Patents by Inventor John R. Rudolph

John R. Rudolph 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).

  • Disappearing interface system
    Patent number: 8223131
    Abstract: A disappearing interface system for a device, such as an appliance (e.g., a cooking range) having an interactive user interface, a light-emitting device (e.g., a LED), a microprocessor based LED fader electronic control system that uses a PWM signal to drive an A/D circuit to control the intensity (e.g., fade in/out) of the light-emitting device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: Electrolux Home Products, Inc.
    Inventors: John R. Rudolph, Gary Fisher, Frank Downing, Robert McCoy, Maureen Donoho, James Hughes
  • DISAPPEARING INTERFACE SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20090179864
    Abstract: A disappearing interface system for a device, such as an appliance (e.g., a cooking range) having an interactive user interface, a light-emitting device (e.g., a LED), a microprocessor based LED fader electronic control system that uses a PWM signal to drive an A/D circuit to control the intensity (e.g., fade in/out) of the light-emitting device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2009
    Publication date: July 16, 2009
    Applicant: Electrolux Home Products, Inc.
    Inventors: John R. Rudolph, Gary Fisher, Frank Downing, Robert McCoy, Maureen Donoho, James Hughes
  • Disappearing interface system
    Patent number: 7499003
    Abstract: A disappearing interface system for a device, such as an appliance (e.g., a cooking range) having an interactive user interface, a light-emitting device (e.g., a LED), a microprocessor based LED fader electronic control system that uses a PWM signal to drive an A/D circuit to control the intensity (e.g., fade in/out) of the light-emitting device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2009
    Assignee: Electrolux Home Products, Inc.
    Inventors: John R. Rudolph, Gary Fisher, Frank Downing, Robert McCoy, Maureen Donoho, James Hughes