Patents by Inventor Alison N Dopps

Alison N Dopps 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: 20110220531
    Abstract: A portable cooler stacking system is provided, where portable coolers of different shapes and sizes can be optimally and stably stacked. The cooler system can include a first cooler having a first size and a second cooler having a second size, where the first and second sizes are different. A pair of second coolers can be stacked on the first cooler, where the second coolers are positioned widthwise along the length of the lid of the first cooler. In this manner, an inner length of the top surface of the lid of the first cooler is slightly greater then the width of a lower portion the second coolers and the inner width of the top surface of the lid of the first cooler is greater then two times the width of the lower portion of the second coolers. As such, two second cooler can be positioned widthwise along the length of the lid of the first cooler.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2009
    Publication date: September 15, 2011
    Applicant: THE COLEMAN COMPANY, INC.
    Inventors: Stuart L. Meether, David L. Wilcox, Robert W. Lawrence, Deborah K. Koenigs, Alison N. Dopps, Elizabeth A. Brewer, Lori R. Becker, Michelle L. Stegman, Tracy A. Beehn, Jake L. Hillard
  • Patent number: D605899
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2009
    Assignee: The Coleman Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Stuart L Meether, David L Wilcox, Robert W Lawrence, Deborah K Koenigs, Alison N Dopps, Elizabeth A Brewer, Lori R Becker, Michelle L Stegman, Tracy A Beehn, Jake L Hillard