Patents by Inventor Victor Gerardo Caloca Galindo

Victor Gerardo Caloca Galindo 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: 11421889
    Abstract: A burner assembly includes a spreader, a burner base, and at least one annular burner cap. The spreader has a bottom and a combustion chamber that is defined by a crenellated wall wherein a plurality of fuel exit portions defines the crenellated wall. The burner base includes a peripheral wall. The at least one annular burner cap is coupled to the peripheral wall of the burner base and is positioned on the crenellated wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Luis Javier Aguilar, Jonathan Tovar Balderas, Victor Ruelas Fajardo, Victor Gerardo Caloca Galindo, Ana Katia Silva Jiménez
  • Patent number: 10627113
    Abstract: A fuel-burning cooking burner includes a base defining an outer periphery and an inner open area. The burner further includes a cap coupled with the base around the outer periphery thereof and extending over the open area to define a distribution cavity on an interior side of the cap. The cap further defines a convex outer surface extending opposite the distribution cavity and a plurality of outlets extending through the cap from the distribution cavity to the exterior surface. The outlets are distributed over the entire exterior surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Luis Javier Aguilar, Jonathan Tovar Balderas, Francisco Javier Soria Contreras, Victor Ruelas Fajardo, Victor Gerardo Caloca Galindo, Ana Katia Silva Jiménez
  • Publication number: 20190383492
    Abstract: A burner assembly includes a spreader, a burner base, and at least one annular burner cap. The spreader has a bottom and a combustion chamber that is defined by a crenellated wall wherein a plurality of fuel exit portions defines the crenellated wall. The burner base includes a peripheral wall. The at least one annular burner cap is coupled to the peripheral wall of the burner base and is positioned on the crenellated wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2019
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Luis Javier Aguilar, Jonathan Tovar Balderas, Victor Ruelas Fajardo, Victor Gerardo Caloca Galindo, Ana Katia Silva Jiménez
  • Patent number: 10436451
    Abstract: A gas burner having a switchable flame includes a combustion chamber having a bottom and a circumferential crenellated wall with a plurality of fuel exit ports disposed in the circumferential crenellated wall. The fuel exit ports are directed generally inwardly toward the combustion chamber and also upwardly from the bottom of the combustion chamber. The gas burner additionally includes a burner base and a swirl spreader disposed above the burner base which defines a top portion of the circumferential crenellated wall of the combustion chamber. An annular burner cap set includes an inner flame burner cap and a vertical flame burner cap where the inner flame burner cap and the vertical flame burner cap are selectively and alternatively positioned on the circumferential crenellated wall to define an inner flame state and a vertical flame state, respectively, of the fuel exit ports.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Luis Javier Aguilar, Jonathan Tovar Balderas, Victor Ruelas Fajardo, Victor Gerardo Caloca Galindo, Ana Katia Silva Jiménez
  • Patent number: 10352558
    Abstract: A burner assembly for a cooktop includes a base portion having one or more vents and an eccentric stem. A cover portion is received on the base portion to define a mixing chamber disposed between the cover portion and the base portion. The cover portion includes a plurality of fuel ports opening inwardly into a centrally disposed combustion chamber. A venturi mixer is received through the eccentric stem and is configured to provide a primary-air and gas mixture to the mixing chamber as supplied from the cooktop. An aperture is disposed through an upper surface of the cooktop and is configured to pivotally receive the eccentric stem of the base portion for pivoting the burner assembly on the cooktop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Jorge Richard Angulo, Jonathan Tovar Balderas, Victor Ruelas Fajardo, Victor Gerardo Caloca Galindo, Francisco Javier Soria
  • Patent number: 10145568
    Abstract: A gas burner for a cooking appliance includes a body defining perimeter and having a plurality of first groups of respective pluralities of first outlets a plurality of second groups of respective pluralities of second outlets. Each of the first outlets respectively defines a first outlet area, and each of the second outlets defines respective reduced outlet areas that are less than the first outlet area. Further, the first groups and second groups are alternately arranged around the perimeter, and a total number of first outlets is greater than a total number of second outlets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Jonathan Tovar Balderas, Francisco Javier Soria Contreras, Victor Ruelas Fajardo, Victor Gerardo Caloca Galindo, Ana Katia Silva Jiménez
  • Publication number: 20180195719
    Abstract: A burner assembly for a cooktop includes a base portion having one or more vents and an eccentric stem. A cover portion is received on the base portion to define a mixing chamber disposed between the cover portion and the base portion. The cover portion includes a plurality of fuel ports opening inwardly into a centrally disposed combustion chamber. A venturi mixer is received through the eccentric stem and is configured to provide a primary-air and gas mixture to the mixing chamber as supplied from the cooktop. An aperture is disposed through an upper surface of the cooktop and is configured to pivotally receive the eccentric stem of the base portion for pivoting the burner assembly on the cooktop.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2018
    Publication date: July 12, 2018
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jorge Richard Angulo, Jonathan Tovar Balderas, Victor Ruelas Fajardo, Victor Gerardo Caloca Galindo, Francisco Javier Soria
  • Publication number: 20180187896
    Abstract: A fuel-burning cooking burner includes a base defining an outer periphery and an inner open area. The burner further includes a cap coupled with the base around the outer periphery thereof and extending over the open area to define a distribution cavity on an interior side of the cap. The cap further defines a convex outer surface extending opposite the distribution cavity and a plurality of outlets extending through the cap from the distribution cavity to the exterior surface. The outlets are distributed over the entire exterior surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2016
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Luis Javier Aguilar, Jonathan Tovar Balderas, Francisco Javier Soria Contreras, Victor Ruelas Fajardo, Victor Gerardo Caloca Galindo, Ana Katia Silva Jiménez
  • Patent number: 9989248
    Abstract: A burner assembly for a cooktop includes a base portion having one or more vents and an eccentric stem. A cover portion is received on the base portion to define a mixing chamber disposed between the cover portion and the base portion. The cover portion includes a plurality of fuel ports opening inwardly into a centrally disposed combustion chamber. A venturi mixer is received through the eccentric stem and is configured to provide a primary-air and gas mixture to the mixing chamber as supplied from the cooktop. An aperture is disposed through an upper surface of the cooktop and is configured to pivotally receive the eccentric stem of the base portion for pivoting the burner assembly on the cooktop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Jorge Richard Angulo, Jonathan Tovar Balderas, Victor Ruelas Fajardo, Victor Gerardo Caloca Galindo, Francisco Javier Soria
  • Publication number: 20180100655
    Abstract: A gas burner having a switchable flame includes a combustion chamber having a bottom and a circumferential crenellated wall with a plurality of fuel exit ports disposed in the circumferential crenellated wall. The fuel exit ports are directed generally inwardly toward the combustion chamber and also upwardly from the bottom of the combustion chamber. The gas burner additionally includes a burner base and a swirl spreader disposed above the burner base which defines a top portion of the circumferential crenellated wall of the combustion chamber. An annular burner cap set includes an inner flame burner cap and a vertical flame burner cap where the inner flame burner cap and the vertical flame burner cap are selectively and alternatively positioned on the circumferential crenellated wall to define an inner flame state and a vertical flame state, respectively, of the fuel exit ports.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2016
    Publication date: April 12, 2018
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Luis Javier Aguilar, Jonathan Tovar Balderas, Victor Ruelas Fajardo, Victor Gerardo Caloca Galindo, Ana Katia Silva Jiménez
  • Publication number: 20170370594
    Abstract: A gas burner for a cooking appliance includes a body defining perimeter and having a plurality of first groups of respective pluralities of first outlets a plurality of second groups of respective pluralities of second outlets. Each of the first outlets respectively defines a first outlet area, and each of the second outlets defines respective reduced outlet areas that are less than the first outlet area. Further, the first groups and second groups are alternately arranged around the perimeter, and a total number of first outlets is greater than a total number of second outlets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2016
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jonathan Tovar Balderas, Francisco Javier Soria Contreras, Victor Ruelas Fajardo, Victor Gerardo Caloca Galindo, Ana Katia Silva Jiménez
  • Publication number: 20170067632
    Abstract: A burner assembly for a cooktop includes a base portion having one or more vents and an eccentric stem. A cover portion is received on the base portion to define a mixing chamber disposed between the cover portion and the base portion. The cover portion includes a plurality of fuel ports opening inwardly into a centrally disposed combustion chamber. A venturi mixer is received through the eccentric stem and is configured to provide a primary-air and gas mixture to the mixing chamber as supplied from the cooktop. An aperture is disposed through an upper surface of the cooktop and is configured to pivotally receive the eccentric stem of the base portion for pivoting the burner assembly on the cooktop.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2015
    Publication date: March 9, 2017
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jorge Richard Angulo, Jonathan Tovar Balderas, Victor Ruelas Fajardo, Victor Gerardo Caloca Galindo, Francisco Javier Soria
  • Publication number: 20170023245
    Abstract: There is disclosed a toroidal double ring flame burner comprising a toroidal cover with a lower wall and a burner body comprising a mixing tube which receives and emits a combustible-air pre-mixture; a mixing chamber which receives said pre-mixture and homogenizes it, creating a combustible-air mixture; a distribution channel for distributing the mixture; an inner crenellated wall and an outer crenellated wall, said crenellated walls are separated by the distribution channel and with at least main combustion ports and secondary combustion ports; over the inner crenellated wall, at least one inner barrier rail with combustion ports of inner barrier rail; over the outer crenellated wall, at least one outer barrier rail with combustion ports of outer barrier rail; over the outer crenellated wall at least one outer barrier rail with outer barrier rail combustion ports.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2016
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Inventors: Noé Araujo Monsalvo, José Arturo Lona Santoyo, Victor Gerardo Caloca Galindo
  • Patent number: 8011358
    Abstract: A burner for range covers or similar, to allow a broad range of calorific capacities, and a better burner distribution in the cover, with a generally semi-rectangular form, and containing a plurality of ports and a plurality of manners to ignite it, wherein the burner is capable of interacting with other burners at determined length and height distances, creating discontinuous flames between the burners.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Assignee: Mabe Mexico S. DE R.L. DE C.V.
    Inventors: Victor Gerardo Caloca Galindo, José Arturo Lona Santoyo, Roberto Cabrera Botello
  • Publication number: 20080202495
    Abstract: A burner for range covers or similar, to allow a broad range of calorific capacities, and a better burner distribution in the cover, with a generally semi-rectangular form, and containing a plurality of ports and a plurality of manners to ignite it, wherein the burner is capable of interacting with other burners at determined length and height distances, creating discontinuous flames between the burners.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2008
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Inventors: VICTOR GERARDO CALOCA GALINDO, Jose Arturo Lona Santoyo, Roberto Cabrera Botello