Patents by Inventor Mark C. Curran

Mark C. Curran 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).

  • Pan chiller system having liquid coolant in direct contact with dividing walls
    Patent number: 10060669
    Abstract: A pan chiller system including a refrigeration package having a condensing unit, a heat exchanger and a pump for circulating a chilled liquid coolant, a pan chiller unit in communication with the refrigeration package and having an outer housing and a food well received within the outer housing and a plurality of hollow divider bars arranged within the food well. An opening is defined between adjacent divider bars, wherein each divider bar is configured for directly receiving the liquid coolant chilled and circulated by the refrigeration package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
    Inventors: Jason C. Lintker, Mark C. Curran, James W. Stone, Alan J. Varacins
  • PAN CHILLER SYSTEM HAVING LIQUID COOLANT IN DIRECT CONTACT WITH DIVIDING WALLS
    Publication number: 20170082354
    Abstract: A pan chiller system including a refrigeration package having a condensing unit, a heat exchanger and a pump for circulating a chilled liquid coolant, a pan chiller unit in communication with the refrigeration package and having an outer housing and a food well received within the outer housing and a plurality of hollow divider bars arranged within the food well. An opening is defined between adjacent divider bars, wherein each divider bar is configured for directly receiving the liquid coolant chilled and circulated by the refrigeration package.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2016
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Inventors: Jason C. Lintker, Mark C. Curran, James W. Stone, Alan J. Varacins
  • Pan chiller system having liquid coolant in direct contact with dividing walls
    Patent number: 9541321
    Abstract: A pan chiller system including a refrigeration package having a condensing unit, a heat exchanger and a pump for circulating a chilled liquid coolant, a pan chiller unit in communication with the refrigeration package and having an outer housing and a food well received within the outer housing and a plurality of hollow divider bars arranged within the food well. An opening is defined between adjacent divider bars, wherein each divider bar is configured for directly receiving the liquid coolant chilled and circulated by the refrigeration package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
    Inventors: Jason C. Lintker, Mark C. Curran, James W. Stone, Alan J. Varacins
  • Pan chiller system having liquid coolant in direct contact with dividing walls
    Patent number: 9068773
    Abstract: A pan chiller system including a refrigeration package having a condensing unit, a heat exchanger and a pump for circulating a chilled liquid coolant, a pan chiller unit in communication with the refrigeration package and having an outer housing and a food well received within the outer housing and a plurality of hollow divider bars arranged within the food well and an opening is defined between adjacent divider bars, wherein each divider bar is configured for directly receiving the liquid coolant chilled and circulated by the refrigeration package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignee: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
    Inventors: Jason C. Lintker, Mark C. Curran, James W. Stone, Alan J. Varacins
  • PAN CHILLER SYSTEM WITH SINGLE STATE COOLANT
    Publication number: 20090188275
    Abstract: A pan chiller system including a refrigeration package having a condensing unit, a heat exchanger and a pump for circulating a chilled liquid coolant, a pan chiller unit in communication with the refrigeration package and having an outer housing and a food well received within the outer housing and a plurality of hollow divider bars arranged within the food well and an opening is defined between adjacent divider bars, wherein each divider bar is configured for directly receiving the liquid coolant chilled and circulated by the refrigeration package.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2007
    Publication date: July 30, 2009
    Inventors: Jason Lintker, Mark C. Curran, James W. Stone, Alan J. Varacins