Patents by Inventor Benjamin McLaughlin

Benjamin McLaughlin 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).

  • Hydraulic press for food items
    Patent number: 11052625
    Abstract: A press includes a movable platen and a non-moving platen within a housing defining a pressing chamber, an opening is defined at the top of the pressing chamber for receiving a juice pack and an outlet is defined in a front wall of the chamber vertically between the top and bottom of the movable platen. The lid may include a front portion extending over the front of the pressing chamber and defining a slot that is aligned with a slot defined by the front wall to form the outlet. The front wall, the lid, and a sidewall may be removable for cleaning. The juice pack may have edges defining a rectangle with a spout at a first corner and an aperture for suspending the juice pack in the pressing chamber at a second corner that is intersected by a same edge intersecting the first corner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: FRESH PRESS LLC
    Inventors: Diego Solano, David Lee, Mason Curry, Michael Roberts, Timothy Barry, Giovanni Scalzo, Benjamin McLaughlin, Jacob Sandoval
  • Hydraulic Press For Food Items
    Publication number: 20210129473
    Abstract: A press includes a movable platen and a non-moving platen within a housing defining a pressing chamber, an opening is defined at the top of the pressing chamber for receiving a juice pack and an outlet is defined in a front wall of the chamber vertically between the top and bottom of the movable platen. The lid may include a front portion extending over the front of the pressing chamber and defining a slot that is aligned with a slot defined by the front wall to form the outlet. The front wall, the lid, and a sidewall may be removable for cleaning. The juice pack may have edges defining a rectangle with a spout at a first corner and an aperture for suspending the juice pack in the pressing chamber at a second corner that is intersected by a same edge intersecting the first corner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2019
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: Diego Solano, David Lee, Mason Curry, Michael Roberts, Timothy Barry, Giovanni Scalzo, Benjamin McLaughlin, Jacob Sandoval