Patents by Inventor Joseph W. Zakowski
Joseph W. Zakowski 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: 11503938Abstract: A cooking appliance includes a base including an upper surface having a cooktop, and a lid separable from the base, and including a heater assembly disposed therein. The cooking appliance further includes a control unit configured to operate at least one of the cooktop in the base or the heater assembly in the lid.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2019Date of Patent: November 22, 2022Assignee: CONAIR CORPORATIONInventors: Joseph W. Zakowski, James Andrew Sandor, Inna Doliner, Tara Lorraine Moseley Dunn, Scott A. Leclerc, Bryan R. Hotaling, James R. Varney
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Publication number: 20220095842Abstract: A food processor having an external slicing disc adjustment mechanism is provided. The food processor includes a work bowl and a lid configured to be selectively removable therefrom. The food processor further includes a slicing disc having a disc body and a slicing blade internal to the work bowl, and a mechanism for adjusting a spacing between the disc body and slicing blade. The mechanism includes a rotatable lever accessible form outside the work bowl.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2021Publication date: March 31, 2022Applicant: Conair LLCInventor: Joseph W. Zakowski
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Patent number: 11224312Abstract: A food processor having an external slicing disc adjustment mechanism is provided. The food processor includes a work bowl and a lid configured to be selectively removable therefrom. The food processor further includes a slicing disc having a disc body and a slicing blade internal to the work bowl, and a mechanism for adjusting a spacing between the disc body and slicing blade. The mechanism includes a rotatable lever accessible form outside the work bowl.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2014Date of Patent: January 18, 2022Assignee: CONAIR LLCInventor: Joseph W. Zakowski
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Publication number: 20210137298Abstract: A cooking appliance includes a base including an upper surface having a cooktop, and a lid separable from the base, and including a heater assembly disposed therein. The cooking appliance further includes a control unit configured to operate at least one of the cooktop in the base or the heater assembly in the lid.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2019Publication date: May 13, 2021Inventors: Joseph W. Zakowski, James Andrew Sandor, Inna Doliner, Tara Lorraine Moseley Dunn, Scott A. Leclerc, Bryan R. Hotaling, James R. Varney
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Publication number: 20210030208Abstract: A food processor includes a base, a motor disposed within the base, a drive shaft operatively connected to the motor and extending outwardly from the base, the output shaft being rotatable upon actuation of the motor, a bowl mounted on the base for containing food items, a modular lid for covering the bowl and having an opening therein, and a removable attachment receivable by said opening.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 17, 2020Publication date: February 4, 2021Applicant: CONAIR CORPORATIONInventors: JOSEPH W. ZAKOWSKI, BRYAN HOTALING, MATTHEW NAPLES, JOHN MACNEILL
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Patent number: 10905285Abstract: A food processor having an integrated spatula is provided. The food processor includes a work bowl and a lid configured to be selectively removable therefrom. The food processor further includes a spatula having a wiper in contact with interior walls of the work bowl and a lever coupled to the wiper and accessible above the lid for manually rotating the wiper within the bowl to scrape the interior walls of the bowl.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2014Date of Patent: February 2, 2021Assignee: CONAIR CORPORATIONInventor: Joseph W. Zakowski
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Patent number: 10827880Abstract: A food processor includes a base, a motor disposed within the base, a drive shaft operatively connected to the motor and extending outwardly from the base, the output shaft being rotatable upon actuation of the motor, a bowl mounted on the base for containing food items, a modular lid for covering the bowl and having an opening therein, and a removable attachment receivable by the opening.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2016Date of Patent: November 10, 2020Assignee: CONAIR CORPORATIONInventors: Joseph W. Zakowski, Bryan Hotaling, Matthew Naples, John Macneill
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Patent number: 10694895Abstract: A food processor includes a base, a motor disposed within the base, a drive shaft operatively connected to the motor and extending outwardly from the base, the output shaft being rotatable upon actuation of the motor, a bowl mounted on the base for containing food items, a lid for covering the bowl and having an opening therein, at least one storage container receivable within said bowl, and an indexing mechanism engageable with the at least one storage container and being operable to selectively index the storage container within the bowl.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2016Date of Patent: June 30, 2020Assignee: CONAIR CORPORATIONInventors: Joseph W. Zakowski, Bryan Hotaling, Matthew Naples, John MacNeill
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Patent number: 10695935Abstract: A slicing disc assembly includes a work bowl, a driving shaft standing upwardly from the bottom of the work bowl, a gearbox base removably locked onto the work bowl, a gearbox cover affixed onto the gearbox base and thereby forms a housing, a gear rotatably disposed in the housing, and a spiral blade operatively disposed onto the gear. The gear is planetarily rotated via the engagement between gear teeth and the driving shaft, while the spiral blade rotates simultaneously and maintains relative same position with the gear during its operation.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2016Date of Patent: June 30, 2020Assignee: CONAIR CORPORATIONInventors: Joseph W. Zakowski, Kam Fai Fung
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Patent number: 10638884Abstract: A food processor includes a base, a motor disposed within the base, a drive shaft operatively connected to the motor and extending outwardly from the base, the output shaft being rotatable upon actuation of the motor, a bowl mounted on the base for containing food items, a lid for covering the bowl and having an opening therein, and a sidewall cleaning mechanism operable to scrape an interior sidewall of the bowl while the lid is engaged with the bowl.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2016Date of Patent: May 5, 2020Assignee: CONAIR CORPORATIONInventors: Joseph W. Zakowski, Bryan Hotaling, Matthew Naples, John Macneill
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Patent number: 10448787Abstract: A food processor having a detachable, spring-loaded lid is provided. The lid is pivotally connected to a work bowl via a spring-loaded hinge that biases the lid to an open position. A manually operable latch on the lid opposite the hinge allows a user to close the lid and lock the lid to the work bowl.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2014Date of Patent: October 22, 2019Assignee: Conair CorporationInventor: Joseph W. Zakowski
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Patent number: 10433675Abstract: A food processor includes a base, a motor disposed within the base, a drive shaft operatively connected to the motor and extending outwardly from the base, the output shaft being rotatable upon actuation of the motor, a bowl removably coupled to the base, a lid removably coupled to the bowl so as to define a processing chamber, a slicing assembly positioned within the processing chamber and driven by the motor, the slicing assembly being positionable in a plurality of slicing positions to produce sliced food items of varying thicknesses, and a slice thickness adjustment mechanism operable to move the slicing assembly between the plurality of slicing positions. The slice thickness adjustment mechanism includes a cartridge mounted to the bowl, the cartridge including an actuator drivingly coupled to a drive screw. Rotation of the drive screw causes the slicing assembly to move between the plurality of slicing positions.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2016Date of Patent: October 8, 2019Assignee: Conair CorporationInventors: Joseph W. Zakowski, Bryan Hotaling, Matthew Naples, John MacNeill
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Publication number: 20190239694Abstract: A food processor includes a base, a motor disposed within the base, an output shaft operatively connected to the motor and extending outwardly from the base, the output shaft being rotatable about a shaft axis upon actuation of the motor, a work bowl received on the base, the work bowl having a receiving channel on an upper portion thereof, and lid removably connected to the work bowl and having a coupling member received in the receiving channel. The lid is pivotable between a first position, in which the lid rests atop the work bowl and substantially encloses an interior of the work bowl, and a second position, in which the lid is pivoted out of alignment with the work bowl to provide access to the interior of the work bowl.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 18, 2019Publication date: August 8, 2019Applicant: Conair CorporationInventor: Joseph W. Zakowski
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Patent number: 10154759Abstract: A food processor having a work bowl and lid configured to be selectively removable from the bowl is provided. The food processor includes a mechanism for securing the lid to the work bowl. The mechanism includes a plurality of recesses formed in an interior lip of the bowl and a plurality of corresponding protrusions formed on an exterior lip of the lid. The protrusions are configured to engage the recesses to align and secure the lid to the bowl.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2014Date of Patent: December 18, 2018Assignee: Conair CorporationInventor: Joseph W. Zakowski
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Patent number: 9924825Abstract: A cooking appliance in accordance with the present invention includes a base, a container engageable with the base and configured to receive one or more food ingredients, a blade assembly rotatably mounted in the container and a lid engageable with said container. The lid includes a chamber configured to hold a volume of liquid and a heating element for heating the liquid within the chamber to produce steam.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2012Date of Patent: March 27, 2018Assignee: CONAIR CORPORATIONInventors: Joseph W. Zakowski, Barbara L. Schnabel, Maria Caruso
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Publication number: 20180043564Abstract: A slicing disc assembly includes a work bowl, a driving shaft standing upwardly from the bottom of the work bowl, a gearbox base removably locked onto the work bowl, a gearbox cover affixed onto the gearbox base and thereby forms a housing, a gear rotatably disposed in the housing, and a spiral blade operatively disposed onto the gear. The gear is planetarily rotated via the engagement between gear teeth and the driving shaft, while the spiral blade rotates simultaneously and maintains relative same position with the gear during its operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 11, 2016Publication date: February 15, 2018Applicant: CONAIR CORPORATIONInventors: JOSEPH W. ZAKOWSKI, KAM FAI FUNG
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Patent number: 9867504Abstract: A blade assembly for a food processor is provided. The blade assembly includes a body, a top knob slidably movable relative to the body, and at least one blade fixed to the body. The knob is movable from a first position, in which the blade assembly is locked to the bowl of the food processor, to a second position, in which the blade assembly is unlocked from the bowl.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2014Date of Patent: January 16, 2018Assignee: CONAIR CORPORATIONInventor: Joseph W. Zakowski
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Publication number: 20170224167Abstract: A food processor includes a base, a motor disposed within the base, a drive shaft operatively connected to the motor and extending outwardly from the base, the output shaft being rotatable upon actuation of the motor, a bowl mounted on the base for containing food items, a lid for covering the bowl and having an opening therein, and a sidewall cleaning mechanism operable to scrape an interior sidewall of the bowl while the lid is engaged with the bowl.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2016Publication date: August 10, 2017Applicant: CONAIR CORPORATIONInventors: JOSEPH W. ZAKOWSKI, BRYAN HOTALING, MATTHEW NAPLES, JOHN MACNEILL
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Publication number: 20170215647Abstract: A food processor includes a base, a motor disposed within the base, a drive shaft operatively connected to the motor and extending outwardly from the base, the output shaft being rotatable upon actuation of the motor, a bowl mounted on the base for containing food items, a lid for covering the bowl and having an opening therein, at least one storage container receivable within said bowl, and an indexing mechanism engageable with the at least one storage container and being operable to selectively index the storage container within the bowl.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 3, 2016Publication date: August 3, 2017Applicant: CONAIR CORPORATIONInventors: Joseph W. Zakowski, Bryan Hotaling, Matthew Naples, John MACNEILL
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Publication number: 20170215646Abstract: A food processor includes a base, a motor disposed within the base, a drive shaft operatively connected to the motor and extending outwardly from the base, the output shaft being rotatable upon actuation of the motor, a bowl mounted on the base for containing food items, a modular lid for covering the bowl and having an opening therein, and a removable attachment receivable by said opening.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 3, 2016Publication date: August 3, 2017Applicant: CONAIR CORPORATIONInventors: JOSEPH W. ZAKOWSKI, BRYAN HOTALING, MATTHEW NAPLES, JOHN MACNEILL