Patents by Inventor Mark C. Naden

Mark C. Naden 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).

  • Publication number: 20100095853
    Abstract: A food baster having an elongated tubular body, a squeezable suction device, and an open-ended tip, is set forth herein. The elongated tubular body is comprised of a plurality of body segments which separate to allow a user to access cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2008
    Publication date: April 22, 2010
    Inventors: Alexander T.F. Lee, Dean DiPietro, Mark C. Naden, Nicholas A. Oxley, Inbal P. Austern
  • Publication number: 20090230069
    Abstract: A multi-tiered shelf system is provided. The multi-tiered shelf system includes a base, a lower shelf, an upper shelf and a mast. The base is configured to support the multi-tiered shelf system on a surface. The upper shelf is located a first distance from the surface. The mast extends between the lower shelf and the upper shelf. At least one of the upper and lower shelves is configured to be rotatable relative to the base and configured to separate into a plurality of shelf sections. At least one of the shelf sections is movable to a second distance from the surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2009
    Publication date: September 17, 2009
    Inventors: Mark C. Naden, Nicholas A. Oxley, Inbal P. Austern, Alexander T. F. Lee, Ryan Vernon
  • Publication number: 20080264437
    Abstract: A corn removal device including a housing constructed to be held by a user's hand and adapted to be moved along a surface of an ear of corn. The housing defines a cavity and an opening that accesses the cavity. The corn removal device also includes a blade attached to the housing adjacent to the opening. The blade is adapted to remove corn kernels from the surface of the ear of corn and guide the corn kernels through the opening and into the cavity for storage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2007
    Publication date: October 30, 2008
    Inventors: Mark C. Naden, Nicolas A. Oxley, Inbal P. Austern
  • Publication number: 20080073241
    Abstract: A cutlery tray having a peripheral wall adjoined to a bottom surface, fixed compartments defined by at least a portion of the peripheral wall, an additional wall section and the bottom surface, divider position slots within the fixed compartment, and a removable divider configured to engage and be retained within the fixed compartment at a divider position slot, is disclosed. The removable divider separates utensils within the fixed compartment. A series of divider position slots within at the fixed compartment allow the removable divider to be retained at a plurality of positions. Further, an expandable compartment defined by a second peripheral wall and a second bottom surface which extends from beneath the first peripheral wall and first bottom surface may also be provided. The expandable compartment may include a permanent knife block and, optionally, a removable knife block which attaches to the permanent knife block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2006
    Publication date: March 27, 2008
    Inventors: Mark C. Naden, Amy B. Goldsmith, Anthony J. Baxter, Juan C. Escobar, Mark E. Milman, Alice von Stockhausen, Inbal Paulina Austern
  • Patent number: 7225952
    Abstract: A vessel has a body defining a storage unit and a spout communicating with the storage unit, a spout closure coupled to the body at a first coupling location for movement between open and closed positions, a handle having a front end movably coupled to the spout closure at a second coupling location and a rear end spaced from the body, and support structure fixed to the body and movably supporting the rear end of the handle at a third coupling location, the coupling locations being arranged so that the spout closure is unresponsive to a vertical lifting force exerted on the handle, but opens in response to a tipping force exerted on the handle by a user's hand.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2007
    Assignee: Helen of Troy Limited
    Inventor: Mark C. Naden
  • Patent number: D436788
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2001
    Inventors: Donald S. Strum, Mark C. Naden
  • Patent number: D617989
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2010
    Assignee: Helen of Troy Limited
    Inventors: Mark C. Naden, Nicholas A. Oxley, Inbal P. Austern
  • Patent number: D406720
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 16, 1999
    Assignee: The Allure' Group
    Inventors: Donald S. Strum, Mark C. Naden
  • Patent number: D413755
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 14, 1999
    Assignee: The Allure' Group
    Inventors: Donald S. Strum, Mark C. Naden