Ricket
Douglas J. Ricket, Saratoga, CA US
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20120232714 | Systems and Methods for Activation and Deactivation of Appliances - Systems and methods are provided for an appliance system. The system includes an appliance, and a processor connected to the appliance such that the processor places the appliance in one of an enabled state and a disabled state. The processor is configured to track usage of the appliance and to place the appliance in a disabled state when the usage of the appliance exceeds a threshold amount. The system also includes a data receiving device configured to receive a code, wherein upon receipt of a valid code, the processor is configured to adjust the threshold amount to allow additional usage of the appliance. | 09-13-2012 |
20130211551 | Systems and Methods For Activation and Deactivation of Appliances - Systems and methods are provided for an appliance system. The system includes an appliance, and a processor connected to the appliance such that the processor places the appliance in one of an enabled state and a disabled state. The processor is configured to track usage of the appliance and to place the appliance in a disabled state when the usage of the appliance exceeds a threshold amount. The system also includes a data receiving device configured to receive a code, wherein upon receipt of a valid code, the processor is configured to adjust the threshold amount to allow additional usage of the appliance. | 08-15-2013 |
20140172122 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ACTIVATION AND DEACTIVATION OF APPLIANCES - Systems and methods are provided for an appliance system. The system includes an appliance, and a processor connected to the appliance such that the processor places the appliance in one of an enabled state and a disabled state. The processor is configured to track usage of the appliance and to place the appliance in a disabled state when the usage of the appliance exceeds a threshold amount. The system also includes a data receiving device configured to receive a code, wherein upon receipt of a valid code, the processor is configured to adjust the threshold amount to allow additional usage of the appliance. | 06-19-2014 |
Douglas James Ricket, Saratoga, CA US
Matthew Ricket, New Bern, NC US
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20090314026 | Cooling apparatus with cooling of circulating air and injection of cooling air - The invention relates to a cooled goods apparatus with cool circulating air and having a cooling compartment for receiving the goods to be cooled, a duct for cooling air and, a low temperature generator for generating cooling air. The low temperature generator is in fluid communication with the cooling compartment via the duct that leads into the cooling compartment via an outlet opening. A jet forming means is formed by a nozzle element and/or a spacer that is arranged at the outlet opening and that keeps the goods to be cooled at a distance from the outlet opening. | 12-24-2009 |
20100050677 | REFRIGERATION APPLIANCE WITH AN ICE MAKER - A refrigerator includes an ice maker arranged in an interior compartment, and an illuminant integrated into a housing of the ice maker that illuminates a part of the interior compartment above the ice maker. | 03-04-2010 |
Matthew Ricket, Charlotte, NC US
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20110239688 | ICE CUBE CONTAINER OF AN ICE MAKER FOR HOUSEHOLD PURPOSES, AND REFRIGERATION APPLIANCE COMPRISING SUCH AN ICE CUBE CONTAINER - An ice cube container of an ice maker for household purposes includes a bottom, front and rear wall sections arranged on opposite ends of the bottom, and two sidewall sections interconnecting the end wall sections. The front and rear wall sections have each a length which is shorter than a length of the side wall sections. Arranged on one of the sidewall sections is a removal handle to allow easy removal of ice cubes. The ice cube container is removably received in a receptacle of a freezer compartment drawer of a refrigeration appliance in only one way in which the removal handle of the ice cube container faces the center of the freezer compartment drawer when the ice cube container is inserted in the receptacle. | 10-06-2011 |
Matthew I. Ricket, Charlotte, NC US
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20140259310 | PROTECTIVE HEADGEAR APPARATUS - A protective headgear includes an impact absorbing primary shell having an upper edge defining an upper crown opening for exposing a crown portion of a wearer's head, and a front edge defining a front facial opening for exposing the wearer's face. An impact absorbing face mask section can be releasably attached to the front edge of the primary shell and positioned for protecting the wearer's face, such that the face mask section does not contact the wearer's face. | 09-18-2014 |