Patents by Inventor Casey A. Klock

Casey A. Klock 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).

  • Publication number: 20250073083
    Abstract: An earmuff includes a first earmuff ring configured to sit against a user's head about a user's ear and a first earmuff cap including an opening and including a noise reduction member being movable relative to the earmuff ring between a first position entirely covering the opening and a second position at least partially exposing the opening, the earmuff cap having a first noise reduction rating in the first position and a second noise reduction rating in the second position that is different than the first noise reduction rating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2024
    Publication date: March 6, 2025
    Inventor: Casey A. Klock
  • Patent number: 9867499
    Abstract: A cooking insert for use with a cooking device may include a lower cooking plate and an upper cooking plate connected to the lower plate with a floating hinge, with the lower plate having a plurality of ribs formed on an upper surface thereof. The insert may include a base member having a first portion and a second portion, with the first portion defining a cooking surface. A cavity formed in an upper surface of the second portion is suitable for cooking a liquid egg therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignee: SPECTRUM BRANDS, INC.
    Inventors: Gerald J. McNerney, Casey A. Klock, Jake Levin
  • Patent number: 9775462
    Abstract: An egg cooking insert can be used with a cooking device having a lower cooking plate and an upper cooking plate connected to the lower plate with a floating hinge, with the egg cooking insert including a base portion having an upper surface defining a cooking surface. A wall extends upwardly about a periphery of the upper surface to define a cavity above the cooking surface. The base portion may have a thickness greater than a thickness of the wall. A bottom surface of the base portion may be angled with respect to the cooking surface. A plurality of grooves may be formed in the bottom surface of the base portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: SPECTRUM BRANDS, INC.
    Inventors: Casey A. Klock, Gerald J. McNerney, Jacob M. Levin
  • Publication number: 20170013998
    Abstract: A cooking insert for use with a cooking device may include a lower cooking plate and an upper cooking plate connected to the lower plate with a floating hinge, with the lower plate having a plurality of ribs formed on an upper surface thereof. The insert may include a base member having a first portion and a second portion, with the first portion defining a cooking surface. A cavity formed in an upper surface of the second portion is suitable for cooking a liquid egg therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2015
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Inventors: Gerald J. McNerney, Casey A. Klock, Jake Levin
  • Publication number: 20160106253
    Abstract: An egg cooking insert can be used with a cooking device having a lower cooking plate and an upper cooking plate connected to the lower plate with a floating hinge, with the egg cooking insert including a base portion having an upper surface defining a cooking surface. A wall extends upwardly about a periphery of the upper surface to define a cavity above the cooking surface. The base portion may have a thickness greater than a thickness of the wall. A bottom surface of the base portion may be angled with respect to the cooking surface. A plurality of grooves may be formed in the bottom surface of the base portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2014
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Inventors: Casey A. Klock, Gerald J. McNerney, Jacob M. Levin