Patents Assigned to Propeller, Inc.
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Patent number: 9272444Abstract: An ice mold includes a first mold assembly and a second mold assembly, each including a base with an aperture and a mold attached to the base. Each of the molds includes a receptacle that forms a cavity. The first mold assembly is attached removably to the second mold assembly such that a liquid-tight seal is formed between the molds. When the first mold assembly and the second mold assembly are attached to one another, the cavities of the molds form a molding cavity. When the first mold assembly and the second mold assembly are detached from one another, each of the receptacles is moveable from a first molding position, in which the receptacle is positioned within the respective aperture of the base, and a second inverted position, in which at least a portion of the receptacle of extends outwardly from the aperture.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2014Date of Patent: March 1, 2016Assignee: Propeller, Inc.Inventors: Kenneth D. Zorovich, John C. Earle, Yos Kumthampinij, William Nickley
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Publication number: 20150264973Abstract: An apparatus for making frozen comestibles including a base having a plurality of apertures formed within said first side thereof, and a plurality of molds attached to or formed integrally with the base. Each of the molds includes a receiving surface and an opening aligned with a corresponding one of the apertures of the base. Each of the molds is moveable between a first position, in which a substantial portion of at least one mold is positioned within the interior portion of the base and said receiving surface forms a molding cavity that is adapted to receive a comestible to be frozen, and a second position, in which a substantial portion of the mold extends outwardly from the first side of the base and the receiving surface of the mold is exposed externally.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2015Publication date: September 24, 2015Applicant: PROPELLER INC.Inventors: Kenneth D. Zorovich, John C. Earle, Yos Kumthampinij, William Nickley
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Patent number: 8961163Abstract: An apparatus for making frozen comestibles including a base having a plurality of apertures formed within said first site thereof, and a plurality of molds attached to or formed integrally with the base. Each of the molds includes a receiving surface and an opening aligned with a corresponding one of the apertures of the base. Each of the molds is moveable between a first position, in which a substantial portion of at least one mold is positioned within the interior portion of the base and said receiving surface forms a molding cavity that is adapted to receive a comestible to be frozen, and a second position, in which a substantial portion of the mold extends outwardly from the first side of the base and the receiving surface of the mold is exposed externally.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2014Date of Patent: February 24, 2015Assignee: Propeller, Inc.Inventors: Kenneth D. Zorovich, John C. Earle, Yos Kumthampinij, William Nickley
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Publication number: 20150021458Abstract: An ice mold includes a first mold assembly and a second mold assembly, each including a base with an aperture and a mold attached to the base. Each of the molds includes a receptacle that forms a cavity. The first mold assembly is attached removably to the second mold assembly such that a liquid-tight seal is formed between the molds. When the first mold assembly and the second mold assembly are attached to one another, the cavities of the molds form a molding cavity. When the first mold assembly and the second mold assembly are detached from one another, each of the receptacles is moveable from a first molding position, in which the receptacle is positioned within the respective aperture of the base, and a second inverted position, in which at least a portion of the receptacle of extends outwardly from the aperture.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 17, 2014Publication date: January 22, 2015Applicant: PROPELLER, INC.Inventors: Kenneth D. Zorovich, John C. Earle, Yos Kumthampinij, William Nickley
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Publication number: 20140197300Abstract: An apparatus for making frozen comestibles including a base having a plurality of apertures formed vithin said first site thereof, and a plurality of molds attached to or formed integrally with the base, Each of the molds includes a receiving surface and an opening aligned with a corresponding one of the apertures of the base. Each of the molds is moveable between a first position, in which a substantial portion of at least one mold is positioned within the interior portion of the base and said receiving surface forms a molding cavity that is adapted to receive a comestible to be frozen, and a second position, in which a substantial portion of the mold extends outwardly from the first side of the base and the receiving surface of the mold is exposed externally.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 16, 2014Publication date: July 17, 2014Applicant: Propeller Inc.Inventors: Kenneth D. Zorovich, John C. Earle, Yos Kumthampinij, William Nickley
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Patent number: 8430658Abstract: A frozen comestible maker suitable for home use includes single or multiple molding cavities for forming frozen comestibles, a heat exchanger for maximizing the heat transfer away from the fluid that is being frozen in the molding cavities, a refrigerant solution with a depressed freezing point in contact with the heat exchangers, a base container to seal the refrigerant solution from the fluid that is being frozen, and a bezel piece to retain spills and aid with handling. The refrigerant solution is captured between the molding cavities and the base container. One or more sticks, a drip cup, and an extraction tool may be provided with the frozen comestible maker for preparing and extracting shaped frozen comestibles, such as ice pops and popsicles, therefrom.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2009Date of Patent: April 30, 2013Assignee: Propeller, Inc.Inventors: Kenneth Daniel Zorovich, Yos Kumthampinu, John Chandler Earle, Jesse Pierce Delgigante
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Patent number: D658456Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 2010Date of Patent: May 1, 2012Assignee: Propeller, Inc.Inventors: Kenneth D. Zorovich, Yos Kumthampinij, John C. Earle
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Patent number: D658948Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2010Date of Patent: May 8, 2012Assignee: Propeller, Inc.Inventors: Kenneth D. Zorovich, Yos Kumthampinij, John C Earle
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Patent number: D689746Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2013Date of Patent: September 17, 2013Assignee: Propeller, Inc.Inventors: Kenneth D. Zorovich, John C. Earle, Yos Kumthampinij, William Nickley
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Patent number: D689747Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2013Date of Patent: September 17, 2013Assignee: Propeller, Inc.Inventors: Kenneth D. Zorovich, John C. Earle, Yos Kumthampinij, William Nickley
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Patent number: D705607Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2012Date of Patent: May 27, 2014Assignee: Propeller, Inc.Inventors: Kenneth D. Zorovich, John C. Earle, Yos Kumthampinij
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Patent number: D733769Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2014Date of Patent: July 7, 2015Assignee: Propeller, Inc.Inventors: Kenneth D. Zorovich, John C. Earle, Yos Kumthampinij, William Nickley
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Patent number: D740073Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2014Date of Patent: October 6, 2015Assignee: PROPELLER, INC.Inventors: Kenneth D. Zorovich, John C. Earle, Yos Kumthampinij, William Nickley
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Patent number: D786620Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2016Date of Patent: May 16, 2017Assignee: PROPELLER, INC.Inventors: William Nickley, Kenneth D. Zorovich, Yos Kumthampinij, John C. Earle, Jason May
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Patent number: D814241Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2017Date of Patent: April 3, 2018Assignee: Propeller, Inc.Inventors: William Nickley, Kenneth D. Zorovich, Yos Kumthampinij, John C. Earle, Jason May
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Patent number: D826641Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2017Date of Patent: August 28, 2018Assignee: Propeller, Inc.Inventors: William Nickley, Kenneth D. Zorovich, Yos Kumthampinij, John C. Earle, Jason May, Min Kim, John Jacobsen
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Patent number: D924636Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2020Date of Patent: July 13, 2021Assignee: PROPELLER, INC.Inventors: John Earle, YaLun Lee, Jason May, Yos Kumthampinij, Kenneth Zorovich
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Patent number: D946979Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2020Date of Patent: March 29, 2022Assignee: PROPELLER, INC.Inventors: John Earle, YaLun Lee, Jason May, Yos Kumthampinij, Kenneth Zorovich
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Patent number: D949637Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2020Date of Patent: April 26, 2022Assignee: PROPELLER, INC.Inventors: John Earle, YaLun Lee, Jason May, Yos Kumthampinij, Kenneth Zorovich
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Patent number: D690169Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2013Date of Patent: September 24, 2013Assignee: Propeller, Inc.Inventors: Kenneth D. Zorovich, John C. Earle, Yos Kumthampinij, William Nickley