Patents by Inventor Bruce J. Keller

Bruce J. Keller 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).

  • Food pan having reinforced band
    Patent number: 10517305
    Abstract: A method for making a food pan including forming a pan including a bottom, and a side wall extending along a perimeter of the bottom, wherein the side wall comprises an upper perimeter. The method includes forming a rim around the upper perimeter of the side wall, wherein the rim comprises a top portion and an outer edge, providing a reinforcement band proximate the upper perimeter of the side wall and the rim, and bending the rim around the reinforcement band, wherein the outer edge of the rim contacts the side wall when fully shaped. The method further includes reforming a shape of the reinforcement band and the rim.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: The Vollrath Company, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Steven P. Morgan, Bruce J. Keller
  • FOOD PAN HAVING REINFORCED BAND
    Publication number: 20180146684
    Abstract: A method for making a food pan including forming a pan including a bottom, and a side wall extending along a perimeter of the bottom, wherein the side wall comprises an upper perimeter. The method includes forming a rim around the upper perimeter of the side wall, wherein the rim comprises a top portion and an outer edge, providing a reinforcement band proximate the upper perimeter of the side wall and the rim, and bending the rim around the reinforcement band, wherein the outer edge of the rim contacts the side wall when fully shaped. The method further includes reforming a shape of the reinforcement band and the rim.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2016
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Applicant: The Vollrath Company, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Steven P. Morgan, Bruce J. Keller