Patents by Inventor John K. Hooker

John K. Hooker 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: 20260066895
    Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for power management of a wireless powered appliance. A wireless powered appliance includes a wireless power receiver configured to generate electric power from a magnetic field emitted from a wireless power transmitter. The electric power comprises a supply voltage. The wireless powered appliance further includes power level detection circuit comprising circuit components configured to generate one or more output signals. The one or more output signals correspond to the supply voltage exceeding one or more thresholds. The wireless powered appliance further includes a power transition stabilizer circuit configured to receive the one or more output signals and the supply voltage. The power transition stabilizer circuit includes one or more electrical loads configured to electrically couple to the supply voltage based on the one or more output signals such that the supply voltage is reduced by the one or more electrical loads.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2024
    Publication date: March 5, 2026
    Applicant: Midea Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Craig Benjamin Williams, John K. Hooker
  • Patent number: 8067915
    Abstract: An appliance, such as a refrigerator, includes a drawer mounted within a cabinet for movement between an opened position and a closed position. A driving mechanism, including an electric motor connects to the drawer for driving the drawer between the opened position and the closed position. A control circuit connected to the electric motor and the transmission assembly of the driving mechanism commands the transmission assembly to connect or disconnect the electric motor and the drawer, and further commands the electric motor to drive the drawer to one of the opened position and the closed position when the electric motor is connected to the drawer. The control circuit also senses obstructions and adjusts the movement of the drawer accordingly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2011
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: John K. Hooker, Konstantin Grigoryan, Arti Shah
  • Publication number: 20100168920
    Abstract: An appliance, such as a refrigerator, includes a drawer mounted within a cabinet for movement between an opened position and a closed position. A driving mechanism, including an electric motor connects to the drawer for driving the drawer between the opened position and the closed position. A control circuit connected to the electric motor and the transmission assembly of the driving mechanism commands the transmission assembly to connect or disconnect the electric motor and the drawer, and further commands the electric motor to drive the drawer to one of the opened position and the closed position when the electric motor is connected to the drawer. The control circuit also senses obstructions and adjusts the movement of the drawer accordingly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2008
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Inventors: John K. Hooker, Konstantin Grigoryan, Arti Shah