Inventor
HOOKER JOHN KENNETH
US42 patents
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GEN ELECTRIC
14 patentsUS7028725B2Apr 18, 2006
Method and apparatus for dispensing ice and water
GEN ELECTRIC65 citations98
US6826267B2Nov 30, 2004
Internet enabled appliance command structure
GEN ELECTRIC198 citations98
US7000407B2Feb 21, 2006
Methods and apparatus for controlling refrigerators
GEN ELECTRIC31 citations89
US8384347B2Feb 26, 2013
Methods and systems for charging an energy storage device
GEN ELECTRIC11 citations82
US7869901B2Jan 11, 2011
Control systems and methods for a water dispenser assembly
GEN ELECTRIC7 citations82
US7475555B2Jan 13, 2009
Water dispenser assembly and method of assembling same
GEN ELECTRIC13 citations82
US8054591B2Nov 8, 2011
Arc detection using discrete wavelet transforms
GEN ELECTRIC16 citations80
US7776159B2Aug 17, 2010
Methods and apparatus for controlling a dishwasher
GEN ELECTRIC12 citations80
US7594114B2Sep 22, 2009
Authentication apparatus and method for universal appliance communication controller
GEN ELECTRIC12 citations80
US10882415B2Jan 5, 2021
System and method of pre-charge testing to prevent misuse of electric vehicle charging station
GEN ELECTRIC3 citations73
US10406930B2Sep 10, 2019
System and method of authorizing off-line electric vehicle charging station
GEN ELECTRIC5 citations73
US7043577B2May 9, 2006
Auto-detecting universal appliance communication controller
GEN ELECTRIC6 citations58
US7841192B2Nov 30, 2010
Ice in bucket detection for an icemaker
GEN ELECTRIC3 citations57
US8350509B2Jan 8, 2013
Power switching system including a micro-electromechanical system (MEMS) array
GEN ELECTRIC1 citations48
MIDEA GROUP CO LTD
13 patentsUS11506540B2Nov 22, 2022
Calibration of a thermal imaging device for a surface cooking appliance
MIDEA GROUP CO LTD2 citations64
US12044406B2Jul 23, 2024
Minimum ignition period for gas burners
MIDEA GROUP CO LTD1 citations62
US11747022B2Sep 5, 2023
Cooking appliance with unintentional control activation detection
MIDEA GROUP CO LTD1 citations62
US11561010B2Jan 24, 2023
Gas cooking appliance with temperature-based power supply overload protection
MIDEA GROUP CO LTD0 citations62
US12166357B2Dec 10, 2024
Under-cabinet wireless power system
MIDEA GROUP CO LTD0 citations59
US12221736B2Feb 11, 2025
Laundry washing machine with dynamic drain system
MIDEA GROUP CO LTD0 citations58
US11479897B1Oct 25, 2022
Laundry washing machine weight sensing system
MIDEA GROUP CO LTD1 citations53
US12063718B2Aug 13, 2024
Appliance with leakage current compensation
MIDEA GROUP CO LTD0 citations52
US12011132B2Jun 18, 2024
High speed reusable beverage container washing system
MIDEA GROUP CO LTD0 citations52
US12388301B2Aug 12, 2025
Wireless transmitter location determination using controllably varied load
MIDEA GROUP CO LTD0 citations46
US11852353B2Dec 26, 2023
Gas cooking appliance with electromechanical valves and rotary burner controls
MIDEA GROUP CO LTD0 citations42
US12466277B2Nov 11, 2025
Electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) powered apparatus
MIDEA GROUP CO LTD0 citations41
US12402217B2Aug 26, 2025
Microwave cooking appliance with adaptive thermal sensing cycle
MIDEA GROUP CO LTD0 citations39
HOOKER JOHN KENNETH
7 patentsUS9475393B2Oct 25, 2016
Charging devices and methods for charging electrically powered vehicles
HOOKER JOHN KENNETH5 citations80
US8466656B2Jun 18, 2013
Charging devices and methods for charging electrically powered vehicles
HOOKER JOHN KENNETH8 citations80
US8335063B2Dec 18, 2012
Redundant systems, methods, and apparatus for use in arc flash prevention systems
HOOKER JOHN KENNETH2 citations56
US9475400B2Oct 25, 2016
Charging device and methods for controlling a charging device
HOOKER JOHN KENNETH1 citations44
US8552333B2Oct 8, 2013
Systems, methods, and apparatus for preventing electromigration between plasma gun electrodes
HOOKER JOHN KENNETH0 citations44
US8536838B2Sep 17, 2013
Capacitance check and voltage monitoring circuit for use with a circuit protection device
HOOKER JOHN KENNETH1 citations44
US8390252B2Mar 5, 2013
Charging device, system, and method for controlling a charging device
HOOKER JOHN KENNETH0 citations41