Patents by Inventor Matthew Erwin Hilt

Matthew Erwin Hilt 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).

  • APPLIANCE HANDLE WITH AUTOMATIC SHUTOFF OF INPUT INTERFACE ELEMENTS
    Publication number: 20220236937
    Abstract: A method for operating an appliance having a cabinet, a door connected to the cabinet and movable in an opening direction from a closed position to an open position, and a handle connected to the door. The handle has a first side facing against the opening direction and forming a grasping surface, a second side facing along the opening direction, and an interface region having one or more input interfaces on the second side of the handle. The appliance has one or more shutoff sensors configured to disable at least one of the one or more input interfaces on the interface region when an object is detected adjacent the grasping surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2022
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Applicant: Anova Applied Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Harrison John Lees, Matthew Erwin Hilt
  • Appliance handle with automatic shutoff of input interface elements
    Patent number: 11340853
    Abstract: An appliance having a cabinet, a door connected to the cabinet and movable in an opening direction from a closed position to an open position, and a handle connected to the door. The handle has a first side facing against the opening direction and forming a grasping surface, a second side facing along the opening direction, and an interface region having one or more input interfaces on the second side of the handle. The appliance has one or more shutoff sensors configured to disable at least one of the one or more input interfaces on the interface region when an object is detected adjacent the grasping surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: Anova Applied Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Harrison John Lees, Matthew Erwin Hilt
  • APPLIANCE HANDLE WITH AUTOMATIC SHUTOFF OF INPUT INTERFACE ELEMENTS
    Publication number: 20210311681
    Abstract: An appliance having a cabinet, a door connected to the cabinet and movable in an opening direction from a closed position to an open position, and a handle connected to the door. The handle has a first side facing against the opening direction and forming a grasping surface, a second side facing along the opening direction, and an interface region having one or more input interfaces on the second side of the handle. The appliance has one or more shutoff sensors configured to disable at least one of the one or more input interfaces on the interface region when an object is detected adjacent the grasping surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2020
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Applicant: Anova Applied Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Harrison John Lees, Matthew Erwin Hilt