Patents by Inventor Eric Thoreson

Eric Thoreson 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 cooling the exterior of a toaster oven
    Patent number: 6204482
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method and apparatus for cooling the exterior of a toaster oven. The toaster oven has a cooking chamber and a product slide within an exterior casing. Outside air is forced into a channel formed between (1) the product slide and the exterior casing and (2) the cooking chamber and a corresponding portion of the exterior casing. The forced air is then directed out of the channel into a food pre-heating area outside the cooking chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2001
    Assignee: American Permanent Ware Company
    Inventors: Mark J. Smith, Eric Thoreson