Patents by Inventor Laurence Perkins

Laurence Perkins 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).

  • Pump operated straw and container apparatus
    Patent number: 11523697
    Abstract: A pump operated straw and container apparatus for drinking without getting up from a prone position includes a vessel body having a vessel bottom side, a vessel sidewall, and a vessel top side defining a vessel inside. The vessel top side has a fill aperture and a straw aperture extending through to the vessel inside. A cap is selectively engageable within the fill aperture. A straw is coupled to the vessel body. The straw has a pump end coupled within the vessel inside, a flexible straw body extending through the straw aperture, and a mouth end. A pump is coupled to the vessel body within the vessel inside and is in fluid communication with the straw.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Inventor: Laurence Perkins
  • Pump Operated Straw And Container Apparatus
    Publication number: 20210307547
    Abstract: A pump operated straw and container apparatus for drinking without getting up from a prone position includes a vessel body having a vessel bottom side, a vessel sidewall, and a vessel top side defining a vessel inside. The vessel top side has a fill aperture and a straw aperture extending through to the vessel inside. A cap is selectively engageable within the fill aperture. A straw is coupled to the vessel body. The straw has a pump end coupled within the vessel inside, a flexible straw body extending through the straw aperture, and a mouth end. A pump is coupled to the vessel body within the vessel inside and is in fluid communication with the straw.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2020
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Inventor: Laurence Perkins