Patents by Inventor Bryan James Beckley
Bryan James Beckley 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).
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Patent number: 12043941Abstract: A washing machine appliance includes a cabinet with a basket rotatably mounted within the cabinet and a motor configured to rotate the basket. The washing machine appliance also includes a controller in operative communication with the motor to regulate a speed of the motor. The controller may be configured for, and methods of operating the washing machine appliance may include, activating the motor to rotate the basket at a rotational speed within a predetermined speed range and measuring the rotational speed of the basket with the controller. The controller may also be configured for, and the method may also include, monitoring an ambient temperature inside the cabinet of the washing machine appliance and applying an offset to the measured rotational speed when the monitored ambient temperature exceeds a threshold.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2020Date of Patent: July 23, 2024Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.Inventor: Bryan James Beckley
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Patent number: 11859328Abstract: Appliances configured to detect leaks and methods of detecting leaks are provided. The appliance includes a grounded chassis. The appliance also includes a first levelling leg electrically coupled to the chassis and a second levelling leg electrically isolated from the chassis. The appliance also includes a controller in operative communication with the second levelling leg and the chassis. The controller is configured for, and related methods include, monitoring electrical continuity between the second levelling leg and the chassis and detecting water on the base surface in response to electrical continuity between the second levelling leg and the chassis.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2020Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.Inventors: Richard Gary Woodham, Jr., Bryan James Beckley
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Publication number: 20220127773Abstract: A washing machine appliance includes a cabinet with a basket rotatably mounted within the cabinet and a motor configured to rotate the basket. The washing machine appliance also includes a controller in operative communication with the motor to regulate a speed of the motor. The controller may be configured for, and methods of operating the washing machine appliance may include, activating the motor to rotate the basket at a rotational speed within a predetermined speed range and measuring the rotational speed of the basket with the controller. The controller may also be configured for, and the method may also include, monitoring an ambient temperature inside the cabinet of the washing machine appliance and applying an offset to the measured rotational speed when the monitored ambient temperature exceeds a threshold.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2020Publication date: April 28, 2022Inventor: Bryan James Beckley
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Publication number: 20220074099Abstract: Appliances configured to detect leaks and methods of detecting leaks are provided. The appliance includes a grounded chassis. The appliance also includes a first levelling leg electrically coupled to the chassis and a second levelling leg electrically isolated from the chassis. The appliance also includes a controller in in operative communication with the second levelling leg and the chassis. The controller is configured for, and related methods include, monitoring electrical continuity between the second levelling leg and the chassis and detecting water on the base surface in response to electrical continuity between the second levelling leg and the chassis.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2020Publication date: March 10, 2022Inventors: Richard Gary Woodham, JR., Bryan James Beckley
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Patent number: 10876246Abstract: A washing machine appliance includes a level sensor positioned within a bulk dispense tank. The level sensor includes a tether, a float body and a circuit board. The tether is mounted within the bulk dispense tank such that a distal end portion of the tether is moveable relative to the bulk dispense tank. The float body is positioned at the distal end portion of the tether. The circuit board is positioned within the float body and has one or more of an accelerometer chip and a gyroscope chip.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2018Date of Patent: December 29, 2020Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.Inventor: Bryan James Beckley
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Patent number: 10774454Abstract: A user interface includes a curved outer surface, a generally flat printed circuit board defining a base plane, and a capacitive touch sensor connected to the generally flat printed circuit board and offset from the base plane. The capacitive touch sensor is substantially aligned with the curved outer surface. The user interface may be provided on an appliance.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2017Date of Patent: September 15, 2020Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.Inventors: Bryan James Beckley, S. Neil Malone
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Patent number: 10676856Abstract: A door assembly for a horizontal axis washing machine includes a door rotatably mounted to a front panel to permit selective access to an opening of the washing machine appliance. A sub-door is rotatably mounted to the door and is movable between an open position and a closed position. The sub-door defines a pretreat basin for collecting wash fluid from a wash fluid supply when the sub-door is in the open position for pretreating an article of clothing. After the pretreatment procedure is complete, the sub-door may be pivoted toward the closed position such that the article of clothing and the collected wash fluid are passed directly into the tub through a door opening and drain conduit.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2017Date of Patent: June 9, 2020Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.Inventors: Richard Gary Woodham, Jr., Bryan James Beckley
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Publication number: 20200087836Abstract: A washing machine appliance includes a level sensor positioned within a bulk dispense tank. The level sensor includes a tether, a float body and a circuit board. The tether is mounted within the bulk dispense tank such that a distal end portion of the tether is moveable relative to the bulk dispense tank. The float body is positioned at the distal end portion of the tether. The circuit board is positioned within the float body and has one or more of an accelerometer chip and a gyroscope chip.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2018Publication date: March 19, 2020Inventor: Bryan James Beckley
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Publication number: 20190169781Abstract: A user interface includes a curved outer surface, a generally flat printed circuit board defining a base plane, and a capacitive touch sensor connected to the generally flat printed circuit board and offset from the base plane. The capacitive touch sensor is substantially aligned with the curved outer surface. The user interface may be provided on an appliance.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 1, 2017Publication date: June 6, 2019Inventors: Bryan James Beckley, S. Neil Malone
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Publication number: 20190071815Abstract: A door assembly for a horizontal axis washing machine includes a door rotatably mounted to a front panel to permit selective access to an opening of the washing machine appliance. A sub-door is rotatably mounted to the door and is movable between an open position and a closed position. The sub-door defines a pretreat basin for collecting wash fluid from a wash fluid supply when the sub-door is in the open position for pretreating an article of clothing. After the pretreatment procedure is complete, the sub-door may be pivoted toward the closed position such that the article of clothing and the collected wash fluid are passed directly into the tub through a door opening and drain conduit.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 7, 2017Publication date: March 7, 2019Inventors: Richard Gary Woodham, JR., Bryan James Beckley
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Patent number: 9644300Abstract: A method and apparatus for determining the amount of detergent in water used in a washing machine and to supplementing such water as needed for a wash load is provided. The amount of detergent present in grey water that is reused for washing, as well as the amount released from clothes or other articles to be washed, can also be determined.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2015Date of Patent: May 9, 2017Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.Inventors: James Quentin Pollett, Bryan James Beckley
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Publication number: 20150361608Abstract: A method and apparatus for determining the amount of detergent in water used in a washing machine and to supplementing such water as needed for a wash load is provided. The amount of detergent present in grey water that is reused for washing, as well as the amount released from clothes or other articles to be washed, can also be determined.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2015Publication date: December 17, 2015Inventors: James Quentin Pollett, Bryan James Beckley
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Patent number: 9115454Abstract: A method and apparatus for determining the amount of detergent in water used in a washing machine and to supplementing such water as needed for a wash load is provided. The amount of detergent present in grey water that is reused for washing, as well as the amount released from clothes or other articles to be washed, can also be determined.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2011Date of Patent: August 25, 2015Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: James Quentin Pollett, Bryan James Beckley
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Patent number: 9006627Abstract: A microwave oven includes a top wall, side walls, and a bottom wall at least partially defining a cavity of the microwave oven, and a table coupled to the bottom wall. The table has a top surface and an opposing bottom surface. The top surface is configured to support an item within the cavity. A light source directs light to the table. The table is configured to diffuse light emitted from the light source into the cavity.Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 2011Date of Patent: April 14, 2015Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Terry Lien Do, Bryan James Beckley, Kyle Robert Eden, Brian Michael Schork
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Patent number: 8826679Abstract: Apparatus and methodologies are provided to improve the refrigeration system by precisely controlling refrigerator compartment and heat exchanger temperatures through continuous modulation of device speeds or positions to match capacity with instantaneous load. A controller in a refrigerator is configured to provide a plurality of control loops to control various operational aspects of selected components in the refrigerator. A first loop controls the operating speed of a compressor based on temperature of the evaporator or based on the desired speed of an evaporator fan. A second control loop controls speed of an evaporator fan to maintain a prescribed freezer compartment temperature. A third control loop maintains a prescribed temperature in a fresh food compartment. In certain embodiments selected of the control loops may be thermodynamically coupled by way of thermal interaction between the various cooled compartments rather than being electrically coupled.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2010Date of Patent: September 9, 2014Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Jason Andrew May, Brian Michael Schork, Bryan James Beckley
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Patent number: 8538597Abstract: A hot water heater, and method of regulating the same, which includes a PID control. The PID control is responsive to inputs such as water temperature in the hot water heater and the flow rate of water such as through inlets and outlets coupled to the hot water heater. In one embodiment, the PID control generates an output that modifies the operating parameters of a heating device to accommodate changes in the temperature of the fluid in the hot water heater. The output results from one or more modules of a three-term control structure, wherein the modules comprise one or more of a proportional control module, an integral control module, and a derivative control module. Each of the modules is assigned at least one term, wherein the term is defined in accordance with gain parameters such as a proportional gain, an integral gain, and a derivative gain.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2010Date of Patent: September 17, 2013Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Bryan James Beckley, John Joseph Roetker, Brian Michael Schork
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Publication number: 20130030552Abstract: An apparatus comprises a front projection system operatively mounted as part of an appliance and configured to optically project a virtual user interface; an optics system operatively mounted as part of the appliance and configured to direct the virtual user interface optically projected by the front projection system onto a given surface; a user input system operatively mounted as part of the appliance and configured to receive one or more input selections made by a user in correspondence with one or more features that are part of the virtual user interface optically projected by the front projection system on the given surface via the optics system; and a controller operatively coupled to the front projection system and the user input system, and configured to control operation of one or more components of the appliance in response to the one or more input selections made by the user in correspondence with the one or more features that are part of the virtual user interface.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2011Publication date: January 31, 2013Inventors: Bryan James Beckley, Daniel Vincent Brosnan, Brian Michael Schork, Steven David Paul, Richard DeVos, Christopher David Hunter, John P. Ouseph, Geoffrey Lee Ranard
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Publication number: 20120266387Abstract: A method and apparatus for determining the amount of detergent in water used in a washing machine and to supplementing such water as needed for a wash load is provided. The amount of detergent present in grey water that is reused for washing, as well as the amount released from clothes or other articles to be washed, can also be determined.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2011Publication date: October 25, 2012Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYInventors: James Quentin Pollett, Bryan James Beckley
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Publication number: 20120175365Abstract: A microwave oven includes a top wall, side walls, and a bottom wall at least partially defining a cavity of the microwave oven, and a table coupled to the bottom wall. The table has a top surface and an opposing bottom surface. The top surface is configured to support an item within the cavity. A light source directs light to the table. The table is configured to diffuse light emitted from the light source into the cavity.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 6, 2011Publication date: July 12, 2012Inventors: Terry Lien DO, Bryan James Beckley, Kyle Robert Eden, Brian Michael Schork
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Publication number: 20120119660Abstract: Apparatus and methodology is provided to control lighting associated with an appliance. Ambient light proximate the appliance and/or light from one or more lighting devices associated with the appliance is monitored and used to control the energization of the appliance lighting devices. Lighting device may include illumination devices as well as indicia display devices. The controller is configured to compensate lighting levels over the lifetime of the lighting devices to provide consistent lighting from the appliance lighting under all operating conditions.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 17, 2010Publication date: May 17, 2012Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYInventors: Daniel Vincent Brosnan, Andrew L. Reder, Brian Michael Schork, Bryan James Beckley