Patents by Inventor Stephen Michael Longo

Stephen Michael Longo 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).

  • Multi-compartment container system with detachable and re-attachable compartments and methods and systems of using the same
    Patent number: 11180284
    Abstract: A multi-compartment container system includes a plurality of compartments. Each compartment includes a cup portion comprising a volume adapted to hold a food or liquid, and a frame portion joined to the cup portion. The frame portion surrounds a top portion or edge of the cup portion, and includes a connector element disposed on a side of the frame and one or more first mating elements. The compartment also includes a lid having one or more second mating elements adapted to engage with the one or more first mating elements of the frame to form a seal, and a chamber adapted to hold a utensil. The connector element of the frame is joined to an adjacent connector element of an adjacent frame of an adjacent compartment. The cup portion includes a first section and a second section, and the cup portion is adapted to move between an expanded state in which no part of the second section is inside the first section and a collapsed state in which at least a portion of the second section is inside the first section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Inventor: Stephen Michael Longo
  • MULTI-COMPARTMENT CONTAINER SYSTEM WITH DETACHABLE AND RE-ATTACHABLE COMPARTMENTS AND METHODS AND SYSTEMS OF USING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20200277105
    Abstract: A multi-compartment container system includes a plurality of compartments. Each compartment includes a cup portion comprising a volume adapted to hold a food or liquid, and a frame portion joined to the cup portion. The frame portion surrounds a top portion or edge of the cup portion, and includes a connector element disposed on a side of the frame and one or more first mating elements. The compartment also includes a lid having one or more second mating elements adapted to engage with the one or more first mating elements of the frame to form a seal, and a chamber adapted to hold a utensil. The connector element of the frame is joined to an adjacent connector element of an adjacent frame of an adjacent compartment. The cup portion includes a first section and a second section, and the cup portion is adapted to move between an expanded state in which no part of the second section is inside the first section and a collapsed state in which at least a portion of the second section is inside the first section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2019
    Publication date: September 3, 2020
    Inventor: Stephen Michael Longo