Patents by Inventor Sam M. Foster

Sam M. Foster 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, system, and method for a heating surface having a selectable shape, size, location, and heat intensity
    Patent number: 10070484
    Abstract: A heating appliance includes a heating structure having a lower surface and a flat upper surface for supporting and imparting heat into an object, such a pot or pan used to cook food. The heating structure includes an array of heating elements arranged on the lower surface of the heating structure in an m×n array having m columns and n rows. Each element is thermally coupled to a region of the structure for heating its respective region of the structure independently of other regions of the structure associated with the other heating elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: Colorado State University Research Foundation
    Inventors: Kevin N. Thompson, Sam M. Foster, Craig M. Cogdill, Stanley Nestler
  • APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR A HEATING SURFACE HAVING A SELECTABLE SHAPE, SIZE, LOCATION, AND HEAT INTENSITY
    Publication number: 20140305928
    Abstract: A heating appliance includes a heating structure having a lower surface and a flat upper surface for supporting and imparting heat into an object, such a pot or pan used to cook food. The heating structure includes an array of heating elements arranged on the lower surface of the heating structure in an m×n array having m columns and n rows. Each element is thermally coupled to a region of the structure for heating its respective region of the structure independently of other regions of the structure associated with the other heating elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2014
    Publication date: October 16, 2014
    Applicant: COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Kevin N. Thompson, Sam M. Foster, Craig M. Cogdill, Stanley Nestler