Sunbeam Products, Inc.

Emerson Electric Company

Atwood Industries, Inc.

The Toro Company

Kenneth R Parker

Jonathan P Van Dore

Adam Day

Scott W Anderson

Gabriel S Kohn

Robert L Brandel

Glen B Cunningham

Timothy E Woods

John Komar, Jr

Evan T Ward

Maureen E Carroll

Stephen J Zwonitzer

Suppawat Kosumsuppamala

Mark E Devine

John Hamann

JoAnne Lala

Lily Kunz

Mike Swieboda

Jim Montagnino

Augusto A Picozza

Brooks Rorke

Jamal F Hammad

Darrell W Hinklin

Holger Hampf

Daniel Sumser

Claus Jensen

Bart T Ellson

Thomas J Weber

David Lindsey Steele

Walter M Ashcraft

Michael E Docherty

Henrik Holbæk

Kip S Vangsgard

Patricia Bassett

Richard T Cairns

David Buck

Nickolas J Hirsch

Vincent D Abrams

Alexander Edwin Izzard, Iii

Matt Chrostowski

Beverage chilling, dispensing and preservation system

Thermo bottle cooler

Coffeemaker

Espresso maker with accents

A system of intelligent appliances coupled by common household power lines or wireless links. One or more of the appliances serves as a system controller and may include a further communications interface for coupling to an external communications network, such as the telephone network. The system can thus be accessed and controlled remotely. The system can also communicate with and obtain information from remote sources such as Internet-based facilities.

Food preparation system

Heating pad controller

A substrate for a heating pad, blanket or throw includes one or more heating elements and one or more securing loops disposed at a securing end of the substrate. Each of the securing loops is of sufficient diameter to encircle and secure the substrate in a scrolled configuration.

Heating pad assembly

A humidifier has a first sealable reservoir feeding water to a second reservoir communicating with ambient atmosphere. A blower is adapted to blow a stream of air through the humidifier to ambient atmosphere, such that the stream of air picks up water vapor from any water that may be in the second reservoir. A feeder valve feeds a quickly-evaporable quantity of water from the first reservoir into the second reservoir. The quickly-evaporable quantity of water in the second reservoir is substantially smaller than the water capacity of the first reservoir. A dry-out mechanism shuts off the feeder valve upon a user command and continues to run the blower at least until the quickly-evaporable quantity of water has evaporated to an extent effective in inhibiting the growth of microorganisms in the microorganism-vulnerable reservoir.

Microorganism-resistant humidifier

Processor-controlled mixture with weight sensors

A system of intelligent appliances coupled by common household power lines or wireless links. In particular, the system includes one of more of a kitchen console, a breadmaker, a slow cooker, and a rice cooker/steamer. One or more of the appliances serves as a system controller and may include a further communications interface for coupling to an external communications network, such as the telephone network. The system can thus be accessed and controlled remotely. The system can also communicate with and obtain information from remote sources such as Internet-based facilities.

Appliance communication and control system and appliances for use in same

Vehicle

Toaster

Food waste disposer

Growing community of inventors

Minneapolis, MN, United States of America

Kenneth R Parker