Patents by Inventor David Stewart Thomas

David Stewart Thomas 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).

  • Convection oven
    Patent number: 8138452
    Abstract: A convection system for an oven comprising a baffle defining a single heating chamber mounted within a cavity of the oven, a heating element located within the single heating chamber for heating air within the heating chamber, and at least two fans located within the heating chamber. The oven cavity can be defined, in part, by a wall having at least a portion with a curved peripheral edge, so that air exhausted through the outlet is deflected away from the wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: David Stewart Thomas, Stephan A. Lemons, Abu Noman Hossain
  • Modular frame chassis for cooking range
    Patent number: 7789081
    Abstract: A household cooking range comprises a housing defining a cooking cavity, the housing being selected from one of multiple housings with different configurations, and a modular frame chassis supporting the selected housing and cooking cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2010
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Rejean Raymond Raby, Louis Scott Smith, David Stewart Thomas, Abu Noman Hossain
  • CONVECTION OVEN
    Publication number: 20100006085
    Abstract: A convection system for an oven comprising a baffle defining a single heating chamber mounted within a cavity of the oven, a heating element located within the single heating chamber for heating air within the heating chamber, and at least two fans located within the heating chamber. The oven cavity can be defined, in part, by a wall having at least a portion with a curved peripheral edge, so that air exhausted through the outlet is deflected away from the wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2008
    Publication date: January 14, 2010
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: DAVID STEWART THOMAS, STEPHAN A. LEMONS, ABU NOMAN HOSSAIN