Patents by Inventor Conor Cross

Conor Cross 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: 11287138
    Abstract: A domestic home gas cooktop is provided. The cooktop has a top sheet having a primary combustion air hole through the top sheet; a gas burner cup mounted to the top sheet; and a gas burner base mounted to the burner cup. The primary combustion air hole is configured to allow first primary combustion air to flow from beneath the top sheet to the burner base, and the primary combustion air hole is located remotely from the burner cup.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignees: BSH Home Appliances Corporation, BSH Hausgeräte GmbH
    Inventors: Conor Cross, Michael Gerdes, Michael Petrino, Karthik Sitaraman
  • Publication number: 20200182475
    Abstract: A domestic home gas cooktop is provided. The cooktop has a top sheet having a primary combustion air hole through the top sheet; a gas burner cup mounted to the top sheet; and a gas burner base mounted to the burner cup. The primary combustion air hole is configured to allow first primary combustion air to flow from beneath the top sheet to the burner base, and the primary combustion air hole is located remotely from the burner cup.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2018
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Inventors: Conor Cross, Michael Gerdes, Michael Petrino, Karthik Sitaraman
  • Patent number: 10533755
    Abstract: Strategies for providing aesthetically acceptable ventilation for appliances requiring ventilation are described. In one or more implementations, a notch is cut along the upper edge of a cabinet toe kick to allow ambient air to enter and exit an air cavity disposed behind the toe kick. A fence or trim piece is then installed in front of the notch to hide the notch from view and to create a labyrinth vent allowing ambient air to enter and exit the air cavity. This ambient air flow is required for proper operation of appliances requiring ventilation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignees: BSH Home Appliances Corporation, BSH Hausgeräte GmbH
    Inventors: Conor Cross, David Dysinger, Michael Gerdes, Phillip Montanye
  • Patent number: 10488053
    Abstract: A cooktop has a top sheet; a space below the top sheet; a first passageway through the top sheet; a second passageway through the top sheet; a first gas burner that draws primary combustion air from the space below the top sheet; a first gas control knob that controls an amount of gas that flows to the first gas burner, the first gas control knob protruding through the first passageway; a second gas burner that draws primary combustion air from the space below the top sheet; and a second gas control knob that controls an amount of gas that flows to the second gas burner, the second gas control knob protruding through the second passageway. The first passageway and the second passageway have different airflow rates at a given negative air pressure in the space below the top sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignees: BSH Home Appliances Corporation, BSH Hausgeräte GmbH
    Inventors: Ray Briscoe, Conor Cross, Michael Gerdes
  • Publication number: 20190145630
    Abstract: Strategies for providing aesthetically acceptable ventilation for appliances requiring ventilation are described. In one or more implementations, a notch is cut along the upper edge of a cabinet toe kick to allow ambient air to enter and exit an air cavity disposed behind the toe kick. A fence or trim piece is then installed in front of the notch to hide the notch from view and to create a labyrinth vent allowing ambient air to enter and exit the air cavity. This ambient air flow is required for proper operation of appliances requiring ventilation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2017
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Inventors: Conor Cross, David Dysinger, Michael Gerdes, Phillip Montanye
  • Publication number: 20170343219
    Abstract: A cooktop has a top sheet; a space below the top sheet; a first passageway through the top sheet; a second passageway through the top sheet; a first gas burner that draws primary combustion air from the space below the top sheet; a first gas control knob that controls an amount of gas that flows to the first gas burner, the first gas control knob protruding through the first passageway; a second gas burner that draws primary combustion air from the space below the top sheet; and a second gas control knob that controls an amount of gas that flows to the second gas burner, the second gas control knob protruding through the second passageway. The first passageway and the second passageway have different airflow rates at a given negative air pressure in the space below the top sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2016
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Inventors: Ray Briscoe, Conor Cross, Michael Gerdes