Patents by Inventor Martin Edward Olson, III

Martin Edward Olson, III 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).

  • Methods and systems for appliance community service management
    Patent number: 9438678
    Abstract: A method and system for networking a plurality of appliances. The method and system include providing an appliance on a network, controlling operation of the appliance with a microcontroller, storing on a memory coupled with the microcontroller, computer executable instructions for operating the appliance, sensing the operation of the appliance, displaying information regarding the operation of the appliance, and communicating the operational data on a network. Network connectivity includes communication directly with a network, and with another appliance. A host system is connected to the network and adapted to receive the usage data and to transmit data to the appliance to influence operation of the appliance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: Sears Brands, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Thomas E. DeSalvo, Jeffrey Vance Klimek, Christopher Michael Munoz, Martin Edward Olson, III, Timothy Ray Adkisson, Eva Christiansen
  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR APPLIANCE COMMUNITY SERVICE MANAGEMENT
    Publication number: 20130073690
    Abstract: A method and system for networking a plurality of appliances. The method and system include providing an appliance on a network, controlling operation of the appliance with a microcontroller, storing on a memory coupled with the microcontroller, computer executable instructions for operating the appliance, sensing the operation of the appliance, displaying information regarding the operation of the appliance, and communicating the operational data on a network. Network connectivity includes communication directly with a network, and with another appliance. A host system is connected to the network and adapted to receive the usage data and to transmit data to the appliance to influence operation of the appliance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2012
    Publication date: March 21, 2013
    Applicant: Sears Brands, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Thomas E. DeSalvo, Michael Kozlowski, Samuel Monnie, Jeffrey Vance Klimek, Christopher Michael Munoz, Martin Edward Olson, III, Timothy Ray Adkisson, Eva Christiansen