| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 220575000 | Compartmented table dish | 40 |
| 20080290097 | Bowl to maintain a crispy dry cereal - The present invention is a uniquely shaped divided bowl that has two separated sections: 1) a cereal section, and 2) a milk and fruit section. These sections are approximately the same size. The consumer places the dry cereal into the cereal section and then places milk and fruit into the milk and fruit section. It should be understood that the consumer might chose to have only milk in the milk and fruit section. An important feature of the design of the milk and fruit section is a groove at its bottom surface into which the last of the milk and fruit goes so that the last bites can be consumed without titling the bowl. | 11-27-2008 |
| 20090050633 | POPCORN BOWL ASSEMBLY - A bowl assembly for holding popcorn. The bowl assembly includes a top, a bottom, and a sidewall extending therebetween wherein the bottom has a plurality of openings. The plurality of openings are of size and shape that allow unpopped kernels from the popcorn to be disposed through the openings and into a compartment located directly below the bowl. The compartment may then be removed to dispose of the kernels. | 02-26-2009 |
| 20090065510 | Plate for Eating While Standing Up - A plate intended for use while standing up is configured to allow the main area of the plate to rest on the forearm of a user, while a user's index finder and thumb grip a holder ( | 03-12-2009 |
| 20090108005 | Dual Chamber Salad Container - A salad container having a container body with an open top, an exterior surface and an interior surface defining a cavity, the cavity divided into an upper chamber and a lower chamber by a selective barrier cooperatively configured to rest on the interior surface of the body to selectively exclude relatively large ingredients such as salad roughage from entry into the lower chamber and to provide passage therethrough of relatively small food ingredients, such as granular ingredients including, for example, ground pepper and/or such as liquids, including, for example, salad dressing, into and out of the lower chamber. | 04-30-2009 |
| 20090127269 | Food server - A server apparatus for food items which provides a deposit location for unwanted, discardable, or inedible portions of the food, or ancillary utensils such as tooth picks, and is convenient, sanitary and appealing for serving food. | 05-21-2009 |
| 20090145908 | SMART DISPENSER PACKAGING SYSTEM - A food package having a base ( | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090194543 | FOOD PLATE WITH BEVERAGE SUPPORT - A food retaining apparatus and associated methods are described. In one embodiment, the food retaining apparatus includes a food receptacle formed in a first side of a plate. The food retaining apparatus further includes a beverage container receptacle comprising an indented hollow having a receptacle opening, where a beverage container is insertable into the receptacle opening and the opening is located on a second side of the plate, the second side being opposite the first side. Also, in one embodiment, a plurality of ribs extend from an inner wall of the indented hollow, the ribs being positioned to engage a lip on an opening of the beverage container. Alternatively, at least one projection maybe disposed on the inner wall of the indented hollow to grip the beverage container when inserted into the beverage container receptacle. | 08-06-2009 |
| 20090194544 | Fluid retention package system - A food bowl assembly includes a bowl ( | 08-06-2009 |
| 20090200316 | MAKING SERVING PLATTER HAVING DISPOSAL OPENING AND SHALLOW SEALING LID - A method of making a serving platter includes molding a hand portable main body and molding a shallow lid. The main body portion includes a top portion defining a serving area comprising a plurality of primary serving wells, and a bottom portion defining a substantially enclosed interior space. The top portion also defines a disposal opening configured to receive there through food waste for deposit into the substantially enclosed interior space. The top portion also includes a plurality of dividing walls that define and separate the primary serving wells. The shallow lid is configured to be removably coupled to the main body such that the lid is positioned above and extends over and seats off the serving area. Each dividing wall is engaged by the lid such that two serving wells are isolated from one another by a dividing wall engaged with the lid. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20100200597 | PARTITIONED CEREAL BOWL - Methods, systems, and devices are disclosed for partitioning food containers, such as cereal bowls. Some embodiments may include a system with a food container, which may be a cereal bowl. The system may also include a flexible membrane having a top surface and a bottom surface. The membrane may partition the food container into a lower portion and an upper portion. The lower portion may be for holding liquid content. The upper bowl portion may be adapted for holding edible solid content. The membrane may have multiple passageways extending from the membrane bottom surface through the membrane top surface. The multiple passageways may be normally closed and then expand to an open configuration allowing fluid transmission from below the membrane to above the membrane when the membrane is flexed in a first direction normal to a resting plane parallel to the top surface and the bottom surface. | 08-12-2010 |
| 20100206886 | INFANT FEEDING BOWL - There is provided an infant feeding bowl comprising a bowl container defining an inner bowl surface, an outer bowl surface and a bowl rim; and projecting away from said bowl rim, a bowl handle defining an arc form handle rim. The bowl handle includes a lamellar portion that extends from said handle rim to the bowl rim and provided to the lamellar portion, a thumbhole arranged for receipt of the user's thumb in use. The thumbhole is arranged symmetrically about a chord axis extending from the arc form handle rim to the bowl rim. | 08-19-2010 |
| 20100282761 | TABLEWARE FOR PORTION CONTROL - The present invention is a set of tableware for portion control, which includes: a meal plate, a cup, a soup/cereal bowl, a pizza/cake plate, and a snack/ice-cream bowl. Such tableware features architectural barriers for pre-determined portion sizes, representative colors and keywords that correspond to food groups and/or food items, and portholes that serve as an additional guard against overfilling through siphoning off and/or as a visual reminder to consciously put food in the designated sections. | 11-11-2010 |
| 20110006069 | FOOD CONTAINER SYSTEM - A container is system is disclosed that includes multiple containers and a lid adapted to permit an interior container to hang from a master container. The interior container contains a fluid food substance and the master container includes a solid food substance. | 01-13-2011 |
| 20110062165 | BALANCED INDIVIDUAL DINING PLATE - Disclosed herein are compounds having the formula (I) wherein a dashed line represents the presence or absence of a bond; Y is an organic acid functional group, or an amide or ester thereof; or Y is hydroxymethyl or an ether thereof; or Y is a tetrazolyl functional group; A is —(CH | 03-17-2011 |
| 20110132914 | PARTY PLATE - A party place setting that facilitates the manipulation of food and drink with a single hand. Such place settings are of sturdy manufacture to allow for the support of food and drink with one hand via the place setting. The place setting may be manufactured from materials that lend to environmentally friendly practices. | 06-09-2011 |
| 20110186585 | FOOD CONTAINER - A container assembly for storing and transporting consumable products. The container assembly includes two or more containers, each having a container coupling portion configured to facilitate the coupling of one container to another container. The container assembly also includes one or more adaptor lids operative to seal a cavity of a container by threaded engagement therewith, and to selectively couple two containers together. In some embodiments, two containers may be coupled to each other by placing a first container on top of a second container and rotating the two containers relative to each other. The container assembly may be operative to permit multiple quantities and sizes of containers to be selectively coupled together to provide flexibility for a user to store and transport a variety of consumable products. The container assembly may also include a lid having a handle to allow a user to easily transport the container assembly. | 08-04-2011 |
| 20120205383 | SERVING TRAY ASSEMBLY WITH DISPOSAL OPENING - A food tray assembly comprises a serving platter and a receptacle platter. The serving platter has a central aperture disposed there through and a serving area defined between the central aperture and a perimeter thereof. The receptacle platter has a bottom and a peripheral wall extending from the bottom at a perimeter thereof. The serving platter and the receptacle platter are releasably coupled to one another. | 08-16-2012 |
| 20120234838 | MULTI-FUNCTION FOOD PLATE ASSEMBLY - A food plate assembly includes a base and a swivel member is pivotably connected to the base. The swivel member has a first recess defined therein. A plate is located on the base and has a first surface with multiple engaging portions, and a second surface having multiple second recesses. A support portion extends from the second surface and has a third recess. A cover is removably and optionally mounted on the plate and has a handle. The cover has a fourth recess. The food plate assembly is used for serving salad, cakes, beverages, and bottled drinks. | 09-20-2012 |
| 20130277375 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING FOODS IN ADJACENT PORTABLE CONTAINERS - The invention described herein is generally directed to a snack or dip or food holder assembly that can attach to bowls, dishes, plates, trays and the like. Specifically, a snack or dip holder is provided that can be removeably attached to a bowl or plate edge. | 10-24-2013 |
| 20130292389 | Plate with Integrated Design for Sauces - A plate with integrated design for sauces includes a plate well, a lip, an outer base, a plurality of central bases, at least one design indentation, and a design indentation border. The lip is positioned around the plate well, and the outer base and the plurality of central bases are positioned with the plate well opposite from the lip. The at least one design indentation is positioned on the plate well and provides a separate area for the sauces. The design indentation border that provides a barrier between a food surface of the plate well and a top surface of the at least one design indentation is positioned around the at least one design indentation. The plate with integrated design for sauces allows food items to be served on the food surface while keeping the sauces within the at least one design indentation. | 11-07-2013 |
| 20130341336 | Partitioned Cereal Bowl - Methods, systems, and devices are disclosed for partitioning food containers, such as cereal bowls. Some embodiments may include a system with a food container, which may be a cereal bowl. The system may also include a flexible membrane having a top surface and a bottom surface. The membrane may partition the food container into a lower portion and an upper portion. The lower portion may be for holding liquid content. The upper bowl portion may be adapted for holding edible solid content. The membrane may have multiple passageways extending from the membrane bottom surface through the membrane top surface. The multiple passageways may be normally closed and then expand to an open configuration allowing fluid transmission from below the membrane to above the membrane when the membrane is flexed in a first direction normal to a resting plane parallel to the top surface and the bottom surface. | 12-26-2013 |
| 20140069934 | SLOPED PLATE WITH RESERVOIR - Plates are shown that include a sloped support that supports an eating surface; a raised border around the eating surface; and a reservoir foamed as a depression in the eating surface at the bottom of the slope, such that the depression and an angle of the sloped support allow fluids to collect in the reservoir. | 03-13-2014 |
| 20140131364 | Tray-pocket shaper combination for making decorative patterns arrangement of items, pocket shapers and methods of using - The disclosed invention involves a combination of a tray of various sizes and shapes and having a wall around at least a part of its periphery and one or more removable pocket shapers comprised of separators, grids, etc. for forming pockets on a top surface of the bottom of the tray, the pockets having a bottom area of 3 inches or more, the combination allowing easy, fast preparation of attractive patterns of different edible and/or non-edible items having distinctive boundaries therebetween when the pocket shapers are removed vertically. Also disclosed are methods of forming a multitude of such arrangements using such combinations. | 05-15-2014 |
| 20140166668 | CEREAL BOWL WITH SEPARATE COMPARTMENT FOR MILK AND CEREAL - The cereal bowl comprises a bowl which is in a generally cylindrical shape and a strainer therein to keep the cereal elevated and separated from the milk resting at the bottom of the bowl. The strainer provides an individual to control when and how long the cereal is immersed in the milk so that the cereal can be kept from soggy from milk. | 06-19-2014 |
| 20140166669 | QUADRANT PORTION FOOD ORGANIZER - This invention provides dinnerware, such as plates, bowls and goblets, with slightly beveled dividers, which separates the dinnerware into intervals. The dinnerware provides for two options: one with labels and one without labels. In the labeled option, each interval is labeled. In the unlabeled option, the intervals are not marked. Rather, a pamphlet is provided that indicates the types and amounts of food or drink to be served in each section. The intent is to make it easy for the user to serve the appropriate amount of food or drink each time and, with continued use over time, learn appropriate portion sizes. This is referred to as learning to measure with the eyes, as this allows the user to employ this methodology even when the dinnerware of the present invention is not available. | 06-19-2014 |
| 20140203025 | RECEPTACLE SYSTEM WITH LID ASSEMBLY - The present invention is generally directed toward receptacle systems and methods of using the same. In one embodiment, the receptacle system includes a cup and a lid assembly. The lid assembly is configured to allow for removal of consumable items such as, but not limited to, fruit, nuts and seafood, while further providing a holding chamber for disposable items such as, but not limited to pits, shells and seeds that are left over from the consumable items. The cup, the lid assembly, or both may be discarded and replaced or re-used. The lid assembly includes at least one barrier surface or wall that provides physical separation between the consumable items and the disposable items. | 07-24-2014 |
| 20140231438 | FOOD AND DRINK PLATE - A plate includes a main body having a top surface, a first physical depression formed on the top surface, a second physical depression formed on the top surface at a position at one side of the first physical depression, and a through thumbhole formed on the main body at a position which is spaced apart from the first physical depression and the second physical depression, wherein the thumbhole and the second physical depression are formed on the same side with respect to the first physical depression. | 08-21-2014 |
| 20140239000 | Party Plate - A party plate composite for use at social gatherings and the like that serves as a plate for food as well as a holder for an eating utensil, a napkin, and a beverage container, to enable the user to hold all with one hand while leaving the other hand free to shake hands with others, or use a cell phone, to use the eating utensil or napkin, or to drink the beverage, said party plate composite comprising (a) a plate component for depositing food upon its upper surface, said plate component having an aperture depending through its upper and lower surfaces, (b) an coupler component for disposition into said aperture and for attachment to the circumferential walls of said aperture, and (c) a beverage container holder component appropriately attached to the lower portion of said coupler component. | 08-28-2014 |
| 20140263364 | CONTAINER WITH HEATING FEATURES - A container formed from a blank comprising a base layer and a lamination layer. The container has a bottom wall, a side wall, and a rolled edge extending from the side wall. The container includes features for helping to direct moisture from an interior surface of the bottom wall of the container to the side wall. The features comprise a plurality of embossed features and linear features extending in at least a portion of the container and defining respective grooves in an interior surface of the container defined by the bottom wall and the side wall. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140263365 | Stable and Stackable Tray with Receptacle for Beverage Container and Thumbholds for Secure Grip - A stackable food and beverage service apparatus for use by a person to support food and a beverage in a single hand with ergonomic thumb holds for grip support. The apparatus comprises an upper surface on one side and a recessed surface on the other side. The recessed surface is for holding food, whereas the upper surface includes a beverage receptacle and two opposing thumb holds offset to either side of the beverage receptacle. A user can securely grip the apparatus with the left or right thumb while the fingertips support the bottom of the recessed surface. A raised rim around the periphery keeps food in the recessed surface and separated from the beverage receptacle and the thumb holds. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140374424 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING FOODS IN ADJACENT PORTABLE CONTAINERS - The invention described herein is generally directed to a snack or dip or food holder assembly that can attach to bowls, dishes, plates, trays and the like. Specifically, a snack or dip holder is provided that can be removeably attached to a bowl or plate edge. | 12-25-2014 |
| 20150008231 | COMBINATION FOOD AND BEVERAGE SERVING PLATE - A combination food and beverage serving plate includes an annular surface defining a predominately flat surface; a centrally located cylinder member surrounded by the annular surface and interconnected with the annular surface, the cylinder member including a top cavity for receiving a beverage container; and an annular perimeter wall surrounding the annular perimeter surface and interconnected with the annular surface. The annular perimeter wall forms an outer first boundary for the annular surface while the cylinder member forms an inner second boundary for the annular surface. Moreover, the top cavity is tapered, such that a diameter of the top cavity is larger near a top surface of the cylinder member than near an interior bottom surface of the cylinder member. As such, the top cavity is structured to receive beverage containers of various sizes and shapes. | 01-08-2015 |
| 20150090726 | ASSISTED EATING AID - An assisted eating aid for use with an eating utensil constructed to carry food portions is disclosed as a serving vessel body having a bottom surface and an opposing upper surface with a centrally disposed food receiving region, an outermost perimeter, and a plurality of flanges projecting upwardly from the upper surface of the serving vessel body to divide the centrally disposed food receiving region from an outermost food receiving region where at least two of the flanges are spaced apart with each flange having an interior facing scoop surface and exterior facing scoop surface constructed to shove food portions pushed thereagainst onto the eating utensil. | 04-02-2015 |
| 20150102041 | FOOD CONTAINER WITH DISCARD COMPARTMENT - A food container is divided into two compartments by a vertically extending partition wall. A user selects which of the two compartments will hold a food product and which compartment will receive inedible parts of the food product after edible part of the food product is consumed. A snap-on lid closes the container to retain the food product and discarded inedible parts inside the container. Flap openings in the lid allow access to the compartments. | 04-16-2015 |
| 20150122824 | Plate Having Integrated Cup Holder - The present disclosure provides a plate including a base portion, and a cup holder located substantially towards a center of the base portion. The cup holder has a top portion that extends above the base portion and a bottom portion that extends below the base portion. An outer rim is located along a circumference of the base portion and extends above the base portion to a height substantially similar to that of the upper portion of the cup holder. The cup holder can have a seat in the bottom portion that can be located at a bottom most portion of the bottom portion or at a distance away from the bottom most portion of the bottom portion. | 05-07-2015 |
| 20150305526 | 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. | 10-29-2015 |
| 20150320245 | PORTABLE FOOD OR BEVERAGE AND CONDIMENT KIT - A food and condiment kit comprising a container with a top, a bottom, and an interior. A tray coupled to the top of the container includes at least one opening to receive a cup with a first end facing the bottom of the container. A ring with an interior edge and a plurality of clasps disposed around the interior edge is coupled to the first end of the cup. A cutting mechanism coupled to the ring protrudes towards the first end of the cup. A lining covers the open end of the cup sealing the contents of the cup from the contents of the container until the cup is rotated around the cutting mechanism to cut the lining and thereby release the contents therein. | 11-12-2015 |
| 20150351565 | PORTABLE COMBINATION DISHWARE SET - A portable combination dishware set comprising a first surface comprising a female part and a second surface comprising a male part of a fastening mechanism. The female part comprises a circular recess that forms a protuberance on the first surface, the protuberance terminating in a raised circular periphery, the raised circular periphery comprising a number of inwardly extending locking brackets, each locking bracket comprising an inner arcuate edge that joins the raised circular periphery at the first end of the inner arcuate edge and at the second end of the inner arcuate edge, and a locking channel situated directly underneath the arcuate edge of each locking bracket. The male part comprises a number of locking members, each comprising a vertical extension that connects the locking member to the second surface and a horizontal portion that extends partially around an outer circumference of a circular protrusion on the second surface. | 12-10-2015 |
| 20160073805 | Surface Contact Self-Sealing Integrated Tablewear and Dining Mat - A self-sealing integrated tablewear and dining mat including a rubberlike planar portion having a raised perimeter delimiting at least one concavity above an upper surface and a suffuse undersurface disposed for sealable contact with an underlying surface upon which said mat is disposed, said sealable contact preventative of lateral displacement of the planar portion across the underlying surface, wherein said sealable contact creates a partial vacuum when attempts to separate the undersurface from the underlying surface are made except at an outer edge of the planar portion, whereby removal of the planar portion from the underlying surface is effective only by peeling the undersurface from the underlying surface starting first at the outer edge. | 03-17-2016 |
| 20160374485 | CEREAL BOWL - A cereal bowl according to the present invention includes a basin that may be attached to a base. A partition extends from a sloped floor of the basin to divide the basin into a front interior space and back interior space which can be used to separate a liquid from solid material. The cereal bowl is particularly useful for separating dry breakfast cereal from milk so that the dry breakfast cereal does not absorb milk and become soggy. | 12-29-2016 |
