The Lazy Susan Revolution - The First Patented Lazy Susan Turntable for Rectangular Long & Oblong Tables - Expandable Lazy Susan for Kitchen & Dining Tables - Great Gift! Fun at Parties & Gatherings.

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If you are unrepresented, it is important for you to keep up to date on the status of your trademark. Gross, Daniel. "The Lazy Susan, the Classic Centerpiece of Chinese Restaurants, Is Neither Classic nor Chinese" Smithsonian. Smithsonian Magazine, The Lazy Susan, the Classic Centerpiece of Chinese Restaurants, Is Neither Classic nor Chinese. Around 70% of all applications receive a refusal. Many of these refusals can be overcome by strategic work of a licensed trademark attorney, but DIY-applications generally are NOT successful.

Many trademark filing services including trademarkengine.com, trademarkplus.com, thetrademarkcompany.com... The Lazy Susan Revolution makes dinner time is so much fun! The kids love it! And so do the adults. Everyone can serve themselves and enjoy without bothering anyone at the other side of the table. Klages, Karen. Chicago Tribune. "Whaddayaknow. Q: Who named the Lazy Susan?" 9 Jun 1996. Accessed 11 Aug 2013. The lazy Susan was initially uncommon enough in the United States for the utopianist Oneida Community to be credited with its invention. They employed the devices as part of their practice of communal living, making food easily and equally available to residents and visitors at meals. [11] An American patent was issued in 1891 to Elizabeth Howell for "certain new and useful Improvements in Self-Waiting Tables". Howell's device ran more smoothly and did not permit bread crumbs to fall into the space between the lazy Susan and the table. [12] The rotating serviette at "Penates", the estate of Russian painter Ilya Repin at Kuokkala. Made in 1909 by Finnish carpenter Ikahainen. [13] Assigned Trademark Serial Number is a Unique ID to identify the THE LAZY SUSAN REVOLUTION trademark application in the USPTO.The concept is innovative, and we can certainly see a need for an elongated lazy Susan turntable, especially when Thanksgiving and the holiday season are upon us. But how well does it actually perform? Is it a pain to assemble, take apart, and store (because unless you are the host or hostess with the mostest, let’s face it: You are maybe getting a few uses out of it each year). And last but not least: Is it aesthetically pleasing—or will it compete with your tablescape vision? The THE LAZY SUSAN REVOLUTION trademark was assigned a Serial Number # 97160655 – by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). The term is infrequently used for the much older turntables employed in pottery wheels and related tasks like sculpture, modeling, repair work, etc. [24] See also [ edit ] Many people claim that Thomas Jefferson invented it (or at least popularized it in America). He brought the concept of the “dumb waiter” to Monticello following a trip to France. Jefferson’s dumb (or silent) waiters were serving trays with wheels. A guest who dined at the President’s house recalled, “By each individual was placed a dumbwaiter, containing everything necessary for the progress of dinner from beginning to end.” Today, some call the lazy susan a dumbwaiter (especially in Britain). It serves many of the same purposes and is a spin-off of this functional piece of furniture. Others attributed the name to another Thomas: Edison. After all, he was the mastermind behind the phonograph, introduced in 1877, and its spinning turntable.

Trademark Elite is run by highly experienced trademark counsel who provide personalized attention and outstanding client service. By 1918, Century Magazine was already describing the lazy Susan as out of fashion, [21] but beginning in the 1950s its popularity soared once again after the redesign and reintroduction of the lazy Susan by George Hall, an engineer, soy sauce manufacturer, and partner in popular San Francisco-area Chinese restaurants ( Johnny Kan's, Ming's of Palo Alto and John Ly's Dining), and the rotating tray became ubiquitous in Chinese restaurants and was used in homes around the globe. [22] The decline in America's domestic service sector after World War I and its collapse following World War II, [23] combined with the post-war Baby Boom, led to a great demand for them in US households across the country in the 1950s and 1960s. This popularity has had the effect, however, of making them seem kitsch in subsequent decades. [4] Other uses [ edit ]Missing a deadline could result in your trademark becoming abandoned. You can get the free status update report for this mark. As an intellectual property attorney, I understand how important it is to have high quality legal representation for protecting valuable brand names. Boston Journal, p. 3. "Hingham Indian Maidens Revive Ancient Arts: Lazy Susan, Dumb Waitress". 8 Nov 1903. I’m pretty sure the name is a 20th-century invention,” said Coffin. “But the earliest forms I know of are from the 1720s and 1730s England. Many were pedestal tables with rotating tops used for wine and tea tasting. I’ve also seen versions with silver trays fitted into the tabletop.”