Patents by Inventor Robert E. Moran, Jr.

Robert E. Moran, Jr. 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: 5823367
    Abstract: An adapter for mounting an oversize or sheet pan over at least two wells of a food serving station includes a frame structure surrounding a central aperture. The adapter includes a lower support surface designed to rest on the upper surface of a serving station, an upper support surface for supporting the peripheral flange of a sheet pan and side panels between the upper and lower surfaces for raising the pan above the upper surface of the station. Downwardly extending locating flanges protrude into the wells to maintain the adapter in place. Inclined centering flanges extend into the aperture for urging the pan into the aperture. The adapter can be positioned over the wells when a sheet pan is to be used and is easily removed from the station when standard food trays are to be placed in the wells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 20, 1998
    Assignee: The Vollrath Company, L.L.C.
    Inventor: Robert E. Moran, Jr.
  • Patent number: 5082334
    Abstract: A breath guard apparatus for protecting food displayed in a food service area comprises means including a side guard for shielding the displayed food, means for supporting the shielding means above the food service area and hinge means connecting the side guard to the supporting means so that the side guard can be rotated from a closed position which shields the displayed food to an open position which provides access to the food.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1991
    Date of Patent: January 21, 1992
    Assignee: The Vollrath Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter E. Beyer, Robert E. Moran, Jr.
  • Patent number: D396925
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 11, 1998
    Assignee: The Vollrath Company, L.L.C.
    Inventors: William I. Kessler, Robert E. Moran, Jr.