Patents by Inventor Rodrigo C. Castaldo

Rodrigo C. Castaldo 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).

  • Smart coupling device
    Patent number: 8250163
    Abstract: A smart coupler for connecting two networks has a processor, a memory, a means to connect to a first network, a means to connect to a second network, and a power source. The first network has a client, and the memory has information which must be transferred to the client to enable the client to be usefully operable relative to the second network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Rodrigo C. Castaldo, Matthew P. Ebrom, Mark E. Glotzbach, Patrick J. Glotzbach, Gale R. Horst, Randy L. Jeffery, Richard A. McCoy, Christopher S. Moes, Matthew J. Nibbelink, Andre O. Pires, Eduardo K. Yamakawa, Cesario Zimmerman
  • Network for changing resource consumption in an appliance
    Patent number: 8027752
    Abstract: A network includes a smart coupler having a processor, a memory with software, and a power source to energize the processor and the memory, and an appliance configured to perform an operation on a physical article. The appliance is one that consumes at least some of a resource in performing the operation. The network also includes a source of information about the resource. The smart coupler is in communication with the appliance and the source, and the processor and memory operate to request a change to the operation of the appliance in response to a resource parameter or a request communicated by the source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2011
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Rodrigo C. Castaldo, Matthew P. Ebrom, Wallace J. Elston, Gale R. Horst, Randy L. Jeffery, Anthony E. Jenkins, Richard A. McCoy, Christopher S. Moes, Matthew J. Nibbelink, Andre O. Pires, Randy A. Voss, Andrew D. Whipple
  • SMART COUPLING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20080143489
    Abstract: A smart coupler for connecting two networks has a processor, a memory, a means to connect to a first network, a means to connect to a second network, and a power source. The first network has a client, and the memory has information which must be transferred to the client to enable the client to be usefully operable relative to the second network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Publication date: June 19, 2008
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Rodrigo C. Castaldo, Matthew P. Ebrom, Mark E. Glotzbach, Patrick J. Glotzbach, Gale R. Horst, Randy L. Jeffery, Richard A. McCoy, Christopher S. Moes, Matthew J. Nibbelink, Andre O. Pires, Eduardo K. Yamakawa, Cesario Zimmerman
  • NETWORK FOR CHANGING RESOURCE CONSUMPTION IN AN APPLIANCE
    Publication number: 20080122585
    Abstract: A network includes a smart coupler having a processor, a memory with software, and a power source to energize the processor and the memory, and an appliance configured to perform an operation on a physical article. The appliance is one that consumes at least some of a resource in performing the operation. The network also includes a source of information about the resource. The smart coupler is in communication with the appliance and the source, and the processor and memory operate to request a change to the operation of the appliance in response to a resource parameter or a request communicated by the source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Publication date: May 29, 2008
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Rodrigo C. Castaldo, Matthew P. Ebrom, Wallace J. Elston, Gale R. Horst, Randy L. Jeffery, Anthony E. Jenkins, Richard A. McCoy, Christopher S. Moes, Matthew J. Nibbelink, Andre O. Pires, Randy A. Voss, Andrew D. Whipple