Patents by Inventor Marcos Leyva

Marcos Leyva 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: 6017211
    Abstract: A surface cooking appliance having a unique rotatable burner. The surface cooking appliance includes a top surface having a first opening and wherein a gas supply tube is provided having a terminal end adjacent the first opening. An igniter is mounted to the top surface adjacent the first opening. A burner is supported on the top surface above the first opening. The burner includes an inlet port, off-set from the center point of the burner, for receiving gas from the gas supply tube. The burner further includes at least two igniter openings for receiving the igniter such that the burner may be rotated about the terminal end of the gas supply tube and positioned in a plurality of positions wherein the igniter is disposed in one of the at least two openings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2000
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas L. Gort, Carlos R. Tejada Medina, Guillermo Jose Aguirre, Jorge Luis Perez, Marcos Leyva