Patents by Inventor Thomas A. Penner

Thomas A. Penner 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: 20260007274
    Abstract: A device for use in a gas cooking grill has a central peaked structure having a front end and a back end with a longitudinal ridge of a first height spanning from the front end to the back end, and first and second pluralities of lower peaked ridges extending laterally from both first and second sides of the central peaked structure with each individual peaked ridge of the first and second plurality of lower peaked ridges being separated by a valley therebetween. Each individual peaked ridge of the first and second plurality of lower peaked ridges has a height that is lower than the first height of the longitudinal ridge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2025
    Publication date: January 8, 2026
    Inventors: Sleiman Abdallah, Ryan Sterritt, Bruce Roberts, Andy Krawchyk, Thomas A. Penner
  • Publication number: 20250185848
    Abstract: A cooking grill has a cooking chamber containing a cooking grate, a solid fuel fire pit beneath the cooking chamber, an ignitor in the fire pit, a fire chimney interposing the fire pit and the cooking chamber, a fuel hopper attached to a fuel chute directing solid fuel from the hopper into the fire pit by gravity, and a fan directing combustion air into the fire pit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2024
    Publication date: June 12, 2025
    Inventors: RAMIN KHOSRAVI RAHMANI, ANTHONY HAMILTON, JAMES D. KRING, Jonathan Whitten, Sachin Mahurkar, Thomas Kessler, RODOLFO KARIM MARTINEZ MARTINEZ, SLEIMAN ABDALLAH, THOMAS A. PENNER, Jorge Escamilla
  • Publication number: 20250116405
    Abstract: A grill includes a reflector below a heating clement with a plurality of reflector panels each having a first position oriented parallel to the cooking surface and a second position oriented non-parallel to the cooking surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2024
    Publication date: April 10, 2025
    Inventors: Jorge Escamilla, SLEIMAN ABDALLAH, BRAD GILLESPIE, Jourdan Norman, THOMAS A. PENNER
  • Publication number: 20240349941
    Abstract: A cooking griddle having a body, a griddle plate defining at least one versatile section that can be removed, flipped over, or replaced by a secondary cooking member, and a heat source. The versatile sections include a griddle orifice and a sear griddle orifice. Secondary cooking members locate on or in the versatile sections and include a griddle dual side plate having a first side with a non-stick coating and a second side with dimples or ridges, a pizza plate, a wok, a steamer assembly, a member having a perforated surface for allowing flame to char food, a grate, and a lower profile lid. Supports may be provided below the griddle dual side plate in the form of brackets affixed to the griddle plate, a circular ring defining a shelf, and pivoting or extendable brackets. An elevation mechanism elevates a secondary cooking member for allowing air flow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2024
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Inventors: SLEIMAN ABDALLAH, Mahesh Racha, Bruce Roberts, Jorge Escamilla, Thomas A. Penner
  • Patent number: 7337989
    Abstract: An automated sprayer for spraying walls of a shower or bathing enclosure with a liquid cleanser. A spray head rotates on an essentially vertical axis. Its outlet nozzle pivots on an essentially horizontal axis (but not otherwise) to adjust the vertical angle of the spray, thereby rendering the device adjustable for different size enclosures, and for treating problem stains.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2008
    Assignee: S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas A. Penner, Brenten T. Nauslar, Cathal L. Fahy