Patents by Inventor Matthew Ebrom
Matthew Ebrom 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).
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Patent number: 10281202Abstract: A refrigerator includes a cabinet having a storage compartment with a door pivotally coupled the cabinet between open and closed positions. A mullion assembly is operably coupled to the door between retracted and deployed positions relative to the door. The mullion assembly includes at least one receiving recess disposed on an inner surface thereof. At least one camera device is mounted on an inside edge of the door and vertically aligned with the at least one receiving recess of the mullion assembly, such that the camera device faces into the storage compartment when the first door is in the closed position, and is received in the receiving recess of the mullion assembly when the mullion assembly is in the retracted position. The camera device may also be mounted to a fixed portion of a hinge assembly that interconnects the mullion assembly and the door.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2018Date of Patent: May 7, 2019Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Matthew Ebrom, Neomar Giacomini, Donald Gilmore
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Publication number: 20190113276Abstract: A refrigerator includes a cabinet having a storage compartment with a door pivotally coupled the cabinet between open and closed positions. A mullion assembly is operably coupled to the door between retracted and deployed positions relative to the door. The mullion assembly includes at least one receiving recess disposed on an inner surface thereof. At least one camera device is mounted on an inside edge of the door and vertically aligned with the at least one receiving recess of the mullion assembly, such that the camera device faces into the storage compartment when the first door is in the closed position, and is received in the receiving recess of the mullion assembly when the mullion assembly is in the retracted position. The camera device may also be mounted to a fixed portion of a hinge assembly that interconnects the mullion assembly and the door.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 30, 2018Publication date: April 18, 2019Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATIONInventors: Matthew Ebrom, Neomar Giacomini, Donald Gilmore
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Patent number: 9995528Abstract: A refrigerator includes a cabinet having a storage compartment with a door pivotally coupled the cabinet between open and closed positions. A mullion assembly is operably coupled to the door between retracted and deployed positions relative to the door. The mullion assembly includes at least one receiving recess disposed on an inner surface thereof. At least one camera device is mounted on an inside edge of the door and vertically aligned with the at least one receiving recess of the mullion assembly, such that the camera device faces into the storage compartment when the first door is in the closed position, and is received in the receiving recess of the mullion assembly when the mullion assembly is in the retracted position. The camera device may also be mounted to a fixed portion of a hinge assembly that interconnects the mullion assembly and the door.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2017Date of Patent: June 12, 2018Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Matthew Ebrom, Neomar Giacomini, Donald Gilmore
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Publication number: 20080109311Abstract: A method of enabling adaptable demonstrations of a household appliance comprising providing consumer-specific updates to a demonstration software at a location remote from an appliance and downloading the consumer-specific updates to the appliance over an information network in response to a determined characteristic of the consumer or enabling a video conference over multimedia interface during the demonstration.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2007Publication date: May 8, 2008Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATIONInventors: Matthew Ebrom, Wallace Elston, Mark Glotzbach, Anthony Jenkins, Richard McCoy, Phillip Molloy
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Publication number: 20080109310Abstract: A method of demonstrating a household appliance by executing a demonstration software to cause demonstration of at least one component of the appliance and to display related information on a user interface of the appliance by a multimedia program.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2007Publication date: May 8, 2008Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATIONInventors: Matthew Ebrom, Mark Glotzbach, Richard McCoy, Phillip Molloy
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Publication number: 20080109830Abstract: The invention relates to a network system of at least two appliances, each appliance configured to perform a cycle of operation on an article, and each appliance having its own software architecture. An embedded virtual router enables communication among appliance components independent of the architecture of the software.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2007Publication date: May 8, 2008Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATIONInventors: Mark Giotzbach, Matthew Ebrom, Richard McCoy, Christopher Moes, Michael Morrell, Brian Radford, Anders Zeijlon
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Publication number: 20080108388Abstract: An appliance network to establish communication between a first networked appliance and a cellular phone.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2007Publication date: May 8, 2008Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATIONInventors: Matthew Ebrom, Wallace Elston III, Mark Glotzbach, Anthony Jenkins, Richard McCoy
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Publication number: 20080109312Abstract: An appliance having a smart device in communication with multiple components of the appliance and a user interface of the appliance, the smart device having an updatable demonstration software that takes over control of the multiple components from the controller when executing the demonstration software to implement a demonstration of the appliance by controlling the actuation of the components and display related multimedia information on the multimedia user interface.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2007Publication date: May 8, 2008Applicant: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Matthew Ebrom, Mark Glotzbach, Layne Heilman, Richard McCoy, Phillip Molloy
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Publication number: 20080109243Abstract: A method of demonstrating an appliance by customizing a multimedia presentation in real time based on the consumer information.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2007Publication date: May 8, 2008Applicant: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Matthew Ebrom, Mark Glotzbach, Layne Heilman, Richard McCoy, Phillip Molloy
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Publication number: 20080103610Abstract: A taxonomy engine in a software architecture generates a taxonomy dataset establishing the group of well formed commands, and at least one command generator of the system is adapted to generate a well formed command using the taxonomy dataset. The taxonomy engine is configured to deliver the taxonomy dataset to the command generator, and the command generator is configured to deliver the well formed command to the controller.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2007Publication date: May 1, 2008Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATIONInventors: Matthew Ebrom, Mark Glotzbach, Richard McCoy, Steve Pearson
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Publication number: 20080104208Abstract: A network includes an appliance with a node on the network. The node has a unique software architecture that enables the node to expose its functionality to the network. A client has a driver to enable communication with the node so that the client can affect a cycle of operation in the appliance.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2007Publication date: May 1, 2008Applicant: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Matthew Ebrom, Richard McCoy, Andrew Whipple
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Publication number: 20080104212Abstract: The invention relates to a network system of at least two appliances, each appliance configured to perform a cycle of operation on an article, and each appliance having its own software architecture. An embedded virtual router enables communication among appliance components independent of the architecture of the software.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2007Publication date: May 1, 2008Applicant: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Matthew Ebrom, Mark Glotzbach, Richard McCoy
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Publication number: 20080100695Abstract: Conducting a video conference as part of the operation or demonstration of an appliance.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2007Publication date: May 1, 2008Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATIONInventors: Matthew Ebrom, Mark Glotzbach, Richard McCoy
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Publication number: 20070240173Abstract: A system comprising a memory heap generated dynamically by useful software and a data acquisition engine. The memory heap comprises a plurality of event structures, each including at least one each of pointers into memory external to the event structure, event operators, and arguments. The data acquisition engine is configured to look into the memory heap, evaluate event conditions as true or false based on the at least one each of the pointers, operators, and arguments, and generate a notification message when a true condition is found.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2006Publication date: October 11, 2007Applicant: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Richard McCoy, Joshua Carroll, Matthew Ebrom, Daniel Putnam, David Kmet, Andrew Whipple, Patrick Glotzbach
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Publication number: 20070168486Abstract: A network control system comprising a software operating layer responsive to a plurality of function calls, a physical user interface capable of generating directly at least some of the function calls, and a virtual user interface configured to invoke at least some of the function calls.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2006Publication date: July 19, 2007Applicant: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Richard McCoy, Matthew Ebrom, Timothy Knezic, David Kmet
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Publication number: 20070162158Abstract: A method for controlling a system of devices through a series of steps to perform a useful cycle of operation comprising the steps of running a control program for directing the operation of the devices through a series of steps; dynamically generating during the running of the control program a memory heap, the memory heap comprises a plurality of event structures each having condition parameters comprising at least one each of external memory pointers to the event structure, event operators, and arguments associated with an event; identifying event conditions that evaluate as true by looking into the memory heap of structures during the running of the control program and evaluating the condition parameters for the event structures; and generating a configurable notification message when a true condition is found.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2006Publication date: July 12, 2007Applicant: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Richard McCoy, Matthew Ebrom, Joshua Carroll, Daniel Putnam, David Kmet, Andrew Whipple, Patrick Glotzbach
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Publication number: 20070160022Abstract: A network comprising a plurality of nodes, and each of the nodes has at least one identifier from pre-determined group of identifiers, with each identifier identifying at least one functionality applicable such node. A method of identifying the nodes comprises at least one node sending over the network a message configured to ask for the presence of at least one identifier from the pre-determined group of identifiers. At least one other node sends a feedback message affirming the existence of the at least one identifier on the at least one other node.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2006Publication date: July 12, 2007Applicant: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Richard McCoy, Matthew Ebrom, Alexandre Grosse, Judith Kicklighter
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Publication number: 20070156864Abstract: In one embodiment, a system for controlling a plurality of devices having at least two operating modes comprises a first software operating layer configured to control the operation of at least one of the devices in a first operational mode and a second software operating layer configured to control the operation of at least one of the devices in a second operational mode. In another embodiment, a control system for controlling a plurality of devices connected by a communications network comprises a user interface configured to receive the selection of a cycle of operation; a first system element isolated from the network and configured to implement the selected cycle of operation to define a first control state; and a second system element exposed to the network and configured to implement the selected cycle of operation to define a second control state.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2006Publication date: July 5, 2007Applicant: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Richard McCoy, Matthew Ebrom, Mark Glotzbach, Andrew Whipple, Patrick Glotzbach
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Publication number: 20070156265Abstract: A control system for controlling the operation of a useful system comprises at least one controller configured to control an operation of the useful system in response to a well formed command from a group of well formed commands. At least one taxonomy engine of the system is adapted to generate a taxonomy dataset establishing the group of well formed commands, and at least one command generator of the system is adapted to generate a well formed command using the taxonomy dataset. The taxonomy engine is configured to deliver the taxonomy dataset to the command generator, and the command generator is configured to deliver the well formed command to the controller.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2006Publication date: July 5, 2007Applicant: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Richard McCoy, Matthew Ebrom
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Publication number: 20070156882Abstract: A data acquisition method comprising looking into a memory heap of event structures having condition parameters of at least one of memory pointers, event operators, and arguments; identifying event conditions that evaluate as true by evaluating the condition parameters for the even structures; and generating a notification message when a true condition is found.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2006Publication date: July 5, 2007Applicant: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Richard McCoy, Joshua Carroll, Matthew Ebrom, Daniel Putnam, David Kmet, Andrew Whipple, Patrick Glotzbach