IP Library Granted Patent US 12,291,385
Granted Patent B1
US 12,291,385 · App. 18/325,498 · Granted May 6, 2025

Food shaking seasoning apparatus and associated non-fungible token

Inventor: Maurice Dillard (Humble, TX)
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12,291,385
App. No.
18/325,498
Granted
May 6, 2025
Kind
B1
Abstract

One embodiment of an Easy Shaker may comprise a container, a sleeve, and a lid for use in distributing seasonings and flavorings for foodstuffs. One embodiment of an Easy Shaker may comprise a container and a sleeve. Another embodiment of an Easy Shaker may comprise a sleeve with an elastic band. An Easy Shaker may have token linking information associated therewith, in some embodiments, embedded in a two-dimensional data matrix (e.g., a QR code). A user may obtain access to a non-fungible token (NFT) on a blockchain by use of token linking information associated with an object such as a popcorn bucket or an Easy Shaker. The non-fungible token may describe the popcorn bucket, the Easy Shaker, or some other physical or intangible object.

Claims (4)

1. A method for utilizing a blockchain token comprising:

receiving from a user over the internet one or more parameters associated with token linking information, said token linking information being associated with a bucket;

providing to a user access to a token present in a blockchain that is associated with at least one of the one or more parameters received from the user, wherein the blockchain is the Ethereum blockchain.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising a sleeve for encompassing the bucket, the sleeve comprising one or more side walls, the sleeve side walls defining an encompassed space, at least one sleeve side wall comprising a lower lip projecting at least toward the interior of the sleeve.

Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 63378972 · Oct 10, 2022
Provisional Application 63347774 · Jun 1, 2022
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