Patents by Inventor Debra Lee Potts

Debra Lee Potts 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: 20190298017
    Abstract: A container includes a body with a parallelepiped-shaped interior, a closed bottom, and an open top defining a periphery. A flaccid hood is attached to the periphery and can be pulled out of the interior and pushed into the interior. The hood defines a top opening through which items can be placed into the interior, and a drawstring can be cinched to close the top opening. The body can include an inside liner and an outer shell, with the inside liner being made of thermally insulative material. Corner pocket assemblies can be attached to the body at each interior corner of the interior and can be moved to be either flush against the interior walls of the body or extended to form parallelepiped-shaped pockets with the adjoining walls of the body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2018
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Inventors: Kenneth Lee Potts, Debra Lee Potts
  • Patent number: 8459489
    Abstract: An organizer container includes a fabric body movable into an expanded configuration, wherein the body defines a bottom and above the bottom, a parallelepiped-shaped enclosure divided into three compartments by first and second parallelepiped-shaped divider panels spaced from each other and perpendicularly oriented relative to the bottom. The container also can be moved into a first partially expanded configuration wherein only two compartments are established, with the first divider panel being held substantially flush against a first end wall of the body by a first holding mechanism. The second divider panel likewise may be moved flush against the second end wall and both divider panels can be moved together to entirely collapse the container. A stiffener can be moved within the enclosure to be sandwiched lengthwise between a divider panel and an end wall and/or between two divider panels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2013
    Assignee: Profound Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth Lee Potts, Debra Lee Potts
  • Patent number: 8281950
    Abstract: A beverage container carrier includes a parallelepiped-shaped insulated body with an internal space that can be variously configured by orienting internal panels, some of which are sewn along one side to the body, to form rectangular spaces for holding respective containers. Two panels can be held together along respective internal edges using Velcro™, with the panels cooperating structurally to provide their own support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: Profound Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth Lee Potts, Debra Lee Potts
  • Publication number: 20120000912
    Abstract: An organizer container includes a fabric body movable into an expanded configuration, wherein the body defines a bottom and above the bottom, a parallelepiped-shaped enclosure divided into three compartments by first and second parallelepiped-shaped divider panels spaced from each other and perpendicularly oriented relative to the bottom. The container also can be moved into a first partially expanded configuration wherein only two compartments are established, with the first divider panel being held substantially flush against a first end wall of the body by a first holding mechanism. The second divider panel likewise may be moved flush against the second end wall and both divider panels can be moved together to entirely collapse the container. A stiffener can be moved within the enclosure to be sandwiched lengthwise between a divider panel and an end wall and/or between two divider panels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2010
    Publication date: January 5, 2012
    Inventors: Kenneth Lee Potts, Debra Lee Potts
  • Publication number: 20110174824
    Abstract: A beverage container carrier includes a parallelepiped-shaped insulated body with an internal space that can be variously configured by orienting internal panels, some of which are sewn along one side to the body, to form rectangular spaces for holding respective containers. Two panels can be held together along respective internal edges using Velcro™, with the panels cooperating structurally to provide their own support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2010
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Inventors: Kenneth Lee Potts, Debra Lee Potts
  • Patent number: 6206224
    Abstract: A shopping caddy system including a multi-compartmented caddy and a plurality of collapsible bags that fit into the compartments of the caddy. The caddy is preferably collapsible so that its end panels and intermediate dividers form a stack. The end panels of the caddy can preferably folded downward to provide extra support when the endmost caddy compartments are not occupied. The caddy and bags are preferably sized and shaped to allow close engagement between the caddy and the bags when the caddy is in the open position and the collapsible bags are in the open position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2001
    Inventors: Kenneth Lee Potts, Debra Lee Potts
  • Patent number: D539036
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2007
    Inventors: Kenneth Lee Potts, Debra Lee Potts
  • Patent number: D633296
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2011
    Assignee: Profound Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth Lee Potts, Debra Lee Potts
  • Patent number: D875389
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Inventors: Kenneth Lee Potts, Debra Lee Potts
  • Patent number: D875390
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Inventors: Kenneth Lee Potts, Debra Lee Potts