Patents by Inventor Ed Dugan

Ed Dugan 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: 5071663
    Abstract: There is disclosed an integrated cheese package and grater of cylindrical form having a grating screen secured at the bottom of the cylindrical package and means freely rotatable within the package for engaging and turning a cylindrical block of cheese within the package to cause it to be grated with the granules passing through the grating screen. The package is provided with removable sealing strips on the top and/or bottom for enhanced shelf life. Top and bottom caps are provided for resealing the package after use to maintain freshness. One cheese rotating unit comprises a plastic disc having blades on the bottom surface and finger grippable projections on the top thereof. In a variation of the package, the cheese has a central axial hole and the top cap has a shaft extending downward which cooperates with a disc having spikes to engage the cheese block thereby forming a cheese rotating unit; when the top cap is closed the extending shaft resides in the central hollow of the cheese.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 1990
    Date of Patent: December 10, 1991
    Inventor: Ed Dugan