Patents by Inventor Charles Nichols

Charles Nichols 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: 10526130
    Abstract: An insulating 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 devices, in either the closed configuration or the open configuration. In some examples, the rotatable lid may be non-destructively removable from the base. Some example arrangements include a removable lid that, when removed, may be secured to the base via an additional portion of the latching device. Additional features of the insulating container include handles that are integrally formed with the base, a recess formed in the base and housing a spigot, and/or a spigot guard.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLC
    Inventors: James William Sonntag, Christopher M. Keller, Steve Charles Nichols, Roy Joseph Seiders, David J. Bell
  • Publication number: 20190389644
    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.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2019
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Inventors: John Alan Tolman, Steve Charles Nichols, Edward Abante
  • Publication number: 20190357711
    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: August 12, 2019
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Inventors: Steve Charles Nichols, Evan Goldberg, Edward Abante
  • Patent number: 10479585
    Abstract: A container having a canister can be configured to retain a volume of liquid. The container can be sealed by a lid structure and the lid structure may include a rotatable handle. The container may further have a holder used to engage the container and the holder and container may be configured to lock to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLC
    Inventors: Roy Joseph Seiders, John Alan Tolman, Steve Charles Nichols
  • Publication number: 20190242681
    Abstract: Frangible firearm projectiles, firearm cartridges, and methods for forming the same. The projectiles are formed from metal powder and include an anti-sparking agent. One or more of iron, zinc, bismuth, tin, copper, nickel, tungsten, boron, and/or alloys thereof may form the metal powder. The projectiles may be formed from a compacted mixture of two or more different metal powders. The anti-sparking agent may include a borate, such as boric acid, zinc chloride, and/or petrolatum. The anti-sparking agent may be dispersed within, and/or applied as a coating on, the exterior of the projectile. The compacted mixture may be heat treated for a time sufficient to form a plurality of discrete alloy domains within the compacted mixture. Such domains may be formed by a mechanism that includes vapor-phase diffusion bonding and oxidation of the metal powders and that does form a liquid phase of the metal powder or utilize a polymeric binder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2019
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Inventors: Joseph Franklin Morse, Ralph Nauman, Robert Charles Nichols
  • Publication number: 20190152661
    Abstract: An example lid assembly can include a lid and a slider. The lid can include a wall defining a recess. The slider can be configured to slide in the recess and can be configured to move between a closed position where the slider covers the opening to aid in preventing spilling of contents of the container and an opened position where the slider uncovers the opening such that the contents of the container can be consumed. The slider can be configured to be removable from the lid and can be replaced back on the lid. Additionally, the slider can be configured to lock into place on the recess in both the closed position and the opened position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2019
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Inventors: Roy Joseph Seiders, John Alan Tolman, Steve Charles Nichols
  • Patent number: 10260850
    Abstract: Frangible firearm projectiles, firearm cartridges containing the same, and methods for forming the same. The firearm projectiles are formed from a compacted mixture of metal powders that includes zinc and iron powders and which may include an anti-sparking agent. The compacted mixture is heat treated for a time sufficient to form a plurality of discrete alloy domains within the compacted mixture. The frangible firearm projectile may be formed by a mechanism that includes vapor-phase diffusion bonding and oxidation of the metal powders and that does not include forming a liquid phase of any of the metal powders or utilizing a polymeric binder. A majority component of the frangible firearm projectile may be iron. One or more of zinc, bismuth, tin, copper, nickel, tungsten, boron, and/or alloys thereof may form a minority component of the frangible firearm projectile. The anti-sparking agent may include a borate, such as boric acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: Environ-Metal, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Franklin Morse, Ralph Nauman, Robert Charles Nichols
  • Publication number: 20190092530
    Abstract: An insulating 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 devices, in either the closed configuration or the open configuration. In some examples, the rotatable lid may be non-destructively removable from the base. Some example arrangements include a removable lid that, when removed, may be secured to the base via an additional portion of the latching device. Additional features of the insulating container include handles that are integrally formed with the base, a recess formed in the base and housing a spigot, and/or a spigot guard, and/or an insulating container mount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2018
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Inventors: Roy Joseph Seiders, James William Sonntag, Christopher M. Keller, Steve Charles Nichols, David J. Bell, Matt Bryson, Tom Goike
  • Patent number: D843150
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLC
    Inventors: William S. Doolan, Steve Charles Nichols, Roy Joseph Seiders
  • Patent number: D843152
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLC
    Inventors: William S. Doolan, Steve Charles Nichols, Roy Joseph Seiders
  • Patent number: D843180
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLC
    Inventors: Roy Joseph Seiders, James William Sonntag, Christopher M. Keller, Steve Charles Nichols, Martin Patrick Vespo
  • Lid
    Patent number: D843212
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLC
    Inventors: Roy Joseph Seiders, Matthew Joseph Petrillo, Steve Charles Nichols
  • Patent number: D850810
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLC
    Inventors: William S. Doolan, Steve Charles Nichols, Roy Joseph Seiders
  • Patent number: D851690
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLC
    Inventors: Roy Joseph Seiders, John Alan Tolman, Kyle Thomas Miller, Steve Charles Nichols
  • Lid
    Patent number: D854270
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLC
    Inventors: Andy Bondhus, Steve Charles Nichols, Roy Joseph Seiders, Dennis Zuck, Andrew M. Bosway, Tobias Hotchkiss
  • Patent number: D856757
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLC
    Inventors: Roy Joseph Seiders, Matthew Joseph Petrillo, Steve Charles Nichols
  • Patent number: D860716
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLC
    Inventors: Edward Abante, Steve Charles Nichols
  • Patent number: D869160
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLC
    Inventors: Roy Joseph Seiders, Steve Charles Nichols, Kyle Ellison, Andy Bondhus, Tobias Hotchkiss, Liza Morris, Dennis Zuck, Ryan Nixon
  • Lid
    Patent number: D871133
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLC
    Inventors: Dustin Bullock, Edward Abante, Evan Goldberg, Steve Charles Nichols
  • Patent number: D872485
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLC
    Inventors: Roy Joseph Seiders, Steve Charles Nichols, Kyle Ellison, Andy Bondhus, Tobias Hotchkiss, Liza Morris, Dennis Zuck, Ryan Nixon