Patents by Inventor Edward W. HARTMAN

Edward W. HARTMAN 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).

  • Sanitary evaporator assembly
    Patent number: 11054180
    Abstract: An ice maker evaporator assembly having an evaporator pan with a back wall and left, right, top and bottom sidewalls extending from the back wall, and a freeze plate located within the evaporator pan. A serpentine tubing is thermally coupled to the back wall of the evaporator pan opposite the left, right, top and bottom sidewalls. A first layer of insulation is formed on the serpentine tubing. An evaporator housing having a housing back wall and housing left, right, top and bottom sidewalls extending from the housing back wall is attached to the evaporator pan and covers serpentine tubing. A second layer of insulation is formed on top of the first layer of insulation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: True Manufacturing Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin Knatt, Edward W. Hartman
  • SANITARY EVAPORATOR ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20200149794
    Abstract: An ice maker evaporator assembly having an evaporator pan with a back wall and left, right, top and bottom sidewalls extending from the back wall, and a freeze plate located within the evaporator pan. A serpentine tubing is thermally coupled to the back wall of the evaporator pan opposite the left, right, top and bottom sidewalls. A first layer of insulation is formed on the serpentine tubing. An evaporator housing having a housing back wall and housing left, right, top and bottom sidewalls extending from the housing back wall is attached to the evaporator pan and covers serpentine tubing. A second layer of insulation is formed on top of the first layer of insulation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2020
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Applicant: TRUE MANUFACTURING CO., INC.
    Inventors: Kevin KNATT, Edward W. HARTMAN
  • Sanitary evaporator assembly
    Patent number: 10571180
    Abstract: An ice maker evaporator assembly having an evaporator pan with a back wall and left, right, top and bottom sidewalls extending from the back wall, and a freeze plate located within the evaporator pan. A serpentine tubing is thermally coupled to the back wall of the evaporator pan opposite the left, right, top and bottom sidewalls. A first layer of insulation is formed on the serpentine tubing. An evaporator housing having a housing back wall and housing left, right, top and bottom sidewalls extending from the housing back wall is attached to the evaporator pan and covers serpentine tubing. A second layer of insulation is formed on top of the first layer of insulation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: True Manufacturing Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin Knatt, Edward W. Hartman
  • SANITARY EVAPORATOR ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20180142932
    Abstract: An ice maker evaporator assembly having an evaporator pan with a back wall and left, right, top and bottom sidewalls extending from the back wall, and a freeze plate located within the evaporator pan. A serpentine tubing is thermally coupled to the back wall of the evaporator pan opposite the left, right, top and bottom sidewalls. A first layer of insulation is formed on the serpentine tubing. An evaporator housing having a housing back wall and housing left, right, top and bottom sidewalls extending from the housing back wall is attached to the evaporator pan and covers serpentine tubing. A second layer of insulation is formed on top of the first layer of insulation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2017
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Inventors: Kevin KNATT, Edward W. HARTMAN