Patents by Inventor Julie E. Keenan

Julie E. Keenan 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: 6715622
    Abstract: A device for displaying and serving individual-serving-size food items, such as bite-size appetizers. The device has a pedestal, a head fixed to and supported by the pedestal, and spikes for releasably fixing a plurality of the individual-serving-size food items on the head. The pedestal comprises a base and an upwardly-extending support member having an upper end fixed to the head and a lower end fixed to the base. The base includes a receptacle for containing and serving a complimentary accouterment to the appetizer such as a dipping sauce or marinade. The receptacle is removable from the base for filling, emptying and storing the food item contained therein. Preferably, all of the components of the device can be disassembled for cleaning and compact storage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2004
    Inventors: Julie E. Keenan, Timothy M. Rupp
  • Publication number: 20020134743
    Abstract: A catering device for displaying and serving individual-serving-size food items such as bite-size appetizers. The device has a pedestal, a head fixed to and supported by the pedestal, and means for releasably fixing a plurality of the individual-serving-size food items on the head. The pedestal comprises a base and an upwardly-extending support member having an upper end fixed to the head and a lower end fixed to the base. The base includes a receptacle for containing and serving a complimentary accouterment to the appetizer such as a dipping sauce or marinade. The receptacle is removable from the base for filling, emptying and storing the food item contained therein. Preferably, all of the components of the device can be disassembled for easy cleaning in a dishwasher and compact storage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2001
    Publication date: September 26, 2002
    Inventors: Julie E. Keenan, Timothy M. Rupp