Patents by Inventor Christopher Kimberley Laird

Christopher Kimberley Laird 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).

  • Data download system and method
    Patent number: 8204189
    Abstract: An appliance having a diagnostic capability includes a tone generator, a controller, a data collection function, memory for storing the collected data, and a transmitter. The transmiter transmits a stream of data derived from the stored data using a carrier signal. The carrier signal is switched on and off according to bits in a stream of data derived from the stored data. The transmission also includes interleaving each bit for transmission with an off period of the carrier. Each off period of the carrier has a duration of at least 100 milliseconds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Assignee: Fisher & Paykel Appliances Limited
    Inventors: David Charles Rhodes, Christopher Kimberley Laird
  • DATA DOWNLOAD SYSTEM AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20080036619
    Abstract: An appliance having a diagnostic capability includes a tone generator, a controller, a data collection function, memory for storing the collected data, and a transmitter. The transmiter transmits a stream of data derived from the stored data using a carrier signal. The carrier signal is switched on and off according to bits in a stream of data derived from the stored data. The transmission also includes interleaving each bit for transmission with an off period of the carrier. Each off period of the carrier has a duration of at least 100 milliseconds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2007
    Publication date: February 14, 2008
    Inventors: DAVID CHARLES RHODES, CHRISTOPHER KIMBERLEY LAIRD