Patents by Inventor Juan Escobar

Juan Escobar 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: 20230339413
    Abstract: A trim assembly of a vehicle includes a first component, a second component, and an attachment element attaching the first component to the second component. The attachment element includes a main body extending from the first component at a first main body end of the main body. The main body includes main body arms extending from the main body at a second body end of the main body. One or more secondary bodies are located at a lateral side of the main body and spaced apart from the main body. A secondary body of the one or more secondary bodies includes a tip protrusion located at a secondary tip end of the secondary body. The attachment element is installable to an attachment opening in the first component to secure the first component to the second component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2022
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Inventors: Alejandro Barrera, Jose Roberto Cabrera, Juan Escobar
  • Patent number: 8171574
    Abstract: A flexible sink strainer having a cupped body completely comprised of a flexible material including a plurality of apertures to allow fluid to pass therethrough, wherein the body is capable of attaining first and second configurations, the first configuration being suitable for capturing material entrained within fluid as it passes through the apertures and the second configuration being suitable for removing material captured on the body as fluid passes through the apertures, is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Assignee: Helen of Troy Limited
    Inventors: Juan Escobar, Troy Phipps, John Kiechel, Paul Katz
  • Patent number: 8117685
    Abstract: A flexible sink strainer having a cupped body completely comprised of a flexible material including a plurality of apertures to allow fluid to pass therethrough, wherein the body is capable of attaining first and second configurations, the first configuration being suitable for capturing material entrained within fluid as it passes through the apertures and the second configuration being suitable for removing material captured on the body as fluid passes through the apertures, is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignee: Helen of Troy Limited
    Inventors: Juan Escobar, Troy Phipps, John Kiechel, Paul Katz
  • Publication number: 20120005814
    Abstract: A flexible sink strainer having a cupped body completely comprised of a flexible material including a plurality of apertures to allow fluid to pass therethrough, wherein the body is capable of attaining first and second configurations, the first configuration being suitable for capturing material entrained within fluid as it passes through the apertures and the second configuration being suitable for removing material captured on the body as fluid passes through the apertures, is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2011
    Publication date: January 12, 2012
    Applicant: HELEN OF TROY LIMITED
    Inventors: Juan Escobar, Troy Phipps, John Kiechel, Paul Katz
  • Publication number: 20110023220
    Abstract: A flexible sink strainer having a cupped body completely comprised of a flexible material including a plurality of apertures to allow fluid to pass therethrough, wherein the body is capable of attaining first and second configurations, the first configuration being suitable for capturing material entrained within fluid as it passes through the apertures and the second configuration being suitable for removing material captured on the body as fluid passes through the apertures, is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2010
    Publication date: February 3, 2011
    Inventors: Juan Escobar, Troy Phipps, John Kiechel, Paul Katz
  • Patent number: 7832027
    Abstract: A flexible sink strainer having a cupped body completely comprised of a flexible material including a plurality of apertures to allow fluid to pass therethrough, wherein the body is capable of attaining first and second configurations, the first configuration being suitable for capturing material entrained within fluid as it passes through the apertures and the second configuration being suitable for removing material captured on the body as fluid passes through the apertures, is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2010
    Assignee: Helen of Troy Limited
    Inventors: Juan Escobar, Troy Phipps, John Kiechel, Paul Katz
  • Publication number: 20080083059
    Abstract: A flexible sink strainer having a cupped body completely comprised of a flexible material including a plurality of apertures to allow fluid to pass therethrough, wherein the body is capable of attaining first and second configurations, the first configuration being suitable for capturing material entrained within fluid as it passes through the apertures and the second configuration being suitable for removing material captured on the body as fluid passes through the apertures, is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2006
    Publication date: April 10, 2008
    Inventors: Juan Escobar, Troy Phipps, John Kiechel, Paul Katz
  • Publication number: 20080083753
    Abstract: A configurable organizer is described having releasably securable dividers or partitions for defining areas or compartments within the organizer for receiving items therein. The dividers are secured via retainers having retainer portions that are resiliently shiftable to permit insertion or removal of the retainer portions within openings in the organizer and to permit shifting to a natural outwardly biased position for retaining the dividers with the organizer. Support structures may also be provided to retard or prevent tilting or deflecting of the secured dividers. Additionally, the organizer may include a pair of trays having the openings for receiving the retainers and supports, and the trays may be adjustably and selectively moved relative to each other to expand or contract the organizer as desired, such as to conform to interior dimensions of a drawer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2006
    Publication date: April 10, 2008
    Inventors: Juan Escobar, Mark Naden, Marco Perry
  • Publication number: 20080023475
    Abstract: A trash can assembly generally having an inner container, an outer cover and a locking mechanism for securing the two-piece design together is disclosed. The inner container has a wall including a first open end, a base at a second end, and a rim about a periphery of the first open end. The locking mechanism comprises at least one locking tab affixed to the inner container, with at least one locking slot defined within the outer cover and positioned to align with and engage the locking tab when the two pieces are joined. It is preferable that the locking mechanism of the assembly be capable of being unlocked or released by the user from an exterior surface of the outer cover. The outer cover includes a wall defining a hollow, a rim defining a first opening, and a base defining a second opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2006
    Publication date: January 31, 2008
    Inventors: Juan Escobar, Kristine Chan-Lizardo, Stephen Wahl, Emily Ma, James R. Yurchenco, Zach Traina, Mark D. Siminoff, Jan Raken, Tony Patron, David Thomsen
  • Publication number: 20070101582
    Abstract: An ergonomic handle for use with a hand tool, such as a pair of scissors or the like, is disclosed which includes first and second opposing lever members coupled together at a pivot point to permit reciprocating movement of the lever members between a closed position and an open position. The lever members may include a cutting blade or other tool feature on a first end adjacent the pivot point, and a handle on a second end adjacent the pivot point opposite the first end. The fixed handle has a loop portion which includes an inner surface and an outer surface along one side of which abuts a corresponding outer surface of the opposing lever member while in the closed position. Each loop portion is made from a rigid material segment and a resilient material segment, with the rigid material segment having a cavity open at the outer loop surface and the resilient material segment extending across the cavity at the inner loop surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2005
    Publication date: May 10, 2007
    Inventors: Juan Escobar, Justin Adelff, Dino Mariano
  • Publication number: 20060272161
    Abstract: The present invention provides for a food peeler having a removable blade that includes an end received in a bore of the food peeler handle and a resilient member is mounted adjacent to the end of the blade and allows for the blade to be moved between a centered and offset position so that the blade may be removed and replaced. A tool is provided in order to remove and replace the blade.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2006
    Publication date: December 7, 2006
    Inventors: Anthony Di Bitonto, Mark Prommel, Kevin Lozeau, Arsenio Garcia, Juan Escobar, Alec Drummond
  • Patent number: 7140111
    Abstract: The present invention provides for a food peeler having a removable blade that includes an end received in a bore of the food peeler handle and a resilient member is mounted adjacent to the end of the blade and allows for the blade to be moved between a centered and offset position so that the blade may be removed and replaced. A tool is provided in order to remove and replace the blade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2006
    Assignee: Helen of Troy Limited
    Inventors: Anthony Di Bitonto, Mark Prommel, Kevin Lozeau, Arsenio Garcia, Juan Escobar, Alec Drummond
  • Patent number: 7073678
    Abstract: A beverage container has a thermally insulated base defining a reservoir and a cover assembly removably mountable on the base for closing the reservoir. The cover assembly includes a cap defining a recess open to ambient and defines a baffled passage between the recess and the reservoir closeable by a valve assembly including a toggle mechanism actuatable by a push button disposed centrally of the cap and spaced from the recess, for alternately latching the valve in closed and open conditions relative to the passage. The valve assembly includes a gasketed movable valve member engageable with a rigid sharp edge on a valve seat in the closed condition so that the gasket yieldably deforms around the sharp edge to provide a fluid-tight seal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2006
    Assignee: Helen of Troy Limited
    Inventors: Steven Dibdin, Clay Burns, Juan Escobar
  • Publication number: 20050115977
    Abstract: A beverage container has a thermally insulated base defining a reservoir and a cover assembly removably mountable on the base for closing the reservoir. The cover assembly includes a cap defining a recess open to ambient and defines a baffled passage between the recess and the reservoir closeable by a valve assembly including a toggle mechanism actuatable by a push button disposed centrally of the cap and spaced from the recess, for alternately latching the valve in closed and open conditions relative to the passage. The valve assembly includes a gasketed movable valve member engageable with a rigid sharp edge on a valve seat in the closed condition so that the gasket yieldably deforms around the sharp edge to provide a fluid-tight seal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2005
    Publication date: June 2, 2005
    Inventors: Steven Dibdin, Clay Burns, Juan Escobar
  • Publication number: 20040216307
    Abstract: The present invention provides for a food peeler having a removable blade that includes an end received in a bore of the food peeler handle and a resilient member is mounted adjacent to the end of the blade and allows for the blade to be moved between a centered and offset position so that the blade may be removed and replaced. A tool is provided in order to remove and replace the blade.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2003
    Publication date: November 4, 2004
    Inventors: Anthony Di Bitonto, Mark Prommel, Kevin Lozeau, Arsenio Garcia, Juan Escobar, Alec Drummond
  • Patent number: D832541
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: HELEN OF TROY LIMITED
    Inventors: Reid Schlegel, Linden Evans, Vincent Valderrama, Davin Stowell, David Wight, Juan Escobar, Claire Dunnington