Patents
US 12239255 B2: Modular cooking appliance
- Granted
- 2025-03-04
- Filed
- 2020-04-02 application 16838540
- Type
- Utility · 37 claims
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Abstract
A modular cooking apparatus is disclosed. The modular cooking apparatus includes a housing for containing a first and second interchangeable cooking modules. The first interchangeable cooking module contains a first oven, and the second interchangeable cooking module contains a second oven. The second oven is different from the first oven. The modular cooking apparatus also includes a control panel for receiving cooking inputs, a controller for controlling the first and second interchangeable cooking modules, and a single power plug for receiving electrical power from a wall outlet.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg250304.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Automation Tech, LLC 11 patents | US company or organization | Elgin, IL | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philip R. McKee | Dallas, TX | 50 | Person page FUZZY medium confidence | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| Scott Smith | Richardson, TX | 4 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Andrew Podevels | Wauwatosa, WI | 10 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Harold Hansen | Plano, TX | 3 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Lee Thomas VanLanen | McKinney, TX | 25 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Harold Sackett | Lucas, TX | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| A47J | Kitchen equipment; coffee mills; spice mills; apparatus for making beverages | A47J27/12 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| A21B | Bakers' ovens; machines or equipment for baking | A21B1/245 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| F24C | Domestic stoves or ranges ; details of domestic stoves or ranges, of general application | F24C11/00 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| H05B | Electric heating; electric light sources not otherwise provided for; circuit arrangements for electric light sources, in general | H05B6/6408 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-03-23 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | APPLIANCE INNOVATION, INC. signed 2020-12-23 | AUTOMATION TECH, LLC ELGIN, IL | 55682/671 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2020-04-02 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | MCKEE, PHILIP R. signed 2020-03-31 SMITH, SCOTT signed 2020-03-31 PODEVELS, ANDREW signed 2020-03-31 HANSEN, HAROLD signed 2020-03-31 VANLANEN, LEE signed 2020-03-31 SACKETT, HAROLD signed 2020-03-31 | APPLIANCE INNOVATION, INC. RICHARDSON, TX | 52298/868 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
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