Patents by Inventor Doug Kropp

Doug Kropp 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).

  • Wireless communication assembly
    Patent number: 9668084
    Abstract: A wireless communication assembly includes a driver module connected to a first portion of a machine, such as a laundry machine, and a receiver module connected to a second portion of the machine, such as a rotatable drum. The first module includes a primary coil configured to generate an electromagnetic field and a first wireless transceiver. The second module includes a secondary coil configured to convert energy within the electromagnetic field into electric power, and a second wireless transceiver powered by the secondary coil and configured to communicate with the first wireless transceiver. One or more sensors may be positioned within the drum to measure various conditions. The receiver module may be powered by the secondary coil and when powered on, may communicate data from the one or more sensors to the first module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: Dexter Laundry, Inc.
    Inventors: Doug Kropp, Mark Cox, Matt Remijn, Scott Gauche
  • WIRELESS COMMUNICATION ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20160330572
    Abstract: A wireless communication assembly includes a driver module connected to a first portion of a machine, such as a laundry machine, and a receiver module connected to a second portion of the machine, such as a rotatable drum. The first module includes a primary coil configured to generate an electromagnetic field and a first wireless transceiver. The second module includes a secondary coil configured to convert energy within the electromagnetic field into electric power, and a second wireless transceiver powered by the secondary coil and configured to communicate with the first wireless transceiver. One or more sensors may be positioned within the drum to measure various conditions. The receiver module may be powered by the secondary coil and when powered on, may communicate data from the one or more sensors to the first module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2015
    Publication date: November 10, 2016
    Applicant: Dexter Laundry, Inc.
    Inventors: Doug Kropp, Mark Cox, Matt Remijn, Scott Gauche