Patents Assigned to Progressive International Corporation
  • Cookie decorating tool
    Patent number: 8956138
    Abstract: A cookie decorating tool includes a main body having attachment points for a plurality of decorating tool heads. In one version, the tool heads are in the form of one or more interchangeable stamps or rollers, each having a different design that may be imparted onto cookie dough to leave an impression prior to baking.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Assignee: Progressive International Corporation
    Inventor: Sul Gi Myoung
  • Collapsible colander and bowl
    Patent number: 8871092
    Abstract: A collapsible container consists of three parts: a rigid top rim, a flexible center band, and a rigid base. This combination of sections allows the container to easily collapse to about one-third of its original height. The container is also quite stable when expanded and is self-supporting. In various embodiments of the invention, for example, the upper rim may be expandable, the base may include holes or mesh to serve as a colander or strainer, or the base may be configured as a tube to function as a funnel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: Progressive International Corporation
    Inventor: Heather Curtin
  • Egg slicer
    Patent number: 8863391
    Abstract: An egg slicer includes a base having a plurality of ribs for supporting a food item to be sliced. The cutting element formed with a frame and one or more blades extending across the frame may be pressed downward such that it slices through the food item and the one or more blades are received within channels formed between the ribs. Openings formed between sidewalls of the base serve as guides to ensure an axial path of travel of the cutting element. Several different arrangements of channels between the ribs allows for the accommodation of several corresponding different arrangements of blades.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: Progressive International Corporation
    Inventors: Justin Bagley, Jennifer K. Cotter, Lance L. Hood
  • Dough blender with scraper
    Patent number: 8851738
    Abstract: A dough blender includes a handle and a plurality of tines. The tines may be in the form of thin plates having channels between them. A scraper is provided on the tines, attached to the blender to be moved across the tines to scrape food particles from the channels between the tines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: Progressive International Corporation
    Inventor: Joseph Kent
  • Baked goods carrier
    Patent number: 8844764
    Abstract: A carrier for covering and transporting baked goods or other food products includes a base for supporting a pie, cake, cupcakes, or other baked goods. A cover is configured to be attached to the base to generally enclose the carrier, thereby protecting the baked goods for transport or storage. The cover is formed with a flexible membrane that makes it collapsible for more convenient storage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Progressive International Corporation
    Inventors: Heather Curtin, Christine J. Lee, Caroline Park
  • Mandoline slicer
    Patent number: 8839702
    Abstract: A mandoline slicer includes a slicing blade and an adjustable slicing ramp. A series of julienne blades are selectively movable between a stowed and a deployed position above the ramp. At a distal end of the ramp, a portion of the ramp is pivotable between a first position for using the slicing blade and a second position covering the slicing blade and exposing a grating surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: Progressive International Corporation
    Inventor: Justin Bagley
  • Canning funnel
    Patent number: 8826949
    Abstract: A canning funnel includes an upper bowl that tapers downward to form a relatively narrower neck to direct the food items into a jar. A lower skirt surrounds the neck, forming a seat between the skirt and the neck. The skirt includes a cutaway portion with markings to allow a user to see headspace remaining in the jar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: Progressive International Corporation
    Inventor: Joseph Kent
  • Pepper corer set
    Patent number: 8813365
    Abstract: A pepper corer set includes two separate pepper corers, each one of which is configured to remove a different sized core from a different sized pepper. A first pepper corer is configured to remove a stem and facilitate removal of the core from a relatively large variety of pepper such as a bell pepper, while a second pepper corer is sized to remove a stem and facilitate removal of the core from a smaller pepper, such as a jalapeno pepper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Progressive International Corporation
    Inventors: Adam R. Smith, Joseph Kent
  • Avocado tool
    Patent number: 8806759
    Abstract: An avocado tool includes a handle having a first end and a second end, with a different tool head on each end. At the first end, the tool head is in the form of a tool configured for slicing avocados. At the second end, the tool head is in the form of a masher.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Progressive International Corporation
    Inventors: Jennifer K. Cotter, Lance L. Hood
  • Snap-fit measuring container
    Patent number: 8806935
    Abstract: One or more measuring cups or spoons include a handle and a measuring container. The measuring container is formed with a volumetric capacity such as a fraction of a cup, a teaspoon, or a tablespoon. The handle of a first measuring container includes a feature that interacts with a complementary feature on the handle of a second measuring cup to secure the first and second cups together. In one version, a downwardly extending rib on the handle of a first measuring container is received within a channel formed on the handle of a second measuring container. A set of containers is formed in which each of the containers has an attachment feature allowing the set to be attached together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Progressive International Corporation
    Inventors: Lance Hood, Jennifer K. Cotter, Justin Bagley
  • SLICER
    Publication number: 20140208963
    Abstract: A strawberry huller includes a blade that is attached to a housing, with a plunger configured to rotate the blade with respect to the housing. After the blade is inserted into the strawberry the plunger is pressed, causing the blade to rotate about the stem. The rotation of the blade produces a circular cut around the stem for ideal separation of the hull.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2014
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: Progressive International Corporation
    Inventor: Jennifer K. Cotter
  • Expanding colander
    Patent number: 8757602
    Abstract: A colander includes a front portion, an intermediate portion, and a back portion, with the intermediate portion being formed from a resilient material. The front portion is sized to be smaller than the back portion, allowing the front portion to be pressed into the back portion, folding the intermediate portion, for compact storage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: Progressive International Corporation
    Inventor: Justin Bagley
  • Egg separator
    Patent number: 8733238
    Abstract: An egg separator includes a bowl sized to accommodate at least one egg. The bowl includes sidewalls extending upward in a vertical direction from a lower portion on the bowl. In some versions, a clip is provided to attach the egg separator to a mixing bowl or measuring cup.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Progressive International Corporation
    Inventor: Sul Gi Myoung
  • Magnetic peeler set
    Patent number: 8726525
    Abstract: A fruit or vegetable peeler includes a handle with a blade, in which the peeler is shaped such that a first peeler can nest with or be secured to a second peeler. In some versions, the peeler includes a magnet secured to the peeler such that a first peeler is magnetically attracted to a second peeler having a similar attached magnet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Progressive International Corporation
    Inventors: Justin Bagley, Sascha Kaposi
  • Salad spinner lid
    Patent number: D706075
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Progressive International Corporation
    Inventor: Lawrence M. Houser
  • Pastry wheel
    Patent number: D708492
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Progressive International Corporation
    Inventor: Sul Gi Myoung
  • Peeler set
    Patent number: D708918
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: Progressive International Corporation
    Inventor: Justin Bagley
  • Cheese knife
    Patent number: D714104
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Progressive International Corporation
    Inventor: Jennifer K. Cotter
  • Tomato tool
    Patent number: D721253
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2015
    Assignee: Progressive International Corporation
    Inventor: Joseph Kent
  • Canning funnel
    Patent number: D724906
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: Progressive International Corporation
    Inventor: Joseph Kent