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Granted Patent B2
US 9,297,538 · App. 12/330,648 · Granted Mar 29, 2016

Oven door lighting

Inventors: David C. Hargrave (Granger, IN); Allan G. Trowbridge (Benton Harbor, MI)
Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
F24C15/008F24C15/02F24C15/04G09F2013/049
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 9,297,538
App. No.
12/330,648
Granted
Mar 29, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

Lighting for an oven door includes a light source and a design that is selectively illuminated by the light source. The light source is located in the oven door, and the design is etched in an oven door window.

Claims (10)

1. A method of assembling an oven door, comprising:

positioning insulation adjacent a back panel, the back panel and the insulation being formed to include an opening,

etching a first design into a first heat-resistant window,

positioning the first heat-resistant window adjacent the opening,

positioning a light source adjacent an edge of the first heat-resistant window, the light source being spaced from the back panel by at least the insulation,

receiving a request including a second design,

etching the second design into a second heat-resistant window,

removing the first heat-resistant window from the opening, and

positioning the second heat-resistant window adjacent the opening.

2. The method of claim 1 , comprising positioning the light source adjacent an edge of the second heat-resistant window, the light source being spaced from the back panel by at least the insulation.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 9, 2008
From: HARGRAVE, DAVID C.; TROWBRIDGE, ALLAN G.
To: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
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Continuity (1)
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