Patents by Inventor BLAYNE C. SMITH

BLAYNE C. SMITH 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).

  • Publication number: 20190239714
    Abstract: A household appliance, such as a dishwasher, for treating an item, such as a dish, in a treating chamber according to at least one automatic cycle of operation includes multiple antennas for transmitting and receiving data with an external network. The multiple antennas can be coupled with a radio also located within the appliance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2019
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Inventors: NICHOLAS J. COTTRELL, JASON R. GRIES, VINCE A. IRELAND, BLAYNE C. SMITH
  • Publication number: 20180256000
    Abstract: A household appliance, such as a dishwasher, for treating an item, such as a dish, in a treating chamber according to at least one automatic cycle of operation includes multiple antennas for transmitting and receiving data with an external network. The multiple antennas can be coupled with a radio also located within the appliance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2018
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Inventors: NICHOLAS J. COTTRELL, JASON R. GRIES, VINCE A. IRELAND, BLAYNE C. SMITH
  • Publication number: 20170055802
    Abstract: A household appliance, such as a dishwasher, for treating an item according to at least one automatic cycle of operation includes multiple antennas for transmitting and receiving data with an external network. The multiple antennas can be coupled with a radio also located within the appliance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2016
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Inventors: NICHOLAS J. COTTRELL, JASON R. GRIES, VINCE A. IRELAND, BLAYNE C. SMITH
  • Publication number: 20160278603
    Abstract: A household appliance, such as a dishwasher, for treating an item according to at least one automatic cycle of operation includes multiple antennas for transmitting and receiving data with an external network. The multiple antennas can be coupled with a radio also located within the appliance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2016
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Inventors: NICHOLAS J. COTTRELL, JASON R. GRIES, VINCE A. IRELAND, BLAYNE C. SMITH
  • Publication number: 20160095493
    Abstract: A dishwasher with an integrated closure element, such as a pivoting door or sliding drawer front, having a metallic front panel extending from an upper edge to a lower edge of the closure element includes a user interface located on an upper face of the closure element such that when the closure element is in a closed position, the user interface faces upwardly and is inaccessible to a user. A radio system for the dishwasher includes an upwardly facing antenna located on the closure element adjacent the user interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2014
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Applicant: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: WYNDHAM F. GARY, JR., BLAYNE C. SMITH
  • Publication number: 20150208897
    Abstract: A dishwasher for treating dishes includes a tub at least partially defining a treating chamber, a spraying system having a distribution header and at least one aperture provided on the distribution header for spraying wash liquid into the treating chamber, and a recirculation system for recirculating liquid sprayed in the treating chamber to the spraying system. A light assembly is provided on the distribution header, and includes a light source that emits light to a light guide, which in turn distributes light to the treating chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2014
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Applicant: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: WILLIAM K. KANGAS, PRAVEEN POOJARY, MICHAEL S. SEELEY, BLAYNE C. SMITH
  • Publication number: 20150097691
    Abstract: A method for preventing input and/or interaction on an apparatus having a user interface (UI) with input elements located on a door rotatable about an axis relative to an earth horizontal, the method includes detecting the horizontal position of the door and disabling input from the UI input elements based on the horizontal position of the door.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2014
    Publication date: April 9, 2015
    Inventor: BLAYNE C. SMITH
  • Publication number: 20140319990
    Abstract: An appliance that conducts a useful cycle of operation on an article comprises a treating chamber receiving the article and having an access opening. A first closure element selectively closes at least a first portion of the access opening, and a second closure element movable relative to the first closure element selectively closes at least a second portion of the access opening. An operative device can be coupled to the second closure element. A cable providing at least one of electrical or data communication to the device is routed through the first closure element to the second closure element and is operatively connected to the device on the second closure element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2013
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Applicant: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: JONATHAN D. GEPHART, ANDREW T. MIDDLETON, BLAYNE C. SMITH, ANTHONY B. WELSH
  • Publication number: 20140209120
    Abstract: A method of operating a dishwasher having a tub at least partially defining a treating chamber and at least one rotating sprayer provided in the treating chamber to determine a standstill condition of the rotating sprayer during an automatic cycle of operation that includes a rotation of the spray arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2013
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: DOUGLAS T. ALLEN, PAUL R. JOHNSON, BLAYNE C. SMITH
  • Publication number: 20140174489
    Abstract: A household appliance for treating an item according to at least one automatic cycle of operation includes multiple antennas for transmitting and receiving data with an external network. The multiple antennas can be coupled with a radio also located within the appliance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2012
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: NICHOLAS J. COTTRELL, JASON R. GRIES, VINCE A. IRELAND, GREGORY S. LIETO, DANIEL PLACH, ROBERT E. PORTER, BLAYNE C. SMITH