Patents by Inventor Benjamin Tippmann

Benjamin Tippmann 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: 10225893
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to an apparatus for cooking food products on both sides and, simultaneously, cooking them in the middle, and a method of cooking food products using said apparatus. In preferred embodiments, versions of the apparatus of the present invention comprise a crown pivotally connected to a base support, connected to a base, wherein when the crown is in the closed position with respect to the base food to be cooked is substantially enclosed in a cooking chamber comprising substantially a lower cook surface of 100 square inches or greater, a top cook surface of similar size, and is also subjected to microwaves generated by microwave generators located in the crown.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: TF Cardinal LLC
    Inventors: Benjamin Tippmann, Timothy Matthew Tippmann, Bradley Wyatt Sordelet
  • Publication number: 20140263285
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to an apparatus for cooking food products on both sides and, simultaneously, cooking them in the middle, and a method of cooking food products using said apparatus. In preferred embodiments, versions of the apparatus of the present invention comprise a crown pivotally connected to a base support, connected to a base, wherein when the crown is in the closed position with respect to the base food to be cooked is substantially enclosed in a cooking chamber comprising substantially a lower cook surface of 100 square inches or greater, a top cook surface of similar size, and is also subjected to microwaves generated by microwave generators located in the crown.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: TF Cardinal LLC
    Inventors: Benjamin Tippmann, Timothy Matthew Tippmann, Bradley Wyatt Sordelet
  • Publication number: 20090223405
    Abstract: A paintball grenade having a bladder with a first end, a second end, and a cavity formed therebetween to be filled with a colored liquid. A first securing element is used to seal the first end of the bladder and a second securing end is used to seal the second end of the bladder. An end cap is placed over the second end of the bladder and secured thereto by a removable fastener.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2008
    Publication date: September 10, 2009
    Applicant: KEE ACTION SPORTS I LLC
    Inventor: Benjamin Tippmann
  • Patent number: 7444938
    Abstract: A paintball grenade having an outer bladder and an inner bladder. The outer bladder has a first open end, an opposite second open end, and a cavity therethrough. The inner bladder has a closed end and an open end. The inner bladder is capable of being inserted into the outer bladder whereby the open end is adjacent the first open end of the outer bladder, and the closed end is adjacent the second open end of the outer bladder, the inner bladder being filled with a colored liquid. A securing element is used to secure the first open end of the outer bladder and the open end of the inner bladder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2008
    Assignee: KEE Action Sports I LLC
    Inventor: Benjamin Tippmann
  • Publication number: 20060156943
    Abstract: A paintball grenade having an outer bladder and an inner bladder. The outer bladder has a first open end, an opposite second open end, and a cavity therethrough. The inner bladder has a closed end and an open end. The inner bladder is capable of being inserted into the outer bladder whereby the open end is adjacent the first open end of the outer bladder, and the closed end is adjacent the second open end of the outer bladder, the inner bladder being filled with a colored liquid. A securing element is used to secure the first open end of the outer bladder and the open end of the inner bladder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2005
    Publication date: July 20, 2006
    Applicant: National Paintball Supply, Inc.
    Inventor: Benjamin Tippmann
  • Patent number: D587766
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2009
    Assignee: KEE Action Sports I LLC
    Inventors: Benjamin Tippmann, Louis Spicer, Kevin Mott