Patents by Inventor Daniel M Frohwein

Daniel M Frohwein 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: 11932444
    Abstract: The reusable food transportation device, or food transportation system, includes a single hub that connects to a collection of containers. The hub is circular and the food containers are angular wedges projecting horizontally outward from the hub. Each food container includes a vessel and a lid. During transportation the hub, formed from an upper section and a lower section, compresses each lid against its respective vessel to prevent spillage of the food contained within. When the device arrives at its destination the upper section and the lower section of the hub are separated from each other. This removes the compressive force holding the lid and the vessel in place. The user may then remove the containers as they see fit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Inventor: Daniel M. Frohwein
  • Publication number: 20230356882
    Abstract: The reusable food transportation device, or food transportation system, includes a single hub that connects to a collection of containers. The hub is circular and the food containers are angular wedges projecting horizontally outward from the hub. Each food container includes a vessel and a lid. During transportation the hub, formed from an upper section and a lower section, compresses each lid against its respective vessel to prevent spillage of the food contained within. When the device arrives at its destination the upper section and the lower section of the hub are separated from each other. This removes the compressive force holding the lid and the vessel in place. The user may then remove the containers as they see fit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2022
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Inventor: Daniel M. Frohwein
  • Publication number: 20230356883
    Abstract: The portable container system includes a central locking hub that assembles a collection of containers into a carrying unit. The hub is cylindrical in shape and the containers are angular wedges projecting horizontally outward from the hub. Each container includes a vessel with a defined interior volume, and a lid. The containers are reversibly secured to the hub when the containers are received around the hub base, and the hub upper part is secured to the base, thereby locking the containers in place. A registration apparatus, comprising reciprocal pairs of extrusions and depressions in a circular pattern, is integrated within and between the mating surfaces of the central hub, and the containers. When the carrying unit arrives at its destination, the hub upper section is removed from the base. The user may then remove the containers as they see fit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2023
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Inventor: Daniel M. Frohwein
  • Patent number: 8602246
    Abstract: A dual-chamber container with independent or combined access includes two individual chambers made of a breach-able material such as, but not limited to, a paper product. The container can be made from a unitary blank that is foldable to create a substantially triangular body. The triangular body includes a first and a second superimposed triangular chamber, each chamber having a distinct interior space for holding a dispensable substance. A first and a second access fin are positioned at each of a respective first and a second corner of the body, each access fin contiguous with a respective one of the first and the second chamber. The interior space of each chamber is individually accessible by removing a respective one of the access fins, thereby breaching it's respective chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Inventor: Daniel M. Frohwein
  • Publication number: 20110198354
    Abstract: A dual-chamber container with independent or combined access includes two individual chambers made of a breach-able material such as, but not limited to, a paper product. The container can be made from a unitary blank that is foldable to create a substantially triangular body. The triangular body includes a first and a second superimposed triangular chamber, each chamber having a distinct interior space for holding a dispensable substance. A first and a second access fin are positioned at each of a respective first and a second corner of the body, each access fin contiguous with a respective one of the first and the second chamber. The interior space of each chamber is individually accessible by removing a respective one of the access fins, thereby breaching it's respective chamber. Both chambers are simultaneously accessible by opening both of the first and the second chambers adjacent a third corner of the triangular body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2010
    Publication date: August 18, 2011
    Inventor: Daniel M. Frohwein
  • Publication number: 20070223843
    Abstract: A primary bag that can be used for holding the majority of purchased items includes an integral or attachable secondary container that may contain items related to the purchase. For use in the fast food industry, the secondary container is used to house finger food to allow a customer, easy, safe and undisruptive access to snack items that can be consumed on the way to his or her destination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2007
    Publication date: September 27, 2007
    Inventor: Daniel M Frohwein
  • Patent number: D623959
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2010
    Inventor: Daniel M Frohwein