Patents by Inventor Malcolm Reay
Malcolm Reay 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).
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Publication number: 20140251987Abstract: A method and system for monitoring the proximity of a user to an appliance is provided. A motion detector is activated. The motion detector detects when a user is within a predetermined proximity of an appliance. A timer is initiated when the motion detector does not detect that the user is within the predetermined proximity to the appliance. It is determined from the timer whether a first predetermined period of time has elapsed since the motion detector determined that the user was not within the predetermined proximity of said appliance. A warning alert is sent to the user indicating that the first predetermined period of time has been exceeded since the motion detector determined that the user was not within the predetermined proximity of the appliance.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2014Publication date: September 11, 2014Applicant: HAIER AMERICA TRADING, LLCInventor: Malcolm REAY
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Patent number: 8029274Abstract: A convection oven with laminar airflow and/or moisture injection. A radial airflow fan is used to provide a circulating airflow that is substantially even and substantially turbulence free. The circulating airflow is provided to an oven chamber via a plurality of egress ports that rim a divider wall disposed between the oven chamber and a fan chamber. The airflow interleaves with a plurality of pans in the oven chamber to provide a laminar airflow. Moisture is injected into the circulating airflow either upstream of the fan or by flashing water onto the hot blades of the fan from either the low pressure side or the high pressure side of the fan.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2007Date of Patent: October 4, 2011Assignee: Garland Commercial Industries, LLCInventors: Douglas S. Jones, William J. Day, Jr., Malcolm Reay, Ryan J. Stephens
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Patent number: 7537004Abstract: An oven comprises a cooking cavity, a steam generator operably connected to the cooking cavity for introducing steam into the cooking cavity, and a portable vessel removably mounted to the oven for supplying water to the steam generator and receiving drain water from the steam generator.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2005Date of Patent: May 26, 2009Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventor: Malcolm Reay
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Publication number: 20070125319Abstract: A convection oven with laminar airflow and/or moisture injection. A radial airflow fan is used to provide a circulating airflow that is substantially even and substantially turbulence free. The circulating airflow is provided to an oven chamber via a plurality of egress ports that rim a divider wall disposed between the oven chamber and a fan chamber. The airflow interleaves with a plurality of pans in the oven chamber to provide a laminar airflow. Moisture is injected into the circulating airflow either upstream of the fan or by flashing water onto the hot blades of the fan from either the low pressure side or the high pressure side of the fan.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2007Publication date: June 7, 2007Inventors: Douglas Jones, William Day, Malcolm Reay, Ryan Stephens
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Publication number: 20070062927Abstract: A household oven comprises a housing defining a cooking cavity, a water supply, and a steam generator having an evaporation element fluidly coupled to the water supply and configured to generate steam for introduction into the cavity in response to water being supplied to the evaporation element. A fluid control element fluidly couples the water supply to the steam generator and is operable to supply a metered amount of water to the evaporation element.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 6, 2005Publication date: March 22, 2007Inventors: Joel Sells, John Doyle, Davide Gerola, Stephan Lemons, Marco Poma, Malcolm Reay
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Patent number: 7192272Abstract: A convection oven with laminar airflow and/or moisture injection. A radial airflow fan is used to provide a circulating airflow that is substantially even and substantially turbulence free. The circulating airflow is provided to an oven chamber via a plurality of egress ports that rim a divider wall disposed between the oven chamber and a fan chamber. The airflow interleaves with a plurality of pans in the oven chamber to provide a laminar airflow. Moisture is injected into the circulating airflow either upstream of the fan or by flashing water onto the hot blades of the fan from either the low pressure side or the high pressure side of the fan.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2003Date of Patent: March 20, 2007Assignee: The Garland GroupInventors: Douglas S. Jones, William J. Day, Jr., Malcolm Reay, Ryan J. Stephens
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Publication number: 20060251784Abstract: A method of cooking meat using steam in an automated household oven comprises a browning step where the cooking cavity is heated at a first temperature sufficient to brown the meat and a cooking step where the cooking cavity is heated at a second temperature sufficient to cook the meat. Steam is introduced into the cavity during the cooking step to facilitate cooking the meat.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 3, 2005Publication date: November 9, 2006Inventors: Joel Sells, Karen Embury, Malcolm Reay
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Publication number: 20060249137Abstract: A household oven comprises a cooking cavity and a steam generator for introducing steam into the cooking cavity. The oven further comprises a temperature sensor that senses a parameter representative of a temperature of water in the steam generator, and the parameter is used to determine if the water temperature is suitable for draining. A flow controller operably coupled to the temperature sensor is fluidly coupled to a drain of the steam generator and controls draining of the water from the steam generator depending on whether the water temperature is suitable for draining.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 3, 2005Publication date: November 9, 2006Inventor: Malcolm Reay
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Publication number: 20060249136Abstract: An oven comprises a cooking cavity, a steam generator operably connected to the cooking cavity for introducing steam into the cooking cavity, and a portable vessel removably mounted to the oven for supplying water to the steam generator and receiving drain water from the steam generator.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 3, 2005Publication date: November 9, 2006Inventor: Malcolm Reay
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Patent number: 6805112Abstract: A convection oven having multiple airflow patterns within a cooking chamber during a baking cycle. In one embodiment, at least one reversible blower wheel rotatable at varying speeds produces separate airflow states to create multiple airflow patterns within the cooking chamber during a baking cycle. In another preferred embodiment, at least one adjustable airflow control surface mounted within the cooking chamber creates multiple airflow patterns within the cooking chamber during the baking cycle.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2001Date of Patent: October 19, 2004Inventors: James T. Cole, Donald E. Fritzsche, David W. Harter, Ronald Jay Forni, Malcolm Reay, Jerry Sank, David McFadden, Douglas S. Jones
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Publication number: 20040026401Abstract: A convection oven with laminar airflow and/or moisture injection. A radial airflow fan is used to provide a circulating airflow that is substantially even and substantially turbulence free. The circulating airflow is provided to an oven chamber via a plurality of egress ports that rim a divider wall disposed between the oven chamber and a fan chamber. The airflow interleaves with a plurality of pans in the oven chamber to provide a laminar airflow. Moisture is injected into the circulating airflow either upstream of the fan or by flashing water onto the hot blades of the fan from either the low pressure side or the high pressure side of the fan.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2003Publication date: February 12, 2004Applicant: The Garland GroupInventors: Douglas S. Jones, William J. Day, Malcolm Reay, Ryan J. Stephens
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Patent number: 6614007Abstract: A cooking appliance for grilling food products has a griddle plate and a heating assembly that contains a non-contact infrared heating element to achieve uniform plate temperatures, fast initial warming times and fast recovery times. The heating element is situated in a cavity formed by thermal insulating material in the assembly. When the assembly is secured to the griddle plate, there is a space between the heater element and the griddle plate to allow infrared radiation heat transfer to heat the griddle plate. The insulating material has a relatively high insulating factor so as to minimize heat loss and reduce energy usage.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 1999Date of Patent: September 2, 2003Assignee: The Garland GroupInventor: Malcolm Reay
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Patent number: 6557543Abstract: A convection oven having a high pressure duct distribution system to produce airflow within a cooking chamber of the convection oven. The high pressure airflow is easily tuned to produce a precise airflow pattern within the cooking chamber by opening and/or closing individual nozzles which extend from a duct of the duct distribution system into the cooling chamber.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2001Date of Patent: May 6, 2003Assignee: Gas Research InstituteInventors: James T. Cole, Donald E. Fritzsche, David W. Harter, Ronald Jay Forni, Malcolm Reay, Jerry Sank, David McFadden, Douglas S. Jones
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Publication number: 20030000513Abstract: A convection oven having a gas combustion system that is switchable between a direct-fired combustion system and an indirect-fired combustion system by a damper moveable between a closed position and an open position. In one preferred embodiment, a separate heat exchange element supplies combustion products to the convection oven.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2001Publication date: January 2, 2003Inventors: James T. Cole, Donald E. Fritzsche, David W. Harter, Ronald Jay Forni, Malcolm Reay, Jerry Sank, David McFadden, Douglas S. Jones
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Publication number: 20030000514Abstract: A convection oven having a high pressure duct distribution system to produce airflow within a cooking chamber of the convection oven. The high pressure airflow is easily tuned to produce a precise airflow pattern within the cooking chamber by opening and/or closing individual nozzles which extend from a duct of the duct distribution system into the cooling chamber.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2001Publication date: January 2, 2003Inventors: James T. Cole, Donald E. Fritzsche, David W. Harter, Ronald Jay Forni, Malcolm Reay, Jerry Sank, David McFadden, Douglas S. Jones
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Publication number: 20030000515Abstract: A convection oven having multiple airflow patterns within a cooking chamber during a baking cycle. In one embodiment, at least one reversible blower wheel rotatable at varying speeds produces separate airflow states to create multiple airflow patterns within the cooking chamber during a baking cycle. In another preferred embodiment, at least one adjustable airflow control surface mounted within the cooking chamber creates multiple airflow patterns within the cooking chamber during the baking cycle.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2001Publication date: January 2, 2003Inventors: James T. Cole, Donald E. Fritzsche, David W. Harter, Ronald Jay Forni, Malcolm Reay, Jerry Sank, David McFadden, Douglas S. Jones
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Patent number: D700469Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2013Date of Patent: March 4, 2014Assignees: Haier Group Corporation, Qingdao Haier Dishwasher Co., Ltd.Inventors: Malcolm Reay, Shiyong Lv