Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090064987 | GRATE APPARATUS AND METHOD - A grate apparatus configured to support a cooking utensil over a flame of a heat source on a cooktop stove. The grate apparatus includes an outer portion with a support surface configured to support the cooking utensil. The support surface includes a first coating. A plurality of protrusions is configured to support the cooking utensil. A portion of the plurality of protrusions is configured to be disposed closer to the flame of the heat source than is an entirety of the support surface. The plurality of protrusions includes a second coating different than the first coating. | 03-12-2009 |
20090159071 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR A GAS BURNER - A gas burner assembly connected to a source of gas. The gas burner assembly has a burner body. The burner body has a generally enclosed chamber with a central axis and is configured with a generally circular wall. Ports are formed at the top of the wall and are in flow communication to an area external the burner body for combustion of the gas. A venturi directs the flow of gas from the source of gas into the chamber through an opening where the opening is offset from the central axis of the chamber. The burner body further has a stability chamber. | 06-25-2009 |
20090162801 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR A GAS BURNER - A gas range having a cook top and a gas burner assembly connected to a source of gas having a variable flow rate. The burner assembly is positioned in the cook top. The gas burner assembly has a burner body with a gas input, the gas input is in a first flow communication with a first chamber and a second flow communication with a second chamber. Each chamber has at least one port in an exterior wall for flow communication to an area external of the burner body for combustion of the gas. The second flow communication has a tripping pin to deflect flow during high flow conditions and to not deflect flow during low flow conditions. A burner cap is positioned on the burner body. | 06-25-2009 |
20090165777 | GAS BURNER - A gas range has a cook top and a gas burner assembly. The gas burner assembly includes a burner body positioned in the cook top and connected to a source of gas. The burner body has at least one substantially enclosed chamber. The chamber has an inner wall with at least one port, and an outer wall with at least one port. At least one gas conduit with a substantially round entry for receiving a gas flow, a throated region, and a non-round exit in flow communication with the at least one chamber. | 07-02-2009 |
20100035197 | CAP FOR A GAS BURNER - A cap for a gas burner is disclosed. The cap includes a center portion including a top surface having a periphery; at least one extension extending outward from the center portion, the at least one extension defining a drain channel extending outward and downward from the top surface; and a ledge extending along the periphery. A spill resistant gas burner assembly incorporating such a cap is also disclosed. | 02-11-2010 |
20120061375 | SYSTEM FOR SUPPLEMENTATION OF APPLIANCE STANDBY MODE WITH INTERNAL POWER SOURCE - A system is provided for supplementing the power usage of an appliance with an internal power source, such as e.g., a battery, in order to limit the overall power consumption of the appliance while in standby mode. The system can allow for replenishing the internal power source when the appliance is not in standby mode or even when in standby mode if such will not exceed the external power source consumption limit. In the event the internal power source is not available or is reaching depletion, the system can provide for disabling electronic features of the appliance in order to maintain the external power source consumption below the desired limit. | 03-15-2012 |
20120090595 | GAS BURNER ASSEMBLY - An gas burner assembly for a cooking appliance includes a main burner assembly, a simmer burner assembly positioned in a stacked relationship with and located below the main burner assembly, a venturi assembly for delivering a gas flow to the main burner assembly, a gas boost pump configured to control a pressurization of the gas flow, a gas valve assembly for controlling a rate of the gas flow, and an encoder coupled to the gas valve assembly, the encoder configured to track a position of the gas valve assembly and provide a signal to the gas boost pump for pressurization of the gas flow. | 04-19-2012 |
20120105236 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR APPLIANCE GAS LEAK DETECTION - A method and apparatus for determining whether an appliance is leaking gas is provided. Pressure measurements are taken after closing off the flow of gas to the appliance and within the appliance so as to isolate the gas within the distribution system of the appliance. If unacceptable changes in the pressure of the gas are detected, a warning signal can be provided and the flow of gas into the appliance can be maintained in an off state until further corrective steps are undertaken. Corrections for temperatures changes between pressure measurements can also be provided. | 05-03-2012 |
20120125318 | FLEXIBLE COUPLING OF VALVE AND CONTROL FOR A GAS COOKING APPLIANCE - A coupling for connection of a valve and a control element in a gas cooking appliance is provided. More particularly, the present invention provides a flexible coupling to connect between a control element manipulated by the user and a gas valve that regulates the flow of fuel to a gas burner. By coupling the control and valve by a flexible coupling, options are created for the relative placement of the valve and control, which increases the space available in the interior of the appliance and/or upon its control panel. | 05-24-2012 |
20120171343 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COOKING APPLIANCE HEATING ELEMENT AND CONTROL IDENTIFICATION - A method and apparatus are provided for determining which heating element on a cooking appliance is associated with a particular heating element control. More particularly, when a user of the appliance touches a control on the cooking appliance and/or comes in close proximity to such control, a visual identification of which heating element is associated with such control is provided. The visual identification can be e.g., a light that illuminates the associated heating element or a visible display that otherwise indicates the associated heating element. | 07-05-2012 |
20130025582 | GAS OVEN EXHAUST VENT DAMPER SYSTEM - A damper system for an exhaust vent of a gas operated oven includes a temperature-reactive member configured to expand when actuated by heating to a pre-determined temperature, and a damper member coupled to the temperature-reactive member, the damper member configured to move with the expansion of the temperature-reactive member to control a size of an opening to the exhaust vent from the gas operated oven. | 01-31-2013 |
20130061844 | SURFACE MOUNT IGNITER ASSEMBLY - A cooktop surface is a high dielectric strength surface in which an opening is provided to receive a burner assembly. A surface mount igniter assembly extends through the same opening and terminates adjacent a perimeter of the burner assembly. The surface mount igniter assembly includes an electrode having a first end extending through the burner opening, an intermediate portion received in a ceramic insulator, and a terminal, second end disposed adjacent the burner perimeter. The ceramic insulator preferably has an opening edge slot to facilitate receipt of the electrode therein, and the ceramic insulator faces the dielectric cooktop surface to fully insulate around the electrode. | 03-14-2013 |
20130068214 | METHOD OF MOUNTING GAS BURNER TO SHEET METAL OR GLASS COOKTOP - A gas burner mounting assembly for removably mounting a gas burner to a cooktop is provided. The cooktop has a top surface, a bottom surface, and at least one opening disposed therethrough. The mounting assembly includes an in-jet bracket with a portion extending through the opening and supporting the gas burner above the cooktop such that a gap is formed between the gas burner and the top surface of the cooktop. The mounting assembly is configured for implementation on cooktops of multiple thicknesses. | 03-21-2013 |
20130081611 | HOT SURFACE IGNITER SHIELD FOR A GASEOUS FUEL APPLIANCE - A gas burner assembly is provided that has a hot surface igniter. The hot surface igniter is equipped with a shield that protects the igniter from e.g., impact or other damage during cleaning or use. The shield is configured with the gas burner in a manner that can minimize the aesthetic impact on the flame while also providing ignition at low and high gas flow rates. | 04-04-2013 |
20130174832 | APPLIANCE BAFFLE SYSTEM - An appliance comprises at least one heating component, a baffle component positioned below the at least one heating component, an air intake component positioned above at least a portion of the baffle component, and an air redirection component positioned between the air intake component and the baffle component. In an example of an airflow path in the appliance, air entering the appliance through the air intake component is directed down below the baffle component by the air redirection component before flowing up through the baffle component to the at least one heating component. | 07-11-2013 |
20130175254 | COOK TOP APPLIANCE HAVING SPILL AND BOIL-OVER DETECTION AND RESPONSE - A cook top appliance that can detect a food deposit on the cook top surface from a spill or boil-over is provided. A sensor zone that surrounds a heating source is used to detect the food deposit. Based on the detection of the food deposit, the cook top appliance can take one or more remedial actions to e.g., notify the user and/or modify the operation of the heating source. A variety of configurations of the sensor zone are described. | 07-11-2013 |
20130220298 | COOKTOP APPLIANCE WITH FEATURES FOR IMPROVING ILLUMINATION - A cooktop appliance is provided with features for directing light from a light source through a cooking surface of the appliance. The light source may be positioned below the cooking surface, and the features may be positioned adjacent the cooking surface such that the features direct light from the light source through the cooking surface. As a result, the visibility of light to a user of the appliance can be improved. | 08-29-2013 |
20130228162 | MULTI-RINGED BURNER WITH SPILL CONTAINMENT - A gas burner assembly is provided for a cooking appliance including a cooktop surface. The gas burner assembly comprises an outer gas burner comprising an outer burner body, the outer gas burner configured to provide an outer cooking flame; and an inner gas burner comprising an inner burner body, the inner gas burner configured to provide an inner cooking flame, wherein secondary air supplied to the inner gas burner flows through one or more openings through the cooktop surface, wherein one or more channels direct spills beneath the outer gas burner onto the cooktop surface. | 09-05-2013 |
20130233296 | GAS BURNER ASSEMBLY - A burner body for use in a gas burner assembly and/or a gas cooking appliance is disclosed. The burner body comprises a sidewall and a main gas conduit, the main gas conduit having an inlet and an outlet; a plurality of primary burner ports disposed within the sidewall so as to be in communication with the outlet of the main gas conduit; a simmer flame port disposed within the sidewall in a spaced relation with the primary burner ports for providing a reignition source therefore; a stability chamber disposed within the burner body for channeling fuel to the simmer flame port; and a divider disposed in the stability chamber to reduce susceptibility to flashback. | 09-12-2013 |
20130239945 | DUAL FUNCTION AIR CHANNEL FOR GAS BURNER - A gas oven includes an oven cavity, an upper gas burner disposed within the oven cavity, a venturi assembly coupled to the upper gas burner, a lower gas burner disposed within a lower burner combustion chamber. The channel member is communicatively coupled between the lower burner combustion chamber and the venturi assembly for the upper gas burner to provide an airflow path therebetween. | 09-19-2013 |
20130255660 | AUTO ADJUSTING FLAME SPREADER FOR GAS OPERATED OVEN - An auto adjusting flame spreader system for a gas burner in a gas operated oven, includes a flame spreader, a flame spreader retaining system configured to movably retain the flame spreader in the gas operated oven in proximity to the gas burner, and a flame spreader positioning system configured to automatically adjust a position of the flame spreader on the retaining system relative to the gas burner responsive to a the temperature of the oven. | 10-03-2013 |
20130255663 | HYBRID GAS SURFACE BURNER - A gas burner assembly is provided for a cooking appliance. The gas burner assembly comprises an outer gas burner configured to provide an outer cooking flame; and an inner infrared burner configured to provide an inner cooking flame. A gas cooking appliance is also provided that comprises a cooktop surface; and a gas burner assembly that comprises an outer gas burner configured to provide an outer cooking flame; and an inner infrared burner configured to provide an inner cooking flame. | 10-03-2013 |
20130306055 | BURNER ASSEMBLY FOR AN APPLIANCE - A burner assembly for an appliance is provided. The appliance includes a top panel constructed of a non-conducting material. A gas burner is removably mounted to the top panel at an opening of the top panel. A conducting contact extends between the gas burner and a mounting assembly positioned at the opening of the top panel. The conducting contact can be used to ground the gas burner. | 11-21-2013 |
20140027439 | COOK TOP GRATE AS UTENSIL SIZE/PRESENCE DETECTOR - A cooking appliance and a method of controlling a cooking appliance are provided. The cooking appliance has a cooking utensil support structure configured as a sensor for determining a cooking utensil characteristic, such as the size and/or presence of a cooking utensil. The cooking utensil support structure can include a gap and an electrical characteristic can be detected at the gap. The detected electrical characteristic can be used to determine a cooking utensil characteristic. Control of the cooking appliance can be based on the detected electrical characteristic or the determined cooking utensil characteristic. The cooking appliance can be controlled to improve cooking performance, such as regulate the amount of heat supplied by a heat source based on the size and/or presence of a cooking utensil, and/or to initiate an alert condition. | 01-30-2014 |
20140131345 | INDUCTIVELY HEATED DIVIDER FOR AN OVEN APPLIANCE - An oven appliance having a divider whereby the cooking chamber can be separated into multiple portions for cooking operations is provided. The divider includes a shelf onto which food items can be placed for cooking The divider is inductively heated so that food items can be heated from both the bottom and top regardless of into which portion of the cooking chamber the food item is placed | 05-15-2014 |
20140144424 | BURNER ASSEMBLY - A burner assembly for an oven appliance is provided. The burner assembly includes a gas burner and a flame spreader. The flame spreader defines a slot or a series of apertures that is substantially parallel to the gas burner. The slot or series of apertures can decrease a thickness of a boundary layer positioned adjacent the flame spreader or increase a velocity or a temperature or both of the boundary layer. | 05-29-2014 |
20140167643 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE IN A COOKTOP APPLIANCE - Systems and methods of variably controlling a driver signal to a light emitting device located proximate to a burner assembly of an appliance are provided. The driver signal can be adjusted based on a signal indicative of a temperature in a region proximate the light emitting device. The signal indicative of a temperature of the burner assembly temperature can be generated by a temperature senor or the signal can be based on an anticipated temperature profile of the burner assembly. The driver signal can be adjusted based on the signal indicative of the temperature of the burner assembly temperature using pulse width modulation. | 06-19-2014 |
20140190467 | MULTI-RING GAS BURNER FOR AN APPLIANCE - A multi-ring gas burner for an appliance is provided. The burner includes an inner burner ring and an outer burner ring. The outer burner ring has a regulator positioned within a fuel chamber of the outer burner ring. The regulator controls a flow of fuel to outlets of the outer burner ring adjacent the regulator. The regulator can improve a uniformity of fuel flow through the outlets and thereby improve a uniformity of flames at the outlets. | 07-10-2014 |
20140196712 | OVEN APPLIANCE AND A GAS BURNER ASSEMBLY FOR THE SAME - A gas burner assembly for an oven appliance is provided. The gas burner assembly includes a pair of burner tubes. A runner tube extends between and can fluidly connect the burner tubes of the pair of burner tubes. The runner tube can assist with carrying flames between the burner tubes of the pair of burner tubes. | 07-17-2014 |
20140196713 | GAS BURNER ASSEMBLY FOR AN OVEN APPLIANCE - A gas burner assembly for an oven appliance is provided. The gas burner assembly includes a pair of burner tubes and a runner tube that extends between the pair of burner tubes. The gas burner assembly also includes features for obstructing a flow of gaseous fuel within the pair of burner tubes and/or directing gaseous fuel from the pair of burner tubes into the runner tube. | 07-17-2014 |
20140199647 | GAS BURNER ASSEMBLY - The present subject matter provides a gas burner assembly for an appliance. The gas burner assembly includes a burner tube and a shutter slidably mounted to an end portion of the burner tube. The shutter defines a slot with an axially extending portion. A boss is mounted to the tubular burner and is received within the slot of the shutter. The boss is movable within the axially extending portion of the slot in order to permit the shutter to slide along an axial direction on the burner tube. Such features can facilitate access to an orifice of the gas burner assembly. | 07-17-2014 |
20140204557 | ILLUMINATED KNOBS FOR AN APPLIANCE - An improved assembly for illuminating knobs on an appliance is provided. Light from a light source is positioned below a surface of the appliance to shine through a light transmissive insert in an aperture in the surface to illuminate a bottom surface of a control knob and/or part of the surface of the appliance. A fluid seal is maintained by the assembly between one side of the appliance surface where the knob is positioned, and an opposing side of the appliance surface where the light source is positioned. | 07-24-2014 |
20140238384 | MULTI-RING GAS BURNER - A multi-ring gas burner for a cooktop appliance is provided. The multi-ring gas burner includes an inner burner ring, an outer burner ring, and a carryover slot that extends between about the inner burner ring and about the outer burner ring. A pair of restrictors defines a Venturi throttle therebetween. The Venturi throttle can assist with regulating a flow of gaseous fuel out of the carryover slot. | 08-28-2014 |
20150037737 | SYSTEM FOR GASEOUS FUEL IGNITION FOR A COOKING APPLIANCE - An improved ignition system is provided for use with a gaseous fuel burner on a cooktop of an appliance. A flame sensor is used to detect the presence of a flame at the gaseous fuel burner. When the flame is detected as absent for at least a certain predetermined period of time, the ignition system attempts to reignite the flame. During the predetermined time period, the ignition system does not attempt to reignite the flame even though the flame is not detected. As such, the flame has an opportunity to restore itself fully around the burner during the predetermined time period before the ignition system is activated. | 02-05-2015 |
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20080214307 | Method for configuration - A method for configuring an EGM from a remote terminal thereby providing improvements in operational efficiency when configuring EGMs. For example, operational efficiencies are possible by providing direct access to configure an EGM without the technician traveling to the physical machine, which may be miles away. For local EGM's, there will be efficiencies obtained by the number of EGM's configured per hour/per technician. For extremely remote EGM's, there are additional efficiencies by the reduction of travel and lodging expenses for the technician. Additionally, remote configuration of an EGM reduces security overhead. | 09-04-2008 |
20090013166 | ROM BIOS BASED TRUSTED ENCRYPTED OPERATING SYSTEM - There is disclosed a device, system, and method for a ROM BIOS based trusted encrypted operating system for use in a gaming environment. The gaming device includes a ROM storing a BIOS, a secure loader, an encrypted operating system, and a decryption key for decrypting the encrypted operating system. The decryption key is partitioned and scattered about the secure loader. The method includes initializing the BIOS, locating the decryption key, decrypting the encrypted operating system with the encryption key, verifying a plurality of check codes, and transferring control to the operating system. The check codes are verified responsive to decrypting the encrypted operating system. The check codes are dispersed about the operating system and are unrelated to the operating system. Control is transferred to the operating system responsive to verifying the check codes. | 01-08-2009 |
20100062844 | AUTHENTICATION AND VALIDATION SYSTEMS FOR GAMING DEVICES - Systems and methods for authenticating and validating a device are disclosed herein. In one method, a manifest file is created for a gaming component, wherein the manifest file includes contents of each file from the gaming component. A digital signature is generated for each file from the gaming component, wherein the digital signature is created by using the contents of each file. Each digital signature is saved with each file in the manifest file. A digital signature calculation is performed on a file accessed during a bootup process. The contents of the accessed file are validated by comparing the calculated digital signature to the saved digital signature, and an error message is presented on a video display when the contents of the accessed file is not validated. | 03-11-2010 |
20110111865 | BACKGROUND MEMORY VALIDATION FOR GAMING DEVICES - Various embodiments are directed to a gaming device including a background memory validation system. The background memory validation system includes a background kernel thread that validates read-only pages on the gaming device. Additionally, the background kernel thread also minimizes potential timing problems because this process only validates page content in memory that is fully-loaded and functional. | 05-12-2011 |
20120220374 | DOWNLOAD AND CONFIGURATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GAMING MACHINES - The system and method allows a casino operator to re-configure one or more electronic gaming machines as part of a multicast. Where any reconfiguration requires a software package A and any dependent package B, a server is configured to combine as part of the multicast both packages A and B. The system and method also provides for scheduling reconfiguration though multi-casting. In the event any data packages are lost, corrupted or not received, those packages are repackaged and the data packets are re-sent as a multicast. | 08-30-2012 |
20130179738 | BACKGROUND MEMORY VALIDATION FOR GAMING DEVICES - Various embodiments are directed to a gaming device including a background memory validation system. The background memory validation system includes a background kernel thread that validates read-only pages on the gaming device. Additionally, the background kernel thread also minimizes potential timing problems because this process only validates page content in memory that is fully-loaded and functional. | 07-11-2013 |
20140149676 | BACKGROUND MEMORY VALIDATION FOR GAMING DEVICES - Various embodiments are directed to a gaming device including a background memory validation system. The background memory validation system includes a background kernel thread that validates read-only pages on the gaming device. Additionally, the background kernel thread also minimizes potential timing problems because this process only validates page content in memory that is fully-loaded and functional. | 05-29-2014 |