Patents Assigned to The Vollrath Company
  • FOOD SERVICE UNIT INCLUDING RECIRCULATING VENTILATION SYSTEM AND FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20140020673
    Abstract: A food service unit for use with a cooking unit includes a food shield including an upper wall, a customer-side wall, and two lateral sidewalls, a ventilation volume defined at least in part by the food shield, a recirculating ventilation system including a filter, a fan downstream of the filter, and an exhaust vent, wherein the fan is configured to draw air from the ventilation volume through the filter and exhaust the air through the exhaust vent, a pressure sensor configured to detect a differential pressure between atmosphere and a location between the filter and the fan, a control system configured to prevent a cooking unit from operating when the detected differential pressure is outside a specified range of pressures, a fire suppression system including a nozzle and a source of fire extinguishing agent and a fire detection sensor configured to detect a fire and activate the fire suppression system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Applicant: THE VOLLRATH COMPANY, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Jeffrey T. Zank, John Wojcik
  • Rack
    Patent number: D650541
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignee: The Vollrath Company, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Theresa M. Mayer, James E. Redlich, Alan J. Schommer
  • Ice container
    Patent number: D650544
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignee: The Vollrath Company, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Charles F. Smiley, Carl R. Neess
  • Handle for food service equipment
    Patent number: D655975
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: The Vollrath Company, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Rebecca Schreiber-Pethan, Mark V. LeGreve
  • Kettle
    Patent number: D659462
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2012
    Assignee: The Vollrath Company, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Jill E. Hundley, Michael I. Hebden
  • Riser
    Patent number: D663545
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: The Vollrath Company, L.L.C.
    Inventor: Jill E. Hundley
  • Riser
    Patent number: D663969
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Assignee: The Vollrath Company, L.L.C.
    Inventor: Jill E. Hundley
  • Food pan
    Patent number: D665221
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: The Vollrath Company, L.L.C.
    Inventors: David R. Tosdale, Theresa M. Mayer
  • Dispenser for food service equipment
    Patent number: D670965
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: The Vollrath Company, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Rebecca Schreiber-Pethan, Mark V. LeGreve
  • Steak weight
    Patent number: D673818
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: The Vollrath Company, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Mark V. LeGreve, Jill E. Hundley
  • Food pan
    Patent number: D677972
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: The Vollrath Company, L.L.C.
    Inventors: David R. Tosdale, Theresa M. Mayer
  • Stand for food service
    Patent number: D681372
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: The Vollrath Company, L.L.C.
    Inventor: Jill E. Hundley
  • Food pan
    Patent number: D690551
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: The Vollrath Company, L.L.C.
    Inventor: Jill E. Hundley
  • Food pan
    Patent number: D690552
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: The Vollrath Company, L.L.C.
    Inventor: Jill E. Hundley
  • Food pan
    Patent number: D690553
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: The Vollrath Company L.L.C.
    Inventors: David R. Tosdale, Theresa M. Mayer
  • Food pan
    Patent number: D691845
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: The Vollrath Company, L.L.C.
    Inventors: David R. Tosdale, Theresa M. Mayer
  • Foodservice equipment
    Patent number: D695056
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: The Vollrath Company, L.L.C.
    Inventor: Jill E. Hundley
  • Handle for food service equipment
    Patent number: D695062
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: The Vollrath Company, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Rebecca Schreiber-Pethan, Mark V. LeGreve
  • Foodservice equipment
    Patent number: D698596
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: The Vollrath Company, L.L.C.
    Inventor: Jill E. Hundley
  • Stand for food service
    Patent number: D703472
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: The Vollrath Company
    Inventor: Jill E. Hundley