Patents by Inventor Robert F. DeRoseau

Robert F. DeRoseau 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: 5090572
    Abstract: A combination food container and eating utensil for the storing and partaking of prepared food. The container has a body which is adapted for preserving food and a removable cover attached to an outward extending flange on the upper portion of the body. The body has a bottom wall and an outer wall extending upwardly from the periphery of the bottom wall. Inside of the container there is at least one utensil, such as a knife, fork or spoon, stored in a pocket formed by the cover, the side wall and a liner spaced below the cover which partitions the interior of the body into an upper pocket for storing the utensil and a lower pocket for storing food. The utensil in the interior of the container is removably attached to the lower surface of the cover and is accessible to a user when the cover is detached from the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 1991
    Date of Patent: February 25, 1992
    Inventor: Robert F. DeRoseau
  • Patent number: 5042712
    Abstract: A combination food container and utensil for prepared food, by way of example, frozen dinners and restaurant carryouts. The food container has a partitioned body which is adapted for storing food and utensils, a cover attached to the upper portion of the body and at least one utensil, such as, a knife, fork or spoon inside of the body. The body has a bottom wall, a side wall extending upwardly from the outer edge of the bottom wall and a flange extending outwardly from the upper edge of the side wall. A vertical pocket is formed by the cover and an inner wall which extends upwardly from the bottom wall and joins the side walls of the body. The utensil inside of the pocket is accessible when the cover is detached from the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 1990
    Date of Patent: August 27, 1991
    Inventor: Robert F. DeRoseau
  • Patent number: 4930637
    Abstract: A combination food and utensil container for the sanitary storing of prepared food, by way of example, frozen dinners and restaurant carryouts, and the utensils and flavor enhancing substances which are needed for the partaking of the food. The food container has body for storing and preserving food whose height is substantially less than its length and breadth, a cover sealingly attached to the upper edge portion of body and a plurality of utensils attached to the lower surface of the cover. The utensils are removably attached to the lower surface of the body by engaging pairs of apertures in the utensils with circular projections which extend downwardly from the lower surface of the cover. Downward extending pockets with removable covers are provided in the main cover for storing flavor enhancing substances.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 1988
    Date of Patent: June 5, 1990
    Inventor: Robert F. DeRoseau