Patents by Inventor Lance Hood
Lance Hood 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: 9226608Abstract: A garlic press includes a ratchet body pivotally connected to a main body and biased away from the main body. A pusher is coupled to a ratchet rack, with a pawl engaging the ratchet rack to incrementally urge the pusher downward through the ratchet body and toward a grid of blades. A slicing blade attached to the main body slices bits of garlic pushed through the grid of blades.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2012Date of Patent: January 5, 2016Assignee: PROGRESSIVE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATIONInventors: Jennifer Cotter, Lance Hood, Joshua Stewart, Scott Jarnagin
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Patent number: 8806935Abstract: One or more measuring cups or spoons include a handle and a measuring container. The measuring container is formed with a volumetric capacity such as a fraction of a cup, a teaspoon, or a tablespoon. The handle of a first measuring container includes a feature that interacts with a complementary feature on the handle of a second measuring cup to secure the first and second cups together. In one version, a downwardly extending rib on the handle of a first measuring container is received within a channel formed on the handle of a second measuring container. A set of containers is formed in which each of the containers has an attachment feature allowing the set to be attached together.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2011Date of Patent: August 19, 2014Assignee: Progressive International CorporationInventors: Lance Hood, Jennifer K. Cotter, Justin Bagley
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Publication number: 20130092771Abstract: A garlic press includes a ratchet body pivotally connected to a main body and biased away from the main body. A pusher is coupled to a ratchet rack, with a pawl engaging the ratchet rack to incrementally urge the pusher downward through the ratchet body and toward a grid of blades. A slicing blade attached to the main body slices bits of garlic pushed through the grid of blades.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2012Publication date: April 18, 2013Applicant: PROGRESSIVE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATIONInventors: Jennifer Cotter, Lance Hood, Joshua Stewart, Scott Jarnagin
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Publication number: 20120198930Abstract: One or more measuring cups or spoons include a handle and a measuring container. The measuring container is formed with a volumetric capacity such as a fraction of a cup, a teaspoon, or a tablespoon. The handle of a first measuring container includes a feature that interacts with a complementary feature on the handle of a second measuring cup to secure the first and second cups together. In one version, a downwardly extending rib on the handle of a first measuring container is received within a channel formed on the handle of a second measuring container. A set of containers is formed in which each of the containers has an attachment feature allowing the set to be attached together.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2011Publication date: August 9, 2012Applicant: PROGRESSIVE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATIONInventors: Lance Hood, Jennifer K. Cotter, Justin Bagley
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Publication number: 20090272281Abstract: A slicing and dicing device which includes a pivoted lever which when stroked slides a pusher assembly partway along on a main body towards a cutter piece to slice an interposed item. Gearing operated by the lever disengages after each stroke to allow another stroke, reducing the peak effect required by limiting the range of motion to a range where good leverage is obtained. A dicing assembly is mounted forward of the cutter piece for vertical sliding motion to allow cross cutting of strips sliced out of the item by the cutter piece.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2008Publication date: November 5, 2009Inventors: Lance Hood, Joshua R. Stewart
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Publication number: 20090266246Abstract: A puzzle apple slicer which cuts an apple or similar fruit or vegetable portions thereof into wedges by radial blades each having a protrusion forming interfit channels and ridges in adjacent sides of the wedges to interlock the wedges together.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2008Publication date: October 29, 2009Inventor: Lance Hood
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Publication number: 20090255391Abstract: A mandolin slicer having a slicing plate which is selectively adjustable in height on a main body to allow adjustment of the thickness of slices by a supporting platform which swings on pairs of rods to raise or lower the slicing plate and may be locked in any position. Retractable leg and foot supports are mounted to the main body to allow compact stowing of the supports when not in use. Chipper and julienne upright blade sets can be pivoted up on holder frames by movement of a selector slide so as to protrude through slot sets in the slicer plate to be positioned for chipping or julienne slicing. A reversible blade mount holds a V blade or V waffle blade in alternate positions.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2008Publication date: October 15, 2009Inventors: Lance Hood, Joshua Stewart, Clive Koon Yin Wong
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Publication number: 20070180727Abstract: A food processing device has a housing with a lid, a rotatable attachment (e.g., a basket or beater) in the housing and a drive mechanism in the lid for rotating the attachment to process food in the housing. The drive mechanism has a manual actuator and a gear train for transmitting a driving force from the actuator to rotate the attachment. The actuator lies on an outer surface of the lid and is movable along the lid surface in opposite directions between two positions to rotate the attachment in a single direction. A ratchet assembly in driving engagement with the gear train transmits a rotational drive in only a single direction. A braking mechanism for braking the attachment includes a manual operator and two braking shoes for movement by the operator to brake the attachment by friction.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2006Publication date: August 9, 2007Inventors: Yiu Chung WAN, Lance HOOD
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Publication number: 20070137504Abstract: A salad spinner has a housing with a lid, a rotatable basket, and a drive mechanism in the lid for rotating the basket to spin water off salad in the basket. The drive mechanism has a manual actuator and a gear train for transmitting drive from the actuator to rotate the basket. The actuator lies on an outer surface of the lid and is movable along the outer surface in opposite directions between first and second positions to rotate the basket in a single direction. A ratchet assembly in driving engagement with the gear train enables transmission of rotational drive only in the single direction. A braking mechanism is included for braking spinning of the basket, and has a manual operator and two braking shoes for movement by the operator to brake spinning of the basket by friction.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2005Publication date: June 21, 2007Applicant: Kwok Kuen SOInventors: Yiu Wan, Lance Hood
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Patent number: D603226Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2008Date of Patent: November 3, 2009Inventors: Lance Hood, Ryan C. Moore
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Patent number: D664813Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2011Date of Patent: August 7, 2012Assignee: Progressive International CorporationInventors: Jennifer Cotter, Lance Hood, Joshua Stewart