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).

  • NETWORK FOR CHANGING RESOURCE CONSUMPTION IN AN APPLIANCE
    Publication number: 20080122585
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Publication date: May 29, 2008
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: 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