Patents by Inventor Byron N. Cantrell

Byron N. Cantrell 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).

  • Modular radiant heating unit having a thermally insulating gasket and methods of assembling same
    Patent number: 6403930
    Abstract: A modular radiant heating unit adapted for installation into a cooktop or the like. In one embodiment, the heating unit comprises an open-topped pan having a bottom and circumferential sidewall defining a flanged upper rim. A thermally insulating support element disposed in the bottom of the pan, and a radiant heating element is disposed in a pattern on the support element. An insulation ring is extends around and adjacent to the inner surface of the circumferential sidewall of the pan. A thermally insulating washer-like gasket is disposed atop the insulation ring and the flanged upper rim of the pan. A glass-ceramic cover plate is disposed atop the gasket, such that the gasket enhances the seal between the plate and the pan. The present invention also includes methods of assembling a modular radiant heating unit having such a gasket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2002
    Assignee: Emerson Electric Co.
    Inventors: Subhash R. Deo, Jeffrey A. Bates, Byron N. Cantrell, Christopher R. Taylor
  • Modular radiant heating unit having a thermally insulating gasket and methods of assembling same
    Publication number: 20010035405
    Abstract: A modular radiant heating unit adapted for installation into a cooktop or the like. In one embodiment, the heating unit comprises an open-topped pan having a bottom and circumferential sidewall defining a flanged upper rim. A thermally insulating support element disposed in the bottom of the pan, and a radiant heating element is disposed in a pattern on the support element. An insulation ring is extends around and adjacent to the inner surface of the circumferential sidewall of the pan. A thermally insulating washer-like gasket is disposed atop the insulation ring and the flanged upper rim of the pan. A glass-ceramic cover plate is disposed atop the gasket, such that the gasket enhances the seal between the plate and the pan. The present invention also includes methods of assembling a modular radiant heating unit having such a gasket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2001
    Publication date: November 1, 2001
    Inventors: Subhash R. Deo, Jeffrey A. Bates, Byron N. Cantrell, Christopher R. Taylor