Patents by Inventor Mahesh Racha

Mahesh Racha 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: 20240349941
    Abstract: A cooking griddle having a body, a griddle plate defining at least one versatile section that can be removed, flipped over, or replaced by a secondary cooking member, and a heat source. The versatile sections include a griddle orifice and a sear griddle orifice. Secondary cooking members locate on or in the versatile sections and include a griddle dual side plate having a first side with a non-stick coating and a second side with dimples or ridges, a pizza plate, a wok, a steamer assembly, a member having a perforated surface for allowing flame to char food, a grate, and a lower profile lid. Supports may be provided below the griddle dual side plate in the form of brackets affixed to the griddle plate, a circular ring defining a shelf, and pivoting or extendable brackets. An elevation mechanism elevates a secondary cooking member for allowing air flow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2024
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Inventors: SLEIMAN ABDALLAH, Mahesh Racha, Bruce Roberts, Jorge Escamilla, Thomas A. Penner
  • Patent number: 11940154
    Abstract: An oven appliance includes a cabinet defining a cooking chamber to receive items to be cooked. The oven appliance includes a door that rotates between an open and closed position. A braided gasket is interposed between the door and the perimeter of the outer walls of the cooking chamber when the door is in the closed position. The braided gasket is attached to the perimeter by one or more gasket clips. The gasket clips have a head, a body positioned perpendicular to the head, and a leg extending from the end of the body and overlapping at least a portion of the body, at least a portion of the leg extending parallel to the body. A tail extends from an end of the head, at least a portion of the tail extending parallel to the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Frank Jacob Hellwig, Mahesh Racha
  • Publication number: 20220373188
    Abstract: An oven appliance includes a cabinet defining a cooking chamber to receive items to be cooked. The oven appliance includes a door that rotates between an open and closed position. A braided gasket is interposed between the door and the perimeter of the outer walls of the cooking chamber when the door is in the closed position. The braided gasket is attached to the perimeter by one or more gasket clips. The gasket clips have a head, a body positioned perpendicular to the head, and a leg extending from the end of the body and overlapping at least a portion of the body, at least a portion of the leg extending parallel to the body. A tail extends from an end of the head, at least a portion of the tail extending parallel to the body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2021
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Inventors: Frank Jacob Hellwig, Mahesh Racha