Patents by Inventor Victor P. Smith

Victor P. Smith 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).

  • Warmer drawer for a cooking range
    Patent number: 6191391
    Abstract: A warming drawer for a domestic range which is disposed within a heating chamber located relatively beneath the oven. The heating chamber is surrounded by a series of panels, and has a heating element disposed therein. The heating element is energized in accordance with a user-determined duty cycle such that temperature within the heating chamber is maintained between a predetermined minimum temperature and a predetermined maximum temperature. The range of temperatures between the predetermined minimum and predetermined maximum correspond to a range of desired food serving temperatures at the warmer drawer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2001
    Assignee: White Consolidated Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Subhash R. Deo, George R. Brake, James E. Pryor, James E. Peppers, Cecilia M. Lankford, Victor P. Smith