Patents by Inventor Mark D. Miller

Mark D. Miller 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: 12660901
    Abstract: A container device may have an outer shell that has an opening that is sealed by a closure mechanism. The closure mechanism may include resealable closure elements that are configured to partially or wholly seal the opening. In some examples, the closure elements may include magnetic strips that are formed with a first member, a second member, and a plurality of magnetic elements. In addition, the closure mechanism may include curved members to prevent the opening from closing when the closure mechanism is in an open configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2024
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2026
    Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLC
    Inventors: Isabelle Cochran, John Warren Dow, Andy Bondhus, Mark D. Miller, William Drinkwater, Xi Huang, Quan Xiao, Fuzhen Lai
  • Patent number: 12643719
    Abstract: A container having a base and a lid is provided. The lid may be rotatable about a hinge from a closed configuration to an open configuration and may be secured, via one or more latching assemblies. The latch assembly may comprise a latch body, a locking member, a biasing member, and an activating member. The lid may have a handle that has a stowed and a carry position, where the handle may be maintained in the stowed position until acted upon by a first force greater than a threshold force to move the handle from the stowed position to the carry position. Similarly, when in the carry position, the handle may be maintained in the carry position until acted upon by a second force greater than the threshold force to move the handle from the carry position to the stowed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2024
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2026
    Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLC
    Inventors: Mark D. Miller, Nicholas James Lombardi, Steven M. Scott, Elizabeth Ruchte, Andrew J. Winterhalter, Liza Morris
  • Publication number: 20250282531
    Abstract: A container system comprises a container that includes a container body with a storage cavity and a lid assembly releasably connected to the container. The lid assembly has a lid that includes a gasket received in a channel on the lid, and a latch pivotally connected to the lid. The container may also include a perimeter lip extending outward around an entire perimeter of the container opening of the container. The latch may include a latch rib, such that when the latch is engaged with the perimeter lip of the container, the latch rib is located over the channel of the lid. The channel on the lid that receives the gasket may also include a channel rib.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2024
    Publication date: September 11, 2025
    Inventors: Dustin R. Bullock, Melissa Cosler, Mark D. Miller
  • Publication number: 20250107783
    Abstract: Provided are embodiments of a device, having a device body suitable to hold a syringe. The device body can have an elongated member with a distal support and a proximal support. The device further includes a ratcheting rod configured to fit moveably within an open chamber in the elongated member, where the ratcheting rod has a proximal end configured to connect to a plunger of the syringe. The device can include a lever handle hingedly connected to a distal end of the device body, and a ratcheting lever hingedly connected to a distal end of the lever handle and positioned to interact with the ratcheting rod. Compression of the lever handle forces the ratcheting lever to extend the ratcheting rod in a proximal direction and to extract the plunger of the syringe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2024
    Publication date: April 3, 2025
    Inventors: Mark D. Miller, Ian A. Backlund
  • Publication number: 20250057294
    Abstract: A container device may have an outer shell that has an opening that is sealed by a closure mechanism. The closure mechanism may include resealable closure elements that are configured to partially or wholly seal the opening. In some examples, the closure elements may include magnetic strips that are formed with a first member, a second member, and a plurality of magnetic elements. In addition, the closure mechanism may include curved members to prevent the opening from closing when the closure mechanism is in an open configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2024
    Publication date: February 20, 2025
    Inventors: Isabelle Cochran, John Warren Dow, Andy Bondhus, Mark D. Miller, William Drinkwater, Xi Huang, Quan Xiao, Fuzhen Lai
  • Publication number: 20240343455
    Abstract: A container having a canister can be configured to retain a volume of liquid. The canister can be sealed by a lid structure, and the lid structure can have a spout opening. The spout opening may be sealed by a removably-coupled cap. Further, the cap may have a magnetic top surface configured to magnetically couple to a recess on the top surface of the lid for temporary storage of the cap when manually removed from the spout opening. Further, the lid structure may have one or more of an integrated anti-glug venting feature within the removable lid and cap or handle indexing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2024
    Publication date: October 17, 2024
    Inventors: Mark D. Miller, Derek G. Sullivan, Roy Joseph Seiders, John Alan Tolman, Steve Nichols
  • Publication number: 20240140664
    Abstract: A container having a base and a lid is provided. The lid may be rotatable about a hinge from a closed configuration to an open configuration and may be secured, via one or more latching assemblies. The latch assembly may comprise a latch body, a locking member, a biasing member, and an activating member. The lid may have a handle that has a stowed and a carry position, where the handle may be maintained in the stowed position until acted upon by a first force greater than a threshold force to move the handle from the stowed position to the carry position. Similarly, when in the carry position, the handle may be maintained in the carry position until acted upon by a second force greater than the threshold force to move the handle from the carry position to the stowed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2024
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Mark D. Miller, Nicholas James Lombardi, Steven M. Scott, Elizabeth Ruchte, Andrew J. Winterhalter, Liza Morris
  • Patent number: 11912477
    Abstract: A container having a base and a lid is provided. The lid may be rotatable about a hinge from a closed configuration to an open configuration and may be secured, via one or more latching assemblies. The latch assembly may comprise a latch body, a locking member, a biasing member, and an activating member. The lid may have a handle that has a stowed and a carry position, where the handle may be maintained in the stowed position until acted upon by a first force greater than a threshold force to move the handle from the stowed position to the carry position. Similarly, when in the carry position, the handle may be maintained in the carry position until acted upon by a second force greater than the threshold force to move the handle from the carry position to the stowed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLC
    Inventors: Mark D. Miller, Nicholas James Lombardi, Steven M. Scott, Elizabeth Ruchte, Andrew J. Winterhalter, Liza Morris
  • Publication number: 20240017907
    Abstract: An insulating device can include an opening having a waterproof closure which allows access to a storage compartment within the insulating device. The closure can help prevent any fluid leakage into and out of the insulating device if the insulating device is overturned or in any configuration other than upright. The closure may also prevent any fluid from permeating into the chamber if the insulating device is exposed to precipitation, other fluid, or submersed under water. This construction results in an insulating chamber that is substantially impervious to water and other liquids when the closure is sealed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Inventors: Ryan Nixon, Mark D. Miller, Derek G. Sullivan, Kyle Edward Rogers, John Warren Dow, Jenny Huynh, Donald Edward Desroches, Chris Franks
  • Publication number: 20230399155
    Abstract: A container having a base and a lid is provided. The lid may be rotatable about a hinge from a closed configuration to an open configuration and may be secured, via one or more latching assemblies. The latch assembly may comprise a latch body, a locking member, a biasing member, and an activating member. The lid may have a handle that has a stowed and a carry position, where the handle may be maintained in the stowed position until acted upon by a first force greater than a threshold force to move the handle from the stowed position to the carry position. Similarly, when in the carry position, the handle may be maintained in the carry position until acted upon by a second force greater than the threshold force to move the handle from the carry position to the stowed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2022
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Inventors: Mark D. Miller, Nicholas James Lombardi, Steven M. Scott, Elizabeth Ruchte, Andrew J. Winterhalter, Liza Morris
  • Patent number: 11679525
    Abstract: A chainsaw which has a low profile chain cover and a chain bar tightening clutch system. The chain bar tightening clutch system can have a bar tightening knob which drives a clutch which governs the amount of pressure applied to the chain bar by operating the bar tightening knob. The chainsaw can have a chain bar tensioning system which can have a tensioning drive member in an offset position from the tensioning post which positions the tensioning post to achieve a chain tension and compact chainsaw design. The chainsaw can also have an oil cap with a lock channel having a detent with produces a sound when moved from a disengaged to an engage position with an oil reservoir.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: Black & Decker, Inc.
    Inventors: Jason C. McRoberts, Ashok Samuel Baskar, Mark D. Miller, Lin Wu, Jianyi Liu, Corey Barnett, Chao Wu
  • Patent number: 11123121
    Abstract: An adjustable and self-locking fixation device for fixedly securing two structures wherein the device comprises two spans and a receiving aperture configured to receive the spans and form a closed loop around a first structure. The two spans are further configured to secure and lock onto each other so as to form a second closed loop around the two structures and secure the two structures in a tensioned state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: University of Virginia Patent Foundation
    Inventor: Mark D. Miller
  • Publication number: 20210086394
    Abstract: A chainsaw which has a low profile chain cover and a chain bar tightening clutch system. The chain bar tightening clutch system can have a bar tightening knob which drives a clutch which governs the amount of pressure applied to the chain bar by operating the bar tightening knob. The chainsaw can have a chain bar tensioning system which can have a tensioning drive member in an offset position from the tensioning post which positions the tensioning post to achieve a chain tension and compact chainsaw design. The chainsaw can also have an oil cap with a lock channel having a detent with produces a sound when moved from a disengaged to an engage position with an oil reservoir.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2020
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventors: Jason C. McRoberts, Ashok Samuel Baskar, Mark D. Miller, Lin Wu, Jianyi Liu, Corey Barnett, Chao Wu
  • Patent number: 10882206
    Abstract: A chainsaw which has a low profile chain cover and a chain bar tightening clutch system. The chain bar tightening clutch system can have a bar tightening knob which drives a clutch which governs the amount of pressure applied to the chain bar by operating the bar tightening knob. The chainsaw can have a chain bar tensioning system which can have a tensioning drive member in an offset position from the tensioning post which positions the tensioning post to achieve a chain tension and compact chainsaw design. The chainsaw can also have an oil cap with a lock channel having a detent with produces a sound when moved from a disengaged to an engage position with an oil reservoir.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: Black & Decker, Inc.
    Inventors: Jason C. McRoberts, Ashok Samuel Baskar, Mark D. Miller, Lin Wu, Jianyi Liu, Corey Barnett, Chao Wu
  • Patent number: D1024557
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLC
    Inventors: Mark D. Miller, Nicholas James Lombardi, Steven M. Scott, Elizabeth Ruchte, Andrew J. Winterhalter, Liza Morris
  • Patent number: D1036116
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLC
    Inventors: Mark D. Miller, Nicholas James Lombardi, Steven M. Scott, Elizabeth Ruchte, Andrew J. Winterhalter, Liza Morris
  • Patent number: D1036119
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLC
    Inventors: Mark D. Miller, Nicholas James Lombardi, Steven M. Scott, Elizabeth Ruchte, Andrew J. Winterhalter, Liza Morris
  • Patent number: D1063376
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLC
    Inventors: Mark D. Miller, Nicholas James Lombardi, Steven M. Scott, Elizabeth Ruchte, Andrew J. Winterhalter, Liza Morris
  • Patent number: D1083381
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2025
    Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLC
    Inventors: Mark D. Miller, Nicholas James Lombardi, Steven M. Scott, Elizabeth Ruchte, Andrew J. Winterhalter, Liza Morris
  • Patent number: D1114488
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2025
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2026
    Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLC
    Inventors: Mark D. Miller, Nicholas James Lombardi, Steven M. Scott, Elizabeth Ruchte, Andrew J. Winterhalter, Liza Morris