Midea Group Co., Ltd.

General Electric Company

Nathan Ernell Nelson

Daniel J Trice

Richard W Cowan

John Kenneth Hooker

Vern Alden Neal

Felix Conde Zelocuatecatl

John Adam Yantis

Scott Thomas Kershner

William Byron Wiggins

Darren Allen Turner

Srisurya Prakash Pilli

A system for a two-step activation for a valve includes at least one valve control selector having an output representative of a valve position and a touch sensor having an output representative of a permission to operate said valve.

Two-step turn on for digital gas valves

An apparatus and method of articulating a rack for a cooking appliance between a lowered position and a raised position. One or more cams drive one or more linkage members pivotably connected to the rack. One or more drive mechanisms may be used to pivot the one or more cams.

Articulating rack for a cooking appliance

A system for inhibiting and providing access to appliance control knobs includes a support structure for mounting individual control knobs or groups thereof, and an actuator assembly for extending and retracting control knobs either individually or collectively.

Retracting and extending control selectors

An apparatus and method of an extending rack for a cooking appliance. One or more bushings slidingly engage one or more sliding rods allowing a wire rack or structure to travel between positions relative to a remaining portion of the extending rack. One or more support rods may be used with the sliding rods. The extending rack may include one or more retaining clips engaging the one or more bushings to the wire rack.

Extending rack for a cooking appliance

An apparatus having a microwave oven pivotally coupled with a refrigerator. The microwave oven may be locked in one or more pivot positions relative to the refrigerator. The pivot axis of the microwave oven may be in a variety of positions relative to the refrigerator and microwave to result in a variety of orientations.

Combined microwave oven and refrigerator appliance

An adjustable modular frame for a cooking appliance. The modular frame may be a front frame structure having a plurality of members or sections. The front frame may include an upper front frame section and a lower front frame section connected by a pair of front frame sections to define an outer periphery for a cavity opening. The dimensions and/or shape of the front frame structure may be adjusted to be used in a variety of applications.

Modular frame for an appliance structure

An oven appliance is provided. The oven appliance includes a door and a hinge assembly for rotatably mounting the door to a cabinet. The hinge assembly includes features for adjusting a position of the door. At least one of a vertical position and a lateral position of the door can be adjusted with the hinge assembly.

Oven appliance and a hinge assembly for the same

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.

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Louisville, KY, United States of America

Nathan Ernell Nelson