Patents by Inventor Sarah N. Platner

Sarah N. Platner 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).

  • Sippy cup having a spoutless training lid assembly
    Patent number: 11937716
    Abstract: A spoutless training lid assembly of a sippy cup includes a collar and a valve. The collar is configured to couple to a vessel and has an outer wall, an inner wall, an upper portion configured to be located outside the vessel and including an upper peripheral rim and a lower portion configured to be located inside the vessel and including a lower peripheral edge. The collar includes a peripheral shelf located about the inner wall. The valve is inserted into the collar and includes a flexible gasket over-molded to a rigid baffle to form a single, separable component. The gasket extends from a plate of the baffle and terminates at an outer peripheral edge that engages with the rim of the collar. The baffle secures to the shelf and portions of a perimeter edge of the plate of the baffle abut the inner wall of the collar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Kaitlin N. Vang, Sarah N. Platner, I-Heng Pan, Yisheng Lin
  • SIPPY CUP HAVING A SPOUTLESS TRAINING LID ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20230012382
    Abstract: A spoutless training lid assembly of a sippy cup includes a collar and a valve. The collar is configured to couple to a vessel and has an outer wall, an inner wall, an upper portion configured to be located outside the vessel and including an upper peripheral rim and a lower portion configured to be located inside the vessel and including a lower peripheral edge. The collar includes a peripheral shelf located about the inner wall. The valve is inserted into the collar and includes a flexible gasket over-molded to a rigid baffle to form a single, separable component. The gasket extends from a plate of the baffle and terminates at an outer peripheral edge that engages with the rim of the collar. The baffle secures to the shelf and portions of a perimeter edge of the plate of the baffle abut the inner wall of the collar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2021
    Publication date: January 12, 2023
    Inventors: Kaitlin N. Vang, Sarah N. Platner, I-Heng Pan, Yisheng Lin
  • Combined sippy cup and handle base
    Patent number: D1021563
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Kaitlin N. Vang, Sarah N. Platner