US4075769A
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Method and article for weight reduction
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1975-08-25
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Granted: 1978-02-28
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Expires: 1995-08-25
Abstract
Abstract A method for weight reduction which permits a person to be served and eat as much food as he wants. The method centers around the concept of reducing each portion of food picked up with the utensil to a predetermined maximum size before placing it in the mouth. An article for use in conjunction with the method comprises a plate having a relatively large area for the meal and at least one smaller area alongside the large area to which the person eating must reduce each mouthful of food before it is ingested.
Inventors
- 👤 Julius Young
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 13:18
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47G; A47G19/00; A47G19/02; A47G19/025
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
84 words
In a weight reduction method, the steps of providing a plate having a relatively large area marked off for a meal and at least one small adjacent measuring area, picking up a portion of the meal such as meat, potatoes or peas with a utensil, matching said portion against said measuring area, reducing the quantity of said portion if necessary by removal of part of said portion until the portion is no larger than the measuring area, and ingesting the portion as so reduced.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
84 words
In a weight reduction method, the steps of providing a plate having a relatively large area marked off for a meal and at least one small adjacent measuring area, picking up a portion of the meal such as meat, potatoes or peas with a utensil, matching said portion against said measuring area, reducing the quantity of said portion if necessary by removal of part of said portion until the portion is no larger than the measuring area, and ingesting the portion as so reduced.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
170 words
An article for use in weight reduction comprising a plate having an upwardly facing surface with a large area marked off for a meal and at least one substantially small measuring area adjacent the meal area, said measuring area being distinctively marked to permit easy reduction of the size of each portion of the meal picked up and being no larger than a portion of a meal which may be picked up with an eating utensil, both of said large area and said measuring area being flush with each other and with the surrounding portions of said upwardly facing surface, said plate being circular, said large area being off center so as to form an eccentric area outside the large area, there being a plurality of measuring areas in said eccentric area, all of said measuring areas being flush with each other and with the surrounding portions of said upwardly facing surface, and no larger than a portion of a meal which may be picked up with an eating utensil.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
170 words
An article for use in weight reduction comprising a plate having an upwardly facing surface with a large area marked off for a meal and at least one substantially small measuring area adjacent the meal area, said measuring area being distinctively marked to permit easy reduction of the size of each portion of the meal picked up and being no larger than a portion of a meal which may be picked up with an eating utensil, both of said large area and said measuring area being flush with each other and with the surrounding portions of said upwardly facing surface, said plate being circular, said large area being off center so as to form an eccentric area outside the large area, there being a plurality of measuring areas in said eccentric area, all of said measuring areas being flush with each other and with the surrounding portions of said upwardly facing surface, and no larger than a portion of a meal which may be picked up with an eating utensil.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
15 words
An article according to claim 2, said measuring areas being of different sizes and colors.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1981-02-27 | 1981-08-29 | 1982-02-28 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1985-02-27 | 1985-08-29 | 1986-02-28 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1989-02-27 | 1989-08-29 | 1990-02-28 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |