Ashley W Burt

US Patent:

8190302, May 29, 2012

Filed:

Sep 22, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/887911

Inventors:

Ashley Wayne Burt - Louisville KY, US
Brian M. Steurer - Louisville KY, US
Mark Davis Johnson - Louisville KY, US

Assignee:

General Electric Company - Schenectady NY

International Classification:

G06F 1/28

US Classification:

700295, 705412, 219412, 219414

Abstract:

A system for reducing peak power usage in a cooking appliance having an oven cavity therein is provided. The system includes at least one power consuming unit with at least two separately controllable elements, a user adjustable electromechanical switching device for controlling energization of the at least one power consuming unit, a control configured to receive and process a utility state signal indicative of the current state of an associated utility; and an element switching device responsive to the control and configured to selectively enable and disable energization of one of the elements in response to the utility state signal.

US Patent:

8463448, Jun 11, 2013

Filed:

Dec 22, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/644722

Inventors:

Ashley Wayne Burt - Louisville KY, US
Michael F. Finch - Louisville KY, US
Gregory F. Gawron - Louisville KY, US
Mark Davis Johnson - Louisville KY, US
Jeffrey S. Weber - Louisville KY, US

Assignee:

General Electric Company - Schenectady NY

International Classification:

G05D 11/00

US Classification:

700286, 700291, 700295

Abstract:

An energy consuming device comprises a power consuming feature/function and a controller operatively connected to the power consuming feature/function. The controller is configured to operate the device including the power consuming feature/function in one of a plurality of operating modes, including at least a normal operating mode during an associated off-peak demand period of an associated energy supplying utility and an energy savings mode during an associated peak demand period of the associated energy supplying utility. The controller is configured to provide a user a grace period during the associated peak demand period to allow the user to change the operating mode of the power consuming feature/function from the energy savings mode to another operating mode including the normal operating mode thereby allowing additional use of the power consuming feature/function during the associated peak demand period.

US Patent:

8624430, Jan 7, 2014

Filed:

Nov 19, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/621559

Inventors:

Eric K. Watson - Crestwood KY, US
Steven Keith Root - Buckner KY, US
Jeff Donald Drake - Louisville KY, US
Ashley Wayne Burt - Louisville KY, US
Jeffrey S. Weber - Cincinnati OH, US
Donald Ganiere - Ottawa IL, US

Assignee:

General Electric Company - Schenectady NY

International Classification:

H02J 1/00

US Classification:

307 31, 307 66, 307116, 307126

Abstract:

A standby power system for an appliance having a power input coupled to a main power source includes a power enabling device coupled between the main power source and power input of the appliance, a standby power state sensing device coupled to the power enabling device, and a power restore device coupled to the power enabling device.

US Patent:

20090064532, Mar 12, 2009

Filed:

Sep 11, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/853271

Inventors:

Steven M. Recio - Louisville KY, US
Erick Graven - Louisville KY, US
Ashley Burt - Louisville KY, US
Joseph Frazar - Louisville KY, US

International Classification:

F26B 21/06

US Classification:

34547

Abstract:

Systems and methods for bypassing a centrifugal switch are disclosed. The systems may include a bypass relay operatively connected to the heating element and configured to bypass the centrifugal switch prior to the drum reversing rotational direction, and allow the heating element to remain energized during the drum reversing rotational direction. The centrifugal switch bypass circuit further includes a relay hold circuit operatively connected to the bypass relay and configured to cause the bypass relay to continue bypassing the centrifugal switch during the drum reversing rotational direction. The method may include, once the drum begins reversing the rotational direction, utilizing a bypass relay to bypassing the centrifugal switch. Finally, the method may include utilizing a relay hold circuit to cause the bypass relay to continue bypassing the centrifugal switch during reversal of the rotational direction.

US Patent:

20090095028, Apr 16, 2009

Filed:

Oct 12, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/871750

Inventors:

Christopher Hoppe - Louisville KY, US
Craig R. Vitan - Louisville KY, US
Ashley Burt - Louisville KY, US
John Schuckmann - Louisville KY, US
Steven Recio - Louisville KY, US
Carl Risen - Louisville KY, US
John M. Todd - Louisville KY, US
Keerthi Vasan - Pondicherry, IN

International Classification:

D06F 33/00

US Classification:

68 1204, 700275

Abstract:

Systems and methods for delivering an additive to an appliance are disclosed. The systems may include a user interface configured to accept a user input and a controller connected to the user interface. The controller may be configured to receive the user input and cause an additive delivery system to deliver at least one additive to the appliance. The methods include receiving an amount of the additive to be delivered to the appliance and receiving a time at which the additive is to be delivered to the appliance during a cycle. The method may further include activating an additive delivery system to deliver the amount of the additive at the time to the appliance.

US Patent:

20100092625, Apr 15, 2010

Filed:

Sep 15, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/559597

Inventors:

Michael F. Finch - Louisville KY, US
John K. Besore - Prospect KY, US
Timothy Dale Worthington - Crestwood KY, US
Brian M. Steurer - Louisville KY, US
Derrick Douglas Little - Louisville KY, US
Ashley Wayne Burt - Louisville KY, US
Patrick Ryan Cox - Louisville KY, US
Craig Nold - Louisville KY, US
Jeff Donald Drake - Louisville KY, US
Jeremy Joseph Ryan - Louisville KY, US
Darin Franks - Lanesville IN, US
Steven Keith Root - Buckner KY, US
Natarajan Venkatakrishnan - Louisville KY, US
Eric Watson - Crestwood KY, US
Jeffrey S. Weber - Cincinnati OH, US

International Classification:

H05B 1/02
A47J 36/00

US Classification:

426231, 99325

Abstract:

A cooking appliance comprises one or more power consuming features/functions including at least one of a cooking cavity having a heating element and a cooking surface having a surface heating element. A controller is configured to receive and process a signal indicative of current state of an associated energy supplying utility. The controller operates the cooking appliance in one of a plurality of operating modes, including at least a normal operating mode and an energy savings mode, in response to the received signal. The controller is configured to at least one of selectively delay, adjust and disable at least one of the one or more power consuming features/functions to reduce power consumption of the cooking appliance in the energy savings mode.

US Patent:

20110114627, May 19, 2011

Filed:

Nov 17, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/948135

Inventors:

Ashley Wayne Burt - Louisville KY, US

International Classification:

A21B 1/02
H05B 1/02

US Classification:

219396, 219506

Abstract:

An electromechanically controlled cooking appliance is provided. The cooking appliance includes one or more power consuming elements including at least one of a surface heating unit for surface cooking and an oven heating unit for heating a cooking cavity, at least one of an infinite switch and a thermostat, a control configured to receive and process a signal indicative of the current state of an associated utility including a peak demand state and an off-peak demand state and operate the cooking appliance in one of a plurality of operating modes, at least one of the power consuming elements operating at a lower power level when in the energy saving mode than in the normal operating mode, and a first element status sensor adapted to provide feedback to the control indicative of whether at least one of the one or more power consuming elements is in use, wherein at the conclusion of an energy savings mode, the controller is configured to use said feedback to determine when to restore the at least one or more power consuming elements to its normal mode power level.

US Patent:

20110214660, Sep 8, 2011

Filed:

Mar 8, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/719559

Inventors:

Timothy Andrew GILLESPIE - Louisville KY, US
Ashley Wayne Burt - Louisville KY, US
Gregory Francis Gawron - Jeffersontown KY, US
Gregory Owen Miller - Louisville KY, US
Paul E. Newsom - Louisville KY, US
Daniel Joseph Trice - Louisville KY, US

International Classification:

F24C 15/00
F28F 13/12
H02K 11/00

US Classification:

126 21 A, 16510434, 318490

Abstract:

A system for monitoring a cooling fan having one or more fans blade and utilized in an appliance having a heating element. Such a system generally includes an electric switch actuated by a magnetic field of a magnet mounted on a rotary member of the cooling fan. The electric switch can be located proximate to the magnet, such that the magnet rotates past the electric switch to actuate the electric switch via the magnetic field at a switching frequency with each rotation of the rotary member. Such a system can include a circuit responsive to an electrical signal from the electric switch. The circuit can generates a signal indicative of the status of the cooling fan, based on the switching frequency of the electric switch. Such a signal can prevent overheating of the heating elements in case of a failure of the cooling fan.