Patents by Inventor Roque Barros
Roque Barros 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).
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Patent number: 11840393Abstract: The insulated cooler includes a body, a lid, and at least one latch assembly. The body includes an outer shell, an inner liner disposed therein creating a gap therebetween, and an insulating layer disposed within the gap. The body defines a cavity therein with an opening formed at its upper end. The lid is removably coupled to the body and covers the body's opening. The latch assembly includes an upper component having at least one aperture formed therein, a lower component having at least one opening formed therein, and an intermediate component having a first portion coupled to the upper component and a second portion coupled to the lower component. The intermediate component is fabricated using a thermoplastic rubber. The upper component is coupled to the lid using at least one aperture. The lower component is coupled to a top portion of the outer shell using at least one opening.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2020Date of Patent: December 12, 2023Assignee: Igloo Products Corp.Inventors: John Maldonado, James Ira McKenrick, Roque Barros
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Patent number: 11772866Abstract: A single-walled disposable cooler can include: a body including a base and a plurality of support walls coupled to the base, the plurality of support walls and the base defining an interior cavity of the body, and the plurality of support walls extending upwardly from the base to form an opening at an upper terminus of the body in fluid communication with the interior cavity; and a lid configured to reversibly couple with the body, the lid shaped to cover the opening of the body. The body can be made entirely of a pulp-based material.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2019Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: Igloo Products Corp.Inventors: Benjamin Soto, John Maldonado, Vasanthi Iyer, Roque Barros
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Patent number: 11703265Abstract: A disposable cooler can include: (1) a body having a base and a plurality of support walls coupled to the base, the plurality of support walls and the base defining an interior cavity of the body, and the plurality of support walls extending upwardly from the base to form an opening at an upper terminus of the body in fluid communication with the interior cavity; (2) a lid configured to reversibly couple with the body, the lid shaped to cover the opening of the body; and (3) a handle for carrying the cooler which is extends along a first support wall, the base, an opposite support wall, and above and beyond the lid so that a user can carry and/or transport the cooler with one hand while keeping the other hand free. The body, lid, and handle can be made entirely of a compostable, recyclable, and/or biodegradable.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2020Date of Patent: July 18, 2023Assignee: Igloo Products Corp.Inventors: Vasanthi Iyer, John Maldonado, Roque Barros
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Publication number: 20230032389Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to accessories for containers. More specifically, but without limitation, the present disclosure relates to a locking module for a container, for example insulated container, which allows access to store goods, such as delivered goods, but alternately denies access to those who are not intended to have access.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2022Publication date: February 2, 2023Inventors: Roque Barros, Doug Hardesty, James McKenrick, John P. Cichello
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Publication number: 20220228406Abstract: In several embodiments, a person trapped inside a cooler may utilize the cooler safety release device to escape. The person may place his fingers on a pull tab on the inner plate of the safety release device and slide the inner plate away from the outer plate to move the locking tab away from being immediately above the plate of the locking mechanism to being adjacent, but no longer overlapping, with the plate of the locking mechanism. In one or more embodiments, when the locking tab is positioned in a non-overlapping position with the plate of the locking mechanism, the lid is unlocked from the cooler body and is able to be opened, even by someone inside the cooler.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 18, 2022Publication date: July 21, 2022Inventors: Roque Barros, Nicholas Dekeyser
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Publication number: 20220119152Abstract: Various examples are provided for a nestable cooler and a nestable cooler system. In one embodiment, the nestable cooler includes a hard-shelled body. A lid is coupled to the hard-shelled body and movable between an open position and a closed position. The hard-shelled body includes a first and a second longitudinal sides formed with a shelf on an interior surface of each of the first and second longitudinal sides, each shelf protruding inwardly into a cavity. The nestable cooler system can include the nestable cooler and a second nestable cooler. A base of the second nestable cooler can rest on the shelf when the second nestable cooler is disposed within the cavity.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2021Publication date: April 21, 2022Inventors: Brad Blankinship, John Maldonado, Vasanthi Iyer, Nicholas Dekeyser, Roque Barros, Brad Thompson
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Publication number: 20220114847Abstract: A smart box cooler having a computing device is provided. The smart box cooler can obtain authorization data, and determine whether the authorization data authorizes access to a cavity of the smart box cooler. The smart box cooler can activate an electrically operated actuator to control access to the cavity.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 30, 2021Publication date: April 14, 2022Inventors: Jason Emde, Geoff Truskowski, Greg Siwak, John Maldonado, Vasanthi Iyer, Nicholas Dekeyser, Roque Barros, Brad Thompson, Jeff Diamond, Michelle Stone
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Publication number: 20220114853Abstract: A smart box cooler includes a cooler body and a delivery lid coupled to the liner or the cooler body. The delivery lid is adapted to close an opening that extends through the cooler body and the liner into at least one cavity of the cooler body. The smart box cooler can maintain a food safe temperature in the cavity. The cooler body or the delivery lid includes a delivery assembly with a lock mechanism, an electrically operated actuator adapted to prevent the lock mechanism from being unlocked, and a computing device. The computing device can initiate access to the cavity of the cooler body.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 30, 2021Publication date: April 14, 2022Inventors: Jason Emde, Geoff Truskowski, Greg Siwak, John Maldonado, Vasanthi Iyer, Nicholas Dekeyser, Roque Barros, Brad Thompson, Jeff Diamond, Michelle Stone
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Publication number: 20210285710Abstract: A container with an axle-less wheel assembly can include: a substantially hollow body including a first wheel retention portion and a second wheel retention portion; and a wheel assembly including a first wheel including a shaft continuously formed with the first wheel extending from a center portion of the first wheel, and a second wheel including a shaft continuously formed with the second wheel extending from a center portion of the second wheel. The first wheel can be rotatably secured in the first wheel retention portion when the shaft is inserted into the first wheel retention portion, and the second wheel can be rotatably secured in the second wheel retention portion when the shaft is inserted into the second wheel retention portion. The first wheel can be uncoupled to the second wheel such that the first wheel and the second wheel operate independently from each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 14, 2019Publication date: September 16, 2021Inventors: Roque BARROS, Robert Allan ROSS, Quang Lee DUONG, Nicholas DEKEYSER, James MCKENRICK, Ninh PHAM
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Publication number: 20210229893Abstract: The insulated cooler includes a body, a lid, and at least one latch assembly. The body includes an outer shell, an inner liner disposed therein creating a gap therebetween, and an insulating layer disposed within the gap. The body defines a cavity therein with an opening formed at its upper end. The lid is removably coupled to the body and covers the body's opening. The latch assembly includes an upper component having at least one aperture formed therein, a lower component having at least one opening formed therein, and an intermediate component having a first portion coupled to the upper component and a second portion coupled to the lower component. The intermediate component is fabricated using a thermoplastic rubber. The upper component is coupled to the lid using at least one aperture. The lower component is coupled to a top portion of the outer shell using at least one opening.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2020Publication date: July 29, 2021Inventors: John Maldonado, James Ira McKenrick, Roque Barros
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Publication number: 20210214123Abstract: A hard-sided collapsible cooler includes a cooler body and a lid rotatably attached to the cooler body. The cooler body includes a frame, a base, and multiple panels. First one or more panels of the multiple panels are rotatably attached to the frame, and second one or more panels of the multiple panels are rotatably attached to the base. The multiple panels and the base define a cavity of the cooler body when the hard-sided collapsible cooler is un-collapsed.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2020Publication date: July 15, 2021Inventors: Vasanthi Iyer, John Maldonado, Roque Barros
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Publication number: 20210123656Abstract: A cooler with a two-color lid includes a cooler body and a lid designed to cover a cavity of the cooler body. The lid includes an outer section and an inner section. The lid is a blow-molded lid, where a color of the outer section is different from a color of the inner section.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2020Publication date: April 29, 2021Inventors: Dahu Li, John Maldonado, Vasanthi Iyer, Roque Barros
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Publication number: 20210070528Abstract: A biodegradable cooler includes an outer shell that includes a base; support walls coupled to the base, roof sections extending from the support walls. The base, the support walls, and the roof sections define a cavity of the outer shell. The outer shell further includes handle sections extending from the roof sections. The handle sections are attached to each other when the outer shell is closed. The biodegradable cooler further includes a liner disposed within in the cavity of the outer shell. The liner is made from one or more biodegradable materials.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2020Publication date: March 11, 2021Inventors: Vasanthi Iyer, John Maldonado, Roque Barros
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Publication number: 20210071930Abstract: A disposable cooler can include: (1) a body having a base and a plurality of support walls coupled to the base, the plurality of support walls and the base defining an interior cavity of the body, and the plurality of support walls extending upwardly from the base to form an opening at an upper terminus of the body in fluid communication with the interior cavity; (2) a lid configured to reversibly couple with the body, the lid shaped to cover the opening of the body; and (3) a handle for carrying the cooler which is extends along a first support wall, the base, an opposite support wall, and above and beyond the lid so that a user can carry and/or transport the cooler with one hand while keeping the other hand free. The body, lid, and handle can be made entirely of a compostable, recyclable, and/or biodegradable.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2020Publication date: March 11, 2021Inventors: Vasanthi Iyer, John Maldonado, Roque Barros
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Publication number: 20200140165Abstract: A single-walled disposable cooler can include: a body including a base and a plurality of support walls coupled to the base, the plurality of support walls and the base defining an interior cavity of the body, and the plurality of support walls extending upwardly from the base to form an opening at an upper terminus of the body in fluid communication with the interior cavity; and a lid configured to reversibly couple with the body, the lid shaped to cover the opening of the body. The body can be made entirely of a pulp-based material.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 19, 2019Publication date: May 7, 2020Inventors: Benjamin Soto, John Maldonado, Vasanthi Iyer, Roque Barros