Patents by Inventor William Jack Merrill

William Jack Merrill 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: 11873148
    Abstract: A container assembly includes a vessel and a lid removably coupled to the vessel. The lid includes a circumferential rim at an interface with the vessel, wherein the rim is separated from the vessel by a gap, wherein the gap is open to the atmosphere outside the container. The container includes a gasket disposed at a sealing position between the lid and the vessel to seal a reservoir of the vessel from the gap. The rim includes a recess extending circumferentially along a first portion of the rim. The recess forms a portion of the gap and defines a venting zone extending circumferentially along the first portion of the rim. In response to the internal reservoir of the vessel reaching a threshold pressure, a portion of the gasket moves from the sealing position through the gap such that fluid held in the reservoir is vented past the gasket through the venting zone to reduce the pressure of the reservoir.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: PepsiCo, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary Joseph Albaum, William Jack Merrill, Charles Paradise
  • Patent number: 11337560
    Abstract: A shower caddy for attachment to an associated outer enclosure panel or door of an associated shower or tub enclosure includes a body and an attachment mechanism mounted on an end portion of the body. The attachment mechanism has at least one movable mounting arm. The attachment mechanism is configured such that downward movement of the body relative to the attachment mechanism by force of gravity moves the at least one mounting arm from a rest position toward an engagement position where the at least one mounting arm is engageable with the associated outer enclosure panel or door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: Helen of Troy Limited
    Inventors: Morris Elijah Worden, IV, William Jack Merrill, Conor McNamara, Daniel Juda
  • Publication number: 20220144506
    Abstract: A container assembly includes a vessel and a lid removably coupled to the vessel. The lid includes a circumferential rim at an interface with the vessel, wherein the rim is separated from the vessel by a gap, wherein the gap is open to the atmosphere outside the container. The container includes a gasket disposed at a sealing position between the lid and the vessel to seal a reservoir of the vessel from the gap. The rim includes a recess extending circumferentially along a first portion of the rim. The recess forms a portion of the gap and defines a venting zone extending circumferentially along the first portion of the rim. In response to the internal reservoir of the vessel reaching a threshold pressure, a portion of the gasket moves from the sealing position through the gap such that fluid held in the reservoir is vented past the gasket through the venting zone to reduce the pressure of the reservoir.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2021
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Inventors: Gary Joseph ALBAUM, William Jack MERRILL, Charles PARADISE
  • Publication number: 20200281414
    Abstract: A shower caddy for attachment to an associated outer enclosure panel or door of an associated shower or tub enclosure includes a body and an attachment mechanism mounted on an end portion of the body. The attachment mechanism has at least one movable mounting arm. The attachment mechanism is configured such that downward movement of the body relative to the attachment mechanism by force of gravity moves the at least one mounting arm from a rest position toward an engagement position where the at least one mounting arm is engageable with the associated outer enclosure panel or door.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2019
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Inventors: Morris Elijah Worden, IV, William Jack Merrill, Conor McNamara, Daniel Juda
  • Patent number: D916501
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: Helen of Troy Limited
    Inventors: William Jack Merrill, Min Kim
  • Patent number: D955137
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: Helen of Troy Limited
    Inventors: Morris Elijah Worden, IV, William Jack Merrill
  • Patent number: D986626
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: Helen of Troy Limited
    Inventors: Morris Elijah Worden, IV, William Jack Merrill
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    Patent number: D1021411
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Helen of Troy Limited
    Inventors: Anastasia Arabella Miller, William Jack Merrill, Morris Elijah Worden, IV
  • Patent number: D1023687
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Helen of Troy Limited
    Inventors: Anastasia Arabella Miller, William Jack Merrill, Morris Elijah Worden, IV
  • Patent number: D1026580
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: Helen of Troy Limited
    Inventors: Luke Thompson, William Jack Merrill, Henry Reed Ripley, Lulu McFayden Mills, Nicolas Ernesto Fong, Edward J. Laganis, Alida Nicole Ratteray