Patents Assigned to Progressive International
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • MULTIPLEXING SYSTEM FOR A FUEL TRANSACTION ENVIRONMENT
    Publication number: 20140074282
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a system in fuel dispensing control such as gasoline pumps wherein a four wire data system is operated utilizing two wires and a multiplexing system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2013
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Applicant: PROGRESSIVE INTERNATIONAL ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventor: Arthur E Barker, JR.
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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