Patents by Inventor Brian Lloyd Vodvarka

Brian Lloyd Vodvarka 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).

  • SECONDARY CIRCUIT AND TIMING DEVICE FOR APPLIANCE
    Publication number: 20210038024
    Abstract: A circuit configuration is disclosed for use in an appliance includes a power switch configured to open and close a first group of electrical contacts, where the contacts while closed cause the appliance to energize upon a user initiating a use of the appliance. The circuit configuration also includes a primary timing device electrically connected to the first group of electrical contacts, the primary timing device being actuated upon energization of the appliance and the primary timing device being configured to de-energize the appliance after a first time period by opening the first group of electrical contacts. The circuit configuration also includes a secondary timing device electrically connected to the power switch by a second group of electrical contacts, where the secondary timing device is configured to de-energize the appliance after a second time period, where the second time period is set based on the first time period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2020
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Inventors: Karl Warner Marschke, Brian Lloyd Vodvarka, Rajesh Kumar
  • Secondary circuit and timing device for appliance
    Patent number: 10813496
    Abstract: A circuit configuration is disclosed for use in an appliance includes a power switch configured to open and close a first group of electrical contacts, where the contacts while closed cause the appliance to energize upon a user initiating a use of the appliance. The circuit configuration also includes a primary timing device electrically connected to the first group of electrical contacts, the primary timing device being actuated upon energization of the appliance and the primary timing device being configured to de-energize the appliance after a first time period by opening the first group of electrical contacts. The circuit configuration also includes a secondary timing device electrically connected to the power switch by a second group of electrical contacts, where the secondary timing device is configured to de-energize the appliance after a second time period, where the second time period is set based on the first time period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: Spectrum Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Karl Warner Marschke, Brian Lloyd Vodvarka, Rajesh Kumar
  • SECONDARY CIRCUIT AND TIMING DEVICE FOR APPLIANCE
    Publication number: 20190008323
    Abstract: A circuit configuration is disclosed for use in an appliance includes a power switch configured to open and close a first group of electrical contacts, where the contacts while closed cause the appliance to energize upon a user initiating a use of the appliance. The circuit configuration also includes a primary timing device electrically connected to the first group of electrical contacts, the primary timing device being actuated upon energization of the appliance and the primary timing device being configured to de-energize the appliance after a first time period by opening the first group of electrical contacts. The circuit configuration also includes a secondary timing device electrically connected to the power switch by a second group of electrical contacts, where the secondary timing device is configured to de-energize the appliance after a second time period, where the second time period is set based on the first time period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2017
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Inventors: Karl Warner Marschke, Brian Lloyd Vodvarka, Rajesh Kumar