Patents by Inventor Marvin Lane

Marvin Lane 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).

  • System and methods for managing a container or its contents
    Patent number: 10329061
    Abstract: Certain embodiments of the present invention include a retainer, a lid, and a sensor, where the sensor is configured to detect information about the retainer, the lid, or the contents in the retainer. The sensor also may be configured to communicate with an internal or external computer system, thereby facilitating showing the detected information as a representation via a display element. In certain embodiments, the system may include an action element such as an open/close lid opening assembly configured to permit automatically or manually opening or closing a drink aperture or another type of dispensing aperture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: THERMOS L.L.C.
    Inventors: Rick Dias, Marvin Lane, Shawn Young, Michael Dennis Tetreault, Michael Murray, Gary Victor Pieper, Eric Lee Ferguson
  • LID FOR A BEVERAGE CONTAINER
    Publication number: 20190161246
    Abstract: A lid with a stopper for use with a beverage container is described. The lid includes a lid body to fit into an opening of the beverage container. The lid includes a stopper to threadably engage with the lid body. A drink opening is formed between the lid body and the stopper. The stopper rotates between open and closed positions to open and close the drink opening. The stopper includes hook members. The hook members are movable relative to the stopper. The hook members releasably hold the stopper to the lid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2017
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Inventors: Marvin Lane, Dwayne Boroski
  • FOOD JAR
    Publication number: 20180273259
    Abstract: A food jar is described that may be used to store and transport food items. The food jar includes a container, a lid, and a vent. As the lid is unscrewed from the container, the vent opens to equilibrate air pressure within the container with the atmosphere. The vent relieves high and low pressure within the container. The food jar may also include stopper with a vent. The stopper may include an upper and a lower stopper that form the vent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2018
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Inventor: Marvin Lane
  • Lid with straw
    Patent number: 10010200
    Abstract: A lid with a straw for a beverage container is described. The lid includes a supporting structure to house the straw. The lid includes a door structure to close the straw. The door structure is rotatably or pivotally connected to the supporting structure. The lid includes a vent to prevent a vacuum from forming in the interior of the beverage container. The door structure also bends the straw to cover the vent in order to close the vent. The supporting structure positions the straw at an optimal angle towards a user's mouth when the straw is released from the supporting structure by opening the door structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: Thermos L.L.C.
    Inventors: Marvin Lane, Dwayne Boroski
  • Bottle system and method for filtering or treating a beverage
    Patent number: 9724629
    Abstract: A beverage filter or treatment bottle system has a bottle, lid, and a beverage improvement component such as a filter element. A filter element may be positioned to separate the interior space of the bottle into a filtered beverage compartment and an unfiltered beverage compartment. A tube passes through the filter into fluid communication with the filtered beverage compartment. The tube extends through the unfiltered beverage compartment to a nozzle in the lid of the bottle. A lid cover is fastenable onto the lid to enclose and close the nozzle. A filter cartridge may be provided. A UV sterilizer may be provided. An air bypass may be provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: Thermos L.L.C.
    Inventor: Marvin Lane
  • Dual chamber food jar
    Patent number: D782253
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: THERMOS L.L.C.
    Inventors: Dwayne Boroski, Marvin Lane
  • Lid
    Patent number: D782305
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: Thermos L.L.C.
    Inventor: Marvin Lane
  • Dual chamber food jar
    Patent number: D784093
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: THERMOS L.L.C.
    Inventors: Dwayne Boroski, Marvin Lane, Freddy Aranda
  • Drinking container
    Patent number: D790276
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: THERMOS L.L.C.
    Inventors: Marvin Lane, Dwayne Boroski
  • Bottle
    Patent number: D790923
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: THERMOS L.L.C.
    Inventors: Dwayne Boroski, Marvin Lane
  • Lid
    Patent number: D794453
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: Thermos L.L.C.
    Inventors: Dwayne Boroski, Marvin Lane
  • Jar with lid
    Patent number: D803005
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: THERMOS L.L.C.
    Inventor: Marvin Lane
  • Bottle
    Patent number: D808714
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: THERMOS L.L.C.
    Inventors: Dwayne Boroski, Marvin Lane
  • Bottle
    Patent number: D808731
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: Thermos L.L.C.
    Inventors: Dwayne Boroski, Marvin Lane
  • Beverage container
    Patent number: D815904
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: THERMOS L.L.C.
    Inventor: Marvin Lane
  • Cooler
    Patent number: D821154
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: Thermos L.L.C.
    Inventors: Marvin Lane, Dwayne Boroski
  • Lid for drinking container
    Patent number: D834883
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: Thermos L.L.C.
    Inventors: Marvin Lane, Dwayne Boroski
  • Cooler
    Patent number: D837611
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: THERMOS L.L.C.
    Inventors: Marvin Lane, Dwayne Boroski
  • Beverage product holder with securing elements
    Patent number: D841405
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: THERMOS L.L.C.
    Inventors: Marvin Lane, Dwayne Boroski
  • Food jar
    Patent number: D843789
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: Thermos L.L.C.
    Inventors: Dwayne Boroski, Marvin Lane