Patents by Inventor Keerthi Vasan

Keerthi Vasan 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).

  • Removable tank for laundry bulk dispenser system
    Patent number: 8056747
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing removable storage tanks in an appliance having a pedestal are disclosed. The systems include a storage container located in the pedestal and configured to house an additive. In addition, a cover may be positioned within the pedestal to secure the container within the pedestal. The methods include manufacturing the pedestal such that when a storage container is placed in the pedestal, the storage container will fit in a predetermined orientation. The storage container may be manufactured such that when the storage container is placed in the pedestal the storage container can be secured in the pedestal with a cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2011
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Craig Robert Vitan, John Michael Todd, Craig Richard Dressler, Lee Andrew Fain, Bhawesh Kumar Choursiya, Keerthi Vasan, Kannan Krishnan, Madhusudhanan Mani, Sivaprasad Polimetla, Venkat Kakileti
  • Bulk dispense user adjustable controls
    Patent number: 7802335
    Abstract: Systems and methods for delivering an additive to an appliance are disclosed. The systems may include a user interface configured to accept a user input and a controller connected to the user interface. The controller may be configured to receive the user input and cause an additive delivery system to deliver at least one additive to the appliance. The methods include receiving an amount of the additive to be delivered to the appliance and receiving a time at which the additive is to be delivered to the appliance during a cycle. The method may further include activating an additive delivery system to deliver the amount of the additive at the time to the appliance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2010
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Christopher Hoppe, Craig R. Vitan, Ashley Burt, John Schuckmann, Steven Recio, Carl Risen, John M. Todd, Keerthi Vasan
  • REMOVABLE TANK FOR LAUNDRY BULK DISPENSER SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20090095750
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing removable storage tanks in an appliance having a pedestal are disclosed. The systems include a storage container located in the pedestal and configured to house an additive. In addition, a cover may be positioned within the pedestal to secure the container within the pedestal. The methods include manufacturing the pedestal such that when a storage container is placed in the pedestal, the storage container will fit in a predetermined orientation. The storage container may be manufactured such that when the storage container is placed in the pedestal the storage container can be secured in the pedestal with a cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2007
    Publication date: April 16, 2009
    Inventors: Craig Robert Vitan, John Micheal Todd, Craig Richard Dressler, Lee Andrew Fain, Bhawesh Kumar Choursiya, Keerthi Vasan, Kannan Krishnan, Madhusudhanan Mani, Sivaprasad Polimetla, Venkat Kakileti
  • BULK DISPENSE USER ADJUSTABLE CONTROLS
    Publication number: 20090095028
    Abstract: Systems and methods for delivering an additive to an appliance are disclosed. The systems may include a user interface configured to accept a user input and a controller connected to the user interface. The controller may be configured to receive the user input and cause an additive delivery system to deliver at least one additive to the appliance. The methods include receiving an amount of the additive to be delivered to the appliance and receiving a time at which the additive is to be delivered to the appliance during a cycle. The method may further include activating an additive delivery system to deliver the amount of the additive at the time to the appliance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2007
    Publication date: April 16, 2009
    Inventors: Christopher Hoppe, Craig R. Vitan, Ashley Burt, John Schuckmann, Steven Recio, Carl Risen, John M. Todd, Keerthi Vasan