Patents by Inventor Matthew Dugan

Matthew Dugan 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: 20230038281
    Abstract: Provided is a blending system, including a blending container for use with an immersion blender. The blending container may include curved or domed bottom surface that extends into a cavity of the container and that is configured to engage with the bell of the immersion blender. The blending container may prevent one or more of: splashing of foodstuff during the blending process, suction of the immersion blender to a bottom of the container during use, or cavitation of the foodstuff. The containers may direct foodstuff within the container or towards the immersion blender to prevent splashing and facilitate mixing of foodstuff. The blending container may further include an annular shoulder that tapers inwardly from a sidewall of the container to an open end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2021
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Inventors: Jack W. Gee, II, Matthew Dugan, David J. Kolar
  • Patent number: D1015161
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Vita-Mix Management Corporation
    Inventors: Jack W. Gee, II, Matthew Dugan, David J. Kolar