Patents by Inventor James Robert Howitt

James Robert Howitt 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).

  • Food preparation
    Patent number: 11253097
    Abstract: A food heating device includes a plurality of chambers capable of receiving respective food items. The device further includes a steam generator and a plurality of valves for controlling admittance of steam from said steam generator into said chambers. The device is arranged to operate in at least one mode in which during a first period a first one of said valves is open and at least one of said valves remains closed and wherein said steam generator is operated to produce steam for a time less than said first period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: Strix Limited
    Inventor: James Robert Howitt
  • FOOD PREPARATION
    Publication number: 20190104879
    Abstract: A food heating device includes a plurality of chambers capable of receiving respective food items. The device further includes a steam generator and a plurality of valves for controlling admittance of steam from said steam generator into said chambers. The device is arranged to operate in at least one mode in which during a first period a first one of said valves is open and at least one of said valves remains closed and wherein said steam generator is operated to produce steam for a time less than said first period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2016
    Publication date: April 11, 2019
    Inventor: James Robert Howitt