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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7356933 | Multifunctional ladle A multifunctional ladle includes a spoon-body which has a handle and a perforated spoon which mounts on the spoon-body by using a link rod, a spring and a screw. By pushing or pulling a switch on the handle which connects with the link rod, the perforated spoon can ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7273548 | Fluid filter A fluid filter, which is adapted for separating a less dense fluid floating on a high dense fluid, includes at least a fluid filtering arrangement including a floating wing adapted for floating on the less dense fluid and at least a fluid outlet formed on the floati... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7185766 | Skimmer A skimmer device and a method for skimming a liquid, foam, fat or other solid or liquid material or anything else that a user wants to remove or separate from a remaining liquid or solid that is left in a container. ... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7172705 | Skimmer A skimmer device and a method for skimming a liquid, foam, fat or other solid or liquid material or anything else that a user wants to remove or separate from a remaining liquid or solid that is left in a container. ... | 02/06/2007 |
| 6898857 | Fruit peeler A hand utensil for peeling and pitting a fruit, such as a mango, has a spoon-shaped bowl through which a plurality of elongated generally parallel slots laterally extend in a lower region of the concave surface between the proximal end and the distal end of the bowl... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6869531 | Fluid filter A fluid filter, which is adapted for separating a less dense fluid floating on a high dense fluid, includes at least a fluid filtering arrangement including a floating wing adapted for floating on the less dense fluid and at least a fluid outlet formed on the floati... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6742264 | Limb trimmer apparatus A limb trimmer apparatus is provided comprising a blade releasably secured to a housing assembly. The housing assembly comprises a housing having first and second flat sides for alternatively securing the blade to the housing assembly in desired extended or storage ... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6550146 | Sieving ladle A sieving ladle allowing separation of solids or coarse material from liquids or fine particles; the sieving ladle comprising a generally concave-shaped bowl, the bowl defining a bowl wall, the bowl wall having a bowl wall peripheral edge, the bowl wall p... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6490796 | Multi-use kitchen tool A cooking utensil includes a body with a depressed portion, a handle extending from the body in a first direction, and a blade extending from the body in a second direction not parallel to the first direction. The body has a curved leading edge that is co... | 12/10/2002 |
| 5927185 | Tool for egg boiling A tool for egg boiling is provided which includes a handle (2) and a concave liquid draining element located at the one end of the handle for supporting an egg. The tool shaft is provided with a resilient tongue (23), one end of which is fixed to the shaf... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5752432 | Expandable volume food preparation and forming tool apparatus and method The invention is an expandable volume food preparation tool for precisely and quickly forming a quantity of dough into a plurality of uniform dough blocks having a predetermined volume and shape. Included therein is a base plate having a base opening disp... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5573292 | Combination turner/strainer kitchen utensil A dual-purpose spatula-skimmer kitchen utensil provides a rigid, planar surface having a thin leading edge for being pushed beneath a food product (e.g., cooking within a shallow frying pan or the like). A depression or concavity in the planar surface has... | 11/12/1996 |
| 5564146 | Multipurpose utensil A multipurpose utensil which comprises a tubular casing and a pair of spoons. Each spoon includes a small, shallow bowl having a rim thereabout which is on an end of a handle. The spoons are positioned with the rims face to face, allowing the handles to b... | 10/15/1996 |
| 5560109 | Skimming spoon A kitchen utensil is described in the form of a spoon for separating a liquid from an unwanted floating component. The spoon has a handle and a ladle and 2 comprising two liquid receiving vessels 3, 4. One of the vessels 3 is received within the other 4 a... | 10/01/1996 |
| 5510028 | Device for separating liquids A device for separating liquids has a side wall enclosing an interior space. A bottom is connected to the side wall adjacent a lower edge of the side wall and has an aperture formed therein at a position above the lower edge. The bottom extends upwardly a... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5348023 | Curetting instrument and method An improved curette is disclosed having a spoon-shaped scoop attached to an elongated tapered handle. Substantially the entire periphery of the scoop is sharpened, allowing the curette to be used in a lateral or rotating motion to remove and collect tissu... | 09/20/1994 |
| 5263255 | Popcorn utensil An elongated, trough-like utensil for eating buttered popcorn by scooping it from a container. Long enough to reach into a deep container, one end of the utensil includes a finger stop which can be held between the middle and index fingers. The finger sto... | 11/23/1993 |
| 5230156 | Cooking utensil A cooking utensil having a base plate includes an extension flange mounted orthogonally and downwardly relative to the base plate, with the base plate and extension flange having cooperating, coplanar, and continuous side walls defining a through-extendin... | 07/27/1993 |
| 5199349 | Skimmer/separator ladle A skimmer/separator ladle comprises a handle of an elongated configuration and a bowl of a cup-shaped configuration defining an upper rim. The handle and the bowl are connected together and the handle extends upwardly from the bowl at the upper rim of the... | 04/06/1993 |
| 5182860 | Skimmer A skimmer for removing fat from a liquid comprising a bowl, and a handle member releasably engaging the bowl. The bowl has a structure defining an opening in the bottom of the bowl. A bowl member is secured to the bottom of the bowl in proximity to the op... | 02/02/1993 |
| 5084177 | Oil Skimmer The device described herein comprises a ladle type utensil having a handle attached to a substantially cylindrical cup having a bottom comprising either a flat or preferably a concave bottom in which a number of "domes" are set, which "domes" extend upwar... | 01/28/1992 |
| 4825551 | Strainer ladle A strainer ladle which comprises an outer ladle having an unperforated bowl and a handle, an inner ladle having a perforated bowl which is nested within the unperforated bowl and a handle which is slidably mounted on the handle of the outer ladle. The per... | 05/02/1989 |
| 4587734 | Grating tool A cheese grating tool comprises a handle shaft (1) and a plate (2) connected thereto. The plate (2) comprises a generally single-curved portion (22) with a plurality of apertures (31) which are distributed over the width of the blade (2) generally in the ... | 05/13/1986 |
| 4438564 | Egg scoop or spoon An improved egg scoop or spoon suitable for handling hot boiled eggs wherein the spoon bowl is itself egg shaped and is constructed so as to be easily positionable around an egg, to surround and firmly retain an egg and to provide for the drainage of flui... | 03/27/1984 |
| 4043039 | Stirring device with dual head A kitchen utensil for stirring comprising a pair of spoon bowl elements mounted on a single handle so that corresponding points on the two elements are always the same distance apart.... | 08/23/1977 |
