Patents by Inventor William Ladon Hopkins

William Ladon Hopkins 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).

  • CHARCOAL MANAGEMENT DEVICE
    Publication number: 20170095115
    Abstract: A charcoal management device having a plate, an inner wall circumscribing an inner portion of the plate, and an outer wall circumscribing at least a portion of the plate outside the inner wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2016
    Publication date: April 6, 2017
    Inventors: WILLIAM LADON HOPKINS, MALLIK AHMED, JOHN R. ALLEN, THOMAS H. WARD, JESSICA JOHNSEY HINSHAW
  • Rotisserie bracket
    Patent number: 9603485
    Abstract: A rotisserie mounting bracket assembly for a cooking grill having a cooking surface having a plurality of ribs. The bracket has a bracket base with at least one downward projection situated between a pair of adjacent ribs, and a bracket extension extending vertically from the bracket base and having at least one surface adapted to retain a skewer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: W.C. Bradley Co.
    Inventors: William Ladon Hopkins, John R. Allen
  • ROTISSERIE BRACKET
    Publication number: 20140305318
    Abstract: A rotisserie mounting bracket assembly for a cooking grill having a cooking surface having a plurality of ribs. The bracket has a bracket base with at least one downward projection situated between a pair of adjacent ribs, and a bracket extension extending vertically from the bracket base and having at least one surface adapted to retain a skewer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2014
    Publication date: October 16, 2014
    Applicant: W.C. Bradley Co.
    Inventors: WILLIAM LADON HOPKINS, John R. Allen
  • UNIVERSAL SWING AWAY FOOD SUPPORTING RACK
    Publication number: 20120216790
    Abstract: A grill having an upper housing that is hingedly affixed to a lower housing. A universal fit upper grate assembly is provided that may be easily installed within an upper housing of grills of various sizes. The upper grate assembly is pivotally mounted to an inside surface of the upper housing. The upper grate assembly is made up of slidably interconnecting segments to facilitate an adjustable length of the upper grate assembly to accommodate different sized grills.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2012
    Publication date: August 30, 2012
    Inventor: WILLIAM LADON HOPKINS
  • Sideburner for barbecue grill carts and the like
    Patent number: 5765543
    Abstract: A sideburner assembly attaches to the legs of a barbecue grill and has a substantially flat top surface. The sideburner assembly has a base plate onto which a gas valve, a control knob, and a burner element are mounted. The burner element is mounted in a recessed portion of the base plate and is separated from the gas valve and control knob by a heat shield. The sideburner assembly also comprises a cover plate that has an opening for a cooking grate and an opening for the control knob. The cover plate and the openings in the cover plate are sized so that the top of the control knob and the top of the cooling grate are flush with the top surface of the cover plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 1994
    Date of Patent: June 16, 1998
    Assignee: W.C. Bradley Company
    Inventor: William Ladon Hopkins
  • Electric tabletop grill handle with integrated control module
    Patent number: D414982
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 12, 1999
    Assignee: W. C. Bradley Company
    Inventors: William Ladon Hopkins, Wes Wagner
  • Hood casting assembly for a barbecue grill
    Patent number: D415388
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 19, 1999
    Assignee: W. C. Bradley Company
    Inventors: Wes Wagner, William Ladon Hopkins, Ken Richied, Steve Goubeaux