Patents by Inventor Brendan McGinnis
Brendan McGinnis has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 11852351Abstract: A cooking appliance includes a cooking chamber that defines an oven cavity and a reservoir for holding water that is accessible from within the oven cavity. The cooking appliance further includes a convection heating system, a reservoir heating system, and a control system. The convection heating system includes a convection heating element and a fan for guiding air across the convection heating element. The reservoir heating system includes at least one reservoir heating element. The control system is configured to control the convection heating system and the reservoir heating system to perform a steam cooking operation in response to a user steam-cooking input.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2021Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: Electrolux Home Products, Inc.Inventors: Steven Swayne, Brendan McGinnis, Timothy Turner, Ashish Ainapure, Cathy L. May, Andrew Worley
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Publication number: 20220330556Abstract: Improved steam ovens and methods for operating steam ovens include selectively operating a gas heating element below a water reservoir at the bottom of a cooking cavity with water present therein, a convection heating element in the cooking cavity, and a convection fan adjacent the cooking cavity in order to achieve and maintain a predetermined cooking temperature within the cooking cavity.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2021Publication date: October 20, 2022Inventors: Steven Swayne, Cathy L. May, Marco Carnevali, Massimo Banzato, Paolo Faraldi, Brendan McGinnis, Andrew Worley
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Patent number: 11457651Abstract: A method performs sous-vide style cooking in an oven cavity of a cooking appliance, where air, not water, serves as the cooking medium. The oven cavity temperature is regulated around a desired final food temperature using a PID algorithm to control a convection heating element and associated fan.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2020Date of Patent: October 4, 2022Assignee: Electrolux Home Products, Inc.Inventors: Steven Swayne, Brendan McGinnis, Ashish Ainapure, Paolo Faraldi, Massimo Banzato
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Publication number: 20210251422Abstract: A rack assembly is mountable within a cooking cavity of an appliance. The rack assembly includes a slide rack defining a well opening and configured to removably support a rack insert in or through said well opening. A telescoping slide is coupled to said slide rack such that said slide rack is slidable between a fully retracted position and a forward position relative to said cooking cavity when mounted therein.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 5, 2021Publication date: August 19, 2021Inventors: Steven M. Swayne, Stephanie Phillips, Brendan McGinnis, Andrew Worley
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Publication number: 20210190326Abstract: A cooking appliance includes a cooking chamber that defines an oven cavity and a reservoir for holding water that is accessible from within the oven cavity. The cooking appliance further includes a convection heating system, a reservoir heating system, and a control system. The convection heating system includes a convection heating element and a fan for guiding air across the convection heating element. The reservoir heating system includes at least one reservoir heating element. The control system is configured to control the convection heating system and the reservoir heating system to perform a steam cooking operation in response to a user steam-cooking input.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2021Publication date: June 24, 2021Inventors: Steven Swayne, Brendan McGinnis, Timothy Turner, Ashish Ainapure, Cathy L. May, Andrew Worley
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Patent number: 10976767Abstract: A control knob for controlling the operation of a component of a household appliance is disclosed. The control knob includes a body configured to be attached to a rotatable rod extending from the appliance. A locking element reversibly secures the body in at least one rotational position. The locking element is movable between a first position and a second position. The locking element is configured to engage with a notch to rotatably secure the body in the at least one rotational position when the locking element is in the first position, and to disengage from the notch to permit the body to be rotated when the locking element is in the second position.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2019Date of Patent: April 13, 2021Assignee: Electrolux Home Products, Inc.Inventors: Steven Swayne, Desirea Lewis, Andrew Worley, Brendan McGinnis
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Patent number: 10969118Abstract: A cooking appliance includes a cooking chamber that defines an oven cavity and a reservoir for holding water that is accessible from within the oven cavity. The cooking appliance further includes a convection heating system, a reservoir heating system, and a control system. The convection heating system includes a convection heating element and a fan for guiding air across the convection heating element. The reservoir heating system includes at least one reservoir heating element. The control system is configured to control the convection heating system and the reservoir heating system to perform a steam cooking operation in response to a user steam-cooking input.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2017Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Assignee: Electrolux Home Products, Inc.Inventors: Steven Swayne, Brendan McGinnis, Timothy Turner, Ashish Ainapure, Cathy L. May, Andrew Worley
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Patent number: 10955142Abstract: A cooking oven has a cooking cavity and a steam generating system. The steam generation system includes a water reservoir received and support in a reservoir-receiving space of a reservoir rack inside the cooking cavity. Thermal energy is provided to the water reservoir by a heater inside the cooking cavity. The heater can include thermal block made of a thermally conductive material in thermal communication with a heating element. The heater can be positioned such that it intimately contacts the water reservoir to deliver thermal energy thereto to convert water contained therein to steam, which can be used to cook a food item inside the cooking cavity.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2018Date of Patent: March 23, 2021Assignee: Electrolux Home Products, Inc.Inventors: Steven Swayne, Brendan McGinnis, Catherine L. May, Andrew Worley, Marco Carnevali, Alberto Dell'Olio, Paolo Faraldi
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Publication number: 20200305641Abstract: A rack assembly is mountable within a cooking cavity of an appliance. The rack assembly includes a slide rack defining a well opening and configured to removably support a rack insert in or through said well opening. A telescoping slide is coupled to said slide rack such that said slide rack is slidable between a fully retracted position and a forward position relative to said cooking cavity when mounted therein.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2019Publication date: October 1, 2020Inventors: Steven M. Swayne, Stephanie Phillips, Brendan McGinnis, Andrew Worley
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Patent number: 10721948Abstract: A method performs sous-vide style cooking in an oven cavity of a cooking appliance, where air, not water, serves as the cooking medium. The oven cavity temperature is regulated around a desired final food temperature using a PID algorithm to control a convection heating element and associated fan.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2017Date of Patent: July 28, 2020Assignee: Electrolux Home Products, Inc.Inventors: Steven Swayne, Brendan McGinnis, Ashish Ainapure, Paolo Faraldi, Massimo Banzato
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Publication number: 20200115138Abstract: There is provided a cooking bag having one or more integrated features for assisting in cooking a food item via sous vide or other convectional cooking methods. One such feature is an interior bag wall that separates its interior volume into first and second compartments, one for a food item to be cooked and the other for a solid seasoning item. The interior bag wall includes a liquid permeable portion that allows liquid to pass between the first and second compartments but inhibits the passage of solids. Another feature is a thermometer integrated into the bag for indicating whether a food item has reached a predetermined threshold temperature during cooking.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 2, 2019Publication date: April 16, 2020Inventors: Steven M. Swayne, Brendan McGinnis, Andrew Worley, Stephanie Phillips
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Publication number: 20200033905Abstract: A control knob for controlling the operation of a component of a household appliance is disclosed. The control knob includes a body configured to be attached to a rotatable rod extending from the appliance. A locking element reversibly secures the body in at least one rotational position. The locking element is movable between a first position and a second position. The locking element is configured to engage with a notch to rotatably secure the body in the at least one rotational position when the locking element is in the first position, and to disengage from the notch to permit the body to be rotated when the locking element is in the second position.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2019Publication date: January 30, 2020Inventors: Steven Swayne, Desirea Lewis, Andrew Worley, Brendan McGinnis
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Publication number: 20200011536Abstract: A cooking oven has a cooking cavity and a steam generating system. The steam generation system includes a water reservoir received and support in a reservoir-receiving space of a reservoir rack inside the cooking cavity. Thermal energy is provided to the water reservoir by a heater inside the cooking cavity. The heater can include thermal block made of a thermally conductive material in thermal communication with a heating element. The heater can be positioned such that it intimately contacts the water reservoir to deliver thermal energy thereto to convert water contained therein to steam, which can be used to cook a food item inside the cooking cavity.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 3, 2018Publication date: January 9, 2020Inventors: Steven Swayne, Brendan McGinnis, Catherine L. May, Andrew Worley, Marco Carnevali, Alberto Dell'Olio, Paolo Faraldi
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Patent number: 10502640Abstract: A meat probe has a shaft, plug, and stabilizer for measuring a parameter (e.g., temperature) of a piece of meat and communicating the measurement to a cooking appliance. The stabilizer may have a plurality of wings. For example, two wings may be cantilevered about a proximal end that is at the shaft. As the shaft is inserted into the piece of meat, the wings are bent outwardly about the proximal end. In another example, four wings are connected on opposite ends to a first and second base, and the shaft extends through the first and second bases. As the shaft is inserted into the piece of meat, the second base is pushed upward, decreasing the distance between the first and second base and bending the wings about a middle portion.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2018Date of Patent: December 10, 2019Assignee: Electrolux Home Products, Inc.Inventors: Steven M. Swayne, Brendan McGinnis, Elizabeth A. Byrne
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Patent number: 10437278Abstract: A control knob for controlling the operation of a component of a household appliance is disclosed. The control knob includes a body configured to be attached to a rotatable rod extending from the appliance. A locking element reversibly secures the body in at least one rotational position. The locking element is movable between a first position and a second position. The locking element is configured to engage with a notch to rotatably secure the body in the at least one rotational position when the locking element is in the first position, and to disengage from the notch to permit the body to be rotated when the locking element is in the second position.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2018Date of Patent: October 8, 2019Assignee: Electrolux Home Products, Inc.Inventors: Steven Swayne, Desirea Lewis, Andrew Worley, Brendan McGinnis
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Publication number: 20190289864Abstract: A system for curing or flavouring foodstuff comprising —a smoker unit (2) capable of generating smoke (S), wherein the smoker unit (2) comprises a heating chamber (21); and —a household appliance (1), particularly an oven, comprising a cavity (14) for storing foodstuff and/or a food container (5), the cavity (14) having an outlet opening (6) for supplying the smoke (S) to the cavity (14), wherein the smoker unit (2) is mountable to said household appliance (1) for supplying smoke (S) to said outlet opening (6); and wherein the system further comprises an electric fan (3) arranged for supplying the smoke (S) generated by the smoker unit (2) to the outlet opening (6).Type: ApplicationFiled: May 9, 2017Publication date: September 26, 2019Inventors: Steve Swayne, Brendan McGinnis, Ashish Ainapure, Kurt Reul, Christoph Luckhardt, Kersten Kaiser
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Publication number: 20190025870Abstract: A control knob for controlling the operation of a component of a household appliance is disclosed. The control knob includes a body configured to be attached to a rotatable rod extending from the appliance. A locking element reversibly secures the body in at least one rotational position. The locking element is movable between a first position and a second position. The locking element is configured to engage with a notch to rotatably secure the body in the at least one rotational position when the locking element is in the first position, and to disengage from the notch to permit the body to be rotated when the locking element is in the second position.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2018Publication date: January 24, 2019Inventors: Steven Swayne, Desirea Lewis, Andrew Worley, Brendan McGinnis
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Patent number: 10114405Abstract: A control knob for controlling the operation of a component of a household appliance is disclosed. The control knob includes a body configured to be attached to a rotatable rod extending from the appliance. A locking element reversibly secures the body in at least one rotational position. The locking element is movable between a first position and a second position. The locking element is configured to engage with a notch to rotatably secure the body in the at least one rotational position when the locking element is in the first position, and to disengage from the notch to permit the body to be rotated when the locking element is in the second position.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2016Date of Patent: October 30, 2018Assignee: Electrolux Home Products, Inc.Inventors: Steven Swayne, Desirea Lewis, Andrew Worley, Brendan McGinnis
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Publication number: 20180306652Abstract: A meat probe has a shaft, plug, and stabilizer for measuring a parameter (e.g., temperature) of a piece of meat and communicating the measurement to a cooking appliance. The stabilizer may have a plurality of wings. For example, two wings may be cantilevered about a proximal end that is at the shaft. As the shaft is inserted into the piece of meat, the wings are bent outwardly about the proximal end. In another example, four wings are connected on opposite ends to a first and second base, and the shaft extends through the first and second bases. As the shaft is inserted into the piece of meat, the second base is pushed upward, decreasing the distance between the first and second base and bending the wings about a middle portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2018Publication date: October 25, 2018Inventors: Steven M. Swayne, Brendan McGinnis, Elizabeth A. Byrne
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Patent number: 10006817Abstract: A meat probe has a shaft, plug, and stabilizer for measuring a parameter (e.g., temperature) of a piece of meat and communicating the measurement to a cooking appliance. The stabilizer may have a plurality of wings. For example, two wings may be cantilevered about a proximal end that is at the shaft. As the shaft is inserted into the piece of meat, the wings are bent outwardly about the proximal end. In another example, four wings are connected on opposite ends to a first and second base, and the shaft extends through the first and second bases. As the shaft is inserted into the piece of meat, the second base is pushed upward, decreasing the distance between the first and second base and bending the wings about a middle portion.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2015Date of Patent: June 26, 2018Assignee: Electrolux Home Products, Inc.Inventors: Steven M. Swayne, Brendan McGinnis, Elizabeth A. Byrne