Patents by Inventor Frederick J. Erickson

Frederick J. Erickson 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).

  • Patent number: 4582041
    Abstract: The insulated barbeque unit of the present invention is comprised of a rectangular box which is formed from two rectangular half boxes hinged along one of their edges. The unit can fold from a closed position wherein the two box halves are in the form of an enclosed rectangular box, to an open position wherein the two box halves are pivoted 180.degree. with respect to one another. The housing of the unit is formed from two spaced apart inner and outer walls which have insulative material therebetween. Foldable legs are attached to the device and may be moved from a stored position within the rectangular box to an operative position wherein they support the box in spaced relation above the supporting surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 1984
    Date of Patent: April 15, 1986
    Assignee: Ehco, Inc.
    Inventor: Frederick J. Erickson
  • Patent number: 4418678
    Abstract: The insulated barbeque unit of the present invention is comprised of a cylindrical unit which is formed from two half cylindrical pieces hinged along one of their edges. The unit can fold from a closed position wherein two cylindrical halves are in the formation of a cylinder, to an open position wherein the two cylindrical halves are pivoted 180.degree. with respect to one another. The cylindrical housing of the unit is formed from two spaced apart inner and outer walls which have an insulative material therebetween. The insulative material protects the outer wall of the unit from the heat which is within the unit during the time that the unit is being operated as a barbeque.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 1981
    Date of Patent: December 6, 1983
    Assignee: Ehco, Inc.
    Inventor: Frederick J. Erickson
  • Patent number: D285401
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 1984
    Date of Patent: September 2, 1986
    Assignee: Ehco, Inc.
    Inventor: Frederick J. Erickson