Patents by Inventor Nicholas Ian Jays

Nicholas Ian Jays 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: 8613251
    Abstract: The invention provides a centrifugal juicer with a removable bin for collection of unwanted pulp generated by the juicing process. The pulp is thrown upwardly and outwardly, and exits through a letterbox-like aperture which aligns with a filler aperture in the bin. The bin is slidably movable towards and away from the juicer and is open-topped; being covered during operation by a roof member which extends outwardly from the juicer. The bin (32) is provided, above the filler aperture, with a bridging member having a surface adapted to slide in contact with, or closely adjacent, the underside of the roof, thereby to wipe pulp deposits from the roof when the bin is slid away from the juicer for removal. The wiping surface of the bridging member may be shaped or configured to enhance the wiping action.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2013
    Assignee: Kenwood Limited
    Inventor: Nicholas Ian Jays
  • Publication number: 20110271849
    Abstract: The invention provides a centrifugal juicer (10) with a removable container, or bin, (32) for collection of the unwanted pulp generated by the juicing process. A macerator (22) is located in a working zone (20) of the juicer, and the pulp is thrown upwardly and outwardly away from the macerator, and exits through a letterbox-like aperture (34) which aligns with a filler aperture (36) in the bin when the bin is placed correctly for operation of the juicer. The bin (32) is slidably movable towards and away from the juicer and is open-topped; the bin being covered during operation by a roof member (38) which extends outwardly from the juicer. The bin (32) is provided with an upper bridging member (40), above the filler aperture (36); the bridging member (40) having a surface adapted to slide in contact with, or closely adjacent, the underside of the roof (38), thereby to wipe pulp deposits from the roof when the bin (32) is slid away from the juicer (10) for removal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2010
    Publication date: November 10, 2011
    Applicant: KENWOOD LIMITED
    Inventor: Nicholas Ian Jays