Patents by Inventor Shane Blackmon

Shane Blackmon 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).

  • Rack detection system for child safety and a method of controlling a dishwasher
    Patent number: 11006811
    Abstract: A rack detection system for a dishwasher, including: a docking system including a plug disposed on a rack, such as a lower rack, and configured to dock with a docking hole of a water supply tube on condition that the lower rack is in an operational position within the dishwasher; and a controller configured to sense a load on the pump motor of a pump for pumping water to the water supply tube and determine if the load on the pump motor is within predetermined operating limits. On condition that the lower rack is removed from the operational position within the dishwasher and the plug is not docked with the water supply tube such that water flows out of the docking hole, the controller is configured to sense that the load on the pump motor is outside the predetermined operating limits and shuts down the dishwasher.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignees: BSH Home Appliances Corporation, BSH Hausgeräte GmbH
    Inventors: Shane Blackmon, Deborah Harr, Shaun Jones
  • RACK DETECTION SYSTEM FOR CHILD SAFETY AND A METHOD OF CONTROLLING A DISHWASHER
    Publication number: 20200359872
    Abstract: A rack detection system for a dishwasher, including: a docking system including a plug disposed on a rack, such as a lower rack, and configured to dock with a docking hole of a water supply tube on condition that the lower rack is in an operational position within the dishwasher; and a controller configured to sense a load on the pump motor of a pump for pumping water to the water supply tube and determine if the load on the pump motor is within predetermined operating limits. On condition that the lower rack is removed from the operational position within the dishwasher and the plug is not docked with the water supply tube such that water flows out of the docking hole, the controller is configured to sense that the load on the pump motor is outside the predetermined operating limits and shuts down the dishwasher.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2019
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Inventors: Shane Blackmon, Deborah Harr, Shaun Jones