Patents by Inventor Elvin Thomas Philip

Elvin Thomas Philip 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: 10816217
    Abstract: An oven appliance includes a cabinet extending between a top portion and a bottom portion along a vertical direction and extending between a left side and a right side along a lateral direction. The vertical direction and the lateral direction are mutually perpendicular. The oven appliance also includes a maintop having a heating element positioned within the maintop. The maintop is fixedly mounted to the top portion of the cabinet. The maintop is constrained against movement along the lateral direction by a first emboss at the left side of the cabinet and a second emboss at the right side of the cabinet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Leonard Seth Hill, Elvin Thomas Philip
  • Publication number: 20190234620
    Abstract: An oven appliance includes a cabinet extending between a top portion and a bottom portion along a vertical direction and extending between a left side and a right side along a lateral direction. The vertical direction and the lateral direction are mutually perpendicular. The oven appliance also includes a maintop having a heating element positioned within the maintop. The maintop is fixedly mounted to the top portion of the cabinet. The maintop is constrained against movement along the lateral direction by a first emboss at the left side of the cabinet and a second emboss at the right side of the cabinet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2018
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventors: Leonard Seth Hill, Elvin Thomas Philip
  • Patent number: 10208962
    Abstract: A bracket for retaining glass used to cover the window of a door of an oven appliance and an oven appliance with such brackets. The bracket supports the glass in position at the window. Embodiments of the bracket may provide features including use on either side of the oven door, use of a shorter length of glass, and other features that can facilitate manufacture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Elvin Thomas Philip, Anthony Michael Shaw
  • Publication number: 20180335216
    Abstract: A bracket for retaining glass used to cover the window of a door of an oven appliance and an oven appliance with such brackets. The bracket supports the glass in position at the window. Embodiments of the bracket may provide features including use on either side of the oven door, use of a shorter length of glass, and other features that can facilitate manufacture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2017
    Publication date: November 22, 2018
    Inventors: Elvin Thomas Philip, Anthony Michael Shaw
  • Patent number: 9982894
    Abstract: An electronic control assembly for an appliance can include features that provide for ergonomic assembly of the electronic control assembly, as well as a sturdy fit and feel when the electronic control assembly is fully assembled. Electronic control assembly can include features that reduce the number of fasteners, such as e.g., screws, required to assemble electronic control assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Elvin Thomas Philip, Anthony Michael Shaw