Patents by Inventor David William Everett
David William Everett 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).
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Publication number: 20230165408Abstract: A food preparation appliance, such as a blending, mixing, or food processing appliance, allows for rotatable blade movement by a drive and/or driven shaft relative to a jar holding contents along with movement of the jar relative to the blade in the axial direction of the drive and/or driven shaft. For example, a vertical or axial movement of the blade relative to the jar, or vice-versa can be guided within defined limits. Aspects provide the consumer with an intuitive and proactive way of preventing cavitation and improving the blending performance by allowing the user to manually and indirectly physically agitate the mixture with an up and down motion of the jar during a blending operation. This option for manual operation is part of the disclosed blender design, so is always and conveniently available to the consumer as an anti-cavitation method.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 30, 2021Publication date: June 1, 2023Inventors: Kroy Everett Nernberger, Steven James Buth, Matthew Joseph Quock, Matthew James Hamilton, David William Everett Jr., Daniel Richard Strong
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Patent number: 10932607Abstract: Apparatus and methods are provided for brewing a beverage from precursor particulates. The apparatus comprises a liquid delivery system for delivering liquid into a brewing basket. The liquid delivery system comprises a showerhead disposed above at least a portion of the brewing basket. The showerhead has a plurality of outlet openings through which liquid flows outward from the showerhead into the brew basket. At least two of the outlet openings are oriented to direct the flow of liquid out of the showerhead at least in part transversely of the brew basket.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2017Date of Patent: March 2, 2021Assignee: Spectrum Brands, Inc.Inventors: Karl Warner Marschke, Kurt Ryan Rottier, Daniele Rosati, John S. Reback, David William Everett
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Patent number: 10849461Abstract: A food preparation appliance has a base, a blade member rotatable in a direction of rotation, and a container with a closed bottom, an open top and a tubular sidewall together defining an interior space of the container. The top of the container is configured for releasable connection with the base, with the blade member disposed within the interior space of the container. The sidewall has a rib projecting inward of the interior space of the container and extending lengthwise along at least a portion of the sidewall from the top of the container toward the bottom of the container. The rib has, in the direction of rotation of the blade member, a peak defined as the shortest transverse dimension measured from the center of the container to the sidewall at a respective height along the portion of the sidewall having the rib, the rib being asymmetric in transverse cross-section.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2017Date of Patent: December 1, 2020Assignee: Spectrum Brands, Inc.Inventors: Kroy Everett Nernberger, Jacob Daniel Smith, David William Everett
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Patent number: 10765260Abstract: A food preparation appliance has a base, a blade member rotatable in a direction of rotation, and a container with a closed bottom, an open top and a tubular sidewall together defining an interior space of the container. The top of the container is configured for releasable connection with the base, with the blade member disposed within the interior space of the container. The sidewall has a rib projecting inward of the interior space of the container and extending lengthwise along at least a portion of the sidewall from the top of the container toward the bottom of the container. The rib has, in the direction of rotation of the blade member, a peak defined as the shortest transverse dimension measured from the center of the container to the sidewall at a respective height along the portion of the sidewall having the rib, the rib being asymmetric in transverse cross-section.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2017Date of Patent: September 8, 2020Assignee: Spectrum Brands, Inc.Inventors: Kroy Everett Nernberger, Jacob Daniel Smith, David William Everett
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Publication number: 20200163171Abstract: An induction cooktop includes a housing defining a cavity, an inner induction coil positioned within the cavity and having a first shape, and an outer induction coil circumscribing the inner induction coil within the cavity and having a second shape different from the first shape of the inner induction coil.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 14, 2019Publication date: May 21, 2020Inventors: David William Everett, JR., Karl Warner Marschke, Vignesh Manikandan Pirathaban
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Publication number: 20190085502Abstract: A soleplate includes an operable portion of an ironing surface having a front edge located opposite a rear edge, and having a first side located opposite a second side. The soleplate includes a longitudinal axis bisecting the front edge and the rear edge. The soleplate also includes a transverse axis bisecting the first side and the second side based on a midpoint of the longitudinal axis. The soleplate also includes an intersection located where the longitudinal axis and the transverse axis cross. The operable portion of the ironing surface is substantially curved along the longitudinal axis and substantially curved along the transverse axis, forming a raised pinnacle of the operable portion located along the longitudinal axis at a point other than the intersection, the raised pinnacle forming a highest point on the operable portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2017Publication date: March 21, 2019Inventors: Jacob Daniel Smith, David William Everett
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Patent number: 10080413Abstract: A heated appliance generally includes a pair of arms and a hinge attaching the arms together such that the arms are openable and closeable relative to one another via the hinge. Each of the arms includes a heating element having a multi-pane glass substrate and an electrically conductive material deposited on the glass substrate.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2015Date of Patent: September 25, 2018Assignee: Spectrum Brands, Inc.Inventors: David William Everett, Jr., Vignesh Manikandan Pirathaban, Justin Jeffrey Chaudoir, Gianna Sophia Lint, Maciej Murzynski
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Publication number: 20180184842Abstract: A tabletop grill generally includes a first grill unit having a first grill plate and a first heating element for heating the first grill plate. The grill further includes a second grill unit positionable relative to the first grill unit. The second grill unit has a second grill plate and a second heating element for heating the second grill plate. The grill is configured to function as a broiler.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2018Publication date: July 5, 2018Inventors: Matthew Arthur Christian Guckenberger, Kevin Bruce Kinney, Rocky Marvin Van Asten, Jacob Daniel Smith, Victor Tenorio Chamixaes Cavalcanti, Karl Warner Marschke, David William Everett, Byron Seth Sawyer, Nicole Ann Sorenson
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Publication number: 20180116259Abstract: A coffeemaker generally includes a reservoir and a flow control system for regulating a flow of water from the reservoir. The flow control system has a thin-film heating element that defines at least a portion of a heating conduit in which water is heated.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2017Publication date: May 3, 2018Inventors: David William Everett, Charles A. Nelson, Karl Warner Marschke
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Publication number: 20180070762Abstract: Apparatus and methods are provided for brewing a beverage from precursor particulates. The apparatus comprises a liquid delivery system for delivering liquid into a brewing basket. The liquid delivery system comprises a showerhead disposed above at least a portion of the brewing basket. The showerhead has a plurality of outlet openings through which liquid flows outward from the showerhead into the brew basket. At least two of the outlet openings are oriented to direct the flow of liquid out of the showerhead at least in part transversely of the brew basket.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2017Publication date: March 15, 2018Inventors: Karl Warner Marschke, Kurt Ryan Rottier, Daniele Rosati, John S. Reback, David William Everett
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Patent number: 9901209Abstract: A tabletop grill generally includes a first grill unit having a first grill plate and a first heating element for heating the first grill plate. The grill further includes a second grill unit positionable relative to the first grill unit. The second grill unit has a second grill plate and a second heating element for heating the second grill plate. The grill is configured to function as a broiler.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2014Date of Patent: February 27, 2018Assignee: Spectrum Brands, Inc.Inventors: Matthew Arthur Christian Guckenberger, Kevin Bruce Kinney, Rocky Marvin Van Asten, Jacob Daniel Smith, Victor Tenorio Cavalcanti, Karl Warner Marschke, David William Everett, Byron Seth Sawyer, Nicole Ann Sorenson
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Publication number: 20180049594Abstract: A food preparation appliance has a base, a blade member rotatable in a direction of rotation, and a container with a closed bottom, an open top and a tubular sidewall together defining an interior space of the container. The top of the container is configured for releasable connection with the base, with the blade member disposed within the interior space of the container. The sidewall has a rib projecting inward of the interior space of the container and extending lengthwise along at least a portion of the sidewall from the top of the container toward the bottom of the container. The rib has, in the direction of rotation of the blade member, a peak defined as the shortest transverse dimension measured from the center of the container to the sidewall at a respective height along the portion of the sidewall having the rib, the rib being asymmetric in transverse cross-section.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2017Publication date: February 22, 2018Inventors: Kroy Everett Nernberger, Jacob Daniel Smith, David William Everett
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Publication number: 20180049593Abstract: A food preparation appliance has a base, a blade member rotatable in a direction of rotation, and a container with a closed bottom, an open top and a tubular sidewall together defining an interior space of the container. The top of the container is configured for releasable connection with the base, with the blade member disposed within the interior space of the container. The sidewall has a rib projecting inward of the interior space of the container and extending lengthwise along at least a portion of the sidewall from the top of the container toward the bottom of the container. The rib has, in the direction of rotation of the blade member, a peak defined as the shortest transverse dimension measured from the center of the container to the sidewall at a respective height along the portion of the sidewall having the rib, the rib being asymmetric in transverse cross-section.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2017Publication date: February 22, 2018Inventors: Kroy Everett Nernberger, Jacob Daniel Smith, David William Everett
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Patent number: 9854824Abstract: An iron generally includes a water tank and a steam generator in flow communication with the water tank. The steam generator includes a thin-film heater tube that receives water from the water tank to generate steam inside the heater tube.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2015Date of Patent: January 2, 2018Assignee: Spectrum Brands, Inc.Inventors: David William Everett, Jr., Charles Nelson, Vignesh Manikandan Pirathaban
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Publication number: 20170164777Abstract: An induction cooktop includes a housing defining a cavity, an inner induction coil positioned within the cavity and having a first shape, and an outer induction coil circumscribing the inner induction coil within the cavity and having a second shape different from the first shape of the inner induction coil.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2016Publication date: June 15, 2017Inventors: David William Everett, JR., Karl Warner Marschke, Vignesh Manikandan Pirathaban
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Patent number: 9642191Abstract: In a portable container system for heating a beverage generally, the system includes a container for containing a beverage to be heated. The container generally has a bottom and a side wall together defining an internal reservoir containing the beverage to be heated. A base of the system is operable to heat the container at the bottom thereof. The base is constructed of multiple layers generally including at least a top barrier layer, an electrically non-conductive bottom barrier layer and a thin film heating element intermediate the top barrier layer and the bottom barrier layer.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2015Date of Patent: May 2, 2017Assignee: Spectrum Brands, Inc.Inventors: David William Everett, Jr., Charles Nelson, Daniele Rosati, Karl Warner Marschke
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Publication number: 20170027381Abstract: In a cooking appliance, the appliance generally includes at least one cooking grate having a first rail, a second rail, and a plurality of rods extending between the first and second rails in spaced relationship with each other, each of the plurality of rods having a respective heating element such that the at least one cooking grate facilitates directly contacting a food product with a plurality of the heating elements during cooking.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 25, 2016Publication date: February 2, 2017Inventors: David William Everett, JR., Karl Warner Marschke
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Publication number: 20160220057Abstract: A cooking appliance includes a housing defining an interior space, a tray assembly positionable within the interior space, the tray assembly configured to support a food product. The cooking appliance further includes at least one lower heating element positioned below the tray assembly within the interior space, at least one upper heating element positioned above the tray assembly within the interior space, and a controller configured to operate the at least one upper and lower heating elements in accordance with a selected mode of a plurality of selectable modes, wherein operating parameters for the at least one upper and lower heating elements vary between the plurality of selectable modes.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 4, 2015Publication date: August 4, 2016Inventors: Jacob Daniel Smith, Justin Morgan Vaughner, Victor Tenorio Chamixaes Cavalcanti, David William Everett, Gerald Joseph McNerney, Casey Aaron Klock
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Publication number: 20150305093Abstract: A cooking appliance includes an inner housing with an inner wall defining an interior space, an outer housing that includes an outer wall having an inner surface opposed to and spaced from an outer surface of the inner wall to define an insulating layer therebetween, and at least one thin-film heating element coupled to the outer surface of the inner wall.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 16, 2015Publication date: October 22, 2015Inventors: Jacob Daniel Smith, David William Everett, JR., Victor Tenorio Chamixaes Cavalcanti, Charles Nelson, Matthew Arthur Christian Guckenberger
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Publication number: 20150296950Abstract: A heated appliance generally includes a pair of arms and a hinge attaching the arms together such that the arms are openable and closeable relative to one another via the hinge. Each of the arms includes a heating element having a multi-pane glass substrate and an electrically conductive material deposited on the glass substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 16, 2015Publication date: October 22, 2015Inventors: David William Everett, JR., Vignesh Manikandan Pirathaban, Justin Jeffrey Chaudoir, Gianna Sophia Lint, Maciej Murzynski