Patents by Inventor Jorge Hinojosa

Jorge Hinojosa 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).

  • Apparatus for reducing knob wobble
    Patent number: 8662102
    Abstract: A gas appliance including a frame and a control knob assembly connected to the frame, the control knob assembly including a gas valve with a valve stem, a control knob attached to the valve stem, and a valve restraint. The valve restraint is substantially fixed relative to the frame and longitudinally disposed substantially between the gas valve and control knob, and is configured to limit lateral movement of the valve stem.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Timothy Scott Shaffer, Howard Richard Bowles, Jorge Hinojosa
  • Backsplash for an appliance
    Patent number: 8209932
    Abstract: An adjustable height backsplash for an appliance such as a cooking range is disclosed. The backsplash includes an upper wall mount mountable to a wall; a lower wall mount mountable to the wall at a selectable distance from the upper wall mount; an upper faceplate mountable to the upper wall mount and including an upper front panel; and a lower faceplate mountable to the lower wall mount and including a lower front panel. After installation, the upper front panel and the lower front panel together substantially cover a continuous portion of the wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Chidanand Begur, Sheena Leigh Ritchie, Jorge Hinojosa, Heather Ann Thomas
  • APPARATUS FOR REDUCING KNOB WOBBLE
    Publication number: 20100264344
    Abstract: A gas appliance including a frame and a control knob assembly connected to the frame, the control knob assembly including a gas valve with a valve stem, a control knob attached to the valve stem, and a valve restraint. The valve restraint is substantially fixed relative to the frame and longitudinally disposed substantially between the gas valve and control knob, and is configured to limit lateral movement of the valve stem.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2009
    Publication date: October 21, 2010
    Inventors: Timothy Scott Shaffer, Howard Richard Bowles, Jorge Hinojosa
  • BACKSPLASH FOR AN APPLIANCE
    Publication number: 20090282756
    Abstract: An adjustable height backsplash for an appliance such as a cooking range is disclosed. The backsplash includes an upper wall mount mountable to a wall; a lower wall mount mountable to the wall at a selectable distance from the upper wall mount; an upper faceplate mountable to the upper wall mount and including an upper front panel; and a lower faceplate mountable to the lower wall mount and including a lower front panel. After installation, the upper front panel and the lower front panel together substantially cover a continuous portion of the wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2008
    Publication date: November 19, 2009
    Inventors: Chidanand Begur, Sheena Leigh Ritchie, Jorge Hinojosa, Heather Ann Thomas