Patents by Inventor Megan Raspel

Megan Raspel 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).

  • Patent number: 11399656
    Abstract: A temperature regulation device for positioning in a well of food service equipment, the temperature regulation device including a housing and a support coupled to the housing. The housing includes a top surface and a bottom surface and the support includes a connector having a connector axis, an outer surface, and an inner surface. The support is rotatable about the connector axis between an extended position and a retracted position. In the extended position of the support, the housing is positioned in a first position relative to the well, and in the retracted position of the support, the housing is positioned in a second position relative to the well.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: The Vollrath Company, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Peter Roever, Jill Hundley, Jeremiah Kopiness, Megan Raspel
  • Publication number: 20220167786
    Abstract: A method of arranging an induction coil in a food service well includes supporting, by supports in an extended position, the induction coil at a first height in the food service well, rotating the supports from the extended position to a retracted position, and supporting, with the supports in the retracted position, the induction coil at a second height in the food service well, the first height different than the second height.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2022
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Applicant: The Vollrath Company, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Peter Roever, Jill Hundley, Jeremiah Kopiness, Megan Raspel
  • Patent number: 10426292
    Abstract: Temperature regulation devices for heating food are disclosed. The temperature regulation device is configured to heat food held in a food pan positioned in a well of food service equipment. The temperature regulation device includes a module or housing and heating element, and is configurable in a variety of positions, orientations, locations, or configurations relative to the well and the food pans to accommodate a variety of sizes and configurations of food pans.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: THE VOLLRATH COMPANY, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Peter Roever, Jill Hundley, Megan Raspel
  • Publication number: 20170311753
    Abstract: A temperature regulation device for positioning in a well of food service equipment, the temperature regulation device including a housing and a support coupled to the housing. The housing includes a top surface and a bottom surface and the support includes a connector having a connector axis, an outer surface, and an inner surface. The support is rotatable about the connector axis between an extended position and a retracted position. In the extended position of the support, the housing is positioned in a first position relative to the well, and in the retracted position of the support, the housing is positioned in a second position relative to the well.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2017
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Inventors: Peter Roever, Jill Hundley, Jeremiah Kopiness, Megan Raspel
  • Publication number: 20170311752
    Abstract: Temperature regulation devices for heating food are disclosed. The temperature regulation device is configured to heat food held in a food pan positioned in a well of food service equipment. The temperature regulation device includes a module or housing and heating element, and is configurable in a variety of positions, orientations, locations, or configurations relative to the well and the food pans to accommodate a variety of sizes and configurations of food pans.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2016
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Applicant: The Vollrath Company, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Peter Roever, Jill Hundley, Megan Raspel