Patents by Inventor Gary V. Harned

Gary V. Harned 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).

  • Oven With An Articulating And Retractable Door
    Publication number: 20070267402
    Abstract: In one embodiment of the present invention, an oven having a flexible and retractable door is described. The oven door is adapted to move from a closed position wherein it effectively closes an open side of the oven chamber and an open position wherein the door is retracted into the body of the oven, typically below the oven chamber. In variations, an electric motor is provided to selectively move the oven door between the open and closed positions. In other variations, the oven includes an oven rack that is moveable between extended and retracted positions by way of a second electric motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2007
    Publication date: November 22, 2007
    Inventors: Gary V. Harned, Kim A. Williams, Kenneth W. House, Douglas P. Collins
  • Oven with an articulating and retractable door
    Patent number: 7227101
    Abstract: In one embodiment of the present invention, an oven having a flexible and retractable door is described. The oven door is adapted to move from a closed position wherein it effectively closes an open side of the oven box and an open position wherein the door is retracted into the body of the oven, typically below the oven box. In variations, an electric motor is provided to selectively move the oven door between the open and closed positions. In other variations, the oven includes an oven rack that is moveable between extended and retracted positions by way of a second electric motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2007
    Inventors: Gary V. Harned, Kim A. Williams, Kenneth W. House, Douglas P. Collins
  • Oven with an articulating and retractable door
    Patent number: 7064296
    Abstract: In one embodiment of the present invention, an oven having a flexible and retractable door is described. The oven door is adapted to move from a closed position wherein it effectively closes an open side of the oven box and an open position wherein the door is retracted into the body of the oven, typically below the oven box. In variations, an electric motor is provided to selectively move the oven door between the open and closed positions. In other variations, the oven includes an oven rack that is moveable between extended and retracted positions by way of a second electric motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2006
    Assignee: Culinary Logic, LLC
    Inventors: Gary V. Harned, Kim A. Williams, Kenneth W. House, Douglas P. Collins