Patents by Inventor Frederick A. Deluca

Frederick A. Deluca 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).

  • Product server with breath guard
    Patent number: 8671618
    Abstract: A product server for holding and displaying food products is disclosed. The product server has a front customer side, a rear employee side and a breath guard. The breath guard comprises a cover on a cabinet of the product server that is moveable between a lowered position covering the food products and a raised position in which the cover serves as a breath guard and allows access to the food products. Upright side panels are provided adjacent opposite ends of the product server. The breath guard extends between the upright side panels as it moves between its raised and lowered positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: Duke Manufacturing Co.
    Inventors: Thomas E. Yingst, Frederick A. Deluca
  • PRODUCT SERVER WITH BREATH GUARD
    Publication number: 20110204755
    Abstract: A product server for holding and displaying food products is disclosed. The product server has a front customer side, a rear employee side and a breath guard. The breath guard comprises a cover on a cabinet of the product server that is moveable between a lowered position covering the food products and a raised position in which the cover serves as a breath guard and allows access to the food products. Upright side panels are provided adjacent opposite ends of the product server. The breath guard extends between the upright side panels as it moves between its raised and lowered positions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2011
    Publication date: August 25, 2011
    Applicant: DUKE MANUFACTURING CO.
    Inventors: Thomas E. Yingst, Frederick A. Deluca
  • Product server with breath guard
    Patent number: 7958673
    Abstract: A product server for holding and displaying products. The product server has a front customer side, a rear employee side and a breath guard. The breath guard comprises a cover attached to the product server that is moveable between a lowered position covering the products held by the product server and a raised position in which the cover serves as a breath guard and allows access to the products. The cover is sufficiently transparent to allow viewing of the products from the customer side of the product server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Assignee: Duke Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Thomas E. Yingst, Frederick A. Deluca
  • Product server with breath guard
    Publication number: 20050126858
    Abstract: A product server for holding and displaying products. The product server has a front customer side, a rear employee side and a breath guard. The breath guard comprises a cover attached to the product server that is moveable between a lowered position covering the products held by the product server and a raised position in which the cover serves as a breath guard and allows access to the products. The cover is sufficiently transparent to allow viewing of the products from the customer side of the product server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2004
    Publication date: June 16, 2005
    Applicant: Duke Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Thomas Yingst, Frederick Deluca