Patents by Inventor Nathan Ernell Nelson

Nathan Ernell Nelson 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).

  • COOKTOP AND RESILIENT ELEMENT SUPPORT
    Publication number: 20230400190
    Abstract: A cooktop appliance may include a cooktop plate, a support panel, a raised ridge, a mounting spring, a heater frame, and an electric heating element. The cooktop plate may define an upper cooking surface. The support panel may be disposed below the cooktop plate. The raised ridge may be disposed on the support panel. The raised ridge may define an elevated surface above the support panel. The mounting spring may be mounted to the raised ridge and extend above the elevated surface. The heater frame may be supported on the mounting spring below the cooktop plate. The electric heating element may be mounted within the heater frame below the cooktop plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2022
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Inventors: Nathan Ernell Nelson, Andrea Nichole Stokes, Adam Joseph Sollman
  • Oven appliance and a hinge assembly for the same
    Patent number: 9395089
    Abstract: An oven appliance is provided. The oven appliance includes a door and a hinge assembly for rotatably mounting the door to a cabinet. The hinge assembly includes features for adjusting a position of the door. At least one of a vertical position and a lateral position of the door can be adjusted with the hinge assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Nathan Ernell Nelson, John Adam Yantis, Scott Thomas Kershner, Darren Allen Turner, Srisurya Prakash Pilli
  • Frame structure for an appliance
    Patent number: 9228748
    Abstract: A frame structure for an appliance, such as an oven appliance, is provided. The frame structure includes a pair of vertical rails and a pair of lateral rails. A pair of hinges is mounted to the vertical rails, and a door is mounted to the vertical rails with the pair of hinges. A control panel is also mounted to the pair of vertical rails.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Nathan Ernell Nelson, William Byron Wiggins
  • OVEN APPLIANCE AND A HINGE ASSEMBLY FOR THE SAME
    Publication number: 20150128927
    Abstract: An oven appliance is provided. The oven appliance includes a door and a hinge assembly for rotatably mounting the door to a cabinet. The hinge assembly includes features for adjusting a position of the door. At least one of a vertical position and a lateral position of the door can be adjusted with the hinge assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2013
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Nathan Ernell Nelson, John Adam Yantis, Scott Thomas Kershner, Darren Allen Turner, Srisurya Prakash Pilli
  • FRAME STRUCTURE FOR AN APPLIANCE
    Publication number: 20150027429
    Abstract: A frame structure for an appliance, such as an oven appliance, is provided. The frame structure includes a pair of vertical rails and a pair of lateral rails. A pair of hinges is mounted to the vertical rails, and a door is mounted to the vertical rails with the pair of hinges. A control panel is also mounted to the pair of vertical rails.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2013
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Inventors: Nathan Ernell Nelson, William Byron Wiggins