Patents by Inventor Alison A. Roach
Alison A. Roach has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 6726263Abstract: A barbecue tongs is provided wherein the arms are yieldingly outwardly biased. The tongs incorporate an arm pivot limiter for each of outward pivotal movement and inward pivotal movement as well as an arm lock that holds the arms in an almost fully jaws closed configuration for convenient storage. The tongs utilize a slidable U-shaped sleeve at the rear end which can have either one of two positions selected by a user. In one position, the arm lock is operational while in the second position the outward pivot limiter is operational.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2003Date of Patent: April 27, 2004Assignee: Columbia Insurance CompanyInventors: Nigel Wang, Alison A. Roach
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Publication number: 20030107226Abstract: A barbecue tongs is provided wherein the arms are yieldingly outwardly biased. The tongs incorporate an arm pivot limiter for each of outward pivotal movement and inward pivotal movement as well as an arm lock that holds the arms in an almost fully jaws closed configuration for convenient storage. The tongs utilize a slidable U-shaped sleeve at the rear end which can have either one of two positions selected by a user. In one position, the arm lock is operational while in the second position the outward pivot limiter is operational.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 22, 2003Publication date: June 12, 2003Applicant: Columbia Insurance CompanyInventors: Nigel Wang, Alison A. Roach
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Patent number: 6539848Abstract: A juicer includes a reservoir with a spout and an annular rim having an extended portion with at least two holes. An extractor having an upright convex extracting dome is surrounded by an annular trough having openings therethrough. The extractor has a strainer element and is removably seated on the annular rim of the reservoir. The extractor has at least one peg that can mate with the at least two holes in at least two positions. The strainer element covers the spout when the peg is mated with one of the holes in a first position. The strainer element does not cover the spout when the peg is mated with another of the holes in a second position. When mated, the extractor cannot rotated relative to the reservoir. A resilient, elastomeric foot on the reservoir prevents rotation of the reservoir relative to a supporting surface.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2002Date of Patent: April 1, 2003Assignee: Columbia Insurance CompanyInventors: Nigel Wang, Alison A. Roach, Bruce Odessky
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Patent number: 6536819Abstract: A barbecue tongs is provided wherein the arms are yieldingly outwardly biased. The tongs incorporate an arm pivot limiter for each of outward pivotal movement and inward pivotal movement as well as an arm lock that holds the arms in an almost fully jaws closed configuration for convenient storage. The tongs utilize a slidable U-shaped sleeve at the rear end which can have either one of two positions selected by a user. In one position, the arm lock is operational while in the second position the outward pivot limiter is operational.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2001Date of Patent: March 25, 2003Assignee: Columbia Insurance CompanyInventors: Nigel Wang, Alison A. Roach
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Publication number: 20030005832Abstract: A juicer includes a reservoir with a spout and an annular rim having an extended portion with at least two holes. An extractor having an upright convex extracting dome is surrounded by an annular trough having openings therethrough. The extractor has a strainer element and is removably seated on the annular rim of the reservoir. The extractor has at least one peg that can mate with the at least two holes in at least two positions. The strainer element covers the spout when the peg is mated with one of the holes in a first position. The strainer element does not cover the spout when the peg is mated with another of the holes in a second position. When mated, the extractor cannot rotated relative to the reservoir. A resilient, elastomeric foot on the reservoir prevents rotation of the reservoir relative to a supporting surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 20, 2002Publication date: January 9, 2003Applicant: The Pampered Chef, Ltd.Inventors: Nigel Wang, Alison A. Roach, Bruce Odessky
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Publication number: 20020117869Abstract: A barbecue tongs is provided wherein the arms are yieldingly outwardly biased. The tongs incorporate an arm pivot limiter for each of outward pivotal movement and inward pivotal movement as well as an arm lock that holds the arms in an almost fully jaws closed configuration for convenient storage. The tongs utilize a slidable U-shaped sleeve at the rear end which can have either one of two positions selected by a user. In one position, the arm lock is operational while in the second position the outward pivot limiter is operational.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2001Publication date: August 29, 2002Inventors: Nigel Wang, Alison A. Roach
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Patent number: 6354337Abstract: A baster and cleaning brush set includes a baster and a cleaning brush. The baster has a tube with a tip portion at one end and a compressible bulb at the other end. The bulb is removable from the tube. The cleaning brush includes a handle and a shank from which bristles extend transversely. An elongate cleaning probe, sized to fit within the tip portion, extends from the end of the handle opposite the shank and bristles.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2000Date of Patent: March 12, 2002Assignee: The Pampered Chef, Ltd.Inventors: Bruce Odessky, Shane Peterson, Alison A. Roach
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Patent number: D455559Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2001Date of Patent: April 16, 2002Assignee: The Pampered Chef, Ltd.Inventors: Nigel Wang, Alison A. Roach
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Patent number: D459638Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2001Date of Patent: July 2, 2002Assignee: The Pampered Chef, Ltd.Inventors: Nigel Wang, Alison A. Roach
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Patent number: D459953Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2001Date of Patent: July 9, 2002Assignee: The Pampered Chef, Ltd.Inventors: Nigel Wang, Alison A. Roach
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Patent number: D459954Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2001Date of Patent: July 9, 2002Assignee: The Pampered Chef, Ltd.Inventors: Nigel Wang, Alison A. Roach
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Patent number: D465386Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2001Date of Patent: November 12, 2002Assignee: The Pampered Chef, Ltd.Inventors: Nigel Wang, Alison A. Roach, Bruce Odessky
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Patent number: D468871Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2002Date of Patent: January 14, 2003Inventors: Alison A. Roach, Maria Theodore, Patricia A. Filkins
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Patent number: D474020Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2001Date of Patent: May 6, 2003Assignee: Columbia Insurance CompanyInventors: Nigel Wang, Alison A. Roach