Patents by Inventor Joshua Reeves

Joshua Reeves 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: 20230143674
    Abstract: A method of operating a dryer appliance includes performing a first sensor cycle of the dryer appliance. The first sensor cycle includes rotating a drum of the dryer appliance and activating a heating system of the dryer appliance according to a first set of cycle parameters. The method also includes detecting one or more user interactions with the dryer appliance and inferring from the one or more detected user interactions that the dry performance of the first sensor cycle was unsatisfactory. The method further includes defining a second set of cycle parameters in response to the one or more detected user interactions. The method also includes performing a second sensor dry cycle of the dryer appliance according to the second set of cycle parameters after the first sensor dry cycle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2021
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Inventors: Joshua Reeves, Ryan James Scheckelhoff
  • Publication number: 20230132718
    Abstract: A method of operating a dryer appliance includes predicting a removal point at which a laundry load will be removed from the tub of the dryer, the removal point being a certain amount of time after the completion of a main drying operation, determining a length of time required to perform a conditioning operation on the laundry load, determining a start time for the conditioning operation, and implementing a responsive action at the start time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2021
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Inventors: Ryan James Scheckelhoff, Joshua Reeves
  • Publication number: 20230134144
    Abstract: A method of operating a laundry treatment assembly including a washing machine appliance and a dryer appliance includes performing a drying operation in the dryer appliance, receiving feedback regarding a performance of the drying operation, adjusting one or more parameters relating to a washing operation in the washing machine appliance, and incorporating the one or more adjusted parameters into a subsequent washing operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2021
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Inventors: Ryan James Scheckelhoff, Joshua Reeves
  • Publication number: 20230130744
    Abstract: A method of operating a laundry treatment appliance includes performing a selected laundry treatment operation on a laundry load in accordance with an original set of operating parameters, obtaining a feedback input from a user regarding a dryness level of the laundry load, adjusting at least one operating parameter of the original set of operating parameters, and generating a new set of operating parameters including the at least one adjusted operating parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2021
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Inventors: Joshua Reeves, Ryan James Scheckelhoff
  • Publication number: 20230064924
    Abstract: A laundry appliance is configured for and/or methods of operating a laundry appliance include determining a load size of articles to be dried in the laundry appliance and determining a load type of the articles to be dried in the laundry appliance. A termination criterion for a dry operation of the laundry appliance is determined based on the load size and the load type. The laundry appliance is further configured for and/or the method further includes performing the dry operation in the laundry appliance. The dry operation is terminated when the termination criterion is reached.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2021
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: David Scott Dunn, Joshua Reeves, Dimitar Tcholakov, Ionelia Silvia Prajescu, Jivko Ognianov Djerekarov, Daniele Martinello, Gregory Allen Dedow
  • Publication number: 20220380966
    Abstract: A dryer appliance includes a drum rotatably mounted within a cabinet for receiving a load of clothes during a drying cycle. A temperature sensor measures a temperature of air circulated through the drum and a controller obtains a remaining moisture content of the load of clothes from a washing machine appliance, obtains a measured air temperature using the temperature sensor, determines a restriction level of a vent based at least in part on the measured air temperature, and adjusts at least one operating parameter of the dryer appliance based at least in part on the remaining moisture content and the restriction level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2021
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Inventors: Grafton Hopkins Cook, IV, Joshua Reeves
  • Publication number: 20220106731
    Abstract: Dryer appliances and related methods are disclosed. Such methods may include, or such appliances may be configured for, monitoring a temperature with a thermistor of a primary heat control system of the dryer appliance. The present disclosure also includes determining a relay signal is calling to close a relay and thereby activate a heating system of the dryer appliance and verifying that the relay is closed. The present disclosure further includes allowing a minimum relay on time to elapse after verifying that the relay is closed. The present disclosure also includes determining a temperature gradient of the monitored temperature based on a change in the monitored temperature over the minimum relay on time. The present disclosure further includes detecting a nuisance trip because the determined temperature gradient is negative.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2020
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Inventors: Joshua Reeves, Ionelia Silvia Prajescu
  • Publication number: 20220106730
    Abstract: A dryer appliance operable to detect an extreme thermal event therein and related methods of detecting an extreme thermal event are provided. The dryer appliance includes a cabinet, a drum rotatably mounted within the cabinet, a heating system upstream of the drum, and an outlet duct downstream of the drum. The method includes and/or the dryer is configured for monitoring an outlet temperature, determining a temperature gradient of the monitored outlet temperature, and detecting the extreme thermal event based on the determined temperature gradient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2020
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Inventors: Joshua Reeves, Ionelia Silvia Prajescu