Patent 7387507 was granted and assigned to Bradshaw International on June, 2008 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A scoop for ice cream and other frozen products having a part-spherical body with an open side defined by an irregular edge extending from a point to be pushed into the product, and from the point along a generally helically curved leading edge to be pushed into the product and turned to form a ball of product with an auger-like action. An elongated handle is secured to the body on the side opposite the point and has a flat side band that spirals from the body to the free end to facilitate gripping and turning.