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: 10766672Abstract: 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 pressure regulation device. In other examples, the latching devices further include an elastomeric latch upper and a semi-rigid latch lower configured to engage an insulating container keeper when the 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 latch device secures the lid in a closed position.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2018Date of Patent: September 8, 2020Assignee: 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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Patent number: 10743670Abstract: 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 front sled may include a first front foot and a second front foot and the back sled may include a first back foot and a second back foot. Each of the feet attached to the front and back sleds may include retention feature holes configured to allow water to drain from the sled/foot interface. The portable chair may further include a seat including a seat frame border including a plurality of protrusions. The seat frame border may be rigidly attached to the seat via an injection molding process. In addition, the portable chair may have a cup holder assembly that can detachably attach to either of the front legs of the chair. The cup holder assembly may have a cup holder portion that can attach to a mounting base that is attached to the leg of the portable chair.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2018Date of Patent: August 18, 2020Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLCInventors: Andrew J. Winterhalter, Steve C. Nichols
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Patent number: 10722034Abstract: 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. In one example, the seat pan and the backrest can be formed of a suspension fabric. 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 rocker and a projection can be configured to rotate the projection out of a slot formed in the inner leg. The backrest can be provided with a tensioner for maintaining the backrest in the unfolded position.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2019Date of Patent: July 28, 2020Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLCInventors: Andrew J. Winterhalter, Michael Cieszko, Evan Goldberg, Derek G. Sullivan, Donald Edward Desroches
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Patent number: 10710778Abstract: 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 pressure regulation device. In other examples, the latching devices further include an elastomeric latch upper and a semi-rigid latch lower configured to engage an insulating container keeper when the 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 latch device secures the lid in a closed position.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2018Date of Patent: July 14, 2020Assignee: 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: 20200189807Abstract: 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 pressure regulation device. In other examples, the latching devices further include an elastomeric latch upper and a semi-rigid latch lower configured to engage an insulating container keeper when the 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 positon, 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 latch device secures the lid in a closed position.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2018Publication date: June 18, 2020Inventors: 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: 20200187656Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2020Publication date: June 18, 2020Inventors: Andrew J. Winterhalter, Michael Cieszko, Evan Goldberg, Derek SULLIVAN, Donald Edward Desroches
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Patent number: 10561249Abstract: 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 front sled may include a first front foot and a second front foot and the back sled may include a first back foot and a second back foot. Each of the feet attached to the front and back sleds may include retention feature holes configured to allow water to drain from the sled/foot interface. The portable chair may further include a seat including a seat frame border including a plurality of protrusions. The seat frame border may be rigidly attached to the seat via an injection molding process. In addition, the portable chair may have a cup holder assembly that can detachably attach to either of the front legs of the chair. The cup holder assembly may have a cup holder portion that can rotate relative to the clamp member to be able to mount to either leg.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2017Date of Patent: February 18, 2020Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLCInventors: William S. Doolan, Steve C. Nichols, Andrew J. Winterhalter
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Publication number: 20190216222Abstract: 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. In one example, the seat pan and the backrest can be formed of a suspension fabric. 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 rocker and a projection can be configured to rotate the projection out of a slot formed in the inner leg. The backrest can be provided with a tensioner for maintaining the backrest in the unfolded position.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 14, 2019Publication date: July 18, 2019Inventors: Andrew J. Winterhalter, Michael Cieszko, Evan Goldberg, Derick Sullivan, Donald Edward Desroches
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Patent number: 10172476Abstract: A child booster seat includes a base, a flexible connecting member, two attachment parts, and a mechanism. The base has a seat plate for a child sitting thereon. The flexible connecting member is attached to the base. The attachment parts are attached to two ends of the flexible connecting member. The mechanism is disposed on the base for tensing the flexible connecting member. When the child booster seat is secured on a chair through the two attachment parts, the mechanism is operated to tense the flexible connecting member, so that the child booster seat is secured firmly and it is hard to move the child booster seat relative to the adult chair.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2016Date of Patent: January 8, 2019Assignee: Wonderland Switzerland AGInventors: William B. Bellows, Jonathan M. Pacella, Andrew J. Winterhalter, Nathanael Saint
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Publication number: 20180338623Abstract: 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 front sled may include a first front foot and a second front foot and the back sled may include a first back foot and a second back foot. Each of the feet attached to the front and back sleds may include retention feature holes configured to allow water to drain from the sled/foot interface. The portable chair may further include a seat including a seat frame border including a plurality of protrusions. The seat frame border may be rigidly attached to the seat via an injection molding process. In addition, the portable chair may have a cup holder assembly that can detachably attach to either of the front legs of the chair. The cup holder assembly may have a cup holder portion that can attach to a mounting base that is attached to the leg of the portable chair.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2018Publication date: November 29, 2018Inventors: Andrew J. Winterhalter, Steve C. Nichols
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Publication number: 20180338622Abstract: 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 front sled may include a first front foot and a second front foot and the back sled may include a first back foot and a second back foot. Each of the feet attached to the front and back sleds may include retention feature holes configured to allow water to drain from the sled/foot interface. The portable chair may further include a seat including a seat frame border including a plurality of protrusions. The seat frame border may be rigidly attached to the seat via an injection molding process. In addition, the portable chair may have a cup holder assembly that can detachably attach to either of the front legs of the chair. The cup holder assembly may have a cup holder portion that can rotate relative to the clamp member to be able to mount to either leg.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 7, 2017Publication date: November 29, 2018Inventors: William S. Doolan, Steve C. Nichols, Andrew J. Winterhalter
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Patent number: 9844278Abstract: A joint mechanism of a child high chair includes a first leg, a second leg, an extension arm and a latching component. The first leg includes a cammed portion and an accommodating space. The second leg is pivotally connected to the first leg to switch between a folded position and an unfolded position. The extension arm which includes a restricted portion is pivotally connected to the second leg. The latching component includes a main body disposed on the second leg, and a protrusion disposed on a part of the main body opposite to the second leg. The protrusion is located inside the accommodating space to contact against the restricted portion while the second leg is switched to the unfolded position, and the protrusion is moved upon the cammed portion to separate from the restricted portion while the second leg is switched to the folded position.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2015Date of Patent: December 19, 2017Assignee: Wonderland Switzerland AGInventor: Andrew J. Winterhalter
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Patent number: 9675183Abstract: A mount assembly includes a playpen frame, a support frame that can provide support for a bassinet in the playpen frame, and multiple bar segments to provide support for a utility accessory positioned side-by-side relative to the bassinet. The playpen frame includes two first upper side rail assemblies each having a fixed wall, and a second upper side rail assembly connected with the two first upper side rail assemblies. The support frame includes two connectors operable to respectively attach to and detach from the fixed walls. Each connector is formed to include a socket. The two connectors can attach to the fixed walls respectively near a middle of the two first upper side rail assemblies. The bar segments are mountable to the playpen frame, one of the bar segments once mounted to the playpen frame having an end portion resting in contact with the socket of one connector.Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 2014Date of Patent: June 13, 2017Assignee: Wonderland Nursery Goods Company LimitedInventors: Nathanael Saint, Jonathan K. Mountz, Andrew J. Winterhalter, Jonathan M. Pacella, William B. Bellows
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Patent number: D856091Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2018Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLCInventors: Andrew J. Winterhalter, Steve C. Nichols
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Patent number: D878163Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2018Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLCInventors: Mark Carlson Rane, Andrew J. Winterhalter, Edward Naguit Abante, Desiree Hunter, Robert Throop, Elizaveta Morris
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Patent number: D899866Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2019Date of Patent: October 27, 2020Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLCInventors: Dustin Bullock, John Loudenslager, John Fritz, Michael Cieszko, Andrew J. Winterhalter
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Patent number: D899867Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2019Date of Patent: October 27, 2020Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLCInventors: Dustin Bullock, John Loudenslager, John Fritz, Michael Cieszko, Andrew J. Winterhalter
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Patent number: D899868Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2019Date of Patent: October 27, 2020Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLCInventors: Dustin Bullock, John Loudenslager, John Fritz, Michael Cieszko, Andrew J. Winterhalter
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Patent number: D899869Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2019Date of Patent: October 27, 2020Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLCInventors: Dustin Bullock, John Loudenslager, John Fritz, Michael Cieszko, Andrew J. Winterhalter
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Patent number: D902617Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2019Date of Patent: November 24, 2020Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLCInventors: Derek G. Sullivan, Andrew J. Winterhalter, John W. Dow, Donald Edward Desroches