Patents by Inventor Shawn M. Garringer

Shawn M. Garringer 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).

  • Shielding system for protecting select portions of a food product during processing in a conveyorized microwave oven
    Patent number: 6717120
    Abstract: A conveyorized microwave oven incorporates a shielding system mounted within an oven cavity of the microwave oven. The shielding system is provided to prevent select portions of a food item traveling through the microwave oven from overheating relative to the remainder of the food item. The present invention is particularly adapted for use in connection with the tempering, cooking or thawing of parallelepiped or rectangular-shaped food items and includes a frame structure fixedly mounted within and traversing substantially the entire length of the oven cavity, with the frame structure having a generally rectangular cross-section defined by both microwave impermeable portions and microwave transmissive portions on each side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2004
    Assignee: Maytag Corporation
    Inventors: Rex E. Fritts, Shawn M. Garringer, Thomas Miller, John M. Osepchuk
  • Shielding system for protecting select portions of a food product during processing in a conveyorized microwave oven
    Publication number: 20030183623
    Abstract: A conveyorized microwave oven incorporates a shielding system mounted within an oven cavity of the microwave oven. The shielding system is provided to prevent select portions of a food item traveling through the microwave oven from overheating relative to the remainder of the food item. The present invention is particularly adapted for use in connection with the tempering, cooking or thawing of parallelepiped or rectangular-shaped food items and includes a frame structure fixedly mounted within and traversing substantially the entire length of the oven cavity, with the frame structure having a generally rectangular cross-section defined by both microwave impermeable portions and microwave transmissive portions on each side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2002
    Publication date: October 2, 2003
    Inventors: Rex E. Fritts, Shawn M. Garringer, Thomas Miller, John M. Osepchuk