Patents by Inventor Michael Robin SYKES

Michael Robin SYKES 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: 10555641
    Abstract: The grill of the present disclosure provides multiple heating zones within a front-to-back direction of each cooking platen. Each cooking zone has a heating element associated therewith. The heating elements can be independently controlled, so that each of the heating zones can be operated at a different temperature if necessary. A controller can monitor and adjust the heat output of each element with a temperature probe that measures the temperature of the surface of the grill plate. One or more of the heating elements can be a gas burner. Electrical heating elements may also be used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: GARLAND COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIES LLC.
    Inventors: Douglas S. Jones, Michael Robin Sykes, Christopher John Reis
  • Publication number: 20140161953
    Abstract: The grill of the present disclosure provides multiple heating zones within a front-to-back direction of each cooking platen. Each cooking zone has a heating element associated therewith. The heating elements can be independently controlled, so that each of the heating zones can be operated at a different temperature if necessary. A controller can monitor and adjust the heat output of each element with a temperature probe that measures the temperature of the surface of the grill plate. One or more of the heating elements can be a gas burner. Electrical heating elements may also be used.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2013
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Applicant: GARLAND COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIES, LLC
    Inventors: Douglas S. JONES, Michael Robin SYKES, Christopher John REIS
  • Publication number: 20140161952
    Abstract: The grill of the present disclosure provides a multi-zone cooking surface with separate, discrete zones that are thermally isolated from one another. This allows for cooking in only one zone while avoiding the problem of heat loss to adjacent zones that are not in use, or are operating at different or lower temperatures. The individual cooking zones are separated by a gap that is filled with a thermally insulating material. Each zone can have an independent associated temperature control.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2013
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Applicant: GARLAND COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIES, LLC
    Inventor: Michael Robin SYKES