Patents by Inventor Grafton Cook

Grafton Cook 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: 20220145510
    Abstract: A washing machine appliance includes a wash basket that is rotatably mounted within a wash tub and is selectively rotated by a motor assembly. A controller is operably coupled to a water supply and the motor assembly and is configured to estimate a dry load weight of the load of clothes, determine a cloth type of the load of clothes, determine a remaining moisture content of the load of clothes based at least in part on the dry load weight and the cloth type, and transmit the remaining moisture content to a dryer appliance for improved operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2020
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Inventor: Grafton Cook
  • Patent number: 10765974
    Abstract: A lint collection assembly for a dryer appliance includes a filter housing defining an aperture through which a flow of air exits the drying chamber. A roller assembly includes a supply roller for unrolling clean filter medium over the aperture and a collection roller for simultaneously receiving a used section of the filter medium. A drive mechanism, such as an electric motor is coupled directly to the collection roller or to a separate drive roller for moving the filter medium over the aperture between drying cycles to automatically and conveniently collect filtered lint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Stephen Renz, Peter Heiniger, Grafton Cook
  • Publication number: 20200238202
    Abstract: A lint collection assembly for a dryer appliance includes a filter housing defining an aperture through which a flow of air exits the drying chamber. A roller assembly includes a supply roller for unrolling clean filter medium over the aperture and a collection roller for simultaneously receiving a used section of the filter medium. A drive mechanism, such as an electric motor is coupled directly to the collection roller or to a separate drive roller for moving the filter medium over the aperture between drying cycles to automatically and conveniently collect filtered lint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2019
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Inventors: Daniel Stephen Renz, Peter Heiniger, Grafton Cook