Patents by Inventor Tom Goike

Tom Goike 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: 11608213
    Abstract: A gasket for an insulating container may include a stem, wherein the stem further includes a plurality of prongs, and wherein the prongs are configured to be inserted into a recess in an underside of an insulating container lid, a first side, wherein the first side is connected to the stem, and wherein the first side is positioned substantially perpendicular to the stem, a second side, wherein the second side is configured to extend from the first side at an angle of 30-60 degrees, and wherein the first side and the second side form a V-shaped extension, and at least one venting hole, wherein the venting hole extends from an outside edge of a gasket wall to an interior gasket wall, and wherein the venting hole provides a conduit to an interior void of the insulating container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLC
    Inventors: Roy Joseph Seiders, James William Sonntag, Christopher M. Keller, Steve Charles Nichols, David J. Bell, Matthew Bryson, Tom Goike
  • Publication number: 20210114772
    Abstract: An insulating container having a base and a lid is provided. The lid may be rotatable about a hinge from a closed configuration to an open configuration and may be secured, via one or more latching devices, in either the closed configuration or the open configuration. In some examples, the rotatable lid may be non-destructively removable from the base. Some example arrangements include a removable lid that, when removed, may be secured to the base via an additional portion of the latching device. Additional features of the insulating container include handles that are integrally formed with the base, a recess formed in the base and housing a spigot, and/or a spigot guard, and/or an insulating container mount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2020
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Inventors: Roy Joseph Seiders, James William Sonntag, Christopher M. Keller, Steve Charles Nichols, David J. Bell, Matthew Bryson, Tom Goike
  • Patent number: 10899503
    Abstract: An insulating container having a base and a lid is provided. The lid may be rotatable about a hinge from a closed configuration to an open configuration and may be secured, via one or more latching devices, in either the closed configuration or the open configuration. In some examples, the rotatable lid may be non-destructively removable from the base. Some example arrangements include a removable lid that, when removed, may be secured to the base via an additional portion of the latching device. Additional features of the insulating container include handles that are integrally formed with the base, a recess formed in the base and housing a spigot, and/or a spigot guard, and/or an insulating container mount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLC
    Inventors: Roy Joseph Seiders, James William Sonntag, Christopher M. Keller, Steve Charles Nichols, David J. Bell, Matt Bryson, Tom Goike
  • Publication number: 20190092530
    Abstract: An insulating container having a base and a lid is provided. The lid may be rotatable about a hinge from a closed configuration to an open configuration and may be secured, via one or more latching devices, in either the closed configuration or the open configuration. In some examples, the rotatable lid may be non-destructively removable from the base. Some example arrangements include a removable lid that, when removed, may be secured to the base via an additional portion of the latching device. Additional features of the insulating container include handles that are integrally formed with the base, a recess formed in the base and housing a spigot, and/or a spigot guard, and/or an insulating container mount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2018
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Inventors: Roy Joseph Seiders, James William Sonntag, Christopher M. Keller, Steve Charles Nichols, David J. Bell, Matt Bryson, Tom Goike