Patents Assigned to The Vollrath Company
  • Food server fluid level control
    Publication number: 20040231837
    Abstract: A food serving station includes a support structure, one or more wells supported by the support structure, a drain manifold fluidly coupled to each of the one or more wells and not fluidly coupled to any other wells and a fill valve coupled to the drain manifold and external to the one or more wells and is adapted to be coupled to a fluid source. The valve is movable between an open position in which fluid from the fluid source is permitted to flow into the manifold in a closed position. The at least one sensor is configured to identify a volume of fluid within the interior.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2004
    Publication date: November 25, 2004
    Applicant: The Vollrath Company, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Jeffrey T. Zank, Ronald E. Bratton
  • Covered pan system
    Patent number: 6568534
    Abstract: A pan for use with a well for receiving the pan is disclosed herein. The pan includes a bottom panel, a plurality of walls, and a ramp. The plurality of walls extend upwardly from the bottom panel and define a cavity. The plurality of walls also have an upper end which defines a top opening. The upper end has an extension away from the cavity which defines a rim. The ramp is proximate the rim and exterior to the cavity, whereby the pan rides up on the ramp when the pan is drawn up against the well.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2003
    Assignee: The Vollrath Company, L.L.C.
    Inventor: Jeffrey T. Zank
  • Food pan configured for nested stacking
    Patent number: 6557720
    Abstract: A pan for use with a well for receiving the pan is disclosed herein. The pan includes a bottom panel, a plurality of walls, and a ramp. The plurality of walls extend upwardly from the bottom panel and define a cavity. The plurality of walls also have an upper end which defines a top opening. The upper end has an extension away from the cavity which defines a rim. The ramp is proximate the rim and exterior to the cavity, whereby the pan rides up on the ramp when the pan is drawn up against the well.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2003
    Assignee: The Vollrath Company, L.L.C.
    Inventors: David R. Tosdale, Mark L. Baumann, Victor M. Frauenfeld, William C. Heimerl, Ronald J. McGettrick, Richard E. Velten, Jeffrey T. Zank, Cory R. Boudreau, William C. Lindeman, Sheldon D. Roberts
  • Cover system
    Patent number: 6460453
    Abstract: A covering system includes a frame, a cover pivotally coupled to the frame and a stop surface pivotally coupled to the frame. The cover pivots between a closed position, a substantially open position and at least one intermediate position. The stop surface pivots between a first position in which the stop surface engages the cover when the cover is in the at least one intermediate position to retain the cover in the at least one intermediate position and a second position permitting the cover to be pivoted to at least one of the substantially open position and the closed position. The stopper includes a counterweight which biases the stop surface towards the first position as a result of gravity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2002
    Assignee: The Vollrath Company, L.L.C.
    Inventor: Victor M. Frauenfeld
  • Food serving and pan system
    Patent number: 6415945
    Abstract: A pan for use with a well for receiving the pan is disclosed herein. The pan includes a bottom panel, a plurality of walls, and a ramp. The plurality of walls extend upwardly from the bottom panel and define a cavity. The plurality of walls also have an upper end which defines a top opening. The upper end has an extension away from the cavity which defines a rim. The ramp is proximate the rim and exterior to the cavity, whereby the pan rides up on the ramp when the pan is drawn up against the well.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2002
    Assignee: The Vollrath Company, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Jeffrey T. Zank, Jeffrey C. Mittmann, Rebecca J. Schreiber-Pethan, Cory R. Boudreau, William C. Lindeman
  • Pan removal ramp
    Patent number: 6349843
    Abstract: A pan for use with a well for receiving the pan is disclosed herein. The pan includes a bottom panel, a plurality of walls, and a ramp. The plurality of walls extend upwardly from the bottom panel and define a cavity. The plurality of walls also have an upper end which defines a top opening. The upper end has an extension away from the cavity which defines a rim. The ramp is proximate the rim and exterior to the cavity, whereby the pan rides up on the ramp when the pan is drawn up against the well.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2002
    Assignee: The Vollrath Company LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey C. Mittmann, Rebecca J. Schreiber-Pethan, Cory R. Boudreau, William C. Lindeman
  • Food pan
    Patent number: D446993
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2001
    Assignee: The Vollrath Company, L.L.C.
    Inventor: Jeffrey T. Zank
  • Food pan
    Patent number: D449205
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2001
    Assignee: The Vollrath Company, L.L.C.
    Inventor: Jeffrey T. Zank
  • Utensil shaft
    Patent number: D520295
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2006
    Assignee: The Vollrath Company, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Rebecca Schreiber-Pethan, Brian J. Siehr, David M. Wasserman
  • Utensil handle
    Patent number: D520810
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2006
    Assignee: The Vollrath Company, L.L.C.
    Inventors: William I. Kessler, Rebecca J. Schreiber-Pethan
  • Food pan
    Patent number: D454751
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2002
    Assignee: The Vollrath Company, L.L.C.
    Inventor: Jeffrey T. Zank
  • Chafer
    Patent number: D532647
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2006
    Assignee: The Vollrath Company, L.L.C.
    Inventors: David M. Wasserman, John A. Wojcik, Ronald E. Bratton, William C. Lindeman, Cory R. Boudreau, Ronnie I. Matteucci, Richard A. Nelipovich
  • Utensil shaft
    Patent number: D536575
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2007
    Assignee: The Vollrath Company, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Rebecca Schreiber-Pethan, Brian J. Siehr, David M. Wasserman
  • Double walled metallic bowl
    Patent number: D539094
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2007
    Assignee: The Vollrath Company, L.L.C.
    Inventors: David M. Wasserman, Rebecca J. Schreiber-Pethan
  • Double walled metallic bowl
    Patent number: D539611
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2007
    Assignee: The Vollrath Company, L.L.C.
    Inventors: David M. Wasserman, Rebecca J. Schreiber-Pethan
  • Double walled metallic bowl
    Patent number: D540122
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2007
    Assignee: The Vollrath Company, L.L.C.
    Inventors: David M. Wasserman, Rebecca J. Schreiber-Pethan
  • Food pan
    Patent number: D540624
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2007
    Assignee: The Vollrath Company, L.L.C.
    Inventors: David M. Wasserman, John A. Wojcik, Craig P. Conner, Daniel R. Nett
  • Utensil bowl
    Patent number: D486041
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2004
    Assignee: The Vollrath Company, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Brian J. Siehr, Cory R. Boudreau
  • Utensil handle
    Patent number: D486354
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2004
    Assignee: The Vollrath Company, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Ronald E. Bratton, William I. Kessler, Rebecca J. Schreiber-Pethan, Brian J. Siehr, David M. Wasserman, Cory R. Boudreau, Richard A. Nelipovich
  • Utensil bowl
    Patent number: D486359
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2004
    Assignee: The Vollrath Company, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Brian J. Siehr, Cory R. Boudreau