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).

  • Publication number: 20250248564
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2025
    Publication date: August 7, 2025
    Inventors: Roger Dahle, Steve L. Puertas, Jeffrey D. Clark, Christopher L. Hanks
  • Publication number: 20250235046
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2025
    Publication date: July 24, 2025
    Applicant: North Atlantic Imports, LLC
    Inventors: James C. Bush, III, Gary E. Graham, Steve L. Puertas, Michael R. Giebel
  • Patent number: 12364363
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2025
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2025
    Assignee: North Atlantic Imports, LLC
    Inventors: James C. Bush, III, Gary E. Graham, Steve L. Puertas, Michael R. Giebel
  • Publication number: 20250213068
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2024
    Publication date: July 3, 2025
    Inventors: Roger Dahle, Steve L. Puertas, James C. Bush, III, Christian S. Elkins
  • Patent number: 12274394
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Assignee: North Atlantic Imports, LLC
    Inventors: Steve L. Puertas, Christopher L. Hanks
  • Patent number: 12268330
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: North Atlantic Imports, LLC
    Inventors: James C. Bush, III, Gary E. Graham, Steve L. Puertas, Michael R. Giebel
  • Patent number: 12226051
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: North Atlantic Imports, LLC
    Inventors: Roger Dahle, Steve L. Puertas, Jeffrey D. Clark
  • Patent number: 12185874
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: North Atlantic Imports, LLC
    Inventors: Roger Dahle, Steve L Puertas, Jeffrey D. Clark, Christopher L Hanks
  • Publication number: 20240415329
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2024
    Publication date: December 19, 2024
    Inventors: Christopher L. Hanks, Steve L. Puertas, Ryan D. Tirrell, James C. Buss, III
  • Patent number: 12161261
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: North Atlantic Imports, LLC
    Inventors: Roger Dahle, Steve L. Puertas, Jeffrey D. Clark
  • Publication number: 20240341528
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2024
    Publication date: October 17, 2024
    Inventors: James C. Bush, III, Gary E. Graham, Steve L. Puertas, Michael R. Giebel
  • Patent number: 12091916
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: LITTLE GIANT LADDER SYSTEMS, LLC
    Inventors: Brian B. Russell, N. Ryan Moss, Steve L. Puertas
  • Patent number: 11992155
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: North Atlantic Imports, LLC
    Inventors: Roger Dahle, Steve L. Puertas, Jeffrey D. Clark
  • Publication number: 20240074613
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: Roger Dahle, Steve L. Puertas, Jeffrey D. Clark, Christopher L. Hanks
  • Patent number: 11877693
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: North Atlantic Imports, LLC
    Inventors: James C. Bush, III, Gary E. Graham, Steve L. Puertas, Michael R. Giebel
  • Publication number: 20240016337
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Inventors: Roger Dahle, Steve L. Puertas, Jeffrey D. Clark
  • Publication number: 20230355035
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2023
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Inventors: Roger Dahle, Steve L. Puertas, Jeffrey D. Clark
  • Patent number: 11751723
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: North Atlantic Imports, LLC
    Inventors: Roger Dahle, Steve L. Puertas, Jeffrey D. Clark, Christopher L. Hanks
  • Patent number: 11700971
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: North Atlantic Imports, LLC
    Inventors: Roger Dahle, Steve L. Puertas, Jeffrey D. Clark
  • Patent number: D1015987
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: North Atlantic Imports, LLC
    Inventors: Roger Dahle, Steve L. Puertas, Jeff D. Clark