Patents Assigned to Progressive International
  • 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
  • Apple wedger
    Patent number: 8726521
    Abstract: An apple wedger for cutting fruits or vegetables into wedges or other desired shapes includes a slicer and a pusher, in which the slicer has a peripheral frame and internal cutting blades. The pusher is configured to be used to push at least partially sliced food items through the gaps between cutting blades. In some versions, the pusher is pivotally attached to the slicer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Progressive International Corporation
    Inventor: Lawrence Michael Hauser
  • Snap-fit measuring container
    Patent number: 8714011
    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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Progressive International Corporation
    Inventors: Lance L. Hood, Jennifer K. Cotter, Justin Bagley
  • COOKIE DOUGH TRAY
    Publication number: 20140116264
    Abstract: A cookie dough tray is formed with a substantially rigid frame having a plurality of cavities formed from an elastomeric material, each of the cavities being sized to accommodate dough for a single cookie. The cavities may include a convex bottom portion to facilitate inversion of the cavities for removal of the dough.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2013
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicant: Progressive International Corporation
    Inventors: Lawrence M. Hauser, Jeffery David Madden
  • Folding pizza wheel
    Patent number: 8661693
    Abstract: A pizza wheel includes a handle that is configured to fold or unfold into a variety of configurations. In a stowed, two handle halves are positioned upright, parallel to a plane defined by a cutting wheel. In a deployed position, the handle halves are rotated apart from one another to positions about 90 degrees from the original stowed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: Progressive International Corporation
    Inventor: Justin Bagley
  • NUT CHOPPER
    Publication number: 20130334351
    Abstract: A nut chopper includes an upper hopper, a lower container, and a grate positioned between the hopper and container. A series of parallel blades supported on an axle and coupled to a crank is positioned so that the blades may be rotated through the grate. As the blades pass through the grate, they chop the nuts that are in the path of the blades. Once individual nuts are chopped into sizes that are smaller than the width of the openings formed in the grate, the chopped portions will fall through the grate and into the container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2013
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Applicant: Progressive International Corporation
    Inventors: Joseph Kent, Sascha Kaposi
  • Vegetable cutter
    Patent number: 8596192
    Abstract: A container includes an internal plate having slicing blade supported by a lower container and covered by a lid. A threaded axle is connected to a hand crank extending from the top of the lid and urges a pusher downward toward the blade as the crank is turned. A food item carried on the pusher is thereby forced downward and rotated against the blade and cut in accordance with the size of the threads on the axle. Additional interchangeable plates are provided, including cheese grating and juice reaming plates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: Progressive International Corporation
    Inventors: Lawrence M. Hauser, Ricky Wai Kit Chan, Joanna Clark
  • Straight peeler
    Patent number: 8584581
    Abstract: The vegetable peeler for separating the peel from fruits and vegetables includes a handle, a tool head or blade mount, and a blade. The handle is configured to be able to receive and store at least one spare cutting blade such that the blade can be removed from the tool head and replaced with a different blade stored in the handle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: Progressive International Corporation
    Inventor: Heather Curtin
  • Rotary grater
    Patent number: 8567704
    Abstract: A rotary grater includes a main body having a portion of one side formed from a resilient material. An internal grating barrel includes a plurality of grating teeth and is configured to grate cheese or other food items. The barrel is positioned for rotation inside the main body, such that cheese within the main body can be urged against the barrel by pressure against the resilient material, which will collapse as the food item decreases in size.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: Progressive International Corporation
    Inventor: Justin Bagley
  • HAND-HELD SLICER
    Publication number: 20130232800
    Abstract: A hand-held slicing device having a handle connected to a slicing tray. The slicing tray includes a ramp leading to a fixed blade. The ramp is readily adjustable such that the height of the edge of the ramp most closely adjacent the blade can be raised or lowered. In one version, the ramp can be raised or lowered by sliding a support structure connected to a knob that can be slideably adjusted by the user's thumb. The device may include a series of julienne blades that are selectively extendable above the slicing ramp or retractable below the ramp.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2013
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Applicant: Progressive International Corporation
    Inventors: Larry Holmes, Sascha Kaposi
  • BATTER SHAKER
    Publication number: 20130201784
    Abstract: A batter shaker includes a container body having a spout. An internal mixing element is carried on an axle or rod for sliding motion up and down the length of the rod, within the container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2012
    Publication date: August 8, 2013
    Applicant: Progressive International Corporation
    Inventor: Progressive International Corporation
  • Batter shaker
    Patent number: D687259
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Progressive International Corporation
    Inventors: Lawrence M. Hauser, Joshua Stewart, Sascha Kaposi
  • Microwave tray
    Patent number: D690984
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: Progressive International Corporation
    Inventor: Lawrence M. Hauser
  • Tomato knife
    Patent number: D692734
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: Progressive International Corporation
    Inventor: Joseph Kent
  • Steamer basket
    Patent number: D693169
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Progressive International Corporation
    Inventor: Sul Gi Myoung
  • Pineapple corer
    Patent number: D693191
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Progressive International Corporation
    Inventor: Jennifer K. Cotter
  • Strawberry huller
    Patent number: D693655
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: Progressive International Corporation
    Inventor: Jennifer K. Cotter
  • Pan scraper
    Patent number: D695981
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: Progressive International Corporation
    Inventor: Sul Gi Myoung
  • Ground meat tool
    Patent number: D696563
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Progressive International Corporation
    Inventor: Lawrence M. Hauser