Patents by Inventor Kory B. Robins

Kory B. Robins 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).

  • Blending jar with scraper apparatus
    Patent number: 10357131
    Abstract: A blending apparatus includes a blending jar and a lid. The blending jar has an internal surface defining an internal volume, and a mixing blade positioned within the internal volume. The lid is releasably mounted to the blending jar and includes at least one scraper extending into the internal volume. The at least one scraper is adjacent to the internal surface of the blending jar and is arranged and configured to disrupt rotational flow of food particles within the internal volume and/or scrape food particles from an inner surface of the blending jar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: BLENDTEC, INC.
    Inventors: Thomas D. Dickson, Jr., David J. Throckmorton, Sterling O. Kingdon, Mark W. McLane, Kory B. Robins, Richard C. Galbraith
  • Ice dispensing and metering system and methods
    Patent number: 9989293
    Abstract: An ice dispensing assembly includes a hopper, a metering disk, a shelf member, and a separating wall. The hopper includes an outlet opening defined in a bottom end of the hopper, and an ice inlet defined in a top end of the hopper. The metering disk is positioned in the hopper and includes a plurality of cavities. The shelf member is arranged to at least partially shield the cavities from a supply of ice held in the hopper. The metering disk is rotatable relative to the hopper between a first position wherein at least one cavity is exposed to the supply of ice to be filled with ice, and a second position wherein the cavity is separated from the supply of ice by the separating wall and ice in the cavity is dispensed through the outlet opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: BLENDTEC, INC.
    Inventors: Thomas D. Dickson, Jr., Sterling O. Kingdon, Mark W. McLane, David J. Throckmorton, Kory B. Robins, W. Reid Stout
  • BLENDING JAR WITH SCRAPER APPARATUS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20180014693
    Abstract: A blending apparatus includes a blending jar and a lid. The blending jar has an internal surface defining an internal volume, and a mixing blade positioned within the internal volume. The lid is releasably mounted to the blending jar and includes at least one scraper extending into the internal volume. The at least one scraper is adjacent to the internal surface of the blending jar and is arranged and configured to disrupt rotational flow of food particles within the internal volume and/or scrape food particles from an inner surface of the blending jar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2017
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Applicant: BlendTec, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas D. Dickson, JR., David J. Throckmorton, Sterling O. Kingdon, Mark W. McLane, Kory B. Robins, Richard C. Galbraith
  • Blending jar with scraper apparatus and methods
    Patent number: 9770133
    Abstract: A blending apparatus includes a blending jar and a lid. The blending jar has an internal surface defining an internal volume, and a mixing blade positioned within the internal volume. The lid is releasably mounted to the blending jar and includes at least one scraper extending into the internal volume. The at least one scraper is adjacent to the internal surface of the blending jar and is arranged and configured to disrupt rotational flow of food particles within the internal volume and/or scrape food particles from an inner surface of the blending jar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: BLENDTEC, INC.
    Inventors: Thomas D. Dickson, Jr., David J. Throckmorton, Sterling O. Kingdon, Mark W. McLane, Kory B. Robins, Richard C. Galbraith
  • Ice dispensing and metering system and methods
    Patent number: 8881952
    Abstract: An ice dispensing assembly includes a hopper, a metering disk, a shelf member, and a separating wall. The hopper includes an outlet opening defined in a bottom end of the hopper, and an ice inlet defined in a top end of the hopper. The metering disk is positioned in the hopper and includes a plurality of cavities. The shelf member is arranged to at least partially shield the cavities from a supply of ice held in the hopper. The metering disk is rotatable relative to the hopper between a first position wherein at least one cavity is exposed to the supply of ice to be filled with ice, and a second position wherein the cavity is separated from the supply of ice by the separating wall and ice in the cavity is dispensed through the outlet opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: K-TEC, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas D. Dickson, Jr., Sterling O. Kingdon, Mark W. McLane, David J. Throckmorton, Kory B. Robins, W. Reid Stout
  • BLENDING JAR WITH SCRAPER APPARATUS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20120294108
    Abstract: A blending apparatus includes a blending jar and a lid. The blending jar has an internal surface defining an internal volume, and a mixing blade positioned within the internal volume. The lid is releasably mounted to the blending jar and includes at least one scraper extending into the internal volume. The at least one scraper is adjacent to the internal surface of the blending jar and is arranged and configured to disrupt rotational flow of food particles within the internal volume and/or scrape food particles from an inner surface of the blending jar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2011
    Publication date: November 22, 2012
    Applicant: K-TEC, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas D. Dickson, JR., David J. Throckmorton, Sterling O. Kingdon, Mark W. McLane, Kory B. Robins, Richard C. Galbraith
  • Blending jar with scraper apparatus
    Patent number: D664808
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: K-Tec, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas D. Dickson, Jr., David J. Throckmorton, Sterling O. Kingdon, Mark W. McLane, Kory B. Robins