Patents by Inventor Larry R. Scallion

Larry R. Scallion 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).

  • Device and method for creating a horizontal air curtain for a cooler
    Patent number: 6874331
    Abstract: An apparatus for creating a horizontal air curtain for a cooler doorway has at least one air moving device; at least one motor powering the air moving device; a control system including a sensor, the control system providing power to operate the motor when the sensor detects that the door of the cooler is open; and at least one air discharge nozzle mounted adjacent to the air moving device directing air emitted by the air moving device to create a curtain of air that flows generally horizontally across at least a portion of the doorway.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2005
    Assignee: Manitowoc Foodservice Companies, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael S. Chandler, Larry R. Scallion
  • Device and method for creating a horizontal air curtain for a cooler
    Publication number: 20040003617
    Abstract: An apparatus for creating a horizontal air curtain for a cooler doorway has at least one air moving device; at least one motor powering the air moving device; a control system including a sensor, the control system providing power to operate the motor when the sensor detects that the door of the cooler is open; and at least one air discharge nozzle mounted adjacent to the air moving device directing air emitted by the air moving device to create a curtain of air that flows generally horizontally across at least a portion of the doorway.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2003
    Publication date: January 8, 2004
    Inventors: Michael S. Chandler, Larry R. Scallion