Patents by Inventor Nicholas Righetti

Nicholas Righetti 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: 11187416
    Abstract: A gas cooktop includes a gas burner and a grate for supporting cookware above the gas burner. The grate includes a removable insert having an upper surface and a lower surface and a plurality of tines for supporting the removable insert. When the lower surface of the removable insert is contacting the plurality of tines, the grate supports flat-bottomed cookware on the removable insert at a first height above the gas burner. When the upper surface of the removable insert is contacting the plurality of tines, the grate supports flat-bottomed cookware on the removable insert at a second height above the gas burner, the second height being greater than the first height. When the removable insert is not contacting with the plurality of tines, the grate supports round-bottomed cookware on the plurality of tines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Michael C. Lah, Timothy A. Mayberry, Paul J. Neuman, Nicholas Righetti, Anthony S. Roberts
  • Publication number: 20200217511
    Abstract: A gas cooktop includes a gas burner and a grate for supporting cookware above the gas burner. The grate includes a removable insert having an upper surface and a lower surface and a plurality of tines for supporting the removable insert. When the lower surface of the removable insert is contacting the plurality of tines, the grate supports flat-bottomed cookware on the removable insert at a first height above the gas burner. When the upper surface of the removable insert is contacting the plurality of tines, the grate supports flat-bottomed cookware on the removable insert at a second height above the gas burner, the second height being greater than the first height. When the removable insert is not contacting with the plurality of tines, the grate supports round-bottomed cookware on the plurality of tines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2020
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Applicant: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Michael C. LAH, Timothy A. MAYBERRY, Paul J. NEUMAN, Nicholas RIGHETTI, Anthony S. ROBERTS
  • Patent number: 10612788
    Abstract: A gas cooktop includes a gas burner and a grate for supporting cookware above the gas burner. The grate includes a removable insert having an upper surface and a lower surface and a plurality of tines for supporting the removable insert. When the lower surface of the removable insert is contacting the plurality of tines, the grate supports flat-bottomed cookware on the removable insert at a first height above the gas burner. When the upper surface of the removable insert is contacting the plurality of tines, the grate supports flat-bottomed cookware on the removable insert at a second height above the gas burner, the second height being greater than the first height. When the removable insert is not contacting with the plurality of tines, the grate supports round-bottomed cookware on the plurality of tines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Michael C. Lah, Timothy A. Mayberry, Paul J. Neuman, Nicholas Righetti, Anthony S. Roberts
  • Publication number: 20180172279
    Abstract: A gas cooktop includes a gas burner and a grate for supporting cookware above the gas burner. The grate includes a removable insert having an upper surface and a lower surface and a plurality of tines for supporting the removable insert. When the lower surface of the removable insert is contacting the plurality of tines, the grate supports flat-bottomed cookware on the removable insert at a first height above the gas burner. When the upper surface of the removable insert is contacting the plurality of tines, the grate supports flat-bottomed cookware on the removable insert at a second height above the gas burner, the second height being greater than the first height. When the removable insert is not contacting with the plurality of tines, the grate supports round-bottomed cookware on the plurality of tines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2016
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Applicant: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Michael C. Lah, Timothy A. Mayberry, Paul J. Neuman, Nicholas Righetti, Anthony S. Roberts
  • Patent number: D836373
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Michael C. Lah, Timothy A. Mayberry, Paul J. Neuman, Nicholas Righetti, Anthony S. Roberts
  • Patent number: D880216
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Michael C. Lah, Timothy A. Mayberry, Paul J. Neuman, Nicholas Righetti, Anthony S. Roberts
  • Patent number: D930433
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Michael C. Lah, Timothy A. Mayberry, Paul J. Neuman, Nicholas Righetti, Anthony S. Roberts