Patents by Inventor Michael Charles Allen

Michael Charles Allen 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: 20250027653
    Abstract: A cooking appliance including: (a) an oven liner at least partially defining an oven cavity; (b) a first heating element positioned to increase temperature of air within the oven cavity; (c) a second heating element, separate from the first heating element, positioned to increase the temperature of the air within the oven cavity; (d) another cooking area outside of the oven cavity; (e) a third heating element positioned to generate heat at the other cooking area; and (f) a controller in communication with the first heating element, the second heating element, and the third heating element, the controller configured (i) to activate both the first heating element and the second heating element to generate heat simultaneously during an accelerated preheating operation to preheat the oven cavity and (ii) subsequently to deactivate either the first heating element or the second heating element after the third heating element is commanded to activate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2023
    Publication date: January 23, 2025
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Joseph Gerald Yanos, David Vehslage, Joel Fletty, Traci Lee Kachorek, Avery Josephine Saylor, Michael Charles Allen, Keila Mara Borsari Luiz De Araujo