Patents by Inventor Jairad M. Sloyer

Jairad M. Sloyer 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).

  • Upper plate arrangement for clamshell griddle
    Patent number: 11576526
    Abstract: A griddle apparatus, includes a lower cooking plate and an upper cooking plate, where the upper cooking plate is mounted for movement relative to the lower cooking plate between a lower cooking position and an upper access position by a biasing arrangement that provides an upward force sufficient to move the upper cooking plate up to the upper access position once the upper cooking plate has been manually moved to a set raised location between the lower cooking position and the upper access position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
    Inventors: Kacy W. Denning, Jairad M. Sloyer
  • UPPER PLATE ARRANGEMENT FOR CLAMSHELL GRIDDLE
    Publication number: 20200390277
    Abstract: A griddle apparatus, includes a lower cooking plate and an upper cooking plate, where the upper cooking plate is mounted for movement relative to the lower cooking plate between a lower cooking position and an upper access position by a biasing arrangement that provides an upward force sufficient to move the upper cooking plate up to the upper access position once the upper cooking plate has been manually moved to a set raised location between the lower cooking position and the upper access position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2020
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Inventors: Kacy W. Denning, Jairad M. Sloyer
  • Upper plate arrangement for clamshell griddle
    Patent number: 10806297
    Abstract: A griddle apparatus, includes a lower cooking plate and an upper cooking plate, where the upper cooking plate is mounted for movement relative to the lower cooking plate between a lower cooking position and an upper access position by a biasing arrangement that provides an upward force sufficient to move the upper cooking plate up to the upper access position once the upper cooking plate has been manually moved to a set raised location between the lower cooking position and the upper access position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
    Inventors: Kacy W. Denning, Jairad M. Sloyer
  • UPPER PLATE ARRANGEMENT FOR CLAMSHELL GRIDDLE
    Publication number: 20160227962
    Abstract: A griddle apparatus, includes a lower cooking plate and an upper cooking plate, where the upper cooking plate is mounted for movement relative to the lower cooking plate between a lower cooking position and an upper access position by a biasing arrangement that provides an upward force sufficient to move the upper cooking plate up to the upper access position once the upper cooking plate has been manually moved to a set raised location between the lower cooking position and the upper access position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2016
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Inventors: Kacy W. Denning, Jairad M. Sloyer