Patents by Inventor Eugene Ryu Kaneko

Eugene Ryu Kaneko 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: 8286355
    Abstract: An apparatus for partitioning a food mass, such as a solidified egg, is disclosed including a base, a holder for supporting the food mass, and a plurality of cutting members for partitioning the food mass, wherein the holder is rotatable to permit the cutting members to partition the food mass in a first orientation and in a second orientation. The apparatus further includes a retainer positionable on a top surface of the food mass having passageways permitting the cutting members to pass through a portion thereof. The apparatus may include a cleaning plate receivable by portions of the holder in a position below the food mass, the cleaning plate being removable from the holder to remove food matter from between the support portions. The apparatus may include a lock for securing apparatus in a closed or lowest position for storage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: Helen of Troy Limited
    Inventors: Grégoire Bernard Aby-Eva, Michael John Laskowski, Eugene Ryu Kaneko
  • Patent number: 8251245
    Abstract: A releasably sealable container is disclosed. The container includes a container body, a lid, a gasket and a retaining arm. The container body includes a lip defining an opening. The lid is configured to engage the opening. The lid includes a body and a frame. The gasket is configured to cooperate with the lid and the lip to seal the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: Helen of Troy Limited
    Inventors: Dean DiPietro, Timothy Jude Kennedy, Sherwood Forlee, Eugene Ryu Kaneko
  • Publication number: 20110163099
    Abstract: A releasably sealable container is disclosed. The container includes a container body, a lid, a gasket and a retaining arm. The container body includes a lip defining an opening. The lid is configured to engage the opening. The lid includes a body and a frame. The gasket is configured to cooperate with the lid and the lip to seal the opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2011
    Publication date: July 7, 2011
    Inventors: Dean DiPietro, Timothy Jude Kennedy, Sherwood Forlee, Eugene Ryu Kaneko
  • Publication number: 20100175569
    Abstract: An apparatus for partitioning a food mass, such as a solidified egg, is disclosed including a base, a holder for supporting the food mass, and a plurality of cutting members for partitioning the food mass, wherein the holder is rotatable to permit the cutting members to partition the food mass in a first orientation and in a second orientation. The apparatus further includes a retainer positionable on a top surface of the food mass having passageways permitting the cutting members to pass through a portion thereof. The apparatus may include a cleaning plate receivable by portions of the holder in a position below the food mass, the cleaning plate being removable from the holder to remove food matter from between the support portions. The apparatus may include a lock for securing apparatus in a closed or lowest position for storage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2010
    Publication date: July 15, 2010
    Inventors: Grégoire Bernard Aby-Eva, Michael John Laskowski, Eugene Ryu Kaneko
  • Publication number: 20090289066
    Abstract: A releasably sealable container system is provided. The container system includes a container, a lid, a gasket and a locking arm. The container includes a lip defining an opening. The lid is configured to engage the opening. The lid includes a body and a frame. The gasket is configured to cooperate with the lid and the lip to seal the opening. The locking arm is coupled to the body and configured to move between an engaging position to lock the lid to the container and a disengaging position permitting the lid to be removed from the container. The body cooperates with the locking arm to move the locking arm from the disengaging position to the engaging position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2009
    Publication date: November 26, 2009
    Inventors: Dean DiPietro, Timothy Jude Kennedy, Sherwood Forlee, Eugene Ryu Kaneko
  • Publication number: 20090019705
    Abstract: An apparatus for partitioning a food mass, such as a solidified egg, is disclosed including a base, a holder for supporting the food mass, and a plurality of cutting members for partitioning the food mass, wherein the holder is rotatable to permit the cutting members to partition the food mass in a first orientation and in a second orientation. The apparatus further includes a retainer positionable on a top surface of the food mass having passageways permitting the cutting members to pass through a portion thereof. The apparatus may include a cleaning plate receivable by portions of the holder in a position below the food mass, the cleaning plate being removable from the holder to remove food matter from between the support portions. The apparatus may include a lock for securing apparatus in a closed or lowest position for storage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2007
    Publication date: January 22, 2009
    Inventors: Gregoire Bernard Aby-Eva, Michael John Laskowski, Eugene Ryu Kaneko
  • Patent number: D584561
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2009
    Assignee: Helen of Troy Limited
    Inventors: Anton Ljunggren, Anthony DiBitonto, Steven Michael Dibdin, Eugene Ryu Kaneko
  • Patent number: D610412
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2010
    Assignee: Helen of Troy Limited
    Inventors: Tamotsu Matsumoto, Makiko Kida, Eugene Ryu Kaneko