Patents by Inventor Benjamin R. Hewitt

Benjamin R. Hewitt 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).

  • Patent number: 10919661
    Abstract: A beverage container may include a base having an axis, a closed bottom, an open top and an interior cavity therebetween. The base may be formed from a material that is opaque. In addition, a vessel is configured to contain a fluid. The vessel has an opening into or from which the fluid may flow relative to an interior of the vessel. The vessel is mounted in the interior cavity of the base and extends above and beyond the open top thereof. A radial air space is located between the vessel and the base relative to the axis. The vessel may be formed from a material that is at least one of translucent or transparent. In addition, a seal may be located between the base and the vessel. Each of the base, vessel and seal may be a different material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: Corkcicle, LLC
    Inventors: Benjamin R. Hewitt, Stephen Bruner
  • Publication number: 20190185196
    Abstract: A beverage container may include a base having an axis, a closed bottom, an open top and an interior cavity therebetween. The base may be formed from a material that is opaque. In addition, a vessel is configured to contain a fluid. The vessel has an opening into or from which the fluid may flow relative to an interior of the vessel. The vessel is mounted in the interior cavity of the base and extends above and beyond the open top thereof. A radial air space is located between the vessel and the base relative to the axis. The vessel may be formed from a material that is at least one of translucent or transparent. In addition, a seal may be located between the base and the vessel. Each of the base, vessel and seal may be a different material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2018
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Applicant: HEWY WINE CHILLERS, LLC
    Inventors: Benjamin R. Hewitt, Stephen Bruner
  • Patent number: 9802806
    Abstract: An apparatus regulates a temperature of a fluid inside a container and dispenses the fluid from the container. The apparatus has a body with an axis, a cavity adjacent a distal end, a bore adjacent a proximal end, and a fluid inlet formed through the body to the bore. The body contacts the fluid inside the container. A second fluid may be located and sealed inside the cavity, and have a freezing point of about 10° C. or less. A nozzle may be mounted to the body. The nozzle has a channel in communication with the fluid inlet through which the fluid flows out of the container through the nozzle. A seal may be mounted to the body. The seal may have a radial seal to seal radially between the body and an interior of the container, and an axial seal to seal axially between the nozzle and the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: HEWY WINE CHILLERS, LLC
    Inventors: Benjamin R. Hewitt, Roy Paul Prosise
  • Patent number: 9713798
    Abstract: An apparatus for regulating a temperature of a fluid inside a container, and aerating and dispensing the fluid from the container is disclosed. The apparatus has a body that contacts the fluid inside the container. The apparatus includes an axis, a cavity, a fluid inlet, and an air outlet. A second fluid is located and sealed inside the cavity. An aerator separates the fluid inlet from the air outlet. The aerator includes a channel to the fluid inlet through which fluid flows out of the aerator, an air inlet through which air flows to the air outlet and into the container, and a passage from the air inlet into the channel to aerate the fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2017
    Assignee: HEWY WINE CHILLERS, LLC
    Inventors: Benjamin R. Hewitt, Roy Paul Prosise, Dan Caputo, Benjamin D. Litteral
  • Publication number: 20150360926
    Abstract: An apparatus regulates a temperature of a fluid inside a container and dispenses the fluid from the container. The apparatus has a body with an axis, a cavity adjacent a distal end, a bore adjacent a proximal end, and a fluid inlet formed through the body to the bore. The body contacts the fluid inside the container. A second fluid may be located and sealed inside the cavity, and have a freezing point of about 10° C. or less. A nozzle may be mounted to the body. The nozzle has a channel in communication with the fluid inlet through which the fluid flows out of the container through the nozzle. A seal may be mounted to the body. The seal may have a radial seal to seal radially between the body and an interior of the container, and an axial seal to seal axially between the nozzle and the container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2013
    Publication date: December 17, 2015
    Inventors: Benjamin R. HEWITT, Roy Paul PROSISE
  • Publication number: 20150328600
    Abstract: An apparatus for regulating a temperature of a fluid inside a container, and aerating and dispensing the fluid from the container is disclosed. The apparatus has a body that contacts the fluid inside the container. The apparatus includes an axis, a cavity, a fluid inlet, and an air outlet. A second fluid is located and sealed inside the cavity. An aerator separates the fluid inlet from the air outlet. The aerator includes a channel to the fluid inlet through which fluid flows out of the aerator, an air inlet through which air flows to the air outlet and into the container, and a passage from the air inlet into the channel to aerate the fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2014
    Publication date: November 19, 2015
    Inventors: Benjamin R. HEWITT, Roy Paul PROSISE, Dan CAPUTO, Benjamin D. LITTERAL
  • Patent number: 9038847
    Abstract: A device for a beverage container may include a tubular member that is insulated and has an axis. The tubular member may further include an upper axial end and a lower axial end. Both the upper and lower axial ends can be open. The tubular member may be configured to receive and insulate the beverage container therein. The device may include a base. The base may be removably coupled to the lower axial end of the tubular member to close the lower axial end. The base may include an interior compartment containing a fluid permanently sealed therein. The fluid can have a freezing point of about 0° C. or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: Hewy Wine Chillers, LLC
    Inventors: Benjamin R. Hewitt, David J. Fedewa, Roy P. Prosise, Dan Caputo
  • Patent number: D756716
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: HEWY WINE CHILLERS, LLC
    Inventors: Benjamin R. Hewitt, Stephen Bruner
  • Patent number: D772311
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: HEWY WINE CHILLERS, LLC
    Inventors: Ryan Bricker, Stephen Bruner, Benjamin R. Hewitt
  • Patent number: D799274
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: HEWY WINE CHILLERS, LLC
    Inventors: Benjamin R. Hewitt, James Stephen Bruner, II
  • Patent number: D839678
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: Hewy Wine Chillers, LLC
    Inventors: Stephen Bruner, Benjamin R. Hewitt
  • Patent number: D850857
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: Hewy Wine Chillers, LLC
    Inventors: Stephen Bruner, Benjamin R. Hewitt
  • Patent number: D858202
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: Corkcicle, LLC
    Inventors: Benjamin R. Hewitt, Stephen Bruner
  • Patent number: D858212
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: CORKCICLE, LLC
    Inventors: Benjamin R. Hewitt, Stephen Bruner
  • Patent number: D872539
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: Corkcicle, LLC
    Inventors: Benjamin R. Hewitt, Stephen Bruner
  • Patent number: D873618
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: Corkcicle, LLC
    Inventors: Benjamin R. Hewitt, Stephen Bruner
  • Patent number: D900611
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: Corkcicle, LLC
    Inventors: Benjamin R. Hewitt, Stephen Bruner, Brett Weiner
  • Patent number: D904888
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: Corkcicle, LLC
    Inventors: Benjamin R. Hewitt, Stephen Bruner, Brett Weiner
  • Patent number: D930435
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: Corkcicle, LLC
    Inventors: Stephen Bruner, Benjamin R. Hewitt
  • Patent number: D959915
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: CORKCICLE, LLC
    Inventors: Stephen Bruner, Benjamin R. Hewitt