Inventor · Buckner, KY, US

Steven Keith Root

23Patents
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46Co-inventors
65Inventor score

Filing activity: Sep 8, 2006 → May 30, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US8367984B2 Energy management of household appliances Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 74 Active
US7836708B2 Apparatus and method for identifying a filter assembly Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 44 Active
US8599008B2 Appliance monitoring system and method Electricity 36 Active
US8474279B2 Energy management of household appliances Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 29 Active
US8393167B2 Apparatus and method for identifying a filter assembly Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 16 Active
US8793021B2 Energy management of household appliances Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 11 Active
US9739517B2 Controlling the operation of a dispenser system Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 5 Active
US8617316B2 Energy management of dishwasher appliance Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Active
US10142820B2 Consumer appliance with a detachable tablet Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 3 Active
US8943857B2 Clothes washer demand response by duty cycling the heater and/or the mechanical action Textiles; Paper 3 Active
US8627689B2 Energy management of clothes washer appliance Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Active
US9428854B2 Method and apparatus for balancing an unbalanced load in a washing machine Textiles; Paper 2 Active
US8624430B2 Standby power reduction Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US11725871B2 Appliance with presence detection system Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 1 Active
US10423869B1 Interchangeable tag communications systems for consumer appliances Electricity 1 Active
US10126724B2 Low power management system Physics 1 Active
US11874310B2 Motor identification by filter determination Electricity 0 Active
US11612263B2 Oven appliance and methods of operating during a religious holiday Electricity 0 Active
US12393108B2 Pivoting camera assembly for a refrigerator appliance Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 0 Active
US10401080B2 Refrigerator appliance with a dispenser Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 0 Active
US11949535B2 Item management system for connected appliances Electricity 0 Active
US11888640B2 System and method for data transmission for appliance Electricity 0 Active
US11505444B1 Refrigerator appliance and method for measuring contents in a container Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 0 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.