Patents by Inventor Alison A. Roach

Alison A. Roach has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 6726263
    Abstract: A barbecue tongs is provided wherein the arms are yieldingly outwardly biased. The tongs incorporate an arm pivot limiter for each of outward pivotal movement and inward pivotal movement as well as an arm lock that holds the arms in an almost fully jaws closed configuration for convenient storage. The tongs utilize a slidable U-shaped sleeve at the rear end which can have either one of two positions selected by a user. In one position, the arm lock is operational while in the second position the outward pivot limiter is operational.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2004
    Assignee: Columbia Insurance Company
    Inventors: Nigel Wang, Alison A. Roach
  • Publication number: 20030107226
    Abstract: A barbecue tongs is provided wherein the arms are yieldingly outwardly biased. The tongs incorporate an arm pivot limiter for each of outward pivotal movement and inward pivotal movement as well as an arm lock that holds the arms in an almost fully jaws closed configuration for convenient storage. The tongs utilize a slidable U-shaped sleeve at the rear end which can have either one of two positions selected by a user. In one position, the arm lock is operational while in the second position the outward pivot limiter is operational.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2003
    Publication date: June 12, 2003
    Applicant: Columbia Insurance Company
    Inventors: Nigel Wang, Alison A. Roach
  • Patent number: 6539848
    Abstract: A juicer includes a reservoir with a spout and an annular rim having an extended portion with at least two holes. An extractor having an upright convex extracting dome is surrounded by an annular trough having openings therethrough. The extractor has a strainer element and is removably seated on the annular rim of the reservoir. The extractor has at least one peg that can mate with the at least two holes in at least two positions. The strainer element covers the spout when the peg is mated with one of the holes in a first position. The strainer element does not cover the spout when the peg is mated with another of the holes in a second position. When mated, the extractor cannot rotated relative to the reservoir. A resilient, elastomeric foot on the reservoir prevents rotation of the reservoir relative to a supporting surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2003
    Assignee: Columbia Insurance Company
    Inventors: Nigel Wang, Alison A. Roach, Bruce Odessky
  • Patent number: 6536819
    Abstract: A barbecue tongs is provided wherein the arms are yieldingly outwardly biased. The tongs incorporate an arm pivot limiter for each of outward pivotal movement and inward pivotal movement as well as an arm lock that holds the arms in an almost fully jaws closed configuration for convenient storage. The tongs utilize a slidable U-shaped sleeve at the rear end which can have either one of two positions selected by a user. In one position, the arm lock is operational while in the second position the outward pivot limiter is operational.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2003
    Assignee: Columbia Insurance Company
    Inventors: Nigel Wang, Alison A. Roach
  • Publication number: 20030005832
    Abstract: A juicer includes a reservoir with a spout and an annular rim having an extended portion with at least two holes. An extractor having an upright convex extracting dome is surrounded by an annular trough having openings therethrough. The extractor has a strainer element and is removably seated on the annular rim of the reservoir. The extractor has at least one peg that can mate with the at least two holes in at least two positions. The strainer element covers the spout when the peg is mated with one of the holes in a first position. The strainer element does not cover the spout when the peg is mated with another of the holes in a second position. When mated, the extractor cannot rotated relative to the reservoir. A resilient, elastomeric foot on the reservoir prevents rotation of the reservoir relative to a supporting surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2002
    Publication date: January 9, 2003
    Applicant: The Pampered Chef, Ltd.
    Inventors: Nigel Wang, Alison A. Roach, Bruce Odessky
  • Publication number: 20020117869
    Abstract: A barbecue tongs is provided wherein the arms are yieldingly outwardly biased. The tongs incorporate an arm pivot limiter for each of outward pivotal movement and inward pivotal movement as well as an arm lock that holds the arms in an almost fully jaws closed configuration for convenient storage. The tongs utilize a slidable U-shaped sleeve at the rear end which can have either one of two positions selected by a user. In one position, the arm lock is operational while in the second position the outward pivot limiter is operational.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2001
    Publication date: August 29, 2002
    Inventors: Nigel Wang, Alison A. Roach
  • Patent number: 6354337
    Abstract: A baster and cleaning brush set includes a baster and a cleaning brush. The baster has a tube with a tip portion at one end and a compressible bulb at the other end. The bulb is removable from the tube. The cleaning brush includes a handle and a shank from which bristles extend transversely. An elongate cleaning probe, sized to fit within the tip portion, extends from the end of the handle opposite the shank and bristles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2002
    Assignee: The Pampered Chef, Ltd.
    Inventors: Bruce Odessky, Shane Peterson, Alison A. Roach
  • Patent number: D455559
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2002
    Assignee: The Pampered Chef, Ltd.
    Inventors: Nigel Wang, Alison A. Roach
  • Patent number: D459638
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2002
    Assignee: The Pampered Chef, Ltd.
    Inventors: Nigel Wang, Alison A. Roach
  • Patent number: D459953
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2002
    Assignee: The Pampered Chef, Ltd.
    Inventors: Nigel Wang, Alison A. Roach
  • Patent number: D459954
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2002
    Assignee: The Pampered Chef, Ltd.
    Inventors: Nigel Wang, Alison A. Roach
  • Patent number: D465386
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2002
    Assignee: The Pampered Chef, Ltd.
    Inventors: Nigel Wang, Alison A. Roach, Bruce Odessky
  • Patent number: D468871
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2003
    Inventors: Alison A. Roach, Maria Theodore, Patricia A. Filkins
  • Patent number: D474020
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2003
    Assignee: Columbia Insurance Company
    Inventors: Nigel Wang, Alison A. Roach