Patents by Inventor Andrew J. WINTERHALTER
Andrew J. WINTERHALTER 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: 11912477Abstract: A 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 assemblies. The latch assembly may comprise a latch body, a locking member, a biasing member, and an activating member. The lid may have a handle that has a stowed and a carry position, where the handle may be maintained in the stowed position until acted upon by a first force greater than a threshold force to move the handle from the stowed position to the carry position. Similarly, when in the carry position, the handle may be maintained in the carry position until acted upon by a second force greater than the threshold force to move the handle from the carry position to the stowed position.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2022Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLCInventors: Mark D. Miller, Nicholas James Lombardi, Steven M. Scott, Elizabeth Ruchte, Andrew J. Winterhalter, Liza Morris
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Publication number: 20240032694Abstract: An adjustable chair may include a frame, a seat pan, a backrest, a pair of arm rests, at least two legs each comprising an inner leg configured to telescope out of an outer leg, and a leg locking system for locking the outer leg to the inner leg.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 17, 2023Publication date: February 1, 2024Applicant: YETI Coolers, LLCInventors: Andrew J. Winterhalter, Michael Cieszko, Evan Goldberg, Derek Sullivan, Donald Edward Desroches
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Publication number: 20230399155Abstract: A 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 assemblies. The latch assembly may comprise a latch body, a locking member, a biasing member, and an activating member. The lid may have a handle that has a stowed and a carry position, where the handle may be maintained in the stowed position until acted upon by a first force greater than a threshold force to move the handle from the stowed position to the carry position. Similarly, when in the carry position, the handle may be maintained in the carry position until acted upon by a second force greater than the threshold force to move the handle from the carry position to the stowed position.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2022Publication date: December 14, 2023Inventors: Mark D. Miller, Nicholas James Lombardi, Steven M. Scott, Elizabeth Ruchte, Andrew J. Winterhalter, Liza Morris
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Patent number: 11744370Abstract: A chair may include a frame, a seat pan, a backrest, a pair of arm rests, and a plurality of legs wherein at least two legs may each provided with an inner leg and an outer leg and the inner leg is configured to telescope out of the outer leg, wherein the at least two legs may include a leg locking system for locking the outer leg to the inner leg when the chair is in an unfolded position, wherein the leg locking system may include a trigger housing, a trigger, and a latch, and wherein the latch may be configured to engage a bushing on the inner leg.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2022Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLCInventors: Andrew J. Winterhalter, Michael Cieszko, Evan Goldberg, Derek Sullivan, Donald Edward Desroches
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Patent number: 11623796Abstract: An insulating container having a base and a lid is provided. In some examples, the insulating container further includes a pressure regulation device. In other examples, the insulating container may include latching devices comprising an elastomeric latch upper and a semi-rigid latch lower configured to engage an insulating container keeper when the lid is in a closed and a secured position. In still other examples, the latch upper and the latch lower are configured in a recessed position, and flush with a front side of the insulating container lid and flush with a front side of a bottom portion of the insulating container when the latches secure the lid in a closed position.Type: GrantFiled: November 23, 2021Date of Patent: April 11, 2023Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLCInventors: Dustin Bullock, John Loudenslager, John Fritz, Alex Baires, Erik Steven Larson, Andrew J. Winterhalter, Lance Harrison, Michael Christopher Cieszko
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Publication number: 20220354257Abstract: A chair may include a frame, a seat pan, a backrest, a pair of arm rests, and a plurality of legs wherein at least two legs may each provided with an inner leg and an outer leg and the inner leg is configured to telescope out of the outer leg, wherein the at least two legs may include a leg locking system for locking the outer leg to the inner leg when the chair is in an unfolded position, wherein the leg locking system may include a trigger housing, a trigger, and a latch, and wherein the latch may be configured to engage a bushing on the inner leg.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2022Publication date: November 10, 2022Inventors: Andrew J. Winterhalter, Michael Cieszko, Evan Goldberg, Derek Sullivan, Donald Edward Desroches
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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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Patent number: 11389003Abstract: A folding chair can include a seat pan being formed by a pair of seat bars. The seat pan can be tensioned by a pair of vertical legs. The chair can also include a backrest formed by a pair of diagonally extending backrest bars, a front frame formed by a pair of cross bars, a rear frame formed by rear cross bars, and a pair of armrests. The vertical legs can each be provided with a lower leg and an upper leg. The inner leg can be configured to telescope out of the outer leg and at least one of the vertical legs can be provided with a latch for locking the outer leg to the inner leg. The latch can include a trigger and a projection can be configured to rotate the projection out of a slot formed in the inner leg.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2020Date of Patent: July 19, 2022Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLCInventors: Andrew J. Winterhalter, Michael Cieszko, Evan Goldberg, Derek Sullivan, Donald Edward Desroches
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Publication number: 20220167746Abstract: A portable chair may include a first front leg and a second front leg connected by a front sled and a first back leg and a second back leg connected by a back sled. The first front leg and the first back leg may be pivotally connected to a sliding pivot on an armrest, where the sliding pivot moves relative to the armrest to adjust the chair from an upright position to a reclined position. The seat assembly may include a fabric member that is attached secured to a seat frame by a plurality of fabric retention members. In some examples, the portable chair may include a fabric member is releasably connected to the seat frame and back frame and also extends from a forward rail of the seat frame to a top rail of the back frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2021Publication date: June 2, 2022Inventors: Michael Christopher Cieszko, Evan Goldberg, Andrew J. Winterhalter
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Publication number: 20220081173Abstract: An insulating container having a base and a lid is provided. In some examples, the insulating container further includes a pressure regulation device. In other examples, the insulating container may include latching devices comprising an elastomeric latch upper and a semi-rigid latch lower configured to engage an insulating container keeper when the lid is in a closed and a secured position. In still other examples, the latch upper and the latch lower are configured in a recessed position, and flush with a front side of the insulating container lid and flush with a front side of a bottom portion of the insulating container when the latches secure the lid in a closed position.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 23, 2021Publication date: March 17, 2022Inventors: Dustin Bullock, John Loudenslager, John Fritz, Alex Baires, Erik Steven Larson, Andrew J. Winterhalter, Lance Harrison, Michael Christopher Cieszko
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Patent number: 11241097Abstract: A portable chair may include a first front leg and a second front leg connected by a front sled and a first back leg and a second back leg connected by a back sled. The first front leg and the first back leg may be pivotally connected to a sliding pivot on an armrest, where the sliding pivot moves relative to the armrest to adjust the chair from an upright position to a reclined position. The seat assembly may include a fabric member that is attached secured to a seat frame by a plurality of fabric retention members. In some examples, the portable chair may include a fabric member is releasably connected to the seat frame and back frame and also extends from a forward rail of the seat frame to a top rail of the back frame.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2020Date of Patent: February 8, 2022Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLCInventors: Michael Christopher Cieszko, Evan Goldberg, Andrew J. Winterhalter
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Publication number: 20210394992Abstract: An insulated container having a canister can be sealed by a lid structure. The lid structure can be a multi-part insulated lid. The lid can include a vent configured to vent air from inside the canister. In addition, the container may be part of a container kit or container system where one or more inner containers, are nested and secured within the insulated container.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2021Publication date: December 23, 2021Inventors: Mark Carlson Rane, Andrew J. Winterhalter, Edward Naguit Abante, Desiree Hunter, Robert Throop, Elizaveta Morris
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Patent number: D941600Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2021Date of Patent: January 25, 2022Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLCInventors: Derek G. Sullivan, Andrew J. Winterhalter, John W. Dow, Donald Edward Desroches
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Patent number: D942219Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2021Date of Patent: February 1, 2022Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLCInventors: Dustin Bullock, John Loudenslager, John Fritz, Michael Christopher Cieszko, Andrew J. Winterhalter
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Patent number: D942220Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2021Date of Patent: February 1, 2022Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLCInventors: Dustin Bullock, John Loudenslager, John Fritz, Michael Christopher Cieszko, Andrew J. Winterhalter
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Patent number: D955131Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2021Date of Patent: June 21, 2022Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLCInventors: Derek G. Sullivan, Andrew J. Winterhalter, John Warren Dow, Donald Edward Desroches
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Patent number: D955132Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2021Date of Patent: June 21, 2022Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLCInventors: Derek G. Sullivan, Andrew J. Winterhalter, John Warren Dow, Donald Edward Desroches
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Patent number: D959918Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2020Date of Patent: August 9, 2022Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLCInventors: Dustin Bullock, John Loudenslager, John Fritz, Michael Christopher Cieszko, Andrew J. Winterhalter
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Patent number: D965409Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2021Date of Patent: October 4, 2022Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLCInventors: Dustin Bullock, John Loudenslager, John Fritz, Michael Christopher Cieszko, Andrew J. Winterhalter
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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