Patents by Inventor Alfred Alexander Arlic, II

Alfred Alexander Arlic, II 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).

  • Method and apparatus for attaching a handle using self piercing rivets
    Patent number: 8025175
    Abstract: A cooking apparatus includes a cooking surface and a wall depending from the cooking surface. The wall has an interior surface and an exterior surface opposite the interior surface. A handle is adjacent the exterior surface. The handle has a first surface adjacent the wall and a second surface opposite the first surface. A rivet is disposed through the interior surface, the exterior surface, and the first surface of the handle. The second surface of the handle is unpierced by the rivet. The rivet is bonded with a mating material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2011
    Assignee: The Vollrath Company, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Kurt Coyne, Alfred Alexander Arlic, II
  • Method and apparatus for attaching a handle using self piercing rivets
    Publication number: 20090114662
    Abstract: A cooking apparatus includes a cooking surface and a wall depending from the cooking surface. The wall has an interior surface and an exterior surface opposite the interior surface. A handle is adjacent the exterior surface. The handle has a first surface adjacent the wall and a second surface opposite the first surface. A rivet is disposed through the interior surface, the exterior surface, and the first surface of the handle. The second surface of the handle is unpierced by the rivet. The rivet is bonded with a mating material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2008
    Publication date: May 7, 2009
    Inventors: Kurt Coyne, Alfred Alexander Arlic, II