Patents by Inventor Bradley Duane Ford, Jr.

Bradley Duane Ford, Jr. 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: 20240053956
    Abstract: A domestic appliance including a cabinet, a user interface including an interface printed circuit board (PCB), a voice module PCB operably connected with the interface PCB, the voice module PCB including one or more voice assistant modules, a microphone PCB provided separate from the voice module PCB, the microphone PCB having a plurality of microphone receivers attached thereto, the microphone PCB being operably connected with the voice module PCB, and a speaker operably connected with the voice module PCB.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2022
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Inventors: Donald James Leisl, III, Richard Gary Woodham, JR., Mark Anthony Didat, Bradley Duane Ford, JR.
  • Patent number: 11185212
    Abstract: A door assembly for an appliance includes an inner door, an outer door, and a lighting assembly positioned therebetween for illuminating a status indicator mounted on the outer door. The lighting assembly may include a mounting flange and a spring-loaded lighting board that engages an alignment feature mounted on the outer door when the door assembly is assembled, thereby aligning the light sources on the lighting board with the status indicator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Bradley Duane Ford, Jr., Justin Tyler Brown
  • Patent number: 11134826
    Abstract: A handle assembly for an appliance door includes a handle frame mounted over a handle aperture defined in the appliance door. The handle frame defines a pocket recess for receiving a pocket handle. The pocket handle is spaced apart from the handle frame to define an illumination gap which receives a status indicator, such as a light pipe, which may transmit light without directing that light into the pocket recess.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
    Inventor: Bradley Duane Ford, Jr.
  • Patent number: 11006812
    Abstract: A handle assembly for an appliance door includes a handle frame mounted over a handle aperture defined in the appliance door. The handle frame defines a pocket recess for receiving a pocket handle, which is spaced apart from the handle frame to define an illumination gap for receiving a status indicator, such as a light pipe which may transmit light without directing that light into the pocket recess. The light pipe is illuminated by a lighting assembly including a light board having a plurality of light sources mounted thereon and positioned at a rear of the light pipe, wherein at least two of the light sources illuminate in different colors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
    Inventor: Bradley Duane Ford, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20200113408
    Abstract: A handle assembly for an appliance door includes a handle frame mounted over a handle aperture defined in the appliance door. The handle frame defines a pocket recess for receiving a pocket handle, which is spaced apart from the handle frame to define an illumination gap for receiving a status indicator, such as a light pipe which may transmit light without directing that light into the pocket recess. The light pipe is illuminated by a lighting assembly including a light board having a plurality of light sources mounted thereon and positioned at a rear of the light pipe, wherein at least two of the light sources illuminate in different colors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2018
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Inventor: Bradley Duane Ford, JR.
  • Publication number: 20200054188
    Abstract: A handle assembly for an appliance door includes a handle frame mounted over a handle aperture defined in the appliance door. The handle frame defines a pocket recess for receiving a pocket handle. The pocket handle is spaced apart from the handle frame to define an illumination gap which receives a status indicator, such as a light pipe, which may transmit light without directing that light into the pocket recess.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2018
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventor: Bradley Duane Ford, JR.
  • Publication number: 20200054189
    Abstract: A door assembly for an appliance includes an inner door, an outer door, and a lighting assembly positioned therebetween for illuminating a status indicator mounted on the outer door. The lighting assembly may include a mounting flange and a spring-loaded lighting board that engages an alignment feature mounted on the outer door when the door assembly is assembled, thereby aligning the light sources on the lighting board with the status indicator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2018
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: Bradley Duane Ford, JR., Justin Tyler Brown
  • Patent number: 10478040
    Abstract: A handle assembly for an appliance door includes a handle frame mounted over a handle aperture defined in an outer door. The handle frame defines a pocket recess positioned within a door gap and being configured for receiving a separately manufactured pocket handle. Specifically, the pocket handle includes a horizontal arm extending from a rear of the pocket recess toward a front of appliance door substantially along a horizontal direction and a grip extending from the horizontal arm substantially along a vertical direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
    Inventor: Bradley Duane Ford, Jr.