Patents by Inventor Andy Carlson

Andy Carlson 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: 11976498
    Abstract: A 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 assemblies. The latching assembly may comprise a latch body, a locking member, a biasing member, and an activating member. Additional features of the container may include handles and strength increasing features. The base and lid may also feature attachment points for various accessories. A carry strap may attach to the base of the container to allow a user to lift and carry the container. The container may also have a wheels attached to the bottom portion and/or across the bottom portion to one side of the sidewall structure. In addition, in exemplary containers with wheels, a pull handle may be attached to a side opposite the wheels. The lid may include a lid support member that can act as a molle board to releasably secure items to the lid support member while also providing structural support to the lid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLC
    Inventors: Roy Joseph Seiders, Steve Charles Nichols, Kyle Ellison, Andy Bondhus, Tobias Hotchkiss, Liza Morris, Dennis Zuck, Ryan Nixon, Mark Carlson Rane, Walter T. Blanchard, Nicholas James Lombardi, Dustin Bullock, Michael Christopher Cieszko, Derek G. Sullivan
  • Publication number: 20240108451
    Abstract: The present invention includes an embolic protection device comprising a catheter having a self-expanding embolic filter that is disposed around the catheter proximal to a distal portion, wherein the embolic filter comprises a frame, and the frame defines an opening of the embolic filter that faces the distal end of the catheter; a deployment mechanism that is disposed around at least a portion of the catheter, wherein the deployment mechanism is longitudinally movable with respect to the catheter, the deployment mechanism is configured to contain the embolic filter in a collapsed configuration, and the embolic filter is configured to self-expand upon the longitudinal retraction of the deployment mechanism; and a wire coupled to the frame for expanding the size or diameter of the embolic filter opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: William M. Merhi, Andy Black, Mark Carlson, Josh Greene, Kelly Jensen, Andy Leopold, Ben Rockwell
  • Publication number: 20240102773
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a viewing optic. In one embodiment, the disclosure relates to a viewing optic with an active display and an enabler interface. In one embodiment, the disclosure relates to a system comprising a viewing optic with an active display and an imaging device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Calen Havens, William Lowry, Sam Hamilton, Ian Klemm, Tom Cody, Garrison Bollig, Andy Carlson, Cory Taylor, Tim Rue, Tony Palzkill, Keegan Jauch, Zach Sausen, Alexander Lewis
  • Publication number: 20240101319
    Abstract: An example lid assembly can include a lid and a slider. The lid can include a wall defining a recess. The slider can be configured to slide in the recess and can be configured to move between a closed position where the slider covers an opening to aid in preventing spilling of contents of the container, and an opened position where the slider uncovers the opening such that the contents may be poured from the container. The slider can be configured to be removable from the lid and can be replaced back on the lid. Additionally, the slider can be formed from upper and lower sled elements 130,136 that are magnetically coupled to one another. In some examples, the lower sled of the slider may include an air vent with rounded entry portions, and the lid assembly may include engaging members with ramped surfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2021
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Cody Jinkins, Andy Bondhus, Mark Carlson Rane, Dustin Bullock, John Fritz, William Drinkwater, Matthew Bryson, Elizabeth Ruchte
  • Publication number: 20240035778
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a system comprising a viewing optic, a remote for the viewing optic, an illumination device, and a connector that couples the illumination device to the remote. In one embodiment, the disclosure further relates to a system comprising an illumination device and a viewing optic with an integrated display system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventors: Sam Hamilton, Calen Havens, William Lowry, Ian Klemm, Tom Cody, Garrison Bollig, Andy Carlson, Cory Taylor, Tim Rue, Tony Palzkill, Keegan Jauch, Zach Sausen, Alexander Lewis
  • Publication number: 20230221093
    Abstract: The disclousre relates to a viewing optic. In one embodiment, the disclosure relates to a viewing optic having a remote configured to control the viewing optic. In one embodiment, the remote has light emitting capability, such as flood light capability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2023
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Inventors: Calen Havens, William Lowry, Samuel Hamilton, Ian Klemm, Tom Cody, Garrison Bollig, Andy Carlson, Cory Taylor, Tim Rue, Alexander Lewis, Tony Palzkill
  • Publication number: 20230152059
    Abstract: The disclousre relates to a viewing optic. In one embodiment, the disclosure relates to a display system for a viewing optic. In one embodiment, the disclosure relates to a viewing optic having a display system with multiple active dispalys for generating images that are projected into a first focal plane of an optical system. In one embodimet, the disclosure relates to a viewing optic with an active display and a round counter system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2022
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Inventors: Sam Hamilton, Ian Klemm, Calen Havens, Tom Cody, Craig Schultz, Garrison Bollig, Andy Carlson, William Lowry, Nicholas Laufenberg, Alexander Lewis
  • Patent number: 11473873
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a viewing optic. In one embodiment, the disclosure relates to a display system for a viewing optic. In one embodiment, the disclosure relates to a viewing optic having a display system with multiple active displays for generating images that are projected into a first focal plane of an optical system. In one embodiment, the disclosure relates to a viewing optic with an active display and a round counter system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: SHELTERED WINGS, INC.
    Inventors: Sam Hamilton, Ian Klemm, Calen Havens, Tom Cody, Craig Schultz, Garrison Bollig, Andy Carlson, William Lowry, Alexander Lewis, Nicholas Laufenberg
  • Publication number: 20220179226
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a reticle, and particularly a reticle having a marking feature that is translucent. A marking feature may be made from an etched pattern, a gradient, a coating, paint, a filament, or a combination thereof. Reticles may also include an additional feature, such as a center dot, crosshairs, range estimation feature, drop estimation feature, wind point-of-impact estimation feature, moving target point-of-impact feature, and combinations thereof. The additional feature may, but is not required to be, translucent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2022
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Inventors: Samuel Hamilton, Calen Havens, Ian Klemm, Tom Cody, Craig Schultz, Garrison Bollig, Andy Carlson, William Lowry, Cory Taylor, Tim Rue, Alexander Lewis
  • Publication number: 20210348886
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a viewing optic. In one embodiment, the disclosure relates to a viewing optic with an active display and a mounting system for an enabler device. In one embodiment, the disclosure relates to a viewing optic having one or more enabler interfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2021
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Inventors: Calen Havens, Samuel Hamilton, Ian Klemm, Tom Cody, Craig Schultz, Garrison Bollig, Andy Carlson, William Lowry, Cory Taylor, Tim Rue, Alexander Lewis
  • Publication number: 20200232762
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a viewing optic. In one embodiment, the disclosure relates to a display system for a viewing optic. In one embodiment, the disclosure relates to a viewing optic having a display system with multiple active displays for generating images that are projected into a first focal plane of an optical system. In one embodiment, the disclosure relates to a viewing optic with an active display and a round counter system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2020
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Inventors: Sam Hamilton, Ian Klemm, Calen Havens, Tom Cody, Craig Schultz, Garrison Bollig, Andy Carlson, William Lowry, Alexander Lewis, Nicholas Laufenberg
  • Publication number: 20200049455
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a viewing optic. In one embodiment, the disclosure relates to a display system for a viewing optic. In one embodiment, the disclosure relates to a viewing optic having a display system with multiple active displays for generating images that are projected into a first focal plane of an optical system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2019
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Inventors: Samuel J. Hamilton, Ian Klemm, Calen Havens, Tom Cody, Craig Schultz, Garrison Bollig, Andy Carlson, William Lowry, Alexander Lewis, Nicholas B. Laufenberg
  • Patent number: 8700494
    Abstract: A product catalog system includes a product catalog having product offers received from various merchants. The product catalog system includes an analysis module that determines, for each merchant that provides product offers, which product offers are for products that are likely to be variants of one another based in part on titles of the products and assigns sets of product offers that are likely to be variants a merchant cluster identifier. The analysis module groups the product offers into product catalog entries based on the particular product that the offers are for. The analysis module determines which products are variants based on associations between the product catalog entries and the merchant cluster identifiers of the product offers included in the product catalog entries.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Andy Carlson, Liangying Wu, Timothy Stevenson
  • Patent number: 8700625
    Abstract: A product catalog system includes a product catalog having information regarding products for sale online by various merchants. The product catalog system transmits information regarding products in response to queries for a target product and also transmits information regarding products that serve as alternatives to the target product. The product catalog system includes a product alternatives module that identifies product alternatives based on information regarding a multitude of received queries and information regarding products that were selected from other products presented in response to the queries. The alternatives module computes an association weight for pairs of products that indicates the likelihood that the two products are alternatives. This association weight is based on the query and product information and further based on the number of times that the two products were the subject of a comparison query.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Hall, Andy Carlson
  • Publication number: 20130060662
    Abstract: A product catalog system includes a product catalog having product offers received from various merchants. The product catalog system includes an analysis module that determines, for each merchant that provides product offers, which product offers are for products that are likely to be variants of one another based in part on titles of the products and assigns sets of product offers that are likely to be variants a merchant cluster identifier. The analysis module groups the product offers into product catalog entries based on the particular product that the offers are for. The analysis module determines which products are variants based on associations between the product catalog entries and the merchant cluster identifiers of the product offers included in the product catalog entries.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2011
    Publication date: March 7, 2013
    Applicant: GOOGLE Inc.
    Inventors: Andy Carlson, Liangying Wu, Timothy Stevenson
  • Patent number: 8195663
    Abstract: A product catalog system includes a product catalog having information regarding products for sale online by various merchants. The product catalog system transmits information regarding products in response to queries for a target product and also transmits information regarding products that serve as alternatives to the target product. The product catalog system includes a product alternatives module that identifies product alternatives based on information regarding a multitude of received queries and information regarding products that were selected from other products presented in response to the queries. The alternatives module computes an association weight for pairs of products that indicates the likelihood that the two products are alternatives. This association weight is based on the query and product information and further based on the number of times that the two products were the subject of a comparison query.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Hall, Andy Carlson
  • Patent number: 8190609
    Abstract: A product catalog system includes a product catalog having information regarding products for sale online by various merchants. The product catalog system transmits information regarding products in response to queries for a target product and also transmits information regarding products that serve as alternatives to the target product. The product catalog system includes a product alternatives module that identifies product alternatives based on information regarding a multitude of received queries and information regarding products that were selected from other products presented in response to the queries. The alternatives module computes an association weight for pairs of products that indicates the likelihood that the two products are alternatives. This association weight is based on the query and product information and further based on the number of times that the two products were the subject of a comparison query.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Hall, Andy Carlson