Patents by Inventor NATHAN K. HIRST

NATHAN K. HIRST 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: 11560259
    Abstract: A liquid-dispensing container may include a vessel, lid body, valve assembly, selector and/or straw. The selector may be movable between a first position that allows fluid disposed within the container to be discharged through a straw, and a second position that allows fluid within the container to be discharged by inverting and/or squeezing the container. The selector may be movable into a closed position that restricts fluid from being discharged from the container. The selector may be movable into a detachment position that allows for detachment of the selector from a remainder of the container, disassembly of the valve assembly, or both.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: Runway Blue, LLC
    Inventors: Nathan K. Hirst, Jim A. Colby, David O. Meyers, Joseph O. Jacobsen
  • Publication number: 20210009317
    Abstract: A liquid-dispensing container may include a vessel, lid body, valve assembly, selector and/or straw. The selector may be movable between a first position that allows fluid disposed within the container to be discharged through a straw, and a second position that allows fluid within the container to be discharged by inverting and/or squeezing the container. The selector may be movable into a closed position that restricts fluid from being discharged from the container. The selector may be movable into a detachment position that allows for detachment of the selector from a remainder of the container, disassembly of the valve assembly, or both.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2020
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Inventors: Nathan K. HIRST, Jim A. COLBY, David O. MEYERS, Joseph O. JACOBSEN
  • Patent number: 10737845
    Abstract: A liquid-dispensing container may include a vessel, lid body, valve assembly, selector and/or straw. The selector may be movable between a first position that allows fluid disposed within the container to be discharged through a straw, and a second position that allows fluid within the container to be discharged by inverting and/or squeezing the container. The selector may be movable into a closed position that restricts fluid from being discharged from the container. The selector may be movable into a detachment position that allows for detachment of the selector from a remainder of the container, disassembly of the valve assembly, or both.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: Runway Blue, LLC
    Inventors: Nathan K. Hirst, Jim A. Colby, David O. Meyers, Joseph O. Jacobsen
  • Publication number: 20200031538
    Abstract: A liquid dispensing container may include a body, lid, valve assembly, and straw. The valve assembly may be movable between a first position to allow contents to be discharged by inverting and/or squeezing the container, and a second position to allow the contents to be discharged by sucking and/or squeezing through a straw.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2019
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Inventors: David O. Meyers, Nathan K. Hirst
  • Publication number: 20190375554
    Abstract: A liquid-dispensing container may include a vessel, lid body, valve assembly, selector and/or straw. The selector may be movable between a first position that allows fluid disposed within the container to be discharged through a straw, and a second position that allows fluid within the container to be discharged by inverting and/or squeezing the container. The selector may be movable into a closed position that restricts fluid from being discharged from the container. The selector may be movable into a detachment position that allows for detachment of the selector from a remainder of the container, disassembly of the valve assembly, or both.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2019
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Inventors: Nathan K. Hirst, Jim A. Colby, David O. Meyers, Joseph O. Jacobsen
  • Patent number: 10414549
    Abstract: A liquid-dispensing container may include a vessel, lid body, valve assembly, selector and/or straw. The selector may be movable between a first position that allows fluid disposed within the container to be discharged through a straw, and a second position that allows fluid within the container to be discharged by inverting and/or squeezing the container. The selector may be movable into a closed position that restricts fluid from being discharged from the container. The selector may be movable into a detachment position that allows for detachment of the selector from a remainder of the container, disassembly of the valve assembly, or both.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: Runway Blue, LLC
    Inventors: Nathan K. Hirst, Jim A. Colby, David O. Meyers, Joseph O. Jacobsen
  • Patent number: 10246228
    Abstract: A liquid dispensing container may include a body, lid, valve assembly, and straw. The valve assembly may be movable between a first position to allow contents to be discharged by inverting and/or squeezing the container, and a second position to allow the contents to be discharged by sucking and/or squeezing through a straw.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: Runway Blue, LLC
    Inventors: David O. Meyers, Nathan K. Hirst
  • Publication number: 20180050844
    Abstract: A liquid-dispensing container may include a vessel, lid body, valve assembly, selector and/or straw. The selector may be movable between a first position that allows fluid disposed within the container to be discharged through a straw, and a second position that allows fluid within the container to be discharged by inverting and/or squeezing the container. The selector may be movable into a closed position that restricts fluid from being discharged from the container. The selector may be movable into a detachment position that allows for detachment of the selector from a remainder of the container, disassembly of the valve assembly, or both.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2016
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Inventors: Nathan K. Hirst, Jim A. Colby, David O. Meyers, Joseph O. Jacobsen
  • Publication number: 20170283134
    Abstract: A liquid dispensing container may include a body, lid, valve assembly, and straw. The valve assembly may be movable between a first position to allow contents to be discharged by inverting and/or squeezing the container, and a second position to allow the contents to be discharged by sucking and/or squeezing through a straw.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2017
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Inventors: DAVID O. MEYERS, NATHAN K. HIRST
  • Patent number: 9694953
    Abstract: A liquid dispensing container may include a body, lid, valve assembly, and straw. The valve assembly may be movable between a first position to allow contents to be discharged by inverting and/or squeezing the container, and a second position to allow the contents to be discharged by sucking and/or squeezing through a straw.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Inventors: David O. Meyers, Nathan K. Hirst
  • Publication number: 20160200486
    Abstract: A liquid dispensing container may include a body, lid, valve assembly, and straw. The valve assembly may be movable between a first position to allow contents to be discharged by inverting and/or squeezing the container, and a second position to allow the contents to be discharged by sucking and/or squeezing through a straw.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2015
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Inventors: DAVID O. MEYERS, NATHAN K. HIRST