Patents by Inventor William T. Mars

William T. Mars 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).

  • Toaster
    Patent number: 6668706
    Abstract: A bread toaster comprising a housing and at least one slot opening for receiving an article to be toasted. The bread is progressively traversed by a linear heat source in a pair of passes. A first pass is at a rate which is sufficient to drive moisture from at least the surface of the bread, but which is insufficient to significantly darken the bread. A second pass is at a rate which is sufficient to darken and toast the surface to a desired degree.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2003
    Assignee: Nesco, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert J. Tomsich, Mark E. Baskin, William T. Mars, Craig M. Saunders
  • Toaster
    Publication number: 20030075052
    Abstract: A bread toaster comprising a housing and at least one slot opening for receiving an article to be toasted. The bread is progressively traversed by a linear heat source in a pair of passes. A first pass is at a rate which is sufficient to drive moisture from at least the surface of the bread, but which is insufficient to significantly darken the bread. A second pass is at a rate which is sufficient to darken and toast the surface to a desired degree.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2002
    Publication date: April 24, 2003
    Applicant: Nesco, Inc.
    Inventors: Craig M. Saunders, Robert J. Tomsich, Mark E. Baskin, William T. Mars
  • Toaster
    Publication number: 20030066434
    Abstract: A bread toaster comprising a housing and at least one slot opening for receiving an article to be toasted. The bread is progressively traversed by a linear heat source in a pair of passes. A first pass is at a rate which is sufficient to drive moisture from at least the surface of the bread, but which is insufficient to significantly darken the bread. A second pass is at a rate which is sufficient to darken and toast the surface to a desired degree.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2002
    Publication date: April 10, 2003
    Inventors: Robert J. Tomsich, Mark E. Baskin, William T. Mars, Craig M. Saunders
  • Toaster
    Patent number: 6511692
    Abstract: A bread toaster comprising a housing and at least one slot opening for receiving an article to be toasted. The bread is progressively traversed by a linear heat source in a pair of passes. A first pass is at a rate which is sufficient to drive moisture from at least the surface of the bread, but which is insufficient to significantly darken the bread. A second pass is at a rate which is sufficient to darken and toast the surface to a desired degree.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2003
    Assignee: Nesco, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert J. Tomsich, Mark E. Baskin, William T. Mars, Craig M. Saunders
  • Toaster
    Patent number: 6357343
    Abstract: A bread toaster comprising a housing and at least one slot opening for receiving an article to be toasted. The bread is progressively traversed by a linear heat source in a pair of passes. A first pass is at a rate which is sufficient to drive moisture from at least the surface of the bread, but which is insufficient to significantly darken the bread. A second pass is at a rate which is sufficient to darken and toast the surface to a desired degree.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2002
    Assignee: Nesco, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert J. Tomsich, Mark E. Baskin, William T. Mars, Craig M. Saunders
  • Toaster
    Publication number: 20010016222
    Abstract: A bread toaster comprising a housing and at least one slot opening for receiving an article to be toasted. The bread is progressively traversed by a linear heat source in a pair of passes. A first pass is at a rate which is sufficient to drive moisture from at least the surface of the bread, but which is insufficient to significantly darken the bread. A second pass is at a rate which is sufficient to darken and toast the surface to a desired degree.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2001
    Publication date: August 23, 2001
    Inventors: Robert J. Tomsich, Mark E. Baskin, William T. Mars, Craig M. Saunders
  • Vibrating pacifier
    Patent number: 5693073
    Abstract: Disclosed is a vibrating infant pacifier. The pacifier is compact and lightweight and provides a nipple vibrationally isolated from the outer housing of the device. The housing encloses a tuning fork vibrator unit that employs a coil which generates an oscillating magnetic field in the presence of a flexible spring and magnet assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 2, 1997
    Inventors: Fred S. Glick, C. Peter Cimoroni, William T. Mars
  • Travelling cut-off saw
    Patent number: 4175455
    Abstract: A continuous material, such as a block of urethane foam, is moved at a constant speed in a longitudinal direction on an infeed conveyor. A stationary cutting platen is situated at the end of the infeed conveyor. A cutting saw is movable in the longitudinal and vertical direction above the platen. A piece of the material, once cut, is carried away by an outfeed conveyor adjacent the platen. The movement of the conveyors and the longitudinal and vertical movements of the cutting saw are coordinated so that the cut of the material is always completed over the cutting platen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 1978
    Date of Patent: November 27, 1979
    Assignee: McNeil Corporation
    Inventors: James Genis, William T. Mars