Patents by Inventor Caleb Nehls

Caleb Nehls 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).

  • Toaster with input control
    Patent number: 12342961
    Abstract: A conveyor toaster includes a toaster cabinet, an opening extending through the toaster cabinet and configured to receive a food product, and a conveyor assembly positioned in the toaster housing and associated with the feed opening. The conveyor assembly includes a conveyor belt configured to be operated by a drive motor to transport the food product past a heating element. The conveyor toaster further includes a an input sensor arranged proximate the opening and configured to detect the food product and a processor operably coupled to the input sensor and the conveyor assembly. The processor is configured to change between an operating condition with a first belt speed and an idle condition with a second belt speed based upon a signal from the input sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2025
    Assignee: Marmon Foodservice Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Lyons, Kyle Kestner, Greg Klostermann, Elizabeth Bertness, Michael Rainone, Caleb Nehls
  • TOASTER WITH INPUT CONTROL
    Publication number: 20240415331
    Abstract: A conveyor toaster includes a toaster cabinet, an opening extending through the toaster cabinet and configured to receive a food product, and a conveyor assembly positioned in the toaster housing and associated with the feed opening. The conveyor assembly includes a conveyor belt configured to be operated by a drive motor to transport the food product past a heating element. The conveyor toaster further includes a an input sensor arranged proximate the opening and configured to detect the food product and a processor operably coupled to the input sensor and the conveyor assembly. The processor is configured to change between an operating condition with a first belt speed and an idle condition with a second belt speed based upon a signal from the input sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2024
    Publication date: December 19, 2024
    Applicant: Marmon Foodservice Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Lyons, Kyle Kestner, Greg Klostermann, Elizabeth Bertness, Michael Rainone, Caleb Nehls
  • Toaster with input control
    Patent number: 12004689
    Abstract: A conveyor toaster includes a toaster cabinet, an opening extending through the toaster cabinet and configured to receive a food product, and a conveyor assembly positioned in the toaster housing and associated with the feed opening. The conveyor assembly includes a conveyor belt configured to be operated by a drive motor to transport the food product past a heating element. The conveyor toaster further includes a an input sensor arranged proximate the opening and configured to detect the food product and a processor operably coupled to the input sensor and the conveyor assembly. The processor is configured to change between an operating condition with a first belt speed and an idle condition with a second belt speed based upon a signal from the input sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: Marmon Foodservice Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Lyons, Kyle Kestner, Greg Klostermann, Elizabeth Bertness, Michael Rainone, Caleb Nehls
  • TOASTER WITH INPUT CONTROL
    Publication number: 20210298526
    Abstract: A conveyor toaster includes a toaster cabinet, an opening extending through the toaster cabinet and configured to receive a food product, and a conveyor assembly positioned in the toaster housing and associated with the feed opening. The conveyor assembly includes a conveyor belt configured to be operated by a drive motor to transport the food product past a heating element. The conveyor toaster further includes a an input sensor arranged proximate the opening and configured to detect the food product and a processor operably coupled to the input sensor and the conveyor assembly. The processor is configured to change between an operating condition with a first belt speed and an idle condition with a second belt speed based upon a signal from the input sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2021
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Applicant: Marmon Foodservice Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Lyons, Kyle Kestner, Greg Klostermann, Elizabeth Bertness, Michael Rainone, Caleb Nehls