Patents by Inventor Steve Hobson

Steve Hobson 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).

  • Convection oven with forced airflow circulation zones
    Publication number: 20060006163
    Abstract: At least two blowers are controlled with baffles to create circulating zones of airflow which circulate in a substantially horizontal plane within a convection oven cavity. This airflow minimizes the potential for airflow paths to be broken up or blocked by the configuration of objects placed in the oven. The substantially horizontal airflow reduces the non-uniformity of air temperature distribution within the oven cavity. The blowers may be controlled to rotate either simultaneously or alternately, depending on the selected mode of operation. The blowers and associated heating elements are controlled to operate in various cooking modes by the controller in response to a mode selector input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2005
    Publication date: January 12, 2006
    Inventors: Philip Carbone, Peter Pescatore, Steve Hobson, Matthew Brekken
  • Convection oven with forced airflow circulation zones
    Patent number: 6943321
    Abstract: At least two blowers are controlled with baffles to create circulating zones of airflow which circulate in a substantially horizontal plane within a convection oven cavity. This airflow minimizes the potential for airflow paths to be broken up or blocked by the configuration of objects placed in the oven. The substantially horizontal airflow reduces the non-uniformity of air temperature distribution within the oven cavity. The blowers may be controlled to rotate either simultaneously or alternately, depending on the selected mode of operation. The blowers and associated heating elements are controlled to operate in various cooking modes by the controller in response to a mode selector input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2005
    Assignee: Wolf Appliance Company, LLC
    Inventors: Philip Carbone, Peter Pescatore, Steve Hobson, Matthew Brekken
  • Convection oven with forced airflow circulation zones
    Publication number: 20040040950
    Abstract: At least two blowers are controlled with baffles to create circulating zones of airflow which circulate in a substantially horizontal plane within a convection oven cavity. This airflow minimizes the potential for airflow paths to be broken up or blocked by the configuration of objects placed in the oven. The substantially horizontal airflow reduces the non-uniformity of air temperature distribution within the oven cavity. The blowers may be controlled to rotate either simultaneously or alternately, depending on the selected mode of operation. The blowers and associated heating elements are controlled to operate in various cooking modes by the controller in response to a mode selector input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2002
    Publication date: March 4, 2004
    Inventors: Philip Carbone, Peter Pescatore, Steve Hobson, Matthew Brekken