Patents by Inventor Andrew D. Whipple
Andrew D. Whipple 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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Patent number: 11025447Abstract: Example methods and apparatus for communicatively coupling internal components and accessories appliances, and appliances with external components and accessories are disclosed herein. A disclosed example method of operating a domestic appliance having at least one of an internal communications network and/or an external communications network among at least two components includes identifying the components, communicating the capabilities of each identified component, communicating the status of each identified component, providing a command interface for operating the components, facilitating communication between the components, and operating the appliance using the command interface and the facilitated communication.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2018Date of Patent: June 1, 2021Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Matthew P. Ebrom, Mark E. Glotzbach, Richard A. McCoy, Andrew D. Whipple, Donald E. Maynard, Matthew J. Nibbelink
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Patent number: 10333731Abstract: Example methods and apparatus for communicatively coupling internal components and accessories appliances, and appliances with external components and accessories are disclosed herein. A disclosed example method of operating a domestic appliance having at least one of an internal communications network and/or an external communications network among at least two components includes identifying the components, communicating the capabilities of each identified component, communicating the status of each identified component, providing a command interface for operating the components, facilitating communication between the components, and operating the appliance using the command interface and the facilitated communication.Type: GrantFiled: February 29, 2016Date of Patent: June 25, 2019Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Matthew P. Ebrom, Mark E. Glotzbach, Richard A. McCoy, Andrew D. Whipple, Donald E. Maynard, Matthew J. Nibbelink
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Publication number: 20190109723Abstract: Example methods and apparatus for communicatively coupling internal components and accessories appliances, and appliances with external components and accessories are disclosed herein. A disclosed example method of operating a domestic appliance having at least one of an internal communications network and/or an external communications network among at least two components includes identifying the components, communicating the capabilities of each identified component, communicating the status of each identified component, providing a command interface for operating the components, facilitating communication between the components, and operating the appliance using the command interface and the facilitated communication.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2018Publication date: April 11, 2019Inventors: MATTHEW P. EBROM, MARK E. GLOTZBACH, RICHARD A. MCCOY, ANDREW D. WHIPPLE, DONALD E. MAYNARD, MATTHEW J. NIBBELINK
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Publication number: 20160218884Abstract: Example methods and apparatus for communicatively coupling internal components and accessories appliances, and appliances with external components and accessories are disclosed herein. A disclosed example method of operating a domestic appliance having at least one of an internal communications network and/or an external communications network among at least two components includes identifying the components, communicating the capabilities of each identified component, communicating the status of each identified component, providing a command interface for operating the components, facilitating communication between the components, and operating the appliance using the command interface and the facilitated communication.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 29, 2016Publication date: July 28, 2016Inventors: Matthew P. EBROM, Wallace J. ELSTON, Robert J. FELDBRUEGGE, Mark E. GLOTZBACH, Layne E. HEILMAN, Randell L. JEFFREY, Anthony E. JENKINS, David J. KMET, Timothy M. KNEZIC, Stephen D. KREFMAN, Richard A. McCOY, Christopher S. MOES, James P. O'SHAUGHNESSY, Randy A. VOSS, Andrew D. WHIPPLE
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Publication number: 20160134431Abstract: A client having at least one memory location is provided for use with an appliance network. The client includes an arbitrary software component for performing a useful function, a software architecture or a software architecture driver configured to generate or enable transmission of messages, and means to communicate by message over a network. Thus, the client can have full capability to act as an accessory to an appliance to communicate with and to enhance or alter the operation of the appliance.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 18, 2016Publication date: May 12, 2016Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATIONInventors: MATTHEW P. EBROM, ROBERT J. FELDBRUEGGE, MARK E. GLOTZBACH, RICHARD A. MCCOY, CHRISTOPHER S. MOES, ANDREW D. WHIPPLE
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Patent number: 9264252Abstract: A client having at least one memory location is provided for use with an appliance network. The client includes an arbitrary software component for performing a useful function, a software architecture or a software architecture driver configured to generate or enable transmission of messages, and means to communicate by message over a network. Thus, the client can have full capability to act as an accessory to an appliance to communicate with and to enhance or alter the operation of the appliance.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2008Date of Patent: February 16, 2016Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Matthew P. Ebrom, Robert J. Feldbruegge, Mark E. Glotzbach, Richard A. McCoy, Christopher S. Moes, Andrew D. Whipple
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Patent number: 9124444Abstract: A method of facilitating servicing an appliance includes establishing two way communications between an appliance and a remote client, and monitoring and communicating to the remote client operational data associated with the appliance. In this way, the remote client can use the operational data to service the appliance.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2007Date of Patent: September 1, 2015Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Matthew P. Ebrom, Richard A. McCoy, Andrew D. Whipple
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Patent number: 9009811Abstract: An appliance has a communication network with a plurality of nodes for executing commands to enable operation by components. A firewall is provided to restrict access to the commands by the nodes without a password.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2007Date of Patent: April 14, 2015Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Matthew P. Ebrom, Mark E. Glotzbach, Patrick J. Glotzbach, Richard A. McCoy, Daniel M. Putnam, Andrew D. Whipple
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Patent number: 8027752Abstract: A network includes a smart coupler having a processor, a memory with software, and a power source to energize the processor and the memory, and an appliance configured to perform an operation on a physical article. The appliance is one that consumes at least some of a resource in performing the operation. The network also includes a source of information about the resource. The smart coupler is in communication with the appliance and the source, and the processor and memory operate to request a change to the operation of the appliance in response to a resource parameter or a request communicated by the source.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2007Date of Patent: September 27, 2011Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Rodrigo C. Castaldo, Matthew P. Ebrom, Wallace J. Elston, Gale R. Horst, Randy L. Jeffery, Anthony E. Jenkins, Richard A. McCoy, Christopher S. Moes, Matthew J. Nibbelink, Andre O. Pires, Randy A. Voss, Andrew D. Whipple
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Patent number: 7921429Abstract: A data acquisition method comprising looking into a memory heap of event structures having condition parameters of at least one of memory pointers, event operators, and arguments; identifying event conditions that evaluate as true by evaluating the condition parameters for the even structures; and generating a notification message when a true condition is found.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2006Date of Patent: April 5, 2011Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Richard A. McCoy, Joshua P. Carroll, Matthew P. Ebrom, Daniel M. Putnam, David J. Kmet, Andrew D. Whipple, Patrick J. Glotzbach
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Patent number: 7917914Abstract: A system comprising a memory heap generated dynamically by useful software and a data acquisition engine. The memory heap comprises a plurality of event structures, each including at least one each of pointers into memory external to the event structure, event operators, and arguments. The data acquisition engine is configured to look into the memory heap, evaluate event conditions as true or false based on the at least one each of the pointers, operators, and arguments, and generate a notification message when a true condition is found.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2006Date of Patent: March 29, 2011Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Richard A. McCoy, Joshua P. Carroll, Matthew P. Ebrom, Daniel M. Putnam, David J. Kmet, Andrew D. Whipple, Patrick J. Glotzbach
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Patent number: 7912559Abstract: In one embodiment, a system for controlling a plurality of devices having at least two operating modes comprises a first software operating layer configured to control the operation of at least one of the devices in a first operational mode and a second software operating layer configured to control the operation of at least one of the devices in a second operational mode. In another embodiment, a control system for controlling a plurality of devices connected by a communications network comprises a user interface configured to receive the selection of a cycle of operation; a first system element isolated from the network and configured to implement the selected cycle of operation to define a first control state; and a second system element exposed to the network and configured to implement the selected cycle of operation to define a second control state.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2009Date of Patent: March 22, 2011Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Richard A. McCoy, Matthew P. Ebrom, Mark E. Glotzbach, Andrew D. Whipple, Patrick J. Glotzbach
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Patent number: 7813831Abstract: In one embodiment, a system for controlling a plurality of devices having at least two operating modes comprises a first software operating layer configured to control the operation of at least one of the devices in a first operational mode and a second software operating layer configured to control the operation of at least one of the devices in a second operational mode. In another embodiment, a control system for controlling a plurality of devices connected by a communications network comprises a user interface configured to receive the selection of a cycle of operation; a first system element isolated from the network and configured to implement the selected cycle of operation to define a first control state; and a second system element exposed to the network and configured to implement the selected cycle of operation to define a second control state.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2006Date of Patent: October 12, 2010Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Richard A. McCoy, Matthew P. Ebrom, Mark E. Glotzbach, Andrew D. Whipple, Patrick J. Glotzbach
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Patent number: 7808368Abstract: An appliance network comprising an appliance in communication with an audio communication accessory to effect communication therebetween.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2007Date of Patent: October 5, 2010Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Matthew P. Ebrom, Mark E. Glotzbach, Donald E. Maynard, Richard A. McCoy, Matthew J. Nibbelink, Andrew D. Whipple
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Publication number: 20100087932Abstract: In one embodiment, a system for controlling a plurality of devices having at least two operating modes comprises a first software operating layer configured to control the operation of at least one of the devices in a first operational mode and a second software operating layer configured to control the operation of at least one of the devices in a second operational mode. In another embodiment, a control system for controlling a plurality of devices connected by a communications network comprises a user interface configured to receive the selection of a cycle of operation; a first system element isolated from the network and configured to implement the selected cycle of operation to define a first control state; and a second system element exposed to the network and configured to implement the selected cycle of operation to define a second control state.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2009Publication date: April 8, 2010Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATIONInventors: RICHARD A. MCCOY, MATTHEW P. EBROM, MARK E. GLOTZBACH, ANDREW D. WHIPPLE, PATRICK J. GLOTZBACH
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Publication number: 20100062722Abstract: A method includes providing a first data collection unit and a second data collection unit, each of the first test data collection unit and the second data collection unit comprising a wireless transceiver and adapted for wireless communication therebetween, physically moving the first data collection unit to each of a plurality of different locations within the use environment associated with use of the home appliance, establishing a radio frequency link between the first data collection unit and the second data collection unit at each of the plurality of different locations within the use environment, characterizing quality of the radio frequency link at each of the plurality of different locations, the quality of the radio frequency link being at least partially based on the path loss within the use environment, and determining an aggregate characterization of the first data collection unit within the use environment using the quality of the radio frequency link at each of the plurality of different locatiType: ApplicationFiled: September 2, 2009Publication date: March 11, 2010Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATIONInventors: KURT A. DYKEMA, WARREN GUTHRIE, RANDELL L. JEFFERY, RICHARD A. MCCOY, MICHAEL A. MORRELL, ANDREW D. WHIPPLE
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Publication number: 20090132070Abstract: A client having at least one memory location is provided for use with an appliance network. The client includes an arbitrary software component for performing a useful function, a software architecture or a software architecture driver configured to generate or enable transmission of messages, and means to communicate by message over a network. Thus, the client can have full capability to act as an accessory to an appliance to communicate with and to enhance or alter the operation of the appliance.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2008Publication date: May 21, 2009Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATIONInventors: Matthew P. Ebrom, Robert J. Feldbruegge, Mark E. Glotzbach, Richard A. McCoy, Christopher S. Moes, Andrew D. Whipple
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Publication number: 20080140862Abstract: An appliance network has a networked appliance and a clock accessory in communication with one another. Optionally, the clock accessory can have or more functionalities, such as time synchronization, appliance control, amplification, wireless access point, and protocol bridging.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2007Publication date: June 12, 2008Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATIONInventors: Wallace J. Elston, Layne E. Heilman, Gale R. Horst, Anthony E. Jenkins, Greg S. Lieto, Richard A. McCoy, Matthew J. Nibbelink, Randy A. Voss, Andrew D. Whipple
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Publication number: 20080127325Abstract: An appliance has a communication network with a plurality of nodes for executing commands to enable operation by components. A firewall is provided to restrict access to the commands by the nodes without a password.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2007Publication date: May 29, 2008Applicant: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Matthew P. Ebrom, Mark E. Glotzbach, Patrick Glotzbach, Richard A. McCoy, Daniel M. Putnam, Andrew D. Whipple
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Publication number: 20080122648Abstract: An appliance network comprising an appliance in communication with an audio communication accessory to effect communication therebetween.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2007Publication date: May 29, 2008Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATIONInventors: Matthew P. Ebrom, Mark E. Glotzbach, Donald E. Maynard, Richard A. McCoy, Matthew Nibbelink, Andrew D. Whipple