Patents by Inventor Roland E. Butt

Roland E. Butt 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: 4614177
    Abstract: A range hood (2) mounted above a kitchen range (4) includes one or more storage shelves (6, 8) in the hood. An adjustable tilt-out front panel (22) is adaptable to include openable doors (24) for accessing the shelves, and is operated by a user between a position flush with adjacent cabinetry (20) or the like, and an extended position increasing the vapor collection area above the range. A gravity operated baffle (30) maintains integrity of the collection area liner by covering the additional collection area when the front panel is in the tilted-out position or any position inbetween. The housing (14) for the hood has an upper portion (16) and a lower depending portion (18) adjustably mounted to the upper portion to provide an adjustable overall vertical height. A hood mounting system provides built-in three dimensional adjustment and allows an installer to restrict adjustments to a single plane at a time for final fine tuning adjustment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 1984
    Date of Patent: September 30, 1986
    Assignee: Broan Mfg. Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Norman A. Buckley, Roland E. Butt, Donald E. Schlegel
  • Patent number: 4465256
    Abstract: A mounting device for securing a range hood beneath a soffit having a framing member fastened to a wall. The device has an elongated mounting plate suitable for being secured along and to the framing member. A pair of hangers depend from the mounting plate and are connected thereto at spaced locations along the mounting plate. The hangers secure the range hood to the mounting device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 1981
    Date of Patent: August 14, 1984
    Assignee: Broan Mfg. Co., Inc.
    Inventors: David W. Wolbrink, Kenneth J. Jonas, Roland E. Butt, Robert W. Busch