Patents by Inventor Amy S. Fazackerley
Amy S. Fazackerley 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).
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Patent number: 11910900Abstract: A convertible containment device includes a flexible base portion configured to substantially conform to a supporting surface when the device is in an open configuration, a wall affixed to a perimeter of the flexible base and extending away from the flexible base when the device is in the open configuration, and a cinch cord in operable relation with the wall, and forming a loop when the device is in the open configuration. The cinch cord is configured such that pulling the cinch cord causes the device to transform from the open configuration to a bag-like configuration by gathering the wall to form an annulus having an opening, and the opening of the annulus is sized to prohibit exit of an object from within the bag-like configuration.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2021Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Inventors: Amy S. Fazackerley, Adam D. Fazackerley
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Publication number: 20220312914Abstract: A containment device that converts between three different configurations or forms and includes a multilayer base. The forms include: 1) a mat or work surface that has a raised lip or edge structure that contains items on the mat or work surface; 2) a small volume bag or flexible container for holding the items inside, where the lip is gathered or compacted, e.g., by a drawstring, to form an annulus from the lip; and 3) a larger-volume, cylindrical-shaped bag, which may be used as a shopping bag. The cylindrical-shaped bag may be stored between the layers of the base when the device is in the mat configuration or the drawstring bag configuration, and the lip may be stored between the layers of the base when the device is in the cylindrical-shaped bag configuration.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2022Publication date: October 6, 2022Inventors: Amy S. FAZACKERLEY, Adam D. FAZACKERLEY
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Patent number: 11375783Abstract: A containment device that converts between three different forms and includes a multilayer base. The forms include: 1) a mat or work surface that has a raised lip or edge structure that contains items on the mat or work surface; 2) a small volume bag or flexible container for holding the items inside, where the lip is gathered or compacted, e.g., by a drawstring, to form an annulus from the lip; and 3) a larger-volume, cylindrical-shaped bag, which may be used as a shopping bag. The cylindrical-shaped bag may be stored between the layers of the base when the device is in the mat configuration or the drawstring bag configuration, and the lip may be stored between the layers of the base when the device is in the cylindrical-shaped bag configuration.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2021Date of Patent: July 5, 2022Inventors: Amy S. Fazackerley, Adam D. Fazackerley
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Publication number: 20210353018Abstract: A convertible containment device includes a flexible base portion configured to substantially conform to a supporting surface when the device is in an open configuration, a wall affixed to a perimeter of the flexible base and extending away from the flexible base when the device is in the open configuration, and a cinch cord in operable relation with the wall, and forming a loop when the device is in the open configuration. The cinch cord is configured such that pulling the cinch cord causes the device to transform from the open configuration to a bag-like configuration by gathering the wall to form an annulus having an opening, and the opening of the annulus is sized to prohibit exit of an object from within the bag-like configuration.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2021Publication date: November 18, 2021Inventors: Amy S. FAZACKERLEY, Adam D. FAZACKERLEY
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Publication number: 20210315336Abstract: A containment device that converts between three different forms and includes a multilayer base. The forms include: 1) a mat or work surface that has a raised lip or edge structure that contains items on the mat or work surface; 2) a small volume bag or flexible container for holding the items inside, where the lip is gathered or compacted, e.g., by a drawstring, to form an annulus from the lip; and 3) a larger-volume, cylindrical-shaped bag, which may be used as a shopping bag. The cylindrical-shaped bag may be stored between the layers of the base when the device is in the mat configuration or the drawstring bag configuration, and the lip may be stored between the layers of the base when the device is in the cylindrical-shaped bag configuration.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 9, 2021Publication date: October 14, 2021Inventors: Amy S. FAZACKERLEY, Adam D. FAZACKERLEY
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Patent number: 11116298Abstract: A containment device that opens to form a mat or work surface that has a raised lip or edge structure that contains items on the mat or work surface. The containment device closes or converts from the mat configuration to create a bag or flexible container for holding the items inside, where the lip is gathered or compacted to form a passage. In some embodiments, the containment device may include a cord that runs inside the lip, which can be used to gather or compress the lip and change from the open mat configuration into an essentially or mostly closed bag configuration. In such embodiments, the cord may include a cord lock that may be adjustably deployed to clamp the cinch cord and the lip in a position that maintains the device in the bag configuration.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2020Date of Patent: September 14, 2021Inventors: Amy S. Fazackerley, Adam D. Fazackerley
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Publication number: 20200196722Abstract: A containment device that opens to form a mat or work surface that has a raised lip or edge structure that contains items on the mat or work surface. The containment device closes or converts from the mat configuration to create a bag or flexible container for holding the items inside, where the lip is gathered or compacted to form a passage. In some embodiments, the containment device may include a cord that runs inside the lip, which can be used to gather or compress the lip and change from the open mat configuration into an essentially or mostly closed bag configuration. In such embodiments, the cord may include a cord lock that may be adjustably deployed to clamp the cinch cord and the lip in a position that maintains the device in the bag configuration.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 17, 2020Publication date: June 25, 2020Inventors: Amy S. FAZACKERLEY, Adam D. FAZACKERLEY
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Patent number: 10561213Abstract: A containment device that opens to form a mat or work surface that has a raised lip or edge structure that contains items on the mat or work surface. The containment device closes or converts from the mat configuration to create a bag or flexible container for holding the items inside, where the lip is gathered or compacted to form an annular passage. In some embodiments, the containment device may include a cinch cord that runs inside the lip, which can be used to gather or compress the lip and change from the open mat configuration into an essentially or mostly closed bag configuration. In such embodiments, the cinch cord may include a cord lock that may be adjustably deployed to clamp the cinch cord and the lip in a position that maintains the device in the bag configuration.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2018Date of Patent: February 18, 2020Inventors: Amy S. Fazackerley, Adam D. Fazackerley
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Publication number: 20180310680Abstract: A containment device that opens to form a mat or work surface that has a raised lip or edge structure that contains items on the mat or work surface. The containment device closes or converts from the mat configuration to create a bag or flexible container for holding the items inside, where the lip is gathered or compacted to form an annular passage. In some embodiments, the containment device may include a cinch cord that runs inside the lip, which can be used to gather or compress the lip and change from the open mat configuration into an essentially or mostly closed bag configuration. In such embodiments, the cinch cord may include a cord lock that may be adjustably deployed to clamp the cinch cord and the lip in a position that maintains the device in the bag configuration.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 6, 2018Publication date: November 1, 2018Inventors: Amy S. Fazackerley, Adam D. Fazackerley
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Patent number: 10016036Abstract: A containment device that opens to form a mat or work surface that has a raised lip or edge structure that contains items on the mat or work surface. The containment device closes or converts from the mat configuration to create a sealed bag or sealed flexible container for holding the items inside, where the seal is formed by the lip or edge structure. In some embodiments, the containment device may include a cinch cord that can be used to change from the open mat configuration into the closed bag configuration. In such embodiments, the cinch cord may include a cord lock that may be adjustably deployed to clamp the cinch cord and the lip in a position that maintains the convertible luggage device in a closed bag configuration.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2015Date of Patent: July 10, 2018Inventors: Amy S. Fazackerley, Adam D. Fazackerley
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Publication number: 20170065042Abstract: A containment device that opens to form a mat or work surface that has a raised lip or edge structure that contains items on the mat or work surface. The containment device closes or converts from the mat configuration to create a sealed bag or sealed flexible container for holding the items inside, where the seal is formed by the lip or edge structure. In some embodiments, the containment device may include a cinch cord that can be used to change from the open mat configuration into the closed bag configuration. In such embodiments, the cinch cord may include a cord lock that may be adjustably deployed to clamp the cinch cord and the lip in a position that maintains the convertible luggage device in a closed bag configuration.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2015Publication date: March 9, 2017Inventors: Amy S. Fazackerley, Adam D. Fazackerley
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Publication number: 20150313335Abstract: A containment device that opens to form a mat or work surface that has a raised lip or edge structure that contains items on the mat or work surface. The containment device closes or converts from the mat configuration to create a sealed bag or sealed flexible container for holding the items inside, where the seal is formed by the lip or edge structure. In some embodiments, the containment device may include a cinch cord that can be used to change from the open mat configuration into the closed bag configuration. In such embodiments, the cinch cord may include a cord lock that may be adjustably deployed to clamp the cinch cord and the lip in a position that maintains the convertible luggage device in a closed bag configuration.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2015Publication date: November 5, 2015Inventors: Amy S. Fazackerley, Adam D. Fazackerley
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Patent number: 9084459Abstract: A convertible luggage device that opens to form a mat or work surface that has a raised lip or edge structure that contains items on the mat or work surface. The convertible luggage device closes from the mat configuration to create a sealed bag or sealed flexible container for holding the items inside, where the seal is formed by the lip or edge structure. In some embodiments, the convertible luggage device may include a cinch cord that can be used to change from the open mat configuration into the closed bag configuration. In such embodiments, the cinch cord may include a cord lock that may be adjustably deployed to clamp the cinch cord in a position that maintains the convertible luggage device in a closed bag configuration.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2011Date of Patent: July 21, 2015Inventors: Amy S. Fazackerley, Adam D. Fazackerley
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Publication number: 20120128268Abstract: A convertible luggage device that opens to form a mat or work surface that has a raised lip or edge structure that contains items on the mat or work surface. The convertible luggage device closes from the mat configuration to create a sealed bag or sealed flexible container for holding the items inside, where the seal is formed by the lip or edge structure. In some embodiments, the convertible luggage device may include a cinch cord that can be used to change from the open mat configuration into the closed bag configuration. In such embodiments, the cinch cord may include a cord lock that may be adjustably deployed to clamp the cinch cord in a position that maintains the convertible luggage device in a closed bag configuration.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2011Publication date: May 24, 2012Inventors: Amy S. Fazackerley, Adam D. Fazackerley