Patents by Inventor Nicholas Bassill
Nicholas Bassill 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).
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Patent number: 11957259Abstract: A cubby unit includes a unit housing, a plurality of cubbies disposed within the unit housing, and an interface positioned along the unit housing. Each of the plurality of cubbies includes a cubby housing defining an internal compartment and a door coupled to the cubby housing. The door facilitates accessing the internal compartment of the cubby housing. The interface provides a cubby selection interface that facilitates manual assignment of a respective cubby to a respective order by an employee.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2022Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: Hatco CorporationInventors: James Jakubowski, Gerhard Wenzel, Michael Ross, Taylor Bley, Jim Virgin, Nicholas Bassill
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Publication number: 20230380023Abstract: Systems, methods, and media for induction heating a first food vessel of a first size and a second food vessel of a second size include a base defining a well to separately receive the first food vessel and the second food vessel. A plurality of coil assemblies are mounted to a bottom side of a tray. The plurality of induction coils are electrically coupled with an inverter of the induction heating system. A sensing system is configured to indirectly measure a temperature of the first food vessel when the first food vessel is resting in the well and the second food vessel when the second food vessel is resting in the well. A controller is communicatively coupled with the sensing system and the inverter and is configured receive the temperature measurement from the sensing system, and control the inverter according to the measurement.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2023Publication date: November 23, 2023Inventors: Nicholas Bassill, Fei Shang, Mark Gilpatric, Greg Sterr, James Jakubowski, Edward Nunn, Ming Liu
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Patent number: 11684213Abstract: A cooking unit includes a cooktop, a hood assembly, a duct assembly, and a fan. The cooktop defines a slot at least partially extending along a peripheral edge of the cooktop. The hood assembly includes a hood support extending upward from the cooktop and a hood coupled to the hood support. The hood support defines a conduit. The hood defines an intake and a hood chamber connecting the intake to the conduit of the hood support. The duct assembly includes ducting extending beneath the cooktop. The ducting connects the conduit to the slot. The fan is positioned to drive air into the intake, through the hood chamber, through the conduit, through the ducting, and out of the slot. At least a portion of the air exiting the slot returns to the intake such that an air curtain is generated between the slot and the intake.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2020Date of Patent: June 27, 2023Assignee: Hatco CorporationInventors: Michael Majchrzak, Jim Virgin, Kevin Veeser, William Novotny, Matthew Thomas, Nicholas Bassill
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Publication number: 20220378247Abstract: A cubby unit includes a unit housing, a plurality of cubbies disposed within the unit housing, and an interface positioned along the unit housing. Each of the plurality of cubbies includes a cubby housing defining an internal compartment and a door coupled to the cubby housing. The door facilitates accessing the internal compartment of the cubby housing. The interface provides a cubby selection interface that facilitates manual assignment of a respective cubby to a respective order by an employee.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 9, 2022Publication date: December 1, 2022Inventors: James Jakubowski, Gerhard Wenzel, Michael Ross, Taylor Bley, Jim Virgin, Nicholas Bassill
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Patent number: 11445845Abstract: A cubby unit includes a plurality of cubbies and a thermal management system. Each of the plurality of cubbies includes a cubby housing defining an internal compartment. The thermal management system is configured to facilitate thermally regulating at least one of (i) a food product selectively received within the internal compartment of at least one of the plurality of cubbies or (ii) the internal compartment of the at least one of the plurality of cubbies.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2020Date of Patent: September 20, 2022Assignee: HATCO CORPORATIONInventors: James Jakubowski, Gerhard Wenzel, Michael Ross, Taylor Bley, Jim Virgin, Nicholas Bassill
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Publication number: 20200245815Abstract: A cooking unit includes a cooktop, a hood assembly, a duct assembly, and a fan. The cooktop defines a slot at least partially extending along a peripheral edge of the cooktop. The hood assembly includes a hood support extending upward from the cooktop and a hood coupled to the hood support. The hood support defines a conduit. The hood defines an intake and a hood chamber connecting the intake to the conduit of the hood support. The duct assembly includes ducting extending beneath the cooktop. The ducting connects the conduit to the slot. The fan is positioned to drive air into the intake, through the hood chamber, through the conduit, through the ducting, and out of the slot. At least a portion of the air exiting the slot returns to the intake such that an air curtain is generated between the slot and the intake.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 5, 2020Publication date: August 6, 2020Applicant: Hatco CorporationInventors: Michael Majchrzak, Jim Virgin, Kevin Veeser, William Novotny, Matthew Thomas, Nicholas Bassill
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Publication number: 20200237119Abstract: A cubby unit includes a plurality of cubbies and a thermal management system. Each of the plurality of cubbies includes a cubby housing defining an internal compartment. The thermal management system is configured to facilitate thermally regulating at least one of (i) a food product selectively received within the internal compartment of at least one of the plurality of cubbies or (ii) the internal compartment of the at least one of the plurality of cubbies.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2020Publication date: July 30, 2020Applicant: HATCO CORPORATIONInventors: James Jakubowski, Gerhard Wenzel, Michael Ross, Taylor Bley, Jim Virgin, Nicholas Bassill
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Patent number: 8803048Abstract: An induction heating and control system and method have enhanced reliability and advanced performance features for use with induction cooking devices, such as induction heating ranges. Enhanced performance is facilitated via the use of an induction heating system which integrates voltage management, power management, thermal management, digital control sensing and regulation systems, and protection systems management.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2011Date of Patent: August 12, 2014Assignee: The Vollrath Company, L.L.C.Inventors: Nicholas Bassill, Clifford Jameson, Dongyu Wang
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Publication number: 20110290787Abstract: An induction heating and control system and method have enhanced reliability and advanced performance features for use with induction cooking devices, such as induction heating ranges. Enhanced performance is facilitated via the use of an induction heating system which integrates voltage management, power management, thermal management, digital control sensing and regulation systems, and protection systems management.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2011Publication date: December 1, 2011Inventors: Nicholas Bassill, Clifford Jamerson, Dongyu Wang
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Publication number: 20080223852Abstract: An induction heating and control system and method have enhanced reliability and advanced performance features for use with induction cooking devices, such as induction heating ranges. Enhanced performance is facilitated via the use of an induction heating system which integrates voltage management, power management, thermal management, digital control sensing and regulation systems, and protection systems management.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 28, 2008Publication date: September 18, 2008Inventors: Nicholas Bassill, Clifford Jamerson, Dongyu Wang
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Patent number: 6727482Abstract: An induction heating method and device comprise an inductive heat source (120) having a controller (130), a resonant converter (125) and an induction coil (80). The controller (130) generates a variable frequency variable duty cycle control voltage in response to a power setting. The variable duty cycle of the control voltage decreases in response to an increase in the variable frequency of the control voltage. In response to the control voltage, the resonant power converter (125) generates an output between a first node (126) and a second node (128). Coupled between the first and second nodes (126, 128), the induction coil (80) varies the amount of heat it produces in response to the output power.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2002Date of Patent: April 27, 2004Inventors: Nicholas Bassill, Jih-Sheng Lai
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Publication number: 20030205572Abstract: An induction heating method and device comprise an inductive heat source (120) having a controller (130), a resonant converter (125) and an induction coil (80). The controller (130) generates a variable frequency variable duty cycle control voltage in response to a power setting. The variable duty cycle of the control voltage decreases in response to an increase in the variable frequency of the control voltage. In response to the control voltage, the resonant power converter (125) generates an output between a first node (126) and a second node (128). Coupled between the first and second nodes (126, 128), the induction coil (80) varies the amount of heat it produces in response to the output power.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 19, 2002Publication date: November 6, 2003Inventors: Nicholas Bassill, Jih-Sheng Lai
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Publication number: 20030192881Abstract: An induction heating and control system and method have enhanced reliability and advanced performance features for use with induction cooking devices, such as induction heating ranges. Enhanced performance is facilitated via the use of an induction heating system which integrates voltage management, power management, thermal management, digital control sensing and regulation systems, and protection systems management.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 2003Publication date: October 16, 2003Inventors: Nicholas Bassill, Clifford Jamerson, Dongyu Wang
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Patent number: 6630650Abstract: An induction heating and control system and method have enhanced reliability and advanced performance features for use with induction cooking devices, such as induction heating ranges. Enhanced performance is facilitated via the use of an induction heating system which integrates voltage management, power management, thermal management, digital control sensing and regulation systems, and protection systems management.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2001Date of Patent: October 7, 2003Assignee: Luxine, Inc.Inventors: Nicholas Bassill, Clifford Jamerson, Dongyu Wang
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Publication number: 20020117497Abstract: An induction heating and control system and method have enhanced reliability and advanced performance features for use with induction cooking devices, such as induction heating ranges. Enhanced performance is facilitated via the use of an induction heating system which integrates voltage management, power management, thermal management, digital control sensing and regulation systems, and protection systems management.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 17, 2001Publication date: August 29, 2002Inventors: Nicholas Bassill, Clifford Jamerson, Dongyu Wang
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Patent number: 4850387Abstract: A valve for controllably admitting a pressurized gas into a bottle and dispensing a liquid from the bottle. The valve attaches to the top of an opened bottle and includes a valve body having a liquid section and a gas section. An intake tube descends from the valve body into the bottle and communicates with a liquid outlet spout through the liquid section of the valve body. Gas from a source of pressurized gas is controllably admitted through the valve body into the neck of the bottle to force the liquid within the bottle up the intake tube and into the liquid section of the valve body. A finger actuated trigger operates against a valve slide to selectively control opening and closing of the liquid and gas sections of the valve body. Valving is arranged so that communication between the liquid inlet and liquid outlet is always established before gas is admitted into the bottle and is maintained until after the gas supply is closed.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 1987Date of Patent: July 25, 1989Inventor: Nicholas Bassill
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Patent number: D852573Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2017Date of Patent: July 2, 2019Assignee: HATCO CORPORATIONInventor: Nicholas Bassill
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Patent number: D865435Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2018Date of Patent: November 5, 2019Assignee: HATCO CORPORATIONInventor: Nicholas Bassill