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).
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Publication number: 20240017677Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2023Publication date: January 18, 2024Inventors: Bill Cleaves, Steve Mayo, James Rutter, Jordan Brown
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Patent number: 11851805Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 22, 2021Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Darryl C. Bodine, Ryan James Rutter
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Patent number: 11814015Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 11, 2021Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: The Shyft Group, Inc.Inventors: Bill Cleaves, Steve Mayo, James Rutter, Jordan Brown
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Publication number: 20230255387Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: February 15, 2023Publication date: August 17, 2023Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATIONInventors: Megan Cheryl Dado, Andrew John Leitert, Mansour Ourasanah, Ryan James Rutter, Lesley J. Frakes, Edward James Haney
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Publication number: 20230157484Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 11, 2022Publication date: May 25, 2023Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATIONInventors: Samuel James Bradley, Jacob Warren Everidge, Ryan James Rutter, Edward James Haney
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Publication number: 20230160134Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2021Publication date: May 25, 2023Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATIONInventors: Darryl C. Bodine, Ryan James Rutter
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Publication number: 20220289116Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2021Publication date: September 15, 2022Inventors: Bill Cleaves, Steve Mayo, James Rutter, Jordan Brown
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Patent number: 9639345Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 31, 2015Date of Patent: May 2, 2017Assignee: Change Healthcare LLCInventors: Rachel B. Axtell, James Rutter
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Publication number: 20160291955Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2015Publication date: October 6, 2016Inventors: Rachel B. Axtell, James Rutter
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Publication number: 20140321040Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2013Publication date: October 30, 2014Applicant: Research In Motion LimitedInventors: Ryan James RUTTER, Dustin Jonathan SMITH, Ian James MURCHISON, Jason Tyler GRIFFIN, Anders FAHRENDORFF
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Patent number: D696238Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2013Date of Patent: December 24, 2013Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Ian James Murchison, Ryan James Rutter
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Patent number: D712350Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2013Date of Patent: September 2, 2014Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Dustin Jonathan Smith, Anders Fahrendorff, Ryan James Rutter, Leonardo Aldana, Todd Andrew Wood
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Patent number: D722308Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2014Date of Patent: February 10, 2015Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Joseph Michael Hofer, Jason Tyler Griffin, Di Tao, Brian Dennis Paschke, Jamaal Peele, Ingve Holmung, Michael Joseph Defazio, Ryan James Rutter, Kwok Ching Leung
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Patent number: D960642Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2020Date of Patent: August 16, 2022Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Jessica R. McConnell, John W. McConnell, John Jay Myers, Katie Remaly, Ryan James Rutter
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Patent number: D964803Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2020Date of Patent: September 27, 2022Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Jessica R. McConnell, John W. McConnell, John Jay Myers, Katie Remaly, Ryan James Rutter, Anne Wessel
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Patent number: D981180Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2022Date of Patent: March 21, 2023Assignee: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATIONInventors: Jessica R. McConnell, John W. McConnell, John Jay Myers, Katie Remaly, Ryan James Rutter, Anne Wessel
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Patent number: D990236Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2021Date of Patent: June 27, 2023Assignee: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATIONInventors: Christopher J. Eaton, Naveen Jayabalan, Brandon Tyler Mock, Ryan James Rutter, Joseph Snyder, Jeremy T. Wolters
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Patent number: D991742Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2022Date of Patent: July 11, 2023Assignee: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATIONInventors: Jessica R. McConnell, John W. McConnell, John Jay Myers, Katie Remaly, Ryan James Rutter
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Patent number: D1011821Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2022Date of Patent: January 23, 2024Assignee: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATIONInventors: Megan Cheryl Dado, Edward James Haney, John W. McConnell, Mansour Ourasanah, Ryan James Rutter, Lesley J. Frakes
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Patent number: D1011834Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2023Date of Patent: January 23, 2024Assignee: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATIONInventors: Jessica R. McConnell, John W. McConnell, John Jay Myers, Katie Remaly, Ryan James Rutter