Patents by Inventor Sean Simpson
Sean Simpson 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).
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Publication number: 20240385055Abstract: An oven appliance may include a cabinet, a heat source, a temperature sensor, a user interface, and a controller. The cabinet may define a cooking chamber. The heat source may be disposed within the cooking chamber. The controller may be configured to direct a monitoring operation. The monitoring operation may include measuring a first temperature of a food item within the cooking chamber of the oven appliance, determining elapse of a detection interval instance, measuring a second temperature of the food item, calculating a temperature delta between the second temperature and the first temperature, determining the temperature delta is within a predetermined functional range, determining a time delta of time, estimating a remaining time of the food item based on the time delta in response to determining the temperature delta is within the predetermined functional range, and presenting the estimated remaining time at the user interface of the oven appliance.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2023Publication date: November 21, 2024Inventors: Sean Simpson, James Lee Armstrong
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Patent number: 12054873Abstract: Methods of operating a washing machine at a remote user interface device in wireless communication with the washing machine appliance may include obtaining an image of the wash basket, generating an overlay representing one or more operating parameters of the washing machine appliance, and displaying the image and the overlay simultaneously on a display of the remote user interface device. The method also includes receiving a control input at the remote user interface device and directing the washing machine appliance based on the control input received at the remote user interface device.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2022Date of Patent: August 6, 2024Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.Inventors: Stannard Nathan Phelps, Joshua Reeves, Sean Simpson, Mary Joy Frances Cardilino
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Publication number: 20240093422Abstract: A dryer appliance includes a drum defining a chamber and being rotatably mounted within a cabinet, an air handler for selectively urging a flow of air through the chamber, and a heating assembly for selectively heating the flow of air. A controller is operably coupled to the air handler and the heating assembly and is configured to determine that a self-clean condition is satisfied, determine that the chamber is empty, lock the door, and operate the air handler and the heating assembly to perform a self-clean cycle.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2022Publication date: March 21, 2024Inventors: Sean Simpson, Joshua Reeves
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Patent number: 11898301Abstract: A dryer appliance may include a cabinet, a drum, an additive dispensing assembly, and a controller. The drum may be rotatably mounted within the cabinet. The drum may define a drying chamber for the receipt of clothes for drying. The additive dispensing assembly may be positioned within the cabinet and configured to selectively provide an additive to the drying chamber. The controller may be in operable communication with the additive dispensing assembly. The controller may be configured to initiate a drying operation. The drying operation may include initiating a dry cycle, detecting a static event during the dry cycle, and directing a supplemental dispensing action of a dryer additive in response to the detected static event.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2022Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.Inventors: Joshua Reeves, Sean Simpson
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Publication number: 20240026589Abstract: A method of operating a laundry appliance includes displaying a searchable and sortable list of available cycles for the laundry appliance on a user interface associated with the laundry appliance. The method also includes receiving a user input. The user input includes a selected cycle from the list of cycles. The method further includes downloading the selected cycle to the laundry appliance and activating the laundry appliance according to the downloaded cycle.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2022Publication date: January 25, 2024Inventors: Joshua Reeves, Sean Simpson, Stannard Nathan Phelps, Mary Joy Frances Cardilino, Ryan James Scheckelhoff
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Publication number: 20240011211Abstract: Methods of operating a washing machine at a remote user interface device in wireless communication with the washing machine appliance may include obtaining an image of the wash basket, generating an overlay representing one or more operating parameters of the washing machine appliance, and displaying the image and the overlay simultaneously on a display of the remote user interface device. The method also includes receiving a control input at the remote user interface device and directing the washing machine appliance based on the control input received at the remote user interface device.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2022Publication date: January 11, 2024Inventors: Stannard Nathan Phelps, Joshua Reeves, Sean Simpson, Mary Joy Frances Cardilino
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Publication number: 20230295864Abstract: A dryer appliance may include a cabinet, a drum, an additive dispensing assembly, and a controller. The drum may be rotatably mounted within the cabinet. The drum may define a drying chamber for the receipt of clothes for drying. The additive dispensing assembly may be positioned within the cabinet and configured to selectively provide an additive to the drying chamber. The controller may be in operable communication with the additive dispensing assembly. The controller may be configured to initiate a drying operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2022Publication date: September 21, 2023Inventors: Joshua Reeves, Sean Simpson
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Publication number: 20230278816Abstract: A sheet dispenser for a dryer appliance includes a housing that defines a storage volume and an outlet. The storage volume is configured for receipt of a plurality of dryer sheets for dispensing. A roller is mounted to the housing within the storage volume. A motor is coupled to the roller such that the motor is operable to rotate the roller. The roller is configured to urge the plurality of dryer sheets in the storage volume through the outlet of the housing when the motor rotates the roller.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 4, 2022Publication date: September 7, 2023Inventors: Joshua Reeves, Sean Simpson
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Patent number: 11653672Abstract: The invention provides animal feed comprising microbial biomass and methods of producing animal feed by culturing a microorganism to produce microbial biomass. In particular, the invention relates to animal feed produced by fermentation of a gaseous substrate comprising one or more of CO, CO2, and H2, especially by a Gram-positive, anaerobic, and/or Clostridium microorganism.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2020Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: LanzaTech NZ, Inc.Inventors: Sean Simpson, Wyatt Eric Allen, Robert John Conrado, Sean Molloy
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Publication number: 20220298649Abstract: The invention provides for the integration of a CO-consuming process, such as a gas fermentation process, with a CO2 electrolysis process. The invention is capable of utilizing a CO2-comprising gaseous substrate generated by an industrial process and provides for one or more removal modules to remove at least one constituent from a CO2-comprising gaseous substrate prior to passage of the gaseous substrate to a CO2 electrolysis module. The invention may further comprise one or more pressure modules, one or more CO2 concentration modules, one or more O2 separation modules, and/or an H2 electrolysis module. Carbon conversion efficiency is increased by recycling CO2 produced by a CO-consuming process to the CO2 electrolysis process.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2022Publication date: September 22, 2022Inventors: Christophe Mihalcea, Robert Conrado, Nicholas Bourdakos, Xueliang Li, Sean Simpson
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Patent number: 11359294Abstract: The invention provides for the integration of a CO-consuming process, such as a gas fermentation process, with a CO2 electrolysis process. The invention is capable of utilizing a CO2-comprising gaseous substrate generated by an industrial process and provides for one or more removal modules to remove at least one constituent from a CO2-comprising gaseous substrate prior to passage of the gaseous substrate to a CO2 electrolysis module. The invention may further comprise one or more pressure modules, one or more CO2 concentration modules, one or more O2 separation modules, and/or an H2 electrolysis module. Carbon conversion efficiency is increased by recycling CO2 produced by a CO-consuming process to the CO2 electrolysis process.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2019Date of Patent: June 14, 2022Assignee: LanzaTech, Inc.Inventors: Christophe Mihalcea, Robert Conrado, Nicholas Bourdakos, Xueliang Li, Sean Simpson
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Publication number: 20210084933Abstract: The invention provides animal feed comprising microbial biomass and methods of producing animal feed by culturing a microorganism to produce microbial biomass. In particular, the invention relates to animal feed produced by fermentation of a gaseous substrate comprising one or more of CO, CO2, and H2, especially by a Gram-positive, anaerobic, and/or Clostridium microorganism.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2020Publication date: March 25, 2021Inventors: Sean Simpson, Wyatt Eric Allen, Robert John Conrado, Sean Molloy
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Publication number: 20210071223Abstract: The invention provides genetically engineered microorganisms and methods for the production of a product by a two-step fermentation process. In particular, the present invention relates to production of an intermediate by microbial fermentation of a gaseous substrate followed by conversion of the intermediate to a final product through microbial fermentation of a carbohydrate substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 23, 2019Publication date: March 11, 2021Inventors: Rasmus Jensen, Michael Koepke, Sean Simpson
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Patent number: 10856560Abstract: The invention provides animal feed comprising microbial biomass and methods of producing animal feed by culturing a microorganism to produce microbial biomass. In particular, the invention relates to animal feed produced by fermentation of a gaseous substrate comprising one or more of CO, CO2, and H2, especially by a Gram-positive, anaerobic, and/or Clostridium microorganism.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2016Date of Patent: December 8, 2020Assignee: LANZATECH NEW ZEALAND LIMITEDInventors: Sean Simpson, Wyatt Eric Allen, Robert John Conrado, Sean Molloy
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Patent number: 10828586Abstract: A filter assembly for a refrigerator appliance includes a filter housing and a filter locking mechanism pivotally mounted at least partially within the filter housing. The filter locking mechanism includes a locking arm defining a retention clip and a resilient arm that extends from the locking arm at an extension angle of less than 90 degrees. As a filter cartridge is inserted into the filter housing, the resilient arm acts like a spring to urge the filter cartridge out of the housing. After the filter cartridge passes or engages the retention clip, the spring force from the resilient arm urges the filter cartridge against the retention clip to secure the filter cartridge within the housing.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2018Date of Patent: November 10, 2020Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.Inventors: Sean Simpson, Gregory Sergeevich Chernov
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Patent number: 10687412Abstract: A photonic-crystal-fiber-delivered laser-triggered high-voltage gas switch can deliver a peak irradiance of greater than 5.1×1011 W/cm2 to the AK gap for a laser having a wavelength of 1064 nm. The switch is capable of operating at pressures up to 2200 psi; voltages across the gap of greater than 200 kV; operation at less than 70% self-break voltage; shot-to-shot jitter of less than 3 ns; AK gap distances of 3 mm or smaller; and triggering via a fiber-delivered laser pulse energy of as low as 500 ?J.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2019Date of Patent: June 16, 2020Assignees: National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC, Colorado State University Research FoundationInventors: Sean Simpson, Owen Johns, Charles E. Rose, Azer Yalin, Ciprian Dumitrache
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Publication number: 20200129898Abstract: A filter assembly for a refrigerator appliance includes a filter housing and a filter locking mechanism pivotally mounted at least partially within the filter housing. The filter locking mechanism includes a locking arm defining a retention clip and a resilient arm that extends from the locking arm at an extension angle of less than 90 degrees. As a filter cartridge is inserted into the filter housing, the resilient arm acts like a spring to urge the filter cartridge out of the housing. After the filter cartridge passes or engages the retention clip, the spring force from the resilient arm urges the filter cartridge against the retention clip to secure the filter cartridge within the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2018Publication date: April 30, 2020Inventors: Sean Simpson, Gregory Sergeevich Chernov
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Publication number: 20190249315Abstract: The invention provides for the integration of a CO-consuming process, such as a gas fermentation process, with a CO2 electrolysis process. The invention is capable of utilizing a CO2-comprising gaseous substrate generated by an industrial process and provides for one or more removal modules to remove at least one constituent from a CO2-comprising gaseous substrate prior to passage of the gaseous substrate to a CO2 electrolysis module. The invention may further comprise one or more pressure modules, one or more CO2 concentration modules, one or more O2 separation modules, and/or an H2 electrolysis module. Carbon conversion efficiency is increased by recycling CO2 produced by a CO-consuming process to the CO2 electrolysis process.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 12, 2019Publication date: August 15, 2019Inventors: Christophe Mihalcea, Robert Conrado, Nicholas Bourdakos, Xueliang Li, Sean Simpson
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Patent number: 9834795Abstract: The invention provides recombinant microorganisms and methods for the production of acetone from gaseous substrates. For example, the recombinant microorganism may be modified to express an exogenous thiolase, an exogenous CoA transferase, and an exogenous decarboxylase.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2016Date of Patent: December 5, 2017Assignee: LANZATECH NEW ZEALAND LIMITEDInventors: Michael Koepke, Sean Simpson, Fungmin Liew, Wendy Yiting Chen
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Publication number: 20160376615Abstract: The invention provides recombinant microorganisms and methods for the production of acetone from gaseous substrates. For example, the recombinant microorganism may be modified to express an exogenous thiolase, an exogenous CoA transferase, and an exogenous decarboxylase.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2016Publication date: December 29, 2016Inventors: Michael Koepke, Sean Simpson, Fungmin Liew, Wendy Yiting Chen