Patents by Inventor Bruce BARTKOW

Bruce BARTKOW 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: 20190233186
    Abstract: A cover configured to cover an opening of a drinking container from unwanted contamination. The cover can have a first portion that can move from a first position in which the first portion is generally parallel with a surface of the cover to a second position in which the first portion extends away from the surface of the cover. The cover can also have a second portion that can move from a first position in which the second portion is generally parallel with the surface of the cover to a second position in which the second portion extends away from the surface of the cover. When the first and/or second flaps are in the second position, the first and/or second flaps can surround at least a portion of an outside surface of a drinking container adjacent to the opening and cover the opening of the drinking container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2019
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventor: Bruce BARTKOW
  • Patent number: 10287071
    Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein relate to a cover for protecting the contents of a drinking container from unwanted contamination. The cover can have a middle portion and a first flap and a second flap extending away from the middle portion. The first flap can be rotatable relative to the middle portion from a first position in which the first flap is generally parallel with and adjacent to the middle portion to a second position in which the first flap extends at an angle away from the middle portion. In some embodiments, when the first flap is rotated to the second position, the first flap can surround at least a portion of an outside surface of the drinking container adjacent to the opening so as to secure the cover to the drinking container to cover the opening of the drinking container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Inventor: Bruce Bartkow
  • Publication number: 20160152388
    Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein relate to a cover for protecting the contents of a drinking container from unwanted contamination. The cover can have a middle portion and a first flap and a second flap extending away from the middle portion. The first flap can be rotatable relative to the middle portion from a first position in which the first flap is generally parallel with and adjacent to the middle portion to a second position in which the first flap extends at an angle away from the middle portion. In some embodiments, when the first flap is rotated to the second position, the first flap can surround at least a portion of an outside surface of the drinking container adjacent to the opening so as to secure the cover to the drinking container to cover the opening of the drinking container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2016
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Inventor: Bruce BARTKOW