Patents by Inventor Mark Alan Zavada

Mark Alan Zavada 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: 20190084756
    Abstract: A food storage container is provided that may be used to increase shelf life of produce stored therein. The food storage container is preferably used to contain produce that is often not refrigerated, and thus subject to increased humidity levels when stored inside a sealed container. The container preferably includes each of a container portion and a lid member and a container portion, wherein the lid member may be attached and removed to the container portion. The lid member may include upper and lower lid members that are also selectively engageable with one another. A water vapor permeable membrane layer is preferably secured between the upper and lower lid members to help control humidity levels within the container portion. In some embodiments, a gas permeable membrane layer may be present between the upper and lower lid members for controlling gas flow into and out of the container portion as well.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2018
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Inventors: Kathryn Maxwell, Kenneth W. Hull, Mitren Thakor, Greg Shoemaker, Timothy Pierzynski, Mark Alan Zavada
  • Patent number: 9980547
    Abstract: A writing instrument case includes a base having a first member and a second member rotatably attached to the first member via a hinge. A flap is attached to the base and includes at least one button adapted to fit within at least one dimple of the second member. The flap further includes a plurality of grooves, at least one groove having a knob to secure a portion of a writing instrument to the flap. The second member of the base is rotatably moveable between a closed position, in which the flap fits within the second member of the base, and an open position, in which the projection of the second member fits into the slot of the first member of the base upon rotation of the second member toward the first member, forming a locking mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: SANFORD, L.P.
    Inventors: Prince Earl Brown, Jr., Daniel Francis Debartolo, Jr., Eliott Guy Copier, Ejung Kim, Mark Alan Zavada, Stefaan Van Den Broecke
  • Publication number: 20170245611
    Abstract: A writing instrument case includes a base having a first member and a second member rotatably attached to the first member via a hinge. A flap is attached to the base and includes at least one button adapted to fit within at least one dimple of the second member. The flap further includes a plurality of grooves, at least one groove having a knob to secure a portion of a writing instrument to the flap. The second member of the base is rotatably moveable between a closed position, in which the flap fits within the second member of the base, and an open position, in which the projection of the second member fits into the slot of the first member of the base upon rotation of the second member toward the first member, forming a locking mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2016
    Publication date: August 31, 2017
    Inventors: Prince Earl Brown, JR., Daniel Francis Debartolo, JR., Eliott Guy Copier, Ejung Kim, Mark Alan Zavada, Stefaan Van Den Broecke
  • Publication number: 20150109111
    Abstract: A wireless door chime apparatus operates in connection with a trigger device installed at a doorway. The wireless door chime apparatus has a decorative housing, such as a vase, bowl, candle, statue, or lamp, for example. A wireless speaker unit configured to generate audible sounds is mounted to the decorative housing. The wireless door chime apparatus also has a power connection mechanism that can supply electric power to the wireless door chime apparatus. The wireless door chime apparatus produces an audible notification in response to receiving a wireless signal generated by the trigger device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2014
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Inventors: Jonathan Arnold Lee, Mark Alan Zavada
  • Patent number: D825325
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: Rubbermaid Incorporated
    Inventors: Kathryn Maxwell, Kenneth W. Hull, Mitren Thakor, Greg Shoemaker, Timothy Pierzynski, Mark Alan Zavada
  • Patent number: D825326
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: Rubbermaind Incorporated
    Inventors: Kathryn Maxwell, Kenneth W. Hull, Mitren Thakor, Greg Shoemaker, Timothy Pierzynski, Mark Alan Zavada
  • Patent number: D848730
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: Sanford, L.P.
    Inventors: Eliott Guy Copier, Stefaan Van Den Broecke, Daniel Francis DeBartolo, EJung Kim, Prince Earl Brown, Jr., Mark Alan Zavada
  • Patent number: D859145
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: Rubbermaid Incorporated
    Inventors: Kathryn Maxwell, Kenneth W. Hull, Mitren Thakor, Greg Shoemaker, Timothy Pierzynski, Mark Alan Zavada
  • Patent number: D891186
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: Rubbermaid, Inc.
    Inventors: Jacob Henry Ballard, Mark Alan Zavada, Stephen James Galucki, William Frank Croft, Stephen Craig Pennington
  • Patent number: D944601
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: Rubbermaid, Inc.
    Inventors: Jacob Henry Ballard, Mark Alan Zavada, Stephen James Galucki, William Frank Croft, Stephen Craig Pennington
  • Patent number: D949683
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: The Yankee Candle Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Earle Shave, Mark Alan Zavada, Anusha Arul