Patents by Inventor Ted Bell

Ted Bell 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: 6182839
    Abstract: A turntable storage device which has a turntable and a plurality of storage containers for condiments and other granular materials. The turntable has a base member and a platform that is removably attachable to the base and rotatable on the base member. The base member has an upwardly extending hollow post. The containers are attachable to the turntable by mating projections and receptacles. The turntable storage device is convertible. It is provided with a mounting hub for selectively attaching and removing either a handle or a hanging support member. The hanging support member is adaptable to hang one or more turntables from a shelf, if desired. The support member also is shaped to fit into the hollow post of another turntable, whereby two turntables can be stacked on top of the one another. In one embodiment, a rotary measuring dispenser is mounted in each container for dispensing predetermined quantities of material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2001
    Assignee: Robbins Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: E. Stanley Robbins, Rodney W. Robbins, Frans M. Weterrings, Ted A. Bell
  • Patent number: 6176397
    Abstract: The container is adapted to be releasably secured to a rotatable turntable. It has a pie-shaped cross section, with a recess in the bottom to receive a projection to hold it in place on the turntable. Another projection projects laterally from the narrow end of the container to mate with a receptacle on the turntable to prevent the container from being tipped off of the turntable. The container has a sloping hinged cover for a large opening on the top, and a hinged cover for a small shaker opening in the top. In one embodiment, the container has a dispensing opening in the bottom and a rotary dispenser operable from outside the container for dispensing pre-measured quantities of materials through the bottom opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2001
    Assignee: Robbins Industries Inc.
    Inventors: E. Stanley Robbins, Rodney W. Robbins, Frans M. Weterrings, Ted A. Bell
  • Patent number: 6131772
    Abstract: The container has a generally pie-shaped cross section and is adapted to fit on a turntable with a number of other containers of the same shape. To facilitate molding, the container consists of at least two separate molded parts, one including the angular side walls and bottom wall of the container, and the other including the front wall of the container. One molded part includes a portion of the top wall of the container, and the other molded part includes the other portion of the top wall, which preferably is sloping and has a large opening. A second opening in the top, preferably grilled, is provided as a shaker outlet. Mounting structures are provided in each molded part for supporting an internal rotary dispenser mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2000
    Assignee: Robbins Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: E. Stanley Robbins, Rodney W. Robbins, Frans M. Weterrings, Ted A. Bell
  • Patent number: 6029828
    Abstract: A turntable storage device which has a turntable and a plurality of storage containers for condiments and other granular materials. The turntable has a base member and a platform that is removably attachable to the base and rotatable on the base member. The base member has an upwardly extending hollow post. The containers are attachable to the turntable by means of mating projections and receptacles. The turntable storage device is convertible. It is provided with structure for selectively attaching and removing either a handle or a hanging support member. The hanging support member is adaptable to hang one or more turntables from a shelf, if desired. The support member also is shaped to fit into the hollow post of another turntable, whereby two turntables can be stacked on top of the one another. In one embodiment, a rotary measuring dispenser is mounted in each container for dispensing predetermined quantities of material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 29, 2000
    Assignee: Robbins Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: E. Stanley Robbins, Rodney W. Robbins, Frans M. Weterrings, Ted A. Bell
  • Patent number: 5791528
    Abstract: A measuring and dispensing spout is provided for use with a container having a panel with an opening therein. The measuring and dispensing spout includes a front face, a pair of side faces and a rear face, formed to provide an open-topped hopper. The spout is mounted within the opening of the panel for pivoting movement between open and closed positions. At least the front face of the open-topped hopper is of substantially transparent material with volumetric indicia thereon, to enable a user to visually confirm the amount of container contents within the spout, even when the spout is closed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 11, 1998
    Assignee: Edward S. Robbins, III
    Inventors: Edward S. Robbins, III, Ted A. Bell
  • Patent number: 5384138
    Abstract: A collapsible, thin wall, plastic container includes a closed end, an annular peripheral side wall and an open end, the peripheral side wall including a plurality of annular steps or shoulders for enabling controlled axial collapse of the container to a compact, collapsed condition wherein a plurality of substantially concentric folds surround a remaining uncollapsed portion of the container; and a removable cap securable to the open end, the cap having a sealed chamber formed therein for holding a predetermined amount of foodstuff material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 1991
    Date of Patent: January 24, 1995
    Assignee: Edward S. Robbins, III
    Inventors: Edward S. Robbins, III, Ted Bell
  • Patent number: 4516682
    Abstract: A merchandise display rack is provided having a plurality of support brackets arranged in vertically displaced relationship to each other bracket to support groups of articles of merchandise in a plurality of vertically spaced tiers. The rack includes a support standard incorporating devices to facilitate fastening of the rack to a vertical support surface and the brackets are secured to an inclined support element in a reverse waterfall arrangement to suspend groups of articles partially below and rearwardly of a next above and forward group of articles to result in full exposure of the bottom portions of each of the groups of articles suspended on the respective brackets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 1983
    Date of Patent: May 14, 1985
    Assignee: Pretty Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Ted A. Bell
  • Patent number: D282326
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 1983
    Date of Patent: January 28, 1986
    Assignee: Pretty Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Ted A. Bell
  • Patent number: D296503
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 1985
    Date of Patent: July 5, 1988
    Assignee: Pretty Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Ted A. Bell, Gordon N. Mawhinney
  • Patent number: D296504
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 1985
    Date of Patent: July 5, 1988
    Assignee: Pretty Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Ted A. Bell, Gordon N. Mawhinney
  • Patent number: D302355
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 1986
    Date of Patent: July 25, 1989
    Assignee: Pretty Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Ted A. Bell, Daniel F. Lehner
  • Patent number: D302356
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 1986
    Date of Patent: July 25, 1989
    Assignee: Pretty Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Ted A. Bell, Daniel F. Lehner
  • Patent number: D302416
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 1986
    Date of Patent: July 25, 1989
    Assignee: Pretty Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel F. Lehner, Ted A. Bell
  • Patent number: D302417
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 1986
    Date of Patent: July 25, 1989
    Assignee: Pretty Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel F. Lehner, Ted A. Bell
  • Patent number: D313694
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 1986
    Date of Patent: January 15, 1991
    Assignee: Pretty Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Gordon N. Mawhinney, Ted A. Bell, Daniel F. Lehner, Timothy S. Cooksey
  • Patent number: D313695
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 1986
    Date of Patent: January 15, 1991
    Assignee: Pretty Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Gordon N. Mawhinney, Ted A. Bell, Daniel E. Lehner, Timothy S. Cooksey
  • Patent number: D318949
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 1986
    Date of Patent: August 13, 1991
    Assignee: Pretty Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Gordon N. Mawhinney, Ted A. Bell, Daniel F. Lehner, Timothy S. Cooksey
  • Patent number: D613518
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2010
    Assignee: Suncoast Aluminum Furniture, Inc.
    Inventor: Ted A. Bell
  • Patent number: D623431
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2010
    Assignee: Suncoast Aluminum Furniture, Inc.
    Inventor: Ted A. Bell
  • Patent number: D418050
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 28, 1999
    Assignee: Newell Operating Company
    Inventors: Elizabeth Lisiecki, Paul Stephan, Robert A. O'Neil, Ted A. Bell