Patents by Inventor Kyle Carter EDMONDSON

Kyle Carter EDMONDSON 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).

  • Systems and methods for harvesting ice from an icemaker tray
    Patent number: 9482455
    Abstract: A system comprising a gear having at least one slot, wherein the gear is connected to an icetray and a motor so that when the motor rotates the gear, the icetray twists, and an optical sensor that detects when the gear has rotated the slot over the optical sensor. The icetray twists while the gear is rotated in a first direction away from a home position to a reverse twist position. The rotation of gear then reverses to twist the icetray to a harvest position in a second direction that is opposite of the first direction until ice in the icetray is dislodged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: ENVOLVE ENGINEERING, LLC
    Inventors: Gregory Gene Hortin, Kyle Carter Edmondson, Patrick J. Boarman, Michael Edward Stagg, Li Yi Situ
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HARVESTING ICE FROM AN ICEMAKER TRAY
    Publication number: 20150233625
    Abstract: A system comprising a gear having at least one slot, wherein the gear is connected to an icetray and a motor so that when the motor rotates the gear, the icetray twists, and an optical sensor that detects when the gear has rotated the slot over the optical sensor. The icetray twists while the gear is rotated in a first direction away from a home position to a reverse twist position. The rotation of gear then reverses to twist the icetray to a harvest position in a second direction that is opposite of the first direction until ice in the icetray is dislodged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2015
    Publication date: August 20, 2015
    Inventors: Gregory Gene HORTIN, Kyle Carter EDMONDSON, Patrick J. BOARMAN, Michael Edward STAGG, Li Yi SITU