Patents Assigned to Propeller, Inc.
  • Patent number: 11299246
    Abstract: A propeller assembly is provided for mounting on a rotatable propeller shaft having a terminal end. The propeller assembly includes a housing structure extending along a longitudinal axis and having first and second ends. The housing structure includes an inner surface defining a cavity and an opening in the second end in communication with the cavity. A bushing assembly has first and second ends and includes an outer surface engageablc with the inner surface of the housing structure. An adaptor has first and second sides and is adapted for receipt on the propeller shaft. The adaptor has an enlarged portion having a diameter greater than a diameter of the opening in the second end of the housing structure. A nut is receivable on the terminal end of the propeller shaft. The nut is threadable on the propeller shaft to a tightened configuration wherein the nut engages the adaptor and maintains the propeller assembly on the propeller shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: Turning Point Propellers, Inc.
    Inventors: Liheng Chen, Phil Stephanuik
  • Patent number: 9272444
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: Propeller, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth D. Zorovich, John C. Earle, Yos Kumthampinij, William Nickley
  • Patent number: 8961163
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Propeller, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth D. Zorovich, John C. Earle, Yos Kumthampinij, William Nickley
  • Patent number: 8862992
    Abstract: A computer implemented system automatically launches a video to assist a computer user in navigating through a set of menus on a graphical user interface (GUI) without separately requiring the computer user to select a link to a video file or launch a software program designed to playback the video. The system executes a two-phase process for assisting the computer user in determining a replacement part for an OEM part. In the first phase, the system selectively presents a series of menus to the computer user to allow the computer user to identify the OEM part. A video is automatically played during the first phase of the process to assist the user in completing the first series of menus. After the computer user has completed the first menus, the system launches a second set of menus and begins playing a video to assist the computer user in determining options for the replacement part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Turning Point Propellers, Inc.
    Inventor: Jason Frey
  • Publication number: 20140197300
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2014
    Publication date: July 17, 2014
    Applicant: Propeller Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth D. Zorovich, John C. Earle, Yos Kumthampinij, William Nickley
  • Patent number: 8430658
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2013
    Assignee: Propeller, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth Daniel Zorovich, Yos Kumthampinu, John Chandler Earle, Jesse Pierce Delgigante
  • Patent number: 8057207
    Abstract: An apparatus for preparing frozen comestibles including a container having an interior portion holding a refrigerant solution, and a mold insert attached to the container. The mold insert includes a base, molding cavities extending therefrom, and a heat exchanger in communication with the molding cavities. The mold insert is received within the container such that the molding cavities are housed within the interior portion of the container and the heat exchangers are submerged within the refrigerant solution. The molding cavities include exposed openings that receive fluids to be frozen. When the refrigerant solution is at a sufficiently cool temperature, the fluids freeze into a shaped frozen comestible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2011
    Assignee: Propeller, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth Daniel Zorovich, Yos Kumthampinij, John Chandler Earle, Jesse Pierce Delgigante
  • Patent number: D640120
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2011
    Assignee: Propeller Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth D. Zorovich, Yos Kumthampinij, John C. Earle
  • Patent number: D642021
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2011
    Assignee: Propeller, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth D. Zorovich, Yos Kumthampinij, John C. Earle
  • Patent number: D642022
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2011
    Assignee: Propeller, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth D. Zorovich, Yos Kumthampinij, John C. Earle
  • Patent number: D655147
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Assignee: Propeller, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth D. Zorovich, Yos Kumthampinij, John C. Earle
  • Patent number: D658456
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: Propeller, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth D. Zorovich, Yos Kumthampinij, John C. Earle
  • Patent number: D658948
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Assignee: Propeller, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth D. Zorovich, Yos Kumthampinij, John C Earle
  • Patent number: D689746
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignee: Propeller, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth D. Zorovich, John C. Earle, Yos Kumthampinij, William Nickley
  • Patent number: D689747
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignee: Propeller, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth D. Zorovich, John C. Earle, Yos Kumthampinij, William Nickley
  • Patent number: D705607
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Propeller, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth D. Zorovich, John C. Earle, Yos Kumthampinij
  • Patent number: D733769
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: Propeller, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth D. Zorovich, John C. Earle, Yos Kumthampinij, William Nickley
  • Patent number: D814241
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: Propeller, Inc.
    Inventors: William Nickley, Kenneth D. Zorovich, Yos Kumthampinij, John C. Earle, Jason May
  • Patent number: D826641
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: Propeller, Inc.
    Inventors: William Nickley, Kenneth D. Zorovich, Yos Kumthampinij, John C. Earle, Jason May, Min Kim, John Jacobsen
  • Patent number: D690169
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2013
    Assignee: Propeller, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth D. Zorovich, John C. Earle, Yos Kumthampinij, William Nickley