Patents by Inventor Maria Caruso

Maria Caruso 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).

  • Cooking appliance
    Patent number: 9924825
    Abstract: A cooking appliance in accordance with the present invention includes a base, a container engageable with the base and configured to receive one or more food ingredients, a blade assembly rotatably mounted in the container and a lid engageable with said container. The lid includes a chamber configured to hold a volume of liquid and a heating element for heating the liquid within the chamber to produce steam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: CONAIR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Joseph W. Zakowski, Barbara L. Schnabel, Maria Caruso
  • Cooking appliance
    Patent number: 8826805
    Abstract: A cooking appliance in accordance with the present invention includes a base, a container engageable with the base and configured to receive one or more food ingredients, a heater for converting a liquid into a cooking vapor and a blade assembly rotatably mounted in the container and having at least one vapor aperture located adjacent to a top of said blade assembly and at least one vapor outlet located adjacent to a bottom of said blade assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: Conair Corporation
    Inventors: Leo Leung, Joseoh W. Zakowski, Barbara L. Schnabel, Maria Caruso
  • COOKING APPLIANCE
    Publication number: 20120213902
    Abstract: A cooking appliance in accordance with the present invention includes a base, a container engageable with the base and configured to receive one or more food ingredients, a heater for converting a liquid into a cooking vapor and a blade assembly rotatably mounted in the container and having at least one vapor aperture located adjacent to a top of said blade assembly and at least one vapor outlet located adjacent to a bottom of said blade assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2012
    Publication date: August 23, 2012
    Applicant: CONAIR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Leo Leung, Joseph W. Zakowski, Barbara L. Schnabel, Maria Caruso
  • COOKING APPLIANCE
    Publication number: 20120213900
    Abstract: A cooking appliance in accordance with the present invention includes a base, a container engageable with the base and configured to receive one or more food ingredients, a blade assembly rotatably mounted in the container and a lid engageable with said container. The lid includes a chamber configured to hold a volume of liquid and a heating element for heating the liquid within the chamber to produce steam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2012
    Publication date: August 23, 2012
    Applicant: CONAIR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Joseph W. Zakowski, Barbara L. Schnabel, Maria Caruso
  • Food processor
    Patent number: D625143
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2010
    Assignee: Conair Corporation
    Inventors: Devin Lee Moore, Jill Kreutzer Orent, Barbara Lynn Schnabel, Maria Caruso, Charles Z. Krasznai, Chi Tong Chan
  • Food processor
    Patent number: D625144
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2010
    Assignee: Conair Corporation
    Inventors: Devin Lee Moore, Jill Kreutzer Orent, Barbara Lynn Schnabel, Maria Caruso, Charles Z Krasznai, Chi Tong Chan