Russell W Hall

US Patent:

D674656, Jan 22, 2013

Filed:

Feb 8, 2012

Appl. No.:

29/412873

Inventors:

Michael R. Berge - Eau Claire WI, US
Russell W. Hall - Eau Claire WI, US

Assignee:

National Presto Industries, Inc. - Eau Claire WI

International Classification:

0702

US Classification:

D 7363, D7352, D7362

US Patent:

20140050834, Feb 20, 2014

Filed:

Aug 16, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/587606

Inventors:

Michael R. Berge - Eau Claire WI, US
Russell W. Hall - Eau Claire WI, US

International Classification:

A47J 37/10
A23L 1/01

US Classification:

426523, 99422

Abstract:

A countertop griddle and related methods of cooking food with a countertop griddle including a warming tray. The warming tray can be rotatably attached to the countertop griddle such that the warming tray can be rotatably pivoted from a covering disposition to an intermediary disposition to an open disposition. When in the covering disposition, the warming tray can serve to protect a user from exposure to grease spatter and to receive heat conducted from a cooking surface. During cooking, the warming tray can be rotated to the intermediary disposition such that the user can manipulated the food item being prepared. Finally, the warming tray can be rotated to an open disposition defining a serving tray for receiving a cooked food item. The warming tray can be detached from the countertop griddle when the warming tray is positioned in any of the covering, intermediate or open dispositions.

US Patent:

20210235923, Aug 5, 2021

Filed:

Apr 23, 2021

Appl. No.:

17/239279

Inventors:

- Eau Claire WI, US
Brent T. Ellis - Altoona WI, US
Russell W. Hall - Eau Claire WI, US

International Classification:

A47J 37/06
A47J 36/16
A47J 43/28
A21B 5/02

Abstract:

Disclosed is a waffle tong device and a method of using the waffle tong device. The waffle tong device being arranged so that a first and second side of the waffle tong device can be brought together by compressing a spring biased connector and once compressed, the waffle tong device can be placed on a waffle maker, filled with waffle batter and the waffle batter cooked to form a stuffed waffle. The spring biased connector configured such that once the waffle batter is cooked, the waffle tong device can be removed from the waffle maker and allowed to open whereupon the resultant stuffed waffle can be removed from the waffle tong device. Handle portions can be applied to the connector to allow for manipulation of the waffle tong device without risk of burns.