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Anthony D. Janke, Chandler, AZ US
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| 20100324711 | FREQUENCY NORMALIZATION OF AUDIO SIGNALS - A system and method is provided to produce a flatter frequency response from an audio source that has a non-flat frequency response and, as such, has missing spectral content. The system and method achieves a flatter frequency response by characterizing the frequency response of the audio source based upon a reference input signal. This reference input signal is used to establish a reference frequency response, which is stored in a memory and used to select equalizer settings. The system restores missing spectral content by way of summing multiple input signals from the audio source. The system then normalizes the frequency response based on characterizations of the signal by utilizing equalizer settings from memory. | 12-23-2010 |
Brian P. Janke, Saint Joseph, MI US
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| 20100155415 | SELECT FILL SENSOR SYSTEM FOR REFRIGERATOR DISPENSERS - A refrigerator includes a dispenser having a dispenser well, a control for regulating a product dispensing operation, and a select fill sensor system for automatically initiating and terminating the dispensing operation. An optical sensing system includes a camera within the dispenser well in communication with a controller for sensing the fill rate of a container within the dispenser well. The dispensing rate of product is adjusted depending on the product fill rate of the container such that optimum fill rates are obtained without overflow or spilling events. In this manner, a hands-free dispenser is provided that can be utilized regardless of the shape or size of container utilized. | 06-24-2010 |
Brian P. Janke, Ann Arbor, MI US
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| 20090314016 | ICE IMAGING SYSTEM - A refrigerator includes a sensing system for detecting multiple physical characteristics of ice cubes in an ice cube storage bin. The system includes a digital image capture device coupled to a digital image analyzing system which captures digital images of the ice cube storage bin intermittently and compares the images to detect the presence of ice clumps. In addition, the digital image analyzing system evaluates the edges, ice size and/or image intensity of the ice cubes in the images in order to determine the presence of stale ice. An algorithm is utilized to estimate the volume of ice within the bin based on the number of pixels in an ice bin image, the number of pixels of the ice within the bin, and a known volume of the ice bin. Notifications for clumped ice, stale ice and ice volume within the bin are sent to a user interface. | 12-24-2009 |
| 20090314801 | HANDS FREE, CONTROLLED AUTOFILL FOR A DISPENSER - A dispensing system includes a digital image capture device focused on a dispenser well for capturing images of containers in the dispenser well and a digital image analyzer operatively coupled to the digital image capture device. The digital image analyzer evaluates digital images of containers captured by the digital image capture device to determine physical parameters of each container placed in the dispensing well. An actual dispensing operation is automatically regulated based on characteristics of the container. | 12-24-2009 |
| 20100046793 | ICE QUALITY SENSING SYSTEM EMPLOYING DIGITAL IMAGING - A refrigerator includes a sensing system for detecting quality of ice cubes in an ice cube storage bin. The system includes a digital image capture device coupled to a digital image analyzing system which captures digital images of the ice cube storage bin intermittently. The digital images are processed to determine a centroid of the ice mass within the bin, and the centroid is analyzed to determine whether it is located outside a predetermined acceptable boundary. A centroid outside of the acceptable range indicates an ice clumping situation. Additionally, the digital images are analyzed to determine whether ice cubes are smaller than a predetermined minimal acceptable size in order to detect stale ice. The level of ice in the bin can also be determined from the images. Notifications for clumping, stale and/or low level ice are sent to a user interface. | 02-25-2010 |
| 20110048056 | REFRIGERATOR ICE AND LIQUID DISPENSER INCORPORATING IMAGING SYSTEM - A safety system for an ice and liquid dispenser of a refrigerator is used to sense the presence of human skin in a dispensing well. The safety system includes a digital image capture device focused on a dispenser well for capturing images of objects, such as hands, in the dispenser well and a digital image analyzer operatively coupled to the digital image capture device. The digital image analyzer evaluates the digital images captured by the digital image capture device to determine if human skin color is detected in the image of the object in the dispensing well. If human skin color is detected, thus indicating a hand in the dispensing area, any dispensing operation will be prevented and an alert will be provided. | 03-03-2011 |
Brian P. Janke, St. Joseph, MI US
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| 20110114632 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN INDUCTION HEATING SYSTEM - A method for controlling an induction heating system, particularly an induction heating system of a cooktop on which a cooking utensil with a certain contents is placed for heating/cooking purposes, comprises the steps of carrying out a predetermined number “n” of electrical measurements of a first electrical parameter of the heating system on the basis of a predetermined electrical value of a second electrical parameter, “n” being ≦2, repeating the above set of measurements at a predetermined time after the first measurements, and estimating at least one thermal parameter of the heating system, particularly of the contents of the cooking utensil, on the basis of the above set of measurements. | 05-19-2011 |
David E. Janke, Racine, WI US
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| 20090250201 | HEAT EXCHANGER HAVING A CONTOURED INSERT AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING THE SAME - The present invention provides a heat exchanger for transferring heat between a first working fluid and a second working fluid, including a pair of spaced apart headers, a number of tubes extending between the pair of headers and providing a flow path for the first working fluid and being positioned along a flow path for the second working fluid, and an insert supportable in one of the tubes and having a fold extending in a direction substantially parallel to the flow path for the first working fluid through the tubes. The fold can define first and second legs of the insert. A dimple can be formed on the first leg and a protrusion can be formed on the second leg opposite to the dimple on the first leg. | 10-08-2009 |
| 20100096101 | STACKED/BAR PLATE CHARGE AIR COOLER INCLUDING INLET AND OUTLET TANKS - The present invention provides a charge air cooler for transferring heat between a coolant and charge air including a charge air inlet tank, a charge air outlet tank spaced from the inlet tank, a housing connecting the inlet and outlet tanks to define a charge air flow path from the inlet tank to the outlet tank, and a plurality of plate pairs extending into the charge air flow path from, and substantially perpendicular to, a first wall of the housing. Each of the plate pairs can define a multi-pass path for the coolant. Elongated spacers can be positioned between adjacent plate pairs to define the first wall of the housing. The housing can include a second wall opposite the first wall, and the plate pairs can be spaced away from the second wall in order to accommodate differences in thermal expansion between the plate pairs and the housing. | 04-22-2010 |
Ethan E. Janke, Burbank, WA US
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| 20080223227 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR APPLYING A LIQUID CONTAINING A POST-HARVEST TREATMENT ORGANIC COMPOUND TO GENERALLY SPHERICAL OR OVOID AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE ITEMS - An apparatus for applying a liquid containing a post-harvest-treatment organic compound to generally spherical or ovoid produce items, the apparatus including: a first set of cylindrical brushes, each rotatable about its axis in a first direction, the axes of the first set of brushes being generally parallel, lying generally in a common horizontal plane, and positioned sufficiently close to one another to create a rolling transport platform having a series of alternating peaks and troughs for the items; a second set of at least one brush positioned above the first set so that the bristles of both sets are deformed as the items pass between them. The liquid is applied to the second brush set, which may include multiple rotating cylindrical brushes having horizontal parallel axes, at least one stationary or movable flat brush, multiple right-conical section brushes, or multiple cylindrical brushes having skewed, horizontal axes. | 09-18-2008 |
Garth Janke, Salem, OR US
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| 20100231419 | Method and system for vehicular communications and information reporting - A method for vehicular communications and information reporting. First and second wireless Internet connections between respective first and second vehicles and a web-server are provided. First and second event information is transmitted, to the web-server, from the first and second vehicles. The first and second event information relates to the same event in visual range, respectively, of occupants of the first and second vehicles. The web server may transmit, to the first and second vehicles, confirmed event information derived from the first and second event information. | 09-16-2010 |