Patents by Inventor Donald Hendricks
Donald Hendricks 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: 11009234Abstract: A home cooking appliance includes a cooktop surface and a gas pedestal burner on the cooktop surface. The gas pedestal burner includes a burner portion having a sidewall, a lower surface facing the cooktop surface, a plurality of burner ports in the sidewall, and a base portion under the burner portion. The base portion elevates the burner portion in a vertical direction above the cooktop surface and has a lower mounting surface disposed on the cooktop surface. An area of a footprint of the lower mounting surface of the base portion is less than an area of a footprint of the lower surface of the burner portion.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2018Date of Patent: May 18, 2021Assignee: BSH Home Appliances CorporationInventors: David Adams, Ben Braden, Russell Dorsten, Jonathan Grey, Donald Hendricks, Chris Hill, David Nowak, Timothy Russell, Graham Sadtler, Phil Springer
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Patent number: 10690351Abstract: A home cooking appliance includes a cooktop surface and a gas pedestal burner on the cooktop surface. The gas pedestal burner includes a burner portion having a sidewall, a lower surface facing the cooktop surface, a plurality of burner ports in the sidewall, and a base portion under the burner portion. The base portion elevates the burner portion in a vertical direction above the cooktop surface and has a lower mounting surface disposed on the cooktop surface. An area of a footprint of the lower mounting surface of the base portion is less than an area of a footprint of the lower surface of the burner portion.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2016Date of Patent: June 23, 2020Assignee: BSH Home Appliances CorporationInventors: David Adams, Ben Braden, Russell Dorsten, Jonathan Grey, Donald Hendricks, Chris Hill, David Nowak, Timothy Russell, Graham Sadtler, Phil Springer
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Patent number: 10655844Abstract: A gas burner of a household cooking appliance is provided. The gas burner includes a burner portion, and a pedestal portion under the burner portion for elevating the burner portion above a cooktop surface of the household cooking appliance. The pedestal portion includes a base portion for mounting with the cooktop surface of the household cooking appliance, and an upper portion that interposes the base portion and the burner portion, and interfaces with the burner portion. A perimeter of the base portion has no mathematical correlation to one of a perimeter of the burner portion and a perimeter of the upper portion.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2009Date of Patent: May 19, 2020Assignee: BSH Home Appliances CorporationInventors: David Adams, Ben Braden, Russell Dorsten, Jonathan Grey, Donald Hendricks, Chris Hill, David Nowak, Tim Russell, Graham Sadtler, Phil Springer
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Publication number: 20180252407Abstract: A home cooking appliance includes a cooktop surface and a gas pedestal burner on the cooktop surface. The gas pedestal burner includes a burner portion having a sidewall, a lower surface facing the cooktop surface, a plurality of burner ports in the sidewall, and a base portion under the burner portion. The base portion elevates the burner portion in a vertical direction above the cooktop surface and has a lower mounting surface disposed on the cooktop surface. An area of a footprint of the lower mounting surface of the base portion is less than an area of a footprint of the lower surface of the burner portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 2, 2018Publication date: September 6, 2018Applicant: BSH Home Appliances CorporationInventors: David Adams, Ben Braden, Russell Dorsten, Jonathan Grey, Donald Hendricks, Chris Hill, David Nowak, Timothy Russell, Graham Sadtler, Phil Springer
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Patent number: 9671114Abstract: A household cooking appliance including a housing having an oven chamber accessible through an opening, the opening having a seal surrounding a perimeter of the opening, and a door covering the opening and moveable about a hinge between an open position and a closed position. The door includes a full glass inner panel having an inner surface that abuts the seal when the door is in a closed position and shock-absorbing means for absorbing and distributing a shock or an impact on the full glass inner panel.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2012Date of Patent: June 6, 2017Assignee: BSH Home Appliances CorporationInventors: Ben Braden, Russell Dorsten, Donald Hendricks, Rose Marie Parker, Timothy Russell
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Publication number: 20160265767Abstract: A home cooking appliance includes a cooktop surface and a gas pedestal burner on the cooktop surface. The gas pedestal burner includes a burner portion having a sidewall, a lower surface facing the cooktop surface, a plurality of burner ports in the sidewall, and a base portion under the burner portion. The base portion elevates the burner portion in a vertical direction above the cooktop surface and has a lower mounting surface disposed on the cooktop surface. An area of a footprint of the lower mounting surface of the base portion is less than an area of a footprint of the lower surface of the burner portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2016Publication date: September 15, 2016Inventors: David Adams, Ben Braden, Russell Dorsten, Jonathan Grey, Donald Hendricks, Chris Hill, David Nowak, Timothy Russell, Graham Sadtler, Phil Springer
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Patent number: 9429329Abstract: A household cooking appliance including a housing having an oven chamber accessible through an opening, the opening having a seal surrounding a perimeter of the opening, and a door covering the opening and moveable about a hinge between an open position and a closed position. The door includes an outer door skin forming an outer surface of the door, the outer door skin including an outer glass panel, a full glass inner panel forming an inner surface of the door, the full glass inner panel abutting the seal when the door is in a closed position, a middle glass panel disposed between the outer glass panel and the inner glass panel, and a middle glass support system that supports the middle glass panel at a predetermined position between the outer glass panel and the full glass inner panel.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2012Date of Patent: August 30, 2016Assignee: BSH Home Appliances CorporationInventors: Ryan DeLozier, Russell Dorsten, Samuel Harward, Donald Hendricks, Rose Marie Parker
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Patent number: 9372002Abstract: A household cooking appliance includes a housing having an oven chamber accessible through an opening, the opening having a seal surrounding a perimeter thereof. An oven door covering the opening and being moveable about a hinge between an open position and a closed position. The oven door includes an outer door skin having an outer glass panel, a full glass inner panel having an inner surface that abuts the seal when the oven door is in a closed position, the full glass inner panel closing an inner side of the outer door skin, and an integrated drip tray assembly that collects condensation from the full glass inner panel. The integrated drip tray assembly is sealed to the full glass inner panel.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2012Date of Patent: June 21, 2016Assignee: BSH Home Appliances CorporationInventors: Samuel Harward, Donald Hendricks, Rose Marie Parker
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Patent number: 8708304Abstract: An appliance base for an appliance for supporting the appliance during manufacture and use, with the appliance base including a skeletal outer frame structure including a generally elongate “U”-base rail member and first and second “U”-side rails extending outwardly from the first and second ends of the “U”-base rail at generally right angles therewith. The outer frame structure defines four corners and a support area intermediate the “U”-base rail member and the “U”-side rails. The appliance base includes an inner frame structure including an index ring disposed in substantially the center of the support area, a plurality of diagonally extending support members with a diagonal support member extending inwardly from each corner of the outer frame structure and fixed to the index ring, and a front rail member extending between diagonal cross members on a side opposite from the “U”-base rail member.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2007Date of Patent: April 29, 2014Assignee: BSH Home Appliances CorporationInventors: David Dysinger, Donald Hendricks, Timothy Kolody
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Publication number: 20130319396Abstract: A household cooking appliance include a housing having an oven chamber accessible through an opening, the opening having a seal surrounding a perimeter of the opening, and a door covering the opening and moveable about a hinge between an open position and a closed position. The door includes an outer door skin forming an outer surface of the door, the outer door skin including an outer glass panel, a full glass inner panel forming an inner surface of the door, the full glass inner panel abutting the seal when the door is in a closed position, a middle glass panel disposed between the outer glass panel and the inner glass panel, and a middle glass support system that supports the middle glass panel at a predetermined position between the outer glass panel and the full glass inner panel.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2012Publication date: December 5, 2013Applicant: BSH Home Appliances CorporationInventors: Ryan DeLozier, Russell Dorsten, Samuel Harward, Donald Hendricks, Rose Marie Parker
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Publication number: 20130319393Abstract: A household cooking appliance includes a housing having an oven chamber accessible through an opening, the opening having a seal surrounding a perimeter thereof. An oven door covering the opening and being moveable about a hinge between an open position and a closed position. The oven door includes an outer door skin having an outer glass panel, a full glass inner panel having an inner surface that abuts the seal when the oven door is in a closed position, the full glass inner panel closing an inner side of the outer door skin, and an integrated drip tray assembly that collects condensation from the full glass inner panel. The integrated drip tray assembly is sealed to the full glass inner panel.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2012Publication date: December 5, 2013Applicant: BSH HOME APPLIANCES CORPORATIONInventors: Samuel Harward, Donald Hendricks, Rose Marie Parker
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Publication number: 20130319397Abstract: A household cooking appliance including a housing having an oven chamber accessible through an opening, the opening having a seal surrounding a perimeter of the opening, and a door covering the opening and moveable about a hinge between an open position and a closed position. The door includes a full glass inner panel having an inner surface that abuts the seal when the door is in a closed position and shock-absorbing means for absorbing and distributing a shock or an impact on the full glass inner panel.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2012Publication date: December 5, 2013Applicant: BSH HOME APPLIANCES CORPORATIONInventors: Ben Braden, Russell Dorsten, Donald Hendricks, Rose Marie Parker, Timothy Russell
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Patent number: 8420986Abstract: A system, method, and computer-readable medium for controlling power applied to a heating element. A rectifier receives AC voltage supplied from an AC voltage supply and rectifies the AC voltage to DC voltage. A pulse-width modulation controller generates and transmits a pulse-width modulation signal, and a DC voltage modulator receives the DC voltage from the rectifier and the pulse-width modulation signal from the pulse-width modulation controller. Based on the pulse-width modulation signal, the DC voltage modulator supplies an analog DC voltage signal to the heating element. A feedback circuit reports the actual DC voltage applied to the heating element to a microcontroller and, if the actual DC voltage deviates from the DC voltage encoded in the pulse-width modulation signal, the pulse-width modulation controller modulates the pulse-width modulation signal to minimize or eliminate the deviation.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2010Date of Patent: April 16, 2013Assignee: BSH Home Appliances CorporationInventors: Donald Hendricks, David Nowak, Phil Springer
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Publication number: 20110220636Abstract: A system, method, and computer-readable medium for controlling power applied to a heating element. A rectifier receives AC voltage supplied from an AC voltage supply and rectifies the AC voltage to DC voltage. A pulse-width modulation controller generates and transmits a pulse-width modulation signal, and a DC voltage modulator receives the DC voltage from the rectifier and the pulse-width modulation signal from the pulse-width modulation controller. Based on the pulse-width modulation signal, the DC voltage modulator supplies an analog DC voltage signal to the heating element. A feedback circuit reports the actual DC voltage applied to the heating element to a microcontroller and, if the actual DC voltage deviates from the DC voltage encoded in the pulse-width modulation signal, the pulse-width modulation controller modulates the pulse-width modulation signal to minimize or eliminate the deviation.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2010Publication date: September 15, 2011Applicant: BSH HOME APPLIANCES CORPORATIONInventors: Donald Hendricks, David Nowak, Phil Springer
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Publication number: 20100199968Abstract: A gas burner of a household cooking appliance is provided. The gas burner includes a burner portion, and a pedestal portion under the burner portion for elevating the burner portion above a cooktop surface of the household cooking appliance. The pedestal portion includes a base portion for mounting with the cooktop surface of the household cooking appliance, and an upper portion that interposes the base portion and the burner portion, and interfaces with the burner portion. A perimeter of the base portion has no mathematical correlation to one of a perimeter of the burner portion and a perimeter of the upper portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 10, 2009Publication date: August 12, 2010Applicant: BSH Home Appliances CorporationInventors: David Adams, Ben Braden, Russell Dorsten, Jonathan Grey, Donald Hendricks, Chris Hill, David Nowak, Tim Russell, Graham Sadtler, Phil Springer
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Publication number: 20090134301Abstract: An appliance base for an appliance for supporting the appliance during manufacture and use, with the appliance base including a skeletal outer frame structure including a generally elongate “U”-base rail member and first and second “U”-side rails extending outwardly from the first and second ends of the “U”-base rail at generally right angles therewith. The outer frame structure defines four corners and a support area intermediate the “U”-base rail member and the “U”-side rails. The appliance base includes an inner frame structure including an index ring disposed in substantially the center of the support area, a plurality of diagonally extending support members with a diagonal support member extending inwardly from each corner of the outer frame structure and fixed to the index ring, and a front rail member extending between diagonal cross members on a side opposite from the “U”-base rail member.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 27, 2007Publication date: May 28, 2009Applicant: BSH Home Appliances CorporationInventors: David Dysinger, Donald Hendricks, Timothy Kolody
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Publication number: 20090127246Abstract: A structural component for a cooking appliance includes a core structure formed from metal in a general configuration of the structural component for a cooking appliance; and an outer coating defining a ceramic layer formed by a plasma electrolytic oxidation treatment applied to the core structure of the structural component.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2007Publication date: May 21, 2009Applicant: BSH Home Appliances CorporationInventors: Donald Hendricks, Timothy Kolody
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Publication number: 20080149091Abstract: An infrared range burner having a plurality of gas passageways formed therein for delivering combustion gas from a central gas supply to individual burner jets, the range burner including a burner body formed as a closed loop defining an open central area, the burner body having a plurality of gas passageways formed therein; a burner top disposed on the burner body and including burner jets in communication with the gas passageways; a burner bottom having an exhaust opening formed in a central area thereof, the burner bottom being disposed on the burner body oppositely from the burner top, with the open central area in registry with the exhaust opening and extending between the burner top and the burner bottom; and a flue mounted to the burner bottom and projecting outwardly therefrom, the flue being in fluid communication with the exhaust opening for drawing exhaust gases from the open central area.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2006Publication date: June 26, 2008Applicant: BSH Home Appliances CorporationInventors: David Dysinger, Donald Hendricks, Timothy Kolody