Patents Represented by Attorney Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LL
  • Patent number: 7744042
    Abstract: An offset hanger has a central retainer portion, a first leg and a second leg. The central retainer portion defines a segment of a generally cylindrical shape. A center axis is defined along the center of the generally cylindrical shape. A first pair of gussets extends from the central retainer portion to the first leg. A second pair of gussets extends from the central retainer portion to the second leg. Each pair of gussets comprises at least two gussets that are spaced apart in the axial direction of the generally cylindrical shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2010
    Assignee: Nibco Inc.
    Inventor: Richard W. Heath
  • Patent number: 7594591
    Abstract: A lid for a cooking vessel comprises a body portion having a rim, an underside, and a handle, wherein the rim has a support surface and an outer surface, and is matched to a brim on the cooking vessel brim in size and shape. The lid is configured to be placed in a closed position on the cooking vessel brim and is configured to be placed in a displaced position on a plane of the cooking vessel brim. The lid includes at least one pair of lugs, wherein each lug has an underside configured to be supported by the cooking vessel brim when the lid is in the displaced position. Each lug of the pair has an axis of symmetry forming a central angle with respect to each other of less than about 180°.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2009
    Inventor: Vitaliy I Gnatenko