Patents by Inventor Michael Blake

Michael Blake 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: 5921229
    Abstract: An all-metal, hand-portable, light-weight heating device serves as a self-contained oven, as a stove, or as a space heater. The box-like device comprises hollow sheet-metal back, side and top walls and door. A fully enclosed heater chamber beneath the oven enclosure includes a removable, slide-in top closure plate, which channels hot air to the interior of the hollow walls when used as an oven or space heater; removal of the closure plate enables use of the device as a stove. A second embodiment has a foldable stove top hinged to the side of the device. The preferred material is sheet aluminum. A portable gas bottle can be used as the fuel supply. Excess secondary air is available, induced by the operation of the gas burner. This induced flow of cool air creates a high thermal gradient between the inner and the outer heated wall surfaces, so that the outer surfaces of the device operate at a safe, non-searing temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 13, 1999
    Inventor: Michael A Blake