Diego H Viana

US Patent:

20120104042, May 3, 2012

Filed:

Nov 18, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/299401

Inventors:

Christopher Vincent Tirone - East Aurora NY, US
Diego Hernan Viana - Tonawanda NY, US
Paul R. Feldner - Menomonee Falls WI, US
John Patrick Rayburn - Brookfield WI, US
Gerald Oehmen - Jackson WI, US

International Classification:

B65D 35/56

US Classification:

222105

Abstract:

A caddy for holding a pastry bag comprises a receptacle having an open end, a closed end, an internal surface connecting the open and closed ends, and a plurality of fins projecting from the internal surface of the receptacle toward a central longitudinal axis of the receptacle. The fins define a tapered framework of contact ridges for contacting the pastry bag to reduce the surface area of contact between the pastry bag and the internal surface of the receptacle. A container removably receives the receptacle and holds a heat transfer medium for surrounding an external surface of the receptacle.

US Patent:

20140008390, Jan 9, 2014

Filed:

Jul 3, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/540706

Inventors:

Sarah Jane Burke - Amherst NY, US
Diego Viana - Tonawanda NY, US
Christopher Tirone - East Aurora NY, US
Donald Fuchs - Mentor OH, US
Jeffery Kalman - Cleveland Heights OH, US
David Boll - Avon OH, US
Robert Soreo - Cleveland Heights OH, US

International Classification:

B65D 35/28

US Classification:

222101

Abstract:

A dispenser for dispensing serving portions of topping onto beverages and desserts comprises a first compartment portion and a second compartment portion hingedly connected to the first compartment portion. One of the compartment portions includes a backing surface and a bag holding member operable to releasably attach a product bag to the compartment portion adjacent the backing surface. The other compartment portion includes a squeeze member, for example a cylindrical roller, mounted for travel in upward and downward directions. The squeeze member is arranged to contact the product bag when the second compartment portion is closed relative to the first compartment portion. The dispenser also comprises an actuating lever mechanically connected to the squeeze member, for example by a one-way advancing mechanism, wherein the actuating lever is operable by a user to advance the squeeze member in the downward direction to dispense product. The dispenser facilitates cleaning and product replacement.

US Patent:

20110073616, Mar 31, 2011

Filed:

Dec 10, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/965122

Inventors:

Christopher Vincent Tirone - East Aurora NY, US
Diego Hernan Viana - Tonawanda NY, US
Paul R. Feldner - Menomonee Falls WI, US
John Patrick Rayburn - Brookfield WI, US
Gerald Oehmen - Jackson WI, US

International Classification:

B65D 35/56

US Classification:

222105

Abstract:

An apparatus for holding a pastry bag comprises a caddy and an ice-bath container that removably receives the caddy. The caddy includes a tapered receptacle and a flange arranged externally about the tapered receptacle. The container includes a first wall having a generally planar external surface, a second wall adjacent the first wall, the second wall having a generally planar external surface, and a third wall adjacent the second wall. The third wall includes an external surface engaged by the flange and an opening configured to allow insertion of the tapered receptacle into the interior of the container. The flange and/or the external surface of the third wall are configured so that the tapered receptacle is inclined relative to a support surface (e.g. a tabletop) whether the container is placed on its bottom (the first wall) or on its side (the second wall).