Ramesh Janardhanam

6684656, Feb 3, 2004

Mar 29, 2002

10/113822

Steven J. Gray - Erie PA
Martin M. Zenter - Prospect KY
Samuel V. DuPlessis - Louisville KY
Scott Russell King - Prospect KY
Ramesh Janardhanam - Louisville KY

General Electric Company - Schenectady NY

F25B 100

62229, 62276

An apparatus and method for operating an appliance in an energy conservation mode is described. The appliance includes a number of peripheral devices and auxiliary components ancillary to main operation of the appliance, and the method includes reducing power to at least some of the peripheral devices and auxiliary components in an energy conservation mode, thereby reducing energy consumption by the peripheral devices and auxiliary components.

6952936, Oct 11, 2005

Dec 22, 2003

10/743123

Ashok Kumar Sannasi - Louisville KY, US
Scott Russell King - Prospect KY, US
Ramesh Janardhanam - Louisville KY, US
Lorina June White - Louisville KY, US
James Armstrong - Louisville KY, US
Daniel Stephen Renz - Louisville KY, US
Anthony Cooper - Louisville KY, US

General Electric Company - Schenectady NY

F25C005/18

62344, 1985501, 222413

An ice maker assembly includes, in an exemplary embodiment, an ice bucket that has a bottom wall, opposing side walls extending from the bottom wall, a front wall, and a back wall. The bottom wall, side walls, front wall, and back wall define an ice collection cavity. The ice bucket also includes a plurality of ribs extending from the bottom wall into the ice collection cavity, and a rotatable auger extending between the front and back walls.

7370491, May 13, 2008

Sep 28, 2005

11/237387

Natarajan Venkatakrishnan - Louisville KY, US
Krzysztof Struminski - Louisville KY, US
Ramesh Janardhanam - Louisville KY, US
Balaji Parthasarathy - Karnataka, IN
Pravin Naphade - Maharashtra, IN

General Electric Company - Schenectady NY

F25D 23/12

62338, 220676, 220669

A fluid storage tank includes a wall defining a cavity therewithin. An inlet opening is formed through the wall and provides communication between a fluid source and the cavity. A projection and at least one obstruction are positioned within the cavity. The projection directs a flow of a fluid entering the cavity through the inlet opening towards the obstruction. The obstruction interferes with and disperses the flow within the cavity. An outlet opening is formed through the wall and provides communication between the cavity and a fluid dispenser.

7395672, Jul 8, 2008

Oct 18, 2005

11/252523

Andrew Krause - LaGrange KY, US
Ravi Varanasi - Andhra Pradesh, IN
Ramesh Janardhanam - Louisville KY, US
Abdel Hamad - Prospect KY, US

General Electric Company - Schenectady NY

F25C 5/02

62 66, 62320, 241DIG 17

An ice-dispenser assembly for a refrigerator includes a crusher, an auger, a motor configured to drive the auger, and a sorting device operatively coupled to the auger. The sorting device is configured to deliver ice to the crusher when rotated in a first direction and have ice bypass the crusher when rotated in the opposite direction.

7475555, Jan 13, 2009

Oct 26, 2005

11/258657

Ramesh Janardhanam - Louisville KY, US
Kenneth Hanley - Rochester Hills MI, US
Abdel Hamad - Prospect KY, US
John Kenneth Hooker - Louisville KY, US
Anil Kumar Tummala - Louisville KY, US
Natarajan Venkatakrishnan - Louisville KY, US
Eric Paez - Louisville KY, US
Eric Scott Johnson - Louisville KY, US

General Electric Company - Schenectady NY

F25C 1/00

62 89, 62340, 62389, 2221466

A water dispenser assembly used for a dispensing system includes an inlet configured to receive water from a water supply, and a flow meter in communication with the inlet. The flow meter is configured to measure an amount of water passing therethrough. A first valve is arranged in communication with the flow meter, and the first valve is configured to enable and restrict water flow to an outlet. A controller is operatively coupled to the flow meter and the first valve. The controller is configured to control the dispensing of water based on the measured amount of water passing through the flow meter and based upon a volume error factor correction.

7703292, Apr 27, 2010

Jul 28, 2006

11/495281

David Cook - Prospect KY, US
Ramesh Janardhanam - Louisville KY, US
Natarajan Venkatakrishnan - Louisville KY, US

General Electric Company - Schenectady NY

F25C 1/00
G05D 23/32

62135, 62157

A refrigerator includes a housing defining a freezer storage compartment, an evaporator operatively coupled to the freezer storage compartment and configured to cool the freezer storage compartment, and an evaporator fan positioned to move air across the evaporator. The refrigerator also includes an ice maker positioned within the freezer storage compartment, a dispenser in flow communication with the ice maker and configured to dispense ice, and a control system configured to receive a signal from said dispenser indicating dispensing of a first amount of ice from the dispenser, the control system configured to activate the evaporator fan in response to the signal, the evaporator fan operating continuously for a time period upon activation.

7743801, Jun 29, 2010

Dec 29, 2006

11/647830

Ramesh Janardhanam - Louisville KY, US
Natarajan Venkatakrishnan - Louisville KY, US

General Electric Company - Schenectady NY

B65B 1/04

141351, 141 83, 141 95

A touchless dispensing system includes a dispenser configured to dispense at least one of ice and at least one liquid. A detection device is positioned with respect to the dispenser. The detection device is configured to detect a container positioned with respect to the dispenser without contacting the container. The detection device is further configured to generate a signal confirming a position of the container with respect to the dispenser. The dispenser is activated to dispense an amount of ice and/or an amount of the at least one liquid into the container in response to the signal generated by the detection device.

7836708, Nov 23, 2010

Sep 8, 2006

11/518133

Andrew Krause - LaGrange KY, US
Ramesh Janardhanam - Pardeeville WI, US
Steven Root - Buckner KY, US
Abdel Hamad - Prospect KY, US

General Electric Company - Schenectady NY

F25B 49/00
B01D 35/00
B01D 21/30

62125, 210 85, 210143

A water filter identification system for a refrigerator including a refrigeration compartment includes a manifold assembly positioned within the refrigeration compartment and operatively coupled to a water dispensing system, and a monitoring device positioned with respect to the manifold assembly. The system also includes a filter assembly including a filter housing removably mounted to the manifold assembly and at least one indicator coupled to the filter housing. The at least one indicator is in signal communication with the monitoring device for facilitating identification of the filter assembly.