Patents by Inventor Robert John Tuttle

Robert John Tuttle 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).

  • Apparatus for monitoring the status of multiple laundry appliances
    Patent number: 7469288
    Abstract: A system for monitoring the status of laundry appliances in a laundry taps into the busy/idle signal of the appliances to obtain status information. By tapping into the busy/idle signal through connections to the individual appliances, the monitoring system can generate a busy/idle status signal. These signals are communicated to laundry server through a local area network or internet link to allow compilation and processing of the data. Local or remote users gain access to the laundry server data through the LAN or Internet link.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2008
    Inventor: Robert John Tuttle