Patents by Inventor Darren Allen Turner
Darren Allen Turner 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).
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Patent number: 10409314Abstract: A cooking appliance is provided including a cooking surface, a heating element, a control surface, and a control element positioned on the control surface. The control element is associated with the heating element, which is positioned on the cooking surface. The cooking appliance also includes an integrated housing positioned below the control surface aligned with the control element. The integrated housing encloses both a lighting assembly for providing light to at least one of the control element or the control surface and an electromechanical switch operably coupled to the control element.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2015Date of Patent: September 10, 2019Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.Inventors: Darren Allen Turner, Frank Jacob Hellwig
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Patent number: 10276316Abstract: A control knob assembly for a cooktop appliance provides a readily visible indicator of the power level of a heating element. The control knob assembly includes a control knob that is rotatably mounted to a center housing and defines an arcuate light display and contact features that extend toward the center housing. A stationary shutter that defines an arcuate aperture is fixedly positioned between a light source and the control knob for at least partially allowing light from the light source. A mobile shutter is positioned between the stationary shutter and the control knob and includes an axial paddle extending along the axial direction for engaging the contact features as the control knob is rotated, thereby rotating a radial shutter for blocking a portion of the arcuate aperture.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2017Date of Patent: April 30, 2019Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.Inventors: Darren Allen Turner, Vedamoorthy Nellaiappan, Kenneth Willard Johnson
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Publication number: 20190051468Abstract: A control knob assembly for a cooktop appliance provides a readily visible indicator of the power level of a heating element. The control knob assembly includes a control knob that is rotatably mounted to a center housing and defines an arcuate light display and contact features that extend toward the center housing. A stationary shutter that defines an arcuate aperture is fixedly positioned between a light source and the control knob for at least partially allowing light from the light source. A mobile shutter is positioned between the stationary shutter and the control knob and includes an axial paddle extending along the axial direction for engaging the contact features as the control knob is rotated, thereby rotating a radial shutter for blocking a portion of the arcuate aperture.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 9, 2017Publication date: February 14, 2019Inventors: Darren Allen Turner, Vedamoorthy Nellaiappan, Kenneth Willard Johnson
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Patent number: 9643037Abstract: An oven appliance with features for dissipating pressure increases in the cooking chamber of the oven without forcing open the oven door is provided. Such features include a flame arrester that dissipates pressure increases and quenches flames from the cooking chamber of an oven appliance.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2014Date of Patent: May 9, 2017Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.Inventors: Catherine Alice Vermeersch, Darren Allen Turner
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Publication number: 20170089586Abstract: Gas valve mounting brackets improving the positioning of the valve stems in the aperture of gas cooking appliance as well as the alignment of the knobs with any graphics or insignia. In one aspect, a bracket directly couples a gas valve to a bottom surface of a cooktop of cooktop appliance. This direct coupling more accurately positions a valve stem of the gas valve in the center of a cooktop aperture through which it extends. A knob attached to the valve stem is also more accurately aligned with graphics and/or insignia on the cooktop.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2015Publication date: March 30, 2017Inventor: Darren Allen Turner
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Publication number: 20170089588Abstract: A cooking appliance is provided including a cooking surface, a heating element, a control surface, and a control element positioned on the control surface. The control element is associated with the heating element, which is positioned on the cooking surface. The cooking appliance also includes an integrated housing positioned below the control surface aligned with the control element. The integrated housing encloses both a lighting assembly for providing light to at least one of the control element or the control surface and an electromechanical switch operably coupled to the control element.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2015Publication date: March 30, 2017Inventors: Darren Allen Turner, Frank Jacob Hellwig
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Patent number: 9395089Abstract: An oven appliance is provided. The oven appliance includes a door and a hinge assembly for rotatably mounting the door to a cabinet. The hinge assembly includes features for adjusting a position of the door. At least one of a vertical position and a lateral position of the door can be adjusted with the hinge assembly.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2013Date of Patent: July 19, 2016Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Nathan Ernell Nelson, John Adam Yantis, Scott Thomas Kershner, Darren Allen Turner, Srisurya Prakash Pilli
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Publication number: 20160198895Abstract: An indoor grill and oven appliance is provided including a cabinet defining an oven cooking chamber with one or more oven heating elements configured to heat the oven cooking chamber. Positioned above the oven cooking chamber, the indoor grill and oven appliance includes one or more grill heating elements disposed within the cabinet and one or more grates. The one or more grates are in thermal communication with the one or more grill heating elements. A hood is disposed above the one or more grates and defines a substantially enclosed grill cooking chamber to facilitate indoor grilling operations while reducing a risk of damaging and/or dirtying indoor ceilings.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 9, 2015Publication date: July 14, 2016Inventor: Darren Allen Turner
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Publication number: 20160198896Abstract: An indoor grill appliance is provided including a cabinet defining an air exhaust. Positioned within the cabinet of the indoor grill appliance are one or more grill heating elements. Additionally, one or more grates are in thermal communication with the one or more grill heating elements, the grates defining a grilling surface. A hood is positioned adjacent to the one or more grates and defines a substantially enclosed grill cooking chamber. The grill cooking chamber is in flow communication with the exhaust defined by the cabinet to facilitate indoor grilling operations while reducing a risk of damaging and/or dirtying indoor ceilings.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 9, 2015Publication date: July 14, 2016Inventor: Darren Allen Turner
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Publication number: 20160096050Abstract: An oven appliance with features for dissipating pressure increases in the cooking chamber of the oven without forcing open the oven door is provided. Such features include a flame arrester that dissipates pressure increases and quenches flames from the cooking chamber of an oven appliance.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 1, 2014Publication date: April 7, 2016Inventors: Catherine Alice Vermeersch, Darren Allen Turner
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Publication number: 20150192304Abstract: An oven appliance with a latch assembly is provided. The latch assembly includes a casing, an elongated member at least partially positioned within the casing and a roller mounted to the elongated member. The latch assembly can include various features for reducing wear between components of the latch assembly, for limiting or preventing damage to adjacent wiring and/or for reducing noise generated by the latch assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 6, 2014Publication date: July 9, 2015Applicant: General Electric CompanyInventors: Darren Allen Turner, John Adam Yantis, John Mark Chilton, Scott Thomas Kershner, Srisurya Prakash Pilli
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Publication number: 20150128927Abstract: An oven appliance is provided. The oven appliance includes a door and a hinge assembly for rotatably mounting the door to a cabinet. The hinge assembly includes features for adjusting a position of the door. At least one of a vertical position and a lateral position of the door can be adjusted with the hinge assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2013Publication date: May 14, 2015Applicant: General Electric CompanyInventors: Nathan Ernell Nelson, John Adam Yantis, Scott Thomas Kershner, Darren Allen Turner, Srisurya Prakash Pilli
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Patent number: 9022496Abstract: An appliance is provided having one or more racks or shelves, the position of which may be adjusted vertically. Multiple different positions along the vertical direction can be made available for selection by a user of the appliance. One or more mechanisms allow for the selective adjustment and securing of the vertical position at which a shelf may be located.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2013Date of Patent: May 5, 2015Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: James Lee Armstrong, Darren Allen Turner
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Patent number: 8936333Abstract: A rack assembly for an appliance includes a geared rack and a pair of gears. The gears of the pair of gears mesh with each other and the geared rack. The rack assembly also includes a shelf and a support link that couples that shelf to at least one of the pair of gears. The geared rack and pair of gears can assist with selectively adjusting a vertical height of the shelf.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2013Date of Patent: January 20, 2015Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventor: Darren Allen Turner
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Publication number: 20140285078Abstract: An appliance is provided having one or more racks or shelves, the position of which may be adjusted vertically. Multiple different positions along the vertical direction can be made available for selection by a user of the appliance. One or more mechanisms allow for the selective adjustment and securing of the vertical position at which a shelf may be located.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2013Publication date: September 25, 2014Applicant: General Electric CompanyInventors: James Lee Armstrong, Darren Allen Turner
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Publication number: 20140239788Abstract: An appliance and a rack assembly for the same are provided. The rack assembly includes a geared rack and a pair of gears. The gears of the pair of gears mesh with each other and the geared rack. The rack assembly also includes a shelf and a support link that couples that shelf to at least one of the pair of gears. The geared rack and pair of gears can assist with selectively adjusting a vertical height of the shelf.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2013Publication date: August 28, 2014Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYInventor: Darren Allen Turner