Patents by Inventor Nehal Arvind Sayankar

Nehal Arvind Sayankar 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).

  • Knob assembly for a cooking appliance and method of assembling
    Patent number: 11243556
    Abstract: A knob assembly for a gas valve of a cooking appliance and a method of assembling said knob assembly is provided. The knob assembly can include a knob configured to engage a valve stem of the gas valve and a lock assembly including a locking element and a locking plate. The locking element can include at least one cam element that can be engaged by at least one projection carried by the locking plate. The locking plate can be configured to rotate relative to the locking element between a first position in which the at least one projection engages the at least one cam element and a second position in which the at least one projection is disengaged from the at least one cam element, and wherein in the first position the at least one cam element inhibits actuation of the gas valve by the knob.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Dhanaji Haridas Bhosale, Satyabrata Dalai, Nehal Arvind Sayankar
  • KNOB ASSEMBLY FOR A COOKING APPLIANCE AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING
    Publication number: 20210286397
    Abstract: A knob assembly for a gas valve of a cooking appliance and a method of assembling said knob assembly is provided. The knob assembly can include a knob configured to engage a valve stem of the gas valve and a lock assembly including a locking element and a locking plate. The locking element can include at least one cam element that can be engaged by at least one projection carried by the locking plate. The locking plate can be configured to rotate relative to the locking element between a first position in which the at least one projection engages the at least one cam element and a second position in which the at least one projection is disengaged from the at least one cam element, and wherein in the first position the at least one cam element inhibits actuation of the gas valve by the knob.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2020
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Dhanaji Haridas Bhosale, Satyabrata Dalai, Nehal Arvind Sayankar