Patents by Inventor Laura SINK

Laura SINK 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: 11252982
    Abstract: A cooking device suitable for cooking an associated food item includes a body including an upper portion, a lower portion, and an aperture between the upper and lower portions. Each of the upper and lower portions is configured to receive the associated food item and the aperture adapted to allow the associated food item to travel from the upper portion to the lower portion. The lower portion has at least one opening arranged to allow an associated cooking fluid to flow into the lower portion allowing the lower portion in use to become at least partially submerged in the associated cooking fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: Helen of Troy Limited
    Inventors: Francois de Martrin-Donos, Charlie Paradise, Laura Sink, Meegan Daigler, Mark Steven Drayer, Patrick Zay, Rebecca del Monte
  • Publication number: 20190216114
    Abstract: A cooking device suitable for cooking an associated food item includes a body including an upper portion, a lower portion, and an aperture between the upper and lower portions. Each of the upper and lower portions is configured to receive the associated food item and the aperture adapted to allow the associated food item to travel from the upper potion to the lower portion. The lower portion has at least one opening arranged to allow an associated cooking fluid to flow into the lower portion allowing the lower portion in use to become at least partially submerged in the associated cooking fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2019
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Inventors: Francois de Martrin-Donos, Charlie Paradise, Laura Sink, Meegan Daigler, Mark Steven Drayer, Patrick Zay, Rebecca del Monte
  • Patent number: 10278412
    Abstract: A cooking device suitable for cooking an associated food item includes a body including an upper portion, a lower portion, and an aperture between the upper and lower portions. Each of the upper and lower portions is configured to receive the associated food item and the aperture adapted to allow the associated food item to travel from the upper portion to the lower portion. The lower portion has at least one opening arranged to allow an associated cooking fluid to flow into the lower portion allowing the lower portion in use to become at least partially submerged in the associated cooking fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: Helen of Troy Limited
    Inventors: Francois de Martrin-Donos, Charlie Paradise, Laura Sink, Meegan Daigler, Mark Steven Drayer, Patrick Zay, Rebecca del Monte
  • Publication number: 20180110244
    Abstract: A cooking device suitable for cooking an associated food item includes a body including an upper portion, a lower portion, and an aperture between the upper and lower portions. Each of the upper and lower portions is configured to receive the associated food item and the aperture adapted to allow the associated food item to travel from the upper potion to the lower portion. The lower portion has at least one opening arranged to allow an associated cooking fluid to flow into the lower portion allowing the lower portion in use to become at least partially submerged in the associated cooking fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2016
    Publication date: April 26, 2018
    Inventors: Francois de Martrin-Donos, Charlie Paradise, Laura Sink, Meegan Daigler, Mark Steven Drayer, Patrick Zay, Rebecca del Monte
  • Patent number: 9789359
    Abstract: One or more aspects comprise an apparatus comprising: (a) a base component comprising a flat lower surface and a concave upper surface having a first curvature; and (b) a handle component comprising a convex lower surface having a second curvature; wherein the first curvature and the second curvature conform sufficiently to allow the handle component to rotate three-dimensionally within the base component, and wherein at least one of the concave upper surface and the convex lower surface comprises means to allow the handle component to rotate three-dimensionally within the base component. Other aspects and embodiments, including methods of use and manufacture, will be apparent to those skilled in the art after reviewing the description and drawings provided herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: Q Holdings LLC
    Inventors: Patrick Sassano, Malcolm Lawson, Jordan Diatlo, Aaron Saxton, Laura Sink, Przemek Godycki
  • Publication number: 20170001069
    Abstract: One or more aspects comprise an apparatus comprising: (a) a base component comprising a flat lower surface and a concave upper surface having a first curvature; and (b) a handle component comprising a convex lower surface having a second curvature; wherein the first curvature and the second curvature conform sufficiently to allow the handle component to rotate three-dimensionally within the base component, and wherein at least one of the concave upper surface and the convex lower surface comprises means to allow the handle component to rotate three-dimensionally within the base component. Other aspects and embodiments, including methods of use and manufacture, will be apparent to those skilled in the art after reviewing the description and drawings provided herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2016
    Publication date: January 5, 2017
    Inventors: Patrick SASSANO, Malcolm LAWSON, Jordan DIATLO, Aaron SAXTON, Laura SINK, Przemek GODYCKI
  • Patent number: 9027186
    Abstract: An exemplary aspect comprises an apparatus comprising: a brush component comprising a handle on a first end of a shaft and a brush on a second end of the shaft; and a shovel component removably connected to the brush component; wherein the brush is at least partially enclosed within the shovel component when the shovel component is connected to the brush component, and wherein the brush is exposed when the shovel component is disconnected from the brush component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: Quirky, Inc.
    Inventors: Aaron Saxton, Laura Sink, Nicholas Oxley
  • Publication number: 20150059188
    Abstract: An exemplary aspect comprises a tape dispensing member comprising a roller and a tape cutting blade; and a paper cutting blade affixed to the tape dispensing member, the paper cutting blade connecting the body to a protective cover, wherein the protective cover is sufficiently near the body to prevent a user's finger from contacting the paper cutting blade, and wherein the protective cover is sufficiently distant from the body to allow a sheet of paper to pass between the cover and the body and be cut by the paper cutting blade. Another aspect comprises a member having an inside diameter sufficient to encircle a roll of wrapping paper, and having two ends, the member having a gap between the two ends and an elongated opening in one of the two ends; a first cutting blade crossing the gap; and a second cutting blade disposed within the elongated opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2014
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Inventors: Erik HAAS, Joseph GUERRA, Alessandra CORONA, Laura SINK, Przemek GODYCKI, Kat DEVLON
  • Publication number: 20140237729
    Abstract: An exemplary aspect comprises an apparatus comprising: a brush component comprising a handle on a first end of a shaft and a brush on a second end of the shaft; and a shovel component removably connected to the brush component; wherein the brush is at least partially enclosed within the shovel component when the shovel component is connected to the brush component, and wherein the brush is exposed when the shovel component is disconnected from the brush component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Inventors: Aaron SAXTON, Laura SINK, Nicholas OXLEY
  • Publication number: 20140038795
    Abstract: One or more aspects comprise an apparatus comprising: (a) a base component comprising a flat lower surface and a concave upper surface having a first curvature; and (b) a handle component comprising a convex lower surface having a second curvature; wherein the first curvature and the second curvature conform sufficiently to allow the handle component to rotate within the base component, and wherein at least one of the concave upper surface and the convex lower surface comprises means to allow the handle component to rotate within the base component. Other aspects and embodiments, including methods of use and manufacture, will be apparent to those skilled in the art after reviewing the description and drawings provided herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2013
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Inventors: Patrick SASSANO, Malcom LAWSON, Jordan DIATLO, Aaron SAXTON, Laura SINK, Przemek GODYCKI
  • Patent number: D774357
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2016
    Assignee: PepsiCo, Inc.
    Inventors: Drew Alexander Read Palin, Sean Joseph Huls, Brandon Scott Rhodes, Xavi Cortadellas, Tucker Fort, Laura Sink, Alexander Ian James Wastney, John Lester Ostby, Matthew Schmunk
  • Patent number: D794391
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: PepsiCo, Inc.
    Inventors: Drew Alexander Read Palin, Sean Joseph Huls, Brandon Scott Rhodes, Xavi Cortadellas, Tucker Fort, Laura Sink, Alexander Ian James Wastney, John Lester Ostby, Matthew Schmunk
  • Patent number: D795644
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: PepsiCo, Inc.
    Inventors: Xavi Cortadellas, Christopher Michael Hintermeister, Sean Joseph Huls, Drew Alexander Read Palin, Sameer Kirti Talsania, Meegan Patricia Daigler, Tucker Fort, Laura Sink, Alexander Ian James Wastney
  • Patent number: D853790
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: PepsiCo, Inc.
    Inventors: Drew Alexander Read Palin, Sean Joseph Huls, Brandon Scott Rhodes, Xavi Cortadellas, Tucker Fort, Laura Sink, Alexander Ian James Wastney, John Lester Ostby, Matthew Schmunk
  • Patent number: D863878
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: PepsiCo, Inc.
    Inventors: Xavi Cortadellas, Christopher Michael Hintermeister, Sean Joseph Huls, Drew Alexander Read Palin, Sameer Kirti Talsania, Meegan Patricia Daigler, Tucker Fort, Laura Sink, Alexander Ian James Wastney