Patents by Inventor Steve Charles

Steve Charles 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).

  • Container and handle and method of forming a container and handle
    Patent number: 10034580
    Abstract: Containers can be configured to retain a volume of liquid, and include a first inner wall having a first end having an opening extending into an internal reservoir, and a second outer wall forming an outer shell. The second outer wall can include a second end configured to support the container on a surface. The containers can include a removably engaged handle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLC
    Inventors: Roy Joseph Seiders, Steve Charles Nichols, Chris Nickolas Kaschner
  • CONTACT LENS MOUNTING SPECULUM FOR VITREORETINAL SURGERY
    Publication number: 20180140189
    Abstract: A contact lens is placed on a patient's eye during ophthalmic surgery, such as vitreoretinal surgery. The contact lens rests on a cornea of an eye of a patient during the surgery and is supported by a contact lens mounting speculum having multiple degrees of freedom to accommodate small movements of the eye while enabling alignment to an optical axis of the surgical microscope. The contact lens mounting speculum may be used with different patients, speculum blades, contact lenses (direct and indirect), and lens mounting positions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2018
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Inventors: Mark Farley, Steve Charles
  • MECHANICAL SUPPORT OF AN INDIRECT CONTACT LENS BY A SURGICAL MICROSCOPE DURING VITREORETINAL SURGERY
    Publication number: 20180103844
    Abstract: An indirect contact lens is mechanically coupled to a surgical microscope during ophthalmic surgery, such as vitreoretinal surgery. The indirect contact lens rests on a cornea of an eye of a patient during the surgery but is supported by a surgical microscope attachment having multiple degrees of freedom to accommodate small movements of the eye while remaining aligned to an optical axis of the surgical microscope.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2017
    Publication date: April 19, 2018
    Inventors: Ron Smith, Tammo Heeren, Steve Charles
  • Container and Method of Forming a Container
    Publication number: 20180105346
    Abstract: An insulating container can be configured to retain a volume of liquid, and include a canister having a first inner wall having a first end having an opening extending into an internal reservoir, and a second outer wall forming an outer shell. The opening can be sealed by a spout adapter, the spout adapter having a spout channel extending between the internal reservoir and a spout opening, smaller than the opening of the canister. The spout opening may be sealed with a cap having a magnetic top surface, and the spout adapter may be further removably coupled to a lid that may be used as a cup into which a volume of the liquid can be poured.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2017
    Publication date: April 19, 2018
    Inventors: John Alan Tolman, Steve Charles Nichols, Edward Abante
  • Handle
    Patent number: D812986
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLC
    Inventors: Roy Joseph Seiders, Steve Charles Nichols, Chris Nickolas Kaschner
  • Handle
    Patent number: D812987
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLC
    Inventors: Roy Joseph Seiders, Steve Charles Nichols, Chris Nickolas Kaschner
  • Handle
    Patent number: D812988
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLC
    Inventors: Roy Joseph Seiders, Steve Charles Nichols, Chris Nickolas Kaschner
  • Container
    Patent number: D813605
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLC
    Inventors: Roy Joseph Seiders, Steve Charles Nichols, Chris Nickolas Kaschner
  • Container
    Patent number: D814242
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLC
    Inventors: Roy Joseph Seiders, Steve Charles Nichols, Chris Nickolas Kaschner
  • Bucket
    Patent number: D815786
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLC
    Inventors: Roy Joseph Seiders, Andy Bondhus, Steve Charles Nichols, Andrew M. Bosway, Tobias Hotchkiss, Dennis Zuck
  • Bucket
    Patent number: D815787
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLC
    Inventors: Roy Joseph Seiders, Andy Bondhus, Steve Charles Nichols, Andrew M. Bosway, Tobias Hotchkiss, Dennis Zuck
  • Bucket
    Patent number: D815788
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLC
    Inventors: Roy Joseph Seiders, Andy Bondhus, Steve Charles Nichols, Andrew M. Bosway, Tobias Hotchkiss, Dennis Zuck
  • Lid
    Patent number: D815893
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLC
    Inventors: Roy Joseph Seiders, Steve Charles Nichols
  • Lid
    Patent number: D816285
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLC
    Inventors: Roy Joseph Seiders, Andy Bondhus, Steve Charles Nichols, Andrew M. Bosway, Tobias Hotchkiss, Dennis Zuck
  • Bottle
    Patent number: D819410
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLC
    Inventors: Roy Joseph Seiders, Steve Charles Nichols, Matthew Joseph Petrillo
  • Container
    Patent number: D820046
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLC
    Inventors: Roy Joseph Seiders, Steve Charles Nichols, Chris Nickolas Kaschner
  • Bottle
    Patent number: D820650
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2018
    Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLC
    Inventors: Roy Joseph Seiders, Steve Charles Nichols, Matthew Joseph Petrillo
  • Bottle
    Patent number: D823069
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLC
    Inventors: Roy Joseph Seiders, Steve Charles Nichols, Matthew Joseph Petrillo
  • Bottle
    Patent number: D823646
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLC
    Inventors: Roy Joseph Seiders, Steve Charles Nichols, Matthew Joseph Petrillo
  • Lid
    Patent number: D824212
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLC
    Inventors: Roy Joseph Seiders, Steve Charles Nichols