Patents by Inventor Wade Woodfill

Wade Woodfill 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).

  • Heated hydration system
    Patent number: 7820946
    Abstract: A method and portable hydration system can include a conduit coupled to a bite valve and a reservoir. The conduit and the bite valve facilitate human consumption of fluid in the reservoir. The system may also include an active heating assembly to prevent the fluid from freezing while in the conduit and the bite valve. The active heating assembly may include a temperature sensor to detect the temperature of the conduit, a heating element to heat the conduit and a controller coupled to the temperature sensor and the heating element to control heating of the conduit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2010
    Assignee: The North Face Apparel Corp.
    Inventors: Wade Woodfill, Tae Kim, Jeffrey Nash
  • Heated hydration system
    Publication number: 20070084844
    Abstract: A method and portable hydration system can include a conduit coupled to a bite valve and a reservoir. The conduit and the bite valve facilitate human consumption of fluid in the reservoir. The system may also include an active heating assembly to prevent the fluid from freezing while in the conduit and the bite valve. The active heating assembly may include a temperature sensor to detect the temperature of the conduit, a heating element to heat the conduit and a controller coupled to the temperature sensor and the heating element to control heating of the conduit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2006
    Publication date: April 19, 2007
    Applicant: The North Face Apparel Corp.
    Inventors: Wade Woodfill, Tae Kim, Jeffrey Nash