IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0648123
(2012-10-09)
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등록번호 |
US-8650952
(2014-02-18)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
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출원인 / 주소 |
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대리인 / 주소 |
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
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인용정보 |
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초록
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A spoon comprises a handle and a bowl. The bowl has a superior face and an inferior face. The bowl includes a front tip-end portion, a rear handle-end portion and a central axis. The bowl includes a first outer edge and a second outer edge, each having a respective length. The bowl includes a first
A spoon comprises a handle and a bowl. The bowl has a superior face and an inferior face. The bowl includes a front tip-end portion, a rear handle-end portion and a central axis. The bowl includes a first outer edge and a second outer edge, each having a respective length. The bowl includes a first curved side and a second curved side each upturned toward the superior face of the bowl thereby forming a concave arcuate enclosure for an elongated receptacle formed substantially along a portion of the central axis and tapering toward the front tip-end portion. The first curved side and the second curved side terminate at a predefined distance respectively along the first outer edge and the second outer edge from an apex of the rear handle-end portion thereby causing the rear handle-end portion to be flat relative to the first curved side and the second curved side.
대표청구항
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1. A spoon for dispensing material into a narrow-rimmed container, the spoon comprising: a handle having a first end and a tapered second end; anda bowl, said bowl having a superior face and an inferior face;wherein said bowl further includes (i) a front tip-end portion, (ii) a rear handle-end porti
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A spoon for dispensing material into a narrow-rimmed container, the spoon comprising: a handle having a first end and a tapered second end; anda bowl, said bowl having a superior face and an inferior face;wherein said bowl further includes (i) a front tip-end portion, (ii) a rear handle-end portion, and (iii) a central axis, the central axis connecting an apex of the front tip-end portion to an apex of the rear handle-end portion, the apex of the rear handle-end portion connected to said second end of said handle and the front tip-end portion being narrower than the rear handle-end portion;wherein said bowl further includes a first outer edge and a second outer edge, each having a respective length and each connecting the apex of the front tip-end portion to the apex of the rear handle-end portion of the bowl along the respective length, the first outer edge and the second outer edge formed symmetrically around the central axis of the bowl;wherein said bowl further includes a first curved side and a second curved side, the first curved side bounded by a subset of the length of the first outer edge of the bowl and the second curved side bounded by a subset of the length of the second outer edge of the bowl, the first curved side and the second curved side each being upturned toward the superior face of the bowl thereby forming a concave arcuate enclosure for an elongated receptacle formed substantially along a portion of the central axis of the bowl midway between the apex of the front tip-end and rear handle-end portion;wherein an apex of the first curved side is partially folded over upon a lower portion of the first curved side;wherein an apex of the second curved side is partially folded over upon a lower portion of the second curved side;wherein the first curved side terminates at a predefined distance along the first outer edge from the apex of the rear handle-end portion and the second curved side terminates at the predefined distance along the second outer edge from the apex of the rear handle-end portion thereby causing the rear handle-end portion to be flat relative to the first curved side and the second curved side,wherein the front-tip end is characterized by a flat arcuate region;wherein the elongated receptacle has a first dimension proximal to the front tip-end portion and a second dimension proximal to the rear handle-end portion, the first dimension and the second dimension each defined along an axis orthogonal to the central axis of the bowl, the first dimension being smaller than the second dimension thereby tapering the elongated receptacle toward the front tip-end portion; andwherein the receptacle formed within the concave arcuate enclosure is configured to contain material and to direct the contained material toward the front tip-end portion. 2. The spoon of claim 1, wherein the spoon is made of a solid homogenous material selected from the group consisting of: a plastic, a metal, and a metal alloy. 3. The spoon of claim 1, wherein the handle has a length of between 8 centimeters and 10 centimeters, a width of between 0.3 centimeters and 2.0 centimeters, and a first angle of taper between the first end and the tapered second end of the handle of between 1 degree and 10 degrees. 4. The spoon of claim 1, wherein the central axis connecting the apex of the front tip-end portion to the apex of the rear handle-end portion has a length of between 4 and 6 centimeters and the predefined distance from the apex of the rear handle-end portion is between 0.5 centimeters and 2.0 centimeters. 5. The spoon of claim 1, wherein a ratio between a length of the handle and a length of the central axis connecting the apex of the front tip-end portion of the bowl to the apex of the rear handle-end portion of the bowl is between 1.7 and 2.2. 6. The spoon of claim 1, wherein a ratio of a length of the central axis to the predefined distance from the apex of the rear handle-end portion is between 4.5 and 6. 7. The spoon of claim 1, wherein a ratio of the second dimension to the first dimension of the elongated receptacle is between 1.5 and 2. 8. The spoon of claim 1, wherein the elongated receptacle is tapered toward the front tip-end portion at a second angle of taper of between 2° and 10°. 9. The spoon of claim 1, wherein the first curved side and the second curved side each has a length of between 4 centimeters and 6 centimeters. 10. The spoon of claim 1, wherein the apex of the rear handle-end portion is connected to the second end of the handle at an arcuate joint elevated to a predefined height of between 0.2 centimeters and 1 centimeter from the portion of the central axis of the bowl midway between the apex of the front tip-end and rear handle-end portion. 11. The spoon of claim 1, wherein the spoon is plated with a metal. 12. The spoon of claim 11, wherein the metal is gold, silver or pewter. 13. The spoon of claim 1, wherein the spoon is made of stainless steel or aluminum. 14. The spoon of claim 1, wherein the first end comprises a hole for receiving a ring, wherein the ring adjoins the spoon to another utensil. 15. The spoon of claim 1, wherein the spoon has a mass of less than twenty grams. 16. The spoon of claim 1, wherein the spoon has a mass of less than five grams. 17. The spoon of claim 1, wherein the spoon is carved from wood. 18. The spoon of claim 1, wherein the spoon includes a visual indication of a volume of the bowl. 19. The spoon of claim 18, wherein the visual indication comprises an engraving on a surface of the bowl indicating the volume of the bowl.
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