Patents by Inventor Barrett Wilson Brown

Barrett Wilson Brown 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).

  • Method for determining whether a water heater appliance is operating with a timer switch
    Patent number: 9618233
    Abstract: A method for determining whether a water heater appliance is operating on a timer switch is provided. The method includes determining a power on time interval between a previous power interruption and a current power interruption if the current power interruption is a long power outage and establishing that the water heater appliance is not operating with a timer switch if the power on time interval is greater than a threshold time interval. A related water heater appliance is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Brett Alan Farris, Barrett Wilson Brown, Michelle Diana Gross
  • A METHOD FOR DETERMINING WHETHER A WATER HEATER APPLIANCE IS OPERATING WITH A TIMER SWITCH
    Publication number: 20160084526
    Abstract: A method for determining whether a water heater appliance is operating on a timer switch is provided. The method includes determining a power on time interval between a previous power interruption and a current power interruption if the current power interruption is a long power outage and establishing that the water heater appliance is not operating with a timer switch if the power on time interval is greater than a threshold time interval. A related water heater appliance is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2014
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Inventors: Brett Alan Farris, Barrett Wilson Brown, Michelle Diana Gross