Patents by Inventor John Mark Smith

John Mark Smith 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: 9303878
    Abstract: An appliance includes an oven cavity; a gas burner disposed within the oven cavity; an electrical heating element disposed within the oven cavity; and a controller in operative communication with the gas burner and the electrical heating element, the controller being configured to receive a signal indicative of a current state of an associated utility, and to selectively activate at least one of the gas burner and the electrical heating element based upon the signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Ashley Wayne Burt, John Mark Smith
  • Publication number: 20110290781
    Abstract: An appliance includes an oven cavity; a gas burner disposed within the oven cavity; an electrical heating element disposed within the oven cavity; and a controller in operative communication with the gas burner and the electrical heating element, the controller being configured to receive a signal indicative of a current state of an associated utility, and to selectively activate at least one of the gas burner and the electrical heating element based upon the signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2011
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Inventors: Ashley Wayne Burt, John Mark Smith
  • Publication number: 20110139141
    Abstract: An oven cavity for an oven or range appliance includes a heat-stable base substrate, and a hard ceramic coating disposed on the base substrate. The hard ceramic coating is a poly-condensated silicone, polymeric silazane or poly-ceramic coating composition. A method of forming a surface for an oven or range appliance is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2009
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Inventors: Timothy Scott Shaffer, Donald Joseph Breit, John Mark Smith, Brian M. Steurer, Daniel Joseph Trice
  • Patent number: 7759617
    Abstract: A gas range includes a gas cooktop including a plurality of gas cooktop burners, and an oven coupled to the gas cooktop. The oven includes an oven cavity comprising a top portion, a bottom portion, a rear portion coupled to the top and bottom portions, a first side portion, and a second side portion, the first and second side portions coupled to the top, bottom, and rear portions respectively, at least one gas oven burner positioned proximate to the bottom portion within the oven cavity; and a first electrical heating element positioned proximate the top portion within the oven cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2010
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Howard Richard Bowles, John Mark Smith, Timothy Scott Shaffer, David Joseph Najewicz