Patents by Inventor Jason C. Pionek

Jason C. Pionek 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).

  • Vertically mounted gas cooktop control knob
    Patent number: 10401035
    Abstract: A knob assembly for a gas cooktop is provided that includes a receptacle mounted between a valve and a knob. The knob directly mounts to a knob control rod and is configured to mount in a vertical plane perpendicular to a plane defined by a horizontal support surface for a cooking receptacle. The receptacle includes a receptacle abutment wall, a receptacle wall extending from the receptacle abutment wall, and a control rod aperture wall formed through the receptacle abutment wall. The control rod aperture wall is sized and positioned to support insertion of the knob control rod therethrough. The receptacle abutment wall is configured to abut a back of a control panel when the knob assembly is mounted to the control panel. The receptacle wall is sized and positioned within a knob aperture wall formed through the control panel when the knob assembly is mounted to the control panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: WOLF APPLIANCE, INC.
    Inventors: Jason C. Pionek, Mark R. Eckert, Curtis Leroy Cruver, IV, William Cesare Cesaroni, Curt P. Vitcenda, Patrick W. Best
  • VERTICALLY MOUNTED GAS COOKTOP CONTROL KNOB
    Publication number: 20170227231
    Abstract: A knob assembly for a gas cooktop is provided that includes a receptacle mounted between a valve and a knob. The knob directly mounts to a knob control rod and is configured to mount in a vertical plane perpendicular to a plane defined by a horizontal support surface for a cooking receptacle. The receptacle includes a receptacle abutment wall, a receptacle wall extending from the receptacle abutment wall, and a control rod aperture wall formed through the receptacle abutment wall. The control rod aperture wall is sized and positioned to support insertion of the knob control rod therethrough. The receptacle abutment wall is configured to abut a back of a control panel when the knob assembly is mounted to the control panel. The receptacle wall is sized and positioned within a knob aperture wall formed through the control panel when the knob assembly is mounted to the control panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2016
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Inventors: Jason C. Pionek, Mark R. Eckert, Curtis Leroy Cruver, IV, William Cesare Cesaroni, Curt P. Vitcenda, Patrick W. Best
  • Four knob control panel for a cooktop
    Patent number: D722817
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Wolf Appliance, Inc.
    Inventors: Jason C. Pionek, Curtis Leroy Cruver, IV, William Cesare Cesaroni, Curt P. Vitcenda, Patrick W. Best
  • Five knob control panel for a cooktop
    Patent number: D722818
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Wolf Appliance, Inc.
    Inventors: Jason C. Pionek, Curtis Leroy Cruver, IV, William Cesare Cesaroni, Curt P. Vitcenda, Patrick W. Best
  • Grill for a cooktop
    Patent number: D722820
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Wolf Appliance, Inc.
    Inventors: Jason C. Pionek, Curtis Leroy Cruver, IV, William Cesare Cesaroni, Curt P. Vitcenda
  • Four knob control panel for a cooktop
    Patent number: D724381
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Wolf Appliance, Inc.
    Inventors: Jason C. Pionek, Curtis Leroy Cruver, IV, William Cesare Cesaroni, Curt P. Vitcenda, Patrick W. Best
  • Five knob control panel for a cooktop
    Patent number: D724382
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Wolf Appliance, Inc.
    Inventors: Jason C. Pionek, Curtis Leroy Cruver, IV, William Cesare Cesaroni, Curt P. Vitcenda, Patrick W. Best
  • Four knob control panel for a cooktop
    Patent number: D752385
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: Wolf Appliance, Inc.
    Inventors: Jason C. Pionek, Curtis Leroy Cruver, IV, William Cesare Cesaroni, Curt P. Vitcenda, Patrick W. Best
  • Five knob control panel for a cooktop
    Patent number: D752386
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: Wolf Appliance, Inc.
    Inventors: Jason C. Pionek, Curtis Leroy Cruver, IV, William Cesare Cesaroni, Curt P. Vitcenda, Patrick W. Best
  • Cooktop control knob with a reflective ring
    Patent number: D781126
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Assignee: Wolf Appliance, Inc.
    Inventors: Jason C. Pionek, Mark R. Eckert, Curtis Leroy Cruver, IV, William Cesare Cesaroni, Curt P. Vitcenda, Patrick W. Best
  • Gas cooktop with vertically mounted control knob panel
    Patent number: D849478
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: WOLF APPLIANCE, INC.
    Inventors: Jason C. Pionek, Mark R. Eckert, Curtis Leroy Cruver, IV, William Cesare Cesaroni, Curt P. Vitcenda, Patrick W. Best
  • Vertically mounted control knob for a gas cooktop
    Patent number: D919363
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: Wolf Appliance, Inc.
    Inventors: Jason C. Pionek, Mark R. Eckert, Curtis Leroy Cruver, IV, William Cesare Cesaroni, Curt P. Vitcenda, Patrick W. Best