Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
220574100 | With eating aid | 31 |
20090120941 | FEEDING APPARATUS - In one aspect, the present invention is directed to a feeding apparatus, comprising: a vessel, for storing food; and at least one depression the form of which corresponds to the convex form of a spoon for feeding an infant from the vessel; or an elastic object changeable to the form of the convex side of the spoon. In another aspect, the present invention is directed to a kit for feeding an infant, the kit comprising: a spoon; and a vessel (such as a bowl and cup) having an arched depression the form of which corresponds to the contour of the convex side of the spoon. The depression may be a part of the rim of the vessel, a part of the rim of a reed attached to the vessel, a part of a tab of the vessel, and so on. | 05-14-2009 |
20090120942 | CONVENIENT FOOD CONTAINER - A food container includes a base ( | 05-14-2009 |
20090152277 | Portable Safety Dish - A safety dish forms a secure food container and has a dish for holding food, a cover for enclosing the dish and food, and a lock mechanism for securing the cover to the dish to prevent unauthorized access to the food and/or tampering with the food. A key or correct input of a combination is required to access the food contents of the container. The safety dish preferably includes a handle and is formed from dishwasher-safe and microwave-safe materials. | 06-18-2009 |
20090200315 | SET OF PLASTIC EATING AND/OR DRINKING AIDS - A plastic set ( | 08-13-2009 |
20090242573 | FOOD PLATE WITH STRUCTURE FOR ACCOMMODATING FORK TINES - An article including a food plate including a surface for placing food thereon, the surface including an orderly series of protrusions spaced from one another, wherein a spacing between adjacent protrusions equals a distance between tines of a fork. | 10-01-2009 |
20090250474 | Plate with features that cooperatively interact with utensils - A food serving plate with features that cooperatively interact with utensils to provide fun assistance to young children with their effort to load food onto their utensils. The features on the food serving plate include either or both of: a slotted ramp that accepts the tines of an eating utensil, such as a fork, which allows a person to load food onto the utensil by pushing the food up the ramp and then sliding the utensil under the food when it has reached sufficient height; and a ramp with a nested depression that accepts the leading perimeter contours of a utensil with a food-receiving bowl, such as a spoon, which allows a person to load food onto the utensil by positioning the utensil within the nested depression and by pushing the food up the ramp with a second utensil with a blunt profile, such as a pusher, and over the nested depression. | 10-08-2009 |
20090289070 | FOOD CONTAINER WITH DRAWING UTENSIL - A container comprises a receptacle having a base portion, a lateral containment surface, and at least one drawing utensil for food. The drawing utensil has an elongated handgrip element and at least one movable working portion connected to one end of the handgrip element. The handgrip element faces a respective portion of the lateral containment surface. The base portion further comprises a substantially pocket-shaped housing for at least a partial insertion therein of the movable working portion. | 11-26-2009 |
20090294454 | UTENSIL SHAPED CONTAINER - A spoon or utensil shaped food and or liquid chamber or container that may be designed to contain or store a foodstuff and or liquid or other contents, and may be attached to or part of or within one or more chambers or container. | 12-03-2009 |
20100252561 | FOOD PLATE WITH STRUCTURE FOR ACCOMMODATING FORK TINES - An article including a food plate including a plurality of slender elements spanning over a surface for placing food thereon, wherein ends of the slender elements are supported in a frame and wherein adjacent slender elements are movable laterally with respect to one another so as to accommodate various fork tine spacings. | 10-07-2010 |
20110192851 | FOOD PLATE HAVING A SLOPE, A SLOPE ADAPTER FOR A CONVENTIONAL FOOD PLATE, AND METHODS OF MAKING SAME - A food plate comprising a first surface, a second surface, and an edge, wherein at least the first surface or each of the first surface and the second surface has a slope, which optionally comprises at least one depression at the bottom of the slope and adjacent to the edge, wherein (i) at least each portion of the edge that is adjacent to the bottom of the slope forms a rim or (ii) substantially all or all of the edge forms a rim and at least each portion of the rim that is adjacent to the bottom of the slope is pronounced or more pronounced than a portion of the rim that is not adjacent to the bottom of the slope; an adapter for a conventional food plate comprising a graduated, optionally flexible, rim, which, upon attachment to the food plate, causes the food-bearing side of the food plate to have a slope; a method of making a food plate; and a method of making an adapter for a conventional food plate. | 08-11-2011 |
20110284554 | CONTAINER ASSEMBLY - A container assembly has three portions, namely a bowl, a tray, and a cover. The tray has a sealable mounting on the bowl, and spaced peripheral clasps for engaging a flange of the bowl to make the seal seat tightly. The tray doubles both as a sealing lid and a carrying frame for auxiliary containers such as for salad dressing, condiments or the like. The tray is symmetrically arranged such that two side accommodations bracket a third, central accommodation for utensils. The two side accommodations are deeper than the central accommodation. The cover encloses all of the items carried in the tray. | 11-24-2011 |
20120111873 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING DISHWARE HAVING A UTENSIL RETAINER - A dish and utensil retainer corresponding to the dish, wherein the utensil retainer is sized and shaped to selectively receive and retain a utensil on the dish. | 05-10-2012 |
20120248124 | DISPOSABLE PLATES AND BOWLS WITH ATTACHED UTENSILS - A food-holding plate or bowl may include a central area and a rim surrounding the central area. At least one utensil-holding strap is formed integrally with the rim. The rim may be provided with cuts and rim material between the cuts may be displaced from a plane of the rim thereby resulting in formation of the strap. The rim may be provided with a cut-out into which a tine portion of the fork or a bowl portion of the spoon may be positioned, so that one of the assemblies may be stacked onto another one of the assemblies in a nested relationship. | 10-04-2012 |
20130233864 | Appetizer Tray and System - A system comprising a tray, utensils, and utensil adapters is disclosed. The tray features a plurality of holes into which customized utensils may be placed vertically, or into which standard utensils fitted to appropriate adapters may be placed vertically. In addition, the tray features one or more recesses, which may contain a sauce or dip, or may contain a serving utensil (itself too large to be placed vertically in a hole while maintaining stability). The system allows the user to serve utensils needed to consume an appetizer course or other food serving in an elegant and efficient manner. | 09-12-2013 |
20130306647 | ATTACHABLE UTENSIL FOR A FLEXIBLE POUCH CONTAINING EDIBLE MATERIAL - The present invention relates to an attachable utensil that removably attaches to a flexible pouch containing edible material in order to facilitate convenient feeding from the pouch. The utensil contains a fitment end for attaching to a valve of the pouch, a neck portion that connects the fitment end to a serving end, and a serving end that receives the edible material and allows the user to eat or feed the edible material in a convenient and comfortable manner. | 11-21-2013 |
20130306648 | SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR ASSISTING A USER IN PORTION CONTROL WHILE EATING - A system of place-setting components used to facilitate serving and eating healthy food portions. The place-setting system comprising: a plate and a nestable set of two or more serving spoons. The plate includes one or more serving areas corresponding to a portion size for one or more food components of a meal. Each of the serving spoons in the nestable set includes a bowl-shaped cup and a handle. The handle of the serving spoons comprising: a first segment, extending distally from the proximal end of the handle, with a portion of a distal-most section of the first segment extending upward; a second segment connected to the first segment, with the second segment extending downward; a third segment connected to the second segment, with the third segment extending generally upward; and a fourth segment connected to the third segment, with the fourth segment extending generally distally. | 11-21-2013 |
20130313265 | REVERSIBLE FOOD PLATES HAVING A SLOPE, METHODS OF USE, AND SLOPE ADAPTER FOR FOOD PLATE AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME - A food plate comprising a first surface, a second surface, and an edge, wherein at least the first surface or each of the first surface and the second surface has a slope, which optionally comprises at least one depression at the bottom of the slope and adjacent to the edge, wherein (i) at least each portion of the edge that is adjacent to the bottom of the slope forms a rim or (ii) substantially all or all of the edge forms a rim and at least each portion of the rim that is adjacent to the bottom of the slope is pronounced or more pronounced than a portion of the rim that is not adjacent to the bottom of the slope; an adapter for a conventional food plate comprising a graduated, optionally flexible, rim, which, upon attachment to the food plate, causes the food-bearing side of the food plate to have a slope; a method of making a food plate; and a method of making an adapter for a conventional food plate. | 11-28-2013 |
20140021206 | FOOD CONTAINER WITH CUP RECESS - A food container includes a base and a lid, and the lid may have a recess configured to receive a second container. The base may comprise a formed cavity that provides a bowl into which food or other items may be placed. The recess in the lid may receive a cup containing another item, such as a condiment or topping. The cup with the condiment or topping may be inserted into the recess, and removed from the recess, without removing the lid from the base. The lid and/or the base may be formed from any suitable materials, such as a transparent or non-transparent plastic material, and/or a compostable material. | 01-23-2014 |
20140027460 | Attachable food container - A food container ( | 01-30-2014 |
20140246443 | FOOD STORAGE SYSTEM - A food storage system including a secondary bowl that is adapted to be positioned at least partially on and/or in a main lid. The secondary bowl is adapted to be detachable from the main lid. | 09-04-2014 |
20140291333 | SPOONWRAP FOR CONTAINER - A system and method for associating a constructible utensil with a container. The system may use a thin-walled plastic cup container with a stiffer paperboard overwrap. A constructible utensil is integrated into this overwrap. A free end of the wrap overlaps and covers the utensil-end of the overwrap, so that the utensil is protected. The overwrap is sealed at the free end with an easy to release adhesive, so that the consumer would pull back the overwrap to expose the utensil. The utensil would be perforated on the overwrap, so the consumer could easily remove it for use. There is an option for more copy under the overwrap as well. | 10-02-2014 |
20140299608 | HIGHCHAIR TRAY COVER SYSTEM WITH MAGNETICALLY ATTACHABLE OBJECTS - A highchair system enables removable attachment of objects to a tray of the highchair and protects the highchair from food and liquid spills. A flexible slipcover is removably attachable to the highchair tray so as to extend over at least an upper surface thereof. A permanent magnet or a ferromagnetic material is associated with the slipcover. Objects, such as a dish or a toy, are held in place on the highchair tray by magnetic attraction forces. Tethered utensils may be removably attachable to the dish. | 10-09-2014 |
20140326736 | CONTAINER FOR FOOD - Upper and lower slits are formed on an upper part of a food container main body. The tip end portion of a skewer or simplified fork is inserted through the upper slit from inside the container main body and further inserted through the lower slit, and the tip end portion is pressed inside. As a result, the skewer or simplified fork can be held in the container main body by the both slits. A portion between the upper and lower slits functions as a flexible holding piece, and the skewer is held by a recovering force of this holding piece so that the skewer or simplified fork can be tilted by an arbitrary angle or the skewer or simplified fork can be held at an arbitrary position in the vertical direction. | 11-06-2014 |
20140332539 | POP-OUT CONSTRUCTIBLE UTENSIL - A system and method for co-packaging constructible utensil assemblies with a food container including a utensil layer and a protective laminate layer. The utensil is disposed in the assembly to be easily removed while concurrently being peeled from the protective laminate layer that helps to ensure the cleanliness and sanitary portions of portions of the utensil to contact the foodstuff. | 11-13-2014 |
20140339238 | SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR ASSISTING A USER IN PORTION CONTROL WHILE EATING - A system of place-setting components used to facilitate serving and eating healthy food portions. The place-setting system comprising: a plate and a nestable set of two or more serving spoons. The plate includes one or more serving areas corresponding to a portion size for one or more food components of a meal. Each of the serving spoons in the nestable set includes a bowl-shaped cup and a handle. The handle of the serving spoons comprising: a first segment, extending distally from the proximal end of the handle, with a portion of a distal-most section of the first segment extending upward; a second segment connected to the first segment, with the second segment extending downward; a third segment connected to the second segment, with the third segment extending generally upward; and a fourth segment connected to the third segment, with the fourth segment extending generally distally. | 11-20-2014 |
20150060469 | RETAINER ARRANGEMENT - The present invention relates to a retainer arrangement for arranging a serving utensil to a top edge protruding from a wall of a serving dish. This type of retainer arrangement comprises, in particular, a support surface, at least two holding means, at least one locking means, and at least one set of fastening elements for receiving a serving utensil to be set in the retainer arrangement. The retainer arrangement is positioned against a top surface on the top edge of the serving dish with said holding means in such a manner that the fastening elements are arranged to protrude in relation to the top edge. | 03-05-2015 |
20150083732 | Main Body - A device for retaining solid portions of a food product that contains solid and liquid components. The device comprises an opening, angled side walls, and an angled bottom surface that acts as a bottom surface. The device fits into a liquid container, such as a soup cup. The angled sidewalk cause a wedging effect that keeps the invention from dropping down to the bottom of the liquid container. The bottom surface contains a perforated region that allows the liquid element of the food product to flow through to the bottom of the liquid container, but retaining the solid portions. By retaining the solid portions of the food product proximate the mouth of the liquid container, the user is able to consume the solid portions of the food product without a utensil. In addition, the design of the invention forces the solid elements into the user's mouth. | 03-26-2015 |
20150136794 | Food Container with Cup Recess - A food container includes a base and a lid, and the lid may have a recess configured to receive a second container. The base may comprise a formed cavity that provides a bowl into which food or other items may be placed. The recess in the lid may receive a cup containing another item, such as a condiment or topping. The cup with the condiment or topping may be inserted into the recess, and removed from the recess, without removing the lid from the base. The lid and/or the base may be formed from any suitable materials, such as a transparent or non-transparent plastic material, and/or a compostable material. | 05-21-2015 |
20150305533 | Tableware for Specialized Persons - The present invention is directed to a set of tableware for use by persons with neuro-cognitive impairment, compromised or under developed motor skills, or any persons with difficulties eating foods and imbibing drinks. As described herein, the tableware set includes at least one container and at least one spoon. The container has a smooth sidewall portion, a vertically slanted basin portion to define an asymmetrical cavity enclosed by the container. A flat base is provided on the underside of the container. A spoon is provided to match the curvature of the container along or more axes. To assist disabled persons with using the spoon, the side edges of the spoon matches the vertical curvature of the sidewall container, and the tip of the spoon matches the horizontal curvature. The handle of the spoon is designed along an arc to match the alignment of a closed hand when holding a spoon. | 10-29-2015 |
20150327700 | FOOD SERVING AND STORAGE ASSEMBLY - A food storage and serving assembly includes a bowl, a cover, and a utensil. The bowl defines a cavity therein and includes a latch saddle radially extending outwardly from a remainder of the bowl. The cover extends over the bowl to enclose the cavity. The cover includes a latch hook selectively secured within the latch saddle to maintain the cover over the bowl. The utensil is selectively coupled with the bowl and extends about the latch hook and the latch saddle. The utensil defines a handle portion extending above the bowl and the cover to facilitate user transport of the food storage and serving assembly at least partially via the handle portion of the utensil. | 11-19-2015 |
20160022064 | INTERIOR-FOCUSED SLOPED-SIDED APPARATUS AND METHOD - This invention relates to an apparatus that facilitates self-feeding by, for example, a person having limited fine motor skills and methods related thereto. Specifically, the disclosed apparatus enables food to collect in a specific area and guides a utensil to this area. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention. | 01-28-2016 |