Patents by Inventor Gary E. Graham

Gary E. Graham 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: 12642389
    Abstract: A system, device and method including a griddle. The griddle extends to define a flat cooking surface and an oppositely facing underside surface. The underside surface extends to define a front end, a rear end, a first end, and a second end, the front end extending parallel with the rear end, the first end extending parallel with the second end. The underside surface includes a reinforcement structure directly secured thereto. The reinforcement structure extends with diagonal reinforcement portions such that the diagonal reinforcement portions are elongated and longitudinally extend transverse along the underside surface relative to each of the front end, the rear end, the first end and the second end of the underside surface of the griddle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2026
    Assignee: North Atlantic Imports, LLC
    Inventors: Gary E. Graham, Jared M. Smith, Adam S. Dexter, James C. Bush, III, Scott W. M. Stevenson
  • Patent number: 12622545
    Abstract: An oven member that may be positioned over a cooking station base with gas flame burners. The oven member includes an inner shell, an outer shell, and lower and upper stones. The inner shell includes a ridge and a ledge and positioned over the cooking station base. The lower stone is configured to be positioned adjacent the ridge of the inner shell and the upper stone is configured to be positioned adjacent the ledge of the inner shell so that the lower stone is positioned parallel relative to the upper stone to at least partially define a baking chamber between the lower and upper stones. The outer shell is sized to be positioned over the inner shell with a gap defined between the inner and outer shells, the outer shell including an oven door positionable over an access opening defined in the outer shell. The access opening is sized and configured to facilitate accessing food product in the baking chamber such that the access opening is accessed along a front side of the oven member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2026
    Assignee: North Atlantic Imports, LLC
    Inventors: Jared M. Smith, Gary E. Graham, Christopher L. Hanks
  • Publication number: 20260076508
    Abstract: A cooking system configured to minimize cross-winds while cooking a food product. The cooking system includes a cooking station, a griddle and a wind guard. The wind guard extends to define a barrier portion and an engaging portion, the engaging portion coupled to legs of the griddle so that, upon the griddle being placed onto the cooking station, the barrier portion blocks a gap between the griddle and a top side of the cooking station.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2025
    Publication date: March 19, 2026
    Inventors: Gary E. Graham, James C. Bush, III, Jared M. Smith, Alexander J. Christensen
  • Publication number: 20260009537
    Abstract: Embodiments of a pressure regulator for delivering gas to a cooking station. The pressure regulator includes a body defining a gas inlet and a gas outlet. The body also includes a knob coupled to the body, the knob manually rotatable about an axis defined by the knob. Such knob of the pressure regulator is rotatable to adjust an output pressure of the pressure regulator. Further, the knob and body of the pressure regulator includes altitude indicia associated therewith. In one embodiment, the pressure regulator is sized and configured to be adjusted to compensate for a change in elevation of a geographical location of the person utilizing the adjustable regulator with the cooking station such that the knob may be adjusted so that the altitude indicia corresponds with the geographical location and the elevation thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2025
    Publication date: January 8, 2026
    Inventors: Gary E. Graham, Michael R. GiebeI
  • Publication number: 20250359700
    Abstract: Embodiments of an outdoor cooking station having a main body and a griddle with a hood pivotably coupled to the griddle are provided. For safety purposes, the griddle is removably secured to an upper portion of the main body with the legs of the griddle positioned within apertures defined in an upward facing surface of the upper portion of the main body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2025
    Publication date: November 27, 2025
    Applicant: North Atlantic Imports, LLC
    Inventors: James C. Bush, III, Gary E. Graham, Steve L. Puertas, Michael R. Giebel
  • Patent number: 12419461
    Abstract: A cooking system configured to minimize cross-winds while cooking a food product. The cooking system includes a cooking station, a griddle and a wind guard. The wind guard extends to define a barrier portion and an engaging portion, the engaging portion coupled to legs of the griddle so that, upon the griddle being placed onto the cooking station, the barrier portion blocks a gap between the griddle and a top side of the cooking station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2025
    Assignee: North Atlantic Imports, LLC
    Inventors: Gary E. Graham, James C. Bush, III, Jared M. Smith, Alexander J. Christensen
  • Publication number: 20250235046
    Abstract: Embodiments of an outdoor cooking station having a main body and a griddle with a hood pivotably coupled to the griddle are provided. For safety purposes, the griddle is removably secured to an upper portion of the main body with the legs of the griddle positioned within apertures defined in an upward facing surface of the upper portion of the main body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2025
    Publication date: July 24, 2025
    Applicant: North Atlantic Imports, LLC
    Inventors: James C. Bush, III, Gary E. Graham, Steve L. Puertas, Michael R. Giebel
  • Patent number: 12364363
    Abstract: Embodiments of an outdoor cooking station having a main body and a griddle with a hood pivotably coupled to the griddle are provided. For safety purposes, the griddle is removably secured to an upper portion of the main body with the legs of the griddle positioned within apertures defined in an upward facing surface of the upper portion of the main body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2025
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2025
    Assignee: North Atlantic Imports, LLC
    Inventors: James C. Bush, III, Gary E. Graham, Steve L. Puertas, Michael R. Giebel
  • Patent number: 12268330
    Abstract: Embodiments of an outdoor cooking station having a main body and a griddle with a hood pivotably coupled to the griddle are provided. For safety purposes, the griddle is removably secured to an upper portion of the main body with the legs of the griddle positioned within apertures defined in an upward facing surface of the upper portion of the main body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: North Atlantic Imports, LLC
    Inventors: James C. Bush, III, Gary E. Graham, Steve L. Puertas, Michael R. Giebel
  • Publication number: 20250067346
    Abstract: Embodiments of a propane tank valve are provided. In one embodiment, the propane tank valve includes a plug with a tapered portion, the plug moveable between closed and open positions relative to a valve passageway. Upon the plug being in the closed position, the tapered portion of the plug is positioned within the valve passageway. Upon the plug being initially moved from the closed position to the open position, the tapered portion of the plug is sized and configured to initially minimize the gas flow from the valve passageway and through a flow limiting device configured to be coupled to the propane tank valve such that movement of the tapered portion from the closed plug position initially forms a gap between a tapered surface of the tapered portion and an internal surface of the valve passageway.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2024
    Publication date: February 27, 2025
    Inventor: Gary E. Graham
  • Publication number: 20240374082
    Abstract: A system, device and method of a griddle with structure configured to minimize the effects of thermal stress and strain. The griddle extends to define a flat cooking surface and an oppositely facing underside surface. The underside surface extends to define a front end, a rear end, a first end, and a second end, the front end extending parallel with the rear end, the first end extending parallel with the second end. The underside surface includes diagonal reinforcement portions secured thereto such that the diagonal reinforcement portions are elongated and longitudinally extend transverse along the underside surface relative to each of the front end, the rear end, the first end and the second end of the underside surface of the griddle. Further, the reinforcement portions may include a central plate positioned over a seam or intersection of the reinforcement portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2024
    Publication date: November 14, 2024
    Inventors: Gary E. Graham, Jared M. Smith, Adam S. Dexter, James C. Bush, III, Scott W.M. Stevenson, Karrie P. Kunz
  • Publication number: 20240341528
    Abstract: Embodiments of an outdoor cooking station having a main body and a griddle with a hood pivotably coupled to the griddle are provided. For safety purposes, the griddle is removably secured to an upper portion of the main body with the legs of the griddle positioned within apertures defined in an upward facing surface of the upper portion of the main body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2024
    Publication date: October 17, 2024
    Inventors: James C. Bush, III, Gary E. Graham, Steve L. Puertas, Michael R. Giebel
  • Patent number: 12085175
    Abstract: Embodiments of a propane tank valve are provided. In one embodiment, the propane tank valve includes a plug with a tapered portion, the plug moveable between closed and open positions relative to a valve passageway. Upon the plug being in the closed position, the tapered portion of the plug is positioned within the valve passageway. Upon the plug being initially moved from the closed position to the open position, the tapered portion of the plug is sized and configured to initially minimize the gas flow from the valve passageway and through a flow limiting device configured to be coupled to the propane tank valve such that movement of the tapered portion from the closed plug position initially forms a gap between a tapered surface of the tapered portion and an internal surface of the valve passageway.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: North Atlantic Imports, LLC
    Inventor: Gary E. Graham
  • Publication number: 20240219032
    Abstract: A portable cooking stove configured to be compactable is provided. In one embodiment, the cooking stove includes a main body, a lid, a griddle, and an elongated structure. The lid is hingeably coupled to the main body. The main body includes burners positioned therein. The griddle is removably secured to the main body with the elongated structure. The elongated structure includes a handle at one end thereof to be positioned through one or more panels of the main body with the handle exposed along an exterior side of the main body and with the elongated structure configured to engage a griddle opening defined in an underside of the griddle. The griddle is further removably secured to the main body with at least one tab of the griddle configured to engage structure associated with the one or more panels of the main body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2023
    Publication date: July 4, 2024
    Inventors: Christopher L. Hanks, Gary E. Graham, Jared M. Smith, Christian S. Elkins, Dillon S. McGrew
  • Patent number: 11877693
    Abstract: Embodiments of an outdoor cooking station having a main body and a griddle with a hood pivotably coupled to the griddle are provided. For safety purposes, the griddle is removably secured to an upper portion of the main body with the legs of the griddle positioned within apertures defined in an upward facing surface of the upper portion of the main body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: North Atlantic Imports, LLC
    Inventors: James C. Bush, III, Gary E. Graham, Steve L. Puertas, Michael R. Giebel
  • Publication number: 20230000284
    Abstract: An oven member that may be positioned over a cooking station base with gas flame burners. The oven member includes an inner shell, an outer shell, and lower and upper stones. The inner shell includes a ridge and a ledge and positioned over the cooking station base. The lower stone is configured to be positioned adjacent the ridge of the inner shell and the upper stone is configured to be positioned adjacent the ledge of the inner shell so that the lower stone is positioned parallel relative to the upper stone to at least partially define a baking chamber between the lower and upper stones. The outer shell is sized to be positioned over the inner shell with a gap defined between the inner and outer shells, the outer shell including an oven door positionable over an access opening defined in the outer shell. The access opening is sized and configured to facilitate accessing food product in the baking chamber such that the access opening is accessed along a front side of the oven member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2022
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Inventors: Jared M. Smith, Gary E. Graham, Christopher L. Hanks
  • Publication number: 20220386813
    Abstract: A cooking system configured to minimize cross-winds while cooking a food product. The cooking system includes a cooking station, a griddle and a wind guard. The wind guard extends to define a barrier portion and an engaging portion, the engaging portion coupled to legs of the griddle so that, upon the griddle being placed onto the cooking station, the barrier portion blocks a gap between the griddle and a top side of the cooking station.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2022
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Inventors: Gary E. Graham, James C. Bush, III, Jared M. Smith, Alexander J. Christensen
  • Publication number: 20220338673
    Abstract: A system, device and method of a griddle with structure configured to minimize the effects of thermal stress and strain. The griddle extends to define a flat cooking surface and an oppositely facing underside surface. The underside surface extends to define a front end, a rear end, a first end, and a second end, the front end extending parallel with the rear end, the first end extending parallel with the second end. The underside surface includes a reinforcement structure directly secured thereto. The reinforcement structure extends with diagonal reinforcement portions such that the diagonal reinforcement portions are elongated and longitudinally extend transverse along the underside surface relative to each of the front end, the rear end, the first end and the second end of the underside surface of the griddle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2022
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Inventors: Gary E. Graham, Jared M. Smith, Adam S. Dexter, James C. Bush, III, Scott W. M. Stevenson
  • Publication number: 20220120348
    Abstract: Embodiments of a propane tank valve are provided. In one embodiment, the propane tank valve includes a plug with a tapered portion, the plug moveable between closed and open positions relative to a valve passageway. Upon the plug being in the closed position, the tapered portion of the plug is positioned within the valve passageway. Upon the plug being initially moved from the closed position to the open position, the tapered portion of the plug is sized and configured to initially minimize the gas flow from the valve passageway and through a flow limiting device configured to be coupled to the propane tank valve such that movement of the tapered portion from the closed plug position initially forms a gap between a tapered surface of the tapered portion and an internal surface of the valve passageway.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2021
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Inventor: Gary E. Graham
  • Publication number: 20210244233
    Abstract: Embodiments of an outdoor cooking station having a main body and a griddle with a hood pivotably coupled to the griddle are provided. For safety purposes, the griddle is removably secured to an upper portion of the main body with the legs of the griddle positioned within apertures defined in an upward facing surface of the upper portion of the main body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2021
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Inventors: James C. Bush, III, Gary E. Graham, Steve L. Puertas, Michael R. Giebel