Patents by Inventor Thomas David VanDerPuy

Thomas David VanDerPuy 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).

  • Patent number: 11937735
    Abstract: A food station includes a base configured to support a food product, a frame coupled to the base and including a longitudinal member having a length extending in a longitudinal direction, and a heat strip module coupled to the longitudinal member. The heat strip module includes a housing, a heating element coupled to the housing, and a reflector coupled to the housing. The heat strip module is at least one of (a) selectively rotatable relative to the longitudinal member between a first orientation and a second orientation and configured to emit the energy in both the first orientation and the second orientation or (b) selectively repositionable along the length of the longitudinal member between a first position and a second position and configured to emit the energy in both the first position and the second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: The Vollrath Company, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Jill Hundley, Thomas David VanDerPuy, Jeffrey T. Zank, Kirk Michael Komendat, Kristin Blada, Ian Robert Ecclestone
  • Publication number: 20220258824
    Abstract: A bicycle is for use by an operator, and the bicycle includes a frame having a front wheel and a rear wheel rotatably coupled thereto. An electric motor is coupled to the frame and configured to receive electrical energy from an energy storage device and drive at least one of the wheels to thereby assist the operator in propelling the bicycle. A wind sensor is configured to sense winds acting on the bicycle and generate a measured wind sensor input. A control system is operable to control a power output of the electric motor. The control system receives the measured wind sensor input and controls the power output of the electric motor based on the wind sensor input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2022
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Applicant: Boogie Bikes LLC
    Inventors: Dustin Veldkamp, Lee Veldkamp, Ardean Veldkamp, Dean Dumez, Thomas David VanDerPuy
  • Publication number: 20210038018
    Abstract: A food station includes a base configured to support a food product, a frame coupled to the base and including a longitudinal member having a length extending in a longitudinal direction, and a heat strip module coupled to the longitudinal member. The heat strip module includes a housing, a heating element coupled to the housing, and a reflector coupled to the housing. The heat strip module is at least one of (a) selectively rotatable relative to the longitudinal member between a first orientation and a second orientation and configured to emit the energy in both the first orientation and the second orientation or (b) selectively repositionable along the length of the longitudinal member between a first position and a second position and configured to emit the energy in both the first position and the second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2020
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Applicant: The Vollrath Company, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Jill Hundley, Thomas David VanDerPuy, Jeffrey T. Zank, Kirk Michael Komendat, Kristin Blada, Ian Robert Ecclestone