Patents by Inventor Tyrel Alastair Hunter

Tyrel Alastair Hunter 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 ventilation system having a smoke detection and alarm system
    Patent number: 10634366
    Abstract: A cooktop ventilation appliance or system for providing ventilation for a domestic cooking appliance, includes a housing configured to communicate with a ventilation device to convey air from an environment around the domestic cooking appliance into the housing, and a smoke detection and alarm system including at least one sensor configured to detect a density of particles in the air conveyed by the ventilation device, and a control unit in communication with the at least one sensor. The control unit is configured to compare the density of particles detected by the at least one sensor to a predetermined threshold particle density at a given air speed of the air being conveyed and activate an alarm if the density of particles detected by the at least one sensor exceeds the predetermined threshold particle density for the given air speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignees: BSH Home Appliances Corporation, BSH Hausgerate GmbH
    Inventors: Garrett Bentley, Tyrel Alastair Hunter, Sean Maloney, Jack Miller, Samuel Steele, Vincent Trieu