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).

  • Publication number: 20140360909
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2014
    Publication date: December 11, 2014
    Inventors: Heather Curtin, Christine J. Lee, Caroline Park
  • Patent number: 8871092
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: Progressive International Corporation
    Inventor: Heather Curtin
  • Patent number: 8844764
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Progressive International Corporation
    Inventors: Heather Curtin, Christine J. Lee, Caroline Park
  • Patent number: 8584581
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: Progressive International Corporation
    Inventor: Heather Curtin
  • Patent number: 8240503
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: Progressive International Corporation
    Inventor: Heather Curtin
  • Patent number: 8215230
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: Progressive International Corporation
    Inventor: Heather Curtin
  • Publication number: 20110174908
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2011
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Applicant: PROGRESSIVE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
    Inventor: Heather Curtin
  • Publication number: 20110084040
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2010
    Publication date: April 14, 2011
    Applicant: PROGRESSIVE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
    Inventor: Heather Curtin
  • Publication number: 20110084584
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2010
    Publication date: April 14, 2011
    Applicant: PROGRESSIVE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
    Inventor: Heather Curtin
  • Publication number: 20100269715
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2010
    Publication date: October 28, 2010
    Applicant: PROGRESSIVE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
    Inventor: Heather Curtin
  • Publication number: 20100269352
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2010
    Publication date: October 28, 2010
    Applicant: PROGRESSIVE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
    Inventor: Heather Curtin
  • Publication number: 20100236074
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2010
    Publication date: September 23, 2010
    Applicant: PROGRESSIVE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
    Inventor: Heather Curtin
  • Publication number: 20100200583
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2010
    Publication date: August 12, 2010
    Applicant: Progressive International Corporation
    Inventors: Heather Curtin, Christine J. Lee, Caroline Park
  • Publication number: 20100170840
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2010
    Publication date: July 8, 2010
    Applicant: PROGRESSIVE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
    Inventor: Heather Curtin
  • Publication number: 20100139503
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2008
    Publication date: June 10, 2010
    Applicant: PROGRESSIVE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
    Inventor: Heather Curtin
  • Patent number: D615825
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2010
    Assignee: Progressive International Corporation
    Inventor: Heather Curtin
  • Patent number: D624721
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2010
    Assignee: Progressive International Corporation
    Inventor: Heather Curtin
  • Patent number: D625154
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2010
    Assignee: Progressive International Corporation
    Inventors: Justin Bagley, Heather Curtin
  • Patent number: D628021
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2010
    Assignee: Progressive International Corporation
    Inventor: Heather Curtin
  • Patent number: D629264
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2010
    Assignee: Progressive International Corporation
    Inventor: Heather Curtin