Dr. Shoemaker graduated from the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1972. He works in Ormond Beach, FL and specializes in Family Medicine.
A food dispenser comprise a flexible container with a spout member at the bottom end thereof. The bottom end of the container is supported by means of a cap stand which surrounds the spout member. The cap stand has a cap for closing or opening the dispenser in view of discharging a fluid food product. Because the cap stand has a collar which is at least partly transparent, the spout member as well as the discharge of the food product from the spout member can be readily observed by the consumer. Thereby, the consumer may control the dosing of the food product from the dispenser in a better way.
James E. Shoemaker - Glenview IL Gilbert M. Younger - Mt. Prospect IL
Assignee:
A. Lakin & Sons, Inc. - Chicago IL
International Classification:
F16D 106
US Classification:
403 1
Abstract:
A bearing support and disconnect for a motor shaft is provided as a separate unit connected to the motor shaft. The unit includes a bearing mounted spindle and a shiftable member for bringing the spindle into and out of driving relation with the motor shaft.
The shopping tool employs a shopping list generator that uses an inventory management module, user input, or a recipe module to generate a shopping list. A list organizer uses a store selection and its associated store layout comprising locations of food items to order the list relative to the items' locations in the store. The organizer may take into account the shopper's past shopping pattern in the selected store when ordering the items on the list. Selection from the recipe module results in populating the ingredients on the list. A warning system is also provided to identify warned food items, and provide substitute suggestions.
The nutritional assessment tool allows a user to select from a recipe database, or enter a recipe of his own; the tool then parses the ingredients, searches other databases for nutrition profile information of each ingredient, and applies the profile to the amount of that ingredient called for in the recipe. It repeats for each ingredient and then provides a nutritional profile of the food item on a per serving basis. This may be applied to entire meals, as well. The tool can provide suggested replacement ingredients to allow the user to tailor his nutritional intake, will allow the user to store meal information and then generate reports related to nutritional profile of a food item, a meal, or a time frame.