Patents by Inventor Steve M. Brooks

Steve M. Brooks 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).

  • Heating apparatus
    Patent number: 4707589
    Abstract: A heating unit suitable for mounting in a cooking hob includes a circular tray having a layer of thermally-insulative material disposed therein and a peripheral thermally-insulative wall, within which four infra-red lamps, each containing a tungsten filament, are supported. The tray also includes an inner thermally-insulative wall, which encloses the length of each filament. Between the peripheral and inner walls, two conventional, wire-wound heating elements are disposed. The filaments and the elements are energizable independently and/or concurrently, and series and/or parallel combinations of the filaments and the elements may be switched to provide various discrete power outputs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 1986
    Date of Patent: November 17, 1987
    Assignee: Thorn Emi Patents Limited
    Inventors: Steve M. Brooks, David R. May
  • Heating apparatus
    Patent number: 4639579
    Abstract: A heating unit suitable for mounting in a cooking hob includes a circular tray having a layer of thermally-insulative material disposed therein and a peripheral thermally-insulative wall, within which four infra-red lamps, each containing a tungsten filament, are supported. The tray also includes an inner thermally-insulative wall, which encloses the length of each filament. Between the peripheral and inner walls, two conventional, wire-wound heating elements are disposed. The filaments and the elements are energizable independently and/or concurrently, and series and/or parallel combinations of the filaments and the elements may be switched to provide various discrete power outputs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 1985
    Date of Patent: January 27, 1987
    Assignee: Thorn EMI Domestic Appliances Limited
    Inventors: Steve M. Brooks, David R. May