Patents by Inventor Michael Glavin

Michael Glavin 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: 20240099484
    Abstract: A quilt has an inner surface, an outer surface opposed to the inner surface, a top edge, a bottom edge, a first lateral edge, and a second lateral edge spaced from the first lateral edge. The quilt includes a first set of one or more lateral fastener elements extending along the first lateral edge and a second set of one or more lateral fastener elements extending along the second lateral edge adapted for selective engagement and disengagement with each other. A bottom corner of the first lateral edge is folded over a bottom corner of the second lateral edge to form the footbox.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventor: Michael Glavin
  • Patent number: 11930952
    Abstract: A sleeping bag includes a top cover and bottom sheet. The bottom sheet can be secured to a sleeping pad and includes a sheet portion and lateral flaps connected to the sheet portion along opposite lateral edges of the sleeping pad when the bottom sheet is secured thereto. The top cover and lateral flaps enable attachment, detachment, and reattachment of the lateral flaps along their lateral edges to a top cover outer surface along corresponding attachment paths displaced medially from top cover lateral edges, enabling a top cover headward portion to assume wrapped and expanded configurations, and enabling conversion between those configurations. When wrapped, headward portions of the top cover outer surface, that are lateral of the attachment paths, are positioned against the sheet portion; when expanded, the lateral flaps and lateral portions of the top cover extend upward or laterally away from the sleeping pad lateral edges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: ZENBIVY LLC
    Inventor: Michael Glavin
  • Publication number: 20210161317
    Abstract: A sleeping bag includes a top cover and bottom sheet. The bottom sheet can be secured to a sleeping pad and includes a sheet portion and lateral flaps connected to the sheet portion along opposite lateral edges of the sleeping pad when the bottom sheet is secured thereto. The top cover and lateral flaps enable attachment, detachment, and reattachment of the lateral flaps along their lateral edges to a top cover outer surface along corresponding attachment paths displaced medially from top cover lateral edges, enabling a top cover headward portion to assume wrapped and expanded configurations, and enabling conversion between those configurations. When wrapped, headward portions of the top cover outer surface, that are lateral of the attachment paths, are positioned against the sheet portion; when expanded, the lateral flaps and lateral portions of the top cover extend upward or laterally away from the sleeping pad lateral edges.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2021
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Inventor: Michael Glavin
  • Patent number: 10952554
    Abstract: A sleeping bag includes a top cover and bottom sheet. The bottom sheet can be secured to a sleeping pad and includes a sheet portion and lateral flaps connected to the sheet portion along opposite lateral edges of the sleeping pad when the bottom sheet is secured thereto. The top cover and lateral flaps enable attachment, detachment, and reattachment of the lateral flaps along their lateral edges to a top cover outer surface along corresponding attachment paths displaced medially from top cover lateral edges, enabling a top cover headward portion to assume wrapped and expanded configurations, and enabling conversion between those configurations. When wrapped, headward portions of the top cover outer surface, that are lateral of the attachment paths, are positioned against the sheet portion; when expanded, the lateral flaps and lateral portions of the top cover extend upward or laterally away from the sleeping pad lateral edges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: ZENBIVY LLC
    Inventor: Michael Glavin
  • Publication number: 20200375380
    Abstract: A sleeping bag includes a top cover and bottom sheet. The bottom sheet can be secured to a sleeping pad and includes a sheet portion and lateral flaps connected to the sheet portion along opposite lateral edges of the sleeping pad when the bottom sheet is secured thereto. The top cover and lateral flaps enable attachment, detachment, and reattachment of the lateral flaps along their lateral edges to a top cover outer surface along corresponding attachment paths displaced medially from top cover lateral edges, enabling a top cover headward portion to assume wrapped and expanded configurations, and enabling conversion between those configurations. When wrapped, headward portions of the top cover outer surface, that are lateral of the attachment paths, are positioned against the sheet portion; when expanded, the lateral flaps and lateral portions of the top cover extend upward or laterally away from the sleeping pad lateral edges.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2020
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Inventor: Michael Glavin
  • Patent number: 10786100
    Abstract: A sleeping bag includes a top cover and bottom sheet. The bottom sheet can be secured to a sleeping pad and includes a sheet portion and lateral flaps connected to the sheet portion along opposite lateral edges of the sleeping pad when the bottom sheet is secured thereto. The top cover and lateral flaps enable attachment, detachment, and reattachment of the lateral flaps along their lateral edges to a top cover outer surface along corresponding attachment paths displaced medially from top cover lateral edges, enabling a top cover headward portion to assume wrapped and expanded configurations, and enabling conversion between those configurations. When wrapped, headward portions of the top cover outer surface, that are lateral of the attachment paths, are positioned against the sheet portion; when expanded, the lateral flaps and lateral portions of the top cover extend upward or laterally away from the sleeping pad lateral edges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: ZENBIVY LLC
    Inventor: Michael Glavin
  • Patent number: 10765240
    Abstract: A quilt usable as a sleeping bag has inner and outer sets of fasteners arranged on slanted paths from each side edge to the bottom edge and fasteners along the bottom edge. The fasteners hold the quilt in a wrapped, overlapping arrangement. With the fasteners engaged, pulling a draw cord across the quilt bottom edge gathers the bottom edge and forms a closed, wrapped footbox of the sleeping bag. A sheet for use with a sleeping bag quilt include two sets of fasteners arranged to engage corresponding fasteners on the quilt to attach the quilt to the sheet in an expanded-footbox arrangement. Pulling a draw cord across the quilt bottom edge gathers the bottom edge and forms a closed, expanded footbox of the sleeping bag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: ZENBIVY LLC
    Inventor: Michael Glavin
  • Publication number: 20200022512
    Abstract: A quilt usable as a sleeping bag has inner and outer sets of fasteners arranged on slanted paths from each side edge to the bottom edge and fasteners along the bottom edge. The fasteners hold the quilt in a wrapped, overlapping arrangement. With the fasteners engaged, pulling a draw cord across the quilt bottom edge gathers the bottom edge and forms a closed, wrapped footbox of the sleeping bag. A sheet for use with a sleeping bag quilt include two sets of fasteners arranged to engage corresponding fasteners on the quilt to attach the quilt to the sheet in an expanded-footbox arrangement. Pulling a draw cord across the quilt bottom edge gathers the bottom edge and forms a closed, expanded footbox of the sleeping bag.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2018
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Inventor: Michael Glavin
  • Publication number: 20180192796
    Abstract: A sleeping bag includes a top cover and bottom sheet. The bottom sheet can be secured to a sleeping pad and includes a sheet portion and lateral flaps connected to the sheet portion along opposite lateral edges of the sleeping pad when the bottom sheet is secured thereto. The top cover and lateral flaps enable attachment, detachment, and reattachment of the lateral flaps along their lateral edges to a top cover outer surface along corresponding attachment paths displaced medially from top cover lateral edges, enabling a top cover headward portion to assume wrapped and expanded configurations, and enabling conversion between those configurations. When wrapped, headward portions of the top cover outer surface, that are lateral of the attachment paths, are positioned against the sheet portion; when expanded, the lateral flaps and lateral portions of the top cover extend upward or laterally away from the sleeping pad lateral edges.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2018
    Publication date: July 12, 2018
    Inventor: Michael Glavin
  • Publication number: 20170127857
    Abstract: A sleeping bag is provided. The sleeping bag includes an elongate shell defining an inner volume sized and shaped to receive a user therein, the elongate shell having an overlying portion adapted to overlie the user during use, the overlying portion having an outer layer and an inner layer, an underlying portion adapted to underlie the user during use, and an opening disposed on the elongate shell. The sleeping bag further includes a comforter attached to the overlying portion of the elongate shell for selectively closing the opening, the comforter having a pair of pockets that are configured to extend transversely beyond the extent of the elongate shell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2017
    Publication date: May 11, 2017
    Inventors: Casey Sumnicht, Michael Glavin
  • Publication number: 20170127856
    Abstract: A sleeping hag is provided. The sleeping hag includes an elongate shell defining an inner volume sized and shaped to receive a user therein, the shell having a head portion, a foot portion, a middle portion extending longitudinally between the head and foot portions, an overlying portion adapted to overlie the user during use, and an underlying portion adapted to underlie the user during use, wherein the shell is free from zippers. The sleeping bag further includes a hood being located in the head portion of the shell, the hood including an opening such that the overlying portion of the shell adjacent the opening is spaced from the underlying portion of the shell when the sleeping bag is laid out for use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2017
    Publication date: May 11, 2017
    Inventors: Casey Sumnicht, Michael Glavin
  • Patent number: 9486095
    Abstract: A sleeping bag has an elongate shell defining a longitudinal axis and an inner volume sized and shaped to receive a user therein. The shell has a pair of fastener-less arm ports. Each of the arm ports is selectively moveable from a closed port position to an opened port position. Each of the ports has an inner panel and an outer panel. The inner panel is positioned in overlapping face-to-face engagement with the outer panel in the closed port position such that the inner and outer panels are generally in the same plane as the overlying portion. The outer panel is spaced from the inner panel in the opened port position to define a passage for allowing the user to extend their arm through the respective port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: Exxel Outdoors, LLC
    Inventors: Martin Flora, Casey Sumnicht, Michael Glavin
  • Patent number: 9386814
    Abstract: An elongate shell having a longitudinal axis an inner volume sized and shaped to receive a user therein. The elongate shell has a front portion adapted to cover the front of a user during use and a back portion adapted to cover the back of the user during use. The elongate shell has a pair of arm ports. Each of the arm ports is selectively moveable from a closed port position to an opened port position for allowing the user external access from within the shell. Each of the ports comprising includes an inner panel and an outer panel. The inner panel is positioned in overlapping face-to-face engagement with the outer panel in the closed port position. The outer panel is spaced from the inner panel in the opened port position to define a passage for allowing the user to extend their arm through the respective port. The elongate shell further includes a bottom portion and an opening in the bottom portion to allow a user's feet to extend through the opening to the exterior of the inner volume.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: Exxel Outdoors, LLC
    Inventors: Martin Flora, Casey Sumnicht, Michael Glavin
  • Publication number: 20150230526
    Abstract: An elongate shell having a longitudinal axis an inner volume sized and shaped to receive a user therein. The elongate shell has a front portion adapted to cover the front of a user during use and a back portion adapted to cover the back of the user during use. The elongate shell has a pair of arm ports. Each of the arm ports is selectively moveable from a closed port position to an opened port position for allowing the user external access from within the shell. Each of the ports comprising includes an inner panel and an outer panel. The inner panel is positioned in overlapping face-to-face engagement with the outer panel in the closed port position. The outer panel is spaced from the inner panel in the opened port position to define a passage for allowing the user to extend their arm through the respective port. The elongate shell further includes a bottom portion and an opening in the bottom portion to allow a user's feet to extend through the opening to the exterior of the inner volume.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2015
    Publication date: August 20, 2015
    Inventors: Martin Flora, Casey Sumnicht, Michael Glavin
  • Publication number: 20140352061
    Abstract: A sleeping bag has an elongate shell defining a longitudinal axis and an inner volume sized and shaped to receive a user therein. The shell has a pair of fastener-less arm ports. Each of the arm ports is selectively moveable from a closed port position to an opened port position. Each of the ports has an inner panel and an outer panel. The inner panel is positioned in overlapping face-to-face engagement with the outer panel in the closed port position such that the inner and outer panels are generally in the same plane as the overlying portion. The outer panel is spaced from the inner panel in the opened port position to define a passage for allowing the user to extend their arm through the respective port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2014
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Inventors: Martin Flora, Casey Sumnicht, Michael Glavin
  • Publication number: 20140298584
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to a zipperless sleeping bag having a catenary opening for providing a user ingress to and egress from the sleeping bag and/or an integral comforter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Inventors: Casey Sumnicht, Michael Glavin
  • Patent number: D673431
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Inventors: Michael Glavin, Michael Carl Beckman, Carm M. Pierce
  • Patent number: D742618
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: American Recreation Products, LLC
    Inventors: Casey Sumnicht, Michael Glavin
  • Patent number: D829410
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: Exxel Outdoors, LLC
    Inventors: Casey Sumnicht, Michael Glavin
  • Patent number: D889771
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: Exxel Outdoors, LLC
    Inventors: Casey Sumnicht, Michael Glavin