Patents by Inventor Seth Douglas

Seth Douglas 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).

  • Publication number: 20240398163
    Abstract: A cooking appliance includes a body defining a cooking cavity. A door is rotatably coupled to the body. An imager assembly is coupled to an interior surface of the door. The imager assembly includes an image sensor configured to obtain image data within a field of view, a first primary mirror positioned at a first angle proximate to the image sensor and within the field of view, and a second primary mirror positioned at a second angle proximate to the image sensor and within the field of view. A secondary mirror assembly includes multiple secondary mirrors coupled to the body within the cooking cavity. The secondary mirrors reflect image views within the cooking cavity to the first primary mirror and the second primary mirror which reflects the image views to the image sensor to be captured as the image data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2024
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michael Benjamin Daly, Blake William Ehrenbeck, Milica Gvozdjan, Seth Douglas Herndon, Bruce Wiatrak
  • Patent number: 12089777
    Abstract: A cooking appliance includes a body defining a cooking cavity. A door is rotatably coupled to the body. An imager assembly is coupled to an interior surface of the door. The imager assembly includes an image sensor configured to obtain image data within a field of view, a first primary mirror positioned at a first angle proximate to the image sensor and within the field of view, and a second primary mirror positioned at a second angle proximate to the image sensor and within the field of view. A secondary mirror assembly includes multiple secondary mirrors coupled to the body within the cooking cavity. The secondary mirrors reflect image views within the cooking cavity to the first primary mirror and the second primary mirror which reflects the image views to the image sensor to be captured as the image data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Benjamin Daly, Blake William Ehrenbeck, Milica Gvozdjan, Seth Douglas Herndon, Bruce Wiatrak
  • Publication number: 20240257388
    Abstract: A method for processing images of an appliance includes capturing, via an imaging device, an image of a cavity of the appliance. The method further includes identifying a support member in the cavity based on the image via a processor in communication with the imaging device. The support member is configured to support an object thereon. The method further includes calculating a histogram of gradients based on the image via the processor. The method further includes receiving dimensional data of the appliance. The method further includes comparing the histogram of gradients to the dimensional data. The method further includes determining a position of the support member based on the comparison of the histogram of gradients to the dimensional data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2023
    Publication date: August 1, 2024
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mauro Bolognesi, Seth Douglas Herndon, Tolulope Adedapo Odetola, Mohammad Haghighat, Mohammad Nasir Uddin Laskar, Harshil Pareshbhai Shah, Saqib Nizam Shamsi, Bereket Ayalneh Sharew
  • Publication number: 20220400893
    Abstract: A cooking appliance includes a body defining a cooking cavity. A door is rotatably coupled to the body. An imager assembly is coupled to an interior surface of the door. The imager assembly includes an image sensor configured to obtain image data within a field of view, a first primary mirror positioned at a first angle proximate to the image sensor and within the field of view, and a second primary mirror positioned at a second angle proximate to the image sensor and within the field of view. A secondary mirror assembly includes multiple secondary mirrors coupled to the body within the cooking cavity. The secondary mirrors reflect image views within the cooking cavity to the first primary mirror and the second primary mirror which reflects the image views to the image sensor to be captured as the image data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2021
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michael Benjamin Daly, Blake William Ehrenbeck, Milica Gvozdjan, Seth Douglas Herndon, Bruce Wiatrak
  • Patent number: 11519397
    Abstract: A reciprocating injection pump with a reciprocating block driven by a rotating gear, the gear having a substantially circular shape with gear teeth formed on the rotating gear the rotating gear is attached to a rotating motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: Sherman Production Solutions, LLC
    Inventors: Seth Douglas, John Cody Moore
  • Publication number: 20210108625
    Abstract: A reciprocating injection pump with a reciprocating block driven by a rotating gear, the gear having a substantially circular shape with gear teeth formed on the rotating gear the rotating gear is attached to a rotating motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2020
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Inventors: Seth Douglas, John Cody Moore
  • Patent number: 10907622
    Abstract: A reciprocating injection pump with a reciprocating block driven by a rotating gear, the gear having a substantially circular shape with gear teeth formed on the rotating gear the rotating gear is attached to a rotating motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: Sherman Production Solutions, LLC
    Inventors: Seth Douglas, John Cody Moore
  • Publication number: 20190338761
    Abstract: A reciprocating injection pump with a reciprocating block driven by a rotating gear, the gear having a substantially circular shape with gear teeth formed on the rotating gear the rotating gear is attached to a rotating motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2018
    Publication date: November 7, 2019
    Inventors: Seth Douglas, John Cody Moore
  • Publication number: 20190128247
    Abstract: A reciprocating injection pump is disclosed including but not limited to a reciprocating block driven by a rotating gear, the gear having a substantially circular shape with four gear teeth formed on the rotating gear along approximately one fourth of the substantially circular shape, the rotating gear is attached to a rotating motor, the rotating motor having a right-angle motor shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2018
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Applicant: Predominant Pumps & Automation Solutions LLC
    Inventor: Seth A. Douglas, III
  • Publication number: 20190101113
    Abstract: A reciprocating injection pump is disclosed including but not limited to a reciprocating block driven by a rotating gear, the gear having a substantially circular shape with four gear teeth formed on the rotating gear along approximately one fourth of the substantially circular shape, the rotating gear is attached to a rotating motor, the rotating motor having a right-angle motor shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Publication date: April 4, 2019
    Applicant: Predominant Pumps & Automation Solutions LLC
    Inventor: Seth A Douglas, III