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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2001
Filed:
May. 18, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Michael G. Hoeting, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Stephen C. Hoeting, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Assignee:
Bang Zoom Design, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01F 1/900 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01F 1/900 ;
Abstract
A measuring cup has at least one ramp formed in relief radially inwardly on the inside surface of the measuring cup sidewall. At least one ramp rises from about the bottom edge of the sidewall to about the top edge of the sidewall. The indicia on an upwardly directed surface of the at least one ramp allows a user to look downwardly into the measuring cup to visually detect the volume level of the contents in the measuring cup, thereby eliminating the need to look horizontally at the cup at eye level. Preferably the cup has two ramps, with at least one of standard units, and another with metric units.