Patents
US 12241635 B2: Retractable range hood
- Granted
- 2025-03-04
- Filed
- 2022-03-23 application 17701739
- Type
- Utility · 17 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A range hood for a microwave includes a range-hood mount and a pair of hood slides coupled to the range-hood mount. Each hood slide includes portions that are configured to move relative to the range-hood mount between a retracted position and an extended position. The range hood further includes an expandable hood extension coupled to the pair of slides and configured to move from a collapsed configuration, when the pair of slides are arranged in the retracted position, to an expanded configuration, when the pair of slides are in the extended position.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg250304.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broan-NuTone LLC 190 patents | US company or organization | Hartford, WI | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradley Mergener | Hartford, WI | 4 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Ryan Revers | Hartford, WI | 12 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Richard R. Sinur | Hartford, WI | 39 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Brian R. Wellnitz | Hartford, WI | 22 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Brent Lillesand | Hartford, WI | 6 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Jason Asmus | Hartford, WI | 8 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| F24C | Domestic stoves or ranges ; details of domestic stoves or ranges, of general application | F24C15/2092 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| H05B | Electric heating; electric light sources not otherwise provided for; circuit arrangements for electric light sources, in general | H05B6/6423 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-20 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | MERGENER, BRADLEY signed 2026-08-27 REVERS, RYAN signed 2026-09-23 SINUR, RICHARD R. signed 2026-10-15 ASMUS, JASON signed 2026-09-01 | BROAN-NUTONE LLC HARTFORD, WI | 76440/803 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-22 |
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