Patents by Inventor ANTHONY M. WICKEY

ANTHONY M. WICKEY 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).

  • Power management for home appliances
    Patent number: 10024545
    Abstract: The present disclosure includes a system for power management of a plurality of heating sources for an electric range. The system includes a cooktop element, an oven element, and a switch in electrical connection with the cooktop element. The switch is configured to supply a first voltage or a second voltage to the cooktop element from a voltage source. The system further includes a controller in communication with the oven element and configured to control the at least one switch. The controller is configured to control the switch in a first state and a second state. In the first state, the controller controls the switch to supply the first voltage to the cooktop element in response to an off-state of the oven element. In the second state, the controller controls the switch to supply the second voltage to the cooktop element in response to an on-state of the oven element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: James C. Johncock, Anthony M. Wickey, Nathan C. Wier
  • POWER MANAGEMENT FOR HOME APPLIANCES
    Publication number: 20150300651
    Abstract: The present disclosure includes a system for power management of a plurality of heating sources for an electric range. The system includes a cooktop element, an oven element, and a switch in electrical connection with the cooktop element. The switch is configured to supply a first voltage or a second voltage to the cooktop element from a voltage source. The system further includes a controller in communication with the oven element and configured to control the at least one switch. The controller is configured to control the switch in a first state and a second state. In the first state, the controller controls the switch to supply the first voltage to the cooktop element in response to an off-state of the oven element. In the second state, the controller controls the switch to supply the second voltage to the cooktop element in response to an on-state of the oven element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2014
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: JAMES C. JOHNCOCK, ANTHONY M. WICKEY, NATHAN C. WIER