Patents by Inventor SCOTT T. BILLADEAU

SCOTT T. BILLADEAU 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).

  • Internal vent handle cover arrangement; and methods
    Patent number: 11370586
    Abstract: Aspects and techniques of the present disclosure relate to an internal cover/vent handle arrangement, in association with a container, such as a 5 gallon bucket with a slanted sidewall for evacuating air volume above stored material. The disclosure relates to a squeeze-actuated vent valve arrangement arranged and configured to be easily operated even while deeply recessed in the bucket. The disclosure also relates to a deflectable outer seal arrangement configured to seal against a slanted sidewall of a bucket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: Planetary Design
    Inventors: Scott T. Billadeau, David J. Yakos, Joel R. Switzer
  • INTERNAL VENT HANDLE COVER ARRANGEMENT; AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20200247594
    Abstract: Aspects and techniques of the present disclosure relate to an internal cover/vent handle arrangement, in association with a container, such as a 5 gallon bucket with a slanted sidewall for evacuating air volume above stored material. The disclosure relates to a squeeze-actuated vent valve arrangement arranged and configured to be easily operated even while deeply recessed in the bucket. The disclosure also relates to a deflectable outer seal arrangement configured to seal against a slanted sidewall of a bucket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2020
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Inventors: Scott T. Billadeau, David J. Yakos, Joel R. Switzer
  • Internal vent handle cover arrangement; and methods
    Patent number: 10633152
    Abstract: Aspects and techniques of the present disclosure relate to an internal cover/vent handle arrangement, in association with a container, such as a 5 gallon bucket with a slanted sidewall for evacuating air volume above stored material. The disclosure relates to a squeeze-actuated vent valve arrangement arranged and configured to be easily operated even while deeply recessed in the bucket. The disclosure also relates to a deflectable outer seal arrangement configured to seal against a slanted sidewall of a bucket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: Planetary Design
    Inventors: Scott T. Billadeau, David J. Yakos, Joel R. Switzer
  • INTERNAL VENT HANDLE COVER ARRANGEMENT; AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20180186525
    Abstract: Aspects and techniques of the present disclosure relate to an internal cover/vent handle arrangement, in association with a container, such as a 5 gallon bucket with a slanted sidewall for evacuating air volume above stored material. The disclosure relates to a squeeze-actuated vent valve arrangement arranged and configured to be easily operated even while deeply recessed in the bucket. The disclosure also relates to a deflectable outer seal arrangement configured to seal against a slanted sidewall of a bucket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2018
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Inventors: Scott T. Billadeau, David J. Yakos, Joel R. Switzer
  • Internal vent handle cover arrangement; and methods
    Patent number: 9914573
    Abstract: Aspects and techniques of the present disclosure relate to an internal cover/vent handle arrangement, in association with a container, such as a 5 gallon bucket with a slanted sidewall for evacuating air volume above stored material. The disclosure relates to a squeeze-actuated vent valve arrangement arranged and configured to be easily operated even while deeply recessed in the bucket. The disclosure also relates to a deflectable outer seal arrangement configured to seal against a slanted sidewall of a bucket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: Planetary Designs
    Inventors: Scott T. Billadeau, David J. Yakos, Joel R. Switzer
  • INTERNAL VENT HANDLE COVER ARRANGEMENT; AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20160257463
    Abstract: Aspects and techniques of the present disclosure relate to an internal cover/vent handle arrangement, in association with a container, such as a 5 gallon bucket with a slanted sidewall for evacuating air volume above stored material. The disclosure relates to a squeeze-actuated vent valve arrangement arranged and configured to be easily operated even while deeply recessed in the bucket. The disclosure also relates to a deflectable outer seal arrangement configured to seal against a slanted sidewall of a bucket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2015
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Inventors: SCOTT T. BILLADEAU, David J. Yakos, Joel R. Switzer