Tracy J Talley

US Patent:

7040673, May 9, 2006

Filed:

Dec 8, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/730475

Inventors:

Steve W. Smock - Indianapolis IN, US
Harry I. Courter - Indianapolis IN, US
Greg Wright - Roscoe IL, US
Tracy J. Talley - Indianapolis IN, US

Assignee:

Emerson Electric Co. - St. Louis MO

International Classification:

E05C 5/00

US Classification:

292109, 292110, 292112, 292194, 292198, 292201, 292216, 292332, 29234116, 29234117, 292DIG 69

Abstract:

An oven lock mechanism has a latch that is moved between an unlatched and a latched position in response to movement of the door from an open to a closed position and a motor that turns a cam acting as a blocker to block the latch in the latched position when a cleaning cycle is initiated. The rotation of the cam also induces movement of the latch to cause the latch to pull the door in closer to the frame of the oven.

US Patent:

7137387, Nov 21, 2006

Filed:

Jun 25, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/877145

Inventors:

Charles V. Edwards - Columbus IN, US
Harry I Courter - Indianapolis IN, US
Tracy J. Talley - Indianapolis IN, US

Assignee:

Emerson Electric Co. - St. Louis MO

International Classification:

F24C 15/04

US Classification:

126190, 126191, 126192, 126197, 292110, 292 11, 292129, 292201, 292229, 292341

Abstract:

An oven lock mechanism is disclosed having a latch mechanism driven by a motor between a latched position wherein the oven door is held in a closed position and an unlatched position wherein the oven door freely opens and closes. The motor is controlled by a switch that enables rotation of the motor when in a first state and prevents rotation of the motor when in a second state. A switch actuator mechanism places the switch in the first state when the door is closed and in the second state when the door is open. The switch is mounted at the rear of the oven away from the front opening of the oven compartment.

US Patent:

20050121918, Jun 9, 2005

Filed:

Dec 8, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/730296

Inventors:

Steve Smock - Indianapolis IN, US
Harry Courter - Indianapolis IN, US
Greg Wright - Roscoe IL, US
Tracy Talley - Indianapolis IN, US

International Classification:

E05C005/00

US Classification:

292109000

Abstract:

An oven lock mechanism has a latch that is moved between an unlatched and a latched position in response to movement of the door from an open to a closed position and a motor that turns a cam acting as a blocker to block the latch in the latched position when a cleaning cycle is initiated. The rotation of the cam also induces movement of the latch to cause the latch to pull the door in closer to the frame of the oven.

US Patent:

20050284465, Dec 29, 2005

Filed:

Jun 25, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/877151

Inventors:

Harry Courter - Indianapolis IN, US
Matthew Kemp - Indianapolis IN, US
Tracy Talley - Indianapolis IN, US

International Classification:

F24C015/04

US Classification:

126197000

Abstract:

A motorized door lock assembly for locking an oven door mounted on a range body in a closed position so as to close an oven compartment for purposes of cleaning the oven compartment is provided. The door lock assembly comprises a latch, a motor, a rotor arm and a linkage. The latch has a hook at one end for engaging the oven door and is mounted to the range body for rotation about a translatable pivot axis between an unlatched position wherein the hook does not inhibit movement of the oven door and a latched position wherein the hook does inhibit movement of the oven door. The latch is also mounted for reciprocal translation with the pivot axis between a non-pulled-in position wherein the latch does not pull against the oven door and a pulled-in position wherein the latch pulls against the oven door. The rotor arm is rotatably driven by the motor. The linkage extends generally from a back to a front of the range body above the oven compartment and is secured to the rotor arm at one end and secured to the latch at the other end. Upon rotation of the rotor arm by the motor, the linkage translates inducing rotation of the latch from the unlatched position to the latched position prior to translating the latch from the non-pulled-in to the pulled-in position.

US Patent:

20090113906, May 7, 2009

Filed:

Nov 2, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/934460

Inventors:

Tracy Talley - Indianapolis IN, US

Assignee:

EMERSON ELECTRIC CO. - St. Louis MO

International Classification:

F25D 17/04

US Classification:

62187

Abstract:

A sliding door air damper unit for a refrigerator includes a base plate having an aperture, a sliding door slidably mounted on the base plate for controlling air flow through the aperture, and a modular driving assembly for driving the sliding door. The modular driving assembly includes a housing defining an inner space, a cam device suspended from the housing and a motor mounted on the housing. The sliding door is driven by the cam device to move back and forth and can slide through a gap between the cam device and the base plate. The travel distance of the sliding door is increased and thus the aperture can be made larger to allow more air to flow through the aperture. The sliding door air damper unit allows a refrigerator compartment of the refrigerator to quickly reach a predetermined temperature setting.