Patents by Inventor Brett J. Carlson

Brett J. 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: 10450109
    Abstract: An extendable bag roller for supporting a bag of material during removal of the material from the bag includes a bag support having a curved surface configured to support the bag of material on the curved surface and a roller that rolls along the curved surface of the bag support to squeeze the material out of the bag. The bag support includes a base defining a first portion of the curved surface of the bag support and an extension defining a second portion of the curved surface of the bag support, the extension being moveable to selectively increase and decrease the area of the curved surface of the bag support to accommodate different bag sizes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: Graco Minnesota Inc.
    Inventors: William M. Blenkush, Joshua D. Roden, Brett J. Carlson
  • Publication number: 20180208367
    Abstract: An extendable bag roller for supporting a bag of material during removal of the material from the bag includes a bag support having a curved surface configured to support the bag of material on the curved surface and a roller that rolls along the curved surface of the bag support to squeeze the material out of the bag. The bag support includes a base defining a first portion of the curved surface of the bag support and an extension defining a second portion of the curved surface of the bag support, the extension being moveable to selectively increase and decrease the area of the curved surface of the bag support to accommodate different bag sizes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2018
    Publication date: July 26, 2018
    Inventors: William M. Blenkush, Joshua D. Roden, Brett J. Carlson
  • Patent number: D780892
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: Graco Minnesota Inc.
    Inventors: Brett J. Carlson, Robert J. Gundersen, Steven D. Becker, August F. Legatt
  • Patent number: D822794
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: Graco Minnesota Inc.
    Inventors: William M. Blenkush, Jeromy D. Horning, Brett J. Carlson, Joshua D. Roden, Steven R. Kuczenski
  • Patent number: D829772
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: Graco Minnesota Inc.
    Inventors: William M. Blenkush, Brett J. Carlson, John M. Svendsen, Robert J. Gundersen