Patents by Inventor Benton Bartley Oukrop

Benton Bartley Oukrop 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).

  • Clothes washer accelerating systems and methods
    Patent number: 7765837
    Abstract: A washing machine includes a cabinet, a tub mounted within the cabinet, and a basket rotationally mounted within the tub for relative rotation therewith. A suspension assembly supports the tub within the cabinet. A variable speed motor is included for rotating the basket about a rotation axis, and an inverter is operatively coupled to the motor. A controller is operatively coupled to the inverter and the motor and is configured to control the motor based on a drag torque on the basket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2010
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Christopher Gregory Hoppe, Larry Lee Hawkins, Derek Lee Watkins, Mark Aaron Weaver, Michael Francis Finch, Stephen Bernard Froelicher, Benton Bartley Oukrop
  • Discharge tubes
    Patent number: 7327085
    Abstract: Discharge tubes for a lamp include a body portion with a first end, a second end, and a tubular member defining an interior area. The tubular member extends along an elongated axis between the first end and the second end. The discharge tube further includes a first end portion provided at the first end of the body portion. The first end portion includes a first tubular extension having a first through passage in communication with the interior area. The first end portion further includes a first transition section connected between the first tubular extension and the body portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2008
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Raghu Ramaiah, Benton Bartley Oukrop, Matthew Bugenske, Gary W. Utterback, Tom Boyle, Balaji Parthasarathy, Karthik Sivaraman, Ronald D. White
  • Discharge tubes
    Patent number: 7279838
    Abstract: Discharge tubes for a lamp include a body portion with a first end, a second end, and a tubular member defining an interior area. The tubular member extends along an elongated axis between the first end and the second end. The discharge tube further includes a first end portion provided at the first end of the body portion. The first end portion includes a first tubular extension having a first through passage in communication with the interior area. The first end portion further includes a first transition section connected between the first tubular extension and the body portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2007
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Raghu Ramaiah, Benton Bartley Oukrop, Matthew Bugenske, Gary W. Utterback, Tom Boyle, Balaji Parthasarathy, Karthik Sivaraman, Ronald D. White
  • Discharge tubes
    Patent number: 7211954
    Abstract: Discharge tubes for a lamp include a body portion with a first end, a second end, and a tubular member defining an interior area. The tubular member extends along an elongated axis between the first end and the second end. The discharge tube includes a first end portion provided at the first end of the body portion. The first end portion includes a first tapered portion that is tapered in a direction extending substantially perpendicular from the elongated axis. The first tapered portion includes an interior surface facing the interior area. The tapered portion spans between a maximum extent in the direction of the elongated axis and a minimum extent in the direction of the elongated axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2007
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Raghu Ramaiah, Benton Bartley Oukrop, Matthew Bugenske, Gary W. Utterback, Tom Boyle, Balaji Parthasarathy, Karthik Sivaraman