Patents Assigned to Gadsden Coffee Company, Inc.
  • Patent number: 10022880
    Abstract: A plastic knife is provided comprising a handle, a blade, and a cutting edge. The blade may include a first surface and an opposite second surface, and integrally formed with and extending longitudinally from the handle. The cutting edge may be formed along one edge of the blade, the cutting edge comprising: (a) a first plurality of teeth integrally connected to and extending from the first surface, each tooth in the first plurality of teeth separated by a first concave groove; and (b) a second plurality of teeth integrally connected to and extending from the second surface, each tooth in the second plurality of teeth separated by a second concave groove. The first plurality of teeth and the second plurality of teeth may be integrally formed together while teeth in the first plurality of teeth and teeth in the second plurality of teeth are offset by a distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: Gadsden Coffee Company, Inc.
    Inventor: David B. McFarland
  • Patent number: 9700153
    Abstract: A hygienic automatic electric utensil dispenser for use in eating establishments such as hospitals, schools, or other areas where large number of people are eating food in a central area. The dispenser can be refilled using prepackaged stacked plastic utensil in a self-sealing plastic bags without the user ever touching the utensil during the refilling process. The dispenser delivers the utensil in a sanitary method using a plurality of sensors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: Gadsden Coffee Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Greg Snyder, Gary McFarland, Rhys McFarland, Rickey Burns, Dennis Ashley
  • Publication number: 20130152406
    Abstract: At least one aspect, a disposable stackable plastic fork is provided. The disposable plastic fork, having a top surface and a bottom surface, comprises a handle portion; a plurality of tines, each tine of the plurality of tines having a curved shaped configuration and a longitudinal concave groove extending at least partially along a horizontal length of the each tine; and a transition portion integrally connected between the handle portion and the plurality of tines. The bottom surface of the fork has a curved profile and the top surface has a corresponding curved indentation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2011
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Applicant: GADSDEN COFFEE COMPANY, INC.
    Inventor: David B. McFarland
  • Patent number: D575989
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2008
    Assignee: Gadsden Coffee Company, Inc.
    Inventor: David Bruce McFarland
  • Patent number: D795656
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: Gadsden Coffee Company Inc.
    Inventors: Gary McFarland, Dennis Ashley, Frank James, Rhys McFarland
  • Patent number: D796271
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: Gadsden Coffee Company Inc.
    Inventors: Gary McFarland, Dennis Ashley, Frank James, Rhys McFarland
  • Patent number: D796916
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: Gadsden Coffee Company Inc.
    Inventors: Gary McFarland, Dennis Ashley, Frank James, Rhys McFarland
  • Patent number: D809878
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: Gadsden Coffee Company Inc.
    Inventors: Gary McFarland, Dennis Ashley, Frank James, Rhys McFarland