Patents by Inventor Sanchit Jitendra Patel

Sanchit Jitendra Patel 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).

  • Status indicator and lighting assembly for an appliance door
    Patent number: 11278179
    Abstract: A door assembly for an appliance includes an inner door panel and outer door panel that define an interior chamber for receiving at least a first light source and a second light source. An indicator lens extends from a split receiving surface facing the light sources to an indicator aperture defined in the outer door panel. The split receiving surface has a first surface for receiving light from the first light source and a second surface for receiving light from the second light source. In addition, an opaque partition is positioned between the first light source and the second light source for at least partially blocking light from first light source and the second light source from bleeding onto the second surface and the first surface, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Kyle James Brewer, Sanchit Jitendra Patel, Brian Steven Riddle, Timothy David Kaiser
  • STATUS INDICATOR AND LIGHTING ASSEMBLY FOR AN APPLIANCE DOOR
    Publication number: 20200337522
    Abstract: A door assembly for an appliance includes an inner door panel and outer door panel that define an interior chamber for receiving at least a first light source and a second light source. An indicator lens extends from a split receiving surface facing the light sources to an indicator aperture defined in the outer door panel. The split receiving surface has a first surface for receiving light from the first light source and a second surface for receiving light from the second light source. In addition, an opaque partition is positioned between the first light source and the second light source for at least partially blocking light from first light source and the second light source from bleeding onto the second surface and the first surface, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2019
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Inventors: Kyle James Brewer, Sanchit Jitendra Patel, Brian Steven Riddle, Timothy David Kaiser
  • Single-layer appliance indicator light with side-fire LED
    Patent number: 10731918
    Abstract: An appliance includes a control console. The control console includes a console cover with a circuit board. A front surface of the circuit board is attached to an interior surface of the console cover. A capacitive touch sensor is in operative communication with a face surface of the console cover and an LED is on a back surface of the circuit board. A light guide is mounted on the circuit board and provides optical communication from the LED to the face surface of the console cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Sanchit Jitendra Patel, Brian J. Morman, Kyle James Brewer