Patents by Inventor Frank P. Leigner

Frank P. Leigner 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: 9078544
    Abstract: A lid assembly for a food storage container includes a grating member removably attachable relative to the container. The grating member includes a grating surface having a plurality of cutting edges and a plurality of apertures configured to permit grated food product to pass therethrough. A drive member is rotatably coupled to the grating member. The drive element is drivingly coupled to an urging element that includes at least one inclined ramp surface. During rotation of the drive element relative to the container, the inclined ramp surfaces of the urging member urge the food product along the grating surface to grate and dispense the food product from the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Assignee: Kraft Foods Group Brands LLC
    Inventor: Frank P. Leigner
  • Publication number: 20130240649
    Abstract: A lid assembly for a food storage container includes a grating member removably attachable relative to the container. The grating member includes a grating surface having a plurality of cutting edges and a plurality of apertures configured to permit grated food product to pass therethrough. A drive member is rotatably coupled to the grating member. The drive element is drivingly coupled to an urging element that includes at least one inclined ramp surface. During rotation of the drive element relative to the container, the inclined ramp surfaces of the urging member urge the food product along the grating surface to grate and dispense the food product from the container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2013
    Publication date: September 19, 2013
    Inventor: Frank P. Leigner
  • Patent number: 5092474
    Abstract: A lightweight plastic jar having outwardly convex front end and back walls, each having a relatively large radius of curvature, and a pair of side walls having relatively large planar portions capable of controlled inward deflection to accommodate decreases in the interior volume of the jar. The jar is configured to facilitate dispensing of product while also providing strength, efficient use of space in packing with like containers, and an attractive appearance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 1990
    Date of Patent: March 3, 1992
    Assignee: Kraft General Foods, Inc.
    Inventor: Frank P. Leigner
  • Jar
    Patent number: D339291
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 1990
    Date of Patent: September 14, 1993
    Assignee: Kraft General Foods, Inc.
    Inventor: Frank P. Leigner