Patents by Inventor William Byron Wiggins

William Byron Wiggins 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: 10024541
    Abstract: A double oven appliance having an upper and lower oven positioned below the upper oven along a vertical direction such that a gap is defined between a top wall of the lower oven and a bottom wall of the upper oven. A bracket having a mounting platform positioned within the gap and spaced from the top wall of the lower oven along the vertical direction. The double oven appliance further including a circuit board coupled to the mounting platform such that the circuit board may be spaced from the top wall of the lower oven along the vertical direction. Further, the circuit board may be cooled by a cooling medium flowing across the circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Walter Wojick, William Byron Wiggins, Edwin Glenn Zehr, Kenneth Willard Johnson
  • Publication number: 20170328573
    Abstract: A double oven appliance having an upper and lower oven positioned below the upper oven along a vertical direction such that a gap is defined between a top wall of the lower oven and a bottom wall of the upper oven. A bracket having a mounting platform positioned within the gap and spaced from the top wall of the lower oven along the vertical direction. The double oven appliance further including a circuit board coupled to the mounting platform such that the circuit board may be spaced from the top wall of the lower oven along the vertical direction. Further, the circuit board may be cooled by a cooling medium flowing across the circuit board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2016
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Inventors: Walter Wojick, William Byron Wiggins, Edwin Glenn Zehr, Kenneth Willard Johnson
  • Patent number: 9395088
    Abstract: An oven appliance is provided. The oven appliance includes a top panel, a bottom panel, a back panel and a pair of side panels. The top panel, the bottom panel, the back panel and the pair of side panels are mounted to one another with a plurality of fasteners. The top panel, the bottom panel, the back panel and the pair of side panels define a cooking chamber for receiving food items for cooking.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: William Byron Wiggins, Bryan Keith Lawler, Deandre Laron Strong, Michael David Gallant
  • Patent number: 9228748
    Abstract: A frame structure for an appliance, such as an oven appliance, is provided. The frame structure includes a pair of vertical rails and a pair of lateral rails. A pair of hinges is mounted to the vertical rails, and a door is mounted to the vertical rails with the pair of hinges. A control panel is also mounted to the pair of vertical rails.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Nathan Ernell Nelson, William Byron Wiggins
  • Publication number: 20150047623
    Abstract: An oven appliance is provided. The oven appliance includes a top panel, a bottom panel, a back panel and a pair of side panels. The top panel, the bottom panel, the back panel and the pair of side panels are mounted to one another with a plurality of fasteners. The top panel, the bottom panel, the back panel and the pair of side panels define a cooking chamber for receiving food items for cooking.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2013
    Publication date: February 19, 2015
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: William Byron Wiggins, Bryan Keith Lawler, Deandre Laron Strong, Michael David Gallant
  • Publication number: 20150027429
    Abstract: A frame structure for an appliance, such as an oven appliance, is provided. The frame structure includes a pair of vertical rails and a pair of lateral rails. A pair of hinges is mounted to the vertical rails, and a door is mounted to the vertical rails with the pair of hinges. A control panel is also mounted to the pair of vertical rails.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2013
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Inventors: Nathan Ernell Nelson, William Byron Wiggins
  • Publication number: 20130319394
    Abstract: An oven includes an oven cavity, an oven door providing access to the oven cavity, and a dampening hinge member pivotably coupling the oven door to the oven. A channel encloses the dampening hinge member and provides a flow of air to the dampening hinge member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2012
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Inventors: John Adam YANTIS, Richard ROBERTSON, William Byron WIGGINS
  • Patent number: 7964823
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a wall oven has a cooking cavity surrounded by a baffled cavity. The wall oven has a door for restricting access to the cooking cavity. A control cavity has a front surface maintaining controls for operation of the wall oven. An exhaust fan is in flow communication with the control cavity and the baffled cavity for directing air from the control cavity and the baffled cavity into an exhaust cavity. An air divider separates the control cavity from the exhaust cavity. A method for cooling a control panel of a wall oven is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2011
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: James Armstrong, Michael David Gallant, William Henry Gross, William L. Holbrook, William Byron Wiggins
  • Publication number: 20100145483
    Abstract: An assembly for an appliance is disclosed. The assembly includes a Human-Machine Interface (HMI) including an input component having a portion accessible to a user, and a display component to indicate information to the user, the display component being operatively connected to the input component. The assembly further includes a liquid barrier covering the HMI.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2008
    Publication date: June 10, 2010
    Inventors: Michael Paul MCGONAGLE, Philip Ames Barber, William Byron Wiggins, Jay Andrew Broniak, Michael David Gallant, Jeffrey Bruce Moore
  • Publication number: 20090107479
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a wall oven has a cooking cavity surrounded by a baffled cavity. The wall oven has a door for restricting access to the cooking cavity. A control cavity has a front surface maintaining controls for operation of the wall oven. An exhaust fan is in flow communication with the control cavity and the baffled cavity for directing air from the control cavity and the baffled cavity into an exhaust cavity. An air divider separates the control cavity from the exhaust cavity. A method for cooling a control panel of a wall oven is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2007
    Publication date: April 30, 2009
    Inventors: James ARMSTRONG, Michael David GALLANT, William Henry GROSS, William L. HOLBROOK, William Byron WIGGINS
  • Patent number: 6629737
    Abstract: A containment system for batteries of a data transmission equipment enclosure is disclosed. The system includes a number of identical side plates and integral top flanges for positioning around the batteries along with a front retention bar that has a series of slots for mating with slots formed in the side plates. A top channel frame member is connected to each of the side plates and to the enclosure. The system when installed in an enclosure prevents sideward, frontward and damaging upward movements of the batteries in response to seismic events. The system is careful, however, not to block the region under the batteries so that a heating pad can easily be installed if desired.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2003
    Assignee: Marconi Communications, Inc.
    Inventor: William Byron Wiggins
  • Publication number: 20020108543
    Abstract: A compact storage bracket and shelf apparatus is disclosed for the interior of an equipment enclosure. The bracket is attached to the inner surface of an enclosure door. This forms a storage compartment for literature or the like to be maintained within the enclosure. The shelf is pivotally connected to the bracket to close in a very compact arrangement and to open with enough space for a service technician's laptop computer. The shelf may be opened and closed in a very easy manner and the opening and closing may be accomplished with one hand. The shelf is maintained in a closed position by use of a spring biased plunger, and a shoulder bolt is used to abut an edge of a shelf wall to support the shelf in an opened position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2001
    Publication date: August 15, 2002
    Inventor: William Byron Wiggins
  • Publication number: 20020109440
    Abstract: A containment system for batteries of a data transmission equipment enclosure is disclosed. The system includes a number of identical side plates and integral top flanges for positioning around the batteries along with a front retention bar that has a series of slots for mating with slots formed in the side plates. A top channel frame member is connected to each of the side plates and to the enclosure. The system when installed in an enclosure prevents sideward, frontward and damaging upward movements of the batteries in response to seismic events. The system is careful, however, not to block the region under the batteries so that a heating pad can easily be installed if desired.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2001
    Publication date: August 15, 2002
    Inventor: William Byron Wiggins
  • Patent number: D385428
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 28, 1997
    Assignee: Phillips & Brooks/Gladwin, Inc.
    Inventors: Lionel D. Gillespie, Eddie Lanier Holland, William Byron Wiggins, James Edwin Raynor
  • Patent number: D387579
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 16, 1997
    Assignee: Phillips & Brooks/Gladwin, Inc.
    Inventors: Lionel D. Gillespie, Eddie Lanier Holland, William Byron Wiggins, James Edwin Raynor