Patents by Inventor Hinman Dunn

Hinman Dunn 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).

  • Container having sealable discrete compartments
    Patent number: 8376177
    Abstract: A container having a bottom section having a plurality of discrete compartments which may be sealed to prevent spilling or intermixing of contents including liquids in the compartments, sealing is accomplished by a lid having ribs, each of which is dimensioned to fit within the top portion of a compartment. A rib of resilient material surrounds each rib and is compressed when the lid is affixed to the bottom section. The lid carries a locking mechanism which when in the close position urges the central part of the lid toward the bottom section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Go Green Lunch Box LLC
    Inventors: Huntley C. Castner, Kimberly D. Castner, Hinman Dunn, Hui Wang
  • CONTAINER HAVING SEALABLE DISCRETE COMPARTMENTS
    Publication number: 20110240653
    Abstract: A container having a bottom section having a plurality of discrete compartments which may be sealed to prevent spilling or intermixing of contents including liquids in the compartments, sealing is accomplished by a lid having ribs, each of which is dimensioned to fit within the top portion of a compartment. A rib of resilient material surrounds each rib and is compressed when the lid is affixed to the bottom section. The lid carries a locking mechanism which when in the close position urges the central part of the lid toward the bottom section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2010
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Inventors: Huntley C. Castner, Kimberly D. Castner, Hinman Dunn, Hui Wang