Patents by Inventor Thomas L. Tino

Thomas L. Tino 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 control
    Patent number: 6949723
    Abstract: A cooktop with a ceramic glass panel has a panel portion with a first indicia set for selection of a burner and a second indicia set for selection of a power level to the selected burner. Each set of indicia is associated with switches for input to a control circuit in response to manipulation by a user. In addition, each indicia set includes a display interactive with the manipulation of the other indicia set. Preferably, the control circuit includes a processor for responding only to a sequential manipulation of an indicia from the first set indicia set and a sequential manipulation of an indicia from the second set within a predetermined time period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2005
    Assignee: BSH Home Appliances Corporation
    Inventors: Manfred W. Staebler, Thomas L. Tino, Nils Platt
  • Cooktop control
    Publication number: 20040007566
    Abstract: A cooktop with a ceramic glass panel has a panel portion with a first indicia set for selection of a burner and a second indicia set for selection of a power level to the selected burner. Each set of indicia is associated with switches for input to a control circuit in response to manipulation by a user. In addition, each indicia set includes a display interactive with the manipulation of the other indicia set. Preferably, the control circuit includes a processor for responding only to a sequential manipulation of an indicia from the first set indicia set and a sequential manipulation of an indicia from the second set within a predetermined time period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2003
    Publication date: January 15, 2004
    Applicant: BSH Home Appliances Corporation
    Inventors: Manfred W. Staebler, Thomas L. Tino, Nils Platt
  • Cooktop control
    Publication number: 20020190057
    Abstract: A cooktop with a ceramic glass panel has a panel portion with a first indicia set for selection of a burner and a second indicia set for selection of a power level to the selected burner. Each set of indicia is associated with switches for input a control circuit in response to manipulation by a user. In addition, each indicia set includes a display interactive with the manipulation of the other indicia set. Preferably, the control circuit includes a processor for responding only to a sequential manipulation an indicia from the first indicia set and a sequential manipulation of an indicia from the second indicia set within a predetermined time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2001
    Publication date: December 19, 2002
    Applicant: BSH Home Appliances Corporation
    Inventors: Manfred W. Staebler, Thomas L. Tino, Nils Platt
  • Selectively visible control for glass ceramic cooktop
    Patent number: D462573
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2002
    Assignee: BSH Home Appliances Corp.
    Inventors: Manfred W. Staebler, Thomas L. Tino, Nils Platt
  • Cooktop burner control for glass ceramic cooktop panel
    Patent number: D468160
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2003
    Assignee: BSH Home Appliances Corporation
    Inventors: Manfred W. Staebler, Thomas L. Tino, Nils Platt
  • Cooktop burner control for glass ceramic cooktop panel
    Patent number: D482931
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2003
    Assignee: BSH Home Appliances Corporation
    Inventors: Manfred W. Staebler, Thomas L. Tino, Nils Platt