Patents by Inventor Zachary (Rocky) Batzel

Zachary (Rocky) Batzel 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: 11787603
    Abstract: Novel lockable safety closures and containers comprising the closures are described herein. The containers and closures are useful for dispensing valuable, dangerous, or potentially dangerous goods, and are easy for adults (including the elderly or frail) to open, but difficult for children to open. The closures include a displaceable slider covering a main opening for accessing the interior of a container. The slide includes one or more depressible tabs that keep to slider in a closed, and which can be opening by depressing the tab (or tabs) and urging the slider to an open position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: RB INNOVATIONS, LLC
    Inventors: Zachary (Rocky) Batzel, Daniel A. Batzel
  • Patent number: 11697529
    Abstract: A flow gate pour closure for regulated dispersal of a flowing content from a container comprises a closure body and a sliding gate with a depressible tab. The closure body has a principal aperture aligned with a principal opening of the container to allow for the content to flow therethrough. The sliding gate is translatable through a gate exit aperture of the closure body within the gate track to block the principal aperture and prevent the content from flowing or to expose the principal aperture to partially or completely allow the content to flow at a variable flow rate. The sliding gate is translatable reciprocally back along the slide track to re-block the principal aperture. The tab depressible partially engages the top collar when the sliding gate fully blocks the principal aperture and is arranged so that depressing the tab enables sliding gate movement through the gate exit aperture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: RB INNOVATIONS, LLC
    Inventors: Zachary (Rocky) Batzel, Daniel Jepson
  • Publication number: 20230135726
    Abstract: A flow gate pour closure for regulated dispersal of a flowing content from a container comprises a closure body and a sliding gate with a depressible tab. The closure body has a principal aperture aligned with a principal opening of the container to allow for the content to flow therethrough. The sliding gate is translatable through a gate exit aperture of the closure body within the gate track to block the principal aperture and prevent the content from flowing or to expose the principal aperture to partially or completely allow the content to flow at a variable flow rate. The sliding gate is translatable reciprocally back along the slide track to re-block the principal aperture. The tab depressible partially engages the top collar when the sliding gate fully blocks the principal aperture and is arranged so that depressing the tab enables sliding gate movement through the gate exit aperture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2019
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Inventors: ZACHARY (ROCKY) BATZEL, DANIEL JEPSON
  • Publication number: 20210269201
    Abstract: Novel lockable safety closures and containers comprising the closures are described herein. The containers and closures are useful for dispensing valuable, dangerous, or potentially dangerous goods, and are easy for adults (including the elderly or frail) to open, but difficult for children to open. The closures include a displaceable slider covering a main opening for accessing the interior of a container. The slide includes one or more depressible tabs that keep to slider in a closed, and which can be opening by depressing the tab (or tabs) and urging the slider to an open position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2019
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Applicant: RB INNOVATIONS, LLC
    Inventors: Zachary (Rocky) BATZEL, Daniel A. BATZEL
  • Patent number: 10577152
    Abstract: Novel lockable safe containers for dispensing valuable, dangerous and potentially dangerous goods via a main opening that is easy for adults (including the elderly or frail) to open, but difficult for children to open, using a finger pressure on a sliding closure with a deflectable extension operable by finger pressure to enable. The novel safe containers have many additional advantages including human factors, ergonomics, manufacturing, supply chain and distribution, warehousing, retail, tamper resistance advantages, and labeling. The slidable closure exits the main opening zone via an auxiliary opening but wholly without exiting the container in normal usage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: RB INNOVATIONS, LLC
    Inventors: Zachary (Rocky) Batzel, Daniel A. Batzel
  • Publication number: 20180257816
    Abstract: Novel lockable safe containers for dispensing valuable, dangerous and potentially dangerous goods via a main opening that is easy for adults (including the elderly or frail) to open, but difficult for children to open, using a finger pressure on a sliding closure with a deflectable extension operable by finger pressure to enable. The novel safe containers have many additional advantages including human factors, ergonomics, manufacturing, supply chain and distribution, warehousing, retail, tamper resistance advantages, and labeling. The slidable closure exits the main opening zone via an auxiliary opening but wholly without exiting the container in normal usage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2018
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Applicant: RB INNOVATIONS, LLC
    Inventors: Zachary (Rocky) BATZEL, Daniel A. BATZEL
  • Patent number: 9919837
    Abstract: Novel lockable safe containers for dispensing valuable, dangerous and potentially dangerous goods via a main opening that is easy for adults to open and difficult for children or elderly or other frail adults to open, using a finger pressure on a sliding closure with a deflectable extension operable by finger pressure to enable. The novel safe containers have many additional advantages including human factors, ergonomics, manufacturing, supply chain and distribution, warehousing, retail, tamper resistance advantages, and labeling. The slidable closure exits the main opening zone via an auxiliary opening but wholly without exiting the container in normal usage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: RB INNOVATIONS, LLC
    Inventor: Zachary (Rocky) Batzel
  • Publication number: 20160297580
    Abstract: Novel lockable safe containers for dispensing valuable, dangerous and potentially dangerous goods via a main opening that is easy for adults to open and difficult for children or elderly or other frail adults to open, using a finger pressure on a sliding closure with a deflectable extension operable by finger pressure to enable. The novel safe containers have many additional advantages including human factors, ergonomics, manufacturing, supply chain and distribution, warehousing, retail, tamper resistance advantages, and labeling. The slidable closure exits the main opening zone via an auxiliary opening but wholly without exiting the container in normal usage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2016
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Inventor: Zachary (Rocky) Batzel
  • Patent number: 9365333
    Abstract: Novel lockable safe containers for dispensing valuable, dangerous and potentially dangerous goods via a main opening that is easy for adults to open and difficult for children to open, using a finger pressure on a sliding closure with a deflectable extension operable by finger pressure to enable. The novel safe containers have many additional advantages including human factors, ergonomics, manufacturing, supply chain and distribution, warehousing, retail, tamper resistance advantages, and labeling. The slidable closure exits the main opening zone via an auxiliary opening but wholly without exiting the container in normal usage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Inventor: Zachary (Rocky) Batzel
  • Publication number: 20150090686
    Abstract: Novel lockable safe containers for dispensing valuable, dangerous and potentially dangerous goods via a main opening that is easy for adults to open and difficult for children to open, using a finger pressure on a sliding closure with a deflectable extension operable by finger pressure to enable. The novel safe containers have many additional advantages including human factors, ergonomics, manufacturing, supply chain and distribution, warehousing, retail, tamper resistance advantages, and labeling. The slidable closure exits the main opening zone via an auxiliary opening but wholly without exiting the container in normal usage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2014
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Inventors: Zachary (Rocky) Batzel, Edward L. Batzel, Daniel A. Batzel, David Anthony Cavalieri
  • Patent number: D878920
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: RB Innovations, LLC
    Inventors: Zachary (Rocky) Batzel, Daniel Jepson
  • Patent number: D909869
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: RB Innovations, LLC
    Inventor: Zachary (Rocky) Batzel
  • Patent number: D1021624
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: RB Innovations, LLC
    Inventor: Zachary (Rocky) Batzel