Patents by Inventor Mark Allen Butler

Mark Allen Butler 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: 20230327905
    Abstract: A domestic appliance includes a wireless transmitter provided within the domestic appliance, the wireless transmitter configured to emit a signal; a wireless communication module provided within the domestic appliance, the wireless communication module establishing a wireless connection between the appliance and a remote terminal; and a controller provided within the domestic appliance. The controller is configured for emitting, via the wireless communication module, the signal, wherein the signal contains a table of information uniquely associated with the domestic appliance, the table of information comprising a model identification and an indication of wireless connectivity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2022
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Inventors: Richard Dean Suel, II, Victor Suarez, Mark Allen Butler
  • Patent number: 10089101
    Abstract: Systems and methods for updating a software configuration of one or more control boards of an appliance are provided. For instance, a payload image file can be received. The payload image file can comprise a plurality of update images that include software configuration data for an appliance control board associated with an appliance group. Configuration data associated with a plurality of control boards present in a target appliance can be received. An appliance payload associated with the target appliance can be determined based at least in part on the configuration data. The appliance payload can include one or more update images to be associated with the target appliance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Allen Butler, Robert Marten Bultman, Joseph Mark Brian
  • Publication number: 20170329596
    Abstract: Systems and methods for updating a software configuration of one or more control boards of an appliance are provided. For instance, a payload image file can be received. The payload image file can comprise a plurality of update images that include software configuration data for an appliance control board associated with an appliance group. Configuration data associated with a plurality of control boards present in a target appliance can be received. An appliance payload associated with the target appliance can be determined based at least in part on the configuration data. The appliance payload can include one or more update images to be associated with the target appliance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2016
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Inventors: Mark Allen Butler, Robert Marten Bultman, Joseph Mark Brian