Patents by Inventor William C. Heimerl

William C. Heimerl 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).

  • Food pan configured for nested stacking
    Patent number: 6557720
    Abstract: A pan for use with a well for receiving the pan is disclosed herein. The pan includes a bottom panel, a plurality of walls, and a ramp. The plurality of walls extend upwardly from the bottom panel and define a cavity. The plurality of walls also have an upper end which defines a top opening. The upper end has an extension away from the cavity which defines a rim. The ramp is proximate the rim and exterior to the cavity, whereby the pan rides up on the ramp when the pan is drawn up against the well.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2003
    Assignee: The Vollrath Company, L.L.C.
    Inventors: David R. Tosdale, Mark L. Baumann, Victor M. Frauenfeld, William C. Heimerl, Ronald J. McGettrick, Richard E. Velten, Jeffrey T. Zank, Cory R. Boudreau, William C. Lindeman, Sheldon D. Roberts
  • Food pan configured for nested stacking
    Publication number: 20010035418
    Abstract: A pan for use with a well for receiving the pan is disclosed herein. The pan includes a bottom panel, a plurality of walls, and a ramp. The plurality of walls extend upwardly from the bottom panel and define a cavity. The plurality of walls also have an upper end which defines a top opening. The upper end has an extension away from the cavity which defines a rim. The ramp is proximate the rim and exterior to the cavity, whereby the pan rides up on the ramp when the pan is drawn up against the well.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2001
    Publication date: November 1, 2001
    Inventors: David R. Tosdale, Mark L. Baumann, Victor M. Frauenfeld, William C. Heimerl, Ronald J. McGettrick, Richard E. Velten, Jeffrey T. Zank, Cory R. Boudreau, William C. Lindeman, Sheldon D. Roberts
  • Food serving pan with removable cover
    Patent number: 5769261
    Abstract: A covered food serving pan is provided having a food pan from which a flange with tab retainers extends, and a cover with tabs extending from an edge. These tabs engage tab retainers on a flange of the food pan and allow the cover to rotate with respect to the food pan. A method is provided for attaching a cover to a food serving pan by sliding the tabs toward the tabs retainers and engaging them with the tab retainers, rotating the cover about the tab retainers along a first axis of rotation, translating the cover in a direction parallel to the axis of rotation, and again rotating the cover about the axis of rotation until the open end of the pan is covered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 23, 1998
    Assignee: The Vollrath Company, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Thomas E. Gaffney, Alan J. Schommer, William C. Heimerl, Michael L. Carpenter