Patents by Inventor E. Mark Harris
E. Mark Harris 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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Patent number: 10271684Abstract: A lid and adaptor assembly capable of being used with at least two food containers such as baking pans having different external dimensions. A pair of clasps are rotatably disposed on opposite side of the lid, each clasp capable of being rotated from an open position to a closed position. A pair of adaptors are provided for connection to the clasps in a first orientation and a second orientation, and each adaptor has a first surface capable of engaging a first food container when the adaptor is in the first orientation, and a second surface capable of engaging a second food container when the adaptor is in the second orientation. A pair of flexible fingers may also be used on the clasp to act as the adaptors to enable use with food containers having different external dimensions.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2016Date of Patent: April 30, 2019Assignee: COLUMBIA INSURANCE COMPANYInventor: E. Mark Harris
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Patent number: 10080463Abstract: A food processing tool is provided with a base forming an operative surface disposed above a work surface. A first blade is disposed adjacent and generally parallel to the operative surface. A main body has a sidewall forming a chamber with front and rear openings. A rotatable rod extends into the chamber, and an external handle rotates the rod. A pusher element is attached to the rod and includes a set of pins extending from its lower surface to engage a food item. A second blade may be mounted in a slot adjacent the work surface and have a plurality of cutting points extending upwardly from a central spine, generally perpendicular to the first blade. A cover is removably attachable to the operative surface to cover the blades. A top face of the cover has a pin receiving structure to assist in removing the pusher from the rod.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2016Date of Patent: September 25, 2018Assignee: COLUMBIA INSURANCE COMPANYInventor: E. Mark Harris
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Patent number: 9964188Abstract: A drive assembly for driving an implement is provided. The drive assembly includes a gear drive mechanism comprising a first drive gear rotatable about a first axis of rotation; a second drive gear rotatable about a second axis of rotation and engaged to the first drive gear; a driven member driven by the second drive gear, engaged to the implement, and rotatable about a third axis of rotation; a lobe; and a flexible link engaged to the first drive gear and the lobe, the flexible link comprising a first loop engaged to the lobe and a second loop engaged to the first drive gear. The drive assembly also includes a handle member engaged to the gear drive mechanism and configured to drive the lobe. The implement is rotated about the third axis of rotation as the handle member is moved from an unfired position to a fired position.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2015Date of Patent: May 8, 2018Assignees: Columbia Insurance Company, Leifheift AGInventors: E. Mark Harris, Markus Klotz
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Publication number: 20170112327Abstract: A food processing tool is provided with a base forming an operative surface disposed above a work surface. A first blade is disposed adjacent and generally parallel to the operative surface. A main body has a sidewall forming a chamber with front and rear openings. A rotatable rod extends into the chamber, and an external handle rotates the rod. A pusher element is attached to the rod and includes a set of pins extending from its lower surface to engage a food item. A second blade ma be mounted in a slot adjacent the work surface and have a plurality of cutting points extending upwardly from a central spine, generally perpendicular to the first blade. A cover is removably attachable to the operative surface to cover the blades. A top face of the cover has a pin receiving structure to assist in removing the pusher from the rod.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2016Publication date: April 27, 2017Inventor: E. Mark Harris
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Publication number: 20160144521Abstract: A food cutting apparatus has an upper plate housing connected to a lower plate housing and capable of being moved from an open position to a closed position where the upper plate housing is adjacent to the lower plate housing. The lower plate housing includes a base capable of being supported on a flat surface. A floating upper plate is disposed in the upper plate housing and the upper plate is capable of moving within the upper plate housing. A floating lower plate is similarly disposed in the lower plate housing and the lower plate is capable of moving within the lower plate housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2015Publication date: May 26, 2016Inventors: E. MARK HARRIS, ROLAND SUDMALIS
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Publication number: 20150330484Abstract: A drive assembly for driving an implement is provided. The drive assembly includes a gear drive mechanism comprising a first drive gear rotatable about a first axis of rotation; a second drive gear rotatable about a second axis of rotation and engaged to the first drive gear; a driven member driven by the second drive gear, engaged to the implement, and rotatable about a third axis of rotation; a lobe; and a flexible link engaged to the first drive gear and the lobe, the flexible link comprising a first loop engaged to the lobe and a second loop engaged to the first drive gear. The drive assembly also includes a handle member engaged to the gear drive mechanism and configured to drive the lobe. The implement is rotated about the third axis of rotation as the handle member is moved from an unfired position to a fired position.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2015Publication date: November 19, 2015Inventors: E. Mark Harris, Markus Klotz
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Patent number: 9089243Abstract: A drive assembly is provided. The drive assembly includes a gear housing comprising a support surface for a hand of a user, a gear drive mechanism disposed within the gear housing, and a handle member disposed on the gear housing proximate to the support surface. The gear drive mechanism includes a first drive gear rotatable about a first axis of rotation and engaged to the handle member, a second drive gear rotatable about a second axis of rotation, and a driven member engaged to the implement and driven by the second drive gear about a third axis of rotation that extends through the support surface. The driven member is disposed at least partially outside of the gear housing and is driven only when the handle member is moved from an unfired position to a fired position. The handle member does not cross the third axis of rotation during such movement.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2013Date of Patent: July 28, 2015Assignees: Columbia Insurance Company, Leifheit AGInventors: E. Mark Harris, Markus Klotz
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Publication number: 20150135539Abstract: A food preparation tool includes a single loop of flexible material having a generally ovoid shape with a first end joined to a second end by two sides. The sides and ends form a continuous single loop having a continuous, uninterrupted outer surface and a continuous, uninterrupted inner surface. The tool further includes a. cutting surface formed on each end. The first end has a generally semicircular shape with a first radius and a first arc length. The second end has a generally semicircular shape with a second radius that is less than the first radius and a second arc length that is less than the first are length, when the tool is in a non-flexed state. A user may grip the tool at either end, causing the two sides adjacent the gripped end to flex and change the radius of that end.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 6, 2014Publication date: May 21, 2015Inventors: E. Mark Harris, Roland Sudmalis
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Patent number: 8955353Abstract: A device for storing food and displaying food for service includes a base with a side wall extending upwardly from the base and a puck assembly removably disposed therein. The puck assembly has a generally flat plate surface on one side and a functional surface with a plurality of food receptacles formed thereon on the opposite side, a sealed cavity disposed between the plate surface and the functional surface, and a cooling substance disposed in the sealed cavity. A food tray is disposed proximate the puck assembly, and a lid shaped to alternatively fit on the top surface of the wall of the base and to fit on the external surface of the bottom of the base such that the base can nest in the lid.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2011Date of Patent: February 17, 2015Assignee: Columbia Insurance CompanyInventors: E. Mark Harris, Frances M. Coursey, Jill Zmrhal
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Publication number: 20140116164Abstract: A drive assembly is provided. The drive assembly includes a gear housing comprising a. support surface for a hand of a user, a gear drive mechanism disposed within the gear housing, and a handle member disposed on the gear housing proximate to the support surface. The gear drive mechanism includes a first drive gear rotatable about a first axis of rotation and engaged to the handle member, a second drive gear rotatable about a second axis of rotation, and a driven member engaged to the implement and driven by the second drive gear about a third axis of rotation that extends through the support surface. The driven member is disposed at least partially outside of the gear housing and is driven only when the handle member is moved from an unfired position to a fired position. The handle member does not cross the third axis of rotation during such movement.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2013Publication date: May 1, 2014Inventors: E. Mark Harris, Markus Klotz
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Patent number: D721252Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2013Date of Patent: January 20, 2015Assignee: Columbia Insurance CompanyInventors: E. Mark Harris, Roland Sudmalis
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Patent number: D743736Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2014Date of Patent: November 24, 2015Assignee: Columbia Insurance CompanyInventors: James C. Hand, E. Mark Harris
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Patent number: D745807Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2014Date of Patent: December 22, 2015Assignee: Columbia Insurance CompanyInventors: E. Mark Harris, James C. Hand
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Patent number: D751865Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2014Date of Patent: March 22, 2016Assignee: Columbia Insurance CompanyInventors: E. Mark Harris, James C. Hand
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Patent number: D768444Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2014Date of Patent: October 11, 2016Assignee: Columbia Insurance CompanyInventors: E. Mark Harris, Roland Sudmalis
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Patent number: D768445Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2014Date of Patent: October 11, 2016Assignee: Columbia Insurance CompanyInventors: E. Mark Harris, Roland Sudmalis
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Patent number: D769083Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2014Date of Patent: October 18, 2016Assignee: Columbia Insurance CompanyInventors: E. Mark Harris, Roland Sudmalis
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Patent number: D782244Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2015Date of Patent: March 28, 2017Assignee: COLUMBIA INSURANCE COMPANYInventor: E. Mark Harris
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Patent number: D782885Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2015Date of Patent: April 4, 2017Assignee: COLUMBIA INSURANCE COMPANYInventor: E. Mark Harris
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Patent number: D784070Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2015Date of Patent: April 18, 2017Assignee: COLUMBIA INSURANCE COMPANYInventor: E. Mark Harris