Patents Assigned to EVS, Inc.
  • Patent number: 6344074
    Abstract: A ventless air scrubber assembly for use with a conventional cooking appliance situated within an interior location. A ventilation hood is arrayed in an overhanging manner above the cooking appliance and includes a recessed interior defined by a planar base surface and a plurality of interconnecting sides. The hood further includes an intake and an exhaust and a plurality of individual grease extraction units located within the hood in proximity to the exhaust. A filtration housing having an inlet and an outlet is located a specified distance from the hood and is interconnected to the hood exhaust by a first length of ductwork extending filtration housing inlet. A plurality of individual filters are arrayed between the inlet and an outlet in successive fashion. The filters include particulate entrapment filters and an odor removal filter. A second length of ductwork extends between the filtration housing outlet and an inlet of an exhaust fan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2002
    Assignee: EVS, Inc.
    Inventors: John M. Ward, Gregory Kolecki
  • Patent number: 6041772
    Abstract: An overhead ventilation hood for use within a ventilation system of a conventional cooking appliance. The hood includes a housing with a planar base surface and a recessed interior arrayed in a downwardly facing manner which is defined by a first side, a second spaced apart side, a first interconnecting end and a second interconnecting end. Intake and exhaust openings are formed through the housing proximate the first and second sides. The ventilation system includes a first blower mounted in communication with a first length of ductwork extending to the intake opening to provide a stream of pressurized intake air and a second blower mounted in communication with a second length of ductwork extending from the exhaust opening to provide a stream of pressurized exhaust air.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2000
    Assignee: EVS, Inc.
    Inventors: John M. Ward, Gregory Kolecki
  • Patent number: 6041774
    Abstract: An overhead ventilation hood for a ventilation system of a conventional cooking appliance. The hood includes a housing with a planar base surface and a recessed interior arrayed in a downwardly facing manner which is defined by a first side, a second spaced apart side, a first interconnecting end and a second interconnecting end. Intake and exhaust openings are formed through the housing proximite the first and second sides. The ventilation system includes a first blower mounted in communication with a first length of ductwork extending to the intake opening to provide a stream of pressurized intake air and a second blower mounted in communication with a second length of ductwork extending from the exhaust opening to provide a stream of pressurized exhaust air.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2000
    Assignee: EVS, Inc.
    Inventors: John M. Ward, Gregory Kolecki