Patents by Inventor Dustin R. Bullock
Dustin R. Bullock 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: 12167808Abstract: A leak resistant lid assembly for a beverage container where the lid assembly has a straw or similar means for a user to drink liquid is disclosed. The lid assembly may include a base, a straw that extends through the base, a gasket, and a grommet. The base may have a primary opening that receives the straw and a secondary opening in the top of the base, where the secondary opening acts as a vent to prevent a vacuum from occurring when drinking from a straw. The grommet may have a spiral ring may help create a flow path for air from inside the beverage container to the exterior environment.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2023Date of Patent: December 17, 2024Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLCInventors: Dustin R. Bullock, Nicholas James Lombardi, William Drinkwater
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Publication number: 20240409278Abstract: A lid assembly for a beverage container includes an upper adapter and a lower adapter. The lid assembly may move between a closed configuration and an open configuration by rotating the upper adapter relative to the lower adapter. In some examples, the upper adapter may include a puck that is inserted into a receiver at a bottom of the upper adapter, where the puck has a tab that contacts a stop on the lower adapter to prohibit rotational movement of the upper adapter relative to the lower adapter beyond a predetermined amount to provide tactile feedback to a user that the lid assembly is in an open configuration. The puck may be secured to the upper adapter using a magnetic force between an upper adapter magnet in the upper adapter and a puck magnet in the puck.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 6, 2024Publication date: December 12, 2024Inventors: Hector Barea, Dustin R. Bullock
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Publication number: 20240270450Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: February 9, 2023Publication date: August 15, 2024Applicant: YETI Coolers, LLCInventors: Dustin R. Bullock, Daniel R. DiDomenico, Colin Darling
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Publication number: 20240199287Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: February 29, 2024Publication date: June 20, 2024Inventors: 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
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Patent number: 11970313Abstract: 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. In still other examples, the insulating container further includes a drain plug assembly on the rear sidewall adjacent to the bottom portion of the base, the drain plug assembly comprising a main tube that cooperatively engages with an outer tube with a plurality of ratchet teeth that engage one or more ratchet keys on the main tube.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2022Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLCInventors: 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
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Publication number: 20240025626Abstract: An insulating container can be configured hold a wine bottle or other bottles that includes an outer shell and an inner shell. The outer shell and inner shell may be integrally joined together to form an insulated double wall structure with a sealed vacuum cavity between the two shells. A compressible support member may be placed to between a bottom wall of the outer shell and a bottom wall of the inner shell to help form a planar bottom wall of the inner shell when the vacuum cavity is formed. The insulating container may further include a cylindrical elastomeric disc that is a similar size and shape as the inner bottom wall and is located on the inner bottom wall.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2023Publication date: January 25, 2024Inventors: Dustin R. Bullock, Alexander Munao
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Publication number: 20240025621Abstract: An insulating container can be configured to retain a volume of at least 1800 cubic centimeters that includes an outer shell and an inner shell. The outer shell and inner shell may be integrally joined together to form an insulated double wall structure with a sealed vacuum cavity between the two shells. A compressible support member may be placed to between a bottom wall of the outer shell and a bottom wall of the inner shell to help form a planar bottom wall of the inner shell when the vacuum cavity is formed.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2022Publication date: January 25, 2024Inventors: Dustin R. Bullock, Steven M. Scott, Colby Brunet
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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: 20230397746Abstract: A leak resistant lid assembly for a beverage container where the lid assembly has a straw or similar means for a user to drink liquid is disclosed. The lid assembly may include a base, a straw that extends through the base, a gasket, and a grommet. The base may have a primary opening that receives the straw and a secondary opening in the top of the base, where the secondary opening acts as a vent to prevent a vacuum from occurring when drinking from a straw. The grommet may have a spiral ring may help create a flow path for air from inside the beverage container to the exterior environment.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 13, 2023Publication date: December 14, 2023Applicant: YETI Coolers, LLCInventors: Dustin R. Bullock, Nicholas James Lombardi, William Drinkwater
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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: D1005673Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2019Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLCInventors: Dustin R. Bullock, John Loudenslager, Paul Fair
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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
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Patent number: D1023680Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2022Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLCInventors: Cody Jinkins, Liza Morris, Dustin R. Bullock
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Patent number: D1028631Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2022Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLCInventors: Cody Jinkins, Liza Morris, Dustin R. Bullock
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Patent number: D1036936Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2021Date of Patent: July 30, 2024Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLCInventors: Dustin R. Bullock, Colin Darling, Evan Goldberg, Hector Barea
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Patent number: D1037795Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2024Date of Patent: August 6, 2024Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLCInventors: Dustin R. Bullock, Casey Lee, Colin Darling
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Patent number: D1040617Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2022Date of Patent: September 3, 2024Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLCInventors: Liza Morris, Andrew J. Winterhalter, Robert Secker, Dustin R. Bullock, Elizabeth Ruchte, Ryan Nixon, Derek G. Sullivan
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Patent number: D1050801Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2022Date of Patent: November 12, 2024Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLCInventors: Dustin R. Bullock, Hector Barea, Colin Darling, Isabelle Cochran, Rafael Moreno
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Patent number: D1050803Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2022Date of Patent: November 12, 2024Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLCInventors: Dustin R. Bullock, Hector Barea, Colin Darling, Isabelle Cochran, Rafael Moreno
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Patent number: D1050820Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2022Date of Patent: November 12, 2024Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLCInventors: Dustin R. Bullock, Steven M. Scott, Colby Brunet