Patents by Inventor Ramiro Ruthes, JR.

Ramiro Ruthes, JR. 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).

  • GLASS BREAKAGE MITIGATION USING SILICONE RUBBER OR SIMILAR MATERIAL
    Publication number: 20230243514
    Abstract: A glass cooktop includes a single planar glass substrate having an exposed upper surface and an interior lower surface. A perimeter is disposed about an outer edge of the single planar glass substrate. A gasket is disposed on the interior surface radially inward from the perimeter of the single planar glass substrate. The gasket is adapted to absorb energy associated with a breaking of the single planar glass substrate such that a plurality of broken sections of the single planar glass substrate are retained by the gasket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2022
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Rodrigo Tamanini, Ramiro Ruthes, JR., Luciano P. Nothen, Rodrigo Schultz, Javier M. Ballesteros, Cristiano M. Diman