Pet Toilet-Like Water Disk and Food Storage
One pet-friendly inventor patented "a device for watering pets, e.g., a dog or cat." The device, he helpfully noted, "has the general shape of a toilet."
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7905021 | International dining kit The present disclosure teaches an international dining kit comprising a pair of multifunctional chopstick components. The components include a first chopstick component having a fork portion and a first chopstick portion; and a second chopstick component having a sp... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7856722 | Cutlery set assembly A cutlery set assembly is disclosed and comprises a knife (50) and a spoon (10) and/or a fork (30). The items of cutlery are made of resilient plastics material and each item of cutlery has a cylindrical handle. The handles are shaped such that ... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7805843 | Eating utensil A utensil for a manually impaired user includes a utensil insert, such as a fork, spoon, knife, tool or other object, and a handle for receiving the utensil insert so that a portion of the utensil insert extends outwardly from the handle. The handle has first and se... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7354189 | Culinary utensil A culinary whisk comprising an elongate handle, and a generally planar utility portion connected to the handle so as to be pivotably movable about an axis perpendicular to the axis of the handle. ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7256347 | Cord control and accessories having cord control for use with portable electronic devices A control cord for connecting an auxiliary device to a portable electronic device is provided. The control cord includes a flexible longitudinal housing and a plurality of electrical conductors extending from one end of the housing to which the auxiliary device will... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7228632 | Cutlery implement A cutlery implement includes a blade, a tang and a handle. An insignia or making is located on an end surface of the handle facing away from the blade, the insignia indicating the type of blade attached to the handle. The blade and tang are part of a single piece of... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7204957 | Sanitizable cushioned sheath for the handle of a culinary knife or similar article A handle-sheath may be molded for of a flexible material and may be shaped and dimensioned so as to be stretched over a conventional handle, thereby permitting the sheath to be conveniently removed and replaced. An internal flushing mechanism is preferably provided ... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7162802 | Hand tool A hand tool is formed of a handle and a removable tool part . The tool has a protruding section and a first magnet at the end of the protruding section. The handle has a bore with a second magnet. The tool is assembled by inserting the protruding section into the bo... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7163311 | Foodware having visual sensory stimulating or sensing means Active foodware comprises at least a plate unit that provides visual stimuli by having a power source and a visual sensory stimulating component to provide light emanating from the plate. Other devices can provide auditory and haptic stimuli. The plate unit can be a... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7156434 | Cooking tool assembly A cooking tool assembly (10) is disclosed which includes a first cooking tool comprising tong means (14) having gripping means (17,18) located at one end of respective arms (15,16) the arms being distally pivotted at the other end, and se... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7134206 | Combination utensil A combination utensil for preparing and eating crustaceans comprising an elongated handle portion having opposing longitudinal ends; a crustacean shell breaking tool extending integrally from one of the longitudinal ends; and a fork extending integrally from a remai... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7100288 | Cutlery A set of cutlery includes a plurality of superimposable cutlery components, which are adapted to be releasably connected so as to form a transportable unit. In order to facilitate the handling of such cutlery, it is suggested that the cutlery components should be ac... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7024777 | Combination utensil A combination utensil for preparing and eating crustaceans comprising an elongated handle portion having opposing longitudinal ends; a crustacean shell breaking tool extending integrally from one of the longitudinal ends; and a fork extending integrally from a remai... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7013568 | Snap-together eating utensil assembly An eating utensil assembly includes a knife, a fork and a spoon. The knife includes an elongate handle, and grooves are formed in opposite surfaces of the handle. The fork and the spoon each have channel-shaped handles that can be nested over the handle of the knife... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7011003 | Fork with tine protector guard and method A large kitchen or barbecue fork and protector for preventing injuries from sharp tines of the fork and preventing food contamination from bacteria and dirt on the tines. The guard is movable on a shank of the fork from a covering relationship with the sharp pointed... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6976311 | Method and apparatus for attaching and detaching two utensils An apparatus is provided comprising a first knife and a second knife. The first knife typically includes a first attachment device and the second knife includes a second attachment device to attach the two knives together. The first and second attachment devices can... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6560877 | Tool for preparing and treating food and method for personalizing said tool A tool for preparing and treating food, such as knife, large fork, ladle, chopping board, etc., personalizable depending on the expected specific use, comprises a portion intended to come into contact with the food and a handle portion intended to allow t... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6119351 | Beveled edge fork A beveled edge fork provides a handle and a head portion. A preferred version of the head provides four tines extending from a base of the head portion, which are strengthened by center, left and right reinforcements. A concave upper surface, enclosed by ... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6067717 | Combination utensil tool A combination utensil tool with attachable utensils, such as forks, spoons, and knives which are easy to attach and detach from a common handle. The present invention comprises a built up contoured handle preferably having a raised rim on a first end and ... | 05/30/2000 |
| 5931307 | Self separating flatware and method for sorting same Flatware that can be quickly and easily sorted when placed in a liquid solution, the flatware encompasses three classes, spoons, forks and knives. The spoons have a generally uniform buoyancy so as to float at a first level in the liquid solution, the for... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5845403 | Nestable dual-end eating utensil A nestable set of two, selectively-detachable,, dual-end eating utensils having a temporal clipping mechanism to hold the eating utensils in a secure position during non-use periods.... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5655663 | Self-separating flatware and method for sorting same Flatware that can be quickly and easily sorted when placed in a liquid solution, the flatware includes spoons, forks and knives. The spoons have a generally uniform buoyancy so as to float at a first level in the liquid solution, the forks have a generall... | 08/12/1997 |
| 5327650 | Knife, fork and spoon combination A knife has a handle that slideably receives the respective handles of a fork and a spoon in one orientation only. The transverse cross section of the fork handle and the spoon handle is generally rectangular, with a longitudinally-extending step formed i... | 07/12/1994 |
| 5197623 | Thermal snack jar A thermal jar for carrying snacks, and which is provided with a removable receptacle for a spoon and fork and which is received in a channel in a top surface of the cover of the jar. The spoon and the fork are pivotally mounted to the underside to the top... | 03/30/1993 |
| 4995154 | Nesting flatware set A nesting flatware set includes a knife, a fork, and a spoon. The knife and fork each include top and bottom end portions and dovetail locking portions which interfit to frictionally lock the knife and fork together. The spoon includes a bowl, a handle, a... | 02/26/1991 |
| 4984367 | Combination utensil A combination utensil is disclosed. The utensil features at least one recess along the back of its handle portion, and a nonlinear end which is received by the user's hand. Both of these features facilitate the utensil's used. Additionally, the other end ... | 01/15/1991 |
| 4922611 | Knife/fork/spoon combination cutlery A cutlery apparatus incorporating the utility of a knife, a fork, and a spoon. The present invention combines a knife, fork, and spoon together in a unique and novel fashion so that a person may both impale and cut his food by the same apparatus. Moreover... | 05/08/1990 |
| 4914819 | Eating utensil for indicating when food may be eaten therewith and a method for using the utensil A dietary control eating utensil is disclosed for indicating when food can be eaten therewith. The handle of the utensil includes a gravity-powered timing device. The device includes an elongated transparent material chamber for containing immiscible flui... | 04/10/1990 |
| 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 |
| 4610087 | Eating utensil for correctional institutions An eating utensil, such as a fork, spoon or dinner knife, for use in correctional institutions. The utensil is formed of a polymeric plastics material and includes a handle which is constructed so as to prevent the utensil from being formed into a sharpen... | 09/09/1986 |
| 4539749 | Portable knife equipped with a spoon and a fork A portable knife including a knife and at least one utensile. The portable knife comprises an assembly of elongated plates at least one of which defines a longitudinally extending pocket having an open end which receives and retains an elongated portion o... | 09/10/1985 |
| 4535538 | Combination non-disposable table utensil A combination non-disposable table utensil capable of performing as a knife, fork or spoon having a handle with a scoop extending from one end thereof. At one end of the scoop, a plurality of tines extend outwardly therefrom. The scoop also includes first... | 08/20/1985 |
| 4524512 | Nestable, stackable cutlery Nestable, stackable cutlery is shown according to the teachings of the present invention in the form of spoons, forks, and knives. The cutlery includes handle portions, of generally identical construction, and food operational and engagement portions. The... | 06/25/1985 |
| 4377035 | Cultry place setting A cutlery place setting comprises a knife, a fork, a spoon, and a holder in which the upper ends of the knife, fork and spoon are housed together detachably and which holds them together.... | 03/22/1983 |
| 4317284 | Flatware eating utensils A knife, fork and spoon are held together magnetically. The outside edges of the fork tines correspond to the curvature of the spoon bowl, and the tines are curved to correspond to the interior of the spoon bowl. The major faces of the knife blade are per... | 03/02/1982 |
| 4215471 | Fruit knife A fruit knife has a handle, and a blade connected with the handle and having a plurality of throughgoing apertures. This permits the juice produced during movement of the blade through the fruit to flow through the apertures and thereby prevents spurting ... | 08/05/1980 |
| 3939562 | Utensils for eating strands of foods Utensils for eating strands of food such as spaghetti. The primary utensil is a spoon-type utensil having means for cutting strands of food. The cutting means is formed by two edges defining a tapering slot in which strands are cut. One edge of the slot i... | 02/24/1976 |