Patents by Inventor Glenn Melton

Glenn Melton 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).

  • Patent number: 11506438
    Abstract: An ice maker includes a dry compartment and a wet compartment adjacent to the dry compartment and including: an evaporator case sized to receive an evaporator, the evaporator case including: a plurality of interior panels joined to each other with snap-fit joints, each of the snap-fit joints including a tab and defining a slot, each of a plurality of seams formed between the interior panels defining a foam-tight seal and a water-tight seal; and a plurality of exterior panels, each of the plurality of exterior panels joined to a mating interior panel of the plurality of interior panels with slide joints, wherein the evaporator case is integrally insulated with blown foam insulation positioned between each of the plurality of exterior panels and a corresponding interior panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: Hoshizaki America, Inc.
    Inventors: Sandra A. Huckaby, Matthew W. Wells, Kim Peterson, Luther L. Clayton, Jr., Hideki Sakakibara, Abdul Waheed, Timothy Perry, Glenn Melton, Jeremy Relova
  • Publication number: 20200041187
    Abstract: An ice maker includes a dry compartment and a wet compartment adjacent to the dry compartment and including: an evaporator case sized to receive an evaporator, the evaporator case including: a plurality of interior panels joined to each other with snap-fit joints, each of the snap-fit joints including a tab and defining a slot, each of a plurality of seams formed between the interior panels defining a foam-tight seal and a water-tight seal; and a plurality of exterior panels, each of the plurality of exterior panels joined to a mating interior panel of the plurality of interior panels with slide joints, wherein the evaporator case is integrally insulated with blown foam insulation positioned between each of the plurality of exterior panels and a corresponding interior panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2019
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Inventors: Sandra A. Huckaby, Matthew W. Wells, Kim Peterson, Luther L. Clayton, JR., Hideki Sakakibara, Abdul Waheed, Timothy Perry, Glenn Melton, Jeremy Relova
  • Patent number: 9915469
    Abstract: A refrigeration unit includes: a front portion; a rear portion distal from the front portion; a cooling table section extending from the rear portion towards the front portion; an upper portion positioned between the front portion and the rear portion, positioned above the cooling table portion, and defining a circumferential opening configured to receive a storage container; a lower region distal from and below the upper portion and at least partially separated from the upper portion by the cooling table section defining a plenum defining holes allowing passage of air from the plenum of the cooling table section to the upper portion of the refrigeration unit, the lower region configured for food storage; and an evaporator section proximate to the rear portion and configured to circulate air to the cooling table section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: Hoshizaki America, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin Huckaby, Rob McDonald, Jeremy Neill, Connor McColl, Luiz Antonio Lopes, Donald Pilkey, Glenn Melton, Bradford Czerwonky
  • Publication number: 20170138660
    Abstract: A refrigeration unit includes: a front portion; a rear portion distal from the front portion; a cooling table section extending from the rear portion towards the front portion; an upper portion positioned between the front portion and the rear portion, positioned above the cooling table portion, and defining a circumferential opening configured to receive a storage container; a lower region distal from and below the upper portion and at least partially separated from the upper portion by the cooling table section defining a plenum defining holes allowing passage of air from the plenum of the cooling table section to the upper portion of the refrigeration unit, the lower region configured for food storage; and an evaporator section proximate to the rear portion and configured to circulate air to the cooling table section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2017
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Inventors: Kevin Huckaby, Rob McDonald, Jeremy Neill, Connor McColl, Luiz Antonio Lopes, Donald Pilkey, Glenn Melton, Bradford Czerwonky
  • Publication number: 20130192659
    Abstract: A solar tracking system comprising a bed rotatable about a turntable, the bed supporting at least one post structure, the post structure supporting a solar panel assembly, the solar panel assembly being pivotable to the post structure about a horizontal axis, and direct drive means to rotate the bed and pivot the solar panel assembly, whereby ball and socket linkages secure the solar panel assembly to the post structure and a lever arm coupled to the solar panel assembly through ball and socket linkages imparts drive to cause the solar panel assembly to pivot about a horizontal axis and a floating drive is positioned between the bed and the turntable so that the tracking system can absorb twisting deflections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2011
    Publication date: August 1, 2013
    Applicant: UPTON ECOFORLIFE SOLAR TRACKERS PTY. LTD.
    Inventors: Paul Upton, Glenn Melton