Patents by Inventor Jimmy D. Burger

Jimmy D. Burger 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).

  • Spark tester for a gas cooking appliance
    Patent number: 6680614
    Abstract: A portable spark tester for a gas cooking appliance includes a housing having a non-conductive base assembly, and a plurality of electrical conductive cables each having a first end adapted to be attached to an ignition wire for a respective gas burner of the appliance, and a second end which is secured within the housing at a position spaced from a central electrode. This spaced relationship defines a spark gap across which an electrical charge can jump. In use, the spark tester provides a technician with the ability to correctly identify certain non-functioning components of a spark ignition system of the gas appliance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2004
    Assignee: Maytag Corporation
    Inventors: Prabhat Kumar Tekriwal, Jimmy D. Burger, James Baynham
  • Spark tester for a gas cooking appliance
    Publication number: 20030112009
    Abstract: A portable spark tester for a gas cooking appliance includes a housing having a non-conductive base assembly, and a plurality of electrical conductive cables each having a first end adapted to be attached to an ignition wire for a respective gas burner of the appliance, and a second end which is secured within the housing at a position spaced from a central electrode. This spaced relationship defines a spark gap across which an electrical charge can jump. In use, the spark tester provides a technician with the ability to correctly identify certain non-functioning components of a spark ignition system of the gas appliance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2001
    Publication date: June 19, 2003
    Applicant: Maytag Corporation
    Inventors: Prabhat Kumar Tekriwal, Jimmy D. Burger, James Baynham