Patents by Inventor Charles Looney

Charles Looney 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).

  • Rear alignment and support system for a cooking appliance cooktop
    Patent number: 6712066
    Abstract: A cooking appliance includes a cabinet, defined by at least front, side, bottom and back panel portions, a pair of laterally spaced end caps provided at an upper rear portion cabinet, and a range top mounted upon an upper portion of the cabinet. At least two sets of alignment components, with each set of alignment components being defined by cooperating first and second sets of alignment elements, are provided on the end caps and range top respectively. When the range top is mounted upon the cabinet, the sets of alignment components become interengaged to automatically, laterally center and mount the range top with respect to the cabinet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2004
    Assignee: Maytag Corporation
    Inventors: Wade A. Atkinson, Val Briedis, Charles Looney, Mark A. Pickering
  • Backguard/control panel for a cooking appliance
    Patent number: D511935
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2005
    Assignee: Maytag Corporation
    Inventors: Val Briedis, Charles Looney, Inho Andy Shin
  • Oven vent cover for a cooking appliance
    Patent number: D468159
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2003
    Assignee: Maytag Corporation
    Inventors: Theodore A. Becker, Charles Looney, Inho Andy Shin, Jeffrey Ware