Patents by Inventor John R. Prins

John R. Prins 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: 7828237
    Abstract: A modular grinding core includes a housing configured to be operatively installed in a variety of external grinding devices, a rasp support member having a coupling adapter configured to be operatively coupled to an actuation mechanism of a first external grinding device at a first time and to an actuation mechanism of a second external grinding device at a second time after being removed from the first external grinding device. The rasp support member includes a receptacle configured to removably receive any one of a variety of rasps. The rasp support member is configured to reciprocate in response a force exerted by the external grinding device. The modular grinding core further includes a grind block member resisting displacement of the food items or spices away from the rasp support member, and an adjustment mechanism allowing a user to adjust a gap between the grind block and rasp support members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2010
    Assignee: Chef'n Corporation
    Inventors: Jonah S. Griffith, Adam A. Jossem, John R. Prins
  • Publication number: 20090200410
    Abstract: A modular grinding core includes a housing configured to be operatively installed in a variety of external grinding devices, a rasp support member having a coupling adapter configured to be operatively coupled to an actuation mechanism of a first external grinding device at a first time and to an actuation mechanism of a second external grinding device at a second time after being removed from the first external grinding device. The rasp support member includes a receptacle configured to removably receive any one of a variety of rasps. The rasp support member is configured to reciprocate in response a force exerted by the external grinding device. The modular grinding core further includes a grind block member resisting displacement of the food items or spices away from the rasp support member, and an adjustment mechanism allowing a user to adjust a gap between the grind block and rasp support members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2008
    Publication date: August 13, 2009
    Applicant: CHEF'N CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jonah S. Griffith, Adam A. Jossem, John R. Prins
  • Patent number: 7337711
    Abstract: Devices for extracting and filtering juice from fruit of various sizes and shapes are shown and described. In one particular embodiment, the device has an inner juicing cup, an outer juicing head, and a collection vessel. The inner juicing cup has an inner juicing head. The outer juicing head couples with the inner juicing cup. When coupled together, the outer juicing head encloses the inner juicing head. In addition, the collection vessel couples with the inner juicing cup. In another embodiment, the inner and outer juicing heads have teeth and blades, respectively, of varying degrees of sharpness. In another embodiment, the inner juicing cup has a drainage region for allowing juice to flow into the collection vessel, a first filtering region for filtering juice flowing from the heads to an external container, and a second filtering region for filtering juice flowing from the collection vessel to the external container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2008
    Assignee: Chef'n Corporation
    Inventors: David A. Holcomb, Adam A. Jossem, John R. Prins
  • Patent number: D531861
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2006
    Assignee: Chef'n Corporation
    Inventors: Adam A. Jossem, John R. Prins
  • Patent number: D534826
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2007
    Assignee: Chef'n Corporation
    Inventors: Adam A. Jossem, John R. Prins
  • Patent number: D537685
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2007
    Assignee: Chef'n Corporation
    Inventors: David A. Holcomb, Jason O. Germany, John R. Prins
  • Patent number: D542605
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2007
    Assignee: Chef'n Corporation
    Inventors: Jason O. Germany, John R. Prins
  • Patent number: D554954
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2007
    Assignee: Chef'n Corporation
    Inventors: Jason O. Germany, John R. Prins