Patents by Inventor David R. Lastoria

David R. Lastoria has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method and system for controlling smoker device integral to an oven
    Patent number: 8304697
    Abstract: A smoker device having a low profile fits beneath the lower most rack of an oven thereby allowing full use of all possible shelves of the oven. The smoker device comprises a uniquely shaped bi-level heater element that allows the smoker device pan to be cradled just above the bottom wall of the oven chamber. A method and system allow a processor control of the smoker device manually or automatically as a part of a programmed recipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Cleveland Range, LLC
    Inventors: Owen R. McGhee, Jr., David R. Lastoria, David S. Schwerzler
  • Method and system for controlling smoker device integral to an oven
    Publication number: 20100247721
    Abstract: A smoker device having a low profile fits beneath the lower most rack of an oven thereby allowing full use of all possible shelves of the oven. The smoker device comprises a uniquely shaped bi-level heater element that allows the smoker device pan to be cradled just above the bottom wall of the oven chamber. A method and system allow a processor control of the smoker device manually or automatically as a part of a programmed recipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2009
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Inventors: Owen R. McGhee, JR., David R. Lastoria, David S. Schwerzler