Patents by Inventor Pradeep Thorat

Pradeep Thorat 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).

  • COOKTOP WITH HINGED BURNER GRATES
    Publication number: 20220235943
    Abstract: A cooktop for an appliance includes a cooktop base surface that defines an edge. A cooktop burner is mounted on the cooktop base surface. A support base is rigidly fixed with the cooktop base surface adjacent the edge. A grate is rotatably supported to the support base and is rotatable between a raised position and a lowered position to alternately cover and uncover the cooking burner. A biasing member is coupled to the support base and exerts an upward biasing force on the grate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2022
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Deeptiranjan Barik, Patrick J. Duffy, Tushar Jadhav, Sachin Karade, Atul Nalawade, Pradeep Thorat
  • Induction cooking appliance and method for its assembly
    Patent number: 11369009
    Abstract: An induction cooking appliance comprises a bottom metal tray containing a printed circuit board and electronic components mounted thereon, and also a pair of polymeric support elements configured to be fastened to the metal tray and interposed between the tray and the printed circuit board in order to define a predetermined distance between the tray and the printed circuit board. The polymeric support elements may have an integral intermediate polymeric frame which provides a predetermined relative position thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Himanshu Khokle, Luca Leonardi, Pradeep Thorat
  • Cooktop with hinged burner grates
    Patent number: 11320152
    Abstract: A cooktop for an appliance includes a cooktop base surface that defines an edge. A cooktop burner is mounted on the cooktop base surface. A support base is rigidly fixed with the cooktop base surface adjacent the edge. A grate is rotatably supported to the support base and is rotatable between a raised position and a lowered position to alternately cover and uncover the cooking burner. A biasing member is coupled to the support base and exerts an upward biasing force on the grate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Deeptiranjan Barik, Patrick J. Duffy, Tushar Jadhav, Sachin Karade, Atul Nalawade, Pradeep Thorat
  • COOKTOP WITH HINGED BURNER GRATES
    Publication number: 20210131673
    Abstract: A cooktop for an appliance includes a cooktop base surface that defines an edge. A cooktop burner is mounted on the cooktop base surface. A support base is rigidly fixed with the cooktop base surface adjacent the edge. A grate is rotatably supported to the support base and is rotatable between a raised position and a lowered position to alternately cover and uncover the cooking burner. A biasing member is coupled to the support base and exerts an upward biasing force on the grate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2019
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Deeptiranjan Barik, Patrick J. Duffy, Tushar Jadhav, Sachin Karade, Atul Nalawade, Pradeep Thorat
  • INDUCTION COOKING APPLIANCE AND METHOD FOR ITS ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20190281667
    Abstract: An induction cooking appliance comprises a bottom metal tray containing a printed circuit board and electronic components mounted thereon, and also a pair of polymeric support elements configured to be fastened to the metal tray and interposed between the tray and the printed circuit board in order to define a predetermined distance between the tray and the printed circuit board. The polymeric support elements may have an integral intermediate polymeric frame which provides a predetermined relative position thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2019
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Himanshu Khokle, Luca Leonardi, Pradeep Thorat
  • Induction cooking appliance and method for its assembly
    Patent number: 10349469
    Abstract: An induction cooking appliance comprises a bottom metal tray containing a printed circuit board and electronic components mounted thereon, and also a pair of polymeric support elements configured to be fastened to the metal tray and interposed between the tray and the printed circuit board in order to define a predetermined distance between the tray and the printed circuit board. The polymeric support elements may have an integral intermediate polymeric frame which provides a predetermined relative position thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Himanshu Khokle, Luca Leonardi, Pradeep Thorat
  • INDUCTION COOKING APPLIANCE AND METHOD FOR ITS ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20160295644
    Abstract: An induction cooking appliance comprises a bottom metal tray containing a printed circuit board and electronic components mounted thereon, and also a pair of polymeric support elements configured to be fastened to the metal tray and interposed between the tray and the printed circuit board in order to define a predetermined distance between the tray and the printed circuit board. The polymeric support elements may have an integral intermediate polymeric frame which provides a predetermined relative position thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2016
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Himanshu Khokle, Luca Leonardi, Pradeep Thorat