Patents by Inventor Edward H. Kilduff
Edward H. Kilduff 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: 10006708Abstract: A pivotally-leveraged manual centrifugal drive according to a preferred embodiment of the invention for use with a bowl and a basket formed to nest within the bowl, comprising: a) a housing formed to mate with the bowl; b) a rotation wheel rotatably connected to the housing, formed to mate with the basket, and having a plane of rotation; c) a handle pivotally attached to the housing and oriented to move in a plane that is substantially perpendicular to the plane of rotation of the rotation wheel; and d) gears connecting the handle to the rotation wheel. Also disclosed are an automatic clutch that engages the rotation wheel only when the handle is moved in one direction, and a braking mechanism that includes a disk having a diameter substantially smaller than the rotation wheel.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2012Date of Patent: June 26, 2018Assignee: Enrico Dalla PiazzaInventors: Edward H. Kilduff, Chi Ming Tse, Gareth Brown, Chi Fai Cheung
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Patent number: 9885518Abstract: A pivotally-leveraged manual centrifugal drive according to a preferred embodiment of the invention for use with a bowl and a basket formed to nest within the bowl, comprising: a) a housing formed to mate with the bowl; b) a rotation wheel rotatably connected to the housing, formed to mate with the basket, and having a plane of rotation; c) a handle pivotally attached to the housing and oriented to move in a plane that is substantially perpendicular to the plane of rotation of the rotation wheel; and d) gears connecting the handle to the rotation wheel. Also disclosed are an automatic clutch that engages the rotation wheel only when the handle is moved in one direction, and a braking mechanism that includes a disk having a diameter substantially smaller than the rotation wheel.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2008Date of Patent: February 6, 2018Assignee: Enrico Dalla PiazzaInventors: Enrico Dalla Piazza, Edward H. Kilduff, Chi Ming Tse, Gareth Brown
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Publication number: 20140130364Abstract: A pivotally-leveraged manual centrifugal drive according to a preferred embodiment of the invention for use with a bowl and a basket formed to nest within the bowl, comprising: a) a housing formed to mate with the bowl; b) a rotation wheel rotatably connected to the housing, formed to mate with the basket, and having a plane of rotation; c) a handle pivotally attached to the housing and oriented to move in a plane that is substantially perpendicular to the plane of rotation of the rotation wheel; and d) gears connecting the handle to the rotation wheel. Also disclosed are an automatic clutch that engages the rotation wheel only when the handle is moved in one direction, and a braking mechanism that includes a disk having a diameter substantially smaller than the rotation wheel.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 15, 2014Publication date: May 15, 2014Applicant: Dalla Piazza & Co.Inventors: Edward H. Kilduff, Chi Ming Tse, Gareth Brown, Chi Fai Cheung
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Publication number: 20100199823Abstract: Disclosed is a pusher for feeding items through an opening such as in a food processing device in which the opening has an annular top surface and communicates with a port space adjacent a second surface, and in which the opening, annular top surface, and port space can be moved together with respect to the second surface. The pusher comprises a lip that is substantially inflexible and shaped to rotatably mate with the annular top surface on a low-friction surface, and it comprises a flexible mitten connected to the lip and having a finger space that terminates in a fingers-tip and a thumb space that terminates in a thumb-tip.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 10, 2010Publication date: August 12, 2010Inventors: Enrico Dalla Piazza, Edward H. Kilduff, Matthew L. Chin
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Patent number: 7503212Abstract: An adjustable measuring scoop including a partition that is movable so as to result in a scoop size that can be selectively determined between a maximum and a minimum by ready manual manipulation of the scoop. Part of the perimeter of the movable partition may include a lip (which may further include a flange and/or a seal) that is preferably configured and formed of suitable materials so as to permit for the containment of fine powders, liquids, etc. The movable partition may also include a depression formed on its upper surface for the convenient temporary holding of materials.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2005Date of Patent: March 17, 2009Assignee: Dalla Piazza & Co.Inventors: Enrico Dalla Piazza, Edward H. Kilduff, Chi Ming Tse, Dean B. Chapman, Gareth Brown
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Publication number: 20080188365Abstract: A pivotally-leveraged manual centrifugal drive according to a preferred embodiment of the invention for use with a bowl and a basket formed to nest within the bowl, comprising: a) a housing formed to mate with the bowl; b) a rotation wheel rotatably connected to the housing, formed to mate with the basket, and having a plane of rotation; c) a handle pivotally attached to the housing and oriented to move in a plane that is substantially perpendicular to the plane of rotation of the rotation wheel; and d) gears connecting the handle to the rotation wheel. Also disclosed are an automatic clutch that engages the rotation wheel only when the handle is moved in one direction, and a braking mechanism that includes a disk having a diameter substantially smaller than the rotation wheel.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2008Publication date: August 7, 2008Inventors: Enrico Dalla Piazza, Edward H. Kilduff, Chi Ming Tse, Gareth Brown
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Patent number: 7100443Abstract: An adjustable measuring scoop including a movable partition that adjustably rotates on a rotating means such as an axle so as to result in a scoop size that can be selectively determined between a maximum and a minimum by ready manual manipulation of the scoop. The movable partition and rotating means are preferably configured so that the movable partition moves toward and away from the scoop's opening, permitting, e.g., a symmetric frontal contour that may be more effective in scooping from a container. Adjustment of the movable partition may also optionally be effected by means including a manual slide that has a linear and/or relatively short range of motion. The movable partition may also optionally be effectively implemented without an accompanying covering portion, permitting a design in which scooping with and/or cleaning of the device may be cleaner and/or easier.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2004Date of Patent: September 5, 2006Assignee: Dalla Piazza & Co.Inventors: Edward H. Kilduff, William Y. Kang
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Patent number: 7086282Abstract: An adjustable measuring scoop including a movable partition that adjustably rotates on a rotating means such as an axle so as to result in a scoop size that can be selectively determined between a maximum and a minimum by ready manual manipulation of the scoop. The movable partition and rotating means are preferably configured so that the movable partition moves toward and away from the scoop's opening, permitting, e.g., a symmetric frontal contour that may be more effective in scooping from a container. Adjustment of the movable partition may also optionally be effected by means including a manual slide that has a linear and/or relatively short range of motion.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2005Date of Patent: August 8, 2006Assignee: Dalla Piazza & Co.Inventors: Edward H. Kilduff, William Y. Kang
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Patent number: 5490454Abstract: In the device disclosed, a foodstuff is placed in a carrier which can be rotated eccentrically around and over the face of a blade providing a circular cutting track by means of a plunger which is slidable within the carrier and can be gripped by a user to rotate the carrier while exerting pressure on a foodstuff contained in the carrier thereby to work the foodstuff against the cutting track.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 1995Date of Patent: February 13, 1996Assignee: B. Via International Housewares, Inc.Inventors: Bruce Ancona, Edward H. Kilduff
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Patent number: D363633Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 1994Date of Patent: October 31, 1995Assignee: B. Via International Housewares, Inc.Inventors: Bruce Ancona, Jane Ancona, Mary J. DeGuzman, Edward H. Kilduff
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Patent number: D374178Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 1994Date of Patent: October 1, 1996Assignee: Fiskars Inc.Inventors: William H. Valls, Edward H. Kilduff, David L. Dombrowski