Patents Assigned to Grayl Inc.
  • Patent number: 11944921
    Abstract: A movable seal for interfacing between a first surface and a second surface includes a floating portion attached to a non-floating portion by a flexible coupling portion, wherein the non-floating portion is coupled to the first surface by nesting in a groove on the first surface, and wherein the non-floating portion forms a seal between the first and second surfaces when the first surface moves relative to the second surface in a first direction, and wherein the non-floating portion does not form a seal between the first and second surfaces when the first surface moves relative to the second surface in a second opposite direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: GRAYL INC.
    Inventors: Nancie Weston, Travis Merrigan, Michael Bargiel
  • Patent number: 11426682
    Abstract: A self-back flushing filtration assembly includes an inner container, an outer container, and a filter cartridge. The inner container is configured to receive treated water by way of a filter cartridge. The outer container is configured to hold untreated water and sleeve the filter cartridge and the inner container. The inner container and the filter cartridge are moveably positioned within the outer container to compress and draw the untreated water through filter media within the filter cartridge by way of a filter cap. The filter cap is movably positioned within a cavity of the outer container to draw treated water from the inner container through the filter media of the filter cartridge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: GRAYL INC.
    Inventors: Travis Merrigan, Andrew Weber, Kendall Toerner, Geneva Goldwood, Scott Rolfson
  • Patent number: 11179657
    Abstract: A filtration container assembly generally includes an outer container having a first end and a second end and defining an inner cavity, and a plunging assembly configured to be received within the outer container inner cavity, wherein the plunging assembly includes an inner sleeve having a first end and a second end and an outer wall defining an inner bore, wherein the outer wall is continuous from the first end to the second end, and a filtration assembly coupled to the inner sleeve at the second end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: GRAYL Inc.
    Inventors: Nancie Weston, Travis Merrigan, Michael Bargiel
  • Publication number: 20200338480
    Abstract: A filtration container assembly generally includes an outer container having a first end and a second end and defining an inner cavity, and a plunging assembly configured to be received within the outer container inner cavity, wherein the plunging assembly includes an inner sleeve having a first end and a second end and an outer wall defining an inner bore, wherein the outer wall is continuous from the first end to the second end, and a filtration assembly coupled to the inner sleeve at the second end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2020
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Applicant: Grayl Inc.
    Inventors: Nancie Weston, Travis Merrigan, Michael Bargiel
  • Publication number: 20200282344
    Abstract: A self-back flushing filtration assembly includes an inner container, an outer container, and a filter cartridge. The inner container is configured to receive treated water by way of a filter cartridge. The outer container is configured to hold untreated water and sleeve the filter cartridge and the inner container. The inner container and the filter cartridge are moveably positioned within the outer container to compress and draw the untreated water through filter media within the filter cartridge by way of a filter cap. The filter cap is movably positioned within a cavity of the outer container to draw treated water from the inner container through the filter media of the filter cartridge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2020
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Applicant: GRAYL Inc.
    Inventors: Travis Merrigan, Andrew Weber, Kendall Toerner, Geneva Goldwood, Scott Rolfson
  • Patent number: 10710007
    Abstract: A filtration container assembly generally includes an outer container having a first end and a second end and defining an inner cavity, and a plunging assembly configured to be received within the outer container inner cavity, wherein the plunging assembly includes an inner sleeve having a first end and a second end and an outer wall defining an inner bore, wherein the outer wall is continuous from the first end to the second end, and a filtration assembly coupled to the inner sleeve at the second end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: Grayl Inc.
    Inventors: Nancie Weston, Travis Merrigan, Michael Bargiel
  • Patent number: 10676260
    Abstract: A filtration container lid configured to receive a force to filter a fluid in a filtration container assembly comprising a filtration container assembly attachment, a side wall, a top wall having a first concave surface, a cap-mounting portion having two second concave surfaces, and a cap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: Grayl, Inc.
    Inventors: Travis Merrigan, Christopher Leiter, Scott Rolfson, Andrew Weber
  • Publication number: 20140197082
    Abstract: A filtration assembly generally includes a housing having a first end configured to interface with an outer container and having a second end configured to interface with an inner sleeve, wherein the housing includes a plurality of apertures configured to pass a liquid therethrough, and a counting device carried by the housing, wherein the counting device is configured to indicate to a user that an associated filter is exhausted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2014
    Publication date: July 17, 2014
    Applicant: GRAYL INC.
    Inventors: Nancie Weston, Travis Merrigan, Michael Bargiel
  • Publication number: 20140008310
    Abstract: A filtration container assembly generally includes an outer container having a first end and a second end and defining an inner cavity, and a plunging assembly configured to be received within the outer container inner cavity, wherein the plunging assembly includes an inner sleeve having a first end and a second end and an outer wall defining an inner bore, wherein the outer wall is continuous from the first end to the second end, and a filtration assembly coupled to the inner sleeve at the second end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2013
    Publication date: January 9, 2014
    Applicant: Grayl Inc.
    Inventors: Nancie Weston, Travis Merrigan, Michael Bargiel
  • Patent number: D729584
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: Grayl Inc.
    Inventors: Nancie Weston, Travis Merrigan, Michael Bargiel
  • Patent number: D863879
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: GRAYL, Inc.
    Inventors: Travis Merrigan, Andrew Weber, Christopher Leiter, Scott Rolfson, William Broadway
  • Patent number: D1014180
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: GRAYL Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Leiter, Geneva Goldwood, Travis Merrigan, Scott Rolfson