Patents by Inventor Bradley D. Erickson

Bradley D. Erickson 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).

  • Laundry treating appliance having a removable clothes mover
    Patent number: 11932979
    Abstract: A laundry treating appliance for treating laundry items according to an automatic cycle of operation can include a cabinet defining an interior and having an access opening providing access to the interior. A tub can be located within the interior and can at least partially define a liquid chamber. A drum is rotatably mounted within the liquid chamber and at least partially defines a treating chamber. A clothes mover is located within the treating chamber and rotatable about a vertical axis. The clothes mover can include a base and a barrel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jonathan A. Andrejczuk, Adam Gary, Philip J. Czarnecki, Benjamin D. Lowell, Sayer J. Murphy, James Jeffery, Eric W. Merrow, Emmanuel F. Gonzaga, Thomas R. Scott, Donald E. Erickson, Bradley D. Morrow, Jason S. Burnette, Kevin Peralta, Corinne M. Gorenchan, Kenneth L. McConnell
  • Connection device authentication
    Patent number: 8370959
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for a secure interconnect between data modules, including a security apparatus within a secured data connection device installed with a security chip. The connection device may be authenticated prior to enabling a stacking feature. Authentication of a connection device may be used to ensure the quality and performance of the connection device and the data modules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Gunadisastra, Bradley D. Erickson, Rick K. Yoshida
  • Interchangeable standard port or stack port
    Patent number: 7523227
    Abstract: An Interchangeable Standard Port or Stack Port (ISPSP) uses a standard physical connector such as an RJ-45 or SFP. The ISPSP automatically detects whether it is connected to a standard port, such as a 1000BaseT, or whether it is connected to another ISPSP stacking port. This automatic detection can be done through hardware or software. Once the auto-detection is complete the routing platform will automatically configure the ISPSP port for standard 1 Gbps bit rate and framing, or for stacking, e.g., 2.5 Gbps bit rate, and framing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2009
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles T. Yager, Surendra Anubolu, Sandeep Arvind Patel, Paul Booth, Amar C. Amar, Bradley D. Erickson
  • 10/100/1000Base-T small-form-factor-pluggable module
    Patent number: 7149397
    Abstract: An SFP module provides either a 1000Base-X or SGMII interface protocol to a host and provides a 1000Base-T media dependent interface (MDI). If the SFP module is coupled a host that only implements the 1000Base-X protocol then the SFP module translates the 1000Base-X protocol to the 1000Base-T protocol so that the host MAC sees the 1000Base-T SFP module as if it were an optical transceiver. If the host implements SGMII then the SFP performs auto-negotiation of speed and communicates with the host implement data transfer at a selected rate, e.g., 10, 100, or 1000 Mbps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2006
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Miodrag Popovic, Bradley D. Erickson, Bruce Weller, Kenneth Swanson, Stewart Findlater, Chris Desiniotis, Sandeep Arvind Patel