Patents by Inventor Christopher Larsen

Christopher Larsen 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).

  • Publication number: 20050175868
    Abstract: A composition comprising a carrier liquid; a dispersant; and a chemical hydride. The composition can be used in a hydrogen generator to generate hydrogen for use, e.g., as a fuel. A regenerator recovers elemental metal from byproducts of the hydrogen generation process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2005
    Publication date: August 11, 2005
    Inventors: Andrew McClaine, Jonathan Rolfe, Christopher Larsen, Ravi Konduri, Frederick Becker
  • Publication number: 20050131649
    Abstract: The present invention relates to systems and methods for biomedical drug research, addressing major molecular, cell biological and biochemical information management issues within drug discovery and basic biomedical science. The invention allows scientists to enter biological, chemical, and/or molecular data into a central database, analyze the data entries according to entry attributes, and graphically view the results. A group of web-enabled researchers can enter, share and analyze molecular and cellular data and information from the resources using standardized vocabularies and ontologies. This application describes in detail components of the databasing system, including but not limited to annotation modules, reference managers, advanced search algorithms, ontology browsers, molecular network builders, and text processing scripts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2004
    Publication date: June 16, 2005
    Inventors: Christopher Larsen, Brian Osborne, Chuyu Ren, Lin Bai, Grace Stafford, Dmitri Evstratovski, David Rubin
  • Patent number: 6895953
    Abstract: A gas cooking appliance includes at least one oven cavity which is coated with a heat resistant material, preferably porcelain. The cooking appliance includes a gas broil element and an associated baffle, as well as a gas igniter, arranged atop the oven cavity. The baffle is provided with one or more openings above the igniter for ventilation purposes. Each opening is preferably defined by a louver. With the inclusion of the louvered opening, enhanced combustion is assured and any potential crazing zone of the oven cavity is shifted to a position wherein, should any heat resistant material chip off due to heat from the igniter, the material will be blocked from falling into any food support zone of the oven cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2005
    Assignee: Maytag Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher A. Larsen, Gerald R. Place, Steven M. Swayne, Dutch VanZandt
  • Publication number: 20050040658
    Abstract: A latch (1) for a deck lid includes a load lever (41) that operates after the latch (1) is released to prevent the pawl (22) from immediately returning to a latched position. The load lever (41) acts on a pawl lever (21) which in turn acts on the pawl (22). The load lever (41) enables the latch (1) to release even under load such as that created by a heavy layer of snow on the deck lid. The load lever (41) only operates during the opening cycle of the latch (1) and automatically resets as the ratchet (29) moves to the fully open condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2002
    Publication date: February 24, 2005
    Inventors: Christopher Larsen, Jeffrey Domenchini, Keith Morgan
  • Patent number: 6830045
    Abstract: A cooking appliance includes a gas burner module having a base structure upon which is secured at least a gas burner element and a gas orifice defining member in a predetermined alignment. The base structure is preferably formed from stamped steel. The burner module also preferably includes a gas igniter. The gas burner module is adapted to be mounted to heat an oven cavity of the cooking appliance. With this arrangement, tolerance build-up leading to misalignment between critical components is greatly reduced thereby improving manufacturing and combustion repeatability, as well as enhanced field replacement. In this manner, the cooking appliance will consistently operate within prescribed agency limitations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2004
    Assignee: Maytag Corporation
    Inventors: Eddie Max Brock, Christopher A. Larsen, Gerald R. Place
  • Publication number: 20040177842
    Abstract: A gas cooking appliance includes at least one oven cavity which is coated with a heat resistant material, preferably porcelain. The cooking appliance includes a gas broil element and an associated baffle, as well as a gas igniter, arranged atop the oven cavity. The baffle is provided with one or more openings above the igniter for ventilation purposes. Each opening is preferably defined by a louver. With the inclusion of the louvered opening, enhanced combustion is assured and any potential crazing zone of the oven cavity is shifted to a position wherein, should any heat resistant material chip off due to heat from the igniter, the material will be blocked from falling into any food support zone of the oven cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2003
    Publication date: September 16, 2004
    Inventors: Christopher A. Larsen, Gerald R. Place, Steven M. Swayne, Dutch VanZandt
  • Publication number: 20040177845
    Abstract: A gas cooking appliance includes a low profile gas burner assembly positioned within an oven cavity. The low profile gas burner assembly, formed from a tubular member having a defined diameter, includes a first end, defining an inlet portion, interconnected with a second end, defining an outlet portion, through an intermediate portion. In accordance with the invention, the intermediate portion maintains a vertically spaced relationship between the inlet portion and outlet portion from about 1.0 to 3.33 times the diameter of the tubular member, preferably about 1.33 to 2.66 times the diameter and, most preferably, approximately twice the diameter of the tubular member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2003
    Publication date: September 16, 2004
    Inventors: Shelton T. Barnes, Eddie Max Brock, Christopher A. Larsen, Gerald R. Place
  • Publication number: 20040177840
    Abstract: A cooking appliance includes a gas burner module having a base structure upon which is secured at least a gas burner element and a gas orifice defining member in a predetermined alignment. The base structure is preferably formed from stamped steel. The burner module also preferably includes a gas igniter. The gas burner module is adapted to be mounted to heat an oven cavity of the cooking appliance. With this arrangement, tolerance build-up leading to misalignment between critical components is greatly reduced thereby improving manufacturing and combustion repeatability, as well as enhanced field replacement. In this manner, the cooking appliance will consistently operate within prescribed agency limitations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2003
    Publication date: September 16, 2004
    Inventors: Eddie Max Brock, Christopher A. Larsen, Gerald R. Place
  • Patent number: 6761159
    Abstract: A cook appliance in the form of a range having upper and lower oven is provided with an exhaust system including an exhaust duct for the lower oven which extends through an exhaust duct for the upper oven. Each of the exhaust ducts leads to an exhaust air box which defines an exhaust outlet for the appliance. Preferably, the exhaust duct for the lower oven has associated therewith an extension sleeve which divides the exhaust air box into separate exhaust zones for the upper and lower ovens. Provisions are made to dilute and/or cool exhaust gases flowing through the ducts prior to the exhaust gases existing the appliance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2004
    Assignee: Maytag Corporation
    Inventors: Shelton T. Barnes, Eddie Max Brock, Christopher A. Larsen, Gerald R. Place
  • Patent number: 6758206
    Abstract: A range includes a cabinet, defined by at least a front, side, bottom and top portions, as well as upper and lower oven cavities each having a respective gas burner assembly. At least one passageway is formed to create an airflow path enabling a portion of an ambient airflow introduced into the cabinet to reach the gas burner assemblies of the upper and lower oven cavities for combustion purposes, preferably through natural convection, while the remaining portion of the airflow passes over and cools portions of the range. In a preferred form of the invention, insulation is maintained in a desired position below a respective oven cavity by a holder through which the airflow passes to the burner assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2004
    Assignee: Maytag Corporation
    Inventors: Shelton T. Barnes, Eddie Max Brock, Christopher A. Larsen, David C. Ometer
  • Publication number: 20020166286
    Abstract: A composition comprising a carrier liquid; a dispersant; and a chemical hydride. The composition can be used in a hydrogen generator to generate hydrogen for use, e.g., as a fuel. A regenerator recovers elemental metal from byproducts of the hydrogen generation process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2002
    Publication date: November 14, 2002
    Inventors: Andrew W. McClaine, Jonathan L. Rolfe, Christopher A. Larsen, Ravi K. Konduri
  • Patent number: 6324707
    Abstract: A portable spa having three sides and including two seats disposed at an acute angle to one another and sharing a common footwell. Two of the sides of the spa meet at a right angle and one of the seats is disposed parallel to one of these two sides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2001
    Assignee: Watkins Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher Larsen, Raymond G. Smith
  • Patent number: D436178
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2001
    Assignee: Watkins Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher Larsen, Raymond G. Smith
  • Patent number: D445904
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2001
    Assignee: Watkins Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventor: Christopher Larsen
  • Patent number: D446862
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2001
    Assignee: Watkins Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher Larsen, Raymond G. Smith
  • Patent number: D449281
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2001
    Assignee: Watkins Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher Larsen, Ken S. Bower
  • Patent number: D465576
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2002
    Assignee: Watkins Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventor: Christopher Larsen
  • Patent number: D492936
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2004
    Assignee: Watkins Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventor: Christopher Larsen
  • Spa
    Patent number: D496107
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2004
    Assignee: Watkins Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventor: Christopher Larsen
  • Patent number: D431297
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2000
    Assignee: Watkins Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher Larsen, Raymond G. Smith