Patents by Inventor Carl R. Neess

Carl R. Neess 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: 6889969
    Abstract: A cutting board has an improved footing system that supports the cutting surfaces off the counter with removable footings inserted into openings at the corners of the board. The inserts have enlarged ends at each side of the board that elevate the board and prevent the inserts from separating from the board inadvertently. The foot inserts can be inserted straight into each preferably circular opening in which case one of the ends is compressed and passed through the opening for insertion or removal. Alternatively, the footings can also be slid into openings, formed as open-ended slots at the edge of the board, in which case the openings define a narrowed neck that interferes with a slightly wider section of the foot insert to reduce unintended separation. A grid pattern can be formed on either or both cutting surfaces using a suitable surface impression technique.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2005
    Assignee: Traex Company
    Inventors: Richard G. Diermeier, Charles F. Smiley, Carl R. Neess
  • Patent number: 6789697
    Abstract: An adjustable cup dispenser includes a tubular body having overlapping portions extending between a discharge opening at one end and an opposing end. A fastening mechanism selectively fixes the overlapping portions relative to each other to define a desired tubular body diameter. A plurality of radially inwardly extending dual-length fingers extend from the discharge opening for engaging a cup disposed in the tubular body. The dispenser body and fingers can be formed from a single sheet of flexible material, and then folded and rolled into the shape of the cup dispenser. The overlapping sides can be repositioned to define a different tubular body diameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2004
    Assignee: Traex Company
    Inventor: Carl R. Neess
  • Publication number: 20040031811
    Abstract: An adjustable cup dispenser includes a tubular body having overlapping portions extending between a discharge opening at one end and an opposing end. A fastening mechanism selectively fixes the overlapping portions relative to each other to define a desired tubular body diameter. A plurality of radially inwardly extending dual-length fingers extend from the discharge opening for engaging a cup disposed in the tubular body. The dispenser body and fingers can be formed from a single sheet of flexible material, and then folded and rolled into the shape of the cup dispenser. The overlapping sides can be repositioned to define a different tubular body diameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2002
    Publication date: February 19, 2004
    Inventor: Carl R. Neess
  • Patent number: D650544
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignee: The Vollrath Company, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Charles F. Smiley, Carl R. Neess