Downdraft system

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10801735
APP PUB NO 20140041649A1
SERIAL NO

13887028

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Some embodiments of the invention provide a downdraft assembly capable of ventilating a cooktop including housing with a frame, a fluid box, and a movement assembly with a belt-lift. In some embodiments, the movement assembly can include a vertically moveable chimney. Some embodiments include a chimney with a horizontal member coupled to a first vertical region and a second vertical region and including a fluid inlet. In some embodiments, a first control panel can be coupled to the housing to activate at least one function of the downdraft assembly while remaining substantially stationary as the chimney moves. Some embodiments include a second control panel coupled chimney. Some embodiments include a visor and at least one illumination source configured and arranged to at least partially illuminate the cooktop. In some embodiments, the visor can articulate to control illumination or the flow of a cooking effluent into a fluid inlet.

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BROAN-NUTONE LLC926 WEST STATE STREET HARTFORD WI 53027

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Montag, Sean Hartford, US 5 47
Perkins, Jay F Hartford, US 89 835
Sinur, Richard R Grafton, US 68 689
Wellnitz, Brian R Grafton, US 38 402

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