Patents Examined by Alfred Basichas
  • Patent number: 11821574
    Abstract: A panel mounting device base and kit therefor are described herein. The described base comprises: a lower member, an upper member, a surface fastener, and a connecting fastener. The profile of the lower member and the profile of the upper member are identical, and the lower member and the upper member are rotated about its longitudinal axis 180 degrees relative to each other and attached to form the base. The base is secured to a surface, and the base receives a panel mounting device to retain a panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Inventor: Jonathan Young
  • Patent number: 11821635
    Abstract: A table (1) comprises a table top (4), a heating appliance (3), and a heating appliance holder (2) holding the heating appliance (3). The heating appliance holder (2) comprises a holder main body (7) and a table top holder (8) for holding the table top (4), the table top holder (8) being spaced apart from the holder main body (7) by at least one gap (20).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: The Cashmere Caveman Co, Wild Kitchens Limited
    Inventors: Guy Stuart Ritchie, Nigel Bruce True
  • Patent number: 11812893
    Abstract: A system for storing a grill generally may include the grill and a corresponding base. The grill may have a grill body defining a cavity, and at least two legs extending from the grill body. The legs may be movable between an extended state and a collapsed state. The base may have a frame assembly selectively attachable to the grill body. When the frame assembly and grill body are attached to each other, the grill may be movable between a usable position to a storable position. A footprint of the grill may be smaller in the storable position than in the usable position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Inventor: Chris Stephen Manos
  • Patent number: 11808458
    Abstract: It is contemplated that the present invention can provide a collapsible and portable outdoor oven having a front wall having at least one opening, a rear wall, a top wall, a first side wall, a second side wall, at least one horizontally extending exhaust slot, at least one upwardly and outwardly extending baffle, at least one internal cavity having a rear inner wall, a first inner side wall, a rear inner side wall, an upper inner surface, a lower inner surface and an upwardly and forwardly projecting baffle positioned rearwardly on the lower surface, at least one of the first side wall, the second side wall, rear wall, upper surface and the lower surface comprised of a plurality of refractory brick elements and at least one door element adapted to cover the at least one opening of the front wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: OVEN BROTHERS LTD.
    Inventors: Gord Jones, Gilles Levesque, Jean-Philippe Normand
  • Patent number: 11805943
    Abstract: A grilling appliance with a grilling surface for placing food to be cooked, with a heat source located below the grilling surface for heating a food item on the grilling surface and with a second heat source located above the grilling surface. The second heat source is adjustable in such a way that it can be used to heat a food item located on the grilling surface from the side and/or from above, depending on the position of the second heat source, in that the second heat source is retained on a rear wall of the grilling appliance that extends beyond the top of the grilling surface so as to be translationally height-adjustable, and in that the second heat source can be pivoted about a pivot axis, in order to adjust the direction of the desired heat radiation downward between a position for releasing heat in a horizontal direction and a position for releasing heat in a vertical direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Enders Colsman AG
    Inventors: Robin Colsman, Michael Gloger
  • Patent number: 11800915
    Abstract: This invention relates to portable heating systems that utilize a portable fuel source. Portable heating systems of the invention generally include a regulator that is configured to vaporize fuel released from a cartridge and to transfer the vaporized fuel to a burner for ignition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: Schawbel Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Karl Winkler, Mark Gibson
  • Patent number: 11796186
    Abstract: Described herein is a device that will restrict the radiant heat from transferring all around a patio heater and instead will effectively focus, deflect and/or reflect radiant and convective heat from a patio heater toward a desired direction. By focusing the heat toward one direction, heat is not lost to the unoccupied direction where no persons are lounging. Rather, more of the heat is directed toward the people and thus the heater operates more efficiently.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: Sweet Heat LLC
    Inventor: David Dadoyan
  • Patent number: 11796172
    Abstract: A portable flaring apparatus is disclosed. The flaring apparatus comprises a stack comprising multiple segments of varying diameters, which may be configured to be telescoped for transport. The flaring apparatus further comprises one or more inlets for the intake of gas, an arrester for suppressing flames and detonation within the flaring system, and a plurality of combustion tips for flaring gas. The components of the flaring apparatus may be affixed to a trailer platform for portability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: All American Services, LLC
    Inventors: Jacob Micah Pape, Justin Curtis Carlson
  • Patent number: 11788736
    Abstract: A method, system, apparatus, and/or device for preheating air for a rooftop air handling unit (RTU). The method, system, apparatus, and/or device may include a barrier system configured to surround the RTU. The barrier system may include a structure to provide a frame for the barrier system, a first barrier configured to connect to a first side of the structure, and a collector configured to connect to a second side of the structure. The method, system, apparatus, and/or device may include a duct configured to connect between the collector and a chamber. The method, system, apparatus, and/or device may include a chamber configured to connect to an air intake hood of the RTU. The chamber may include a first opening to receive air stored in the cavity, a second opening to receive external air, and a diverter configured to switch between a first position and a second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Inventor: John Wabel
  • Patent number: 11781750
    Abstract: A method of cooling an oven door assembly having an inner frame and an outer frame together forming a portion of an oven door for an oven, the method comprising sealing an inner glass panel against the inner frame of the oven door and spacing an outer glass panel from the inner glass panel to define an air gap between the inner glass panel and the outer glass panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Todd William Lambkin, Joel Matthew Sells
  • Patent number: 11781751
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to systems and methods for high flame temperature oxy-combustion that enables the capture of CO2 cost effectively. One part of the presently disclosed subject matter comprises an annular shroud burner which utilizes a supply of undiluted oxygen and minimal flue gas recycle to generate a high flame temperature to maximize efficiency. The annular shroud burner may deliver oxygen into a combustion zone where mixing of the oxygen and a stream of fuel occurs. Flue gas recycled from the exit of the combustion system serves the dual purpose of conveying the coal into the reaction zone, as well as providing local cooling and protection from high incident heat fluxes through the novel shroud cooling design. The annular shroud burner may be configured to produce an axial jet flame that controls the rate of mixing of oxygen and fuel, thereby extending the heat release. Oxygen and coal may be mixed in a ratio such that peak flame temperatures exceed 4,500° F. (2,482° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Jupiter Oxygen Corporation
    Inventors: Brydger Van Otten, Steven Harold Krimsky, Kevin Davis, Andrew Paul Chiodo
  • Patent number: 11781755
    Abstract: A fireplace and method of manufacturing a fireplace. Embodiments of the fireplace comprise a combustion chamber, a front opening allowing viewing within the combustion chamber, and a back wall opposite the front opening. The back wall can be controllably switched between an opaque state and a transparent state. A combustion region between the front opening and the back wall is adapted to provide a flame. A controller coupled to the back wall enables a user to switch the back wall between the opaque and transparent states. In embodiments the back wall comprises a glass panel and switchable film on the glass panel. The controller is coupled to the switchable film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: HNI Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Richard D. Berg, Gary L. Butler
  • Patent number: 11774095
    Abstract: A modular pyrophoric lighter includes an outer case, an insert removably received by the outer case, and a renewal module removably received by the insert. The renewal module quickly slides into the insert to provide a new fuel supply, wick, and flint. The renewal module quickly slides out of the insert when the fuel, wick, and/or flint is spent so that a new renewal module may be installed. In an alternative embodiment, a modular lighter includes an outer case, an insert removably received by the outer case, and a fuel module removably received by the insert. The fuel module quickly slides into the insert to provide a new fuel supply. The fuel module quickly slides out of the insert when the fuel is spent so that a new fuel module may be installed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: ZIPPO MANUFACTURING COMPANY
    Inventor: Brian J. Barber
  • Patent number: 11774110
    Abstract: A table accessory for use with a fire pit. The table accessory may be supported by a fire pit for use as a table, for supporting a storage cover, or, when the fire pit is in use, may be moved below the fire pit for use as a heat shield. A plurality of accessory legs extend from the lower surface of the body. The terminal ends of the accessory legs are configured to be received on a top panel of the fire pit. A fire pit stand has a plurality of fire pit legs for supporting the fire pit. The fire pit legs define a fire pit leg height. The height of the table accessory is less than the fire pit leg height for facilitating locating the table accessory under the fire pit chamber of the fire pit for use of the table accessory as a heat shield.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Inventors: Kyle Ressler, Robert Woodruff, Andrew Alan Harmeling
  • Patent number: 11774096
    Abstract: A portable biometric lighter device (100) generally involving a control unit (210), a biometric sensor, such as a fingerprint sensor (140), wherein the biometric sensor is configured to scan a biometric data of a user and is operably coupled to the control unit (210), and an ignition element, wherein the ignition element is activated by the control unit (210) upon a match of the scanned biometric data of the user and a biometric data of an authorized user that is stored in a memory device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Inventor: John Gibson
  • Patent number: 11771262
    Abstract: An embodiment of a support assembly for a grill may include a leg subassembly comprising a first leg and a second leg, a leg subassembly comprising a first leg and a second leg, the first leg defining a retaining aperture, and a rotatable pin collar assembly configured to couple the first leg to the second leg in a slidable and lockable connection, the rotatable pin collar assembly including a spring pin configured to be retained in the retaining aperture at a first longitudinal position on the first leg when the grill is in a standing locked configuration and configured to be positioned at a second longitudinal position on the first leg when the grill is in a collapsed configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Home Depot Product Authority, LLC
    Inventors: Dan Williams, Riley Wong, Jason Carley, Steve Oshgan
  • Patent number: 11751724
    Abstract: A portable charcoal barbeque grill is disclosed with self-contained charcoal briquettes and an upper grill for cooking. The barbeque grill may be constructed with a starter wick having relatively low ignition-temperature for easy lighting. The wick also has a sufficiently high burning temperature either to ignite charcoal briquettes or to ignite a starter material which in turn has a starter-material-burning-temperature sufficiently high to ignite the charcoal briquettes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Inventor: Siddhartha Gaur
  • Patent number: 11754290
    Abstract: A cooking grill with a cooking chamber, pellet fuel combustion unit, and ash cleanout system for releasing retained ash from the combustion unit through an access door without requiring the disassembly of the upper components of the grill. The combustion unit has a first end with a first end opening, and a second end with a second end opening. The ash cleanout system includes an access door adjacent to the second end, operable by a user from a position external to the cooking chamber through a pull link, and capable of a first position wherein the second end opening is closed to generally retain ash within the pellet fuel combustion unit, and a second position wherein the second end opening is open to release the retained ash to a separate removal location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: LOGAN OUTDOOR PRODUCTS, LLC
    Inventors: S. Ty Measom, Brett Bennett
  • Patent number: 11754295
    Abstract: A cooking device includes a frame to form a cooking chamber; a burner disposed in the cooking chamber and to generate a flame for supplying heat to the cooking chamber; a burner cover in which the burner is installed and having a plate with an outlet opening through which an air passes; a fan to flow an air of the cooking chamber; and a stabilizer to reduce an influence of the air on a flame of the burner when the air of the cooking chamber passes through the outlet opening of the burner cover by the fan. The stabilizer includes: a body having an opening for air passage; a barrier extended from the body; and a fastening unit for fastening the body to the burner cover, and while the fastening unit is fastened to the burner cover, the body is spaced apart from the plate of the burner cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Junho Seok, Daebong Yang, Jeahyuk Wie
  • Patent number: 11747013
    Abstract: Emissions of NOX and/or CO are reduced at the stack by systems and methods wherein a primary fuel is thoroughly mixed with a specific range of excess combustion air. The primary fuel-air mixture is then discharged and anchored within a combustion chamber of a burner. Further, the systems and methods provide for dynamically controlling NOX content in emissions from a furnace by adjusting the flow of primary fuel and of a secondary stage fuel, and in some cases controlling the amount or placement of combustion air into the furnace.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: John Zink Company, LLC
    Inventors: Chad Carroll, Jaime Erazo, Valeriy Smirnov, Thomas Korb, Mark Vaccari, Sean Battisti, Jose Corcega