Patents by Inventor James Rutter

James Rutter 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: 20240017677
    Abstract: A truck body with an enclosure assembly that has a plurality of storage compartments with doors each movable between an open position that provides access to respective storage compartments and a closed position that prevents access to that storage compartment. The enclosure assembly includes at least one hidden hinge coupled with at least a portion of the doors to pivot the door between the open/closed positions. There are door flanges surrounding the openings of the storage compartments that, in some embodiments, include: (i) a longitudinally-extending channel dimensioned to receive a mounting portion of the at least one hidden hinge; and (ii) a rim configured to receive a seal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Inventors: Bill Cleaves, Steve Mayo, James Rutter, Jordan Brown
  • Patent number: 11851805
    Abstract: A deflector assembly for an appliance includes a deflector having a rim forming a geometric shape and configured to engage a panel and a chute extending from a portion of the rim. The chute includes an upper surface that extends at an oblique angle from the rim. A lighting unit has a light source. The light source is disposed proximate to a junction between the rim and the chute.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Darryl C. Bodine, Ryan James Rutter
  • Patent number: 11814015
    Abstract: A truck body with an enclosure assembly that has a plurality of storage compartments with doors each movable between an open position that provides access to respective storage compartments and a closed position that prevents access to that storage compartment. The enclosure assembly includes at least one hidden hinge coupled with at least a portion of the doors to pivot the door between the open/closed positions. There are door flanges surrounding the openings of the storage compartments that, in some embodiments, include: (i) a longitudinally-extending channel dimensioned to receive a mounting portion of the at least one hidden hinge; and (ii) a rim configured to receive a seal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: The Shyft Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Bill Cleaves, Steve Mayo, James Rutter, Jordan Brown
  • Publication number: 20230255387
    Abstract: An appliance for heating a food product includes a housing having an interior defining a heating cavity, a lid enclosing an upper opening of the heating cavity, a water supply including a portion directed through the lid for introducing water to the heating cavity, a heating element adjacent a lower portion of the heating cavity, and a steamer basket receivable within the heating cavity. The steamer basket defines a body with a perforated lower wall positionable above the lower portion of the heating cavity such that the food product is suspended above the lower portion of the heating cavity during heating of water therein and such that steam generated by heating water within the lower portion of the heating cavity permeates the food product for heating thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2023
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Megan Cheryl Dado, Andrew John Leitert, Mansour Ourasanah, Ryan James Rutter, Lesley J. Frakes, Edward James Haney
  • Publication number: 20230157484
    Abstract: A countertop appliance comprises interchangeable containers including a first container and a second container each having a base. The first container includes a first magnet coupled to the base of the first container at a first distance and the second container includes a second magnet coupled to the base of the second container at a second distance. A housing includes a motor and an attachment portion. The interchangeable containers are selectively and operably coupled to the attachment portion of the housing. An analog magnetic sensor is disposed proximate the attachment portion of the housing. The analog magnetic sensor is configured to detect the first magnet at the first distance and the second magnet at the second distance. A controller communicatively coupled with the analog magnetic sensor is configured to identify one of the interchangeable containers based on the detected distance of one of the first magnet and the second magnet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2022
    Publication date: May 25, 2023
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Samuel James Bradley, Jacob Warren Everidge, Ryan James Rutter, Edward James Haney
  • Publication number: 20230160134
    Abstract: A deflector assembly for an appliance includes a deflector having a rim forming a geometric shape and configured to engage a panel and a chute extending from a portion of the rim. The chute includes an upper surface that extends at an oblique angle from the rim. A lighting unit has a light source. The light source is disposed proximate to a junction between the rim and the chute.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2021
    Publication date: May 25, 2023
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Darryl C. Bodine, Ryan James Rutter
  • Publication number: 20220289116
    Abstract: A truck body with an enclosure assembly that has a plurality of storage compartments with doors each movable between an open position that provides access to respective storage compartments and a closed position that prevents access to that storage compartment. The enclosure assembly includes at least one hidden hinge coupled with at least a portion of the doors to pivot the door between the open/closed positions. There are door flanges surrounding the openings of the storage compartments that, in some embodiments, include: (i) a longitudinally-extending channel dimensioned to receive a mounting portion of the at least one hidden hinge; and (ii) a rim configured to receive a seal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2021
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Inventors: Bill Cleaves, Steve Mayo, James Rutter, Jordan Brown
  • Patent number: 9639345
    Abstract: A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided in order to provide a framework for selective enablement of application features. An example of the method includes receiving, via an electronic communications interface, client credential information indicating at least one user or client facility, executing a first instance of an application by a processor, the first instance of the application comprising at least one feature selectively enabled or disabled by the framework, determining, during execution of the first instance of the application, a feature identifier associated with the at least one feature, retrieving feature information from a client feature table using at least the client credential information, determining whether the at least one feature is enabled for the at least one user or client facility, and, in response to determining that the at least one feature is enabled for the at least one user or client facility, executing the at least one feature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: Change Healthcare LLC
    Inventors: Rachel B. Axtell, James Rutter
  • Publication number: 20160291955
    Abstract: A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided in order to provide a framework for selective enablement of application features. An example of the method includes receiving, via an electronic communications interface, client credential information indicating at least one user or client facility, executing a first instance of an application by a processor, the first instance of the application comprising at least one feature selectively enabled or disabled by the framework, determining, during execution of the first instance of the application, a feature identifier associated with the at least one feature, retrieving feature information from a client feature table using at least the client credential information, determining whether the at least one feature is enabled for the at least one user or client facility, and, in response to determining that the at least one feature is enabled for the at least one user or client facility, executing the at least one feature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2015
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Inventors: Rachel B. Axtell, James Rutter
  • Publication number: 20140321040
    Abstract: An electronic device includes at least one connector, such as for physically coupling the electronic device to a device accessory. The connector includes a coupling element movable between a retracted position and an extended position in response to a magnetic force that exceeds a biasing force applied to the coupling element by a biasing element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2013
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Applicant: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventors: Ryan James RUTTER, Dustin Jonathan SMITH, Ian James MURCHISON, Jason Tyler GRIFFIN, Anders FAHRENDORFF
  • Patent number: D696238
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2013
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Ian James Murchison, Ryan James Rutter
  • Patent number: D712350
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Dustin Jonathan Smith, Anders Fahrendorff, Ryan James Rutter, Leonardo Aldana, Todd Andrew Wood
  • Patent number: D722308
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Joseph Michael Hofer, Jason Tyler Griffin, Di Tao, Brian Dennis Paschke, Jamaal Peele, Ingve Holmung, Michael Joseph Defazio, Ryan James Rutter, Kwok Ching Leung
  • Patent number: D960642
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Jessica R. McConnell, John W. McConnell, John Jay Myers, Katie Remaly, Ryan James Rutter
  • Patent number: D964803
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Jessica R. McConnell, John W. McConnell, John Jay Myers, Katie Remaly, Ryan James Rutter, Anne Wessel
  • Patent number: D981180
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jessica R. McConnell, John W. McConnell, John Jay Myers, Katie Remaly, Ryan James Rutter, Anne Wessel
  • Patent number: D990236
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Christopher J. Eaton, Naveen Jayabalan, Brandon Tyler Mock, Ryan James Rutter, Joseph Snyder, Jeremy T. Wolters
  • Patent number: D991742
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jessica R. McConnell, John W. McConnell, John Jay Myers, Katie Remaly, Ryan James Rutter
  • Patent number: D1011821
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Megan Cheryl Dado, Edward James Haney, John W. McConnell, Mansour Ourasanah, Ryan James Rutter, Lesley J. Frakes
  • Patent number: D1011834
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jessica R. McConnell, John W. McConnell, John Jay Myers, Katie Remaly, Ryan James Rutter