Patents by Inventor Om Hari

Om Hari 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).

  • Port assembly for use with a cleaning device and method for assembling the same
    Patent number: 9386906
    Abstract: A port assembly for use with a refillable storage container of a cleaning device includes a cap assembly having a sensor aperture and an outlet aperture. The cap assembly is configured to couple to a lip of the storage container. A sensor assembly extends through the sensor aperture and is coupled to the cap assembly, and an outlet assembly extends through the outlet aperture and is coupled to the cap assembly. The outlet assembly is coupled in fluid communication with a cleaning cavity of the cleaning device and the storage container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Daniel Vincent Brosnan, Daniel Patrick Ernst, Joshua Flesch, Om Hari, Amelia Lear Hensley, Nicholas Okruch, Jr.
  • Energy management of dishwasher appliance
    Patent number: 8617316
    Abstract: A dishwasher is provided comprising one or more power consuming functions and a controller in signal communication with an associated utility. The controller can receive and process a signal from the associated utility indicative of current cost of supplied energy. The controller operates the dishwasher in one of a normal operating mode and an energy savings mode based on the received signal. The controller is configured to change the power consuming functions by adjusting one or more of an operation schedule, an operation delay, an operation adjustment, and a selective deactivation of at least one of the one or more power consuming functions to reduce power consumption of the dishwasher in the energy savings mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Michael F. Finch, John K. Besore, Jeff Donald Drake, Darin Franks, Erick Paul Graven, Om Hari, Steven Keith Root, Nagaraju Valluri, Natarajan Venkatakrishnan, Eric K. Watson, Timothy Martin Wetzel
  • PORT ASSEMBLY FOR USE WITH A CLEANING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20120152290
    Abstract: A port assembly for use with a refillable storage container of a cleaning device includes a cap assembly having a sensor aperture and an outlet aperture. The cap assembly is configured to couple to a lip of the storage container. A sensor assembly extends through the sensor aperture and is coupled to the cap assembly, and an outlet assembly extends through the outlet aperture and is coupled to the cap assembly. The outlet assembly is coupled in fluid communication with a cleaning cavity of the cleaning device and the storage container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2010
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Inventors: Daniel Vincent BROSNAN, Daniel Patrick Ernst, Joshua Flesch, Om Hari, Amelia Lear Hensley, Nicholas Okruch, JR.
  • ENERGY MANAGEMENT OF DISHWASHER APPLIANCE
    Publication number: 20100175719
    Abstract: A dishwasher is provided comprising one or more power consuming functions and a controller in signal communication with an associated utility. The controller can receive and process a signal from the associated utility indicative of current cost of supplied energy. The controller operates the dishwasher in one of a normal operating mode and an energy savings mode based on the received signal. The controller is configured to change the power consuming functions by adjusting one or more of an operation schedule, an operation delay, an operation adjustment, and a selective deactivation of at least one of the one or more power consuming functions to reduce power consumption of the dishwasher in the energy savings mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2009
    Publication date: July 15, 2010
    Inventors: Michael F. Finch, John K. Besore, Jeff Donald Drake, Darin Franks, Erick Paul Graven, Om Hari, Steven Keith Root, Nagaraju Valluri, Natarajan Venkatakrishnan, Erik K. Watson, Timothy Martin Wetzel