Inventor

John Kenneth Hooker

Inventor
Louisville, KY, US

Overview

29→
Patents
2004–2019
Patent span
Electricity
Primary field (CPC H)

Patents· 29 as inventor

Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.

H02Jprimary
H02JElectric power networks13%
B60LPropulsion of electrically-propelled vehicles12%
Y02TClimate change mitigation technologies related to transportation10%
H02HEmergency protective circuit arrangements9%
F25DRefrigerators7%
F25CProducing, working or handling ice6%
G01RMeasuring electric variables6%
Y04SSystems integrating technologies related to power network operation, communication or information technologies for improving the electrical power generation, transmission, distribution, management or usage, i.e. smart grids6%
H01HElectric switches4%
Y02EReduction of greenhouse gas [ghg] emissions, related to energy generation, transmission or distribution4%
PatentTitleYear
10,406,930System and method of authorizing off-line electric vehicle charging station20199,487,100'Electrical vehicle charging device having a brake to prevent extension and retraction of the power conduit'20169,475,400'Charging device and methods for controlling a charging device'20169,475,393'Charging devices and methods for charging electrically powered vehicles'20169,413,178'Charging device and method of detecting a connection to ground'20169,054,535'Methods and systems for charging an energy storage device'20158,854,070'Charging device, detection system, and method of testing a detection system'20148,552,333'Systems, methods, and apparatus for preventing electromigration between plasma gun electrodes'20138,536,838'Capacitance check and voltage monitoring circuit for use with a circuit protection device'20138,537,507'MEMS-based switching systems'20138,466,656'Charging devices and methods for charging electrically powered vehicles'20138,405,364'Apparatus for controlling capacitor charge status and method of assembly'20138,390,252'Charging device, system, and method for controlling a charging device'20138,384,347'Methods and systems for charging an energy storage device'20138,350,509'Power switching system including a micro-electromechanical system (MEMS) array'20138,335,063'Redundant systems, methods, and apparatus for use in arc flash prevention systems'20128,170,816'Parallel arc detection using discrete wavelet transforms'20128,159,793'Arc detection using detailed and approximate coefficients from discrete wavelet transforms'20128,067,915'Electronic control circuit for a powered appliance drawer'20118,054,591'Arc detection using discrete wavelet transforms'20117,869,901'Control systems and methods for a water dispenser assembly'20117,841,192'Ice in bucket detection for an icemaker'20107,776,159'Methods and apparatus for controlling a dishwasher'20107,594,114'Authentication apparatus and method for universal appliance communication controller'20097,475,555'Water dispenser assembly and method of assembling same'20097,043,577'Auto-detecting universal appliance communication controller'20067,028,725'Method and apparatus for dispensing ice and water'20067,000,407'Methods and apparatus for controlling refrigerators'20066,826,267'Internet enabled appliance command structure'2004

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

2004–2019Patents assigned to GEN ELECTRIC (29)· patent assignee history
2004–2019Based in Louisville, KY, US· patent location history
2009Based in Lousville, KY, US· patent location history
2012–2016Patents assigned to HOOKER JOHN KENNETH (17)· patent assignee history
2012–2016Patents assigned to HALL SCOTT JEFFREY (7)· patent assignee history
2013–2016Patents assigned to THOMAS CECILIA MARIA (5)· patent assignee history
2013–2016Patents assigned to ALAGIC DENIS (3)· patent assignee history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees
AssigneePatentsSpan
GEN ELECTRIC292004–2019
HOOKER JOHN KENNETHself172012–2016
HALL SCOTT JEFFREY72012–2016
THOMAS CECILIA MARIA52013–2016
ALAGIC DENIS32013–2016
Locations
LocationPatentsSpan
Louisville, KY, US282004–2019
Lousville, KY, US12009