Patents by Inventor Dustin R. Bullock
Dustin R. Bullock 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: 11970313Abstract: An insulating container having a base and a lid is provided. The lid may be rotatable about a hinge from a closed configuration to an open configuration and may be secured, via one or more latching devices, in the closed configuration. In some examples, the insulating container further includes a pull handle assembly with a telescopic three-stage arm configuration defined by a stowed configuration, a partially extended configuration, and a fully extended configuration. In other examples, the insulating container further includes a wheel assembly with a pair of wheels mounted with one or two axles, and further including a wheel grommet for absorbing shock and cushioning the axle. In still other examples, the insulating container further includes a drain plug assembly on the rear sidewall adjacent to the bottom portion of the base, the drain plug assembly comprising a main tube that cooperatively engages with an outer tube with a plurality of ratchet teeth that engage one or more ratchet keys on the main tube.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2022Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLCInventors: Liza Morris, Andrew J. Winterhalter, Robert Secker, Dustin R. Bullock, Elizabeth Ruchte, Ryan Nixon, Derek G. Sullivan, John Loudenslager, John Fritz, Erik Steven Larson, Lance Harrison, Michael Christopher Cieszko
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Publication number: 20240025626Abstract: An insulating container can be configured hold a wine bottle or other bottles that includes an outer shell and an inner shell. The outer shell and inner shell may be integrally joined together to form an insulated double wall structure with a sealed vacuum cavity between the two shells. A compressible support member may be placed to between a bottom wall of the outer shell and a bottom wall of the inner shell to help form a planar bottom wall of the inner shell when the vacuum cavity is formed. The insulating container may further include a cylindrical elastomeric disc that is a similar size and shape as the inner bottom wall and is located on the inner bottom wall.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2023Publication date: January 25, 2024Inventors: Dustin R. Bullock, Alexander Munao
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Publication number: 20240025621Abstract: An insulating container can be configured to retain a volume of at least 1800 cubic centimeters that includes an outer shell and an inner shell. The outer shell and inner shell may be integrally joined together to form an insulated double wall structure with a sealed vacuum cavity between the two shells. A compressible support member may be placed to between a bottom wall of the outer shell and a bottom wall of the inner shell to help form a planar bottom wall of the inner shell when the vacuum cavity is formed.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2022Publication date: January 25, 2024Inventors: Dustin R. Bullock, Steven M. Scott, Colby Brunet
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Publication number: 20240010396Abstract: A container is disclosed that has a base and a lid that is rotatable about a hinge from a closed configuration to an open configuration. The lid may be secured to the base with a latch assembly. A latch assembly may have a locked position and an unlocked position.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 6, 2023Publication date: January 11, 2024Inventors: Dustin R. Bullock, Colin Darling, Walter T. Blanchard
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Publication number: 20230397746Abstract: A leak resistant lid assembly for a beverage container where the lid assembly has a straw or similar means for a user to drink liquid is disclosed. The lid assembly may include a base, a straw that extends through the base, a gasket, and a grommet. The base may have a primary opening that receives the straw and a secondary opening in the top of the base, where the secondary opening acts as a vent to prevent a vacuum from occurring when drinking from a straw. The grommet may have a spiral ring may help create a flow path for air from inside the beverage container to the exterior environment.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 13, 2023Publication date: December 14, 2023Applicant: YETI Coolers, LLCInventors: Dustin R. Bullock, Nicholas James Lombardi, William Drinkwater
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Publication number: 20230292943Abstract: A bowl may include an outer body having a bottom configured to support the bowl on a surface, a circular foot removably affixed to the bottom by mechanical means, adhesive, or friction fit, an inner body wherein the inner body is connected to an upper edge of the outer body wherein the upper edge of the outer body is welded to the lip of the inner body, and an internal cavity wherein the internal cavity is formed by the outer body and inner body, and wherein the internal cavity is insulative.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 26, 2023Publication date: September 21, 2023Applicant: YETI Coolers, LLCInventors: Kyle Ellison, Dustin R. Bullock, Colin Darling
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Patent number: 11738914Abstract: A container is disclosed that has a base and a lid that is rotatable about a hinge from a closed configuration to an open configuration. The lid may be secured to the base with a latch assembly. A latch assembly may have a locked position and an unlocked position, where the latch assembly includes: a latch body pivotally connected to the lid, a latch button slidably connected with the latch body, the latch button having a latch button-locking member, a latch-locking arm pivotally connected to the latch body, and a latch-locking arm biasing member that exerts a rotational force on the latch-locking arm. When the latch assembly is moved to the locked position, the latch-locking arm may engage the base and rotate against the rotational force from the latch-locking arm causing the latch button to move against the linear force until the latch button-locking member engages the arm-locking member.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2021Date of Patent: August 29, 2023Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLCInventors: Dustin R. Bullock, Colin Darling, Walter T. Blanchard
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Patent number: 11712124Abstract: A leak resistant lid assembly for a beverage container where the lid assembly has a straw or similar means for a user to drink liquid is disclosed. The lid assembly may include a base, a straw that extends through the base, a gasket, and a grommet. The base may have a primary opening that receives the straw and a secondary opening in the top of the base, where the secondary opening acts as a vent to prevent a vacuum from occurring when drinking from a straw. The grommet may have a spiral ring may help create a flow path for air from inside the beverage container to the exterior environment.Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 2022Date of Patent: August 1, 2023Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLCInventors: Dustin R. Bullock, Nicholas James Lombardi, William Drinkwater
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Publication number: 20230180951Abstract: A bowl may be configured to include an outer body, an inner body, an internal cavity between the outer body and inner body, and a bottom. The bottom may further include a plurality of bungholes positioned on the bottom, a circular foot comprising a plurality of bungs configured to engage the plurality of bungholes to secure the circular foot to the bottom.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 9, 2022Publication date: June 15, 2023Inventors: Kyle Ellison, Dustin R. Bullock, Colin Darling
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Publication number: 20230150732Abstract: A container is disclosed that has a base and a lid that is rotatable about a hinge from a closed configuration to an open configuration. The lid may be secured to the base with a latch assembly. A latch assembly may have a locked position and an unlocked position, where the latch assembly includes: a latch body pivotally connected to the lid, a latch button slidably connected with the latch body, the latch button having a latch button-locking member, a latch-locking arm pivotally connected to the latch body, and a latch-locking arm biasing member that exerts a rotational force on the latch-locking arm. When the latch assembly is moved to the locked position, the latch-locking arm may engage the base and rotate against the rotational force from the latch-locking arm causing the latch button to move against the linear force until the latch button-locking member engages the arm-locking member.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2021Publication date: May 18, 2023Applicants: YETI Coolers, LLC, YETI Coolers, LLCInventors: Dustin R. Bullock, Colin Darling, Walter T. Blanchard
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Publication number: 20220267056Abstract: An insulating container having a base and a lid is provided. The lid may be rotatable about a hinge from a closed configuration to an open configuration and may be secured, via one or more latching devices, in the closed configuration. In some examples, the insulating container further includes a pull handle assembly with a telescopic three-stage arm configuration defined by a stowed configuration, a partially extended configuration, and a fully extended configuration. In other examples, the insulating container further includes a wheel assembly with a pair of wheels mounted with one or two axles, and further including a wheel grommet for absorbing shock and cushioning the axle. In still other examples, the insulating container further includes a drain plug assembly on the rear sidewall adjacent to the bottom portion of the base, the drain plug assembly comprising a main tube that cooperatively engages with an outer tube with a plurality of ratchet teeth that engage one or more ratchet keys on the main tube.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2022Publication date: August 25, 2022Inventors: Liza Morris, Andrew J. Winterhalter, Robert Secker, Dustin R. Bullock, Elizabeth Ruchte, Ryan Nixon, Derek G. Sullivan, John Loudenslager, John Fritz, Erik Steven Larson, Lance Harrison, Michael Christopher Cieszko
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Publication number: 20220218132Abstract: A leak resistant lid assembly for a beverage container where the lid assembly has a straw or similar means for a user to drink liquid is disclosed. The lid assembly may include a base, a straw that extends through the base, a gasket, and a grommet. The base may have a primary opening that receives the straw and a secondary opening in the top of the base, where the secondary opening acts as a vent to prevent a vacuum from occurring when drinking from a straw. The grommet may have a spiral ring may help create a flow path for air from inside the beverage container to the exterior environment.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 6, 2022Publication date: July 14, 2022Inventors: Dustin R. Bullock, Nicholas James Lombardi, William Drinkwater
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Patent number: D977912Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2020Date of Patent: February 14, 2023Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLCInventors: Cody Jinkins, Liza Morris, Dustin R. Bullock
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Patent number: D982982Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2020Date of Patent: April 11, 2023Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLCInventors: Cody Jinkins, Liza Morris, Dustin R. Bullock
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Patent number: D997650Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2022Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLCInventors: Dustin R. Bullock, John Loudenslager, John Fritz, Michael Christopher Cieszko, Andrew J. Winterhalter
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Patent number: D998256Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2021Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLCInventors: Kyle Edward Rogers, Dustin R. Bullock
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Patent number: D1005673Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2019Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLCInventors: Dustin R. Bullock, John Loudenslager, Paul Fair
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Patent number: D1022630Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2022Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLCInventors: Dustin R. Bullock, Casey Lee, Colin Darling
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Patent number: D1023680Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2022Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLCInventors: Cody Jinkins, Liza Morris, Dustin R. Bullock
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Patent number: D1028631Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2022Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLCInventors: Cody Jinkins, Liza Morris, Dustin R. Bullock