Patents by Inventor Thomas E. Costello

Thomas E. Costello 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: 5180898
    Abstract: An improved conveyor oven for cooking food products more efficiently is provided. The delivery system for hot convection currents includes a lower delivery system using tapered slot nozzles which are mutually spaced along the length of travel of the conveyor and extend laterally thereto. The upper heat delivery system utilizes an upper plenum with openings in the lower surface thereof which coincides with the upper surface of the heating chamber. The openings are initially in a first plate, rectangular mutually-spaced openings which extend both laterally and the length of the path of travel of the conveyor. Beneath the rectangular openings tapered slots are provided in registry therewith which extend laterally across the path of travel of the conveyor and open away from the entrance to the upper plenum for the heated air.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 1991
    Date of Patent: January 19, 1993
    Assignee: G. S. Blodgett Corporation
    Inventors: Lorne B. Alden, James T. Cole, James E. Lockridge, Thomas E. Costello