Patents by Inventor PAUL ROSS ROGERS

PAUL ROSS ROGERS 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: 10962235
    Abstract: A circular air flow pattern is created in a small oven cavity having a convection system including a convection cover which is mounted to and defines a duct in combination with a rear wall of the oven cavity. The convection cover includes an intake at one end portion arranged adjacent a first side wall of the oven cavity and a plurality of exhaust openings formed in another end portion arranged adjacent a second side wall of the oven cavity, with the convection cover progressively tapering through multiple sections. The rear wall can include an elongated recess over which the convection cover extends in forming the duct.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Paul Ross Rogers, David Richard Sampson
  • Publication number: 20190170368
    Abstract: A circular air flow pattern is created in a small oven cavity having a convection system including a convection cover which is mounted to and defines a duct in combination with a rear wall of the oven cavity. The convection cover includes an intake at one end portion arranged adjacent a first side wall of the oven cavity and a plurality of exhaust openings formed in another end portion arranged adjacent a second side wall of the oven cavity, with the convection cover progressively tapering through multiple sections. The rear wall can include an elongated recess over which the convection cover extends in forming the duct.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2019
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Applicant: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Paul Ross ROGERS, David Richard SAMPSON
  • Patent number: 10190783
    Abstract: A circular air flow pattern is created in a small oven cavity having a convection system including a convection cover which is mounted to and defines a duct in combination with a rear wall of the oven cavity. The convection cover includes an intake at one end portion arranged adjacent a first side wall of the oven cavity and a plurality of exhaust openings formed in another end portion arranged adjacent a second side wall of the oven cavity, with the convection cover progressively tapering through multiple sections. The rear wall can include an elongated recess over which the convection cover extends in forming the duct.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Paul Ross Rogers, David Richard Sampson
  • Publication number: 20170089591
    Abstract: A circular air flow pattern is created in a small oven cavity having a convection system including a convection cover which is mounted to and defines a duct in combination with a rear wall of the oven cavity. The convection cover includes an intake at one end portion arranged adjacent a first side wall of the oven cavity and a plurality of exhaust openings formed in another end portion arranged adjacent a second side wall of the oven cavity, with the convection cover progressively tapering through multiple sections. The rear wall can include an elongated recess over which the convection cover extends in forming the duct.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2016
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Applicant: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Paul Ross ROGERS, David Richard SAMPSON
  • Patent number: 9534794
    Abstract: A circular air flow pattern is created in a small oven cavity having a convection system including a convection cover which is mounted to and defines a duct in combination with a rear wall of the oven cavity. The convection cover includes an intake at one end portion arranged adjacent a first side wall of the oven cavity and a plurality of exhaust openings formed in another end portion arranged adjacent a second side wall of the oven cavity, with the convection cover progressively tapering through multiple sections. The rear wall can include an elongated recess over which the convection cover extends in forming the duct.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Paul Ross Rogers, David Richard Sampson
  • Publication number: 20100229847
    Abstract: A circular air flow pattern is created in a small oven cavity having a convection system including a convection cover which is mounted to and defines a duct in combination with a rear wall of the oven cavity. The convection cover includes an intake at one end portion arranged adjacent a first side wall of the oven cavity and a plurality of exhaust openings formed in another end portion arranged adjacent a second side wall of the oven cavity, with the convection cover progressively tapering through multiple sections. The rear wall can include an elongated recess over which the convection cover extends in forming the duct.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2009
    Publication date: September 16, 2010
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: PAUL ROSS ROGERS, DAVID RICHARD SAMPSON