Patents by Inventor Colin Darling

Colin Darling 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: 20250145342
    Abstract: A container is disclosed that has a base and a lid that is rotatable about a hinge from a closed configuration to an open configuration. The lid may be secured to the base with a latch assembly. A latch assembly may have a locked position and an unlocked position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2025
    Publication date: May 8, 2025
    Inventors: Dustin R. Bullock, Colin Darling, Walter T. Blanchard
  • Patent number: 12227338
    Abstract: A container is disclosed that has a base and a lid that is rotatable about a hinge from a closed configuration to an open configuration. The lid may be secured to the base with a latch assembly. A latch assembly may have a locked position and an unlocked position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLC
    Inventors: Dustin R. Bullock, Colin Darling, Walter T. Blanchard
  • Publication number: 20240270450
    Abstract: An insulating container assembly can be configured to retain beverages and/or foods. The insulated container can include one of a plurality of container projections or grooves. A lid assembly can include one of a plurality of skirt grooves or projections, corresponding to the plurality of container projections or grooves of the insulated container. The lid assembly may be configured to lock in place on the container by engaging the plurality of skirt grooves or projections with the container grooves or projections when in the locked position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2023
    Publication date: August 15, 2024
    Applicant: YETI Coolers, LLC
    Inventors: Dustin R. Bullock, Daniel R. DiDomenico, Colin Darling
  • Patent number: 11925283
    Abstract: A bowl may be configured to include an outer body that has a u-shaped cross section, and the outer body may have a bottom configured to support the bowl on a surface, the bottom also including a circular groove around a circumference of the bottom and a bracket within the circular groove, wherein a foot is inserted within the groove, and wherein the foot is secured to the circular groove by the bracket. The bowl may include an inner body, wherein the inner body is concave and dome-shaped. The inner body may hold a liquid or solid, and the inner body is connected to an upper edge of the outer body. An internal cavity is formed by the outer body and inner body, and the internal cavity is insulative. The connection formed by the upper edge of the outer body and the inner body may be seamless.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLC
    Inventors: Kyle Ellison, Dustin Bullock, Colin Darling
  • Patent number: 11912471
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to a lid assembly that has a lid assembly for a container, such as a drinking container, that includes a lid member, and a pouring member, wherein the lid member and pouring member are releasably connected to the container. The lid member may include a body member, a handle portion connected to the body member, an internal threaded portion, an internal receiving portion, and a lid gasket member arranged in the internal receiving portion. The pouring member may include a spout collar, a spout, and a spout opening extending through the spout, wherein the spout extends from the spout collar and includes an upper end above an upper surface of the spout collar. The lid assembly has a closed orientation that prevents liquid from flowing through the opening of the pouring member and an open orientation that allows liquid to flow through the opening of the pouring member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLC
    Inventors: Dustin Bullock, Colin Darling, Evan Goldberg
  • Patent number: 11877676
    Abstract: A bowl may be configured to include an outer body, an inner body, an internal cavity between the outer body and inner body, and a bottom. The bottom may further include a plurality of bungholes positioned on the bottom, a circular foot comprising a plurality of bungs configured to engage the plurality of bungholes to secure the circular foot to the bottom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLC
    Inventors: Kyle Ellison, Dustin Bullock, Colin Darling
  • Publication number: 20240010396
    Abstract: A container is disclosed that has a base and a lid that is rotatable about a hinge from a closed configuration to an open configuration. The lid may be secured to the base with a latch assembly. A latch assembly may have a locked position and an unlocked position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2023
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Inventors: Dustin R. Bullock, Colin Darling, Walter T. Blanchard
  • Patent number: D1011136
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLC
    Inventors: Dustin Bullock, Colin Darling, Evan Goldberg
  • Lid
    Patent number: D1015804
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLC
    Inventors: Dustin Bullock, Colin Darling, Evan Goldberg, Hector Barea
  • Patent number: D1022630
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLC
    Inventors: Dustin R. Bullock, Casey Lee, Colin Darling
  • Patent number: D1034075
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLC
    Inventors: Dustin Bullock, Colin Darling, Liza Morris, Mark Carlson Rane
  • Patent number: D1036198
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLC
    Inventors: Dustin Bullock, Colin Darling, Liza Morris, Mark Carlson Rane
  • Patent number: D1036199
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLC
    Inventors: Dustin Bullock, Colin Darling, Liza Morris, Mark Carlson Rane
  • Patent number: D1036935
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2024
    Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLC
    Inventors: Dustin Bullock, Colin Darling, Liza Morris, Mark Carlson Rane
  • Patent number: D1036936
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2024
    Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLC
    Inventors: Dustin R. Bullock, Colin Darling, Evan Goldberg, Hector Barea
  • Patent number: D1037795
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2024
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLC
    Inventors: Dustin R. Bullock, Casey Lee, Colin Darling
  • Patent number: D1039915
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLC
    Inventors: Kyle Ellison, Rafael Moreno, Colin Darling, Evan Goldberg, Lane Van Wagner
  • Lid
    Patent number: D1050801
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLC
    Inventors: Dustin R. Bullock, Hector Barea, Colin Darling, Isabelle Cochran, Rafael Moreno
  • Lid
    Patent number: D1050803
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLC
    Inventors: Dustin R. Bullock, Hector Barea, Colin Darling, Isabelle Cochran, Rafael Moreno
  • Lid
    Patent number: D1067772
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2024
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLC
    Inventors: Dustin Bullock, Colin Darling, Evan Goldberg, Hector Barea