Patents by Inventor Blake Wagner

Blake Wagner 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).

  • Patent number: 12256870
    Abstract: A utensil crock includes a receptacle having a base and a sidewall defining an open upper end of the receptacle. A dividing panel IS adapted to be removably positioned within an interior of the receptacle to divide the interior into separate compartments. The dividing panel has a first end portion opposite a second end portion, wherein when positioned in the interior the dividing panel has one of a first configuration where the second end portion has a first orientation relative to the first end portion, and a second configuration where the second end portion has a differing second orientation relative to the first end portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: HELEN OF TROY LIMITED
    Inventors: Carly Cheng, Kristopher Blake Wagner, Martin Mutch
  • Patent number: 12127717
    Abstract: Systems, methods and apparatus for dispensing of paper products. A paper product dispenser comprising a housing comprising a product holding area configured to hold a roll; a rotating member configured to rotate, in a first direction, in response to rotation of the roll; a cutting surface in the housing; a cutting blade coupled to the rotating member and having a first position, and a second position in which the cutting blade is in contact with the cutting surface, wherein the rotating member is configured to (i) move the cutting blade from the first position to the second position during a first portion of a rotation cycle of the roll in the first direction and (ii) move the cutting blade from the second position to the first position during a second portion of the rotation cycle of the roll in the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard P. Lewis, Matthew T. Woerpel, Jeffrey J. Brickl, Edward A. Raleigh, Robert J. Godfrey, Blake Wagner, Morgan Lowery, Gregory J. Hallingstad, Chad N. Klink, Luke J. Sackash
  • Publication number: 20240081575
    Abstract: A coffee maker includes a frame, and a brew basket slidably mounted to the frame. The brew basket includes a beverage outlet. A drip stop mechanism operatively associated with the brew basket includes a slider slidably mounted to an underside of the brew basket and a catch member mounted on the frame. The slider is adapted to move from a sealed, closed position where the beverage outlet is closed by the slider toward a brew, open position where the beverage outlet is open as the brew basket is being mounted on the frame. The slider is adapted to move from the open position toward the closed position as the brew basket is removed from the frame. The catch member is adapted to engage the slider as the brew basket is being mounted on the frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Martin Mutch, Kristopher Blake Wagner
  • Publication number: 20240074621
    Abstract: A utensil crock includes a receptacle having a base and a sidewall defining an open upper end of the receptacle. A dividing panel IS adapted to be removably positioned within an interior of the receptacle to divide the interior into separate compartments. The dividing panel has a first end portion opposite a second end portion, wherein when positioned in the interior the dividing panel has one of a first configuration where the second end portion has a first orientation relative to the first end portion, and a second configuration where the second end portion has a differing second orientation relative to the first end portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2022
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: Carly Cheng, Kristopher Blake Wagner, Martin Mutch
  • Publication number: 20220192440
    Abstract: Systems, methods and apparatus for dispensing of paper products. A paper product dispenser comprising a housing comprising a product holding area configured to hold a roll; a rotating member configured to rotate, in a first direction, in response to rotation of the roll; a cutting surface in the housing; a cutting blade coupled to the rotating member and having a first position, and a second position in which the cutting blade is in contact with the cutting surface, wherein the rotating member is configured to (i) move the cutting blade from the first position to the second position during a first portion of a rotation cycle of the roll in the first direction and (ii) move the cutting blade from the second position to the first position during a second portion of the rotation cycle of the roll in the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2020
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventors: Richard P. Lewis, Matthew T. Woerpel, Jeffrey J. Brickl, Edward A. Raleigh, Robert J. Godfrey, Blake Wagner, Morgan Lowery, Gregory J. Hallingstad, Chad N. Klink, Luke J. Sackash
  • Patent number: D1052970
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2024
    Assignee: HELEN OF TROY LIMITED
    Inventors: Carly Cheng, Kristopher Blake Wagner, Sunny Kim
  • Patent number: D1072585
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: KAZ EUROPE SÀRL
    Inventors: Carly Cheng, Kristopher Blake Wagner, Sunny Kim