Patents by Inventor Steven Pinelli

Steven Pinelli 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).

  • Patent number: 11172784
    Abstract: A container includes: a double wall vacuum insulated body including: an electroplated stainless steel inner surface or a polished stainless steel inner surface; an outer surface including a vacuum port; a mouth located at a top end of the body having a mouth diameter; and a base opening located at a bottom end of the body having a base opening diameter; a removable top cap including a top seal that seals the top opening; and a removable bottom cap including a bottom seal that seals the bottom open.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: Leapfrog Product Development LLC
    Inventors: Steven Pinelli, Richard Ellison, Glen Gilmore, Micaela McCabe, Kurtis Sward, Derek Leatzow
  • Publication number: 20180353011
    Abstract: A container includes: a double wall vacuum insulated body including: an electroplated stainless steel inner surface or a polished stainless steel inner surface; an outer surface including a vacuum port; a mouth located at a top end of the body having a mouth diameter; and a base opening located at a bottom end of the body having a base opening diameter; a removable top cap including a top seal that seals the top opening; and a removable bottom cap including a bottom seal that seals the bottom open.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2018
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Inventors: Steven Pinelli, Richard Ellison, Glen Gilmore, Micaela McCabe, Kurtis Sward, Derek Leatzow
  • Publication number: 20070210093
    Abstract: An insulated container is provided with a lid having a push-button trigger mechanism that operates both a shutter for a drinking orifice and a vent seal for a vent opening. The trigger has an actuation stroke. The vent seal is actuated during a first portion of the actuation stroke of the trigger to transition the vent seal from the closed position to the open position, and the shutter is actuated during a second portion of the actuation stroke of the trigger to transition the shutter from the closed position to the open position. Further, the shutter remains in the closed position during the first portion of the actuation stroke of the trigger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2007
    Publication date: September 13, 2007
    Inventor: Steven Pinelli
  • Publication number: 20060226160
    Abstract: An insulated container is provided with a trigger mechanism that operates a sealing mechanism. The trigger is provided in a recess of the container body and has an outer surface that is generally a continuum of the container sidewall body. The trigger is hingeably connected to a portion of the container in the recess to actuate the sealing mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2006
    Publication date: October 12, 2006
    Inventors: Sami Elsaden, Steven Pinelli, Mark Fastabend
  • Publication number: 20060043091
    Abstract: A cap for a container is provided. The cap comprises a cap body having a bottom wall, a first dispensing aperture extending through the bottom wall, a second vent aperture extending through the bottom wall, and a seal positioned on the cap body and extending in the first and second apertures. A closure member is pivotally connected to the cap body and pivots between a first closed position and a second open position. The closure member has a stopper and a protuberance. In the first position the stopper engages the first seal in the dispensing aperture to close the dispensing aperture, and the protuberance engages the second seal about the second aperture to close the vent aperture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2004
    Publication date: March 2, 2006
    Inventors: Steven Pinelli, Richard Ellison, Donald Nole