Patents by Inventor Anthony William Simpson

Anthony William Simpson 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).

  • System and a method for detecting liquid water
    Patent number: 9274020
    Abstract: The present subject matter provides a system and a method for detecting liquid water. The method includes establishing signal communication between an RFID tag and an RFID reader, monitoring the signal communication between the RFID tag and the RFID reader and determining that liquid water is disposed between the RFID tag and the RFID reader or on the RFID tag if the signal communication between the RFID tag and the RFID reader is disrupted, interrupted or terminated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Gregory Sergeevich Chernov, Natarajan Venkatakrishnan, Anthony William Simpson, Bradford Stewart Gasior, Kenneth Maurice Jackson, Daniel Joseph Russell
  • SYSTEM AND A METHOD FOR DETECTING LIQUID WATER
    Publication number: 20150102931
    Abstract: The present subject matter provides a system and a method for detecting liquid water. The method includes establishing signal communication between an RFID tag and an RFID reader, monitoring the signal communication between the RFID tag and the RFID reader and determining that liquid water is disposed between the RFID tag and the RFID reader or on the RFID tag if the signal communication between the RFID tag and the RFID reader is disrupted, interrupted or terminated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2013
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Gregory Sergeevich Chernov, Natarajan Venkatakrishnan, Anthony William Simpson, Bradford Stewart Gasior, Kenneth Maurice Jackson, Daniel Joseph Russell
  • WASHING MACHINE APPLIANCE AND A METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20150052688
    Abstract: A washing machine appliance and a method for operating a washing machine appliance are provided. The method includes directing a volume of liquid into a chamber of a basket, spinning the basket within a tub, and establishing a load type of articles within the chamber of the basket. The established load type is confirmed or controverted based at least in part on a height of liquid on a wall of the tub while the basket is spinning within the tub.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2013
    Publication date: February 26, 2015
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Roberto Obregon, Anthony William Simpson