Patents by Inventor John S. Letchinger

John S. Letchinger 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: 20130026125
    Abstract: A drinking container including a bottom, a sidewall and a neck which define an interior of the container, wherein the bottom defines an opening of a lesser dimension than the bottom. Included is a panel adapted to cover the opening and enclose the interior of the container wherein the panel is of a dimension less than a dimension of the container formed by an exterior surface of the sidewall positioned adjacent to the bottom and wherein the panel is releasably securable to the bottom to enclose the interior of the container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2012
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Inventors: John S. Letchinger, Thomas J. Ring
  • Publication number: 20110253729
    Abstract: A fluid dispensing device which includes a reservoir formed by a sidewall and a bottom wherein the sidewall defines an opening to the reservoir opposing the bottom wherein the opening is one of equal or greater dimension than the bottom. The device also includes an enclosure positioned within the reservoir wherein the enclosure defines a space separate from an interior of the reservoir wherein the space is in communication with another opening defined by one of the bottom and the sidewall for accessing the space from an exterior of the reservoir. In another embodiment, a fluid dispensing device which includes a reservoir formed by a sidewall and a bottom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2011
    Publication date: October 20, 2011
    Inventors: Thomas J. Ring, John S. Letchinger, Daniel L. O'Malley, Kenneth W. Reick, Linc E. Cholke, Kevin J. Cox
  • Publication number: 20100084362
    Abstract: A drinking container including a bottom, a sidewall and a neck which define an interior of the container, wherein the bottom defines an opening and the bottom comprises a panel adapted to cover the opening and be removable from the opening such that with the panel removed from the opening access to the interior of the container is provided; another including a separation of the sidewall defined by the sidewall and positioned between the neck and the bottom wherein the separation provides access to the interior of the container; another container wherein at least a portion of the sidewall and at least a portion of the bottom define an opening and wherein at least a portion of the sidewall and at least a portion of the bottom comprise a panel adapted to cover the opening and be removable from the opening such that with the panel removed from the opening access to the interior of the container is provided; and another wherein the bottom comprises a surface of the container upon which the container rests when pos
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2008
    Publication date: April 8, 2010
    Inventors: John S. Letchinger, Thomas J. Ring
  • Patent number: D653546
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2012
    Inventors: Thomas J. Ring, John S. Letchinger, Daniel L. O'Malley, Kenneth W. Reick, Linc E. Cholke, Kevin J. Cox
  • Patent number: D664856
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Inventors: Thomas J. Ring, John S. Letchinger, Daniel L. O'Malley, Kenneth W. Reick, Linc E. Cholke, Kevin J. Cox
  • Patent number: D696125
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2013
    Inventors: Thomas J. Ring, John S. Letchinger, Daniel L. O'Malley, Kenneth W. Reick, Linc E. Cholke, Kevin J. Cox