Patents by Inventor Lesley J. Frakes

Lesley J. Frakes 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).

  • APPLIANCE FOR IMPROVED HEATING OF FOOD PRODUCTS USING STEAM
    Publication number: 20230255387
    Abstract: An appliance for heating a food product includes a housing having an interior defining a heating cavity, a lid enclosing an upper opening of the heating cavity, a water supply including a portion directed through the lid for introducing water to the heating cavity, a heating element adjacent a lower portion of the heating cavity, and a steamer basket receivable within the heating cavity. The steamer basket defines a body with a perforated lower wall positionable above the lower portion of the heating cavity such that the food product is suspended above the lower portion of the heating cavity during heating of water therein and such that steam generated by heating water within the lower portion of the heating cavity permeates the food product for heating thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2023
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Megan Cheryl Dado, Andrew John Leitert, Mansour Ourasanah, Ryan James Rutter, Lesley J. Frakes, Edward James Haney
  • Countertop cooking appliance
    Patent number: D1011821
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Megan Cheryl Dado, Edward James Haney, John W. McConnell, Mansour Ourasanah, Ryan James Rutter, Lesley J. Frakes