Michael M Pierce

US Patent:

6814323, Nov 9, 2004

Filed:

Jun 7, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/164759

Inventors:

Dane Starr - Powhatan VA
Jeffery Thomas Mauch - Mechanicsville VA
Michael M. Pierce - Richmond VA

Assignee:

Hamilton Beach/Proctor-Silex, Inc. - Glen Allen VA

International Classification:

B02C 1818

US Classification:

2412822, 2412921

Abstract:

A food processor for processing foodstuffs including a housing having a motor covering a base. The food processor further including a driveshaft, a bowl, a lid and a first tool. The driveshaft protrudes from the base and includes a first end proximate the base and a second end distal therefrom. The bowl is removably securable to the base. The lid is removably securable to the bowl creating a processing chamber between inner surfaces of the bowl and the lid. The first tool is rotatably securable to the driveshaft adjacent the first end in a first operating mode and is rotatably securable to the driveshaft adjacent the second end in a second operating mode. The food processor further includes a disk that is rotatably securable adjacent the second end creating a sub-processing chamber between the first surface and the inner surfaces in the second operating mode.

US Patent:

7196885, Mar 27, 2007

Filed:

Apr 23, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/421606

Inventors:

Michael M. Pierce - Richmond VA, US
Brian R. Sullivan - Richmond VA, US
Roy B. Bates - Glen Allen VA, US

Assignee:

Hamilton Beach/Proctor-Silex, Inc. - Glen Allen VA

International Classification:

H02H 3/00

US Classification:

361 42

Abstract:

An appliance leakage current interrupter (ALCI) cord set for powering an appliance includes an ALCI plug having a housing, an ALCI circuit disposed within the housing and two partially exposed contact blades coupled to an input of the ALCI circuit. The contact blades are configured to connect to an electrical receptacle. The ALCI cord set also includes a power cord and a nightlight. The power cord has a generally insulative jacket and two electrical conductors each having a first end electrically coupled to an output of the ALCI circuit and a second end electrically coupled to the appliance. The nightlight is mounted on an exterior of the housing of the ALCI plug. The nightlight is electrically coupled to the output of the ALCI circuit and is illuminated when the ALCI circuit is not tripped.

US Patent:

20180153343, Jun 7, 2018

Filed:

Oct 30, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/623851

Inventors:

- Glen Allen VA, US
David L. Jackson - Mechanicsville VA, US
Abraham S. Longmire - Ashland VA, US
George Stamper - Quinton VA, US
Michael M. Pierce - Henrico VA, US
Derek A. McCullough - Henrico VA, US
Mark C. Steiner - Midlothian VA, US
Andrea L. Radford - Montpelier VA, US

International Classification:

A47J 37/06
A23L 5/10

Abstract:

A small cooking appliance comprises a bottom housing, a top housing, and a cooking assembly. The bottom housing has a top surface that forms a bottom cooking surface of the appliance. The top housing has a bottom surface that forms a top cooking surface of the appliance. The top housing is hingedly attached to the bottom housing and moveable between a closed position and an open position. The cooking assembly is positionable between the top and bottom cooking surfaces when the top housing is in its closed position.

US Patent:

20140217084, Aug 7, 2014

Filed:

Feb 21, 2014

Appl. No.:

14/186812

Inventors:

- Glen Allen VA, US
Michael Garman - Moseley VA, US
Abraham S. Longmire - Ashland VA, US
George Stamper - Quinton VA, US
Michael M. Pierce - Henrico VA, US
Derek A. McCullough - Henrico VA, US
Mark C. Steiner - Midlothian VA, US
Claire Ashley - New York NY, US

Assignee:

Hamilton Beach Brands, Inc. - Glen Allen VA

International Classification:

A47J 37/06

US Classification:

219395, 219402

Abstract:

A small cooking appliance comprises a bottom housing, a top housing, and a ring assembly. The bottom housing has a top surface that forms a bottom cooking surface. The top housing has a bottom surface that forms a top cooking surface. The top housing is movably attached to the bottom housing and moveable between a closed position and an open position. The ring assembly is positioned between the top and bottom cooking surfaces when the top housing is in its closed position. The ring assembly comprises a top ring, a bottom ring, and a center cooking plate. The center cooking plate is adapted to be removably inserted between the top ring and the bottom ring such that a space defined by the ring assembly is divided into top and bottom cooking cavities when the center cooking plate is inserted between the top ring and the bottom ring.