Patents by Inventor David T. Oudenhoven

David T. Oudenhoven 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).

  • Convection system and baffle for oven
    Patent number: 8946602
    Abstract: An oven includes an oven chamber having a cavity at least partially defined by a door, a pair of side walls, and a rear wall; a baffle extending lengthwise between the pair of side walls, the baffle having an arcuate shape along at least a portion of its length; a heating element located between the baffle and the rear wall; and a first tangential fan configured to direct air over the heating element and through the baffle. The distance between the baffle and the rear wall is greater near the sidewalls than at the midpoint between the side walls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Wolf Appliance, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian T. Hertzberg, Benjamin W. Hanson, David T. Oudenhoven
  • CONVECTION SYSTEM AND BAFFLE FOR OVEN
    Publication number: 20120211482
    Abstract: An oven includes an oven chamber having a cavity at least partially defined by a door, a pair of side walls, and a rear wall; a baffle extending lengthwise between the pair of side walls, the baffle having an arcuate shape along at least a portion of its length; a heating element located between the baffle and the rear wall; and a first tangential fan configured to direct air over the heating element and through the baffle. The distance between the baffle and the rear wall is greater near the sidewalls than at the midpoint between the side walls.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2010
    Publication date: August 23, 2012
    Inventors: Brian T. Hertzberg, Benjamin W. Hanson, David T. Oudenhoven