Patents by Inventor Heather Curtin
Heather Curtin 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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Publication number: 20140360909Abstract: A carrier for covering and transporting baked goods or other food products includes a base for supporting a pie, cake, cupcakes, or other baked goods. A cover is configured to be attached to the base to generally enclose the carrier, thereby protecting the baked goods for transport or storage. The cover is formed with a flexible membrane that makes it collapsible for more convenient storage.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 2014Publication date: December 11, 2014Inventors: Heather Curtin, Christine J. Lee, Caroline Park
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Patent number: 8871092Abstract: A collapsible container consists of three parts: a rigid top rim, a flexible center band, and a rigid base. This combination of sections allows the container to easily collapse to about one-third of its original height. The container is also quite stable when expanded and is self-supporting. In various embodiments of the invention, for example, the upper rim may be expandable, the base may include holes or mesh to serve as a colander or strainer, or the base may be configured as a tube to function as a funnel.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2010Date of Patent: October 28, 2014Assignee: Progressive International CorporationInventor: Heather Curtin
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Patent number: 8844764Abstract: A carrier for covering and transporting baked goods or other food products includes a base for supporting a pie, cake, cupcakes, or other baked goods. A cover is configured to be attached to the base to generally enclose the carrier, thereby protecting the baked goods for transport or storage. The cover is formed with a flexible membrane that makes it collapsible for more convenient storage.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2010Date of Patent: September 30, 2014Assignee: Progressive International CorporationInventors: Heather Curtin, Christine J. Lee, Caroline Park
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Patent number: 8584581Abstract: The vegetable peeler for separating the peel from fruits and vegetables includes a handle, a tool head or blade mount, and a blade. The handle is configured to be able to receive and store at least one spare cutting blade such that the blade can be removed from the tool head and replaced with a different blade stored in the handle.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2010Date of Patent: November 19, 2013Assignee: Progressive International CorporationInventor: Heather Curtin
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Patent number: 8240503Abstract: A fresh produce keeper includes a vessel having a floor and upwardly extending sidewalls. Holes in the floor allow the vessel to be used as a colander or strainer to rinse produce, while a lid fits over the floor to retain water within the vessel, thereby allowing the same vessel to be used for both rinsing and service or storage. An internal divider and air vent is also provided in some examples of the invention.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2007Date of Patent: August 14, 2012Assignee: Progressive International CorporationInventor: Heather Curtin
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Patent number: 8215230Abstract: A collapsible salad spinner includes a bowl, basket, and lid. Each of the bowl and basket are formed such that they are collapsible, with the bowl and basket being collapsible while nested within one another.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2008Date of Patent: July 10, 2012Assignee: Progressive International CorporationInventor: Heather Curtin
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Publication number: 20110174908Abstract: A squeegee whisk includes a handle and an attached tool head in which the tool head is configured to be sufficiently rigid to mash food items such as cooked potatoes. The tool head is formed by a plurality of arms terminating in a mashing grid. The number of arms is designed to be sufficiently large to allow the tool head to serve as a whisk in addition to supporting the mashing grid. In some versions, the arms of the tool head include fins formed from a resilient material such that the fins are capable of scraping the sidewalls of a bowl and thereby serve as a squeegee or scraper.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 21, 2011Publication date: July 21, 2011Applicant: PROGRESSIVE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATIONInventor: Heather Curtin
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Publication number: 20110084040Abstract: An organizer includes a removable charger caddy, a main compartment with configurable dividers, and a tray. One or more cord-wrapping dividers are provided for receiving electrical cords of electronic devices. The cord-wrapping dividers are removably secured to the caddy.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2010Publication date: April 14, 2011Applicant: PROGRESSIVE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATIONInventor: Heather Curtin
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Publication number: 20110084584Abstract: A drawer organizer includes one or more extendible arms. The arms are positioned to be extendible beyond an outer surface of the peripheral sidewalls of the organizer, and selectably retractable to a position in which they are within a perimeter defined by the sidewalls, The extendible arms are positioned so that they tit within a space defined within longitudinal interior walls that divide the organizer into compartments, thereby allowing the extendible arms to extend at a location in line with the interior sidewalls and to retract within the space defined by the sidewalk.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2010Publication date: April 14, 2011Applicant: PROGRESSIVE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATIONInventor: Heather Curtin
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Publication number: 20100269715Abstract: The vegetable peeler for separating the peel from fruits and vegetables includes a handle, a tool head or blade mount, and a blade. The handle is configured to be able to receive and store at least one spare cutting blade such that the blade can be removed from the tool head and replaced with a different blade stored in the handle.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 2, 2010Publication date: October 28, 2010Applicant: PROGRESSIVE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATIONInventor: Heather Curtin
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Publication number: 20100269352Abstract: A preferred vegetable peeler includes a handle and a tool head, with the tool head being configured to removably hold a blade. The blade may be formed in any of a variety of ways, including a standard straight peeling blade, a serrated or scalloped blade, or other configurations. The tool head or blade holder in accordance with the present invention includes two branches extending away from a proximal end of the handle in order to hold the blade at an angle that is preferably substantially perpendicular to the handle. A cavity in the handle is configured to store one or more replacement blades.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 2, 2010Publication date: October 28, 2010Applicant: PROGRESSIVE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATIONInventor: Heather Curtin
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Publication number: 20100236074Abstract: A corn stripper includes a handle and a tool head, the curved tool head having a curved blade and a brush. In the exemplary version, the tool head includes a blade with a sharpened edge that is generally orthogonal to the handle axis, rather than generally in line with the handle axis. Accordingly, in use the device is moved in a direction orthogonal to the handle rather than generally parallel to the handle.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2010Publication date: September 23, 2010Applicant: PROGRESSIVE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATIONInventor: Heather Curtin
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Publication number: 20100200583Abstract: A carrier for covering and transporting baked goods or other food products includes a base for supporting a pie, cake, cupcakes, or other baked goods. A cover is configured to be attached to the base to generally enclose the carrier, thereby protecting the baked goods for transport or storage. The cover is formed with a flexible membrane that makes it collapsible for more convenient storage.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 9, 2010Publication date: August 12, 2010Applicant: Progressive International CorporationInventors: Heather Curtin, Christine J. Lee, Caroline Park
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Publication number: 20100170840Abstract: A collapsible container consists of three parts: a rigid top rim, a flexible center band, and a rigid base. This combination of sections allows the container to easily collapse to about one-third of its original height. The container is also quite stable when expanded and is self-supporting. In various embodiments of the invention, for example, the upper rim may be expandable, the base may include holes or mesh to serve as a colander or strainer, or the base may be configured as a tube to function as a funnel.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2010Publication date: July 8, 2010Applicant: PROGRESSIVE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATIONInventor: Heather Curtin
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Publication number: 20100139503Abstract: A collapsible salad spinner includes a bowl, basket, and lid. Each of the bowl and basket are formed such that they are collapsible, with the bowl and basket being collapsible while nested within one another.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2008Publication date: June 10, 2010Applicant: PROGRESSIVE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATIONInventor: Heather Curtin
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Patent number: D615825Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2009Date of Patent: May 18, 2010Assignee: Progressive International CorporationInventor: Heather Curtin
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Patent number: D624721Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2009Date of Patent: September 28, 2010Assignee: Progressive International CorporationInventor: Heather Curtin
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Patent number: D625154Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2010Date of Patent: October 12, 2010Assignee: Progressive International CorporationInventors: Justin Bagley, Heather Curtin
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Patent number: D628021Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2010Date of Patent: November 30, 2010Assignee: Progressive International CorporationInventor: Heather Curtin
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Patent number: D629264Type: GrantFiled: December 31, 2008Date of Patent: December 21, 2010Assignee: Progressive International CorporationInventor: Heather Curtin