Patents by Inventor Kevin L. Griswold

Kevin L. Griswold 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: 20130199096
    Abstract: A barrier system for an internal volume of a kitchen appliance, such as a commercial oven, is provided. The barrier system includes a door pivotably mounted to a housing of an appliance, the housing enclosing an internal volume as well as components associated with controlling an environment within the internal volume. The door is configured to selectively isolate the internal volume of the appliance when in a closed configuration, and to allow access to the internal volume when pivoted away from the closed configuration. The door includes a frame rigidly supporting an outer barrier and an inner barrier spacedly positioned thereon, wherein the outer barrier is rigidly mounted to the frame, and the inner barrier is rigidly mounted to the frame, but is configured to be removable from the door upon removal of a fastener.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2012
    Publication date: August 8, 2013
    Inventors: DAVID P. MOYNIHAN, Jonathon D. Ewing, Jiri Rabas, Sean M. Preavy, Kevin L. Griswold, Daniel J. Swayze, Dennis J. Place, Brian C. Mick
  • Patent number: 7604002
    Abstract: A baking apparatus with a removable rack and adjustable pan supports provides the user with versatility by permitting manual re-configuration of the spacing of the oven racks as desired by the user. The removable rack component includes two interfaces for the oven, a locking rib on the top and a fastener or plunger on the bottom. These permit the user to manually remove the rack from the oven without using tools or other apparatus. The adjustable pan supports include offset tabs for removably and easily engaging the oven rack. The pan supports are removed and repositioned, adjusting shelf height and distance, by lifting and turning the pan supports 90 degrees to release the supports from the rack slot, removing the supports, and repositioning them as desired.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2009
    Assignee: G.S. Blodgett Corporation
    Inventors: Jiri Rabas, Kevin L. Griswold, Daniel J. Swayze
  • Publication number: 20080276925
    Abstract: A latch for an oven door is provided. The latch includes a bar defined within a frame of the oven and a door rotatably mounted to the frame. A latch arm is pivotably mounted to the door and a handle is pivotably mounted to the door by an operator. The latch arm engages the bar in a first position of the handle with respect to the door.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2007
    Publication date: November 13, 2008
    Inventors: Kevin L. Griswold, Jiri Rabas, Brock Francis