Patents by Inventor Nicholas McKinnon

Nicholas McKinnon 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).

  • Publication number: 20250048510
    Abstract: A heating arrangement for a cooking appliance, such as a toaster or oven. Heating elements can be exposed in a cavity of the appliance and can have a shield that permits infrared energy to pass but blocks microwaves and/or provides physical support for internal components such as a quartz tube or resistance element. The shield can be grounded to one or more cavity walls by grounding elements that engage with the shield and a portion of the cavity wall. The heating element can emit a greater amount of infrared radiation in one direction than an opposite direction, e.g., due to a convex or other shape of the resistance element. Sets of heating elements can be controlled so that a second element begins to emit visible light at a same time that a first element stops emitting visible light. Convection air can be directed at one or more heating elements, which diffuse the air flow or otherwise prevent flow of air directly to food in the cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2024
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Applicant: Revolution Cooking, LLC
    Inventors: Philip C. Carbone, Cody O'Sullivan, Nicholas McKinnon, Anna Cheimets, Ryan O'Donnell, Elizabeth Gillis, Peter J. Loftus
  • Publication number: 20240430995
    Abstract: A heating arrangement for a cooking appliance, such as a toaster or oven. Heating elements can be exposed in a cavity of the appliance and can have a shield that permits infrared energy to pass but blocks microwaves and/or provides physical support for internal components such as a quartz tube or resistance element. The shield can be grounded to one or more cavity walls by grounding elements that engage with the shield and a portion of the cavity wall. The heating element can emit a greater amount of infrared radiation in one direction than an opposite direction, e.g., due to a convex or other shape of the resistance element. Sets of heating elements can be controlled so that a second element begins to emit visible light at a same time that a first element stops emitting visible light. Convection air can be directed at one or more heating elements, which diffuse the air flow or otherwise prevent flow of air directly to food in the cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2024
    Publication date: December 26, 2024
    Applicant: Revolution Cooking, LLC
    Inventors: Philip C. Carbone, Cody O'Sullivan, Nicholas McKinnon, Anna Cheimets, Ryan O'Donnell, Elizabeth Gillis, Peter J. Loftus
  • Publication number: 20240430997
    Abstract: A heating arrangement for a cooking appliance, such as a toaster or oven. Heating elements can be exposed in a cavity of the appliance and can have a shield that permits infrared energy to pass but blocks microwaves and/or provides physical support for internal components such as a quartz tube or resistance element. The shield can be grounded to one or more cavity walls by grounding elements that engage with the shield and a portion of the cavity wall. The heating element can emit a greater amount of infrared radiation in one direction than an opposite direction, e.g., due to a convex or other shape of the resistance element. Sets of heating elements can be controlled so that a second element begins to emit visible light at a same time that a first element stops emitting visible light. Convection air can be directed at one or more heating elements, which diffuse the air flow or otherwise prevent flow of air directly to food in the cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2024
    Publication date: December 26, 2024
    Applicant: Revolution Cooking, LLC
    Inventors: Philip C. Carbone, Elizabeth Gillis, Nicholas McKinnon, Anna Cheimets, Cody O'Sullivan, Ryan O'Donnell, Peter J. Loftus
  • Publication number: 20240430996
    Abstract: A heating arrangement for a cooking appliance, such as a toaster or oven. Heating elements can be exposed in a cavity of the appliance and can have a shield that permits infrared energy to pass but blocks microwaves and/or provides physical support for internal components such as a quartz tube or resistance element. The shield can be grounded to one or more cavity walls by grounding elements that engage with the shield and a portion of the cavity wall. The heating element can emit a greater amount of infrared radiation in one direction than an opposite direction, e.g., due to a convex or other shape of the resistance element. Sets of heating elements can be controlled so that a second element begins to emit visible light at a same time that a first element stops emitting visible light. Convection air can be directed at one or more heating elements, which diffuse the air flow or otherwise prevent flow of air directly to food in the cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2024
    Publication date: December 26, 2024
    Applicant: Revolution Cooking, LLC
    Inventors: Philip C. Carbone, Cody O'Sullivan, Nicholas McKinnon, Anna Cheimets, Ryan O'Donnell, Elizabeth Gillis, Peter J. Loftus
  • Publication number: 20080308430
    Abstract: Packaging (20) for a consumable food or drink item, said packaging (20) being adapted to secure said food or drink item therein, wherein a recessed section of an outer peripheral surface of the packaging is shaped to at least partially receive a booklet, whereby the booklet has information unrelated to said packaged item, the information can include news or entertainment items.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2005
    Publication date: December 18, 2008
    Applicant: MODERN MEDIA CONCEPTS PTY LTD
    Inventors: Joanna Wojtalik, Alexander Nicholas McKinnon
  • Patent number: 5178752
    Abstract: Apparatus is disclosed for separation of liquid and solid waste materials from a mixture or other combination of such materials. A container is provided with a vertically disposed interior screen or perforated wall that is capable of retaining solid material while permitting liquid material to pass therethrough. The perforated wall divides the container into first and second portions. Waste material is provided to the first portion, and liquid material is removed from the second portion. Preferably disposed in the first portion is an onion bag or other porous, screening or filtering material for receiving the combination of liquid and solid material and retaining of the solid material. Liquid material can be removed from the second portion via a drain, or alternatively by a pump controlled by a liquid level sensor. The pump would be operated whenever the liquid level sensor sensed a sufficiently high predetermined level of liquid in the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 1990
    Date of Patent: January 12, 1993
    Inventor: Nicholas McKinnon