This inventor holds 2 USPTO granted patents and 1 published patent application. Active years: 2026.
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Years Active: 2026
Title: Joshua Lee: Grill Design and Heat Distribution Innovations
Introduction
Joshua Lee is an inventor based in Palatine, Illinois. His patent work includes designs for gas valves and flat-top grills, with a focus on compact components and cooking heat distribution. Lee is credited with 2 patents.
Latest Patents
Lee’s recent patents address two aspects of grill design:
- Space Efficient Gas Valves for Grills describes a valve with a chamber, a rotatable flow-control member, inlet and outlet conduits, and an operating stem. The outlet is positioned above the flow-control member’s axis of rotation, supporting a compact valve arrangement.
- Flat Top Gas Grills Including Cooking Engines Configured for Optimum Heat Distribution describes a grill with a cookbox, a griddle, and multiple burner tubes positioned between the cookbox’s bottom wall and the griddle. The design also includes air-intake openings in the cookbox’s bottom wall.
Career Highlights
Lee’s listed inventions focus on practical engineering for gas grills. One addresses space-efficient gas-flow control, while the other concerns burner placement and heat distribution beneath a flat cooking surface.
Collaborations
Lee’s listed coworkers include John R. Ciccone and Douglas W. Masek. Their names indicate professional associations in the patent records, though the supplied information does not specify their roles in each invention.
Conclusion
Joshua Lee’s patent portfolio highlights grill innovations in compact gas-valve design and cooking-engine configuration for heat distribution.
Data source: USPTO (United States Patent and Trademark Office) public patent records. Weekly synchronization. How IDiyas builds this profile