Patents by Inventor Henry Nader Kobraei

Henry Nader Kobraei 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).

  • METHOD FOR ILLUMINATING KNOBS OF A COOKING APPLIANCE
    Publication number: 20170019958
    Abstract: A method for illuminating a knob of a cooking appliance is provided. The method includes positioning a cooking utensil on a cooking surface of the cooking appliance, rotating the knob in order to activate a heating element of the cooking appliance and sequentially activating a plurality of light emitting diodes beneath the knob.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2015
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Inventors: Henry Nader Kobraei, Daniel Joseph Trice
  • Device and method for energy management in a household
    Patent number: 9083537
    Abstract: An energy management system comprises one or more appliances, a remote device, and a communication device. In one embodiment, the communication device forms a physical connection with the remote device and thereafter a physical connection with an associated appliances. The first physical connection binds the communication to the remote device, thereby forming a secure connection over which inputs and outputs can be exchanged between the remote and the associated appliance when the communication device is connected to the appliance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Michael Francis Finch, David C Bingham, Henry Nader Kobraei, Elliott Dean Koehler
  • DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ENERGY MANAGEMENT IN A HOUSEHOLD
    Publication number: 20130091567
    Abstract: An energy management system comprises one or more appliances, a remote device, and a communication device. In one embodiment, the communication device forms a physical connection with the remote device and thereafter a physical connection with an associated appliances. The first physical connection binds the communication to the remote device, thereby forming a secure connection over which inputs and outputs can be exchanged between the remote and the associated appliance when the communication device is connected to the appliance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2011
    Publication date: April 11, 2013
    Inventors: Michael Francis Finch, Henry Nader Kobraei, Elliott Dean Koehler
  • OVER THE AIR APPLIANCE FIRMWARE UPDATE
    Publication number: 20120173857
    Abstract: An appliance is placed in a bootload mode and other operations of the appliance are powered down. Data is gathered through an appliance control module which activates the bootloader mode, and then receives the data and overwrites the remainder of the appliance controller memory. In this manner, software for an appliance is updated without having to enter the home.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2010
    Publication date: July 5, 2012
    Inventors: Henry Nader Kobraei, John K. Besore, Robert Bultman, Timothy Worthington, Michael F. Finch, Steven Root, Jeffrey Donald Drake