Patents by Inventor Richard G. Diermeier

Richard G. Diermeier 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: 6889969
    Abstract: A cutting board has an improved footing system that supports the cutting surfaces off the counter with removable footings inserted into openings at the corners of the board. The inserts have enlarged ends at each side of the board that elevate the board and prevent the inserts from separating from the board inadvertently. The foot inserts can be inserted straight into each preferably circular opening in which case one of the ends is compressed and passed through the opening for insertion or removal. Alternatively, the footings can also be slid into openings, formed as open-ended slots at the edge of the board, in which case the openings define a narrowed neck that interferes with a slightly wider section of the foot insert to reduce unintended separation. A grid pattern can be formed on either or both cutting surfaces using a suitable surface impression technique.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2005
    Assignee: Traex Company
    Inventors: Richard G. Diermeier, Charles F. Smiley, Carl R. Neess
  • Publication number: 20040150151
    Abstract: A cutting board has an improved footing system that supports the cutting surfaces off the counter with removable footings inserted into openings at the corners of the board. The inserts have enlarged ends at each side of the board that elevate the board and prevent the inserts from separating from the board inadvertently. The foot inserts can be inserted straight into each preferably circular opening in which case one of the ends is compressed and passed through the opening for insertion or removal. Alternatively, the footings can also be slid into openings, formed as open-ended slots at the edge of the board, in which case the openings define a narrowed neck that interferes with a slightly wider section of the foot insert to reduce unintended separation. A grid pattern can be formed on either or both cutting surfaces using a suitable surface impression technique.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2003
    Publication date: August 5, 2004
    Inventors: Richard G. Diermeier, Charles F. Smiley
  • Patent number: 6732888
    Abstract: A squeeze bottle is provided for dispensing a flowable liquid material. The bottle includes an axially extending squeezable container having a side wall and a base at one end of the side wall to define an interior chamber for housing the flowable liquid material. The container defines a neck that extends axially outwardly from an axially outer end of the container opposite the base. A cap is removably attachable to the neck, and includes a plate having at least one opening therethrough and in communication with the interior void of the container. The cap further includes at least two tips defining respective outlet channels in fluid communication with the plate opening to outlet at least two directed streams from the squeeze bottle to a desired food product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2004
    Assignee: Traex Corporation
    Inventors: Charles F. Smiley, Richard G. Diermeier, Michael A. Eckstein