Patents by Inventor Bai Han

Bai Han 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).

  • 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: 9175859
    Abstract: A burner assembly for an oven appliance is provided. The burner assembly includes a gas burner and a flame spreader. The flame spreader defines a slot or a series of apertures that is substantially parallel to the gas burner. The slot or series of apertures can decrease a thickness of a boundary layer positioned adjacent the flame spreader or increase a velocity or a temperature or both of the boundary layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Bai Han, Paul Bryan Cadima, Pranshu Saxena
  • Patent number: 9134034
    Abstract: A gas oven includes an oven cavity, an upper gas burner disposed within the oven cavity, a venturi assembly coupled to the upper gas burner, a lower gas burner disposed within a lower burner combustion chamber. The channel member is communicatively coupled between the lower burner combustion chamber and the venturi assembly for the upper gas burner to provide an airflow path therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Bai Han, Paul Bryan Cadima
  • Patent number: 9115901
    Abstract: A damper system for an exhaust vent of a gas operated oven includes a temperature-reactive member configured to expand when actuated by heating to a predetermined temperature, and a damper member coupled to the temperature-reactive member, the damper member configured to move with the expansion of the temperature-reactive member to control a size of an opening to the exhaust vent from the gas operated oven.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Paul Bryan Cadima, James Carter Bach, Bai Han
  • Patent number: 8800545
    Abstract: An auto adjusting flame spreader system for a gas burner in a gas operated oven, includes a flame spreader, a flame spreader retaining system configured to movably retain the flame spreader in the gas operated oven in proximity to the gas burner, and a flame spreader positioning system configured to automatically adjust a position of the flame spreader on the retaining system relative to the gas burner responsive to a the temperature of the oven.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Bai Han, Paul Bryan Cadima, James Carter Bach, John Thurl Pottenger
  • 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: 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: 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: 20140144424
    Abstract: A burner assembly for an oven appliance is provided. The burner assembly includes a gas burner and a flame spreader. The flame spreader defines a slot or a series of apertures that is substantially parallel to the gas burner. The slot or series of apertures can decrease a thickness of a boundary layer positioned adjacent the flame spreader or increase a velocity or a temperature or both of the boundary layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2012
    Publication date: May 29, 2014
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Bai Han, Paul Bryan Cadima, Pranshu Saxena
  • Publication number: 20130255660
    Abstract: An auto adjusting flame spreader system for a gas burner in a gas operated oven, includes a flame spreader, a flame spreader retaining system configured to movably retain the flame spreader in the gas operated oven in proximity to the gas burner, and a flame spreader positioning system configured to automatically adjust a position of the flame spreader on the retaining system relative to the gas burner responsive to a the temperature of the oven.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2012
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Inventors: Bai Han, Paul Bryan Cadima, James Carter Bach, John Thurl Pottenger
  • Publication number: 20130255663
    Abstract: A gas burner assembly is provided for a cooking appliance. The gas burner assembly comprises an outer gas burner configured to provide an outer cooking flame; and an inner infrared burner configured to provide an inner cooking flame. A gas cooking appliance is also provided that comprises a cooktop surface; and a gas burner assembly that comprises an outer gas burner configured to provide an outer cooking flame; and an inner infrared burner configured to provide an inner cooking flame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2012
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Inventors: Paul Bryan Cadima, Bai Han
  • Publication number: 20130239945
    Abstract: A gas oven includes an oven cavity, an upper gas burner disposed within the oven cavity, a venturi assembly coupled to the upper gas burner, a lower gas burner disposed within a lower burner combustion chamber. The channel member is communicatively coupled between the lower burner combustion chamber and the venturi assembly for the upper gas burner to provide an airflow path therebetween.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2012
    Publication date: September 19, 2013
    Inventors: Bai HAN, Paul Bryan Cadima
  • Publication number: 20130220302
    Abstract: An oven appliance is provided having a chamber for cooking food items. A heating element is also provided and, e.g., may be configured for providing heat to the food items in the chamber of the oven appliance. A porous insert is disposed within the heating element. The porous insert can, e.g., improve mixing of gas fuel and air flowing through the heating element and/or regulate the pressure and/or velocity of gas fuel and air flowing through the heating element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 29, 2012
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventor: Bai Han
  • Publication number: 20130025582
    Abstract: A damper system for an exhaust vent of a gas operated oven includes a temperature-reactive member configured to expand when actuated by heating to a pre-determined temperature, and a damper member coupled to the temperature-reactive member, the damper member configured to move with the expansion of the temperature-reactive member to control a size of an opening to the exhaust vent from the gas operated oven.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2011
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Inventors: Paul Bryan CADIMA, James Carter Bach, Bai Han
  • Publication number: 20090272278
    Abstract: An adjustable grill apparatus having a movable radiant gas burner unit. The adjustable grill apparatus is supported on the top cooking surface of a conventional outdoor grill. The movable radiant gas burner unit is supported on a support assembly having side panels and support panels for pivoting adjustable positioning between a substantially vertical position supported on the grill and substantially horizontal positions supported on the support assembly. The movable radiant burner unit is operable at a constant or variable operating temperature between high and low temperatures to obtain the desired cooking rate for the food item to be cooked.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2009
    Publication date: November 5, 2009
    Applicant: SOLARFLO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Pieter J. von Herrmann, Adam Pintz, David Frederick, Bai Han, William Thompson
  • Patent number: D813284
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: Beijing Evolver Robotics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ran Wei, Qingyun Xu, Bai Han
  • Patent number: D813285
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: Beijing Evolver Robotics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ran Wei, Qingyun Xu, Bai Han