Patents by Inventor Clifford Henegar

Clifford Henegar 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).

  • Patent number: 9372003
    Abstract: A surface cooking module for a household cooking appliance is provided in which the surface cooking module includes a frame having a front end and a rear end, a front fixation bracket on the front end of the frame, the front fixation bracket for engaging a corresponding first fixation element in a chassis of the household cooking appliance and enabling the frame to pivot about the front end of the frame when engaged with the first fixation element, and a spring clip coupled to the rear end of the frame, the rear end of the frame being opposite the front end of the frame, the spring clip for engaging a second fixation element in the chassis of the household cooking appliance when the cooking module is pivoted downward about the front end of the frame into a mounted position on the household cooking appliance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: BSH Home Appliances Corporation
    Inventors: Samuel Harward, Clifford Henegar, Michael Rutherford, Donnie Smith
  • Publication number: 20140263276
    Abstract: A surface cooking module for a household cooking appliance is provided in which the surface cooking module includes a frame having a front end and a rear end, a front fixation bracket on the front end of the frame, the front fixation bracket for engaging a corresponding first fixation element in a chassis of the household cooking appliance and enabling the frame to pivot about the front end of the frame when engaged with the first fixation element, and a spring clip coupled to the rear end of the frame, the rear end of the frame being opposite the front end of the frame, the spring clip for engaging a second fixation element in the chassis of the household cooking appliance when the cooking module is pivoted downward about the front end of the frame into a mounted position on the household cooking appliance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: BSH HOME APPLIANCES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Samuel Harward, Clifford Henegar, Michael Rutherford, Donnie Smith
  • Patent number: 8690272
    Abstract: A home appliance supported for floor-standing operation, the home appliance including an appliance body, a support member mounted to the appliance body for supporting the appliance on a support surface, a plurality of projections attached to the appliance body adjacent the support member, a first wall member attached to the plurality of projections and extending downwardly from the appliance body and a second wall member attached to the first wall member with the second wall member being movable relative to first wall member, with the wall members covering a side portion of the support member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: BSH Home Appliances Corporation
    Inventors: Maylene Anderson, Clifford Henegar, Michael Rutherford
  • Publication number: 20130313957
    Abstract: A home appliance supported for floor-standing operation, the home appliance including an appliance body, a support member mounted to the appliance body for supporting the appliance on a support surface, a plurality of projections attached to the appliance body adjacent the support member, a first wall member attached to the plurality of projections and extending downwardly from the appliance body and a second wall member attached to the first wall member with the second wall member being movable relative to first wall member, with the wall members covering a side portion of the support member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2012
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Applicant: BSH HOME APPLIANCES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Maylene Anderson, Clifford Henegar, Michael Rutherford
  • Publication number: 20130312729
    Abstract: A home appliance including an appliance body having an internal framework; a metal panel covering a portion of the internal framework, the panel having a curved portion turned through the curve inwardly toward an interior of the appliance, wherein the panel surface adjacent the curve is substantially smooth and substantially undistorted, the panel being fabricated by engaging a metal sheet with a bender assembly, holding the metal sheet against translational movement, and applying pressure to the metal sheet using a punch having a curved head and being operatively associated with the bender assembly, the pressure being applied by moving the punch against the metal sheet using a damped punch driver operatively associated with the bender assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2012
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Applicant: BSH HOME APPLIANCES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jerry Bratcher, Clifford Henegar, Michael Rutherford, Donnie Smith