Patents by Inventor David M. Sorensen

David M. Sorensen 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: 20240109694
    Abstract: A drinking vessel including a beverage container and a closure assembly attachable to the beverage container. The beverage container has a spout defining a first drinking opening and a second drinking opening. The closure assembly includes a positioning member and a sealing member. When the positioning member is in a sealing orientation, the positioning member can extend deep enough into the first drinking opening for the sealing member to seal the first drinking opening and the second drinking opening. When the positioning member is not in the sealing orientation, the positioning member cannot extend deep enough into the first drinking opening for the sealing member to seal the first drinking opening and the second drinking opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: David O. MEYERS, Jim Allen COLBY, John R. OMDAHL, II, Timothy Tyler BOND, Steven M. SORENSEN
  • Patent number: 11939118
    Abstract: A lid may be sized and configured to be attached to a container and the lid may include a spout and a flip-top closure. The flip-top closure may be movable between open and closed positions relative to the spout. The lid may also include a carrying member with a loop-shaped configuration. The lid may further include one or more flanges and the flanges may include one or more protrusions. The protrusions may form a pivot point about which the flip-top closure pivots between the open and closed positions. The protrusions may also allow the carrying member to pivot independently of the flip-top closure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Runway Blue, LLC
    Inventors: Steven M. Sorensen, David O. Meyers
  • Publication number: 20030204736
    Abstract: An apparatus, system and method for certifying photographs, videographs and audio recordings are implemented. A unique private encryption key may be associated with the recording device, which, for video may be a digital camera, or for audio recordings, a digital audio recording device. The digital photographic, videographic or audio data may then be encrypted by the recording device in essentially real-time and stored in encrypted form. The rendering of the digital photograph, videograph or digital audio signal into a perceptible form, may be effected by recovery of the corresponding “public” decryption key from the manufacturer of the recording device, and the stored encrypted data may be decrypted after retrieval from the storage device. The decryption key may, for example, be made available by the manufacturer on a web site.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2002
    Publication date: October 30, 2003
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Charles G. Garrison, David M. Sorensen