Julia L Burke

US Patent:

D639614, Jun 14, 2011

Filed:

Dec 28, 2010

Appl. No.:

29/382050

Inventors:

Clifford Krapfl - Chicago IL, US
Julia Burke - Chicago IL, US
Paul Hatch - Chicago IL, US
David Mucci - Chicago IL, US

Assignee:

WKI Holding Company, Inc. - Rosemont IL

International Classification:

0703

US Classification:

D 7649, D74012

US Patent:

D639615, Jun 14, 2011

Filed:

Dec 28, 2010

Appl. No.:

29/382055

Inventors:

Clifford Krapfl - Chicago IL, US
Julia Burke - Chicago IL, US
Paul Hatch - Chicago IL, US
David Mucci - Chicago IL, US

Assignee:

WKI Holding Company, Inc. - Rosemont IL

International Classification:

0703

US Classification:

D 7649, D74012

US Patent:

D639616, Jun 14, 2011

Filed:

Dec 28, 2010

Appl. No.:

29/382059

Inventors:

Clifford Krapfl - Chicago IL, US
Julia Burke - Chicago IL, US
Paul Hatch - Chicago IL, US
David Mucci - Chicago IL, US

Assignee:

WKI Holding Company, Inc. - Rosemont IL

International Classification:

0703

US Classification:

D 7649, D74012

US Patent:

D646935, Oct 18, 2011

Filed:

Mar 4, 2011

Appl. No.:

29/386823

Inventors:

Paul Hatch - Chicago IL, US
Clifford Krapfl - Chicago IL, US
Julia Burke - Chicago IL, US
Collin Ostergaard - Chicago IL, US

Assignee:

WKI Holding Company Inc. - Rosemont IL

International Classification:

0799

US Classification:

D 7637

US Patent:

8272588, Sep 25, 2012

Filed:

Oct 30, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/609727

Inventors:

Julia Burke - Chicago IL, US
Marianne Grisdale - Chicago IL, US

Assignee:

WKI Holding Company, Inc. - Rosemont IL

International Classification:

B02C 18/10

US Classification:

241 92, 241100, 241298

Abstract:

A rotary mandolin assembly for processing food comprises a container, a lid, and an operating handle. The container has a base and a sidewall that connects to and protrudes upwardly from the base. The sidewall terminates at a flange. The lid contacts the flange of the sidewall of the container. The lid has a cover, a retractable door, and a blade carrier. The cover has an opening formed therein. The retractable door is disposed above the opening of the cover. The retractable door is adapted to be positioned in one of a first position and a second position. The blade carrier has a plurality of blades attached thereto. The blade carrier is disposed beneath both the cover and the retractable door. The operating handle removably connects to the blade carrier.

US Patent:

20120079725, Apr 5, 2012

Filed:

May 27, 2010

Appl. No.:

13/322839

Inventors:

Paul Hatch - Chicago IL, US
Clifford Krapfl - Chicago IL, US
Julia Burke - Chicago IL, US
Thomas Mitchell - Chicago IL, US
David Mucci - Chicago IL, US

Assignee:

WKI HOLDING COMPANY, INC. - Rosemont IL

International Classification:

B26B 29/00
B26B 3/00

US Classification:

30295

Abstract:

A knife for cutting food products comprises a blade portion, a handle portion, and a bolster. The blade portion has a cutting edge and a spine. The spine is disposed on a top side of the blade portion. The bolster has at least a first thickness and is positioned between the blade portion and the handle portion. The bolster comprises a first generally curved-shape proximal boundary and a second generally curved-shaped distal boundary. The bolster has a first lateral sidewall and a second lateral sidewall. A surface depression is disposed between the first generally curved-shape proximal boundary and the second generally curved-shape distal boundary of at least one of the first lateral sidewall and the second lateral sidewall. The first generally curved-shape proximal boundary is spaced a distance from the second generally curved-shape distal boundary to receive a thumb of a user on the bolster.

US Patent:

20120159793, Jun 28, 2012

Filed:

May 27, 2010

Appl. No.:

13/322843

Inventors:

Paul Hatch - Chicago IL, US
Clifford Krapfl - Chicago IL, US
Julia Burke - Chicago IL, US
Thomas Mitchell - Chicago IL, US
David Mucci - Chicago IL, US

Assignee:

WKI HOLDING COMPANY, INC. - Rosemont IL

International Classification:

B26B 3/00
B26B 29/02

US Classification:

30312, 30340

Abstract:

A knife and chopping attachment assembly for chopping food products comprises a knife and a chopping attachment. The knife has a blade portion and a handle portion. The blade portion has a cutting edge and a spine disposed on a top side of the blade portion generally opposite the cutting edge. The chopping attachment is disposed over a portion of the spine of the knife. The chopping attachment is movable along the spine from a proximal end of the blade portion to a distal end of the blade portion.