Patents by Inventor Benjamin Robert Hein

Benjamin Robert Hein 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: 11535433
    Abstract: A container closure includes an outer cap, an inner cap, and a seal. The outer cap includes a top wall and an outer sidewall extending downward from the top wall. The inner cap is secured within the outer cap and includes a bottom wall and an inner sidewall extending upwardly from the bottom wall. The seal is secured to the inner cap and includes a seal sidewall and a rim extending inwardly from the seal sidewall. The seal sidewall sealingly engages the inner sidewall and the rim sealingly overlaps the bottom wall. The inner cap together with the seal define an air pathway in fluid communication between a space between the outer and inner caps and an air opening formed on the bottom wall of the inner cap and selectively covered by the rim.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: Helen of Troy Limited
    Inventors: Conor McNamara, Benjamin Robert Hein, Shelley Palazzolo, Adam Zagorsky, Jarett Volkoff
  • Patent number: 11358760
    Abstract: A straw lid valve assembly includes a cap, a spout, and a valve member. The cap connects with a drinking vessel and includes valve receiving passage. The spout connects with the cap and pivots between a drinking position and a closed position. The spout includes an inner passage that is in fluid communication with the drinking vessel when in the drinking position and is closed off when in the closed position. The valve member is receivable in the cap and includes a drink passage and a vent passage in fluid communication with the drinking vessel when the cap is connected with the drinking vessel and the valve member is received in the cap. The valve member is receivable in the valve receiving passage such that an uppermost surface of the valve member is exposed to ambient when the spout is in the drinking position and the valve member is received in the cap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: Helen of Troy Limited
    Inventors: Conor McNamara, Benjamin Robert Hein, Jeffrey T. Burga, Jarett Volkoff
  • Publication number: 20210147125
    Abstract: A container closure includes an outer cap, an inner cap, and a seal. The outer cap includes a top wall and an outer sidewall extending downward from the top wall. The inner cap is secured within the outer cap and includes a bottom wall and an inner sidewall extending upwardly from the bottom wall. The seal is secured to the inner cap and includes a seal sidewall and a rim extending inwardly from the seal sidewall. The seal sidewall sealingly engages the inner sidewall and the rim sealingly overlaps the bottom wall. The inner cap together with the seal define an air pathway in fluid communication between a space between the outer and inner caps and an air opening formed on the bottom wall of the inner cap and selectively covered by the rim.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2019
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Inventors: Conor McNamara, Benjamin Robert Hein, Shelley Palazzolo, Adam Zagorsky, Jarett Volkoff
  • Publication number: 20210070508
    Abstract: A straw lid valve assembly includes a cap, a spout, and a valve member. The cap connects with a drinking vessel and includes valve receiving passage. The spout connects with the cap and pivots between a drinking position and a closed position. The spout includes an inner passage that is in fluid communication with the drinking vessel when in the drinking position and is closed off when in the closed position. The valve member is receivable in the cap and includes a drink passage and a vent passage in fluid communication with the drinking vessel when the cap is connected with the drinking vessel and the valve member is received in the cap. The valve member is receivable in the valve receiving passage such that an uppermost surface of the valve member is exposed to ambient when the spout is in the drinking position and the valve member is received in the cap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2019
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Inventors: Conor McNamara, Benjamin Robert Hein, Jeffrey T. Burga, Jarett Volkoff
  • Patent number: 10661949
    Abstract: Container assemblies including an insulated cap for sealing the mouth of the container, the insulated cap including an outer shell, an insulation block defining a plurality of elongate voids disposed at least partially within the outer shell, a securing element configured to secure the cap to the container, and a sealing member configured to form a seal between the insulated cap and the container when the insulated cap is secured to the container by the securing element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: Helen of Troy Limited
    Inventors: Benjamin Robert Hein, Brian George Goodwin
  • Publication number: 20190322424
    Abstract: Container assemblies including an insulated cap for sealing the mouth of the container, the insulated cap including an outer shell, an insulation block defining a plurality of elongate voids disposed at least partially within the outer shell, a securing element configured to secure the cap to the container, and a sealing member configured to form a seal between the insulated cap and the container when the insulated cap is secured to the container by the securing element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2019
    Publication date: October 24, 2019
    Inventors: Benjamin Robert Hein, Brian George Goodwin
  • Patent number: 10384837
    Abstract: Container assemblies including an insulated cap for sealing the mouth of the container, the insulated cap including an outer shell, an insulation block defining a plurality of elongate voids disposed at least partially within the outer shell, a securing element configured to secure the cap to the container, and a sealing member configured to form a seal between the insulated cap and the container when the insulated cap is secured to the container by the securing element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: Helen of Troy Limited
    Inventors: Benjamin Robert Hein, Brian George Goodwin
  • Publication number: 20180319549
    Abstract: Container assemblies including an insulated cap for sealing the mouth of the container, the insulated cap including an outer shell, an insulation block defining a plurality of elongate voids disposed at least partially within the outer shell, a securing element configured to secure the cap to the container, and a sealing member configured to form a seal between the insulated cap and the container when the insulated cap is secured to the container by the securing element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2018
    Publication date: November 8, 2018
    Applicant: Helen of Troy Limited
    Inventors: Benjamin Robert HEIN, Brian George GOODWIN
  • Patent number: 10017301
    Abstract: Container assemblies including an insulated cap for sealing the mouth of the container, the insulated cap including an outer shell, an insulation block defining a plurality of elongate voids disposed at least partially within the outer shell, a securing element configured to secure the cap to the container, and a sealing member configured to form a seal between the insulated cap and the container when the insulated cap is secured to the container by the securing element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: Helen of Troy Limited
    Inventors: Benjamin Robert Hein, Brian George Goodwin
  • Publication number: 20160318693
    Abstract: Container assemblies including an insulated cap for sealing the mouth of the container, the insulated cap including an outer shell, an insulation block defining a plurality of elongate voids disposed at least partially within the outer shell, a securing element configured to secure the cap to the container, and a sealing member configured to form a seal between the insulated cap and the container when the insulated cap is secured to the container by the securing element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2016
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Applicant: Steel Technology, LLC
    Inventors: Benjamin Robert HEIN, Brian George GOODWIN
  • Patent number: D752916
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: Steel Techbnology, LLC
    Inventors: Brian George Goodwin, Timothy Dryden Gorbold, Benjamin Robert Hein
  • Patent number: D777508
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: Helen of Troy Limited
    Inventors: Brian George Goodwin, Timothy Dryden Gorbold, Benjamin Robert Hein
  • Patent number: D786012
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: Helen of Troy Limited
    Inventors: Benjamin Robert Hein, Brian George Goodwin, Ryan James Diener, Justin Taylor
  • Patent number: D799320
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: Helen of Troy Limited
    Inventors: Brian George Goodwin, Matthew Paul Nahlik, Benjamin Robert Hein
  • Patent number: D830783
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: Helen of Troy Limited
    Inventors: Ryan James Diener, Justin Taylor, Shelley Palazzolo, Benjamin Robert Hein
  • Patent number: D831414
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: Helen of Troy Limited
    Inventors: Ryan James Diener, Justin Taylor, Shelley Palazzolo, Benjamin Robert Hein
  • Patent number: D931042
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: Helen of Troy Limited
    Inventors: Jeffrey Thomas Burga, Benjamin Robert Hein, Conor McNamara, Justin William Taylor, Jarett Alexander Volkoff
  • Patent number: D940501
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: Helen of Troy Limited
    Inventors: Jeffrey Thomas Burga, Benjamin Robert Hein, Conor McNamara, Justin William Taylor, Jarett Alexander Volkoff
  • Patent number: D941636
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: Helen of Troy Limited
    Inventors: Conor McNamara, Benjamin Robert Hein, Shelley Palazzolo, Adam Zagorsky, Jarett Volkoff
  • Patent number: D942225
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: Helen of Troy Limited
    Inventors: Jeffrey Thomas Burga, Benjamin Robert Hein, Conor McNamara, Justin William Taylor, Jarett Alexander Volkoff