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Patent No. 5421089

Fork With Timer

A fork with timer for providing a cue to a user after an elapsed period of time for indicating that another bite of food using the fork may be taken.

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Examiner: Staab, Lawrence J.


Primary examiner statistics: 1285 patents; average approval time: 796 days
Assistant examiner statistics: 41 patents; average approval time: 578 days

Patents as Primary Examiner (view all)

Patent No. Patent Title:
5083478 Four-wheel vehicle drive system
4827787 Mechanical transmission locking mechanism
4827789 Linear actuator
4823634 Multifunction tactile manipulatable control
4821600 Linear actuator take-off and release apparatus
4817465 Rotary table for bakery product slicer
4815328 Roller type orbiting mass oscillator with low fluid drag
4813293 Rotary drive, in particular for vehicle doors
4811619 Motorized control for mirror mount apparatus
4809565 Hydraulic control system for automatic transmission
4807487 Mass-compensation oscillating drive for oscillatory machines
4803898 Apparatus for detecting a neutral state of a transmission gear of...
4803892 Manually operable device for displacing movable stages
4802387 Reversible unidirectional transmission
4802376 Variable phase and oscillatory drives
4800772 Locking plate for gear change rods
4800768 Power transmission apparatus
4799397 Control device for a motor vehicle gearbox
4798099 Control mechanism for operating a vehicle
4798102 Crank arm assembly for windshield wiper device
4796736 Control mechanism for applying a brake and neutralizing a transmi...
4796489 Speed ratio control for a step-lessly variable vehicle transmissi...
4796478 Non-linear rotary drive apparatus
4794811 Helical gearsets
4794807 Tractor transmission
4794808 Transmission control
4794810 Linear actuator
4793198 Fluid flow motion reduction system
4793217 Method and apparatus for controlling power transmitting system fo...
4793209 Four-wheel-driving system having a continuously variable sub-tran...
4793212 Differential gear assembly for motor vehicles
4793196 Gear coupled, counter-rotating vibratory drive assembly
4791831 Gearmotor, housing and associated method
4791823 Voltage detector apparatus
4790213 Planetary gear assemblies
4791327 Drive mechanism for a domestic vibration apparatus
4790217 Line pressure control system for automatic transmission
4788891 Planetary gear having non-circular gears
4788873 Portable walking beam pump jack
4788876 Device for controlling transmission dog clutches

Patents as Assistant Examiner (view all)

Patent No. Patent Title:
3975076 Receptacle for printed circuit board
3973418 Reusable device for attaching an anti-theft monitor to merchandis...
3971614 Electrical connector with means for maintaining a connected condi...
3971240 Locking cover for television controls
3970273 Appliance foot with secure resilient pad
3968984 Door latch
3967475 Combination bicycle lock and mounting bracket
3965710 Door lock with decorative escutcheon
3966159 Safety latch for trays
3964709 Nail polish bottle retainer
3964622 Quick change mounting bracket for loader arms
3963208 Spring-pressed-plunger article holder
3961767 Vehicle bucket seat apparatus and assembly method therefor
3960354 Corner protector
3958282 Portable seat lift for use in bathtubs
3957159 Rotary storage unit
3957243 Latch mechanism for horizontally oscillating seat
3957241 Ball joint relievable hanger for towels and the like
3955788 Apparatus for positioning and supporting optical laboratory instr...
3955787 Display stand
3955869 Electrical socket and socket contact adapted for use therewith
3954238 Safety clamp
3954183 Wall element and an element fastening device
3952979 Isolator
3951374 Book holder
3951366 Hanger
3949960 Bracket system for mounting retractable awnings
3944175 Pipe supports and hanger
3944176 Universal mounting backboard
3942646 Bicycle stand
3942750 Adjustable clamp
3938767 Cable tray
3935948 Storage rack for unvulcanized pneumatic tires
3936134 Battery clamp
3936087 Collection receptacle
3934802 Tube clamping fastener
3933331 Seat adjuster mechanism
3933365 Device for holding together a pair of skis
3933329 Support apparatus for a portable shower head
3931949 Security pedestal base
 
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