Patents by Inventor Ben Braden

Ben Braden 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: 10820736
    Abstract: A home appliance having a water-fed steaming apparatus, the home appliance including an appliance body housing the steaming apparatus; a water supply vessel for supplying water to the steaming apparatus; a vessel housing within the appliance body for holding the water supply vessel; and a mounting assembly for mounting the vessel housing to the appliance body, the mounting assembly including a bezel having a locking element; a bracket engaged with the vessel housing and the locking element; and a spacer element extending between the appliance body and the bracket to define an air gap between the vessel housing and the appliance body for air flow between the vessel housing and the appliance body for cooling the vessel housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: BSH Home Appliances Corporation
    Inventors: Ben Braden, Russell Dorsten, Jeremy Nash, Timothy Russell, Michael Rutherford
  • Patent number: 10690351
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: BSH Home Appliances Corporation
    Inventors: David Adams, Ben Braden, Russell Dorsten, Jonathan Grey, Donald Hendricks, Chris Hill, David Nowak, Timothy Russell, Graham Sadtler, Phil Springer
  • Patent number: 10655844
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: BSH Home Appliances Corporation
    Inventors: David Adams, Ben Braden, Russell Dorsten, Jonathan Grey, Donald Hendricks, Chris Hill, David Nowak, Tim Russell, Graham Sadtler, Phil Springer
  • Patent number: 10359200
    Abstract: A home cooking appliance includes a housing having a cooktop surface on a top of the housing, a burner on the cooktop surface, a cooking grate disposed above the burner, a cooking compartment in the housing, an oven flue that exhausts air from the cooking compartment, and a flue gas air diverter configured to divert the air exiting from the oven flue under a portion of the cooking grate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignees: BSH Home Appliances Corporation, BSH Hausgeräte GmbH
    Inventors: Ben Braden, Robert Ladner, Richard Moyers, Charles Osborne, Timothy Russell
  • Publication number: 20180363921
    Abstract: A home cooking appliance includes a housing having a cooktop surface on a top of the housing, a burner on the cooktop surface, a cooking grate disposed above the burner, a cooking compartment in the housing, an oven flue that exhausts air from the cooking compartment, and a flue gas air diverter configured to divert the air exiting from the oven flue under a portion of the cooking grate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2015
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Inventors: Ben Braden, Robert Ladner, Richard Moyers, Charles Osborne, Timothy Russell
  • Patent number: 10156366
    Abstract: A home cooking appliance includes a housing having a rear wall, a cooking compartment in the housing, an exhaust channel that exhausts air from the cooking compartment, and an air gap insulator disposed between the rear wall and the air flowing in the exhaust channel and forming an air gap between the rear wall and the exhaust channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2018
    Assignees: BSH Home Appliances Corporation, BSH Hausgeräte GmbH
    Inventors: Ben Braden, Richard Moyers, Timothy Russell, Michael Rutherford
  • Patent number: 10113748
    Abstract: A griddle and gas burner range, including: a griddle having an electric heating element, and a griddle plate that is disposed over the electric heating element; at least one open top gas burner disposed adjacent to the griddle; and a heat barrier installed between the griddle and the at least one open top gas burner, so as to block the escape of heat from the griddle and into an area of the at least one open top gas burner during operation of the griddle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignees: BSH Home Appliances Corporation, BSH Hausgeräte GmbH
    Inventors: Ben Braden, Charlie Hanna, Brian Silva, Derek Turner
  • Publication number: 20180252407
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2018
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Applicant: BSH Home Appliances Corporation
    Inventors: David Adams, Ben Braden, Russell Dorsten, Jonathan Grey, Donald Hendricks, Chris Hill, David Nowak, Timothy Russell, Graham Sadtler, Phil Springer
  • Patent number: 9958166
    Abstract: A household cooking appliance including a housing having an oven chamber accessible through an opening. The opening has a seal surrounding a perimeter of the opening. A door covers the opening and is moveable about a hinge between an open position and a closed position. The door includes a door skin forming an outer surface of the door and a full glass inner panel forming an inner surface of the door. The full glass inner panel abuts the seal when the door is in a closed position. A latch retainer is coupled to the door skin and an oven lock is moveable between a lock position in which the oven lock engages the latch retainer and locks the door in the closed position during a self-cleaning process, and an unlock position in which the oven lock is disengaged from the latch retainer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: BSH Home Appliances Corporation
    Inventors: Ben Braden, Rose Marie Parker, Timothy Russell
  • Patent number: 9951959
    Abstract: A home appliance having an improved burner including an appliance body; at least one burner assembly supported in the appliance body to provide a heat source, the burner assembly including a burner head, an electrode and a venturi tube for mixing gas and air and directing the resultant gas and air mixture to the burner head for ignition by the electrode and flame output through the burner head, the venturi tube being formed from a material subjected to an electrolytic passivation process, preferably an anodizing process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: BSH Home Appliances Corporation
    Inventors: Richard De Brosse, Timothy Russell, Ben Braden, Jeremiah Nash
  • Publication number: 20180078074
    Abstract: A home appliance having a water-fed steaming apparatus, the home appliance including an appliance body housing the steaming apparatus; a water supply vessel for supplying water to the steaming apparatus; a vessel housing within the appliance body for holding the water supply vessel; and a mounting assembly for mounting the vessel housing to the appliance body, the mounting assembly including a bezel having a locking element; a bracket engaged with the vessel housing and the locking element; and a spacer element extending between the appliance body and the bracket to define an air gap between the vessel housing and the appliance body for air flow between the vessel housing and the appliance body for cooling the vessel housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2017
    Publication date: March 22, 2018
    Applicant: BSH Home Appliances Corporation
    Inventors: Ben Braden, Russell Dorsten, Jeremy Nash, Timothy Russell, Michael Rutherford
  • Publication number: 20180051889
    Abstract: 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 a full glass inner panel that abuts the seal when the door is in a closed position. The full glass inner panel includes a surface having a first portion and a second portion. The first portion is adjacent to a first area within the perimeter of the seal surrounding the opening and directly exposed to heating of the oven chamber, and the second portion is adjacent to a second area outside of the perimeter of the seal and not being exposed to heating of the oven chamber. The full glass inner panel extends substantially from edge-to-edge of the door.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2017
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Applicant: BSH Home Appliances Corporation
    Inventors: Ben Braden, Russell Dorsten, James David Green, Rose Marie Parker, Timothy Russell
  • Patent number: 9872581
    Abstract: A home appliance having a water-fed steaming apparatus, the home appliance including an appliance body housing the steaming apparatus; a water supply vessel for supplying water to the steaming apparatus; a vessel housing within the appliance body for holding the water supply vessel; and a mounting assembly for mounting the vessel housing to the appliance body, the mounting assembly including a bezel having a locking element; a bracket engaged with the vessel housing and the locking element; and a spacer element extending between the appliance body and the bracket to define an air gap between the vessel housing and the appliance body for air flow between the vessel housing and the appliance body for cooling the vessel housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: BSH Home Appliances Corporation
    Inventors: Ben Braden, Russell Dorsten, Jeremy Nash, Timothy Russell, Michael Rutherford
  • Publication number: 20180003393
    Abstract: A griddle and gas burner range, including: a griddle having an electric heating element, and a griddle plate that is disposed over the electric heating element; at least one open top gas burner disposed adjacent to the griddle; and a heat barrier installed between the griddle and the at least one open top gas burner, so as to block the escape of heat from the griddle and into an area of the at least one open top gas burner during operation of the griddle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2016
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Inventors: Ben Braden, Charlie Hanna, Brian Silva, Derek Turner
  • Patent number: 9857085
    Abstract: A home cooking appliance includes a housing having a side wall, a cooking compartment in the housing, an exhaust channel that exhausts air from the cooking compartment, and a side shield disposed between the side wall and the air flowing in the exhaust channel and forming an air gap between the side wall and the exhaust channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignees: BSH Home Appliances Corporation, BSH Hausgeräte GmbH
    Inventors: Ben Braden, Richard Moyers, Timothy Russell, Michael Rutherford
  • Publication number: 20170336079
    Abstract: A domestic appliance has an enclosure panel that has a ventilation section that has solid portions and open portions. The solid portions has first legs extending in a first direction, and second legs extending in a second direction. Two of the first legs and two of the second legs completely bound one of the open portions. A third one of the second legs intersects the first one of the first legs at a first intersecting location other than either end of the first one of the first legs. A fourth one of the second legs intersects the second one of the first legs at a second intersecting location other than either end of the second one of the first legs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2016
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Inventors: Ben Braden, Rose Marie Parker, Timothy Russell, Tyson White, William Bringe
  • Patent number: 9822983
    Abstract: 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 a full glass inner panel that abuts the seal when the door is in a closed position. The full glass inner panel includes a surface having a first portion and a second portion. The first portion is adjacent to a first area within the perimeter of the seal surrounding the opening and directly exposed to heating of the oven chamber, and the second portion is adjacent to a second area outside of the perimeter of the seal and not being exposed to heating of the oven chamber. The full glass inner panel extends substantially from edge-to-edge of the door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: BSH Home Appliances Corporation
    Inventors: Ben Braden, Russell Dorsten, James David Green, Rose Marie Parker, Timothy Russell
  • Patent number: 9696038
    Abstract: A home appliance with a cooktop and an oven cavity. A gas-operable burner for heating the cavity to a cooking temperature and including a gas mixing pipe is mounted to the appliance with a bracket and has an inlet for intake of gas and air for combustion, the gas mixing pipe being mounted to the appliance with a bracket. A ventilation channel extends through the appliance body. A fan is in fluid communication with the ventilation channel for creating an airstream within the ventilation channel. An air conduit extends between the ventilation channel and the gas mixing pipe, with an air conduit inlet in the airstream and an air conduit outlet adjacent the gas mixing pipe to direct air from the airstream to the gas mixing pipe for combustion with the gas and air. An air conduit stabilization apparatus mounts the air conduit to the gas mixing pipe bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignees: BSH Home Appliances Corporation, BSH Hausgeräte GmbH
    Inventors: Ben Braden, Charlie Hanna, Richard Moyers, Timothy Russell
  • Patent number: 9671114
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: BSH Home Appliances Corporation
    Inventors: Ben Braden, Russell Dorsten, Donald Hendricks, Rose Marie Parker, Timothy Russell
  • Publication number: 20170030589
    Abstract: A home cooking appliance includes a housing having a cooktop surface on a top of the housing, a burner on the cooktop surface, a cooking grate disposed above the burner, a cooking compartment in the housing, an oven flue that exhausts air from the cooking compartment, and a flue gas air diverter configured to divert the air exiting from the oven flue under a portion of the cooking grate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2015
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Inventors: Ben Braden, Robert Ladner, Richard Moyers, Charles Osborne, Timothy Russell