Patents by Inventor Joanna Shields

Joanna Shields 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).

  • Patent number: 11472608
    Abstract: A fitting for affixing to a mouth of a receiving container comprises a tubular body having a closed top end, a bottom end and a side wall extending between the closed top and bottom ends and having an inner surface and an outer surface. The inner surface includes a circumferential surface wherein the circumferential surface includes a plurality of inwardly extending, randomly placed nodes to engage an external surface of the mouth of the receiving container. A plug seal extending from the closed top end is spaced apart from circumferential surface to form a land area seal. The closed top end may further include an aperture adapted to permit passage of a straw therethrough.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Inventor: Joanna Shields
  • Patent number: 10293989
    Abstract: A fitting for affixing to a mouth portion of a receiving container and for receiving a drinking straw comprises a tubular body including a side wall having an inner surface and an outer surface, an open bottom end and a closed top end formed by a top wall having a frangible region therein configured to permit passage of the drinking straw therethrough. A seal layer is coupled to the closed top end and is configured to overlap the frangible region. The fitting may also be mounted onto a container body including a container side wall, an integral container bottom wall and an open top end defined by an open mouth portion. A drinking straw may be releasably coupled to the container body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Inventor: Joanna Shields
  • Publication number: 20190023462
    Abstract: A fitting for affixing to a mouth of a receiving container comprises a tubular body having a closed top end, a bottom end and a side wall extending between the closed top and bottom ends and having an inner surface and an outer surface. The inner surface includes a circumferential surface wherein the circumferential surface includes a plurality of inwardly extending, randomly placed nodes to engage an external surface of the mouth of the receiving container. A plug seal extending from the closed top end is spaced apart from circumferential surface to form a land area seal. The closed top end may further include an aperture adapted to permit passage of a straw therethrough.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2018
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Inventor: Joanna Shields
  • Publication number: 20180222640
    Abstract: A fitting for affixing to a mouth portion of a receiving container and for receiving a drinking straw comprises a tubular body including a side wall having an inner surface and an outer surface, an open bottom end and a closed top end formed by a top wall having a frangible region therein configured to permit passage of the drinking straw therethrough. A seal layer is coupled to the closed top end and is configured to overlap the frangible region. The fitting may also be mounted onto a container body including a container side wall, an integral container bottom wall and an open top end defined by an open mouth portion. A drinking straw may be releasably coupled to the container body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2017
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Inventor: Joanna Shields
  • Publication number: 20180140119
    Abstract: A fitting for affixing to a mouth of a receiving container comprises a tubular body having a top end, a bottom end and a side wall extending between the top and bottom ends and having an inner surface and an outer surface. A partition is integrally formed on the inner surface between the top end and the bottom end. The partition divides the body into an open top region and an open bottom region. The inner surface of the open top region has a top threading and the inner surface of the open bottom region has a bottom threading. The partition further includes an aperture therein adapted to permit passage of a standard size, disposable straw therethrough from the open top region to the open bottom region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2016
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Inventor: Joanna Shields