Patents by Inventor Randy Rummel

Randy Rummel 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: 10799066
    Abstract: A social grill method and system can include: a social surface including a top surface, a side extension, and a rounded edge between the top surface and the side extension, the side extension extended down away from the top surface; a chassis mounted below the social surface, the chassis including a fixed connection and a lid pivot; a mounting bracket coupled to the lid pivot; a lid coupled to the mounting bracket, the mounting bracket configured to rotate about the lid pivot and enable an open configuration with the lid retracted under the social surface and a closed configuration with the lid extending up over the social surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Inventors: Randy Rummel, Daniel Nichols, Mark Steinman, David Rockwell
  • Patent number: 10470610
    Abstract: A method and apparatus can include: a body; a hood covering coupled to the body, the hood covering including an outer shell, the outer shell including an exhaust port; a flue attached to the outer shell, the flue including a flue output and a flue input; and a grating mounted within the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Inventors: Randy Rummel, Daniel Nichols, Mark Steinman
  • Patent number: 10159380
    Abstract: A method and system can include: providing a grill body; mounting a cross-flame burner within the grill body, the cross-flame burner including an arched extension, a longitudinal portion, and a gas conduit, the arched extension extending laterally from the longitudinal section, the cross-flame burner including burner ports within the arched extension for providing a flame from a fuel and air mixture from the gas conduit; and affixing a Venturi body to the gas conduit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Inventors: Randy Rummel, Daniel Nichols, Mark Steinman
  • Publication number: 20170238758
    Abstract: A social grill method and system can include: a social surface including a top surface, a side extension, and a rounded edge between the top surface and the side extension, the side extension extended down away from the top surface; a chassis mounted below the social surface, the chassis including a fixed connection and a lid pivot; a mounting bracket coupled to the lid pivot; a lid coupled to the mounting bracket, the mounting bracket configured to rotate about the lid pivot and enable an open configuration with the lid retracted under the social surface and a closed configuration with the lid extending up over the social surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2016
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Inventors: Randy Rummel, Daniel Nichols, Mark Steinman, David Rockwell
  • Publication number: 20170224157
    Abstract: A method and apparatus can include: a body; a hood covering coupled to the body, the hood covering including an outer shell, the outer shell including an exhaust port; a flue attached to the outer shell, the flue including a flue output and a flue input; and a grating mounted within the body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2016
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Inventors: Randy Rummel, Daniel Nichols, Mark Steinman
  • Publication number: 20170167723
    Abstract: A method and system can include: providing a grill body; mounting a cross-flame burner within the grill body, the cross-flame burner including a horizontal extension, a longitudinal portion, and a gas conduit, the horizontal extension extending laterally from the longitudinal section, the cross-flame burner including burner ports within the horizontal extension for providing a flame from a fuel and air mixture from the gas conduit; and affixing a Venturi body to the gas conduit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2015
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Inventors: Randy Rummel, Daniel Nichols, Mark Steinman
  • Publication number: 20170164784
    Abstract: A method and apparatus can include: a body having an inner surface and a bottom floor; a vertical basket having a spacer and an exposed perforated bottom the perforated bottom exposed from the bottom floor of the body by the spacer, the vertical basket further including a vertical grating and a solid back, the vertical basket for holding an ignited fuel source and radiating heat through the grating; and a skewer parallel to the grating, the skewer including a bracket for securing a food product to the skewer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2015
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Inventors: Randy Rummel, Daniel Nichols, Mark Steinman
  • Publication number: 20060130824
    Abstract: Disclosed is a convection oven capable of producing a “true” convection cooking environment with a single gas burner disposed underneath the oven bottom in a combustion box. A fan compartment is disposed substantially at the center of the back wall, and defined by a baffle plate with a central fan inlet, a plurality of rearward-extending flanges, and a portion of the oven back wall. A centrifugal fan is disposed within the fan compartment. A flue spout is disposed between the oven cavity and the fan compartment and is adapted to join the combustion box and the oven cavity in fluid communication. Thus the centrifugal fan, located substantially centrally within the fan compartment will draw hot air and flue products upward from the combustion box, through the flue spout, through the central fan inlet, and blow the hot air and flue products into the oven cavity through peripheral fan outlets formed in the fan compartment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2004
    Publication date: June 22, 2006
    Inventors: Randy Rummel, Eric Deng
  • Publication number: 20050161037
    Abstract: Five burners are arranged in the form of an “x.” The units are covered by a grate including two side sections, each covering two burners, and a central section covering the center burner. The side sections have concave inner side edges that mate with a circular segment of the center grate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2004
    Publication date: July 28, 2005
    Inventors: Randy Rummel, Dan Nichols, Eric Deng
  • Patent number: 6263868
    Abstract: A gas stove burner has a base having an annular outer edge and a lower ring sitting on the base, forming therewith a lower compartment, and having an outer edge forming with the base outer edge an outwardly open annular slot communicating with the lower compartment. An upper ring sitting on the lower ring forms therewith an upper compartment and has an outer edge forming with the lower-ring outer edge an array of outwardly open holes communicating with the upper compartment. The upper-ring outer edge has a diameter generally equal to a diameter of the lower-ring outer edge. A gas/air mixture is fed to each of the compartments so that the gas will issue from the holes to form an upper flame and from the slot to form a lower flame of substantially the same diameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2001
    Assignee: AGT Gas Technology GmbH
    Inventors: Jürgen Koch, Randy Rummel, Dennis Dacey