Patents by Inventor LAI MAN TSE

LAI MAN TSE 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).

  • Toaster and control system for a toaster
    Patent number: 11805944
    Abstract: A toaster includes a housing having a slot for receiving a food item, a heating element associated with the slot for toasting the food item, a carriage assembly having a supporting rack movably mounted in the slot for supporting the food item within the slot, a first slider member connected to the supporting rack, and a second slider member operatively connected to the first slider member, a motor, and a driving member having a first end operatively connected to the motor and a second end received in a slot in the second slider member such that when the motor is driven to rotate the driving member, the driving member drives the supporting rack, via the first slider member and the second slider member, to slidably move within the slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: CONAIR LLC
    Inventors: Kin Man Lai, Lai Man Tse
  • Toaster and control system for a toaster
    Patent number: 11497350
    Abstract: A toaster includes a housing having a slot for receiving a food item, a heating element associated with the slot for toasting the food item, a carriage assembly having a supporting rack movably mounted in the slot for supporting the food item within the slot, a first slider member connected to the supporting rack, and a second slider member operatively connected to the first slider member, a motor, and a driving member having a first end operatively connected to the motor and a second end received in a slot in the second slider member such that when the motor is driven to rotate the driving member, the driving member drives the supporting rack, via the first slider member and the second slider member, to slidably move within the slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: Conair LLC
    Inventors: Anthony Kit Lun Leung, Kin Man Lai, Lai Man Tse
  • TOASTER AND CONTROL SYSTEM FOR A TOASTER
    Publication number: 20220047115
    Abstract: A toaster includes a housing having a slot for receiving a food item, a heating element associated with the slot for toasting the food item, a carriage assembly having a supporting rack movably mounted in the slot for supporting the food item within the slot, a first slider member connected to the supporting rack, and a second slider member operatively connected to the first slider member, a motor, and a driving member having a first end operatively connected to the motor and a second end received in a slot in the second slider member such that when the motor is driven to rotate the driving member, the driving member drives the supporting rack, via the first slider member and the second slider member, to slidably move within the slot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2020
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Applicant: CONAIR CORPORATION
    Inventors: KIN MAN LAI, LAI MAN TSE
  • TOASTER AND CONTROL SYSTEM FOR A TOASTER
    Publication number: 20220047116
    Abstract: A toaster includes a housing having a slot for receiving a food item, a heating element associated with the slot for toasting the food item, a carriage assembly having a supporting rack movably mounted in the slot for supporting the food item within the slot, a first slider member connected to the supporting rack, and a second slider member operatively connected to the first slider member, a motor, and a driving member having a first end operatively connected to the motor and a second end received in a slot in the second slider member such that when the motor is driven to rotate the driving member, the driving member drives the supporting rack, via the first slider member and the second slider member, to slidably move within the slot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2020
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Applicant: CONAIR CORPORATION
    Inventors: ANTHONY KIT LUN LEUNG, KIN MAN LAI, LAI MAN TSE