Patents by Inventor Gonzalo Luis Ocano

Gonzalo Luis Ocano 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).

  • Publication number: 20220175187
    Abstract: A wood burning grill includes a cabinet that defines a coal support platform for supporting burning wood during a grilling process. A grate is positioned above the coal support platform and a grate positioning assembly mechanically couples the grate to the cabinet. The grate positioning assembly includes two four-bar linkage systems positioned on opposite sides of the grate for suspending the grate in cantilevered manner from the cabinet. Each four-bar linkage system includes a drive arm that is mechanically coupled to the drive gear and a support arm that maintains the grate in a substantially horizontal orientation while moving between the raised position and the lowered position. A hand wheel is rotatably mounted to the cabinet and is coupled to the drive gear through a rotating shaft and a worm gear such that rotating the hand wheel moves the grate between the raised position and the lowered position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2020
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Inventors: Tomas Garces, Gonzalo Luis Ocano, Daniel Carballo, Eric Matthew Lewis, Andrew Schiller, Steven Fox
  • Patent number: 9803873
    Abstract: An oven range appliance including a chamber liner defining a cooking chamber, as well as a cabinet enclosing the chamber liner in cooking chamber, is provided. The cabinet includes a side panel positioned at a first side of the cabinet defining a cooling channel between the chamber liner and the side panel of the cabinet. A diverter panel is provided extending from the side panel towards the chamber liner. The diverter panel blocks a flow of cooling air from the cooling channel at a location proximate a back side of the cabinet to increase a flow of cooling air from the cooling channel at a location proximate the front side of the cabinet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Samuel Warren Rowley, Gonzalo Luis Ocano, Robert Paul Bollman, Joshua Adam Mayne
  • Patent number: 9732963
    Abstract: A control panel assembly for an appliance with features for securing a backing plate to a control panel frame to maintain a high quality fit, feel, and finish of the control panel assembly is provided. In particular, the backing plate includes a plurality of securing tabs for securing the backing plate against the control panel frame. The backing plate also may include a plurality of spring tabs for securing the backing plate against the control panel frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Kyle Andrew Kozinski, Gonzalo Luis Ocano
  • Publication number: 20170082299
    Abstract: An oven range appliance including a chamber liner defining a cooking chamber, as well as a cabinet enclosing the chamber liner in cooking chamber, is provided. The cabinet includes a side panel positioned at a first side of the cabinet defining a cooling channel between the chamber liner and the side panel of the cabinet. A diverter panel is provided extending from the side panel towards the chamber liner. The diverter panel blocks a flow of cooling air from the cooling channel at a location proximate a back side of the cabinet to increase a flow of cooling air from the cooling channel at a location proximate the front side of the cabinet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2015
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Inventors: Samuel Warren Rowley, Gonzalo Luis Ocano, Robert Paul Bollman, Joshua Adam Mayne
  • Publication number: 20160370013
    Abstract: A control panel assembly for an appliance with features for securing a backing plate to a control panel frame to maintain a high quality fit, feel, and finish of the control panel assembly is provided. In particular, the backing plate includes a plurality of securing tabs for securing the backing plate against the control panel frame. The backing plate also may include a plurality of spring tabs for securing the backing plate against the control panel frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2015
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Inventors: Kyle Andrew Kozinski, Gonzalo Luis Ocano
  • Patent number: 9228743
    Abstract: The present subject matter provides a gas burner assembly for an appliance. The gas burner assembly includes a burner tube and a shutter slidably mounted to an end portion of the burner tube. The shutter defines a slot with an axially extending portion. A boss is mounted to the tubular burner and is received within the slot of the shutter. The boss is movable within the axially extending portion of the slot in order to permit the shutter to slide along an axial direction on the burner tube. Such features can facilitate access to an orifice of the gas burner assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Paul Bryan Cadima, Bai Han, Gonzalo Luis Ocano
  • Patent number: 9188343
    Abstract: A gas burner assembly for an oven appliance is provided. The gas burner assembly includes a pair of burner tubes. A runner tube extends between and can fluidly connect the burner tubes of the pair of burner tubes. The runner tube can assist with carrying flames between the burner tubes of the pair of burner tubes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Paul Bryan Cadima, Bai Han, Gonzalo Luis Ocano
  • Patent number: 9127846
    Abstract: A coupling assembly includes a keyed coupling configured to couple to a valve stem and a plate configured to couple to a knob. The keyed coupling includes a projection having a cross-sectional shape. The plate includes a keyed slot defined therethrough. The keyed slot is shaped to correspond to the cross-sectional shape of the projection to receive at least a portion of the projection when the plate is coupled to the valve stem.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Robert Paul Bollman, Gonzalo Luis Ocano, John Mark Chilton, Rafael Martinez Olguin, Carlos Arturo Garcia Casillas
  • Publication number: 20140196713
    Abstract: A gas burner assembly for an oven appliance is provided. The gas burner assembly includes a pair of burner tubes and a runner tube that extends between the pair of burner tubes. The gas burner assembly also includes features for obstructing a flow of gaseous fuel within the pair of burner tubes and/or directing gaseous fuel from the pair of burner tubes into the runner tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2013
    Publication date: July 17, 2014
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Paul Bryan Cadima, Bai Han, Gonzalo Luis Ocano
  • Publication number: 20140196712
    Abstract: A gas burner assembly for an oven appliance is provided. The gas burner assembly includes a pair of burner tubes. A runner tube extends between and can fluidly connect the burner tubes of the pair of burner tubes. The runner tube can assist with carrying flames between the burner tubes of the pair of burner tubes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2013
    Publication date: July 17, 2014
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Paul Bryan Cadima, Bai Han, Gonzalo Luis Ocano
  • Publication number: 20140199647
    Abstract: The present subject matter provides a gas burner assembly for an appliance. The gas burner assembly includes a burner tube and a shutter slidably mounted to an end portion of the burner tube. The shutter defines a slot with an axially extending portion. A boss is mounted to the tubular burner and is received within the slot of the shutter. The boss is movable within the axially extending portion of the slot in order to permit the shutter to slide along an axial direction on the burner tube. Such features can facilitate access to an orifice of the gas burner assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2013
    Publication date: July 17, 2014
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Paul Bryan Cadima, Bai Han, Gonzalo Luis Ocano
  • Publication number: 20120305820
    Abstract: A coupling assembly includes a keyed coupling configured to couple to a valve stem and a plate configured to couple to a knob. The keyed coupling includes a projection having a cross-sectional shape. The plate includes a keyed slot defined therethrough. The keyed slot is shaped to correspond to the cross-sectional shape of the projection to receive at least a portion of the projection when the plate is coupled to the valve stem.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2012
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Inventors: Robert Paul Bollman, Gonzalo Luis Ocano, John Mark Chilton, Rafael Martinez Olguin, Carlos Arturo Garcia Casillas