Inventor
COWAN RICHARD W
US51 patents
Patents
50 patentsUS10739011B2Aug 11, 2020
Retracting and extending control selectors
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US11933502B2Mar 19, 2024
Cooking appliance with self-closing user control
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US11519607B2Dec 6, 2022
Configurable control selectors with integrated illuminated displays
MIDEA GROUP CO LTD2 citations73
US11441782B2Sep 13, 2022
Cooking appliance user control integrated with rate of movement detection
MIDEA GROUP CO LTD4 citations73
US11442487B2Sep 13, 2022
Appliance burner assignment indication
MIDEA GROUP CO LTD2 citations73
US11357080B2Jun 7, 2022
Cooking container sensing for ignition triggering and programmed cooking
MIDEA GROUP CO LTD2 citations73
US11204173B2Dec 21, 2021
Seven burner digital cooktop with re-configurable wok and griddle burner
MIDEA GROUP CO LTD3 citations73
US11125443B2Sep 21, 2021
Method and apparatus for a manual gas valve
MIDEA GROUP CO LTD2 citations73
US11105512B2Aug 31, 2021
Method and system for controlling a flow curve of an electromechanical gas valve
MIDEA GROUP CO LTD2 citations73
US10598389B2Mar 24, 2020
Hinged grates for cooking appliance
MIDEA GROUP CO LTD6 citations73
US12372245B2Jul 29, 2025
Digital gas valve burner control systems and methods
MIDEA GROUP CO LTD0 citations62
US12317379B2May 27, 2025
Cooking container sensing for ignition triggering and programmed cooking
MIDEA GROUP CO LTD0 citations62
US12270551B2Apr 8, 2025
Configurable control selectors
MIDEA GROUP CO LTD0 citations62
US12228291B2Feb 18, 2025
Cooking appliance with self-closing user control
MIDEA GROUP CO LTD0 citations62
US12044406B2Jul 23, 2024
Minimum ignition period for gas burners
MIDEA GROUP CO LTD1 citations62
US12002343B2Jun 4, 2024
Method and apparatus to alert energization of cooking appliance surface burners
MIDEA GROUP CO LTD0 citations62
US11841145B2Dec 12, 2023
Configurable control selectors
MIDEA GROUP CO LTD0 citations62
US11788729B2Oct 17, 2023
Cooking appliance with integrated touch sensing controls
MIDEA GROUP CO LTD1 citations62
US11761637B2Sep 19, 2023
Method and apparatus for a manual gas valve
MIDEA GROUP CO LTD0 citations62
US11754291B2Sep 12, 2023
Modulating oven burner control for gas cooking appliance
MIDEA GROUP CO LTD0 citations62
US11747022B2Sep 5, 2023
Cooking appliance with unintentional control activation detection
MIDEA GROUP CO LTD1 citations62
US11605284B2Mar 14, 2023
Method and apparatus to alert energization of cooking appliance surface burners
MIDEA GROUP CO LTD0 citations62
US11592186B2Feb 28, 2023
Cooking appliance with multi-mode burner group
MIDEA GROUP CO LTD0 citations62
US11421874B2Aug 23, 2022
Digital gas valve burner control systems and methods
MIDEA GROUP CO LTD0 citations62
US11204174B2Dec 21, 2021
Configurable control selectors
MIDEA GROUP CO LTD0 citations62
US11927278B2Mar 12, 2024
Two-step turn on for digital gas valves
MIDEA GROUP CO LTD0 citations61
US11639796B2May 2, 2023
Gas cooking appliance with active igniter indicator
MIDEA GROUP CO LTD1 citations61
US11619321B2Apr 4, 2023
Two-step turn on for digital gas valves
MIDEA GROUP CO LTD0 citations61
US11255460B2Feb 22, 2022
Two-step turn on for digital gas valves
MIDEA GROUP CO LTD0 citations61
US11280498B2Mar 22, 2022
Retracting and extending control selectors
MIDEA GROUP CO LTD0 citations59
US11732890B2Aug 22, 2023
Cooking appliance gas oven burner control during oven warm-up operation
MIDEA GROUP CO LTD0 citations54
US12402742B2Sep 2, 2025
Microwave with water dispenser
MIDEA GROUP CO LTD0 citations52
US12392497B2Aug 19, 2025
Oven door alert
MIDEA GROUP CO LTD0 citations52
US12234995B2Feb 25, 2025
On demand oven door lock
MIDEA GROUP CO LTD0 citations52
US12163668B2Dec 10, 2024
Apparatus for reducing undesired change in cooking appliance configuration
MIDEA GROUP CO LTD0 citations52
US11828462B2Nov 28, 2023
Gas valve mounting assembly for gas cooking appliance
MIDEA GROUP CO LTD0 citations52
US11619386B2Apr 4, 2023
Method and system for auto-calibrating an ignition process of a digital gas cooking appliance
MIDEA GROUP CO LTD0 citations52
US11506393B2Nov 22, 2022
Gas cooking appliance with gas burner state indications
MIDEA GROUP CO LTD0 citations52
US11402102B2Aug 2, 2022
User-configurable two-step activation sequence for gas cooktop burner
MIDEA GROUP CO LTD0 citations52
US11209171B1Dec 28, 2021
Gas burner lighting via rotation
MIDEA GROUP CO LTD0 citations52
US12234996B2Feb 25, 2025
Igniter assembly for a gas cooking appliance
MIDEA GROUP CO LTD0 citations51
US11262069B2Mar 1, 2022
Method and system for auto-adjusting an active range of a gas cooking appliance
MIDEA GROUP CO LTD0 citations51
US12422145B2Sep 23, 2025
Appliance corner cap
MIDEA GROUP CO LTD0 citations50
US11796182B2Oct 24, 2023
Secondary venting arrangement for gas oven cooking appliance
MIDEA GROUP CO LTD0 citations50
US11796187B2Oct 24, 2023
Electronically controlled vent damper
MIDEA GROUP CO LTD0 citations50
US11486574B2Nov 1, 2022
Gas cooking appliance with ignition position indicator
MIDEA GROUP CO LTD0 citations50
US10739009B2Aug 11, 2020
Method and apparatus for distributing heat from a burner
MIDEA GROUP CO LTD0 citations49
US11739933B2Aug 29, 2023
Oven broiler gas burner for cooking appliance with variable electromechanical valve
MIDEA GROUP CO LTD0 citations43
US12595913B2Apr 7, 2026
Double oven with toaster and air fryer
MIDEA GROUP CO LTD0 citations42
US10724735B2Jul 28, 2020
Method and apparatus for distributing heat from a burner
MIDEA GROUP CO LTD0 citations39
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