Patents by Inventor George Kotsiopoulos
George Kotsiopoulos 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: 10799427Abstract: There is disclosed a drinking receptacle comprising: a container for containing a fluid for drinking; and an outlet member having an outlet through which the fluid is delivered under a pressure supplied by a user of the receptacle and a collar portion that attaches to an opening of the container such that an undersurface of the collar portion abuts with an upper surface of the opening of the container to form a substantially sealed engagement between the outlet member and the container; wherein either the undersurface of the collar portion or the upper surface of the opening of the container has at least one vent formed therein, the at least one vent being configured such that when said pressure is applied to the outlet member the at least one vent member permits the controlled ingress of air into the container to facilitate flow of fluid from the outlet, and when said pressure is removed the at least one vent member substantially prevents the ingress of air into the container to facilitate a controlled vacuuType: GrantFiled: November 20, 2017Date of Patent: October 13, 2020Assignee: Sepal IP Pty Ltd.Inventors: Callum MacLeod, Toby Hartley, Mark Turner, John Petschel, Justin Armistead, George Kotsiopoulos, Diana Tomoiaga
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Publication number: 20200247581Abstract: The present invention relates to a storage container comprising a base having a continuous side wall extending upwardly from a bottom wall and terminating at a top peripheral rim defining an upper opening. The container has a lid to open and close the upper opening, and the base of the container has a foot in the form of a rib on the underside of the bottom wall, in which the rib snap connects with a mating lid recess on an upper surface of the lid. In addition, the foot is profiled with a lead-in portion on the rib that is configured to guide the rest of the foot into the lid recess, and the foot is further profiled with a retaining portion on the rib that follows the lead-in portion to snap connect with the lid recess.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2020Publication date: August 6, 2020Inventors: Toby Hartley, George Kotsiopoulos, Alexander Schoenmakers, Justin Armistead
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Publication number: 20200187709Abstract: A cooking apparatus has a user interface for selecting a cooking preference, a measurement sensor for measuring a distance between a pair of plates when a food item lies between the pair of plates, a weight sensor for measuring weight of the food item, and a control system for receiving at least one signal from the measurement and weight sensors to determine a cooking profile for cooking the food item to the cooking preference and to calculate a total amount of energy required to cook the food item according to the cooking profile and an amount of energy to be transferred per unit time to the food item, and to control power supply to the heating element based on the calculated amount of energy transferred per unit time to the food item.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2019Publication date: June 18, 2020Inventors: David AYRE, Callum MACLEOD, George KOTSIOPOULOS, Toby HARTLEY, John PETSCHEL
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Patent number: 10517426Abstract: A cooking apparatus includes a pair of plates in between which a food item is to be cooked, at least one of the plates having a heating element for cooking the food item. The cooking apparatus has a user interface for selecting a cooking preference, a measurement sensor for measuring a distance between the pair of plates when the food item lies between the pair of plates, a weight sensor for measuring weight of the food item, and a control system for receiving at least one signal from the measurement and weight sensors to determine a cooking profile for cooking the food item to the cooking preference and to calculate a total amount of energy required to cook the food item according to the cooking profile and an amount of energy to be transferred per unit time to the food item, and to control power supply to the heating element based on the calculated amount of energy transferred per unit time to the food item.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2015Date of Patent: December 31, 2019Assignee: EASYGRILL PTY LTDInventors: David Ayre, Callum Macleod, George Kotsiopoulos, Toby Hartley, John Petschel
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Publication number: 20180133111Abstract: There is disclosed a drinking receptacle comprising: a container for containing a fluid for drinking; and an outlet member having an outlet through which the fluid is delivered under a pressure supplied by a user of the receptacle and a collar portion that attaches to an opening of the container such that an undersurface of the collar portion abuts with an upper surface of the opening of the container to form a substantially sealed engagement between the outlet member and the container; wherein either the undersurface of the collar portion or the upper surface of the opening of the container has at least one vent formed therein, the at least one vent being configured such that when said pressure is applied to the outlet member the at least one vent member permits the controlled ingress of air into the container to facilitate flow of fluid from the outlet, and when said pressure is removed the at least one vent member substantially prevents the ingress of air into the container to facilitate a controlled vacuuType: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2017Publication date: May 17, 2018Applicant: Sepal IP Pty Ltd.Inventors: Callum MACLEOD, Toby HARTLEY, Mark TURNER, John PETSCHEL, Justin ARMISTEAD, George KOTSIOPOULOS, Diana TOMOIAGA
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Patent number: 9820914Abstract: There is disclosed a drinking receptacle comprising: a container for containing a fluid for drinking; and an outlet member having an outlet through which the fluid is delivered under a pressure supplied by a user of the receptacle and a collar portion that attaches to an opening of the container such that an undersurface of the collar portion abuts with an upper surface of the opening of the container to form a substantially sealed engagement between the outlet member and the container; wherein either the undersurface of the collar portion or the upper surface of the opening of the container has at least one vent formed therein, the at least one vent being configured such that when said pressure is applied to the outlet member the at least one vent member permits the controlled ingress of air into the container to facilitate flow of fluid from the outlet, and when said pressure is removed the at least one vent member substantially prevents the ingress of air into the container to facilitate a controlled vacuuType: GrantFiled: May 16, 2014Date of Patent: November 21, 2017Assignee: Sepal IP Pty Ltd.Inventors: Callum MacLeod, Toby Hartley, Mark Turner, John Petschel, Justin Armistead, George Kotsiopoulos, Diana Tomoiaga
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Publication number: 20170196399Abstract: A cooking apparatus includes a pair of plates in between which a food item is to be cooked, at least one of the plates having a heating element for cooking the food item. The cooking apparatus has a user interface for selecting a cooking preference, a measurement sensor for measuring a distance between the pair of plates when the food item lies between the pair of plates, a weight sensor for measuring weight of the food item, and a control system for receiving at least one signal from the measurement and weight sensors to determine a cooking profile for cooking the food item to the cooking preference and to calculate a total amount of energy required to cook the food item according to the cooking profile and an amount of energy to be transferred per unit time to the food item, and to control power supply to the heating element based on the calculated amount of energy transferred per unit time to the food item.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 29, 2015Publication date: July 13, 2017Applicant: Easygrill Pty LtdInventors: David Ayre, Callum Macleod, George Kotsiopoulos, Toby Hartley, John Petschel
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Publication number: 20170172783Abstract: A nasal dilator device comprises a substantially U-shaped body including a central portion arranged to span a septum of a nose when worn by a user and first and second leg members extending from the central portion in a first plane, a first cantilever rib member extending outward from the U-shaped body in a second plane and a second 5 cantilever rib member extending outward from the U-shaped body in a third plane, wherein the first and second cantilever rib members extend away from each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2015Publication date: June 22, 2017Inventors: Elizabeth Jane Pepper, Michael Ralph Burgess Johnson, Justin Robert Armistead, Toby James Hartley, George Kotsiopoulos
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Patent number: D839044Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2017Date of Patent: January 29, 2019Assignee: The Decor Corporation Pty LtdInventors: Matthew Potter, George Kotsiopoulos, Toby Hartley
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Patent number: D839051Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2017Date of Patent: January 29, 2019Assignee: The Decor Corporation Pty LtdInventors: Matthew Potter, George Kotsiopoulos, Toby Hartley, Mark Turner
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Patent number: D844384Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2017Date of Patent: April 2, 2019Assignee: The Decor Corporation Pty Ltd.Inventors: Matthew Potter, George Kotsiopoulos, Toby Hartley, Mark Turner
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Patent number: D855388Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2017Date of Patent: August 6, 2019Assignee: The Decor Corporation Ltd PtyInventors: Matthew Potter, George Kotsiopoulos, Toby Hartley
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Patent number: D863864Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2018Date of Patent: October 22, 2019Assignee: The Decor Corporation Pty Ltd.Inventors: Justin Armistead, George Kotsiopoulos, Alexander Schoenmakers
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Patent number: D882346Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2018Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Assignee: The Decor Corporation Pty LtdInventors: Justin Armistead, George Kotsiopoulos, Alexander Schoenmakers
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Patent number: D878144Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2018Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: The Decor Corporation Pty LtdInventors: Justin Armistead, George Kotsiopoulos, Alexander Schoenmakers
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Patent number: D892572Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2018Date of Patent: August 11, 2020Assignee: The Decor Corporation Pty LtdInventors: Toby James Hartley, George Kotsiopoulos, Alexander Schoenmakers, Mark Turner
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Patent number: D901240Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2018Date of Patent: November 10, 2020Assignee: The Decor Corporation Pty LtdInventors: Justin Armistead, Alexander Schoenmakers, George Kotsiopoulos, Toby Hartley
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Patent number: D904133Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2018Date of Patent: December 8, 2020Assignee: The Decor Corporation Pty LtdInventors: Justin Armistead, George Kotsiopoulos, Alexander Schoenmakers
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Patent number: D909141Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2019Date of Patent: February 2, 2021Assignee: The Decor Corporation Pty. Ltd.Inventors: Toby Hartley, George Kotsiopoulos, Alexander Schoenmakers, Justin Armistead
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Patent number: D909142Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2019Date of Patent: February 2, 2021Assignee: The Decor Corporation Pty. Ltd.Inventors: Toby Hartley, George Kotsiopoulos, Alexander Schoenmakers, Justin Armistead