Patents by Inventor Alison Bateman

Alison Bateman has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 10376081
    Abstract: A cup holder comprises a single elongate strip (2) of flexible sheet material. One end (4) of the strip (2) is connected to the remainder of the strip at a first connection region (18) between its ends to form a collar (24), which extends, in use, around and engages the outer surface of a cup. The other end (6) of the strip (2) is connected to the collar (24) at a second connection region (20) opposite to the first connection region to form a handle (22) connected to the collar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Inventor: Alison Bateman
  • Publication number: 20170027355
    Abstract: A cup holder comprises a single elongate strip (2) of flexible sheet material. One end (4) of the strip (2) is connected to the remainder of the strip at a first connection region (18) between its ends to form a collar (24), which extends, in use, around and engages the outer surface of a cup. The other end (6) of the strip (2) is connected to the collar (24) at a second connection region (20) opposite to the first connection region to form a handle (22) connected to the collar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2015
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Inventor: Alison Bateman
  • Publication number: 20160090211
    Abstract: A cup holder comprises two or more collars, a handle and a support ring. Each collar comprises a continuous loop of flexible sheet material which, in use, extends around and engages the outer surface of a respective cup. The support ring comprises a continuous ring of flexible sheet material in which two opposed holes are formed. The handle comprising an elongate strip of flexible sheet material, integral with each end of which are two lugs which extend laterally in opposite directions. Two ends of the handle are pivotably received in respective holes with the two lugs on one side of the support ring and the adjacent portion of the handle on the other side of the support ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2015
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Inventor: Alison BATEMAN
  • Patent number: 9259112
    Abstract: A cup holder comprises a collar and a handle. The collar comprises a loop of flexible sheet material which extends, in use, around and engages the outer surface of a cup. The handle comprises an elongate strip of flexible sheet material whose ends are connected to the collar at positions which are in use, diametrically opposed. Each end portion of the handle has first and second preformed fold lines formed in it. The first fold line extends perpendicular to the length of the handle along the line where the handle meets the collar. The second fold line extends transversely across the handle at an angle of substantially 45° to its length from a first point where one side edge of the handle meets the collar to a second point spaced from the collar on the other side edge of the handle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Inventor: Alison Bateman
  • Patent number: 9204745
    Abstract: A cup holder comprises a collar (2) and a handle (4) comprising a continuous loop of flexible sheet material in which two opposed holes (6) are formed and which, in use, extends around and engages the outer surface of a cup. The handle (4) comprises an elongate strip of flexible sheet material, integral with each end of which are two lugs (10), which extend laterally in opposite directions. Each lug (10) has a distal edge (23), a proximal edge (22), and an end edge (24). The proximal edge (22) of each lug defines an angle with the adjacent edge of the handle of less than 90 degrees. The two ends of the handle (4) are pivotally received in respective holes (6) with the two lugs on one side of the collar (2) and the adjacent portion of the handle being on the other side of the collar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Inventor: Alison Bateman
  • Publication number: 20150150398
    Abstract: A cup holder comprises a collar and a handle. The collar comprises a loop of flexible sheet material which extends, in use, around and engages the outer surface of a cup. The handle comprises an elongate strip of flexible sheet material whose ends are connected to the collar at positions which are in use, diametrically opposed. Each end portion of the handle has first and second preformed fold lines formed in it. The first fold line extends perpendicular to the length of the handle along the line where the handle meets the collar. The second fold line extends transversely across the handle at an angle of substantially 45° to its length from a first point where one side edge of the handle meets the collar to a second point spaced from the collar on the other side edge of the handle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2013
    Publication date: June 4, 2015
    Inventor: Alison BATEMAN
  • Publication number: 20140306002
    Abstract: A cup holder comprises a collar and a handle, which comprises a continuous loop of flexible sheet material in which two opposed holes are formed and which, in use, extends around and engages the outer surface of a cup. The handle comprises an elongate strip of flexible sheet material, integral with each end of which are two lugs, which extend laterally in opposite directions. Each lug has a distal edge, a proximal edge, an end edge and a length which does not substantially exceed the width of the handle at the region with which the lugs are integral. The proximal edge of each lug defines an angle with the adjacent edge of the handle of less than 90 degrees. The width of the handle at the region with which the lugs is integral is no greater than the maximum dimension of the holes in the direction of the length of the collar. The distance between the two end edges is greater than the said the maximum dimension.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2012
    Publication date: October 16, 2014
    Inventor: Alison Bateman
  • Publication number: 20120160859
    Abstract: A cup holder comprises a collar (2) and a handle (4), the collar (2) comprising a continuous loop of flexible sheet material, preferably card or cardboard, in which two opposed holes (6) are formed and which, in use, extends around and engages the outer surface of a cup. The handle (4) comprises an elongate strip of flexible sheet material, preferably card or cardboard, integral with each end of which are two elongate lugs (10) which extend divergently, the maximum distance between the outer edges of the lugs (10) being greater than the maximum dimension of the holes (6) in the direction of the length of the collar and the width of each lug (10) being less than the said maximum dimension of the holes (6), the two ends of the handle (4) being pivotally received in respective holes (6) with the two lugs (10) on one side of the collar and the adjacent portion of the handle being on the other side of the collar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2010
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Inventor: Alison Bateman