Patents Assigned to Carter Hoffmann, Inc.
  • Patent number: 9126613
    Abstract: A cart is provided. The cart includes a plurality of walls to define an internal volume and a top surface. The top surface comprises a planar portion that is enclosed by edges along its perimeter, some or all of the edges including upstanding portions that extend above the planar portion. One or more of the upstanding portions includes an open portion proximate to the intersecting adjacent edge that forms a gap therebetween. A plurality of caps are provided, with a cap disposed upon each corner to contact the planar portion and the upstanding portions of the edges and enclose the gap in each corner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: Carter Hoffmann, Inc.
    Inventors: Ryan J. Savage, Robert C. Fortmann
  • Publication number: 20150191192
    Abstract: A cart is provided. The cart includes a plurality of walls to define an internal volume and a top surface. The top surface comprises a planar portion that is enclosed by edges along its perimeter, some or all of the edges including upstanding portions that extend above the planar portion. One or more of the upstanding portions includes an open portion proximate to the intersecting adjacent edge that forms a gap therebetween. A plurality of caps are provided, with a cap disposed upon each corner to contact the planar portion and the upstanding portions of the edges and enclose the gap in each corner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2015
    Publication date: July 9, 2015
    Applicant: Carter Hoffmann, Inc.
    Inventors: Ryan J. Savage, Robert C. Fortmann
  • Patent number: 8362404
    Abstract: A container configured to establish an air flow curtain at an open end thereof is provided. The container includes a housing defining an internal volume with opposed five mutually perpendicular walls and an open end allowing access to the internal volume. A heater and a fan are disposed within the housing. An assembly is removably positioned within the internal volume of the housing and configured to be removed from the internal volume in a single motion without any external tools, the assembly comprises five mutually perpendicular walls and an open end allowing access to an internal volume within the assembly. When the assembly is positioned within the housing, a first plenum is defined within a space between the rear wall of the assembly and the rear wall of the housing, and a second plenum in fluid communication with the first plenum is defined within a space between the lower wall of the assembly and the rear wall of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Carter Hoffmann, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul M. Emerich, Gregory T. Landeweer
  • Patent number: 8283604
    Abstract: A chip warming device (10, 1000, 2000) is provided with a support structure (15) and a heating device. The support structure (15) has a first door (100) that selectively seals a first opening (60), a second door (110) that selectively seals a second opening (70) and a chip tray (120) that selectively seals a third opening (80). The heating device is positioned in the support structure (15) that supplies heat to the chips. The first and second openings (60, 70) are adjacent to each other. The second door (110) can be at an angle with respect to vertical when in a closed position. The chip tray (120) can be at an angle with respect to vertical when in a closed position. The support structure (15) can have a floor that is at an angle with respect to horizontal. An antimicrobial coating or treatment can be used on at least a portion of the support structure (15) for suppression of microbe growth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: Carter Hoffmann, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey S. Erber, Kimberly B. Aaron