Patents by Inventor Kathleen A. Wollenberg

Kathleen A. Wollenberg 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).

  • Forced cold air well with false bottom insert
    Patent number: 9861213
    Abstract: A cold food display unit includes a well defining a receptacle, an insert positioned within the receptacle, a refrigeration system, a first cooling air discharge, and a second cooling air discharge. The insert is positioned within the receptacle to form a first cooling air flow path and a second cooling air flow path. The refrigeration system includes a cooling air outlet positioned within the receptacle to provide cooling air to the first and second cooling air flow paths. The first cooling air discharge discharges a first flow of cooling air toward the second side of the well, and the second cooling air discharge discharges a second flow of cooling air toward the first side of the well.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: The Vollrath Company, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Bernard J. Goch, Kathleen A. Wollenberg
  • FORCED COLD AIR WELL WITH FALSE BOTTOM INSERT
    Publication number: 20160135615
    Abstract: A cold food display unit includes a well defining a receptacle, wherein the well includes a first side and a second side opposite the first side, an insert positioned within the receptacle to form a first cooling air flow path between the insert and the first side of the well and to form a second cooling air flow path between the insert and the second side of the well, a refrigeration system including a cooling air outlet, wherein the cooling air outlet is positioned within the receptacle to provide cooling air to the first and second cooling air flow paths, a first cooling air discharge formed in the first side of the well and fluidly coupled to the first cooling air flow path, wherein the first cooling air discharge discharges a first flow of cooling air toward the second side of the well, and a second cooling air discharge formed in the second side of the well and fluidly coupled to the second cooling air flow path, wherein the second cooling air discharge discharges a second flow of cooling air toward the
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2014
    Publication date: May 19, 2016
    Applicant: THE VOLLRATH COMPANY, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Bernard J. Goch, Kathleen A. Wollenberg