conditioning system, and the blower fan. The controller being configured to rotate the wash basket at a final spin speed during a final spin of a wash cycle, operate the compressor during the final spin of the wash cycle, and lower an operating speed of the blower fan while maintaining the final spin speed of the wash basket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2023
    Publication date: January 9, 2025
    Inventor: Alexander Daniel James
  • Publication number: 20240360610
    Abstract: A laundry appliance having a front panel with a single handle recess for multiple drawers is provided. The appliance includes a drawer assembly adjacent to a control panel on a cabinet. Two drawers are vertically stacked, each forming a vertical edge. A third drawer is positioned between the stacked drawers and the control panel and forms a third vertical edge spaced apart from the first and second vertical edges. The first, second, and third vertical edges define a common recessed handle area for manipulating the first, second, and third drawers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2023
    Publication date: October 31, 2024
    Inventors: Alexander Daniel James, David Scott Dunn, Aaron Daniel Abbott, Kenneth G. Rudolph
  • Patent number: 11851802
    Abstract: A laundry treatment appliance includes a cabinet forming a receiving space therein, a tub provided within the receiving space, and a dispenser assembly provided within the receiving space, the dispenser assembly being in fluid communication with the tub. The dispenser assembly includes a dispenser body coupled to the cabinet and provided adjacent to the tub, a first drawer slidably inserted into the dispenser body along the transverse direction, and a second drawer slidably inserted into the dispenser body along the transverse direction, the second drawer being provided beneath the first drawer along the vertical direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: David Scott Dunn, Alexander Daniel James, Kenneth G. Rudolph, Rainer Schuster
  • Publication number: 20230084319
    Abstract: A laundry treatment appliance includes a cabinet forming a receiving space therein, a tub provided within the receiving space, and a dispenser assembly provided within the receiving space, the dispenser assembly being in fluid communication with the tub. The dispenser assembly includes a dispenser body coupled to the cabinet and provided adjacent to the tub, a first drawer slidably inserted into the dispenser body along the transverse direction, and a second drawer slidably inserted into the dispenser body along the transverse direction, the second drawer being provided beneath the first drawer along the vertical direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2021
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Inventors: David Scott Dunn, Alexander Daniel James, Kenneth G. Rudolph, Rainer Schuster
  • Patent number: 11072882
    Abstract: A laundry appliance system includes a universal pedestal configured for receiving a raising a washing machine appliance or a dryer. Specifically, the pedestal includes a top side defining a first set of receiving pockets configured for receiving a set of washer leveling legs, and an opposite bottom side defining a second set of receiving pockets configured for receiving a set of dryer leveling legs. Riser leveling legs may be mounted to either side of the pedestal using identical mounting brackets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
    Inventor: Alexander Daniel James
  • Publication number: 20210017692
    Abstract: A laundry appliance system includes a universal pedestal configured for receiving a raising a washing machine appliance or a dryer. Specifically, the pedestal includes a top side defining a first set of receiving pockets configured for receiving a set of washer leveling legs, and an opposite bottom side defining a second set of receiving pockets configured for receiving a set of dryer leveling legs. Riser leveling legs may be mounted to either side of the pedestal using identical mounting brackets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2019
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Inventor: Alexander Daniel James
  • Patent number: 9869053
    Abstract: A heater assembly for an appliance is provided. The heater assembly includes a housing and a thermostat. The housing defines an aperture. The thermostat includes a probe that is positioned adjacent the aperture. The aperture can increase the accuracy of temperature measurements by the thermostat and hinder unnecessary tripping of the thermostat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Alexander Daniel James, Stephen Bernard Froelicher, Richard Dustin Henderson, Ionelia Silvia Prajescu
  • Publication number: 20140034631
    Abstract: A heater assembly for an appliance is provided. The heater assembly includes a housing and a thermostat. The housing defines an aperture. The thermostat includes a probe that is positioned adjacent the aperture. The aperture can increase the accuracy of temperature measurements by the thermostat and hinder unnecessary tripping of the thermostat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2012
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Alexander Daniel James, Stephen Bernard Froelicher, Richard Dustin Henderson, Ionelia Silvia Prajescu