Patents by Inventor James W. McCrea

James W. McCrea 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: 5038476
    Abstract: A spoon with a bowl at one end, an internal duct from the bowl to the mouth end, and a widened lip at point of consumption. The bowl is shaped in the general form of a traditional spoon. The sipping spoon permits solid food or fluid to be carried in the bowl end of the spoon and transported to point of consumption; or, the spoon permits fluid being drawn through an internal conduit to the consumption point at the handle/mouth end of the spoon. The internal duct begins at the base/bowl of the spoon, extends up through the shaft, and ends at the lip of the spoon. An internal baffle eases continued draft by suction and prevents fluid flow when the baffle is in the quiescent state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 1989
    Date of Patent: August 13, 1991
    Inventor: James W. McCrea