Patents by Inventor Javier M. Ballesteros

Javier M. Ballesteros 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).

  • Eccentric knob assembly for gas appliances
    Patent number: 12140319
    Abstract: An eccentric knob assembly is coupled to a gas valve of a gas appliance. The cooking surface of the gas appliance has an arcuate opening space away from the gas valve. The gas valve can be actuated by rotation of an actuator pin positioned in the arcuate opening that is connected to the knob and the gas valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Javier M. Ballesteros, Rodrigo Schultz, Rodrigo Tamanini
  • ECCENTRIC KNOB ASSEMBLY FOR GAS APPLIANCES
    Publication number: 20240288174
    Abstract: An eccentric knob assembly is coupled to a gas valve of a gas appliance. The cooking surface of the gas appliance has an arcuate opening space away from the gas valve. The gas valve can be actuated by rotation of an actuator pin positioned in the arcuate opening that is connected to the knob and the gas valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2023
    Publication date: August 29, 2024
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Javier M. Ballesteros, Rodrigo Schultz, Rodrigo Tamanini
  • GLASS BREAKAGE MITIGATION USING SILICONE RUBBER OR SIMILAR MATERIAL
    Publication number: 20230243514
    Abstract: A glass cooktop includes a single planar glass substrate having an exposed upper surface and an interior lower surface. A perimeter is disposed about an outer edge of the single planar glass substrate. A gasket is disposed on the interior surface radially inward from the perimeter of the single planar glass substrate. The gasket is adapted to absorb energy associated with a breaking of the single planar glass substrate such that a plurality of broken sections of the single planar glass substrate are retained by the gasket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2022
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Rodrigo Tamanini, Ramiro Ruthes, JR., Luciano P. Nothen, Rodrigo Schultz, Javier M. Ballesteros, Cristiano M. Diman