Jeffrey T Weber

US Patent:

6743185, Jun 1, 2004

Filed:

Sep 24, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/960317

Inventors:

Jeffrey S. Weber - Miami FL
Gustavo Aguirre - Pembroke Pines FL
Larry Rose - Pembroke Pines FL
Peter K. Kratsch - Sunrise FL

Assignee:

SciMed Life Systems, Inc. - Maple Grove MN

International Classification:

A61B 1000

US Classification:

600564, 600562, 29517, 294695, 606205

Abstract:

A surgical instrument includes a handle assembly, a flexible conduit, and at least one control member axially movable in the flexible conduit. The handle assembly includes a body member configured to be coupled to the flexible conduit. An actuator is movable on the body member. The actuator includes at least one projection member. The assembly further includes a reinforcement tube having an interior passage sized to accommodate the control member. The reinforcement tube includes a least one bend configured to engage the at least one projection member such that movement of the actuator with respect to the body member causes movement of the reinforcement tube. Methods of manufacturing the handle assembly are also disclosed.

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:

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.