Patents by Inventor John Mark Vernon

John Mark Vernon 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: 20090223068
    Abstract: A pizza cutter is provided. In one implementation, the pizza cutter may include a handle, an arm coupled to an end of the handle, a circular blade coupled to the arm; and a crust cutter member coupled to the end of the handle. An edge of the crust cutter member may be sharpened. The crust cutter member may extend in a plane that may be substantially parallel to a centerline of the handle. The pizza cutter may also include a second crust cutter member coupled to the end of the handle. The second crust cutter member may also have sharpened edge. The second crust cutter may extend in a perpendicular direction relative to the crust cutter member above, in a plane that may be substantially parallel to the centerline of the handle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2008
    Publication date: September 10, 2009
    Inventors: Ravi Kumar Sawhney, Kurt Gregory Botsai, Christopher Warren Glupker, Toshihiro Aya, Leah Louise Thomas, John Mark Vernon
  • Publication number: 20090114104
    Abstract: A drying device having a bowl, a basket with a plurality of perforations, a cover assembly, and a drive assembly. The drive assembly includes: a driving mechanism mechanically coupled to a rotatable lid that is configured to mate with a rotatable basket, and a handle pivotally attached to the cover assembly. The handle is configured to actuate the driving mechanism upon rotation of the handle about an axis from a first position to a second position. The drying device may also include a locking mechanism and/or a braking mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2008
    Publication date: May 7, 2009
    Inventors: Ravi Kumar Sawhney, Kurt Gregory Botsai, John Mark Vernon, Christopher Glupker, Simon Risley, Sanjay Choudhuri, Jason Alan Dimas Rico, Patrice Gerber
  • Publication number: 20080190304
    Abstract: A food slicer and grater is provided. In one implementation, the food slicer and grater may include an adjustable base including a first and second base portion. The first base portion may be slidably moveable relative to the second base portion in a stepwise incremental fashion. The food slicer and grater may also include a food cutter element configured to be removably coupled between the first base portion and the second base portion. The food cutter element may also be configured to be removably coupled to an outer surface of the adjustable base or the outer surface of another food cutter element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2008
    Publication date: August 14, 2008
    Inventors: Ravi Kumar Sawhney, Ingvald Smith-Kielland, Lance Gordon Hussey, Sanjay Choudhuri, Patrice Gerber, Jason Alan Dimas Rico, John Mark Vernon, Hyun Suk Song