Patents by Inventor Charles A. Nichol

Charles A. Nichol 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: 20190069699
    Abstract: An insulating container can be configured to retain a volume of liquid, and include a canister having a first inner wall having a first end having an opening extending into an internal reservoir, and a second outer wall forming an outer shell. The opening can be sealed by a spout adapter, the spout adapter having an internal passageway extending between the internal reservoir and a spout opening, which may be smaller than the opening of the canister. The spout opening may be sealed with an upper cap that has a magnetic top surface. The upper cap may be selectively coupled to seal the spout opening, or may be magnetically coupled to a magnetic docking surface of a docking structure on the spout adapter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2018
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Inventors: Steve Charles Nichols, Evan Goldberg, Edward Abante
  • Publication number: 20190047773
    Abstract: An insulating container can be configured to retain a volume of liquid, and include a canister having a first inner wall having a first end having an opening extending into an internal reservoir, and a second outer wall forming an outer shell. The opening can be sealed by a spout adapter, the spout adapter having a spout channel extending between the internal reservoir and a spout opening, smaller than the opening of the canister. The spout opening may be sealed with a cap having a magnetic top surface, and the spout adapter may be further removably coupled to a lid that may be used as a cup into which a volume of the liquid can be poured. In addition, spout adapter assembly with an adapter that releasably attaches to the canister and a plug that is received within the adapter that moves to place the spout adapter assembly into an open and a closed orientation. The plug may have a means to provide tactile feedback to a user that the spout adapter assembly is in an optimal pouring condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2018
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Inventors: Dustin Bullock, Steve Charles Nichols, Edward Abante, Evan Goldberg
  • Publication number: 20190039810
    Abstract: An insulating container can be configured to retain a mass of food and/or beverages, and include an outer shell with a cuboidal shape and a first opening extending into a first inner cavity. The insulating container may also have an inner structure with an inner cuboidal shape and a second opening extending into the second inner cavity. A flange may be coupled between the outer shell and the inner structure to seal the first opening such that the outer shell is offset from the inner structure. A sealed vacuum cavity may be formed within the insulated double wall structure between the outer shell and the inner structure. Further, a bracing structure may brace a planar surface of the outer shell against the vacuum within the vacuum cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2017
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Applicant: YETI Coolers, LLC
    Inventors: John Alan TOLMAN, Roy Joseph SEIDERS, Steve Charles NICHOLS
  • Patent number: 10194749
    Abstract: 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. The portable chair may also include a seat frame to which the plurality of protrusions of the seat frame border is configured to be removably attached.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLC
    Inventors: William S. Doolan, Steve Charles Nichols, Roy Joseph Seiders
  • Publication number: 20180354687
    Abstract: A 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 assemblies. The latching assembly may comprise a latch body, a locking member, a biasing member, and an activating member. Additional features of the container may include handles and strength increasing features. The base and lid may also feature attachment points for various accessories.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2018
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Inventors: Roy Joseph Seiders, Steve Charles Nichols, Kyle Ellison, Andy Bondhus, Tobias Hotchkiss, Liza Morris, Dennis Zuck, Ryan Nixon, Mark Carlson Rane
  • Patent number: D835937
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2018
    Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLC
    Inventor: Steve Charles Nichols
  • Patent number: D835946
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2018
    Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLC
    Inventors: Roy Joseph Seiders, James William Sonntag, Christopher Mall Keller, Steve Charles Nichols, Martin Patrick Vespo
  • Patent number: D835947
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2018
    Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLC
    Inventors: Roy Joseph Seiders, James William Sonntag, Christopher Mall Keller, Steve Charles Nichols, Martin Patrick Vespo
  • Patent number: D837002
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLC
    Inventor: Steve Charles Nichols
  • Patent number: D837613
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLC
    Inventor: Steve Charles Nichols
  • Patent number: D837614
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLC
    Inventor: Steve Charles Nichols
  • Patent number: D836388
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLC
    Inventors: Edward Abante, Steve Charles Nichols
  • Patent number: D836389
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLC
    Inventors: Edward Abante, Steve Charles Nichols
  • Patent number: D838983
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLC
    Inventors: Roy Joseph Seiders, Steve Charles Nichols, Kyle Ellison, Andy Bondhus, Tobias Hotchkiss, Liza Morris, Dennis Zuck, Ryan Nixon
  • Patent number: D838984
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLC
    Inventors: Roy Joseph Seiders, Steve Charles Nichols, Kyle Ellison, Andy Bondhus, Tobias Hotchkiss, Liza Morris, Dennis Zuck, Ryan Nixon
  • Cup
    Patent number: D839049
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLC
    Inventors: Roy Joseph Seiders, John Alan Tolman, Steve Charles Nichols
  • Patent number: D839661
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLC
    Inventors: Roy Joseph Seiders, James William Sonntag, Christopher Mall Keller, Steve Charles Nichols, Martin Patrick Vespo
  • Patent number: D840150
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLC
    Inventors: Roy Joseph Seiders, Steve Charles Nichols, Kyle Ellison, Andy Bondhus, Tobias Hotchkiss, Liza Morris, Dennis Zuck, Ryan Nixon
  • Patent number: D840195
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLC
    Inventors: Roy Joseph Seiders, John Alan Tolman, Steve Charles Nichols, Martin Patrick Vespo
  • Cup
    Patent number: D842038
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLC
    Inventors: Roy Joseph Seiders, John Alan Tolman, Steve Charles Nichols