Patents by Inventor Alan Vardy

Alan Vardy 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: 20250107657
    Abstract: A cooking apparatus is disclosed. The cooking apparatus can include a support structure for supporting food, an outer housing having an angled inner sidewall, an inner trough disposed within the outer housing below the support structure, a heating element to generate a flame in operation of the cooking apparatus, and an annular gap between the angled inner sidewall of the outer housing and the inner trough. The annular gap extending from the heating element towards the support structure. The outer housing can include a plurality of layers including a ceramic inner layer. The ceramic inner layer can include METEORITEā„¢ CERAMIC.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2023
    Publication date: April 3, 2025
    Inventor: David Alan Vardy
  • Patent number: 11725480
    Abstract: The invention provides a fluid discharge apparatus (102) and a method of use. The apparatus (102) comprises a body (106) comprising an inlet (122) configured to receive fluid from a fluid source, and one or more fluid discharge ports (140). A valve arrangement (124) in the body (106) is operable to be cycled to provide an interrupted flow of fluid through the body (106). The valve arrangement (124) may be disposed in the body (106), and/or may be operable to be moved between a first condition in which fluid entering the body (106) from the inlet (122) is prevented from passing through the apparatus (102), and a second condition in which fluid is discharged through the one or more fluid discharge ports (140). The valve arrangement (124) may be operable to cycle between the first condition and the second condition to provide an interrupted flow of fluid through the body (106).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: PARADIGM FLOW SERVICES LIMITED
    Inventors: Ashley Thomson, Alan Vardy
  • Publication number: 20190024480
    Abstract: The invention provides a fluid discharge apparatus (102) and a method of use. The apparatus (102) comprises a body (106) comprising an inlet (122) configured to receive fluid from a fluid source, and one or more fluid discharge ports (140). A valve arrangement (124) in the body (106) is operable to be cycled to provide an interrupted flow of fluid through the body (106). The valve arrangement (124) may be disposed in the body (106), and/or may be operable to be moved between a first condition in which fluid entering the body (106) from the inlet (122) is prevented from passing through the apparatus (102), and a second condition in which fluid is discharged through the one or more fluid discharge ports (140). The valve arrangement (124) may be operable to cycle between the first condition and the second condition to provide an interrupted flow of fluid through the body (106).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2017
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Applicant: Paradigm Flow Services Limited
    Inventors: Ashley Thomson, Alan Vardy