A Vermont inventor working through InventHelp has filed a patent-pending application for a sauce container designed to submerge an entire chicken wing in one motion, eliminating the two-sided dipping process common at restaurants and in home kitchens. The device, branded the DIP DIP, is now available for licensing or sale to manufacturers and marketers.
The Invention
The core claim is ergonomic efficiency: the container's geometry allows a full wing — flat or drumette — to be coated in sauce in a single dip rather than requiring the user to flip the wing and repeat the motion. The inventor, based in Pittsfield, Vermont, described the impetus as a desire for more consistent flavor coverage, a pain point familiar to anyone who has wrestled with a sauced wing at a sports bar or quick-service restaurant.
According to InventHelp, the design is intentionally simple, requiring no mechanical components, and is positioned as suitable for both commercial foodservice environments — restaurants, cafeterias, catering operations — and household use. No materials specifications or unit dimensions were disclosed in the filing.
Market Context
The chicken wing category has grown into a significant revenue line for U.S. foodservice operators. Wings have anchored limited-time offers, standalone virtual brands, and permanent menu additions at chains ranging from fast-casual to full-service, with operators competing heavily on sauce variety and flavor intensity. Accessories and serviceware that improve the sauce-to-wing ratio or reduce table mess have a plausible commercial case in that environment, particularly as takeout and delivery volumes keep pressure on packaging performance.
InventHelp, which connects independent inventors with potential licensees and manufacturers, is handling the commercialization process. The filing has been submitted to the company's national sales office and is indexed as Dept. 25-TLS-1452. Interested manufacturers or marketers can contact InventHelp directly; no financial terms of a prospective license have been disclosed.
For foodservice operators and restaurant equipment buyers tracking small-wares innovation, the DIP DIP represents the kind of single-function utility item that occasionally finds traction through private-label or branded licensing deals with national distributors. Whether the concept advances to production will depend on manufacturer interest and the outcome of the patent process. Coverage of adjacent packaging and serviceware trends in the wing and finger-food segment continues to draw attention from operators focused on off-premise dining quality.
Written by Michael Politz, Author of Guide to Restaurant Success: The Proven Process for Starting Any Restaurant Business From Scratch to Success (ISBN: 978-1-119-66896-1), Founder of Food & Beverage Magazine, the leading online magazine and resource in the industry. Designer of the Bluetooth logo and recognized in Entrepreneur Magazine's "Top 40 Under 40" for founding American Wholesale Floral, Politz is also the Co-founder of the Proof Awards and the CPG Awards and a partner in numerous consumer brands across the food and beverage sector.
