Gary L Ragan

US Patent:

D472758, Apr 8, 2003

Filed:

Jan 11, 2002

Appl. No.:

29/153708

Inventors:

Gary Ragan - Lebanon NJ 08833
Adam Barrera - Prospect SA 5082, AU

International Classification:

0702

US Classification:

D 7352

US Patent:

7053337, May 30, 2006

Filed:

Jan 10, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/501042

Inventors:

Gary Ragan - Lebanon NJ, US
John Duncan McNair - Victoria, AU

Assignee:

Salton, Inc. - Lake Forest IL

International Classification:

A47J 37/06

US Classification:

219386, 219398, 219524, 99372, 99375, 126275 R

Abstract:

A roaster includes an upper pan including an upper side wall and an upper pan heating element inside the upper tub. The roaster further includes a lower pan connected to the upper tub, the lower pan including a lower side wall and a lower pan heating element inside the lower tub. An upper pan fixed temperature regulator and a lower pan fixed temperature regulator may be preset to different selected temperatures. The roaster may also include a grease drain opening through the lower tub. Temperature and timer control logic are provided for the upper pan heating element and the lower pan heating element. In order to set cooking time, the roaster includes a control interface that includes, in one embodiment, a time increment button and a time decrement button.

US Patent:

20050247210, Nov 10, 2005

Filed:

May 2, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/119629

Inventors:

Gary Ragan - Lebanon NJ, US

International Classification:

A47J009/00

US Classification:

099372000

Abstract:

A cooking device including an upper housing and a lower housing is described. The lower housing is pivotally connected to the upper housing. The cooking device also includes a heating plate and a heating unit. The heating plate is removably attached to at least one of the upper housing and the lower housing. The heating unit is disposed in at least one of the upper housing and the lower housing and includes a heating element and a heat conducting plate between the heating element and the heating plate. The heat conducting plate conducts heat from the heating element to the heating plate.