Patents by Inventor Thomas K. Leppert

Thomas K. Leppert 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: 4138066
    Abstract: A food grinder has an upstanding base unit within which is included an electric motor. A worm-driven gear linkage serves to deliver motion from the motor. Defined in one side of the base unit is a receptacle within which is received a cassette. The cassette includes a food grinding mechanism which receives motion from the linkage so as to operate that mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 1977
    Date of Patent: February 6, 1979
    Assignee: Teledyne Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Keith M. Mullins, Thomas K. Leppert, Thomas Cannon, Ronald R. Kerr, Ronn G. Smith
  • Patent number: 4083467
    Abstract: An infant training tumbler includes an upright tubular housing within which is an upright internal web that divides the housing into a pair of longitudinal compartments. Affixed upon the upper end of the housing is a cap that completes a closure of the upper end of that one compartment. Openings in the cap permit the egress of liquid from the cap upon tilting of the housing. The geometrical relationships are such that the compartment is opposite the egress opening so that, upon a dropping of the housing, the openings are in a position that prevents significant spillage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 1977
    Date of Patent: April 11, 1978
    Assignee: Teledyne Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Keith M. Mullins, Thomas Cannon, Thomas K. Leppert, Thomas R. Burnell