Patents by Inventor John Heymans

John Heymans 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: 20260007146
    Abstract: Systems and methods have demonstrated the capability of rapidly cooling the contents of pods containing the ingredients for food and drinks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2025
    Publication date: January 8, 2026
    Inventors: Matthew Fonte, John Heymans, Nicholas Font, Robert Devaney, Vincent Weaver, Benjamin Fichera
  • Patent number: 12478077
    Abstract: Systems and methods have demonstrated the capability of rapidly cooling the contents of pods containing the ingredients for food and drinks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2025
    Assignee: ColdSnap, Corp.
    Inventors: Matthew Fonte, John Heymans, Nicholas Fonte, Benjamin Fichera
  • Patent number: 12336549
    Abstract: Systems and methods have demonstrated the capability of rapidly cooling the contents of pods containing the ingredients for food and drinks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2025
    Assignee: ColdSnap, Corp.
    Inventors: Matthew Fonte, John Heymans, Nicholas Fonte, Robert Devaney, Vincent Weaver, Benjamin Fichera
  • Publication number: 20250031715
    Abstract: Some pods include a body having a sidewall that extends from a first end of the body to a second end of the body to define an interior of the pod. The pod contains ingredients disposed within the interior of the pod for producing a single serving of a cooled food or drink. The pod includes a base attached to the first end of the pod. The base includes a rim with at least one radially-inward facing detent. At least a portion of the base is removable for dispensing the produced cooled food or drink from the pod. The pod includes a cap including a shearing drive including a track or circumscribed feature sized to engage the at least one radially-inward facing detent to snap the shearing drive to the base of the pod.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2024
    Publication date: January 30, 2025
    Inventors: John Heymans, Dong Hua
  • Publication number: 20240182234
    Abstract: Systems and methods have demonstrated the capability of rapidly cooling the contents of pods containing the ingredients for food and drinks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2024
    Publication date: June 6, 2024
    Inventors: Matthew Fonte, Robert Devaney, John Heymans, Nicholas Fonte, Benjamin Fichera
  • Patent number: 11939144
    Abstract: Systems and methods have demonstrated the capability of rapidly cooling the contents of pods containing the ingredients for food and drinks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: ColdSnap, Corp.
    Inventors: Matthew Fonte, Robert Devaney, John Heymans, Nicholas Fonte, Kevin Stillerman, Benjamin Fichera
  • Publication number: 20240077250
    Abstract: Systems and methods have demonstrated the capability of rapidly cooling the contents of pods containing the ingredients for food and drinks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: Matthew Fonte, John Heymans, Nicholas Fonte, Benjamin Fichera
  • Patent number: 11846466
    Abstract: Systems and methods have demonstrated the capability of rapidly cooling the contents of pods containing the ingredients for food and drinks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: ColdSnap, Corp.
    Inventors: Matthew Fonte, Robert Devaney, John Heymans, Nicholas Fonte, Benjamin Fichera, Ian McGinty, Jason Hugenroth, Max Louis Lemoine, Daniel Ross Stelly
  • Publication number: 20230192392
    Abstract: Systems and methods have demonstrated the capability of rapidly cooling the contents of pods containing the ingredients for food and drinks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2023
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: Matthew Fonte, Robert Devaney, John Heymans, Nicholas Fonte, Kevin Stillerman, Benjamin Fichera
  • Publication number: 20230150756
    Abstract: Systems and methods have demonstrated the capability of rapidly cooling the contents of pods containing the ingredients for food and drinks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2022
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Inventors: John Heymans, Benjamin Fichera, Nicholas Fonte, Jonathan Watson, James Lynch, Dong Hua, Richard Bernard Streeter, Samuel D. J. Brown, George Nieves, SR., Kevin Stillerman, Mehmet H. Duymazlar, Matthew Fonte
  • Patent number: 11627747
    Abstract: Systems and methods have demonstrated the capability of rapidly cooling the contents of pods containing the ingredients for food and drinks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: ColdSnap, Corp.
    Inventors: Matthew Fonte, John Heymans, Benjamin Fichera, Nicholas Fonte
  • Patent number: 11608223
    Abstract: Systems and methods have demonstrated the capability of rapidly cooling the contents of pods containing the ingredients for food and drinks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: ColdSnap, Corp.
    Inventors: Matthew Fonte, Robert Devaney, John Heymans, Nicholas Fonte, Kevin Stillerman, Benjamin Fichera
  • Publication number: 20230078711
    Abstract: Systems and methods have demonstrated the capability of rapidly cooling the contents of pods containing the ingredients for food and drinks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2022
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Inventors: Matthew Fonte, John Heymans, Nicholas Fonte, Robert Devaney, Vincent Weaver, Benjamin Fichera
  • Patent number: 11564402
    Abstract: Systems and methods have demonstrated the capability of rapidly cooling the contents of pods containing the ingredients for food and drinks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: ColdSnap, Corp.
    Inventors: Matthew Fonte, John Heymans, Benjamin Fichera, Jason Hugenroth
  • Publication number: 20230013226
    Abstract: Systems and methods have demonstrated the capability of rapidly cooling the contents of pods containing the ingredients for food and drinks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventors: Matthew Fonte, Robert Devaney, John Heymans, Nicholas Fonte, Kevin Stillerman, Benjamin Fichera
  • Publication number: 20230016913
    Abstract: Systems and methods have demonstrated the capability of rapidly cooling the contents of pods containing the ingredients for food and drinks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventors: Matthew Fonte, John Heymans, Benjamin Fichera, Nicholas Fonte
  • Publication number: 20230000104
    Abstract: Systems and methods have demonstrated the capability of rapidly cooling the contents of pods containing the ingredients for food and drinks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2022
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Inventors: Matthew Fonte, John Heymans, Benjamin Fichera, Jason Hugenroth
  • Patent number: 11503841
    Abstract: Systems and methods have demonstrated the capability of rapidly cooling the contents of pods containing the ingredients for food and drinks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: ColdSnap, Corp.
    Inventors: Matthew Fonte, John Heymans, Nicholas Fonte, Benjamin Fichera
  • Patent number: 11492193
    Abstract: Systems and methods have demonstrated the capability of rapidly cooling the contents of pods containing the ingredients for food and drinks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: ColdSnap, Corp.
    Inventors: Matthew Fonte, Nicholas Fonte, John Heymans
  • Patent number: D1106283
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2025
    Assignee: ColdSnap, Corp.
    Inventors: Matthew Fonte, Nicholas Fonte, Benjamin Fichera, Elaine Duffy, Daniel Kilcoyne, John Heymans