Patents by Inventor Arthur Wayne Hudgins

Arthur Wayne Hudgins 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).

  • Kitchen Appliance and Method of Using Same
    Publication number: 20140319146
    Abstract: A kitchen appliance includes a housing that defines a cavity. The housing has a housing rim defining an opening to the cavity. A heating or cooling element is disposed within the housing to heat or cool the cavity. A container has a generally hollow interior and a container rim. A lid is sized and shaped to at least partially cover the opening of the container when placed on the container. The lid has an exterior surface and an opposing interior surface. At least one handle is pivotally mounted to one of the exterior surface of the side wall of the housing and the exterior surface of the lid. The handle is pivotable between an engaged position to retain the lid in sealing engagement with the container rim and disengage position to permit the lid to be removed from the container rim.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2014
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Inventors: Guoyao Ye, Michael Garman, Michael G. Sandford, Mark C. Steiner, Arthur Wayne Hudgins
  • Kitchen appliance and method of using same
    Patent number: 8827101
    Abstract: A kitchen appliance includes a housing that defines a cavity. The housing has a housing rim defining an opening to the cavity. A heating or cooling element is disposed within the housing to heat or cool the cavity. A container has a generally hollow interior and a container rim. A lid is sized and shaped to at least partially cover the opening of the container when placed on the container. The lid has an exterior surface and an opposing interior surface. At least one handle is pivotally mounted to one of the exterior surface of the side wall of the housing and the exterior surface of the lid. The handle is pivotable between an engaged position to retain the lid in sealing engagement with the container rim and disengage position to permit the lid to be removed from the container rim.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: Hamilton Beach Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Guoyao Ye, Michael Garman, Michael G. Sandford, Mark C. Steiner, Arthur Wayne Hudgins
  • Kitchen Appliance and Method of Using Same
    Publication number: 20130306638
    Abstract: A kitchen appliance includes a housing that defines a cavity. The housing has a housing rim defining an opening to the cavity. A heating or cooling element is disposed within the housing to heat or cool the cavity. A container has a generally hollow interior and a container rim. A lid is sized and shaped to at least partially cover the opening of the container when placed on the container. The lid has an exterior surface and an opposing interior surface. At least one handle is pivotally mounted to one of the exterior surface of the side wall of the housing and the exterior surface of the lid. The handle is pivotable between an engaged position to retain the lid in sealing engagement with the container rim and disengage position to permit the lid to be removed from the container rim.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2012
    Publication date: November 21, 2013
    Inventors: Guoyao Ye, Michael Garman, Michael G. Sandford, Mark C. Steiner, Arthur Wayne Hudgins