Patents by Inventor Lance E. Hazelton

Lance E. Hazelton 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: 20240041240
    Abstract: A pour over beverage maker includes an infusion container and a liquid tank. The infusion container includes a base, a rim defining an open end of the container, and a wall portion made of a flexible material. The wall portion is disposed between and interconnects the base and the rim. The container is configured to be positioned in one of a folded condition in which the wall portion is folded into itself and an extended use condition. The liquid tank is configured to mount atop the container when the container is in the extended condition. A lower portion of the liquid tank is received in the container open end and has at least one liquid outlet allowing associated liquid within the tank to flow into the container when mounted atop the container. The liquid tank is configured receive and store therein the container when in the folded condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2022
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Inventors: Lance E. Hazelton, Mathieu Zastawny, Dio Climaco Cavero
  • Patent number: 11634255
    Abstract: A condiment bottle includes a container and cap assembly. The cap assembly includes a securing part releasably connected to the container, a nozzle secured to the container by the securing part, and a closure part connected to both the securing part and the nozzle. The closure part is configured to move along a longitudinal axis of the condiment bottle from a closed position where the closure part sealingly engages the nozzle to an intermediate position where the closure part is spaced from and covering the top of the nozzle. The closure part is further configured to pivotally move from the intermediate position to an open position where the closure part is located along a sidewall of the nozzle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: Helen of Troy Limited
    Inventors: Lance E. Hazelton, Nicholas Reynolds, Dan Juda
  • Publication number: 20230119977
    Abstract: A condiment bottle includes a container and cap assembly. The cap assembly includes a securing part releasably connected to the container, a nozzle secured to the container by the securing part, and a closure part connected to both the securing part and the nozzle. The closure part is configured to move along a longitudinal axis of the condiment bottle from a closed position where the closure part sealingly engages the nozzle to an intermediate position where the closure part is spaced from and covering the top of the nozzle. The closure part is further configured to pivotally move from the intermediate position to an open position where the closure part is located along a sidewall of the nozzle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2021
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Inventors: Lance E. Hazelton, Nicholas Reynolds, Dan Juda
  • Publication number: 20220349165
    Abstract: A drain protector includes a basket and a wiper. The basket includes a basket body having first water openings. The basket body includes a seal at an upper first end and a retention member at a lower second end. The basket body is sized to be received in an associated drain, the seal for directly sealingly engaging an outer surface of the associated drain, and the retention member for directly engaging an inner surface of the associated drain. The wiper includes a wiper body having second water openings. The wiper body is removably mounted within the basket body for entrapping debris within water and removing the debris from within the basket body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2021
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Inventors: Lance E. Hazelton, Mathieu Zastawny, Yoon Jung Heo, Dio Climaco Cavero, Zachary Z. Nelkin, Daniel Juda
  • Patent number: 11219323
    Abstract: An extendable straw includes a relatively smaller diameter tube, a relatively larger diameter tube, and a collar. The smaller diameter tube includes a radially enlarged section adjacent one end. The larger diameter tube receives the smaller diameter tube and is more flexible than the smaller diameter tube. The radially enlarged section contacts and seals against an inner surface of the larger diameter tube. The collar is connected at a non-drinking end of the larger diameter tube, the collar being more rigid than the larger diameter tube and receiving the smaller diameter tube. The smaller diameter tube is movable in an axial direction with respect to both the collar and the larger diameter tube. At least one of the collar and the larger diameter tube cooperates with the radially enlarged section to inhibit further axial movement of the smaller diameter tube with respect to the collar beyond an extended position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: Helen of Troy Limited
    Inventors: Nicholas Reynolds, Lance E. Hazelton, Thomas Hanson
  • Publication number: 20210244217
    Abstract: An extendable straw includes a relatively smaller diameter tube, a relatively larger diameter tube, and a collar. The smaller diameter tube includes a radially enlarged section adjacent one end. The larger diameter tube receives the smaller diameter tube and is more flexible than the smaller diameter tube. The radially enlarged section contacts and seals against an inner surface of the larger diameter tube. The collar is connected at a non-drinking end of the larger diameter tube, the collar being more rigid than the larger diameter tube and receiving the smaller diameter tube. The smaller diameter tube is movable in an axial direction with respect to both the collar and the larger diameter tube. At least one of the collar and the larger diameter tube cooperates with the radially enlarged section to inhibit further axial movement of the smaller diameter tube with respect to the collar beyond an extended position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2020
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Inventors: Nicholas Reynolds, Lance E. Hazelton, Thomas Hanson
  • Patent number: D922072
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: Helen of Troy Limited
    Inventors: Lance E. Hazelton, Maya Kremien
  • Patent number: D925225
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: Helen of Troy Limited
    Inventors: Lance E. Hazelton, Maya Kremien
  • Patent number: D925226
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: Helen of Troy Limited
    Inventors: Lance E. Hazelton, Maya Kremien
  • Patent number: D925227
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: Helen of Troy Limited
    Inventors: Lance E. Hazelton, Maya Kremien
  • Patent number: D925228
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: Helen of Troy Limited
    Inventors: Lance E. Hazelton, Maya Kremien
  • Patent number: D930350
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: Helen of Troy Limited
    Inventors: Mathieu Zastawny, Lance E. Hazelton, Nicholas Reynolds
  • Patent number: D930419
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: Helen of Troy Limited
    Inventors: Mathieu Zastawny, Lance E. Hazelton, Nicholas Reynolds
  • Patent number: D954224
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: Helen of Troy Limited
    Inventor: Lance E. Hazelton
  • Patent number: D955190
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: Helen of Troy Limited
    Inventors: Mathieu Zastawny, Luis van den Berg, Lance E. Hazelton
  • Patent number: D985222
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: Helen of Troy Limited
    Inventors: Mark Dorsey, Lance E. Hazelton
  • Patent number: D1011835
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: Helen of Troy Limited
    Inventor: Lance E. Hazelton
  • Patent number: D1017250
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Helen of Troy Limited
    Inventors: Lance E. Hazelton, Mark Dorsey
  • Patent number: D1022593
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Helen of Troy Limited
    Inventors: Lance E. Hazelton, Mathieu Zastawny
  • Patent number: D1024283
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Helen of Troy Limited
    Inventors: Lance E. Hazelton, Mathieu Zastawny, Yoon Jung Heo