Patents by Inventor David M. Thunga

David M. Thunga 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: 12029346
    Abstract: A grill module for a cooktop in a kitchen has a removable grease tray which collects the grease created by use of the grill module in grilling food. The grease is directed to the grease tray by a combination of burner cover(s), grease divertor(s), and angled surfaces on the grill module housing. The one-piece removable grease tray permits quick and easy removal of collected grease and retains the grease in a place where it cannot be heated to its flashpoint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventor: David M. Thunga
  • Patent number: 11675027
    Abstract: Methods and systems for a rotary contactless potentiometer device, which includes one or more sensors, such as a Hall Effect sensor. The sensors are mounted on one or more substrates, such as a printed circuit board (PCB). In examples, each sensor channel is electrically isolated on the substrate. The sensors are arranged within range of a magnetic field, such as from a magnet rotatable about a shaft. The potentiometer device is housed in a frame to reduce stray magnetic interference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: Woodward, Inc.
    Inventors: Zenon Szulyk, David M. Thunga, Kirill Goldin, Kevin Spahr
  • Publication number: 20210310827
    Abstract: Methods and systems for a rotary contactless potentiometer device, which includes one or more sensors an axially magnetized ring magnet configured to generate an asymmetric magnetic field directed toward a plurality of sensors, such as a Hall Effect sensor, with each sensor being within range of the asymmetric magnetic field. The sensors are mounted on one or more substrates, such as a printed circuit board (PCB). In examples, each sensor channel is physically and/or electrically isolated on the substrate. The sensors are arranged within range of a magnetic field, such as from a magnet rotatable about a shaft. The potentiometer device is housed in a frame to reduce stray magnetic interference.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2021
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Inventors: Thomas Lagger, David M. Thunga
  • Publication number: 20210199731
    Abstract: Methods and systems for a rotary contactless potentiometer device, which includes one or more sensors, such as a Hall Effect sensor. The sensors are mounted on one or more substrates, such as a printed circuit board (PCB). In examples, each sensor channel is electrically isolated on the substrate. The sensors are arranged within range of a magnetic field, such as from a magnet rotatable about a shaft. The potentiometer device is housed in a frame to reduce stray magnetic interference.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2019
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventors: Zenon Szulyk, David M. Thunga, Kirill Goldin, Kevin Spahr
  • Publication number: 20210121014
    Abstract: A grill module for a cooktop in a kitchen has a removable grease tray which collects the grease created by use of the grill module in grilling food. The grease is directed to the grease tray by a combination of burner cover(s), grease divertor(s), and angled surfaces on the grill module housing. The one-piece removable grease tray permits quick and easy removal of collected grease and retains the grease in a place where it cannot be heated to its flashpoint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2020
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventor: DAVID M. THUNGA
  • Patent number: 10912412
    Abstract: A grill module for a cooktop in a kitchen has a removable grease tray which collects the grease created by use of the grill module in grilling food. The grease is directed to the grease tray by a combination of burner cover(s), grease divertor(s), and angled surfaces on the grill module housing. The one-piece removable grease tray permits quick and easy removal of collected grease and retains the grease in a place where it cannot be heated to its flashpoint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventor: David M. Thunga
  • Publication number: 20180168392
    Abstract: A grill module for a cooktop in a kitchen has a removable grease tray which collects the grease created by use of the grill module in grilling food. The grease is directed to the grease tray by a combination of burner cover(s), grease divertor(s), and angled surfaces on the grill module housing. The one-piece removable grease tray permits quick and easy removal of collected grease and retains the grease in a place where it cannot be heated to its flashpoint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventor: David M. Thunga