Patents by Inventor Jason L. Clemons

Jason L. Clemons 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 of preventing motor overload in a washing machine
    Patent number: 8918937
    Abstract: An off-balance detection method comprises a plurality of off-balance detection schemes that utilize wash basket speed to detect an off-balance load condition at speed ranges that span the entire spin cycle and include speeds corresponding to natural frequencies of a mass comprising a wash tub and a wash basket. The schemes can be used alone or in combination with one or more of the other schemes. The off-balance detection method can further comprise a power limiting method to prevent motor overload when an off-balance condition is present.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Jason L. Clemons, Bennett J. Cook, Manoel F. Soares Neto, Andrew C. Stansel, Adam J. Darby
  • Method of detecting an off-balance condition of a clothes load in a washing machine
    Patent number: 8387190
    Abstract: An off-balance detection method comprises a plurality of off-balance detection schemes that utilize wash basket speed to detect an off-balance load condition at speed ranges that span the entire spin cycle and include speeds corresponding to natural frequencies of a mass comprising a wash tub and a wash basket. The schemes can be used alone or in combination with one or more of the other schemes. The off-balance detection method can further comprise a power limiting method to prevent motor overload when an off-balance condition is present.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Andrew C. Stansel, Manoel Francisco Soares Neto, Jason L. Clemons, Bennett J. Cook, Adam John Darby
  • METHOD OF DETECTING AN OFF-BALANCE CONDITION OF A CLOTHES LOAD IN A WASHING MACHINE
    Publication number: 20120005841
    Abstract: An off-balance detection method comprises a plurality of off-balance detection schemes that utilize wash basket speed to detect an off-balance load condition at speed ranges that span the entire spin cycle and include speeds corresponding to natural frequencies of a mass comprising a wash tub and a wash basket. The schemes can be used alone or in combination with one or more of the other schemes. The off-balance detection method can further comprise a power limiting method to prevent motor overload when an off-balance condition is present.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2011
    Publication date: January 12, 2012
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: ANDREW C. STANSEL, MANOEL FRANCISCO SOARES NETO, JASON L. CLEMONS, BENNETT J. COOK, ADAM JOHN DARBY
  • Method of detecting an off-balance condition of a clothes load in a washing machine
    Patent number: 8042211
    Abstract: An off-balance detection method comprises a plurality of off-balance detection schemes that utilize wash basket speed to detect an off-balance load condition at speed ranges that span the entire spin cycle and include speeds corresponding to natural frequencies of a mass comprising a wash tub and a wash basket. The schemes can be used alone or in combination with one or more of the other schemes. The off-balance detection method can further comprise a power limiting method to prevent motor overload when an off-balance condition is present.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignees: Whirlpool Corporation, Fisher & Paykel
    Inventors: Andrew C. Stansel, Manoel Francisco Soares Neto, Jason L. Clemons, Bennett J. Cook, Adam John Darby