Patents by Inventor Reams R. Ponting

Reams R. Ponting 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).

  • Apparatus for deep fat frying
    Patent number: 6786139
    Abstract: A deep fat fryer apparatus includes a cooking vessel and a support assembly which are complementally configured, whereby the cooking vessel fits into the support assembly's frame so that an elongated raised central portion of the cooking vessel is aligned above an elongated heating element of the support assembly. The cooking vessel includes sloping wall surfaces extending outwardly and downwardly from the central portion, preferably with one or a pair of troughs provided for collecting loose food particles deposited therein by convection currents in the cooking media. The troughs present a cooler zone for the collected particles than the cooking zone in the cooking medium above a grate on which food to be cooked is received.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2004
    Inventors: Reams R. Ponting, Ben Gibson
  • APPARATUS FOR DEEP FAT FRYING
    Publication number: 20030126994
    Abstract: A deep fat fryer apparatus includes a cooking vessel and a support assembly which are complementally configured, whereby the cooking vessel fits into the support assembly's frame so that an elongated raised central portion of the cooking vessel is aligned above an elongated heating element of the support assembly. The cooking vessel includes sloping wall surfaces extending outwardly and downwardly from the central portion, preferably with one or a pair of troughs provided for collecting loose food particles deposited therein by convection currents in the cooking media. The troughs present a cooler zone for the collected particles than the cooking zone in the cooking medium above a grate on which food to be cooked is received.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2002
    Publication date: July 10, 2003
    Inventors: Reams R. Ponting, Ben Gibson