Patents by Inventor Christopher Vincent Tirone
Christopher Vincent Tirone 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).
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Patent number: 8978918Abstract: A caddy for holding a pastry bag comprises a receptacle having an open end, a closed end, an internal surface connecting the open and closed ends, and a plurality of fins projecting from the internal surface of the receptacle toward a central longitudinal axis of the receptacle. The fins define a tapered framework of contact ridges for contacting the pastry bag to reduce the surface area of contact between the pastry bag and the internal surface of the receptacle. A container removably receives the receptacle and holds a heat transfer medium for surrounding an external surface of the receptacle.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2011Date of Patent: March 17, 2015Assignee: Rich Producuts CorporationInventors: Christopher Vincent Tirone, Diego Hernan Viana, Paul R. Feldner, John Patrick Rayburn, Gerald Oehmen
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Patent number: 8870035Abstract: A dispensing device having a housing capable of receiving a pre-packaged charge of pre-whipped topping or icing. The housing has an inner wall with a slot formed therein for receiving a rack that is capable of rotational and translational motion within the slot. The rack has a set of gear teeth that engage with a catch on a plunger. The piston moves in the axial direction to force the pre-whipped topping or icing through the outlet in its packaging. The catch on the piston is locked in one direction and pivots in the opposite direction such that the rack engages with the piston when it moves in a first direction and the rack disengages with the piston when it is moved in a second direction opposite the first direction.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2012Date of Patent: October 28, 2014Assignee: Rich Products CorporationInventors: Rohit Jalali, Christopher Vincent Tirone, Theodore Watson Rich, Steven A. Franz, William E. Grieshober, Jr., Joseph Victor Bisacca, Lisa Augustine, Kerry Marshal Chace, Timothy A. Falken, David E. Moomaw
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Patent number: 8763835Abstract: An apparatus for holding a pastry bag comprises a caddy and an ice-bath container that removably receives the caddy. The caddy includes a tapered receptacle and a flange arranged externally about the tapered receptacle. The container includes a first wall having a generally planar external surface, a second wall adjacent the first wall, the second wall having a generally planar external surface, and a third wall adjacent the second wall. The third wall includes an external surface engaged by the flange and an opening configured to allow insertion of the tapered receptacle into the interior of the container. The flange and/or the external surface of the third wall are configured so that the tapered receptacle is inclined relative to a support surface (e.g. a tabletop) whether the container is placed on its bottom (the first wall) or on its side (the second wall).Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2010Date of Patent: July 1, 2014Assignee: Rich Products CorporationInventors: Christopher Vincent Tirone, Diego Hernan Viana, Paul R. Feldner, John Patrick Rayburn, Gerald Oehmen
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Patent number: 8561854Abstract: A dispensing device having a housing capable of receiving a pre-packaged charge of pre-whipped topping or icing. The housing has an inner wall with a slot formed therein for receiving a rod. The rod engages with a pawl mechanism to move a piston in the axial direction to force the pre-whipped topping or icing through the outlet in its packaging. The pawl engages with the rod when it moves in a first direction and the pawl disengages with the rod when it is moved in a second direction opposite the first direction.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2007Date of Patent: October 22, 2013Assignee: Rich Products CorporationInventors: Christopher Vincent Tirone, James Faller, Gerald A. Rusch
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Publication number: 20120298691Abstract: A dispensing device having a housing capable of receiving a pre-packaged charge of pre-whipped topping or icing. The housing has an inner wall with a slot formed therein for receiving a rack that is capable of rotational and translational motion within the slot. The rack has a set of gear teeth that engage with a catch on a plunger. The piston moves in the axial direction to force the pre-whipped topping or icing through the outlet in its packaging. The catch on the piston is locked in one direction and pivots in the opposite direction such that the rack engages with the piston when it moves in a first direction and the rack disengages with the piston when it is moved in a second direction opposite the first direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 2, 2012Publication date: November 29, 2012Inventors: Rohit Jalali, Christopher Vincent Tirone, Theodore Watson Rich, Steven A. Franz, William E. Grieshober, JR., Joseph Victor Bisacca, Lisa Augustine, Kerry Marshal Chace, Timothy A. Falken, David E. Moomaw
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Patent number: 8297481Abstract: A dispensing device having a housing capable of receiving a pre-packaged charge of pre-whipped topping or icing. The housing has an inner wall with a slot formed therein for receiving a rack that is capable of rotational and translational motion within the slot. The rack has a set of gear teeth that engage with a catch on a plunger. The piston moves in the axial direction to force the pre-whipped topping or icing through the outlet in its packaging. The catch on the piston is locked in one direction and pivots in the opposite direction such that the rack engages with the piston when it moves in a first direction and the rack disengages with the piston when it is moved in a second direction opposite the first direction.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2006Date of Patent: October 30, 2012Assignee: Rich Products CorporationInventors: Rohit Jalali, Christopher Vincent Tirone, Theodore Watson Rich, Steven A. Franz, William E. Grieshober, Jr., Joseph Victor Bisacca, Lisa Augustine, Kerry Marshal Chace, Timothy A. Falken, David E. Moomaw
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Publication number: 20120104042Abstract: A caddy for holding a pastry bag comprises a receptacle having an open end, a closed end, an internal surface connecting the open and closed ends, and a plurality of fins projecting from the internal surface of the receptacle toward a central longitudinal axis of the receptacle. The fins define a tapered framework of contact ridges for contacting the pastry bag to reduce the surface area of contact between the pastry bag and the internal surface of the receptacle. A container removably receives the receptacle and holds a heat transfer medium for surrounding an external surface of the receptacle.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2011Publication date: May 3, 2012Inventors: Christopher Vincent Tirone, Diego Hernan Viana, Paul R. Feldner, John Patrick Rayburn, Gerald Oehmen
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Publication number: 20110073616Abstract: An apparatus for holding a pastry bag comprises a caddy and an ice-bath container that removably receives the caddy. The caddy includes a tapered receptacle and a flange arranged externally about the tapered receptacle. The container includes a first wall having a generally planar external surface, a second wall adjacent the first wall, the second wall having a generally planar external surface, and a third wall adjacent the second wall. The third wall includes an external surface engaged by the flange and an opening configured to allow insertion of the tapered receptacle into the interior of the container. The flange and/or the external surface of the third wall are configured so that the tapered receptacle is inclined relative to a support surface (e.g. a tabletop) whether the container is placed on its bottom (the first wall) or on its side (the second wall).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2010Publication date: March 31, 2011Inventors: Christopher Vincent Tirone, Diego Hernan Viana, Paul R. Feldner, John Patrick Rayburn, Gerald Oehmen