Patents by Inventor Kent Ritzel

Kent Ritzel 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).

  • Single handed container for mixing foods
    Patent number: 7063229
    Abstract: The present invention is a container for dispensing two foods simultaneously, such as for example a beverage, such as milk, and a particulate food, such as cereal. The container has an outer cup, an inner cup that fits in the outer cup forming a space between the two and a lid to close the outer cup and hold the inner cup in the outer cup. The outer cup is adapted to hold a beverage in the space between the outer cup and the inner cup. The inner cup is adapted to hold a food product. The outer cup is ergonomically shaped to fit well in a user's hands. The inner cup has a plurality of walls to facilitate the flow of food from the inner cup. The walls define a cavity that is generally v-shaped having a discharge side which is narrower than the opposite side of the cavity. The lid of the preferred embodiment has a raised rim with a small discharge opening in fluid communication with the space between the inner and outer cups. The raised rim has a slope with the highest point being at the discharge opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2006
    Assignee: Kellogg Company
    Inventors: David J. Westerhof, Brian Bone, Heath Doty, Marc Hunter, Kent Ritzel
  • Single handed container for mixing foods
    Publication number: 20030157224
    Abstract: The present invention is a container for dispensing two foods simultaneously, such as for example a beverage, such as milk, and a particulate food, such as cereal. The container has an outer cup, an inner cup that fits in the outer cup forming a space between the two and a lid to close the outer cup and hold the inner cup in the outer cup. The outer cup is adapted to hold a beverage in the space between the outer cup and the inner cup. The inner cup is adapted to hold a food product. The outer cup is ergonomically shaped to fit well in a user's hands. The inner cup has a plurality of walls to facilitate the flow of food from the inner cup. The walls define a cavity that is generally v-shaped having a discharge side which is narrower than the opposite side of the cavity. The lid of the preferred embodiment has a raised rim with a small discharge opening in fluid communication with the space between the inner and outer cups. The raised rim has a slope with the highest point being at the discharge opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2003
    Publication date: August 21, 2003
    Inventors: David J. Westerhof, Brian Bone, Heath Doty, Marc Hunter, Kent Ritzel
  • Coffee maker
    Patent number: D424360
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2000
    Assignee: Enterprise Coffee and Supply Company
    Inventors: Matthew Schwarz, William M. Jensen, Bryce G. Rutter, Kent Ritzel, Charles W. Loeb-Munson