Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
030324000 | SPOONS | 29 |
20080295343 | KITCHEN UTENSIL WITH MULTIPLE INTEGRALLY FORMED RESTING SURFACES - A kitchen utensil comprised of an elongated member and an implement is provided. The elongated member has a proximal end and a distal end and a longitudinal axis. The implement has a proximal edge and a distal edge. The proximal edge of the implement is connected to the distal end of the elongated member. The kitchen utensil also includes a plurality of grooves integrally formed into the elongated member. The grooves are disposed along an axis transverse to the longitudinal axis and proximate the distal end of the elongated member. Each of the grooves has a groove width and groove depth. The groove width of at least one of the grooves is greater than the groove width of at least one of the other of the grooves. | 12-04-2008 |
20090144991 | Multi-Component Eating Utensil - An articulating eating utensil consists of a utensil head, a shaft, and a handle. The utensil head and the handle are formed of a first material, and the shaft is formed of a second material. The utensil head is provided as the bowl of a spoon, the tines of a fork, a spatula, or any other utensil head useful in handling food for consumption. In a first configuration, the shaft is retracted within an interior cavity of the handle and the utensil head is pivoted toward the handle, such that the eating utensil is a small and lightweight instrument. In a second configuration, the utensil head is pivoted away from the handle and the shaft is extended from the interior cavity of the handle, such that the eating utensil functions like a traditional non-articulating eating utensil. | 06-11-2009 |
20090205209 | Folding Spoon Apparatus and Method - When an individual goes camping, they need to have lightweight easily assembled utensils for eating. The present invention relates to the assembly of a spoon eating utensil that is stored in a completely flat position, and then can be easily assembled and disassembled, in any desired sequence or order, by an individual into complete reusable eating utensil without the use of any external tools, parts, or fasteners. | 08-20-2009 |
20100011592 | Method for feeding a child during the child's transition from bottle- to spoon-feeding - A method for feeding a child, the child having a mouth, the child having a transition from bottle-to spoon-feeding, the child having a natural swallowing reflex, the method for use during that transition, the method with respect to a spoon having a handle a bowl, the bowl having an end away from the handle thus defining an anterior end, the bowl having an end toward the handle thus defining a posterior end, the method comprising the steps of: covering a front portion of a spoon bowl by an enclosing shield so that that it leaves an opening at a posterior of the spoon bowl and at an anterior of the spoon bowl. | 01-21-2010 |
20110088266 | Ambidextrous spill-resistant spoon - An ambidextrous spill-resistant spoon includes a handle portion carrying a spoon bowl portion. The spoon bowl is rotational relative to the handle portion and depends below the handle portion to self-level rather as a pendulum seeks the vertical. But, the spoon bowl is clutched non-rotationally to the handle portion during a scooping motion to load the spoon with food. As soon as the scooping motion is completed by clearing of the spoon bowl from the food, the bowl portion is un-clutched from the handle portion and becomes freely pivotal so as to remain level as a user moves the loaded spoon toward the user's mouth. | 04-21-2011 |
20110214300 | Baby Spoon - The present invention discloses an eating utensil composed of an elongated element having a first end and a second end. The first end having at least one scooping element. The second end of the elongated element contains a handle. The scooping element may be a flange that is mounted perpendicularly to the elongated element. The retaining surface of the scooping element may be inclined or declined toward the elongated element. A flange guard may separate the handle from the scooping element. | 09-08-2011 |
20120073147 | Dosing Spoon - A dosing spoon is provided with two bowl portions, each with a front end for oral insertion, a back end, and a top edge along the circumference of the bowl. The spoon also has a handle portion that extends between each bowl. The first and second bowl portions are sized and shaped to contain a 2.5 mL and a 5.0 mL dose, respectively, of a substance with a specific gravity in the range of about 1.1300-1.1700. A rib may be present on the bottom surface of the handle portion to provide both additional stiffening to the handle, as well as a de-nesting feature. | 03-29-2012 |
20120117808 | UTENSIL HAVING AN INTEGRATED HEAT TRANSFER RESERVOIR - The present disclosure is directed to embodiments of a utensil, such as a spoon, having an integrated heat transfer reservoir that can facilitate transfer of heat from or to an external environment, such as a liquid (e.g., soup, hot cocoa), to cool or warm the temperature of that external environment. The utensil can include a handle and a head. The head can be coupled to the handle. The head comprises a heat transfer reservoir. A top piece of the head and a bottom piece of the head can be configured to mate together to define a void within the head. The void has a volume and at least a portion of the volume of the void can be filled with a heat transfer material configured to absorb and store heat. | 05-17-2012 |
20120297629 | Training Spoon - A training spoon for training an individual not to bite down on a spoon includes a longitudinally extending handle and a spoon shaped head portion integral with or attached to the handle. The head portion defines a relatively shallow concave bowl with a plurality of generally parallel alternating transverse ridges and adjacent grooves extending across a majority of the width of the head portion of the spoon. | 11-29-2012 |
20130097877 | FOLDING EATING UTENSIL INTEGRATED OR ATTACHABLE TO FOOD COVER - A single, thin piece of folded material attaches to a single serving container to provide a strong, sanitary spoon, Folding score lines on the handle portion of the spoon give the utensil strength and provide a simplicity of use suitable for children. The disclosed utensil may be attached to existing containers or may be built into containers during the manufacture of the underlying container, or may be available as a stand-alone product. The disclosed utensil may be integrated into packaging material as overwrap sleeves used to package food containers. | 04-25-2013 |
20140130358 | ACTIVELY RELEASED FOOD ADDITIVES - The present disclosure provides systems and methods for actively releasing food additives to deliver aromatic compounds to consumers during food or drink consumption. The food additives may be contained within an encapsulation layer. The encapsulation layer may be configured to release the food additives in response to being exposed to energy provided by an activation source proximate to the food additives. The activation source may be incorporated into, or connected with, an eating utensil or an oral implant. The activation source can be manually controlled by a consumer, can be controlled based on conditions near the food additives, or can be programmed with a release schedule that defines how and when food additives are to be released. | 05-15-2014 |
20140130359 | Personal food delivery apparatus and method - A personal food delivery apparatus and method includes a utensil with a handle end and a food end where the food end is a flat surface. A food retaining device is connected with the food end where the food retaining device retains food on the food retaining device. | 05-15-2014 |
20140190022 | SCOOP USED IN COOKING AND/OR PORTIONING FOOD - The invention relates to a scoop ( | 07-10-2014 |
20140245618 | SPOON - A spoon for feeding an infant or an invalid has an elastic bladder that is compressed to distend a pliable bowl from a food conveying position to a food transfer position to positively transfer food into the mouth of the infant or invalid being fed. | 09-04-2014 |
20140259697 | CONSTRUCTIBLE EATING UTENSIL WITH SCOOP FROM FOLDABLE BLANK - A single, thin piece of folded material attaches to a single serving container to provide a strong, sanitary spoon, Folding score lines on the handle portion of the spoon give the utensil strength and provide a simplicity of use suitable for children. The disclosed utensil may be attached to existing containers or may be built into containers during the manufacture of the underlying container, or may be available as a stand-alone product. The disclosed utensil may be integrated into packaging material as overwrap sleeves used to package food containers. | 09-18-2014 |
20150068046 | JEWELED ARTICLE AND METHOD FOR MAKING JEWELED ARTICLE - A process for making a jeweled article of manufacture comprising providing a void and placing a jeweled decoration in the void. The jeweled decoration includes a housing having serrations and an upper lip, wherein the upper lip secured the jewel to the housing, and the serrations secure the housing within the void in the article. In an alternative embodiment, a bottom ring is placed at a bottom end of the jewel and is secured to the inner surface of the housing so that the jewel is secured within the housing. | 03-12-2015 |
20150068047 | SPOON FOR ADMINISTERING A MEDICATION - A spoon for administering a carrier medium includes a bowl and a handle. Various configurations of the bowl or handle can allow a carrier medium or medication to be more easily dispensed. | 03-12-2015 |
20160066722 | PATTERNING FOR CONSTRUCTABLE UTENSIL - A system and method for reducing manufacturing costs of patterned constructible utensils and improving their constructability. One constructible utensil includes a set of scores (e.g., a quad of scores including an outer pair and an inner pair, a single such pair, or other number of scores) that are shaped to converge when moving from a bowl-region towards the handle portion. The scores do not intersect but stop and produce various alterations in the converging score pattern. These alterations in the converging pattern help with propagation of a bowl-forming fold responsive to a constructing manipulation of the handle portion (e.g., folding, bending, and other operation on the handle portion and one or more scores on the handle portion). | 03-10-2016 |
20160249756 | Spoon | 09-01-2016 |
030325000 | Perforated | 3 |
20120005903 | PERFORATED FOOD LADLE - A perforated food ladle includes a bowl member having a one-quart capacity. The bowl is uniformly perforated throughout its surface area. An elongate handle has its lower end attached to the rim of the bowl. The upper end of the handle terminates in a bend or hook portion. Vertically aligned capacity markings are disposed on the outer surface of the bowl. | 01-12-2012 |
20130192070 | STRAINER DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE STRAINER - A straining device and a method for manufacturing a straining device are provided. The straining device includes a handle, a frame, which is positioned at an end of the handle, and a compartment containing a medium to be strained. The compartment includes a top porous surface and a bottom porous surface, and is affixed to the frame. Further, the compartment is configured so as to strain the medium through at least one of the top porous surface and the bottom porous surface. The medium to be strained may include a beverage, medicine, or soup ingredient. Accordingly, the straining device provides a convenient apparatus for preparing a beverage, a food, or a medicine, and for a variety of utensil applications such as stirring or collecting and adding an additive. | 08-01-2013 |
20140033545 | PERFORATED FOOD LADLE - A perforated food ladle includes a bowl member having a one-quart capacity. The bowl is uniformly perforated throughout its surface area. An elongate handle has its lower end attached to the rim of the bowl. The upper end of the handle terminates in a bend or hook portion. Vertically aligned capacity markings are disposed on the outer surface of the bowl. | 02-06-2014 |
030326000 | With cover and/or guard | 1 |
20130086809 | Combined handi-hold serving spoon - A hand held spoon apparatus including a spoon member configured with a recessed area for scooping and holding both the solid and liquid food items, integrally connected to a spoon member arm. Said spoon member arm is resiliently connected to a thumb member arm, that is integrally connected to a thumb member head. Said thumb member head is capable of being placed over the food item when the resilient member is squeezed to hold the food in place while transferring to a plate. | 04-11-2013 |
030327000 | With support | 6 |
20080276466 | Ambidextrous spill-resistant spoon - An ambidextrous spill-resistant spoon includes a handle portion carrying a spoon bowl portion. The spoon bowl is rotational relative to the handle portion and depends below the handle portion to self-level rather as a pendulum seeks the vertical. But, the spoon bowl is clutched non-rotationally to the handle portion during a scooping motion to load the spoon with food. As soon as the scooping motion is completed by clearing of the spoon bowl from the food, the bowl portion is unclutched from the handle portion and becomes freely pivotal so as to remain level as a user moves the loaded spoon toward the user's mouth. | 11-13-2008 |
20090307912 | Folding Ladle Device - The folding ladle's primary function is similar to many other ladles found in the market today and known in the prior art, it can be used to scoop a standard size portion of liquid or powered solids from one container to another. The primary innovation of the invention is the flexible bowl, which allows the large scooping bowl of the ladle to fold in half for more compact storage. Once folded the ladle will hold this smaller position indefinitely until it is snapped back to its open position. This is achieved through the special shape of the ladle's bowl. When snapped into the closed position the size of the tool is greatly reduced in size and it fits more easily into drawers for storage. | 12-17-2009 |
20110192037 | Cooking spoon | 08-11-2011 |
20110239470 | Helper Utensil - The present invention is a utensil that can be comfortably held simultaneously by two people, an adult and a young child and/or those with disabilities. A conventional spoon bowl is attached to a handle. The handle has a neck, which attaches to the bowl. Proceeding away from the bowl, the neck is adjacent to a child grip. The child grip is followed by a waist, and then an adult grip. The neck, child grip, waist, and adult grip taken in combination comprise the handle. The utensil is designed to allow the adult to guide the child and/or those with disabilities during the feeding process. The result is a utensil that is better than existing utensils at helping a child and/or those with disabilities to learn to feed themselves. | 10-06-2011 |
20140250698 | Hook Spoon - The ‘Hook Spoon’ is a spoon with a hook on the back that hooks on the edge of a container and keeps the spoon handle out of the contents of the container while allowing the end of the spoon that has been in the contents to remain inside the container. | 09-11-2014 |
20150289693 | Cookie-Dunking spoon - A cookie-dunking spoon that attaches to a glass of a liquid, is held by a hand of a user, holds a cookie to be dunked in the liquid in the glass, drains the liquid from the cookie after the cookie has been dunked in the liquid in the glass, and cooperates with an interchangeable novelty item that has a depending through slot-engaging tab. The cookie-dunking spoon includes a handle and a tray. The handle attaches to the glass of the liquid, is held by the hand of the user, and cooperates with the interchangeable novelty item. The tray extends from the handle, holds the cookie to be dunked in the liquid in the glass, and drains the liquid from the cookie after the cookie has been dunked in the liquid in the glass. An alternate embodiment further includes a straw that extends along the handle. | 10-15-2015 |