Elizabeth E Byrne

US Patent:

D4238656, May 2, 2000

Filed:

Jan 7, 1999

Appl. No.:

D/098857

Inventors:

James R. Gaynor - Richmond VA
Anthony V. Cruz - Richmond VA
John D. Barnes - Richmond VA
Elizabeth A. Byrne - Mechanicsville VA

Assignee:

Hamilton Beach/Proctor-Silex, Inc. - Glen Allen VA

International Classification:

0702

US Classification:

D 7330

US Patent:

20180306652, Oct 25, 2018

Filed:

Jun 25, 2018

Appl. No.:

16/017466

Inventors:

- Charlotte NC, US
Brendan McGinnis - Russellville KY, US
Elizabeth A. Byrne - Orlinda TN, US

International Classification:

G01K 13/00
H05B 6/64
H05B 1/02
G01K 1/02
G01K 7/00
G01N 33/12

Abstract:

A meat probe has a shaft, plug, and stabilizer for measuring a parameter (e.g., temperature) of a piece of meat and communicating the measurement to a cooking appliance. The stabilizer may have a plurality of wings. For example, two wings may be cantilevered about a proximal end that is at the shaft. As the shaft is inserted into the piece of meat, the wings are bent outwardly about the proximal end. In another example, four wings are connected on opposite ends to a first and second base, and the shaft extends through the first and second bases. As the shaft is inserted into the piece of meat, the second base is pushed upward, decreasing the distance between the first and second base and bending the wings about a middle portion.

US Patent:

20160341607, Nov 24, 2016

Filed:

May 18, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/714745

Inventors:

- Charlotte NC, US
Brendan McGinnis - Russellville KY, US
Elizabeth A. Byrne - Orlinda TN, US

International Classification:

G01K 13/00
G01K 7/00
G01K 1/02
G01N 33/12

Abstract:

A meat probe has a shaft, plug, and stabilizer for measuring a parameter (e.g., temperature) of a piece of meat and communicating the measurement to a cooking appliance. The stabilizer may have a plurality of wings. For example, two wings may be cantilevered about a proximal end that is at the shaft. As the shaft is inserted into the piece of meat, the wings are bent outwardly about the proximal end. In another example, four wings are connected on opposite ends to a first and second base, and the shaft extends through the first and second bases. As the shaft is inserted into the piece of meat, the second base is pushed upward, decreasing the distance between the first and second base and bending the wings about a middle portion.