Patents by Inventor Jacki Walker

Jacki Walker 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).

  • APPARATUS FOR HEATING A POT OF FOOD OR BEVERAGE
    Publication number: 20230172384
    Abstract: There is provided an apparatus for heating a pot of food or beverage, the apparatus comprising at least one receptacle (20), each receptacle for temporarily receiving a pot of food or beverage to be heated. Each receptacle comprises a base (22), sidewalls (24), and an opening opposite from the base (22) for receiving the pot; a heater element (43) mounted to the sidewalls; a temperature sensor (45) mounted to the base; a pot sensor (40, 41) for detecting whether or not a pot is present in the receptacle; and a controller connected to the heater element, temperature sensor, and pot sensor. The controller is configured to control the heater element in response to the pot sensor and temperature sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2023
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Inventors: Jacki Walker, Jason Krebs, Robert Morgan, Harvey Tuck
  • Apparatus for heating a pot of food or beverage
    Patent number: 11576515
    Abstract: There is provided an apparatus for heating a pot of food or beverage, the apparatus comprising at least one receptacle (20), each receptacle for temporarily receiving a pot of food or beverage to be heated. Each receptacle comprises a base (22), sidewalls (24), and an opening opposite from the base (22) for receiving the pot; a heater element (43) mounted to the sidewalls; a temperature sensor (45) mounted to the base; a pot sensor (40, 41) for detecting whether or not a pot is present in the receptacle; and a controller connected to the heater element, temperature sensor, and pot sensor. The controller is configured to control the heater element in response to the pot sensor and temperature sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Inventors: Jacki Walker, Jason Krebs, Robert Morgan, Harvey Tuck
  • APPARATUS FOR HEATING A POT OF FOOD OR BEVERAGE
    Publication number: 20210289976
    Abstract: There is provided an apparatus for heating a pot of food or beverage, the apparatus comprising at least one receptacle (20), each receptacle for temporarily receiving a pot of food or beverage to be heated. Each receptacle comprises a base (22), sidewalls (24), and an opening opposite from the base (22) for receiving the pot; a heater element (43) mounted to the sidewalls; a temperature sensor (45) mounted to the base; a pot sensor (40, 41) for detecting whether or not a pot is present in the receptacle; and a controller connected to the heater element, temperature sensor, and pot sensor. The controller is configured to control the heater element in response to the pot sensor and temperature sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2020
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Inventors: Jacki Walker, Jason Krebs, Robert Morgan, Harvey Tuck