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).
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Patent number: 11925283Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 2, 2020Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLCInventors: Kyle Ellison, Dustin Bullock, Colin Darling
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Patent number: 11912471Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 29, 2021Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLCInventors: Dustin Bullock, Colin Darling, Evan Goldberg
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Patent number: 11877676Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: February 9, 2022Date of Patent: January 23, 2024Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLCInventors: Kyle Ellison, Dustin Bullock, Colin Darling
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Publication number: 20240010396Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 6, 2023Publication date: January 11, 2024Inventors: Dustin R. Bullock, Colin Darling, Walter T. Blanchard
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Publication number: 20230292943Abstract: A bowl may include an outer body having a bottom configured to support the bowl on a surface, a circular foot removably affixed to the bottom by mechanical means, adhesive, or friction fit, an inner body wherein the inner body is connected to an upper edge of the outer body wherein the upper edge of the outer body is welded to the lip of the inner body, and an internal cavity wherein the internal cavity is formed by the outer body and inner body, and wherein the internal cavity is insulative.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 26, 2023Publication date: September 21, 2023Applicant: YETI Coolers, LLCInventors: Kyle Ellison, Dustin R. Bullock, Colin Darling
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Patent number: 11738914Abstract: 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, where the latch assembly includes: a latch body pivotally connected to the lid, a latch button slidably connected with the latch body, the latch button having a latch button-locking member, a latch-locking arm pivotally connected to the latch body, and a latch-locking arm biasing member that exerts a rotational force on the latch-locking arm. When the latch assembly is moved to the locked position, the latch-locking arm may engage the base and rotate against the rotational force from the latch-locking arm causing the latch button to move against the linear force until the latch button-locking member engages the arm-locking member.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2021Date of Patent: August 29, 2023Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLCInventors: Dustin R. Bullock, Colin Darling, Walter T. Blanchard
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Publication number: 20230180951Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: February 9, 2022Publication date: June 15, 2023Inventors: Kyle Ellison, Dustin R. Bullock, Colin Darling
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Publication number: 20230150732Abstract: 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, where the latch assembly includes: a latch body pivotally connected to the lid, a latch button slidably connected with the latch body, the latch button having a latch button-locking member, a latch-locking arm pivotally connected to the latch body, and a latch-locking arm biasing member that exerts a rotational force on the latch-locking arm. When the latch assembly is moved to the locked position, the latch-locking arm may engage the base and rotate against the rotational force from the latch-locking arm causing the latch button to move against the linear force until the latch button-locking member engages the arm-locking member.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2021Publication date: May 18, 2023Applicants: YETI Coolers, LLC, YETI Coolers, LLCInventors: Dustin R. Bullock, Colin Darling, Walter T. Blanchard
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Publication number: 20220127049Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2021Publication date: April 28, 2022Inventors: Dustin Bullock, Colin Darling, Evan Goldberg
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Publication number: 20210219753Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 2, 2021Publication date: July 22, 2021Inventors: Kyle Ellison, Dustin Bullock, Colin Darling
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Patent number: D918658Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2018Date of Patent: May 11, 2021Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLCInventors: Dustin Bullock, Colin Darling, Liza Morris, Mark Carlson Rane
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Patent number: D927939Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2020Date of Patent: August 17, 2021Assignee: YEH Coolers, LLCInventors: Kyle Ellison, Rafael Moreno, Colin Darling, Evan Goldberg, Lane Van Wagner
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Patent number: D933427Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2021Date of Patent: October 19, 2021Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLCInventors: Kyle Ellison, Dustin Bullock, Colin Darling
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Patent number: D933428Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2021Date of Patent: October 19, 2021Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLCInventors: Kyle Ellison, Dustin Bullock, Colin Darling
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Patent number: D957196Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2020Date of Patent: July 12, 2022Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLCInventors: Dustin Bullock, Colin Darling, Evan Goldberg
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Patent number: D964110Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2021Date of Patent: September 20, 2022Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLCInventors: Kyle Ellison, Rafael Moreno, Colin Darling, Evan Goldberg, Lane Van Wagner
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Patent number: D1005776Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2022Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLCInventors: Dustin Bullock, Colin Darling, Evan Goldberg, Hector Barea
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Patent number: D1011136Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2022Date of Patent: January 16, 2024Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLCInventors: Dustin Bullock, Colin Darling, Evan Goldberg
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Patent number: D1015804Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2021Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLCInventors: Dustin Bullock, Colin Darling, Evan Goldberg, Hector Barea
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Patent number: D1022630Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2022Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLCInventors: Dustin R. Bullock, Casey Lee, Colin Darling