Patents by Inventor Michael Welk

Michael Welk 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: 20110095031
    Abstract: A cooking vessel assembly comprises a cooking vessel and a removable lid. The cooking vessel has a base and a continuous sidewall. The sidewall connects to the base, projecting upwardly from the base and terminates at a peripheral edge. The removable lid has a covering portion and a handle. The handle has a griping portion, a connecting section, and a supporting section. The connecting section connects the handle to the lid covering portion. The gripping section extends from the connecting section. The supporting section extends from the connecting section in a direction generally opposite of the gripping section and has a cooking vessel retaining portion. A gap is formed between the connecting section and the supporting section. The cooking vessel retaining portion receives the peripheral edge of the cooking vessel to secure the lid to the cooking vessel in an open position to allow access to the base of the cooking vessel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2010
    Publication date: April 28, 2011
    Applicant: WKI HOLDING COMPANY, INC.
    Inventors: Michael Welk, Tara Marie Marchionna, Paul Katz, Kirsten Jane Climer, Diana Beatriz Sierra, Bikramjeet Sohi, John Chap, Davin Stowell
  • Publication number: 20050236347
    Abstract: A display system including a portable display board and method of mounting a portable display board to a mounting surface. The display system includes a rail and a portable display board removably coupled to the rail. When the display board is removably coupled to the rail, at least a portion of the display board is in pressure engagement with the mounting surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2004
    Publication date: October 27, 2005
    Applicant: ACCO Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Piyali Cole, Joseph Cortez, Michael Welk, Christopher Dohlen, Gregory Merz
  • Patent number: D618491
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2010
    Assignee: WKI Holding Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Welk, Tara Marie Marchionna, Paul Katz, Kirsten Jane Climer, Diana Beatriz Sierra, Bikramjeet Sohi, John Chap, Davin Stowell
  • Patent number: D618494
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2010
    Assignee: WKI Holding Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Welk, Tara Marie Marchionna, Paul Katz, Kirsten Jane Climer, Diana Beatriz Sierra, Bikramjeet Sohi, John Chap, Davin Stowell
  • Patent number: D618495
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2010
    Assignee: WKI Holding Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Welk, Tara Marie Marchionna, Paul Katz, Kirsten Jane Climer, Diana Beatriz Sierra, Bikramjeet Sohi, John Chap, Davin Stowell
  • Lid
    Patent number: D619892
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2010
    Assignee: WKI Holding Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Welk, Tara Marie Marchionna, Paul Katz, Kirsten Jane Climer, Diana Beatriz Sierra, Bikramjeet Sohi, John Chap, Davin Stowell