Patents by Inventor Lee A. Cooper

Lee A. Cooper 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).

  • Publication number: 20260243438
    Abstract: A gas cooktop includes a gas burner and a grate configured to support cookware above the gas burner. The grate includes a first set of tines and a second set of tines. Each of the first set of tines includes an angled end portion configured to support a round-bottomed cookware. The second set of tines includes one of a receiver or a protrusion on an upper surface. A removable insert includes a plurality of legs. At least one leg has another of the receiver or the protrusion. When the removable insert is contacting the plurality of tines, the protrusion is located within the receiver to fix the grate and the removable insert is configured to support flat-bottomed cookware. When the removable insert is not contacting the plurality of tines, the angled end portion of the first set of tines is configured to stabilize round-bottomed cookware.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2025
    Publication date: August 20, 2026
    Inventors: LEE A. COOPER, DEON D. ESTEBO, JILL R. GOLDSCHMIDT, SURAJ KADAM, PAUL J. NEUMAN, MANAN PANCHAL, MAURICIO Fernando ZAGO
  • Patent number: D808801
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: Dart Industries Inc.
    Inventors: Lee A. Cooper, Nathan E. Shirley
  • Patent number: D885124
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Inventors: Julie L. Yessin, Lee A. Cooper
  • Patent number: D925973
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: Dart Industries Inc.
    Inventors: Julie L. Yessin, Lee A. Cooper
  • Patent number: D1114644
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2024
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2026
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Kevin B. Ayers, Lee A. Cooper, Brandon T. Mock, Jose Moreno