Patents by Inventor Derek G. Sullivan

Derek G. Sullivan 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: 20240343455
    Abstract: A container having a canister can be configured to retain a volume of liquid. The canister can be sealed by a lid structure, and the lid structure can have a spout opening. The spout opening may be sealed by a removably-coupled cap. Further, the cap may have a magnetic top surface configured to magnetically couple to a recess on the top surface of the lid for temporary storage of the cap when manually removed from the spout opening. Further, the lid structure may have one or more of an integrated anti-glug venting feature within the removable lid and cap or handle indexing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2024
    Publication date: October 17, 2024
    Inventors: Mark D. Miller, Derek G. Sullivan, Roy Joseph Seiders, John Alan Tolman, Steve Nichols
  • Publication number: 20240341433
    Abstract: A container device with an outer shell that has an opening that is sealed by a closure mechanism. The closure mechanism may include resealable closure elements that are configured to partially or wholly seal the opening. In some examples, the closure elements may be magnetic strips. In addition, the closure mechanism may include curved members to prevent the opening from closing when the closure mechanism is in an open configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2024
    Publication date: October 17, 2024
    Inventors: Derek G. Sullivan, John Warren Dow, Calvin Tabor, Kyle Edward Rogers, Erik Steven Larson, Keith Austin
  • Publication number: 20240300725
    Abstract: An insulating device may include an outer shell, an inner liner forming a storage compartment, an insulating closed cell foam layer positioned in between the outer shell and the inner liner, an opening configured to allow access to the storage compartment, and a closure configured to seal the opening. A temperature of the storage compartment may be configured to gain between 0.5 and 1.5° F./hr from 0° F. to 50° F. while the insulating device is in an approximately 100° F. ambient environment and the opening is sealed by the closure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2024
    Publication date: September 12, 2024
    Applicant: YETI Coolers, LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey Charles Munie, Kyle Edward Rogers, Donald Edward Desroches, John Loudenslager, Derek G. Sullivan, Alex Baires
  • Publication number: 20240247520
    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. A carry strap may attach to the base of the container to allow a user to lift and carry the container. The container may also have a wheels attached to the bottom portion and/or across the bottom portion to one side of the sidewall structure. In addition, in exemplary containers with wheels, a pull handle may be attached to a side opposite the wheels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2024
    Publication date: July 25, 2024
    Inventors: Roy Joseph Seiders, Steve Charles Nichols, Kyle Ellison, Andy Bondhus, Tobias Hotchkiss, Liza Morris, Dennis Zuck, Ryan Nixon, Mark Carlson Rane, Walter T. Blanchard, Nicholas James Lombardi, Dustin Bullock, Michael Christopher Cieszko, Derek G. Sullivan
  • Bag
    Publication number: 20240197049
    Abstract: An example bag may include a first sidewall, a second sidewall, a top wall, and a bottom wall. The bottom wall may include an outer layer, and the bottom wall may be secured to the first sidewall and the second sidewall by wrapping a fabric forming the first sidewall and the second sidewall over sections of the outer layer. The bag may further include a closure and a pair of straps. The first sidewall and the second sidewall may include endcaps having a first layered structure, the first layered structure may include a compression molded outer layer and an additional structural layer formed of a first foam material, and the endcaps may be more rigid than the first sidewall, the second sidewall, and the top wall. The bottom wall may include a second layered structure formed of a second foam material positioned on the outer layer, and the bottom wall may be more rigid than the first sidewall, the second sidewall, and the top wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2024
    Publication date: June 20, 2024
    Applicant: YETI Coolers, LLC
    Inventors: Roy Joseph Seiders, Erik Steven Larson, Derek G. Sullivan, Alex Baires, Jeffrey Charles Munie
  • Publication number: 20240199287
    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 the closed configuration. In some examples, the insulating container further includes a pull handle assembly with a telescopic three-stage arm configuration defined by a stowed configuration, a partially extended configuration, and a fully extended configuration. In other examples, the insulating container further includes a wheel assembly with a pair of wheels mounted with one or two axles, and further including a wheel grommet for absorbing shock and cushioning the axle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 29, 2024
    Publication date: June 20, 2024
    Inventors: Liza Morris, Andrew J. Winterhalter, Robert Secker, Dustin R. Bullock, Elizabeth Ruchte, Ryan Nixon, Derek G. Sullivan, John Loudenslager, John Fritz, Erik Steven Larson, Lance Harrison, Michael Christopher Cieszko
  • Patent number: 12012274
    Abstract: An insulating device backpack may include an outer shell comprising a first sidewall defining a front portion of the insulating device backpack, a second sidewall and a third sidewall defining side portions of the insulating device backpack, and a fourth sidewall defining a back portion of the insulating device backpack, an inner liner forming a storage compartment, an insulating layer positioned in between the outer shell and the inner liner, a back panel support structure coupled to a reinforcement patch and the fourth sidewall of the outer shell, a pair of shoulder straps coupled to the back panel, an opening configured to allow access to the storage compartment, and a closure adapted to seal the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey Charles Munie, Kyle Edward Rogers, Donald Edward Desroches, John Loudenslager, Derek G. Sullivan, Alex Baires
  • Patent number: 12012275
    Abstract: An insulating device including an outer shell, an inner liner forming a storage compartment, an insulating layer positioned in between the outer shell and the inner liner, wherein the insulating layer provides insulation for the storage compartment, and an opening configured to allow access to the storage compartment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLC
    Inventors: Roy Joseph Seiders, Chris Keller, Derek G. Sullivan, Erik Steven Larson, Alex Baires, Andrew M. Bosway, Karl Fritzsche, Laura Flores
  • Patent number: D1028519
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLC
    Inventors: Steve Charles Nichols, Kyle Edward Rogers, Derek G. Sullivan
  • Patent number: D1030320
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLC
    Inventors: Steve Charles Nichols, Kyle Edward Rogers, Derek G. Sullivan
  • Patent number: D1030340
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLC
    Inventors: Derek G. Sullivan, Andrew J. Winterhalter, John W. Dow, Donald Edward Desroches
  • Patent number: D1033158
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLC
    Inventors: Steve Charles Nichols, Andy Bondhus, Tobias Hotchkiss, Mark Carlson Rane, John Loudenslager, Derek G. Sullivan
  • Patent number: D1033160
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLC
    Inventors: Roy Joseph Seiders, Derek G. Sullivan, Erik Steven Larson, Alex Baires
  • Patent number: D1034093
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLC
    Inventors: Roy Joseph Seiders, Derek G. Sullivan, Erik Steven Larson, Alex Baires
  • Patent number: D1034094
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLC
    Inventors: Roy Joseph Seiders, Derek G. Sullivan, Erik Steven Larson, Alex Baires
  • Patent number: D1037670
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLC
    Inventors: John Warren Dow, Dustin Bullock, Derek G. Sullivan, John Loudenslager
  • Bag
    Patent number: D1038611
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLC
    Inventors: Derek G. Sullivan, Kyle Edward Rogers, Donald Edward Desroches
  • Patent number: D1040617
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLC
    Inventors: Liza Morris, Andrew J. Winterhalter, Robert Secker, Dustin R. Bullock, Elizabeth Ruchte, Ryan Nixon, Derek G. Sullivan
  • Patent number: D1042043
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey Charles Munie, Kyle Edward Rogers, Donald Edward Desroches, John Loudenslager, Derek G. Sullivan, Alex Baires
  • Patent number: D1046561
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey Charles Munie, Kyle Edward Rogers, Donald Edward Desroches, John Loudenslager, Derek G. Sullivan, Alex Baires