Patents by Inventor Mark Straub

Mark Straub 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).

  • Method and apparatus for appliance control and status display
    Patent number: 7171727
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for an appliance control knob incorporating a microprocessor and a status display built into the control knob housing. Such a control knob gives the appliance a clean and uncluttered appearance, and allows a user of the appliance both to control the appliance, for example by adjusting the oven temperature setpoint, and to be informed of the status of the appliance, for example the actual oven temperature, in a way that is easy to understand and to use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2007
    Assignee: Wolf Appliance Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian D. Wylie, Mark Straub, Shawn O. Barrett, Curtis L. Cruver, IV, Raymond Bambule, Jim Johncock, Todd Kercher
  • Open coil heater element convection system for convection ovens and the like
    Publication number: 20040089648
    Abstract: A convection oven includes an open coil heater element around a radial fan which expels air radially outward and through the coils of the heating element. A controller permits air temperature regulation and self-protection of the coil against over-temperature conditions, for example as a result of failure of the coil or failure of the motor that drives the fan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2003
    Publication date: May 13, 2004
    Inventors: Dean J. Griffey, Michael A. McKinney, Mark Straub
  • Method and apparatus for appliance control and status display
    Publication number: 20040070574
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for an appliance control knob incorporating a microprocessor and a status display built into the control knob housing. Such a control knob gives the appliance a clean and uncluttered appearance, and allows a user of the appliance both to control the appliance, for example by adjusting the oven temperature setpoint, and to be informed of the status of the appliance, for example the actual oven temperature, in a way that is easy to understand and to use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2002
    Publication date: April 15, 2004
    Inventors: Brian D. Wylie, Mark Straub, Shawn O. Barrett, Curtis L. Cruver, Raymond Bambule, Jim Johncock, Todd Kercher