Patents by Inventor RHETT C. LEARY

RHETT C. LEARY 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: 20250136338
    Abstract: A secure beverage container includes a body having a first end, and a second end opposing the first end. The secure beverage container includes a lid assembly to be received by the second end. The lid assembly includes a lid housing, a sipper carried by the lid housing, a latch carried by the lid housing and configured to selectively latch to adjacent portions of the body, and a mechanical assembly carried by the lid housing and coupled to the sipper and the latch. The mechanical assembly is configured to operate in one of a locked state, and an unlocked state. The lid assembly also includes an access control device carried by the lid housing and coupled to the mechanical assembly, the access control device configured to cause the mechanical assembly to switch between the locked state and the unlocked state based upon a security token.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2025
    Publication date: May 1, 2025
    Inventors: RHETT C. LEARY, BRETT C. LEARY
  • Publication number: 20220274750
    Abstract: A secure beverage container may include a body having a first end, a second end opposing the first end, a first longitudinal side extending between the first end and the second end, and a second longitudinal side opposing the first longitudinal side and extending between the first end and the second end, the first end being closed, the second end being open. The body may define a cavity to receive a beverage fluid. The secure beverage container may include a lid to be received by the second end to seal the cavity in the body, and a powered locking device. The secure beverage container may include an access control device coupled to the powered locking device and configured to cause the powered locking device to switch between the locked state and the unlocked state based upon a security token.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2022
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Inventors: RHETT C. LEARY, BRETT C. LEARY
  • Publication number: 20210323738
    Abstract: A secure beverage container may include a body having a first end, a second end opposing the first end, a first longitudinal side extending between the first end and the second end, and a second longitudinal side opposing the first longitudinal side and extending between the first end and the second end, the first end being closed, the second end being open. The body may define a cavity to receive a beverage fluid. The secure beverage container may include a lid to be received by the second end to seal the cavity in the body, and a powered locking device. The secure beverage container may include an access control device coupled to the powered locking device and configured to cause the powered locking device to switch between the locked state and the unlocked state based upon a security token.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2021
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Inventors: RHETT C. LEARY, BRETT C. LEARY
  • Publication number: 20210114787
    Abstract: A secure beverage container may include a body having a first end, a second end opposing the first end, a first longitudinal side extending between the first end and the second end, and a second longitudinal side opposing the first longitudinal side and extending between the first end and the second end, the first end being closed, the second end being open. The body may define a cavity to receive a beverage fluid. The secure beverage container may include a lid to be received by the second end to seal the cavity in the body, and a powered locking device. The secure beverage container may include an access control device coupled to the powered locking device and configured to cause the powered locking device to switch between the locked state and the unlocked state based upon a security token.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2020
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Inventors: RHETT C. LEARY, BRETT C. LEARY
  • Publication number: 20200156836
    Abstract: A secure beverage container may include a body having a first end, a second end opposing the first end, a first longitudinal side extending between the first end and the second end, and a second longitudinal side opposing the first longitudinal side and extending between the first end and the second end, the first end being closed, the second end being open. The body may define a cavity to receive a beverage fluid. The secure beverage container may include a lid to be received by the second end to seal the cavity in the body, and a powered locking device. The secure beverage container may include an access control device coupled to the powered locking device and configured to cause the powered locking device to switch between the locked state and the unlocked state based upon a security token.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2018
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Inventors: RHETT C. LEARY, Brett C. Leary