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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8070148 | Cutting board excellent in a drainage function A cutting board, including retaining holes in a side surface thereof, each retaining hole including a screw hole at an end side of the retaining hole and a first fitting portion at an opening side of the retaining hole; projecting rods inserted into the retaining ho... | 12/06/2011 |
| 7637488 | Multiple purposes cutting board A cutting board, which is used for the preparation of all food types respectively in a kitchen. The cutting board includes a board body having a receiving cavity and two cutting surface, a plurality of cutting panel differed in appearance is received within the rece... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7422201 | Cutting board and stand A device for preparing food includes a stand having a plurality of legs for supporting at least one cutting board and lifting it off a work surface. The cutting board has a hole in it. A pan fits in or underneath the hole to catch juices, scraps or finished cut item... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7334307 | Disposable set screw system A disposable set screw system which comprises inserting the set screw to the desired depth, removing the excess shank portion, and multiple methods for removal of the set screw when desired that in turn improves efficiencies over fixture setup of prior art. ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7322573 | Apparatus designed for fileting of fish An apparatus and method are shown for fileting fish. The apparatus includes a retaining pan and a pair of support elements capable of spanning the width of the pan interior by attachment to the opposing outer edges of the pan. The support elements have retaining ele... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7213806 | Cutting board holder A cutting board kit having a cutting board holder capable of securely receiving two or more cutting boards. The cutting boards may be designated for use with specific classes of food products. ... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7178798 | Cutting board An improved cutting board comprising a top surface and a bottom surface. The top surface is bounded by a raised edge curvlinearly extending into a channel encompassing a planar worksurface. At one end the channel pools into a reservoir having a spillway with a lip e... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7156386 | Modular cutting board system A first cutting board segment in combination with a first tray is secured to a second cutting board segment in combination with a second tray by the use of a connector. Two or more board and tray combinations may be secured together by moving the connector transvers... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7134653 | Portable reversible cutting board having removable cover and tool A portable, reversible cutting board having a first contoured face to receive a first food item to be prepared and an opposite contoured face to receive a second food item to be prepared when the cutting board is turned upside down. The first face of the cutting boa... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7125011 | Magnetic cutting board One or more cutting boards that may be conveniently and compactly stored on many vertical surfaces in the kitchen, for example, a refrigerator. In the preferred embodiment, each cutting board contains two layers, a flexible magnet, and a flexible yet durable cutting... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7111408 | Folding rule A folding rule includes a plurality of segments having length indicating indicia thereon, including a plurality of intermediate segments having a length to thickness ratio in the range of 40:1 to 60:1; the segments pivotally connected together and pivotally moveable... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7077392 | Food cutting board with a sloping trough slide A cutting board for chopping food articles and household items includes a baseboard having a cutting surface for cutting articles thereon. The cutting board further includes a smooth curved sloping surface region at one edge. A surface of the smooth curved sloping s... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7078088 | Disposable cutting sheet A disposable cutting sheet for Processing food items thereon includes a cut-resistant layer including a thermoplastic material ply and an absorbent ply, wherein the first layer has a surface area and wherein the thermoplastic material of the first layer includes a p... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7063879 | Disposable cutting sheet A disposable cutting sheet for processing food items thereon includes a first cut-resistant layer having a first surface area and including a first absorbent ply and a thermoplastic material ply. The cutting sheet further includes a second layer having a second surf... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7063880 | Sheet material and manufacturing method and apparatus therefor A method of manufacturing a single use processing substrate includes the step of extruding a first layer having ridges and troughs between the ridges. The method further includes the steps of placing a second layer into the troughs while the first layer is pliant an... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7056569 | Disposable cutting sheet A cutting sheet for cutting and preparation of food items thereon comprises a first cut-resistant layer having a width and including a first absorbent ply and a first thermoplastic material ply. The thermoplastic material ply of the first layer includes a plurality ... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7047855 | Apparatus for cutting pieces of material into appropriate shaped portions An apparatus for cutting a material having prevalently two-dimensional extension into appropriately shaped portions, in particular for cutting a fabric or the like into shaped portions for the manufacture of clothing items or other items, comprising a support frame ... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7040611 | Chopping board A chopping board comprises a slab of polyethylene 400×280×10 mm made as a unitary moulding. The board includes work face 2 and has a central chopping zone 4 which drains to a liquid sump 6 2 mm deep in one corner. The top adjacent corner is bo... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7036809 | Cutting board holder A cutting board kit having a cutting board holder capable of securely receiving two or more cutting boards. The cutting boards may be designated for use with specific classes of food products. ... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7026034 | Processing substrate and method of manufacturing same A disposable cutting sheet for cutting and preparation of food items thereon includes a first section having a plurality of apertures therethrough and a cut resistant surface, a second liquid impermeable section disposed adjacent the first section, and a fold line d... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7022395 | Disposable cutting sheet A disposable cutting sheet for cutting and preparation of food items thereon includes a first cut-resistant layer having a first surface area and an absorbent ply and a thermoplastic material ply, wherein the first layer includes a plurality of non-circular aperture... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6994334 | Preparation surface with residue receptacle A residue collector is adapted for coupling to a prep-board. The collection perimeter encompasses a reservoir and has support members for laterally and perpendicularly supporting the prep-board. The support members are inboard of the collection perimeter. ... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6994335 | Disposable and absorbent corrugated paperboard cutting board A disposable and absorbent cutting board may be constructed from a layer of corrugations and an absorbent layer. The corrugations may be relatively small and tightly spaced to provide the board with strength and rigidity. The absorbent layer may be made of non-woven... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6994336 | Counter-mountable cutting board A cutting board has a cutting platform and a clamp assembly to securely mount the cutting board to a counter edge. The cutting platform has an elevated planar cutting surface supported on a narrower base. The cutting board includes a removable receptacle for locatio... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6979485 | Processing substrate and/or support surface A disposable cutting sheet for cutting and preparation of food items thereon includes a first cut-resistant layer having a first surface area and including an absorbent ply and a thermoplastic material ply, wherein the thermoplastic ply includes a plurality of apert... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6971644 | Foldable cutting board A foldable cutting board has a groove formed in one side thereof to form a thinned region defining a hinge dividing the member into panels which are foldable about the hinge. Stop structure is disposed on at least one panel for engagement with another panel to preve... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6932336 | Construction board A mixing and measuring tool formed of high molecular high density polyethylene enables a mason to precisely mix and provide an accurate amount of mortar to each brick saving wasted mortar. The tool presents a frictionless, hard cutting surface for cutting brick or s... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6913255 | Corrugated paperboard cutting board A disposable cutting board may be constructed from corrugated paperboard having one or more layers of corrugations. A first layer of corrugations may have relatively small and tightly spaced flutes to provide the board with strength and rigidity, and a second layer ... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6789792 | Folding cutting board A folding cutting board has a contiguous cutting surface, and an opposed surface subtended by four distinct and generally parallel grooves. The grooves form five body members, four which have approximately equal surface area and one which has a width approximately e... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6752142 | Method of assembling a cover panel with spacer feet A cooking area cover panel to be applied separately for a cooking area is made of a hard material and comprises a plurality of individual partial covering panels having an underside and a top side and spacer feet provided with connecting means for selectively mounti... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6702273 | Non-skid wooden cutting board A wooden cutting board for cutting vegetables, bread and other food stuffs, especially useful on a dry or wet countertop for providing improved traction for the cutting board, comprising a wooden cutting board body having a plurality of traction plates, o... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6695299 | Disposable cutting board An inexpensive disposable cutting board is disclosed having a tough plastic upper sheet on a lower base. In one embodiment the lower surface of the base has a tough plastic lower sheet thereon, making the cutting board reversible for two uses. The reversi... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6663096 | Cutting board for food products and method of fabricating same A cutting board for food products which is composed of a plurality of abrasive conical inserts arranged in parallel rows on a support so that a knife blade may be drawn along the channel formed between adjacent rows to sharpen the knife blade on both side... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6651970 | Multi-functional cutting board The present invention 10 discloses a cutting board having multiple cutting surfaces 20, 48, and 66 for use in different applications. A porous cutting surface 20 is used when working with any food product that tends to purge fluids 46. This top allows the... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6644639 | Cutting board A cutting board having a planar upper surface, a generally flat bottom surface, a peripheral wall extending upwardly adjacent to the side edges and the back edges of the upper surface, and peripheral trough formed between the side edges and the peripheral... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6607187 | Board for rolling dough A board for rolling dough comprising a generally flat rectangular board, preferably wood, with an elevated rail system on the surface of at least one side of the board that consists of a raised lip around the perimeter. The invention can be used with a ro... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6543439 | Cooking area cover panel to be applied separately for a cook-top with spacer feet A cooking area cover panel to be applied separately for a cooking area is made of a hard material and comprises a plurality of individual partial covering panels having an underside and a top side and spacer feet provided with connecting means for selecti... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6513803 | Pathology grossing board A grossing board for preparing gross tissue samples having relatively uniform thickness features one or more tissue-receiving depressions and one or more knife-guiding members. The bottom surface of a tissue-receiving depression is essentially parallel to... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6460841 | Modular cutting board A modular cutting/pastry board having a plurality of joinable board sections is disclosed. Each board section, typically of a food grade plastic material, has a keyed tongue disposed along a first edge and a keyhole groove disposed along a second edge suc... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6422551 | Disposable cutting board A disposable cutting board is disclosed having a tough plastic upper sheet and a lower base made of papier-mache. In use, when the upper sheet is pierced, liquid from the food being cut thereon passes through such cuts in the plastic sheet to the base, ca... | 07/23/2002 |