Patents by Inventor Joshua Paul Carroll

Joshua Paul Carroll 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).

  • Household appliance with user selected default settings
    Patent number: 8180467
    Abstract: A household appliance functions according to multiple operating cycles, wherein each operating cycle comprises at least one step characterized by a parameter having a factory-set default value. A user can access a controller of the household appliance through a user interface to simultaneously set new default values for a parameter common to at least two of the multiple operating cycles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2012
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher John Woerdehoff, Joshua Paul Carroll, Andrew Charles Reck, David John Kmet
  • Household appliance with user selected default settings
    Patent number: 7310893
    Abstract: A household appliance functions according to multiple operating cycles, wherein each operating cycle comprises at least one step characterized by a parameter having a factory-set default value. A user can access a controller of the household appliance through a user interface to simultaneously set new default values for a parameter common to at least two of the multiple operating cycles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2007
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher John Woerdehoff, Joshua Paul Carroll, Andrew Charles Reck, David John Kmet