Patents by Inventor Daniel A. Helm

Daniel A. Helm 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).

  • Frameless cooktop
    Patent number: 5791336
    Abstract: Apparatus for mounting a cooking panel to a top surface without a visible circumferential frame or visible sealants/adhesives is disclosed. An assembly of a cooking panel and a burner box may be suspended in a recess formed in a top with a support member having a roll-form with an inverted L-shaped cross-section. The invention further includes a method for mounting a ceramic cooking panel within a recess formed in a countertop by suspending the assembly of the cooking panel and a burner box through the cooktop by the support member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 11, 1998
    Assignee: Maytag Corporation
    Inventor: Daniel A. Helm