Patents by Inventor Gaylon Yates

Gaylon Yates 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).

  • Publication number: 20060277847
    Abstract: A floor made up of interlocking floor panels locked together by locking members includes floor reinforcements having mid-sections substantially equally spaced from one another across substantially an entire length of each floor panel. The reinforcements are configured to accommodate the locking members while not disrupting the uniform spacing of the reinforcements at their mid-sections. The reinforcements are configured to permit insulation to be positioned within an interior space of the floor panels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2005
    Publication date: December 14, 2006
    Inventor: Gaylon Yates
  • Publication number: 20040226141
    Abstract: A reversible handle for a door having left and right door edges includes a grip generally perpendicular to the left and right door edges and spanning between two handle coupling members. The grip is reversibly positionable in proximity to either of the left or right door edges. A handle extension is coupled to the grip by a connector plate that couples a first end of the handle extension to an adjacent one of the two handle coupling members. The connector plate is configured to couple the handle for use with either a left-hand or right-hand door. The handle extension extends away from the connector plate in a direction generally opposite the grip and couples with a door hinge on the opposite side of the door. The grip is symmetrically configured, such that the grip can be positioned for left-hand or right-hand door opening without turning the handle on the door surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2003
    Publication date: November 18, 2004
    Applicant: Manitowoc Foodservice Companies, Inc.
    Inventors: Gaylon Yates, Gary B. Swtish, Burl Finkelstein, Daniel John Delay
  • Publication number: 20040226253
    Abstract: A door molding for use with doors closing openings into food-chilling compartments, and the like, is aligned to a horizontal edge of the door and extends from one vertical side of the door to the opposite vertical side. The door molding has a back surface adjacent to the door and a convex outer surface. An elongated side surface near the horizontal edge of the door is substantially perpendicular to the door and extends from the back surface to the convex outer surface. A beveled surface opposite to the elongated side surface extends from the back surface to the convex outer surface. Rounded sides near the vertical sides of the door extend from the back surface to the convex outer surface. A plurality of cavities in the base extend from the back surface into the base toward the convex outer surface. A method of fabricating the door molding is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2003
    Publication date: November 18, 2004
    Applicant: Manitowoc Foodservice Companies, Inc.
    Inventors: Gaylon Yates, Loren D. Rasmusson, Allen Joe Hunsaker, Gary B. Swetish, Daniel John Delay
  • Patent number: 6256945
    Abstract: A walk-in refrigerator/freezer having a plurality of walls and a ceiling is provided. The refrigerator/freezer also includes a door and a floor. The floor includes a top wear surface, and a metal support grid beneath the top wear surface. The metal support grid has a plurality of apertures. An insulation material is located beneath the metal support grid. The insulation material passes through the apertures of the metal support grid and bonds to the wear surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2001
    Assignee: Manitowoc Foodservice Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Gaylon Yates, Loren Rasmusson