Patents by Inventor Keith E. Gilman

Keith E. Gilman 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).

  • Wall panel and system
    Patent number: 6945414
    Abstract: A wall panel for holding an accessory, the wall panel having a recessed slot, at least a portion of which has an undercut and a shaped opening in communication with a portion of the recessed slot and the undercut. The shaped opening may be capable of receiving a shaped attachment member of an accessory, the shaped attachment member then being slidable within the undercut and the recessed slot beyond the limits of the shaped opening. A plurality of wall panels may be adapted to form a wall panel system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2005
    Assignee: Products of Tomorrow, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth V. Stevens, Constantine A. Valaoritis, Keith E. Gilman
  • Kitchen appliance with video display
    Patent number: 6853399
    Abstract: A kitchen appliance such as a cooking or cleaning apparatus includes video or other electronic image display built within the door of the appliance or a side or other surface of an appliance. Controls for the display and the video or still-frame generating apparatus associated therewith are either built directly within the appliance and/or are associated via remote control, including an infrared receiving port. The display could be fed from a television tuner, microprocessor or any other video or still frame generating apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2005
    Inventors: Robert A. Gilman, Keith E. Gilman