Inventor · Hendersonville, TN, US

John Thurl Pottenger

20Patents
10h-index
18Co-inventors
72Inventor score

Filing activity: Apr 2, 1996 → Aug 14, 2020

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5577438A Gas fired deep fat fryer Human Necessities 28 Expired
USD479781S1 Three burner cooktop General 27 Expired
USD480261S1 Two burner cooktop General 25 Expired
USD479942S1 Cooktop General 23 Expired
US7628609B2 Hub and spoke burner with flame stability Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 22 Active
US8057223B2 Hub and spoke burner with flame stability Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 19 Active
US8596259B2 High efficiency burner Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 17 Active
USD565894S1 Portion of a burner assembly General 16 Expired
USD565895S1 Portion of a burner assembly General 15 Expired
US7841332B2 Burner with flame stability Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 12 Active
USD584567S1 Portion of a burner assembly General 10 Expired
USD565893S1 Portion of a burner assembly General 9 Expired
US8171927B2 Burner cap flame stabilization chamber Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 8 Active
USD562070S1 Portion of a burner assembly General 6 Expired
US7871264B2 Hub and spoke burner port configuration Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 5 Active
USD562069S1 Portion of a burner assembly General 3 Expired
US8800545B2 Auto adjusting flame spreader for gas operated oven Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 0 Active
US11940159B2 Temperature probe for a cooktop appliance with a gas burner Electricity 0 Active
US11402101B2 Cooktop appliance with a gas burner assembly having a thermal break Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 0 Active
US10502429B2 Cooktop appliance having a reignition spark module Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 0 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.