Patents by Inventor Alan Stolzman

Alan Stolzman has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20260060476
    Abstract: A food holding apparatus and associated components and methods. The food holding apparatus includes multiple food receivers configured to be independently controlled to heat or cool food received therein. The food holding apparatus includes a refrigeration system. Components of the refrigeration system are mounted on a sled movable between stowed and access positions to facilitate access to the components. The food holding apparatus can include touch screen controls, serpentine-shaped bar heating elements, and/or other features.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2025
    Publication date: March 5, 2026
    Inventors: James W. Bigott, Benjamin Kingbay Wann, Thomas Earl Kieffer, Jeffrey Allen Stafford, Alan Stolzman
  • Patent number: 12478216
    Abstract: A food holding apparatus and associated components and methods. The food holding apparatus includes multiple food receivers configured to be independently controlled to heat or cool food received therein. The food holding apparatus includes a refrigeration system. Components of the refrigeration system are mounted on a sled movable between stowed and access positions to facilitate access to the components. The food holding apparatus can include touch screen controls, serpentine-shaped bar heating elements, and/or other features.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2025
    Assignee: DUKE MANUFACTURING CO.
    Inventors: James W. Bigott, Benjamin Kingbay Wann, Thomas Earl Kieffer, Jeffrey Allen Stafford, Alan Stolzman
  • Publication number: 20220095837
    Abstract: A food holding apparatus and associated components and methods. The food holding apparatus includes multiple food receivers configured to be independently controlled to heat or cool food received therein. The food holding apparatus includes a refrigeration system. Components of the refrigeration system are mounted on a sled movable between stowed and access positions to facilitate access to the components. The food holding apparatus can include touch screen controls, serpentine-shaped bar heating elements, and/or other features.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: James W. Bigott, Benjamin Kingbay Wann, Thomas Earl Kieffer, Jeffrey Allen Stafford, Alan Stolzman
  • Publication number: 20220095836
    Abstract: A food holding apparatus and associated components and methods. The food holding apparatus includes multiple food receivers configured to be independently controlled to heat or cool food received therein. The food holding apparatus includes a refrigeration system. Components of the refrigeration system are mounted on a sled movable between stowed and access positions to facilitate access to the components. The food holding apparatus can include touch screen controls, serpentine-shaped bar heating elements, and/or other features.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: James W. Bigott, Benjamin Kingbay Wann, Thomas Earl Kieffer, Jeffrey Allen Stafford, Alan Stolzman