Patents by Inventor Steven P. Morgan

Steven P. Morgan 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: 20230200568
    Abstract: An adjustable breath guard includes a frame, a shield, and a hinge assembly pivotally coupling the shield to the frame. The hinge assembly is reconfigurable between (a) an engaged configuration in which the hinge assembly limits downward movement of the shield and permits upward movement of the shield and (b) a disengaged configuration in which the shield permits both downward movement of the shield and upward movement of the shield. The hinge assembly is configured to change from the engaged configuration to the disengaged configuration in response to the shield moving upward.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2021
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Applicant: The Vollrath Company, L.L.C.
    Inventor: Steven P. Morgan
  • Patent number: 10517305
    Abstract: A method for making a food pan including forming a pan including a bottom, and a side wall extending along a perimeter of the bottom, wherein the side wall comprises an upper perimeter. The method includes forming a rim around the upper perimeter of the side wall, wherein the rim comprises a top portion and an outer edge, providing a reinforcement band proximate the upper perimeter of the side wall and the rim, and bending the rim around the reinforcement band, wherein the outer edge of the rim contacts the side wall when fully shaped. The method further includes reforming a shape of the reinforcement band and the rim.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: The Vollrath Company, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Steven P. Morgan, Bruce J. Keller
  • Publication number: 20180146684
    Abstract: A method for making a food pan including forming a pan including a bottom, and a side wall extending along a perimeter of the bottom, wherein the side wall comprises an upper perimeter. The method includes forming a rim around the upper perimeter of the side wall, wherein the rim comprises a top portion and an outer edge, providing a reinforcement band proximate the upper perimeter of the side wall and the rim, and bending the rim around the reinforcement band, wherein the outer edge of the rim contacts the side wall when fully shaped. The method further includes reforming a shape of the reinforcement band and the rim.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2016
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Applicant: The Vollrath Company, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Steven P. Morgan, Bruce J. Keller
  • Publication number: 20040089113
    Abstract: A wrench that enables a mechanic to easily maneuver through the spatial limitations of a general engine compartment and around the constraints of a vacuum pump to access, loosen and/or tighten the nuts that secure the vacuum pump within the engine compartment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2002
    Publication date: May 13, 2004
    Inventor: Steven P. Morgan
  • Patent number: D507162
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2005
    Inventor: Steven P. Morgan