Patents by Inventor Matthew David GLADHILL

Matthew David GLADHILL 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 for preheating an oven appliance
    Patent number: 9119231
    Abstract: An oven appliance and a method for preheating the same are provided. The oven appliance includes a broil heating element, a bake heating element, and a convection heating assembly with a convection heating element or a fan or both. The method includes initiating a preheat cycle having a first phase and a second phase. During the second phase of the preheat cycle, a power output of the convection heating element is reduced or an angular velocity of the fan is decreased or both.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Eric Scott Johnson, Matthew David Gladhill
  • Surface temperature cooking control
    Patent number: 8859941
    Abstract: An oven includes an oven liner defined by front, top, bottom, back and side panels, a heating element thermally coupled to the oven liner, a temperature sensor configured to detect a temperature of a panel of the oven cavity, and a controller operatively coupled to the temperature sensor and the heating element. The controller is configured to energize the heating element as a function of the detected temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Matthew David Gladhill, Paul Newsom, Heather Ann Thomas
  • METHOD FOR PREHEATING AN OVEN APPLIANCE
    Publication number: 20140151362
    Abstract: An oven appliance and a method for preheating the same are provided. The oven appliance includes a broil heating element, a bake heating element, and a convection heating assembly with a convection heating element or a fan or both. The method includes initiating a preheat cycle having a first phase and a second phase. During the second phase of the preheat cycle, a power output of the convection heating element is reduced or an angular velocity of the fan is decreased or both.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2012
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Eric Scott Johnson, Matthew David Gladhill
  • SURFACE TEMPERATURE COOKING CONTROL
    Publication number: 20120103966
    Abstract: An oven includes an oven liner defined by front, top, bottom, back and side panels, a heating element thermally coupled to the oven liner, a temperature sensor configured to detect a temperature of a panel of the oven cavity, and a controller operatively coupled to the temperature sensor and the heating element. The controller is configured to energize the heating element as a function of the detected temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2010
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Inventors: Matthew David GLADHILL, Paul Newsom, Heather Ann Thomas