Patents by Inventor Steve L. Puertas
Steve L. Puertas 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).
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Publication number: 20250248564Abstract: A waste bag holder pivotably coupled to an outdoor cooking station. The waste bag holder is a rod structure with multiple bends along its length to define a u-shaped portion and first and second engaging portions. The u-shaped portion is configured to support a waste bag. The first and second engaging portions are sized and configured to couple to coupling structure to facilitate the waste bag holder to be pivotably moveable between a use position and a stowed position.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 7, 2025Publication date: August 7, 2025Inventors: Roger Dahle, Steve L. Puertas, Jeffrey D. Clark, Christopher L. Hanks
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Publication number: 20250235046Abstract: Embodiments of an outdoor cooking station having a main body and a griddle with a hood pivotably coupled to the griddle are provided. For safety purposes, the griddle is removably secured to an upper portion of the main body with the legs of the griddle positioned within apertures defined in an upward facing surface of the upper portion of the main body.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 7, 2025Publication date: July 24, 2025Applicant: North Atlantic Imports, LLCInventors: James C. Bush, III, Gary E. Graham, Steve L. Puertas, Michael R. Giebel
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Patent number: 12364363Abstract: Embodiments of an outdoor cooking station having a main body and a griddle with a hood pivotably coupled to the griddle are provided. For safety purposes, the griddle is removably secured to an upper portion of the main body with the legs of the griddle positioned within apertures defined in an upward facing surface of the upper portion of the main body.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2025Date of Patent: July 22, 2025Assignee: North Atlantic Imports, LLCInventors: James C. Bush, III, Gary E. Graham, Steve L. Puertas, Michael R. Giebel
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Publication number: 20250213068Abstract: An outdoor cooking station configured to simultaneously and independently cook food with separate cooking modes. The cooking station includes a main body extending to define a smoker chamber and a separate air fryer chamber. The smoker chamber is heated with smoke from igniting and burning pellets and the air fryer chamber is heated with an electrical heating element and a fan for mixing the air therein. In one embodiment, the cooking station includes a motor fan that draws smoke from the smoker chamber to the air fryer chamber with ducting therebetween. With this arrangement, the cooking station provides different cooking chambers dedicated for cooking food independent of each other as well as a secondary chamber or the air fryer chamber being employed for cold smoking food items or the option to provide smoke to the air fryer chamber while air frying the food therein.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2024Publication date: July 3, 2025Inventors: Roger Dahle, Steve L. Puertas, James C. Bush, III, Christian S. Elkins
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Patent number: 12274394Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods for channeling heat in an outdoor cooking station. The cooking station includes a moveable hood, movable between open and closed positions relative to the cooking station, and one or more heating elements for generating heat to a cooking surface, such as a griddle and/or grill. Further, the cooking station includes one or more baffles sized and configured to channel heat, generated by the one or more heating elements, from below the cooking surface to above the cooking surface.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2020Date of Patent: April 15, 2025Assignee: North Atlantic Imports, LLCInventors: Steve L. Puertas, Christopher L. Hanks
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Patent number: 12268330Abstract: Embodiments of an outdoor cooking station having a main body and a griddle with a hood pivotably coupled to the griddle are provided. For safety purposes, the griddle is removably secured to an upper portion of the main body with the legs of the griddle positioned within apertures defined in an upward facing surface of the upper portion of the main body.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2024Date of Patent: April 8, 2025Assignee: North Atlantic Imports, LLCInventors: James C. Bush, III, Gary E. Graham, Steve L. Puertas, Michael R. Giebel
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Patent number: 12226051Abstract: Embodiments of a side shelf for coupling to an outdoor cooking station configured to control placement of objects adjacent a cooking surface of the outdoor cooking station. The side shelf includes an upward facing flat surface extending to a front periphery, a rear periphery, an outer periphery and an inner periphery. Further, the upward facing flat surface includes an upstanding elongated ridge, the upstanding elongated ridge extending above the upward facing flat surface and extending at least partially along the inner periphery of the upward facing flat surface. With this arrangement, the upstanding elongated ridge extends to define a set-back from the cooking surface for controlled placement of the objects on the upward facing flat surface.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2023Date of Patent: February 18, 2025Assignee: North Atlantic Imports, LLCInventors: Roger Dahle, Steve L. Puertas, Jeffrey D. Clark
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Patent number: 12185874Abstract: A waste bag holder pivotably coupled to an outdoor cooking station. The waste bag holder is a rod structure with multiple bends along its length to define a u-shaped portion and first and second engaging portions. The u-shaped portion is configured to support a waste bag. The first and second engaging portions are sized and configured to couple to coupling structure to facilitate the waste bag holder to be pivotably moveable between a use position and a stowed position.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2023Date of Patent: January 7, 2025Assignee: North Atlantic Imports, LLCInventors: Roger Dahle, Steve L Puertas, Jeffrey D. Clark, Christopher L Hanks
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Publication number: 20240415329Abstract: A cooking system for managing food byproduct, the cooking system including a main body, a griddle, and a drawer. The main body includes structure to support the griddle positioned above a heat element. The griddle includes a cooking surface with an opening defined in the griddle, the opening positioned adjacent a rear end of the cooking surface. The drawer includes a grease container, the drawer being moveable between an inserted position and a removed position. In the inserted position, the grease container is positioned below the opening of the griddle and adjacent a rear side of the main body with a front portion of the drawer accessible along a front side of the main body. With this arrangement, the drawer is removable from the front side of the main body and captures food byproduct in the grease container adjacent the rear side of the main body.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 30, 2024Publication date: December 19, 2024Inventors: Christopher L. Hanks, Steve L. Puertas, Ryan D. Tirrell, James C. Buss, III
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Patent number: 12161261Abstract: An outdoor cooking station configured to simultaneously and independently cook food with separate cooking modes. The cooking station includes a main body defining separate first and second cooking portions fueled by separate fuel sources for cooking food in the separate modes. The first cooking portion includes gas-fueled first heating elements configured to heat a first cooking surface associated with the first cooking portion of the main body. The second cooking portion of the main body extends to define a chamber, the chamber being accessible with a door or hood pivotably coupled to the main body. The chamber includes an upper region and a lower region separated by an inner panel, the upper region including a second cooking surface suspended within the upper region. The lower region includes a second heating element sized and configured to electrically heat pellet elements to supply heat and smoke to the upper region.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 2023Date of Patent: December 10, 2024Assignee: North Atlantic Imports, LLCInventors: Roger Dahle, Steve L. Puertas, Jeffrey D. Clark
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Publication number: 20240341528Abstract: Embodiments of an outdoor cooking station having a main body and a griddle with a hood pivotably coupled to the griddle are provided. For safety purposes, the griddle is removably secured to an upper portion of the main body with the legs of the griddle positioned within apertures defined in an upward facing surface of the upper portion of the main body.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 15, 2024Publication date: October 17, 2024Inventors: James C. Bush, III, Gary E. Graham, Steve L. Puertas, Michael R. Giebel
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Patent number: 12091916Abstract: A ladder may include a first pair of spaced apart members, a second pair of spaced apart members and a first pair of hinges coupling the first pair of spaced apart members with the second pair of spaced apart members. In some embodiments, each hinge may include a first hinge component including at least a first hinge plate, the first hinge plate having a notch formed therein, the notch including a first abutment wall and a second abutment wall, a second hinge component including at least a second hinge plate, and a lock mechanism having a pivot pin and a lock pin. The lock mechanism is configured for selective engagement with the notch such that the pivot pin engages the first abutment wall and the lock pin engages the second abutment wall to lock the first hinge component relative to the second hinge component in a first hinge position.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2020Date of Patent: September 17, 2024Assignee: LITTLE GIANT LADDER SYSTEMS, LLCInventors: Brian B. Russell, N. Ryan Moss, Steve L. Puertas
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Patent number: 11992155Abstract: A waste bag holder for removably positioning over a vertical side panel, the waste bag holder sized to hold a waste bag therewith. The waste bag holder includes a u-shaped structure with ends extending to first and second engaging portions. The first and second engaging portions are sized to hang and hold to the vertical side panel. Further, legs of the u-shaped structure are aligned with the respective first and second engaging portions.Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 2021Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Assignee: North Atlantic Imports, LLCInventors: Roger Dahle, Steve L. Puertas, Jeffrey D. Clark
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Publication number: 20240074613Abstract: A waste bag holder pivotably coupled to an outdoor cooking station. The waste bag holder is a rod structure with multiple bends along its length to define a u-shaped portion and first and second engaging portions. The u-shaped portion is configured to support a waste bag. The first and second engaging portions are sized and configured to couple to coupling structure to facilitate the waste bag holder to be pivotably moveable between a use position and a stowed position.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2023Publication date: March 7, 2024Inventors: Roger Dahle, Steve L. Puertas, Jeffrey D. Clark, Christopher L. Hanks
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Patent number: 11877693Abstract: Embodiments of an outdoor cooking station having a main body and a griddle with a hood pivotably coupled to the griddle are provided. For safety purposes, the griddle is removably secured to an upper portion of the main body with the legs of the griddle positioned within apertures defined in an upward facing surface of the upper portion of the main body.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2021Date of Patent: January 23, 2024Assignee: North Atlantic Imports, LLCInventors: James C. Bush, III, Gary E. Graham, Steve L. Puertas, Michael R. Giebel
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Publication number: 20240016337Abstract: An outdoor cooking station configured to simultaneously and independently cook food with separate cooking modes. The cooking station includes a main body defining separate first and second cooking portions fueled by separate fuel sources for cooking food in the separate modes. The first cooking portion includes gas-fueled first heating elements configured to heat a first cooking surface associated with the first cooking portion of the main body. The second cooking portion of the main body extends to define a chamber, the chamber being accessible with a door or hood pivotably coupled to the main body. The chamber includes an upper region and a lower region separated by an inner panel, the upper region including a second cooking surface suspended within the upper region. The lower region includes a second heating element sized and configured to electrically heat pellet elements to supply heat and smoke to the upper region.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 14, 2023Publication date: January 18, 2024Inventors: Roger Dahle, Steve L. Puertas, Jeffrey D. Clark
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Publication number: 20230355035Abstract: Embodiments of a side shelf for coupling to an outdoor cooking station configured to control placement of objects adjacent a cooking surface of the outdoor cooking station. The side shelf includes an upward facing flat surface extending to a front periphery, a rear periphery, an outer periphery and an inner periphery. Further, the upward facing flat surface includes an upstanding elongated ridge, the upstanding elongated ridge extending above the upward facing flat surface and extending at least partially along the inner periphery of the upward facing flat surface. With this arrangement, the upstanding elongated ridge extends to define a set-back from the cooking surface for controlled placement of the objects on the upward facing flat surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 9, 2023Publication date: November 9, 2023Inventors: Roger Dahle, Steve L. Puertas, Jeffrey D. Clark
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Patent number: 11751723Abstract: A waste bag holder pivotably coupled to an outdoor cooking station. The waste bag holder is a rod structure with multiple bends along its length to define a u-shaped portion and first and second engaging portions. The u-shaped portion is configured to support a waste bag. The first and second engaging portions are sized and configured to couple to coupling structure to facilitate the waste bag holder to be pivotably moveable between a use position and a stowed position.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2021Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignee: North Atlantic Imports, LLCInventors: Roger Dahle, Steve L. Puertas, Jeffrey D. Clark, Christopher L. Hanks
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Patent number: 11700971Abstract: An outdoor cooking station configured to simultaneously and independently cook food with separate cooking modes. The cooking station includes a main body defining separate first and second cooking portions fueled by separate fuel sources for cooking food in the separate modes. The first cooking portion includes gas-fueled first heating elements configured to heat a first cooking surface associated with the first cooking portion of the main body. The second cooking portion of the main body extends to define a chamber, the chamber being accessible with a door or hood pivotably coupled to the main body. The chamber includes an upper region and a lower region separated by an inner panel, the upper region including a second cooking surface suspended within the upper region. The lower region includes a second heating element sized and configured to electrically heat pellet elements to supply heat and smoke to the upper region.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2021Date of Patent: July 18, 2023Assignee: North Atlantic Imports, LLCInventors: Roger Dahle, Steve L. Puertas, Jeffrey D. Clark
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Patent number: D1015987Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2021Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: North Atlantic Imports, LLCInventors: Roger Dahle, Steve L. Puertas, Jeff D. Clark