Whirlpool Corporation

Ken E Johnson

Patrick J Duffy

Victor H Manrique

Paul Jordan Neuman

John R McNally

Randall Vernen Crawford

Sarah Katherine Small

Michele Harpring Johnson

Gaston A Leoni

Alexandre Machado Bardal

Leonardo Portilho Soares

Theodore G Jackson

Alok C Deshpande

Ashish Mittal

Victor Gerardo Caloca

A combination gas burner assembly includes a first burner forming a first profile shape and a second burner positioned above the first burner. The second burner forms a second profile shape different from the first profile shape. The first burner and the second burner form a perimeter of the gas burner assembly. The first profile shape overlaps with the second profile shape forming an overlapping portion of the perimeter.

Combination gas burner assembly

A cooking appliance includes a cooktop and a burner mounted on the cooktop. At least one coupling member is coupled to the cooktop. A grate, a griddle, or a reversible griddle is selectively coupled to the at least one coupling member and is operable between a raised position and a lowered position when the grate, the griddle, or the reversible griddle, is engaged with the coupling member.

Cooktop with hinged grates

An orifice holder includes a body defining inner wall portions facing each other and spaced apart at a first distance for receiving a portion of a stem of a spreader therebetween. The body further defines a first cup and a second cup, each extending outwardly from opposing sides of the inner wall portions. Each of the first cup and the second cup has a peripheral rim extending around an upper perimeter thereof and open at respective adjacent ends of the inner wall portions to define a fluid path past the peripheral rims, through the respective first and second cups, between the inner wall portions, and into the stem.

Orifice holder

A gas burner for a cooktop includes a spreader extending along a major axis to define an elongated shape. The spreader further defines an underside and includes a first projection and a second projection extending away from the underside. An orifice holder includes a body and a first lobe and a second lobe extending radially outward from the body. The first and second projections are opposingly adjacent to at least one of the first and second lobes. The orifice holder is mutually engageable with the spreader, with the first and second projections opposingly adjacent with at least one of the first and second lobes.

Anti-rotation feature for a burner

An orifice holder includes a body that defines an inner chamber and inner wall portions. The inner wall portions each have a first width that is defined relative to the upper portion of the body. A first cup extends outwardly from the inner wall portions. A second cup extends outwardly from the inner wall portions and interconnects with the first cup through the inner wall portions. An airflow path is defined to the inner chamber from the first and second cups.

Combined runway locator and wind direction indicator

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Owasso, OK, United States of America

Ken E Johnson