Patents by Inventor Kyle A. Walters

Kyle A. Walters 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: 12070999
    Abstract: A portable fuel tank assembly includes a portable fuel tank for holding fuel and a support to be connected to a supporting surface for holding the fuel tank stationary with respect to the supporting surface. The fuel tank has a first quick connector for fluid communication with the fuel in the fuel tank. The support has a second quick connector for mating and providing fluid communication with the first quick connector. The fuel tank and support are configured such that securing the fuel tank in the support simultaneously mates the second quick connector to the first quick connector to provide for fluid communication between the second quick connector and the fuel in the fuel tank. A support for holding a portable fuel tank is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Assignee: Brunswick Corporation
    Inventors: Trevor R. Haney, Kevin T. Downey, Kyle A. Walters, Christopher C. Bostwick
  • Publication number: 20230249542
    Abstract: A portable fuel tank assembly includes a portable fuel tank for holding fuel and a support to be connected to a supporting surface for holding the fuel tank stationary with respect to the supporting surface. The fuel tank has a first quick connector for fluid communication with the fuel in the fuel tank. The support has a second quick connector for mating and providing fluid communication with the first quick connector. The fuel tank and support are configured such that securing the fuel tank in the support simultaneously mates the second quick connector to the first quick connector to provide for fluid communication between the second quick connector and the fuel in the fuel tank. A support for holding a portable fuel tank is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2022
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Applicant: Brunswick Corporation
    Inventors: Trevor R. Haney, Kevin T. Downey, Kyle A. Walters, Christopher C. Bostwick
  • Patent number: 9810436
    Abstract: A grilling appliance includes first and second fuel delivery ports extending from a grill housing, a first burner element selectively connected to one of the first and second fuel delivery ports to define a single-burner condition, a second burner element selectively connected to the other of the first and second fuel delivery ports to define, with the first burner element, a twin-burner condition, an elongated burner element having two fuel inlets selectively connected to the first and second fuel delivery ports to define, when the first and second burner elements are removed from the first and second fuel delivery ports and a large-burner condition. At least one ignitor is in communication with the first burner element in the single-burner condition, the first and second burner elements in the twin-burner condition and the elongated burner element in the large-burner condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Timothy A. Mayberry, Kyle A. Walters
  • Publication number: 20170030585
    Abstract: A grilling appliance includes first and second fuel delivery ports extending from a grill housing, a first burner element selectively connected to one of the first and second fuel delivery ports to define a single-burner condition, a second burner element selectively connected to the other of the first and second fuel delivery ports to define, with the first burner element, a twin-burner condition, an elongated burner element having two fuel inlets selectively connected to the first and second fuel delivery ports to define, when the first and second burner elements are removed from the first and second fuel delivery ports and a large-burner condition. At least one ignitor is in communication with the first burner element in the single-burner condition, the first and second burner elements in the twin-burner condition and the elongated burner element in the large-burner condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2015
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Applicant: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Timothy A. Mayberry, Kyle A. Walters
  • Patent number: 8510870
    Abstract: A helmet, adjustable longitudinally and laterally to fit a variety of head configurations, includes an outer shell having front and a rear shell parts, which are movably joined with one another, and an adjuster. The rear outer shell and/or the front outer shell can include first and second lateral shell portions separated by a slot. The adjuster can move the first and second lateral shell portions away from one another from a narrowed mode to a widened mode to increase the lateral dimension of the helmet. Simultaneously, the adjuster can move the front and/or rear shell to increase the longitudinal dimension of the helmet as the first and second lateral shell portions move from a narrowed mode to a widened mode. A method is also provided for effecting the longitudinal and lateral adjustments of the helmet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: Warrior Sports, Inc.
    Inventors: David C. Rogers, Kyle L. Lamson, Neil E. Wensley, Kyle A. Walters
  • Publication number: 20110047679
    Abstract: A helmet, adjustable longitudinally and laterally to fit a variety of head configurations, includes an outer shell having front and a rear shell parts, which are movably joined with one another, and an adjuster. The rear outer shell and/or the front outer shell can include first and second lateral shell portions separated by a slot. The adjuster can move the first and second lateral shell portions away from one another from a narrowed mode to a widened mode to increase the lateral dimension of the helmet. Simultaneously, the adjuster can move the front and/or rear shell to increase the longitudinal dimension of the helmet as the first and second lateral shell portions move from a narrowed mode to a widened mode. A method is also provided for effecting the longitudinal and lateral adjustments of the helmet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2009
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Applicant: WARRIOR SPORTS, INC.
    Inventors: David C. Rogers, Kyle L. Lamson, Neil E. Wensley, Kyle A. Walters
  • Patent number: D787041
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Michael C. Lah, Kyle A. Walters
  • Patent number: D835775
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Michael C. Lah, Kyle A. Walters
  • Patent number: D862980
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Fabio Cardano, Lin Ge, Charles Tat Kan Lai, Kyle A. Walters, Tie He Yang
  • Patent number: D898502
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Michael A. Ledford, Yu Liu, Kyle A. Walters, JunHua Wu, XunCai Zhang
  • Patent number: D898503
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: XinFeng Huang, XiaoJun Guo, Yu Liu, Kyle A. Walters, Hui Wu, XunCai Zhang
  • Patent number: D908416
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: XinFeng Huang, Yu Liu, Kyle A. Walters, XunCai Zhang, Bin Huang
  • Patent number: D927241
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: XinFeng Huang, Yu Liu, Kyle A. Walters, XunCai Zhang, Bin Huang
  • Patent number: D927253
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Fabio Cardano, Lin Ge, Charles Tat Kan Lai, Kyle A. Walters, Tie He Yang
  • Patent number: D927996
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Inventors: Kent Pilcher, Brent M. Burgess, Scott E. Carpenter, Christopher D. Cullen, Rahul S. Dudhe, Natalie Hillmann, Cristiano Vito Pastore, Aaron Edward Showers, Kyle A. Walters, Gregory Bauman
  • Patent number: D939884
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: XinFeng Huang, Yu Liu, Kyle A. Walters, XunCai Zhang, Bin Huang
  • Patent number: D960629
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: XinFeng Huang, Yu Liu, Kyle A. Walters, XunCai Zhang, Bin Huang
  • Patent number: D1019249
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: XinFeng Huang, Yu Liu, Kyle A. Walters, XunCai Zhang, Bin Huang
  • Patent number: D1021510
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: XinFeng Huang, Yu Liu, Kyle A. Walters, XunCai Zhang, Bin Huang
  • Patent number: D1021512
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: XinFeng Huang, XiaoJun Guo, Yu Liu, Kyle A. Walters, Hui Wu, XunCai Zhang