Patents by Inventor David B. Waller

David B. Waller 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).

  • Publication number: 20140054307
    Abstract: The present invention is a container for holding viscous fluids. The device comprises a canister having a rim with a circular channel for releasably receiving a lid. The rim comprises two or more elongated drain apertures cut in the base of the channel providing liquid flow from the circular channel into the canister. The present invention is also a lid for a container that holds viscous fluids such as paint or lacquer. The lid comprises a ridge along the bottom surface of its perimeter edge and a ring adapter. The ring adapter has an outer rim with a ridge on its lower surface to be received by the circular channel of a container and an inner rim with a channel to releasably receive the ridge of the lid. The inner rim channel has three or more elongated drain apertures providing liquid flow from the circular channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2013
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Inventors: Christopher B. Collins, David B. Waller
  • Patent number: 7922030
    Abstract: The present invention is a lid for a beverage container comprising; a top wall having a generally circular periphery, an annular side wall depending from the top wall about its circular periphery, a drinking opening in the top wall adjacent to the circular periphery, an enclosed fluid channel provided in the top wall the channel comprising a fluid path which prevents the direct flow of the beverage from the container through the drinking opening wherein the beverage moving along the fluid path does not rise above the level of the beverage in the container, and an annular mounting portion at the bottom of the side wall for sealingly engaging the lip of the beverage container the lid enabling mobility of the beverage container without spillage of the beverage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2011
    Inventor: David B. Waller
  • Patent number: 6431390
    Abstract: A lid for a beverage container, the lid comprising; a top wall having a generally circular periphery; a groove extending downward from said top wall having a front side adjacent to the circular periphery, a back side more distant from the circular periphery than the front side and a drinking opening in the front side; a barrier extending downward from the top wall between and generally parallel to the circular periphery and the groove; and an annular mounting portion along the circular periphery for sealingly engaging the lid of the beverage container; the lid enabling mobility of the beverage container without spillage of a beverage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2002
    Inventor: David B. Waller
  • Publication number: 20020096530
    Abstract: A lid for a beverage container, the lid comprising; a top wall having a generally circular periphery; a groove extending downward from said top wall having a front side adjacent to the circular periphery, a back side more distant from the circular periphery than the front side and a drinking opening in the front side; a barrier extending downward from the top wall between and generally parallel to the circular periphery and the groove; and an annular mounting portion along the circular periphery for sealingly engaging the lid of the beverage container; the lid enabling mobility of the beverage container without spillage of a beverage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2001
    Publication date: July 25, 2002
    Inventor: David B. Waller
  • Patent number: 6220476
    Abstract: A lid for a beverage container, the lid comprising a top wall having a generally circular periphery, an annular side wall depending from the top wall about its periphery, a drinking opening in the top wall adjacent to the circular periphery, a barrier which extends from the annular side wall generally parallel to the top wall to prevent direct flow of a beverage from the beverage container through the drinking opening or a drinking spout formed in the top wall and adjacent to the annular side wall, the spout having a barrier formed in and perpendicular to the sloped side wall to prevent direct flow of the beverage from the container through the drinking opening or a fluid channel formed in the top wall wherein the channel comprising a fluid path and at least one barrier to prevent direct flow of the beverage from the container through the drinking opening, and an annular mounting portion at the bottom of the side wall for sealingly engaging the lid of the beverage container enabling mobility without spillage
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2001
    Inventor: David B. Waller