Jerrod Aaron Kappler from 6001 Barley Ave, Louisville, KY 40218, age 47, Phone: 5024799383

Resumes

Executive Director - Product Technology

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Location:

1401 Castleworks Ln, Tarpon Springs, FL 34689

Industry:

Consumer Goods

Work:

Ge Appliances, A Haier Company
Executive Director - Product Technology - Clothes Care

Executive Director - Product Technology

Technology R And D Manager - Laundry Products

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Location:

Louisville, KY

Industry:

Consumer Goods

Work:

Ge Appliances, A Haier Company Mar 2016 - Jul 2016
Executive Engineering Manager - Ap1 Technology Coe - Usa Manufactured Laundry Platforms
Ge Appliances, A Haier Company Mar 2016 - Jul 2016
Technology R and D Manager - Laundry Products
Ge Appliances, A Haier Company Jan 2013 - Mar 2016
Executive Engineering Design Manager - Top Load Washing Machines
Ge Appliances, A Haier Company Jan 2010 - Jan 2013
Engineering Design Manager
Ge Appliances, A Haier Company May 2008 - Jan 2010
Systems Engineering Manager

Education:

Indiana University - Kelley School of Business 2003 - 2005
Master of Business Administration, Master of Science, Masters, Operations Management, Finance Purdue University 2002 - 2003
Master of Science, Masters, Energy, Engineering Texas A&M University 1995 - 2000
Bachelors, Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering Indiana University - Kelley School of Business
Master of Business Administration, Masters Albion High School (Albion, New York)
Tarpon Springs High School
Indiana University
Master of Business Administration, Masters Purdue University
Masters, Mechanical Engineering Indiana University
Masters, Operations Management, Finance

Skills:

Cross Functional Team Leadership
Six Sigma
Product Development
Lean Manufacturing
Engineering
Continuous Improvement
Engineering Management
Program Management
Fmea
Root Cause Analysis
Mechanical Engineering
Systems Engineering
Manufacturing
Process Improvement
Design For Manufacturing
Cad
Dmaic
Leadership
Business Process Improvement
Failure Mode and Effects Analysis

Certifications:

Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt - Dfss
Ge Advantage Edge
Manager Development Course

Us Patents

Fluid Dispensing System For A Washing Device
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US Patent:

7571734, Aug 11, 2009
Filed:

Jan 20, 2005
Appl. No.:

11/038869
Inventors:

Jerrod Aaron Kappler - Louisville KY, US
Joseph Duane Tobbe - Taylorsville KY, US
Paul Douglas Mantle - Dublin OH, US
Shelly Elizabeth Warms - Louisville KY, US
Assignee:

General Electric Company - Schenectady NY
International Classification:

B08B 3/02
US Classification:

134 58D, 134 56 D, 134 57 D, 134 941, 134 992
Abstract:

A fluid dispensing system for a dishwasher door assembly having an inner door panel and an outer door panel is provided. The fluid dispensing system includes a storage tank fixedly coupled within the door assembly between the inner door panel and the outer door panel. A pump is fixedly coupled within the door assembly. A dispenser extends at least partially through the door assembly. At least one conduit is in flow communication with the storage tank, the pump, and the dispenser. A control board is in electrical communication with the pump.

Closure Assembly And Method
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US Patent:

7753459, Jul 13, 2010
Filed:

Nov 16, 2006
Appl. No.:

11/560541
Inventors:

Jerrod Aaron Kappler - Louisville KY, US
Mark Anthony Rinaudo - Crestwood KY, US
Justin P. Todd - Louisville KY, US
Steven Paul - Louisville KY, US
Brandon Wayne Coats - Georgetown IN, US
Assignee:

General Electric Company - Schenectady NY
International Classification:

A47B 95/00
US Classification:

312333, 312402
Abstract:

A closure assembly configured to urge a drawer of a refrigerator from an open position that permits access to an interior of the drawer toward a closed position that impedes access to the interior of the drawer. The closure assembly includes a cam block configured to be disposed on one of the drawer and a portion of the refrigerator other than the drawer. The cam block includes a cam surface. A cam member is configured to be disposed on the other one of the drawer and the portion of the refrigerator other than the drawer. The cam member includes a contact surface configured to contact the cam surface to urge the drawer from the open position toward the closed position.

Methods And Systems For Performing An Upper Rack Wash In A Dishwasher
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US Patent:

7867341, Jan 11, 2011
Filed:

May 4, 2005
Appl. No.:

11/121649
Inventors:

Timothy Martin Wetzel - Louisville KY, US
Jerrod Aaron Kappler - Louisville KY, US
Matthew David Mersch - Louisville KY, US
Joseph Duane Tobbe - Taylorsville KY, US
Assignee:

General Electric Company - Schenectady NY
International Classification:

B08B 3/00
US Classification:

134 56D, 134 57 D, 134 58 D, 251 65
Abstract:

A dishwasher includes a tub, a fluid circulation assembly, and a water flow blocking mechanism. The assembly includes a pump, which is in flow communication with a lower spray arm via a water passage and at least one other spray arm via a conduit. The water flow blocking mechanism includes a water flow blocking device, a magnet, and a magnet positioning device. The water flow blocking device is normally positioned in a pocket in the conduit. The magnet positioning device is configured to move the magnet from a first position to a second position. When the magnet is in the first position, the water flow blocking device is maintained in the pocket by magnetic forces from the magnet. When the magnet is in the second position, the water flow blocking device is not retained in the pocket by magnetic forces of the magnet.

Apparatus And Method For Detecting Unbalanced Loads In A Washing Machine
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US Patent:

8499392, Aug 6, 2013
Filed:

Aug 26, 2010
Appl. No.:

12/869190
Inventors:

David Duane Warmuth - Louisville KY, US
David Scott Dunn - Smithfield KY, US
Jerrod Aaron Kappler - Louisville KY, US
Meher P. Kollipara - Louisville KY, US
Mariano Pablo Filippa - Northville MI, US
Assignee:

General Electric Company - Schenectady NY
International Classification:

D06F 33/02
US Classification:

8159
Abstract:

An apparatus and techniques for detecting unbalanced load in a washing machine are provided. A clothes basket containing a load of clothing and rotatable about an axis is accelerated. As the clothes basket passes a first predetermined rotational speed, one of power and torque applied to the clothes basket is limited. It is determined whether the clothes basket accelerates from the first predetermined to a second predetermined rotational speed within a predetermined time. Failure to reach the second predetermined rotational speed within the predetermined time signifies an out-of-balance condition as to the load of clothing. No resonance of the machine lies between the first and second predetermined rotational speeds. In another aspect, a similar technique can be employed, with or without limiting power or torque, wherein a resonance does lie between the first and second predetermined rotational speeds.

Clothes Washer Demand Response With Dual Wattage Or Auxiliary Heater
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US Patent:

8522579, Sep 3, 2013
Filed:

Oct 7, 2010
Appl. No.:

12/899920
Inventors:

Jerrod Aaron Kappler - Louisville KY, US
Assignee:

General Electric Company - Schenectady NY
International Classification:

D06F 33/00
D06F 35/00
US Classification:

68 1202, 8158
Abstract:

A clothes washer is provided comprising one or more power consuming functions and a controller in signal communication with an associated utility. The controller can receive and process a signal from the associated utility indicative of current state of an associated utility. The controller operates the clothes washer in one of a plurality of operating modes, including at least a normal operating mode and an energy savings mode in response to the received signal. In the case of a water heating clothes washer containing a heater assembly, the controller is configured to change the power consuming characteristics of the heater assembly to reduce power consumption of the clothes washer in an energy savings mode.

Basket Assembly With Fluid Vanes For A Steam-Augmented Washing Machine
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US Patent:

8573009, Nov 5, 2013
Filed:

Aug 15, 2011
Appl. No.:

13/209611
Inventors:

Michael Wuttikorn Ekbundit - Mount Washington KY, US
David Scott Dunn - Smithfield KY, US
Alexander Boris Leibman - Prospect KY, US
Jerrod Aaron Kappler - Louisville KY, US
Assignee:

General Electric Company - Schenectady NY
International Classification:

B08B 3/12
D06B 3/00
D06B 19/00
D06B 23/00
D06F 21/00
D06F 21/04
D06F 21/08
D06F 23/00
D06F 25/00
D06F 29/00
D06F 35/00
D06F 37/00
US Classification:

68 5C, 81493, 68 5 R, 68 235, 68 236, 68 237, 68 26, 68 58, 68142, 68143, 68154
Abstract:

A steam-augmented washing machine includes a casing, a tub disposed within the casing, and a basket configured for receipt of articles to be washed. A steam generator is disposed within the casing and is in communication with the tub to introduce steam into the wash basket. A plurality of fluid vanes are circumferentially spaced around the side wall adjacent the top end of the wash basket. The fluid vanes have a radial aspect so as to extend radially from side wall, wherein upon rotation of the wash basket within the tub, the fluid vanes generate a circulating vertically oriented steam flow path through the wash basket.

Energy Management Of Clothes Washer Appliance
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US Patent:

8627689, Jan 14, 2014
Filed:

Sep 15, 2009
Appl. No.:

12/559751
Inventors:

Michael F. Finch - Louisville KY, US
John Besore - Prospect KY, US
Jeff Donald Drake - Louisville KY, US
Darin Franks - Lanesville IN, US
Chad Michael Helms - Louisville KY, US
Jerrod Aaron Kappler - Louisville KY, US
Steven Keith Root - Buckner KY, US
Natarajan Venkatakrishnan - Louisville KY, US
Eric K. Watson - Crestwood KY, US
Joshua S. Wiseman - Elizabethtown KY, US
Assignee:

General Electric Company - Schenectady NY
International Classification:

D06F 33/00
US Classification:

68 1212, 68 1216
Abstract:

A clothes washer is provided comprising one or more power consuming functions and a controller in signal communication with an associated utility. The controller can receive and process a signal from the associated utility indicative of current state of an associated utility. The controller operates the clothes washer in one of a plurality of operating modes, including at least a normal operating mode and an energy savings mode in response to the received signal. The controller is configured to change the power consuming functions by adjusting one or more of an operation schedule, an operation delay, an operation adjustment, and a selective deactivation of at least one of the one or more power consuming functions to reduce power consumption of the clothes washer in the energy savings mode.

Low Power Dc Solenoid Valve
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US Patent:

20040251440, Dec 16, 2004
Filed:

Jun 10, 2003
Appl. No.:

10/458660
Inventors:

Errin Gnadinger - Louisville KY, US
Jerrod Kappler - Louisville KY, US
Jay Broniak - Louisville KY, US
International Classification:

F16K031/02
US Classification:

251/129050
Abstract:

The present invention comprises a diaphragm type solenoid fluid valve assembly of the class used in the on/off control of pressurized fluid flow. The valve assembly has a housing, a solenoid, and a magnetized cylindrical armature engagingly coupled to the solenoid and residing within the hollow center of the solenoid. The armature further has a spring affixed to one end of the armature and affixed to the end of the solenoid, wherein the spring and armature are capable of linear motion within the fluid chamber of the valve housing and within the cylindrical plunger guide of the solenoid. The linear motion is controlled by the magnetic field of the solenoid and the spring so as to enable the magnetized armature to abut against the orifice fluid exit of the orifice plate to prevent fluid flow there-through. The valve assembly further comprises a solenoid driver adapted to generate a pulse width modulated signal having two voltage levels other than zero volts, so as to control valve operation, wherein the first voltage level is to initiate movement of the magnetized armature, and the second voltage level is to hold the magnetized armature in the energized position.