Patents by Inventor Bryan Krueger

Bryan Krueger 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: 20160316724
    Abstract: Implementations described and claimed herein provide an aesthetically pleasing bird feeder hanger display. In one implementation, a bird feeder comprises a bottle, a display insert, and a hanger. The bottle has a transparent, elongated body extending from a proximal end to a distal end. The proximal end is configured to attach to a cap, and the distal end is configured to attach to a basin. The display insert is sized and configured to extend along a length of the bottle in the interior from the cap to the basin. The display insert has a rigid, planar surface with a proximal tab and a distal tab defined therein. The hanger has a proximal hook and a distal hook. To display the hanger through the transparent, elongated body of the bottle, the proximal hook is configured to engage the proximal tab, and the distal hook is configured to engage the distal tab.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2015
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Applicant: Classic Brands, LLC
    Inventors: Robert W. Donegan, Bryan Krueger, Jennifer Ouimette
  • Publication number: 20160205902
    Abstract: Implementations described and claimed herein provide apparatuses and methods for providing different perch positions for feeding birds. In one implementation, a bird feeder includes a reservoir having a wall defining an interior. The wall has a wall opening to provide access to the interior. A port is mounted on the wall relative to the wall opening. The port includes a protruding portion extending from a surface. The protruding portion defines an opening providing access to the wall opening. A perch has a projecting portion extending from a surface covering the opening defined by the protruding portion. The surface has one or more holes providing access to the opening. The perch is connected to the port such that the projecting portion is moveable to a plurality of positions relative to an axis line extending through a center of the opening defined by the protruding portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2016
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Applicant: Classic Brands, LLC
    Inventors: Robert Donegan, Bryan Krueger
  • Patent number: 9380765
    Abstract: Implementations described and claimed herein provide apparatuses and methods for providing different perch positions for feeding birds. In one implementation, a bird feeder having a perch mounted on a wall of a reservoir having an interior configured to hold bird food is provided. The reservoir has a wall opening to provide access to the interior. The perch is rotated to one of a plurality of positions about an axis line extending through a center of the wall opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: Classic Brands, LLC
    Inventors: Robert Donegan, Bryan Krueger
  • Patent number: 9295235
    Abstract: Implementations described and claimed herein provide apparatuses and methods for providing different perch positions for feeding birds. In one implementation, a bird feeder includes a reservoir having a wall defining an interior. The wall has a wall opening to provide access to the interior. A port is mounted on the wall relative to the wall opening. The port includes a protruding portion extending from a surface. The protruding portion defines an opening providing access to the wall opening. A perch has a projecting portion extending from a surface covering the opening defined by the protruding portion. The surface has one or more holes providing access to the opening. The perch is connected to the port such that the projecting portion is moveable to a plurality of positions relative to an axis line extending through a center of the opening defined by the protruding portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: Classic Brands, LLC
    Inventors: Robert Donegan, Bryan Krueger
  • Patent number: 9179649
    Abstract: Implementations described and claimed herein provide systems and methods for preventing non-birds, such as squirrels, from accessing feed in a bird feeder. In one implementation, a mechanical link couples a first perch and a second perch to the roof assembly. The mechanical link may be configured to move both the first perch relative to the first feed port and the second perch relative to the second feed port upon movement of the first perch relative to the housing and/or upon movement of at least a portion of the roof assembly relative to the housing. As such, the bird feeder provides access to the feed in the bird feeder to wild birds, while preventing non-birds, such as squirrels, from accessing the feed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: CLASSIC BRANDS, LLC
    Inventors: James Carter, Bryan Krueger, Lynn Hunter
  • Publication number: 20150156993
    Abstract: Implementations described and claimed herein provide systems and methods for preventing non-birds, such as squirrels, from accessing feed in a bird feeder. In one implementation, a mechanical link couples a first perch and a second perch to the roof assembly. The mechanical link may be configured to move both the first perch relative to the first feed port and the second perch relative to the second feed port upon movement of the first perch relative to the housing and/or upon movement of at least a portion of the roof assembly relative to the housing. As such, the bird feeder provides access to the feed in the bird feeder to wild birds, while preventing non-birds, such as squirrels, from accessing the feed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2015
    Publication date: June 11, 2015
    Applicant: Classic Brands, LLC
    Inventors: James Carter, Bryan Krueger, Lynn Hunter
  • Publication number: 20150122184
    Abstract: Implementations described and claimed herein provide apparatuses and methods for facilitating filling and cleaning of bird feeders that are aesthetically pleasing and adaptable for attracting different types of birds. In one implementation, a bird feeder includes a port having a surface extending from a proximal end to a distal end. The proximal end has a connecting portion configured to connect to a reservoir. The surface has one or more openings defined therein. A small seed converter is insertable into the port, and the small seed converter includes a plurality of teeth extending from an edge. The plurality of teeth are configured to narrow the one or more openings for dispensing small sized seed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2014
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Applicant: Classic Brands, LLC
    Inventors: Robert W. Donegan, Bryan Krueger, John W. Bruno
  • Publication number: 20150122186
    Abstract: Implementations described and claimed herein provide apparatuses and methods for facilitating filling and cleaning of bird feeders that are aesthetically pleasing and adaptable for attracting different types of birds. In one implementation, a bird feeder includes a proximal edge extending around a central line and defining a plane. An outer surface and an inner surface each extends distally from the plane. The inner surface is connected to the outer surface by the proximal edge. An opening is formed by the proximal edge and positioned on the plane. A hanger is disposed distal to and not intersecting the plane, and the hanger assembly has a hanging portion positioned on the central line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2014
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Applicant: Classic Brands, LLC
    Inventors: Robert W. Donegan, Bryan Krueger, John Bruno
  • Patent number: 8978586
    Abstract: A bird feed dispenser for wild birds with squirrel-resistant mechanism that occludes feed ports when a non-bird having a weight sufficient to activate the mechanism engages a portion of the roof or a perch thereon. The dispenser includes at least two feed ports, corresponding perches, and a torsion spring that provide biasing force for the mechanism. The occlusion of feed ports in the dispenser is such that when a non-bird having weight sufficient to activate the mechanism engages a portion of the roof or a perch thereon, all the feed ports are obstructed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Classic Brands, LLC
    Inventors: James Carter, Bryan Krueger, Lynn Hunter
  • Patent number: D729989
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: Classic Brands, LLC
    Inventor: Bryan Krueger
  • Patent number: RE45715
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: Classic Brands, LLC
    Inventor: Bryan Krueger
  • Patent number: D743636
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: Classic Brands, LLC
    Inventor: Bryan Krueger
  • Patent number: D744172
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: Classic Brands, LLC
    Inventors: Robert W. Donegan, Bryan Krueger, John Bruno
  • Patent number: RE45837
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2016
    Assignee: Classic Brands, LLC
    Inventor: Bryan Krueger
  • Patent number: D756570
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: Classic Brands, LLC
    Inventors: Robert W. Donegan, Bryan Krueger, John Bruno
  • Patent number: D788380
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: Classic Brands, LLC
    Inventor: Bryan Krueger
  • Patent number: D788381
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: Classic Brands, LLC
    Inventors: Bryan Krueger, Lindsey Nifong
  • Patent number: D788382
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: Classic Brands, LLC
    Inventors: Bryan Krueger, Lindsey Nifong
  • Patent number: D788383
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: Classic Brands, LLC
    Inventors: Robert W. Donegan, Bryan Krueger, John Bruno
  • Patent number: D788996
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: Classic Brands, LLC
    Inventors: Bryan Krueger, Lindsey Nifong