Patents by Inventor Andrew John Coutant

Andrew John Coutant 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).

  • Automatic opening for a compartment in a pack
    Patent number: 9687063
    Abstract: The inventive subject matter is generally directed to a pack with an automatically opening compartment. The pack has a body that defines a volume for the containment of articles, and a strap system for supporting the pack in a user's body. A section of the pack is hingeably coupled to another body portion of the pack. The hingeable section has a first condition, providing an opening to a compartment in the pack, and a second condition, closing the opening to the compartment. The hingeable section is coupled to a spring system that is (1) unloaded when the hingeable section is in the first condition and (2) relatively loaded when in the second condition, so that the compartment automatically opens when the closure system is released. The pack may include a closure system for locking the hingeable section in the closed condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: THE NORTH FACE APPAREL CORP.
    Inventors: Matthew Edward Paduano, Christopher K. Tagumi, Benjamin Kiyoshi Guthrie, Hunter Andrew Nordhauser, Andrew John Coutant
  • AUTOMATIC OPENING FOR A COMPARTMENT IN A PACK
    Publication number: 20160353864
    Abstract: The inventive subject matter is generally directed to a pack with an automatically opening compartment. The pack has a body that defines a volume for the containment of articles, and a strap system for supporting the pack in a user's body. A section of the pack is hingeably coupled to another body portion of the pack. The hingeable section has a first condition, providing an opening to a compartment in the pack, and a second condition, closing the opening to the compartment. The hingeable section is coupled to a spring system that is (1) unloaded when the hingeable section is in the first condition and (2) relatively loaded when in the second condition, so that the compartment automatically opens when the closure system is released. The pack may include a closure system for locking the hingeable section in the closed condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2015
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventors: Matthew E. Paduano, Christopher K. Tagumi, Benjamin Kiyoshi Guthrie, Hunter Andrew Nordhauser, Andrew John Coutant