Patents by Inventor Ronald Mark Buck

Ronald Mark Buck 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: 20180235387
    Abstract: A container lid is disclosed that accepts a snap-on container. The lid includes a continuous outer coupling trough for attachment to the open top of a beverage container where the trough circumscribes a footprint of the container lid. A straw-hole planar surface is disposed within the footprint, the straw-hole planar surface is adjacent to the outer coupling trough and a hole for drinking a liquid in the container extends through the straw-hole planar surface. A riser wall extends away from the straw-hole planar surface and defines a first planar surface above the straw-hole planar surface. A sip hole extends through the first planar surface. A food container coupling wall connects to the first planar surface and extends from the first planar surface to a position lower than the first planar surface and a food container coupling bottom connected to the food container coupling wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2016
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Applicant: SNACKTOPS
    Inventor: Ronald Mark Buck
  • Patent number: 10011407
    Abstract: A portable packaging system is disclosed that includes a food container, a beverage container lid and a tray. The food container has a bottom and a wall extending from the bottom that defines a food container footprint. The lid has a rim coupling structure that detachably couples to the rim of a beverage container and a hole to allow access to the contents of the beverage container when the beverage container lid is coupled to the beverage container. The tray has a tray bottom and walls that define a tray footprint that complements the food container footprint such that the food container can securely nest in the tray. The tray and lid can detachably couple to each other. In other embodiments, the system need not have a separate food container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: SNACKTOPS, Inc.
    Inventor: Ronald Mark Buck
  • Publication number: 20170362001
    Abstract: A container lid is disclosed that accepts a snap-on container. The lid includes a continuous outer coupling trough for attachment to the open top of a beverage container where the trough circumscribes a footprint of the container lid. A straw-hole planar surface is disposed within the footprint, the straw-hole planar surface is adjacent to the outer coupling trough and a hole for drinking a liquid in the container extends through the straw-hole planar surface. A riser wall extends away from the straw-hole planar surface and defines a first planar surface above the straw-hole planar surface. A sip hole extends through the first planar surface. A food container coupling wall connects to the first planar surface and extends from the first planar surface to a position lower than the first planar surface and a food container coupling bottom connected to the food container coupling wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2016
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Inventor: Ronald Mark BUCK
  • Patent number: 9783349
    Abstract: A food container coupling system includes a food container configured to attach to a bottle coupler. The food container includes a food compartment with a side wall and a bottom, which has a food compartment coupling structure extending therefrom. The system also includes a bottle coupler with a top rim and a bottle coupler coupling structure extending from the top rim. The bottle coupler further has an annular opening adapted to fit around the neck of a bottle, a small can or a large can. When the food container is mounted to the bottle coupler, the food compartment coupling structure mates with the bottle coupler coupling structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: SnackTops, Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald Mark Buck, Allen Tucker
  • Publication number: 20170247140
    Abstract: A food container coupling system is disclosed that includes a food container configured to attach to a can or a beverage container lid/coupler. The food container includes a food compartment with a side wall and a bottom, which has a food compartment coupling structure. The food compartment coupling structure has an inner wall coupling structure with an inner wall jut, and is shaped complementary to the rim of a beverage can and when the food container is mounted to the beverage can, the food compartment coupling structure mates with the beverage can rim. The system may also include a beverage container lid/coupler with a coupling ring adapted to mate with the rim of a beverage container, wherein the rim defines a second plane, and a beverage container lid coupling structure extends from the second plane and can mate with the food compartment coupling structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2017
    Publication date: August 31, 2017
    Inventors: Ronald Mark Buck, Allen Tucker
  • Publication number: 20170203892
    Abstract: A food container is disclosed that is configured to attach to either (1) a beverage container lid, the lid comprising a lid wall with a lid coupling structure, or (2) a rim of a beverage can. The food container includes a food compartment comprising a side wall and a bottom and a food compartment coupling structure extending from the bottom outer wall coupling structure and an inner wall that further comprises an inner wall coupling structure. When the food container is mounted to the beverage container lid, the outer wall coupling structure mates with the lid coupling structure. When the food container is mounted to the beverage can, the inner wall coupling structure hooks underneath the rim.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2017
    Publication date: July 20, 2017
    Inventor: Ronald Mark Buck
  • Publication number: 20170203893
    Abstract: A food container coupling system is disclosed that includes a food container configured to attach to a bottle coupler. The food container includes a food compartment with a side wall and a bottom, which has a food compartment coupling structure extending therefrom. The system also includes a bottle coupler with a top rim and a bottle coupler coupling structure extending from the top rim. The bottle coupler further has an annular opening adapted to fit around the neck of a bottle, a small can or a large can. When the food container is mounted to the bottle coupler, the food compartment coupling structure mates with the bottle coupler coupling structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2017
    Publication date: July 20, 2017
    Inventors: Ronald Mark Buck, Allen Tucker
  • Patent number: D792765
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2017
    Assignee: Snacktops, Inc.
    Inventor: Ronald Mark Buck
  • Patent number: D793232
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: SNACKTOPS, INC.
    Inventor: Ronald Mark Buck
  • Patent number: D793858
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: SNACKTOPS, INC.
    Inventor: Ronald Mark Buck
  • Patent number: D795058
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: SNACKTOPS, INC.
    Inventor: Ronald Mark Buck
  • Patent number: D795059
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: SNACKTOPS, INC.
    Inventor: Ronald Mark Buck
  • Patent number: D795688
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: SNACKTOPS, Inc.
    Inventor: Ronald Mark Buck
  • Patent number: D796317
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: SNACKTOPS, Inc.
    Inventor: Ronald Mark Buck
  • Patent number: D796318
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: Snacktops, Inc.
    Inventor: Ronald Mark Buck
  • Patent number: D796324
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: Snacktops, Inc.
    Inventor: Ronald Mark Buck
  • Patent number: D818819
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: SNACKTOPS, INC.
    Inventor: Ronald Mark Buck
  • Patent number: D823701
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: SNACKTOPS, Inc.
    Inventor: Ronald Mark Buck
  • Patent number: D825335
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: SNACKTOPS, INC.
    Inventor: Ronald Mark Buck
  • Patent number: D825351
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: SNACKTOPS, Inc.
    Inventor: Ronald Mark Buck